Brian Normoyle
@briannormoyle.bsky.social
Independent US political commentator • Artist • Skeptic • Former educator • Would-be polymath with a penchant for gin, pizza, and the Oxford comma
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“Our ongoing research on protests in the United States reveals that within the first two weeks of the second Trump administration, protest activity surpassed that of 2017. By the end of March 2025, there had been three times as many protests as had taken place in 2017. ...
June 17, 2025 at 6:08 AM
“Our ongoing research on protests in the United States reveals that within the first two weeks of the second Trump administration, protest activity surpassed that of 2017. By the end of March 2025, there had been three times as many protests as had taken place in 2017. ...
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"Show me that butthole" is five syllables, if you're ever writing a haiku and don't know how to end it
July 12, 2024 at 3:57 PM
"Show me that butthole" is five syllables, if you're ever writing a haiku and don't know how to end it
Congratulations to far-left extremists, whose ideological purity tests and bad-faith anti-Democratic activism helped seal the fate of the very people they claimed to be fighting for. Again.
President Trump has said that the US will “take over” and “own” Gaza as part of a plan to turn the enclave into “the Riviera of the Middle East”
Trump says US will ‘take over’ and ‘own’ Gaza in redevelopment plan
US president pledges to turn enclave into ‘the Riviera of the Middle East’.
aje.io
February 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Congratulations to far-left extremists, whose ideological purity tests and bad-faith anti-Democratic activism helped seal the fate of the very people they claimed to be fighting for. Again.
Trump failed for the third time to win a majority of US voters. While his Electoral College win was decisive, the popular-vote margin now stands at only 1.64%.
And if 225k of his voters across just three states voted differently or stayed home, he would’ve lost.
That’s no mandate.
And if 225k of his voters across just three states voted differently or stayed home, he would’ve lost.
That’s no mandate.
November 21, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Trump failed for the third time to win a majority of US voters. While his Electoral College win was decisive, the popular-vote margin now stands at only 1.64%.
And if 225k of his voters across just three states voted differently or stayed home, he would’ve lost.
That’s no mandate.
And if 225k of his voters across just three states voted differently or stayed home, he would’ve lost.
That’s no mandate.
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Records released by the Monterey Police Department offer the most detailed account yet of the steps police took to investigate Pete Hegseth as part of an incident that has been roiling Donald Trump’s team since the former president announced the former Fox host was his pick to run the military.
Police records reveal new details about sexual assault allegation against Pete Hegseth
The incident has roiled Trump’s transition team since the former president announced Hegseth as his nominee for defense secretary.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Records released by the Monterey Police Department offer the most detailed account yet of the steps police took to investigate Pete Hegseth as part of an incident that has been roiling Donald Trump’s team since the former president announced the former Fox host was his pick to run the military.
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JUST IN: ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes.
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister | CNN
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas official Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri, also ...
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2024 at 12:20 PM
JUST IN: ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes.
Stomach-churning
Resurfaced video: Matt Gaetz donated $1,000 to a teenage girl’s fundraiser and then showed her an old photo of them together:
“Look at how much you’ve grown.”
“Look at how much you’ve grown.”
November 19, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Stomach-churning
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The NYT printed this in its op-ed section this AM: "A central pillar of American democracy is that no man is above the law. But Mr. Trump isn’t an ordinary man."
Wrong.
America doesn't have a king or a divine ruler. We elect an ORDINARY MAN as president.
Wrong.
America doesn't have a king or a divine ruler. We elect an ORDINARY MAN as president.
November 19, 2024 at 3:09 PM
The NYT printed this in its op-ed section this AM: "A central pillar of American democracy is that no man is above the law. But Mr. Trump isn’t an ordinary man."
Wrong.
America doesn't have a king or a divine ruler. We elect an ORDINARY MAN as president.
Wrong.
America doesn't have a king or a divine ruler. We elect an ORDINARY MAN as president.
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I don't want to sound alarmist or anything, but I'm not sure it's a good idea to skip FBI background checks and bury congressional ethics reports about nominees to the most important posts in the federal government.
