Gordon S. Brooks
@gordonsbrooks.bsky.social
Geeky old filmmaker and storyteller. Some of my stories are songs. I may or may not play a couple of musical instruments from time to time.
It's more than a long shot, but Congress can do this without the cabinet. Section 4 twice states that action can be taken by "such other body as Congress may by law provide."
Not happening with the highly-partisan Congress we have now, but there is technically a way around the cabinet.
Not happening with the highly-partisan Congress we have now, but there is technically a way around the cabinet.
January 20, 2026 at 1:01 AM
It's more than a long shot, but Congress can do this without the cabinet. Section 4 twice states that action can be taken by "such other body as Congress may by law provide."
Not happening with the highly-partisan Congress we have now, but there is technically a way around the cabinet.
Not happening with the highly-partisan Congress we have now, but there is technically a way around the cabinet.
I would like to interject something here. The President is not supposed to "run" the US; the President is supposed to run the Executive Branch of the US government, which is supposed to serve the people of the US.
All the people of the US.
Is Trump capable of that job?
Absolutely not.
All the people of the US.
Is Trump capable of that job?
Absolutely not.
January 19, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I would like to interject something here. The President is not supposed to "run" the US; the President is supposed to run the Executive Branch of the US government, which is supposed to serve the people of the US.
All the people of the US.
Is Trump capable of that job?
Absolutely not.
All the people of the US.
Is Trump capable of that job?
Absolutely not.
Marc, isn't is unconstitutional to recall a sitting Senator to active duty?
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Marc, isn't is unconstitutional to recall a sitting Senator to active duty?
How can they call a sitting Senator back to active duty?
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
How can they call a sitting Senator back to active duty?
Can we prosecute Trump for sedition now? Please?
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Can we prosecute Trump for sedition now? Please?
Does that now make it too late for anyone to withdraw their support?
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Does that now make it too late for anyone to withdraw their support?
Except for "I," "me," and "mine."
October 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Except for "I," "me," and "mine."
Indictment? A grand jury has already handed down an indictment?
September 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Indictment? A grand jury has already handed down an indictment?
So… is Patel destroying the court case for this suspect with all this ridiculous publicity?
September 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
So… is Patel destroying the court case for this suspect with all this ridiculous publicity?
This reminds me of Noem and Bondi, who constantly speak out of school about ongoing cases, both on social media and during press conferences. They are all supremely incompetent.
September 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This reminds me of Noem and Bondi, who constantly speak out of school about ongoing cases, both on social media and during press conferences. They are all supremely incompetent.
Not out of the realm of possibility. But I was more thinking of the breaking of another norm. Generally these things are announced to the press by a representative of the hospital, the victim, or the victim’s organization.
Not by the President in a social media post.
Not by the President in a social media post.
September 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Not out of the realm of possibility. But I was more thinking of the breaking of another norm. Generally these things are announced to the press by a representative of the hospital, the victim, or the victim’s organization.
Not by the President in a social media post.
Not by the President in a social media post.
According to Trump? That strikes me as odd.
September 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
According to Trump? That strikes me as odd.
AP's source is Trump; is that also true of NYT and NBC?
September 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
AP's source is Trump; is that also true of NYT and NBC?
The police say that his spokesperson Goodman and the driver of the car suffered minor injuries; the report says that Rudy's were more serious. Oddly, though, the state police will not comment on the story about Rudy pulling over earlier to assist a domestic abuse victim.
September 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The police say that his spokesperson Goodman and the driver of the car suffered minor injuries; the report says that Rudy's were more serious. Oddly, though, the state police will not comment on the story about Rudy pulling over earlier to assist a domestic abuse victim.
When we lose rangers of this caliber, we all become the victims of this administration’s intolerance and incompetence.
August 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
When we lose rangers of this caliber, we all become the victims of this administration’s intolerance and incompetence.
Why is nobody escorting her out of the office?
August 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Why is nobody escorting her out of the office?
So, aside from the danger this presents, we have the US Attorney for DC saying that her department will not enforce the law of the District.
Law and Order party?
Law and Order party?
August 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
So, aside from the danger this presents, we have the US Attorney for DC saying that her department will not enforce the law of the District.
Law and Order party?
Law and Order party?
Those that have wealth and power. A lot of folks who’ve fallen for this anti-DEI propaganda are beneficiaries of DEI, even if they don’t know it.
August 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Those that have wealth and power. A lot of folks who’ve fallen for this anti-DEI propaganda are beneficiaries of DEI, even if they don’t know it.