Brian Heaton
@geekdownrange.bsky.social
Wrangler of bytes and RF. (Network engineer) Enjoys wood projects and working on old vehicles. Opinions are my own and do not reflect those of my employer. He/Him
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The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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Do you or someone you know need a giant box of N95 masks?
440 pack of 3M 9205+ for $30
www.amazon.com/Aura-Particu...
Shipping was slow, but from Woot.com, which means they came through the direct supply chain 3M established with Amazon after Amazon had some "selling counterfeits" issues.
440 pack of 3M 9205+ for $30
www.amazon.com/Aura-Particu...
Shipping was slow, but from Woot.com, which means they came through the direct supply chain 3M established with Amazon after Amazon had some "selling counterfeits" issues.
Amazon.com: 3M Aura Particulate Respirator 9205+, N95, Pack of 440 Disposable Respirators, Individually Wrapped, 3 Panel Flat Fold Design Allows for Facial Movements, Comfortable, NIOSH Approved : Too...
Amazon.com: 3M Aura Particulate Respirator 9205+, N95, Pack of 440 Disposable Respirators, Individually Wrapped, 3 Panel Flat Fold Design Allows for Facial Movements, Comfortable, NIOSH Approved : Too...
www.amazon.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Do you or someone you know need a giant box of N95 masks?
440 pack of 3M 9205+ for $30
www.amazon.com/Aura-Particu...
Shipping was slow, but from Woot.com, which means they came through the direct supply chain 3M established with Amazon after Amazon had some "selling counterfeits" issues.
440 pack of 3M 9205+ for $30
www.amazon.com/Aura-Particu...
Shipping was slow, but from Woot.com, which means they came through the direct supply chain 3M established with Amazon after Amazon had some "selling counterfeits" issues.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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the sandwich guy walking away from the court house and suddenly, his limp disappears
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
the sandwich guy walking away from the court house and suddenly, his limp disappears
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Abbott's joke about putting a tariff on people makes sense if you read it in the context of hoping to be able to own people again.
They’ve all gone mad.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott: “After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott: “After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC.”
November 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Abbott's joke about putting a tariff on people makes sense if you read it in the context of hoping to be able to own people again.
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October 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
OMG! YES! YES! YES!
November 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
OMG! YES! YES! YES!
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📽️ WATCH: The U.S. government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
November 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
📽️ WATCH: The U.S. government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Doctor Who", or "Transformers".
October 31, 2025 at 7:38 AM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Doctor Who", or "Transformers".
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Johnson basically says it here
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Johnson basically says it here
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Huge thank you to the comedians, musicians, artists and writers who are just as mad and bewildered as the rest of us but are still doing their best to make life worth living for everyone.
October 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Huge thank you to the comedians, musicians, artists and writers who are just as mad and bewildered as the rest of us but are still doing their best to make life worth living for everyone.
This needs to be a thing!
Ok, now I want taco treating to be an actual thing.
My 8yo told me she had a dream that she went "taco treating," which is where you go door to door and people give you tacos
October 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This needs to be a thing!
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Hey, so as a veteran and incident responder I need to warn you to pay attention to something in America.
The human brain is resilient. While you're watching kids get dragged away from the parents and people being beaten in the streets, you're accumulating trauma but also being desensitized.
The human brain is resilient. While you're watching kids get dragged away from the parents and people being beaten in the streets, you're accumulating trauma but also being desensitized.
October 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hey, so as a veteran and incident responder I need to warn you to pay attention to something in America.
The human brain is resilient. While you're watching kids get dragged away from the parents and people being beaten in the streets, you're accumulating trauma but also being desensitized.
The human brain is resilient. While you're watching kids get dragged away from the parents and people being beaten in the streets, you're accumulating trauma but also being desensitized.
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Honestly at some point you have to start doing psyops with these people:
Have Obama announce that he will seek a third term tomorrow. Then watch all the con law “scholars” and Fix News MELT DOWN trying to explain why he can’t but Trump can. (It’s like Newsom taking over his social media persona)
Have Obama announce that he will seek a third term tomorrow. Then watch all the con law “scholars” and Fix News MELT DOWN trying to explain why he can’t but Trump can. (It’s like Newsom taking over his social media persona)
Q: One theory on how you might try to serve a 3rd term is that you could run at the vice president
TRUMP: Yeah, I'd be allowed to do that. But I would rule that out because it's too cute.
TRUMP: Yeah, I'd be allowed to do that. But I would rule that out because it's too cute.
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Honestly at some point you have to start doing psyops with these people:
Have Obama announce that he will seek a third term tomorrow. Then watch all the con law “scholars” and Fix News MELT DOWN trying to explain why he can’t but Trump can. (It’s like Newsom taking over his social media persona)
Have Obama announce that he will seek a third term tomorrow. Then watch all the con law “scholars” and Fix News MELT DOWN trying to explain why he can’t but Trump can. (It’s like Newsom taking over his social media persona)
Yes! Sharing nerdery is so good.
When someone is passionate about something and they nerd out about it
October 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Yes! Sharing nerdery is so good.
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Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull”
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
October 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull”
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
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Australian Spy Museum (belated) Featured Artefact post
New arrivals:
- Four! very rare KGB cameras - souvenired by a photo tech at the "End of History"
- Centre - late 80's Stasi HVA satellite receiver
- Top - Batteries for our Krad concealment
- Signed photo of Don Adams (86) with shoephone
1/2
New arrivals:
- Four! very rare KGB cameras - souvenired by a photo tech at the "End of History"
- Centre - late 80's Stasi HVA satellite receiver
- Top - Batteries for our Krad concealment
- Signed photo of Don Adams (86) with shoephone
1/2
October 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Australian Spy Museum (belated) Featured Artefact post
New arrivals:
- Four! very rare KGB cameras - souvenired by a photo tech at the "End of History"
- Centre - late 80's Stasi HVA satellite receiver
- Top - Batteries for our Krad concealment
- Signed photo of Don Adams (86) with shoephone
1/2
New arrivals:
- Four! very rare KGB cameras - souvenired by a photo tech at the "End of History"
- Centre - late 80's Stasi HVA satellite receiver
- Top - Batteries for our Krad concealment
- Signed photo of Don Adams (86) with shoephone
1/2
Nazis need to be punched.
When dressing up as a Nazi for Halloween is even remotely acceptable then you know as a country we have lost the plot.
We can never normalize this:
We can never normalize this:
October 25, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Nazis need to be punched.
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Great play-by-play dispatch from Letitia James’s arraignment, via my Lawfare colleague @mollyroberts.bsky.social:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
October 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Great play-by-play dispatch from Letitia James’s arraignment, via my Lawfare colleague @mollyroberts.bsky.social:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
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I know folks have been talking about this for a few days now, but I just want to emphasize: the next D POTUS needs to demolish everything Trump erects
Blot it all out
Blot it all out
NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.
(📸 Getty Images)
(📸 Getty Images)
October 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I know folks have been talking about this for a few days now, but I just want to emphasize: the next D POTUS needs to demolish everything Trump erects
Blot it all out
Blot it all out
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
October 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
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Blocklist for government accounts.
October 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Blocklist for government accounts.
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October 18, 2025 at 5:26 AM