November 15, 2024 at 9:54 PM
I don't want to sound alarmist or anything, but I'm not sure it's a good idea to skip FBI background checks and bury congressional ethics reports about nominees to the most important posts in the federal government.
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Do yourself a favor and read this from Fox News contributor Ben Domenech.
I’d like to report a murder
I’d like to report a murder
November 15, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Do yourself a favor and read this from Fox News contributor Ben Domenech.
I’d like to report a murder
I’d like to report a murder
There is precedent for a House ethics commission to release a committee report even after a member of Congress has resigned. And Senate Republicans who’ll oversee Gaetz’s nomination want to see it.
Senators want details of Matt Gaetz ethics probe before his confirmation vote for attorney general
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, says he's open to subpoenaing the House Ethics Committee for information on Trump's pick. Others say the confirmation process will bring things to light.
www.nbcnews.com
November 14, 2024 at 11:54 PM
There is precedent for a House ethics commission to release a committee report even after a member of Congress has resigned. And Senate Republicans who’ll oversee Gaetz’s nomination want to see it.
Far and above any of Trump’s cabinet picks thus far, RFK Jr—a well known anti-vaxxer and conspiracy theorist—is the most dangerous.
November 14, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Far and above any of Trump’s cabinet picks thus far, RFK Jr—a well known anti-vaxxer and conspiracy theorist—is the most dangerous.
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Personally I think satire is an important form of deprogramming! Mocking and marginalizing conspiracies often works better than debunking or debating them.
I'm relieved about downfall of this ghoul and the fact that this is *with* the Sandy Hook families is a good sign, but I was hoping this would become a kind of deprogramming site? I wanted to see some harm undone. I'm not sure you get there with satire.
Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
November 14, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Personally I think satire is an important form of deprogramming! Mocking and marginalizing conspiracies often works better than debunking or debating them.
Gaetz is the only Republican in Congress more despised by his colleagues than Ted Cruz.
I don’t think there’s any way this report doesn’t eventually see the light of day.
I don’t think there’s any way this report doesn’t eventually see the light of day.
Per reporter Reese Gorman,
The attorney for the minor who Gaetz is accused of having sex with calls for the Ethics Committee to release their report on Gaetz.
“We would support the House Ethics Committee immediately releasing their report. She was a high school student and there were witnesses.”
The attorney for the minor who Gaetz is accused of having sex with calls for the Ethics Committee to release their report on Gaetz.
“We would support the House Ethics Committee immediately releasing their report. She was a high school student and there were witnesses.”
November 14, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Gaetz is the only Republican in Congress more despised by his colleagues than Ted Cruz.
I don’t think there’s any way this report doesn’t eventually see the light of day.
I don’t think there’s any way this report doesn’t eventually see the light of day.
It’s hard to believe Gaetz would agree to have every skeleton in his closet summoned during Senate confirmation hearings or that Trump would brook the backlash.
This pick signals Trump’s seriousness about recess-appointing his cabinet and skirting the scrutiny of a normal confirmation process.
This pick signals Trump’s seriousness about recess-appointing his cabinet and skirting the scrutiny of a normal confirmation process.
House Ethics Panel Was Set to Vote to Release Report Critical of Matt Gaetz
The committee has been investigating allegations that Mr. Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for attorney general, engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 3:43 PM
It’s hard to believe Gaetz would agree to have every skeleton in his closet summoned during Senate confirmation hearings or that Trump would brook the backlash.
This pick signals Trump’s seriousness about recess-appointing his cabinet and skirting the scrutiny of a normal confirmation process.
This pick signals Trump’s seriousness about recess-appointing his cabinet and skirting the scrutiny of a normal confirmation process.
Excellent starter thread here. And I can confirm the custom feeds feature is outstanding.
🦋 WELCOME TO BLUESKY! I recommend exploring our custom feeds, which are a little like hashtags but more interesting. We have them for academic and professional subjects, sports, cities, hobbies (e.g., gardening, baking), and many more. Search them in the sidebar under Feeds. 🧵
November 14, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Excellent starter thread here. And I can confirm the custom feeds feature is outstanding.
