Orlan Brown
@ogob.bsky.social
Retired Teacher of American History & Government
Gift Article:
Obamacare Users Will Be Asked to Pay More for Plans That Cover Less
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December 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Massachusetts Church Keeps Anti-ICE Nativity Scene, Defying Diocese Leaders
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December 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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A Frustrated Congress Pushes the Pentagon to Produce Its Boat Strike Orders
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December 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Unusual Machines just landed another contact with a company trying to sell drones to the Defense Dept.
Donald Trump Jr. is an advisor to Unusual Machines.
www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...
Donald Trump Jr. is an advisor to Unusual Machines.
www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...
Oh yeah
The company, Unusual Machines—
In the last 3 months, it's announced $15.2 million in military-linked orders, including a direct U.S. Army buy.
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The company, Unusual Machines—
In the last 3 months, it's announced $15.2 million in military-linked orders, including a direct U.S. Army buy.
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After Unusual Machines Names Donald Trump Jr. To New Advisory Board, Defense Contracts Follow
Donald Trump Jr. once mocked Hunter Biden's "no-show no-experience board seats." Now he's on his second newly activated advisory board—and that company just announced $15 million in contracts.
www.forbes.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Unusual Machines just landed another contact with a company trying to sell drones to the Defense Dept.
Donald Trump Jr. is an advisor to Unusual Machines.
www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...
Donald Trump Jr. is an advisor to Unusual Machines.
www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...
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This really lays bare how absurd the manufactured war theory is:
A shipwrecked survivor of a Hellfire missile strike on his small burning vessel is supposed to do... what, exactly, to show he is not "in the fight"?
When there is no war, applying the law of war is an exercise in absurdity.
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A shipwrecked survivor of a Hellfire missile strike on his small burning vessel is supposed to do... what, exactly, to show he is not "in the fight"?
When there is no war, applying the law of war is an exercise in absurdity.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This really lays bare how absurd the manufactured war theory is:
A shipwrecked survivor of a Hellfire missile strike on his small burning vessel is supposed to do... what, exactly, to show he is not "in the fight"?
When there is no war, applying the law of war is an exercise in absurdity.
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A shipwrecked survivor of a Hellfire missile strike on his small burning vessel is supposed to do... what, exactly, to show he is not "in the fight"?
When there is no war, applying the law of war is an exercise in absurdity.
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I have rejected my own proposals for peace that I had Donald present to me.
December 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I have rejected my own proposals for peace that I had Donald present to me.
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"They're gonna lose their pardons" -- Comer was on Fox today pretending that Trump's unhinged social media posts about Biden's pardons somehow have legal validity
December 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"They're gonna lose their pardons" -- Comer was on Fox today pretending that Trump's unhinged social media posts about Biden's pardons somehow have legal validity
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Osman: "President Trump singling out one group of people & ICE being on our streets & asking people for documentation, it feels like we're in 1930s Germany. I never thought there would be a time where I will tell my community to carry their passport around bc if you look Somali you might be stopped"
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Osman: "President Trump singling out one group of people & ICE being on our streets & asking people for documentation, it feels like we're in 1930s Germany. I never thought there would be a time where I will tell my community to carry their passport around bc if you look Somali you might be stopped"
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On top of this, Trump has:
-Prevented the NLRB from operating
-Reversed Biden's minimum wage hike for federal contractors
-Gutted OSHA
-Rolled back dozens of workplace health & safety regulations
-Dropped the FTC’s support for a noncompete ban
The “pro-worker" president.
-Prevented the NLRB from operating
-Reversed Biden's minimum wage hike for federal contractors
-Gutted OSHA
-Rolled back dozens of workplace health & safety regulations
-Dropped the FTC’s support for a noncompete ban
The “pro-worker" president.
NEW: This year, Trump ended collective bargaining rights for 1 million federal workers — ending union protections for 1 in 14 unionized workers in the U.S.
No, Trump hasn’t helped workers. He’s helped bosses exploit them. Lawrence S. Wittner in @inequality.org:
No, Trump hasn’t helped workers. He’s helped bosses exploit them. Lawrence S. Wittner in @inequality.org:
Donald Trump, Union Buster
Trump's second term in office has been an all-out assault on organized labor.
inequality.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
On top of this, Trump has:
-Prevented the NLRB from operating
-Reversed Biden's minimum wage hike for federal contractors
-Gutted OSHA
-Rolled back dozens of workplace health & safety regulations
-Dropped the FTC’s support for a noncompete ban
The “pro-worker" president.
