Josh Brown
@joshcabob.bsky.social
TV writer. Nerd. Gaymer. Husky papa. WGA Captain (served at Radford in 2023). I was once described as the Jason Momoa of screenwriters and will never let anyone forget it. He/him 🏳️🌈
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Sure looks like DHS has used Chicago to practice/hone larger neighborhood sweeps and then immediately exported that tactic back to LA
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Targets Van Nuys and Panorama City, Snatching Street Vendors, Pedestrians, and Day Laborers Again
Full report: lataco.com/daily-memo-n...
Full report: lataco.com/daily-memo-n...
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Sure looks like DHS has used Chicago to practice/hone larger neighborhood sweeps and then immediately exported that tactic back to LA
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I’ve never wanted to be a pilot or anything but I would like to fly the janky ass plane from Pluribus episode 2?
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I’ve never wanted to be a pilot or anything but I would like to fly the janky ass plane from Pluribus episode 2?
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If one of the appliances in your home, say your cooker or fridge, ran using ten times the power of a normal one, you‘d replace it as fast as possible and never go near that manufacturer again, because you’d think they were catastrophically bad at making stuff.
But it’d be cool if it talked, right?
But it’d be cool if it talked, right?
"Goldman Sachs has estimated that the average ChatGPT query uses nearly 10 times as much energy as a Google search."
"A midsized data center uses as much water in a day as 1,000 American households, about 300,000 gallons, one research scientist told NPR."
More: share.google/BOXHTwok4Ltr...
"A midsized data center uses as much water in a day as 1,000 American households, about 300,000 gallons, one research scientist told NPR."
More: share.google/BOXHTwok4Ltr...
Researchers issue warning on harmful side effect of using ChatGPT: 'It's a concern'
Tech executives have been frustratingly opaque.
share.google
October 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
If one of the appliances in your home, say your cooker or fridge, ran using ten times the power of a normal one, you‘d replace it as fast as possible and never go near that manufacturer again, because you’d think they were catastrophically bad at making stuff.
But it’d be cool if it talked, right?
But it’d be cool if it talked, right?
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Yesterday, Stephen Miller questioned details re 170+ Americans detained by immigration agents.
“Abject lies,” he wrote.
Here’s the thing: We tracked, catalogued, and compiled every one of those 170+ cases.
Because...we do our homework.
propub.li/4o2eeiL
“Abject lies,” he wrote.
Here’s the thing: We tracked, catalogued, and compiled every one of those 170+ cases.
Because...we do our homework.
propub.li/4o2eeiL
October 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Yesterday, Stephen Miller questioned details re 170+ Americans detained by immigration agents.
“Abject lies,” he wrote.
Here’s the thing: We tracked, catalogued, and compiled every one of those 170+ cases.
Because...we do our homework.
propub.li/4o2eeiL
“Abject lies,” he wrote.
Here’s the thing: We tracked, catalogued, and compiled every one of those 170+ cases.
Because...we do our homework.
propub.li/4o2eeiL
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1. Anti-trans outrage is losing its bite.
Last week, Elon Musk led a mass boycott campaign to get trans characters removed from shows on the platform.
Major conservatives joined in.
Now, we have the result: the boycott was a fizzle, and Netflix stock is up.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Last week, Elon Musk led a mass boycott campaign to get trans characters removed from shows on the platform.
Major conservatives joined in.
Now, we have the result: the boycott was a fizzle, and Netflix stock is up.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Netflix Stock Up As Elon Musk's Anti-Trans Boycott Fails To Materialize
Last week, conservatives tried to cancel Netflix to force the carrier to remove transgender characters.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
1. Anti-trans outrage is losing its bite.
Last week, Elon Musk led a mass boycott campaign to get trans characters removed from shows on the platform.
Major conservatives joined in.
Now, we have the result: the boycott was a fizzle, and Netflix stock is up.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Last week, Elon Musk led a mass boycott campaign to get trans characters removed from shows on the platform.
Major conservatives joined in.
Now, we have the result: the boycott was a fizzle, and Netflix stock is up.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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He's right, and it's not just Brazil.
