Scott Brim
swbrim.bsky.social
Scott Brim
@swbrim.bsky.social
Retired developer and arguer about Internet control protocols. Chan Buddhist. Progressive. Squash player.
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I think this was my favorite photo from Vermont this weekend.
March 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Breaking News: James Dennehy, the top agent at the FBI’s New York field office, was forced out after clashing with Justice Department officials.
James Dennehy, New York’s Top F.B.I. Agent, Forced Out After Defiant Email
James E. Dennehy had told agents to “dig in” in the face of the Trump administration’s culling of officials who investigated the Jan. 6 attack.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Trump's secret service is hunting down elementary school children for posting mean videos, but "chill because at least it wasn't ICE" seems to be the message for some reason.

blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/24/i...
Secret Service Agents — Not ICE — Denied Entry At Chicago School
CPS officials initially said agents who identified themselves as ICE arrived at Hamline Elementary in Back of the Yards Friday, but it was actually Secret Service agents looking for an 11-year-old who...
blockclubchicago.org
January 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Seven Democratic senators voted to confirm Trump's pick to head DHS.

John Fetterman (Pennsylvania)
Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire)
Tim Kaine (Virginia)
Andy Kim (New Jersey)
Gary Peters (Michigan) Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire)
Elissa Slotkin (Michigan)
January 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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1/25 Morning news update from Aaron Parnas. Trumps trying more sneaky ILLEGAL stuff by firing 12 inspector generals who are responsible for insourcing fraud, abuse, etc in the federal government. By law he is supposed to give 30 days notice.
Morning News Updates, January 25, 2025
Donald Trump conducts a late-night purge of inspector generals, giant pandas are back in D.C., Trump's phone call sets off alarms in Denmark, and so much more!
aaronparnas.substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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