-Prevented the NLRB from operating
-Reversed Biden's minimum wage hike for federal contractors
-Gutted OSHA
-Rolled back dozens of workplace health & safety regulations
-Dropped the FTC’s support for a noncompete ban
The “pro-worker" president.
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There are 75,977 people born in Somalia who are now citizens of the United States, including those specific people.
He is talking about US citizens. He is talking about *us*.
The truth is that none of us are garbage, and the job of the US president is to represent all of us.
We, the people.
He is talking about US citizens. He is talking about *us*.
The truth is that none of us are garbage, and the job of the US president is to represent all of us.
We, the people.
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
There are 75,977 people born in Somalia who are now citizens of the United States, including those specific people.
He is talking about US citizens. He is talking about *us*.
The truth is that none of us are garbage, and the job of the US president is to represent all of us.
We, the people.
He is talking about US citizens. He is talking about *us*.
The truth is that none of us are garbage, and the job of the US president is to represent all of us.
We, the people.
The U.S. Dept. of Education does not tell anyone what to teach or how to teach it!
Opinion | Trump Is Trying to Kill the Education Department Because He Misunderstands Its History
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November 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The U.S. Dept. of Education does not tell anyone what to teach or how to teach it!
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The Justice Department said in a new court filing that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the decision to continue with deportation flights carrying migrants to a mega-prison in El Salvador, despite a federal judge's order to turn the planes around. https://cnn.it/4iG806t
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The Justice Department said in a new court filing that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the decision to continue with deportation flights carrying migrants to a mega-prison in El Salvador, despite a federal judge's order to turn the planes around. https://cnn.it/4iG806t
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The fact that only 3 (by my count) Republican members of Congress have spoken out about the Witkoff situation shows how thoroughly corrupted and compromised the entire party has become from top to bottom. None of this is about just Trump - it is the entire political party.
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The fact that only 3 (by my count) Republican members of Congress have spoken out about the Witkoff situation shows how thoroughly corrupted and compromised the entire party has become from top to bottom. None of this is about just Trump - it is the entire political party.
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If this is true, every halfway decent foreign intelligence service on the planet already has the receipts ….
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If this is true, every halfway decent foreign intelligence service on the planet already has the receipts ….
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
Gift Article: Release is today on Prime.
A Film About Unidentified Phenomena Gets a Congressional Audience
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November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Gift Article: Release is today on Prime.
Gift Article: Interesting
Newly Discovered Bach Pieces Are the Fruits of Decades of Detective Work
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November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Gift Article: Interesting
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Imagine the arrogance of coming to another country as an immigrant, becoming a citizen, and then having the audacity to publicly say you're ready to destroy their constitution.
He should have lost his citizenship awhile ago.
He should have lost his citizenship awhile ago.
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Imagine the arrogance of coming to another country as an immigrant, becoming a citizen, and then having the audacity to publicly say you're ready to destroy their constitution.
He should have lost his citizenship awhile ago.
He should have lost his citizenship awhile ago.
So the goal is for the Senate to continue the delaying process and send an amended version back to the house. SAD
the goal is to change the petition, ideally in a way that protects trump and makes it impossible for people who are in good faith to vote for.
the thing is...johnson lost control of his caucus on this. it's really not clear thune can keep control of his. 1
the thing is...johnson lost control of his caucus on this. it's really not clear thune can keep control of his. 1
Mike Johnson says he's talked to Thune & he's "very confident that when this moves forward in the process - if & when it is processed in the Senate, which is no certainty - they will take the time methodically to do what we have not been allowed to do in the House. To amend this discharge petition."
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
So the goal is for the Senate to continue the delaying process and send an amended version back to the house. SAD
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They’ll be listed as “Herod’s soldiers” in the church’s big nativity play.
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
They’ll be listed as “Herod’s soldiers” in the church’s big nativity play.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New video, data and reporting.
Swept Away (Gift Article)
Never-before-published videos, data from smart devices, a crash report and the first interview that Camp Mystic's owners have granted since the July 4 disaster offer the most detailed account yet.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New video, data and reporting.
Jenga Economy
Opinion | This Is How Our Economy Comes Crashing Down
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November 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Jenga Economy