Around the world, at least 31 democratic leaders who committed similar crimes have been jailed or banned from office since 2010. The failure to hold Trump accountable in the US was a unique and systemic failure of our institutions and political culture.
Around the world, at least 31 democratic leaders who committed similar crimes have been jailed or banned from office since 2010. The failure to hold Trump accountable in the US was a unique and systemic failure of our institutions and political culture.
July 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
He's right, and it's not just Brazil.
Around the world, at least 31 democratic leaders who committed similar crimes have been jailed or banned from office since 2010. The failure to hold Trump accountable in the US was a unique and systemic failure of our institutions and political culture.
Around the world, at least 31 democratic leaders who committed similar crimes have been jailed or banned from office since 2010. The failure to hold Trump accountable in the US was a unique and systemic failure of our institutions and political culture.
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The “We Are All DC” March is massive. Thousands of people marching down 16th Street NW against the occupation of DC.
September 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The “We Are All DC” March is massive. Thousands of people marching down 16th Street NW against the occupation of DC.
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We are in very dark times. It’ll take an entire political/social movement, an overwhelming rebuke at the polls, and a new vision of governance to unstick this country from whatever this collapse is.
August 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
We are in very dark times. It’ll take an entire political/social movement, an overwhelming rebuke at the polls, and a new vision of governance to unstick this country from whatever this collapse is.
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This is TEA!!!!!
re: generative AI
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
August 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This is TEA!!!!!
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Fascinating thread!
I hear both transphobes and normal folk talking about Testosterone as a performance enhancing drug and Estrogen as performance decreasing drug, and that's dude centric and not true. T and E are both performance enhancing drugs for sports. They just enhance different aspects.
Let's talk powerlifting
Let's talk powerlifting
August 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Fascinating thread!
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Dealing with law enforcement can be stressful, so it’s important to know your rights before you’re face-to-face with ICE agents. While there’s never any guarantee that law enforcement officers will follow the law, here’s what they can and can’t legally do to you and what you can legally demand. ⬇️
What Are My Rights During an ICE Raid?
Immigration law can be tricky, but here's what you should know.
www.teenvogue.com
August 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Dealing with law enforcement can be stressful, so it’s important to know your rights before you’re face-to-face with ICE agents. While there’s never any guarantee that law enforcement officers will follow the law, here’s what they can and can’t legally do to you and what you can legally demand. ⬇️
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Introducing the Staff Sizes Guide, the latest addition to the Writers’ Deal Hub. View the full guide: www.wga.org/members/empl... 🗺️
August 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Introducing the Staff Sizes Guide, the latest addition to the Writers’ Deal Hub. View the full guide: www.wga.org/members/empl... 🗺️
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This is why Donald is crying about Elizabeth Warren.
August 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This is why Donald is crying about Elizabeth Warren.
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If you still have a Twitter account, today is a good day to delete it.
Twitter is now 75% bot activity. The dead internet theory aint a theory anymore.
July 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
If you still have a Twitter account, today is a good day to delete it.
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"Saying we are all, every one of us, getting cheated every day, is tremendously unifying..."
July 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
"Saying we are all, every one of us, getting cheated every day, is tremendously unifying..."
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As a screenwriter -- using more em-dashes than Emily Dickinson is just a thing we do -- and since they plagiarized from the scripts that I and my colleagues wrote -- yeah, there's gonna be a lotta dashes in the output. Also, lots of prose use em-dashes too.
Stop spreading this garbage about em dashes in ACTUAL EDITED PROSE OH MY GOD.
Plenty of actual human beings know how to type em dashes! We’re called “writers” and “editors” — maybe you’ve heard of us?
Plenty of actual human beings know how to type em dashes! We’re called “writers” and “editors” — maybe you’ve heard of us?
July 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
As a screenwriter -- using more em-dashes than Emily Dickinson is just a thing we do -- and since they plagiarized from the scripts that I and my colleagues wrote -- yeah, there's gonna be a lotta dashes in the output. Also, lots of prose use em-dashes too.
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The neighborhood watch volunteers that are identifying and pursuing ICE raids are quite inspiring. Our friends at @capitalandmain.bsky.social have this story on ICE watch patrols in LA.
prospect.org/politics/202...
prospect.org/politics/202...
