Lizzie Brahms
@lizziebrahms.bsky.social
Background in political science.
Former editor.
Classical music fan.
Ex-Republican, now Independent.
Principles over party.
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Remember, it's still the "Gulf of Mexico," no matter what he says.
Former editor.
Classical music fan.
Ex-Republican, now Independent.
Principles over party.
🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇪🇺
Remember, it's still the "Gulf of Mexico," no matter what he says.
There's a Trump tweet for absolutely everything, including a US attack on Iran. But guess who he predicted would do it ...
June 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
There's a Trump tweet for absolutely everything, including a US attack on Iran. But guess who he predicted would do it ...
Donald Trump once again bringing the country together in the spirit of national unity that has always characterized Memorial Day.
May 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Donald Trump once again bringing the country together in the spirit of national unity that has always characterized Memorial Day.
"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought) no longer exist."
- Hannah Arendt
- Hannah Arendt
May 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought) no longer exist."
- Hannah Arendt
- Hannah Arendt
Speak out. Contact your Senators. Tell them not to pass this provision of the budget bill.
The House GOP sneaked in Section 70302, which would, in effect, hollow out the ability of federal judges to enforce court orders.
This would be dangerous to our system, further undermining the rule of law.
The House GOP sneaked in Section 70302, which would, in effect, hollow out the ability of federal judges to enforce court orders.
This would be dangerous to our system, further undermining the rule of law.
May 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Speak out. Contact your Senators. Tell them not to pass this provision of the budget bill.
The House GOP sneaked in Section 70302, which would, in effect, hollow out the ability of federal judges to enforce court orders.
This would be dangerous to our system, further undermining the rule of law.
The House GOP sneaked in Section 70302, which would, in effect, hollow out the ability of federal judges to enforce court orders.
This would be dangerous to our system, further undermining the rule of law.
Let's hope Nancy Pelosi is right about 2026. It's going to take a lot of hard work on our part. Sign me up! Let's turn Congress blue. 🌊
May 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Let's hope Nancy Pelosi is right about 2026. It's going to take a lot of hard work on our part. Sign me up! Let's turn Congress blue. 🌊
This discussion of "state capture" and "kleptocracy" seemed especially relevant today after the passage of the "One Big, Beautiful Bill," benefitting not only the millionaires & billionaires who are outside of govt but those who are at the very center of our govt.
cic.nyu.edu/resources/st...
cic.nyu.edu/resources/st...
May 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This discussion of "state capture" and "kleptocracy" seemed especially relevant today after the passage of the "One Big, Beautiful Bill," benefitting not only the millionaires & billionaires who are outside of govt but those who are at the very center of our govt.
cic.nyu.edu/resources/st...
cic.nyu.edu/resources/st...
I'm sorry, but there's no way this new Oval Office look is the work of a professional interior designer. This is all Trump.
May 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I'm sorry, but there's no way this new Oval Office look is the work of a professional interior designer. This is all Trump.
This is so ridiculous, I at first thought it was a spoof. But no, unfortunately, it is all too real.
May 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This is so ridiculous, I at first thought it was a spoof. But no, unfortunately, it is all too real.
Deputy Director Bongino, I'll save you guys some work. It's no big deal:
May 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Deputy Director Bongino, I'll save you guys some work. It's no big deal:
Deputy Director Bongino, I'll save you guys some work. It's no big deal:
May 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Deputy Director Bongino, I'll save you guys some work. It's no big deal:
This is incorrect. Please don't do this. It will cause you problems both in school and in business.
May 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This is incorrect. Please don't do this. It will cause you problems both in school and in business.
Thank you, Admiral Lisa Franchetti, for your decades of selfless service in the US Navy. You deserve better than you got from this administration.
May 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Thank you, Admiral Lisa Franchetti, for your decades of selfless service in the US Navy. You deserve better than you got from this administration.
To ABC, the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Columbia University, and others who have capitulated or are thinking about capitulating to Trump:
Were you never bullied in school? Do you not know that once you give in, the bully will keep coming back until you stop him?
ABC, stand up and fight!
Were you never bullied in school? Do you not know that once you give in, the bully will keep coming back until you stop him?
ABC, stand up and fight!
May 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
To ABC, the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Columbia University, and others who have capitulated or are thinking about capitulating to Trump:
Were you never bullied in school? Do you not know that once you give in, the bully will keep coming back until you stop him?
ABC, stand up and fight!
Were you never bullied in school? Do you not know that once you give in, the bully will keep coming back until you stop him?
ABC, stand up and fight!
Trump has been saying all along that CHINA pays the tariffs. How then would WALMART be in the position of having to "eat the tariffs"? Trump is finally admitting what we've known all along--that American businesses and, consequently, consumers are the ones who actually pay his destructive tariffs.
May 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Trump has been saying all along that CHINA pays the tariffs. How then would WALMART be in the position of having to "eat the tariffs"? Trump is finally admitting what we've known all along--that American businesses and, consequently, consumers are the ones who actually pay his destructive tariffs.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump:
May 17, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump:
I'm not one to defend James Comey. (After all, he's in many ways responsible for unleashing Trump 1.0 on the country.) But this "8647" issue is ludicrous. It's just a way to whip up the MAGA base and to feed the Trump martyrdom complex. "86" isn't even as remotely threatening as they imagine:
May 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I'm not one to defend James Comey. (After all, he's in many ways responsible for unleashing Trump 1.0 on the country.) But this "8647" issue is ludicrous. It's just a way to whip up the MAGA base and to feed the Trump martyrdom complex. "86" isn't even as remotely threatening as they imagine:
I'm not one to defend James Comey. (After all, he's in many ways responsible for unleashing Trump 1.0 on the country.) But this "8647" issue is ludicrous. It's just a way to whip up the MAGA base and to feed the Trump martyrdom complex. "86" isn't even as remotely threatening as they imagine:
May 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I'm not one to defend James Comey. (After all, he's in many ways responsible for unleashing Trump 1.0 on the country.) But this "8647" issue is ludicrous. It's just a way to whip up the MAGA base and to feed the Trump martyrdom complex. "86" isn't even as remotely threatening as they imagine:
“The most important factor of all is character, which involves integrity, unselfish and devoted purpose, a sturdiness of bearing when everything goes wrong and all are critical, and a willingness to sacrifice self in the interest of the common good.”
-- General George C. Marshall
-- General George C. Marshall
May 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
“The most important factor of all is character, which involves integrity, unselfish and devoted purpose, a sturdiness of bearing when everything goes wrong and all are critical, and a willingness to sacrifice self in the interest of the common good.”
-- General George C. Marshall
-- General George C. Marshall
Just started reading "How Fascism Works: The Politics of US and Them" by Jason Stanley. The preface to the paperback edition includes a discussion of (former) President Bolsonaro in Brazil. Does this particular passage remind you of anyone?
May 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Just started reading "How Fascism Works: The Politics of US and Them" by Jason Stanley. The preface to the paperback edition includes a discussion of (former) President Bolsonaro in Brazil. Does this particular passage remind you of anyone?
Biden’s stock market is Trump's, but Trump's stocket market is Biden's. Got it? Yet another case of "heads I win, tails you lose."
April 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Biden’s stock market is Trump's, but Trump's stocket market is Biden's. Got it? Yet another case of "heads I win, tails you lose."