Laurel Brown
@docbrown.bsky.social
Currently a lawyer. Formerly a TV/entertainment reporter, historian, professional student, teacher, astrophysicist. Ask me about my next career move! Aka, docbrown_tv and really_mzungu.
I'm really not into conspiracies. And the "Epstein was murdered" one has always seemed a bit too paranoid (suicide is a reasonable option for a rich guy facing major pedophilia charges). But if like 3 emails can change my mind... ?
🚨BREAKING: Oversight Dems have received new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of Epstein’s horrific crimes.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I'm really not into conspiracies. And the "Epstein was murdered" one has always seemed a bit too paranoid (suicide is a reasonable option for a rich guy facing major pedophilia charges). But if like 3 emails can change my mind... ?
Sure, no one outside of Seattle cares about Seattle's politics. But there are currently only 91 votes separating the (self-described) dowdy progressive from the wealthy Boomer quasi-centrist.
For the first time in this election, Katie Wilson is up over Bruce Harrell, but the race is still too close to call.
Monday Ballot Drop: Wilson Is Up, But It Is Too Tight To Call
Ahhhhhhhhh
www.thestranger.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Sure, no one outside of Seattle cares about Seattle's politics. But there are currently only 91 votes separating the (self-described) dowdy progressive from the wealthy Boomer quasi-centrist.
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While we're at it, why do we pay for a fire department when most houses don't even burn down.
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
While we're at it, why do we pay for a fire department when most houses don't even burn down.
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I remember watching this in 1995. Movies only dream of being this riveting.
Thirty years ago today, Doug Ross saved a boy trapped in a storm drain, and George Clooney became the biggest star in the world: youtu.be/bMxr5oM9GFI?...
Doug's Rescue | ER
YouTube video by ER - Emergency Room
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I remember watching this in 1995. Movies only dream of being this riveting.
Because you wouldn’t want someone to accidentally eat in defiance of a court order.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Because you wouldn’t want someone to accidentally eat in defiance of a court order.
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There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask.
Cowards
Cowards
November 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask.
Cowards
Cowards
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UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
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Trump announced a deal to lower weight loss drug prices while simultaneously banning "fat people" from entering the United States. All very normal stuff for a president.
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Trump announced a deal to lower weight loss drug prices while simultaneously banning "fat people" from entering the United States. All very normal stuff for a president.
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The cruelty is the point.
November 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The cruelty is the point.
Where is the money going? Like, seriously, WHERE IS ALL OF THE MONEY GOING???
For context: the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) said the debt reached $38.019 trillion, and that it added $1 trillion in about two months.
Link: www.jec.senate.gov/public/index...
Link: www.jec.senate.gov/public/index...
U.S. Debt Hits New Record High, tops $38.019 Trillion; Added $1 Trillion in Only 71 Days, Almost $383 Billion During the Government Shutdown Alone
Joint Economic Committee Chairman David Schweikert released the following statement after the total public debt of the United States reached a new record high of $38.019 trillion.
www.jec.senate.gov
November 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Where is the money going? Like, seriously, WHERE IS ALL OF THE MONEY GOING???
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Not now, carnivorous death ball
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Not now, carnivorous death ball
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To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
reut.rs
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
Just found out my account was set to "11 year old with overprotective parents" levels.
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Just found out my account was set to "11 year old with overprotective parents" levels.
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I love Bluesky because it's often fun but I hate it because I had to read a post where someone called Leslie Knope a neocon shill and to you I say it is a television show and it absolutely does not matter you sound like a maniac
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I love Bluesky because it's often fun but I hate it because I had to read a post where someone called Leslie Knope a neocon shill and to you I say it is a television show and it absolutely does not matter you sound like a maniac
As a hardcore leftist who once came in second at a Parks and Rec-themed trivia night, my take is that this is a stupid take. #Knope2012
The fact that a lot of leftists despise Parks and Rec - one of the best and most sympathetic depictions of non-cop government in modern media - is a symptom of the fact that a lot of the left has no idea how to actually implement the policy proposals they want to enact.
The reason 30 Rock succeeds years later while parks and rec has aged like a toilet full of milk, is that 30 Rock doesnt shy away from portraying Liz Lemon as an obvious villian with a victim/hero complex, whereas Leslie Knope was played just a straight hero character, even tho she is a neolib shill
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
As a hardcore leftist who once came in second at a Parks and Rec-themed trivia night, my take is that this is a stupid take. #Knope2012
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the reason republicans lost yesterday is because theyre a bunch of weird freaks pushing policy that everyone hates
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
the reason republicans lost yesterday is because theyre a bunch of weird freaks pushing policy that everyone hates
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You have to survive. There are graves to piss on that haven't been dug yet.
November 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
You have to survive. There are graves to piss on that haven't been dug yet.
I guess I understand why the national news doesn't give a sh*t about Seattle politics. Our polls close in the middle of the night on the East Coast, the interesting elections are always too close to call, and the eventual results are "Democrat A beat Democrat B."
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I guess I understand why the national news doesn't give a sh*t about Seattle politics. Our polls close in the middle of the night on the East Coast, the interesting elections are always too close to call, and the eventual results are "Democrat A beat Democrat B."
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Politicians should probably get on Bluesky to get better in touch with the American electorate.
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Politicians should probably get on Bluesky to get better in touch with the American electorate.
Almost exactly 16 years ago, my dad (an unusually good man) had the same treatment for heart failure as Dick Cheney. My dad died. Cheney did not. One of the great "the universe is unfair" injustices of my life ended today.
November 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Almost exactly 16 years ago, my dad (an unusually good man) had the same treatment for heart failure as Dick Cheney. My dad died. Cheney did not. One of the great "the universe is unfair" injustices of my life ended today.
It was.
November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It was.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.