Trained Volunteers Patrol L.A. Streets as ICE Raids Intensify
Neighborhood groups monitor immigration enforcement amid rising fear and federal scrutiny.
prospect.org
July 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The neighborhood watch volunteers that are identifying and pursuing ICE raids are quite inspiring. Our friends at @capitalandmain.bsky.social have this story on ICE watch patrols in LA.
prospect.org/politics/202...
prospect.org/politics/202...
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I need people to stop acting like a Cascadia earthquake and tsunami is an event on par with Yellowstone or Chicxulub in frequency. I fear the concept of annualized losses has twisted our understanding of what hazards are major threats and therefore ones that deserve our resources and attention.
June 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I need people to stop acting like a Cascadia earthquake and tsunami is an event on par with Yellowstone or Chicxulub in frequency. I fear the concept of annualized losses has twisted our understanding of what hazards are major threats and therefore ones that deserve our resources and attention.
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hi, cis folks!
the GOP put the all-ages trans medicaid ban back in the budget, despite it being struck. they did it to force dems to challenge it on the floor.
if you've been paying attention, you know dems need to hear you want them to actually stand up to the GOP. contact info at reps.fyi 🧵
the GOP put the all-ages trans medicaid ban back in the budget, despite it being struck. they did it to force dems to challenge it on the floor.
if you've been paying attention, you know dems need to hear you want them to actually stand up to the GOP. contact info at reps.fyi 🧵
June 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
hi, cis folks!
the GOP put the all-ages trans medicaid ban back in the budget, despite it being struck. they did it to force dems to challenge it on the floor.
if you've been paying attention, you know dems need to hear you want them to actually stand up to the GOP. contact info at reps.fyi 🧵
the GOP put the all-ages trans medicaid ban back in the budget, despite it being struck. they did it to force dems to challenge it on the floor.
if you've been paying attention, you know dems need to hear you want them to actually stand up to the GOP. contact info at reps.fyi 🧵
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June 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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this is my local ice cream guy! he’s great! everyone loves him! fuck these fucking assholes!
free enrique
free enrique
THEY F*CKING TOOK THE ICE CREAM MAN! The photo says it all.
Masked ICE goons grabbed Enrique Lozano in front of a Culver City, CA church. A Community Coalition helped the family identify the abandoned cart, locate his belongings. For 20 years, loved in the community. "Hardened criminals" - my ass.
Masked ICE goons grabbed Enrique Lozano in front of a Culver City, CA church. A Community Coalition helped the family identify the abandoned cart, locate his belongings. For 20 years, loved in the community. "Hardened criminals" - my ass.
June 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
this is my local ice cream guy! he’s great! everyone loves him! fuck these fucking assholes!
free enrique
free enrique
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I’m going to make a thread about how the feds have changed their tactics here in Los Angeles because the community has forced them to adapt.
June 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I’m going to make a thread about how the feds have changed their tactics here in Los Angeles because the community has forced them to adapt.
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1. Alert, and please share widely. A lawyer at the ACLU has asked me to inform my transgender readers that they should NOT be applying for passports right now - the state department has not issued guidance to comply with the court order and they are urgently trying to get them to do so.
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I am getting multiple reports that the Trump admin is NOT complying with the court order requiring passport updates for transgender people.
Some passport agencies are being told not to give trans people passports with their correct gender marker, for now.
Some passport agencies are being told not to give trans people passports with their correct gender marker, for now.
June 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
1. Alert, and please share widely. A lawyer at the ACLU has asked me to inform my transgender readers that they should NOT be applying for passports right now - the state department has not issued guidance to comply with the court order and they are urgently trying to get them to do so.
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Not to knock OP, but this
misses the point. Oliver contributes to Lippman’s information environment, both reinforcing for those already intellect and contributing leftward influence for centrists.
misses the point. Oliver contributes to Lippman’s information environment, both reinforcing for those already intellect and contributing leftward influence for centrists.
June 18, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Not to knock OP, but this
misses the point. Oliver contributes to Lippman’s information environment, both reinforcing for those already intellect and contributing leftward influence for centrists.
misses the point. Oliver contributes to Lippman’s information environment, both reinforcing for those already intellect and contributing leftward influence for centrists.