Todd Breasseale
@toddbreasseale.bsky.social
Co-dogdad to two Samoyeds, Adam & Steve
Former Biden guy at VA and DoD
Former tech industry guy
Former Obama guy at DHS
Former soldier (veteran of wars in Afghanistan & Iraq)
Anti-facist, anti-racist, puncher of Nazis
Proud Southerner, noisy weightlifter
Former Biden guy at VA and DoD
Former tech industry guy
Former Obama guy at DHS
Former soldier (veteran of wars in Afghanistan & Iraq)
Anti-facist, anti-racist, puncher of Nazis
Proud Southerner, noisy weightlifter
Interesting reporting by @karaalaimo.bsky.social for @cnn.com.
Though, left unaddressed here is the role mega social media companies play -unwittingly or, as we have previously learned from whistleblowers, wittingly- in exploiting such addiction especially in young women.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/h...
Though, left unaddressed here is the role mega social media companies play -unwittingly or, as we have previously learned from whistleblowers, wittingly- in exploiting such addiction especially in young women.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/h...
When kids use screens, parents worry about the wrong thing, new study suggests | CNN
Does your kid often neglect home responsibilities or schoolwork to play video games or scroll social media? They may be addicted. Here’s how to help them.
www.cnn.com
June 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Interesting reporting by @karaalaimo.bsky.social for @cnn.com.
Though, left unaddressed here is the role mega social media companies play -unwittingly or, as we have previously learned from whistleblowers, wittingly- in exploiting such addiction especially in young women.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/h...
Though, left unaddressed here is the role mega social media companies play -unwittingly or, as we have previously learned from whistleblowers, wittingly- in exploiting such addiction especially in young women.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/h...
"Terrible things are happening...At any time of night & day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women & children are separated. Children come home from school to find... their parents have disappeared." Anne Frank
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/u...
Tufts Student Returns to Massachusetts After 6 Weeks in Immigration Detention
www.nytimes.com
May 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"Terrible things are happening...At any time of night & day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women & children are separated. Children come home from school to find... their parents have disappeared." Anne Frank
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/u...
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
Sometimes, Adam barks in his sleep.💤
Sometimes, Adam barks in his sleep.💤
April 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
Sometimes, Adam barks in his sleep.💤
Sometimes, Adam barks in his sleep.💤
Adam, fully blissed out on a sunny but still cool spring day.
Such a good boy. Look at that tum-tum.
Such a good boy. Look at that tum-tum.
April 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Adam, fully blissed out on a sunny but still cool spring day.
Such a good boy. Look at that tum-tum.
Such a good boy. Look at that tum-tum.
I love this beautiful vignette about Pope Francis.
I do not have an account at the bad place, but a friend sent me this:
I do not have an account at the bad place, but a friend sent me this:
April 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I love this beautiful vignette about Pope Francis.
I do not have an account at the bad place, but a friend sent me this:
I do not have an account at the bad place, but a friend sent me this:
In this video, President Trump falsely claims that President Zelensky started the war that Russia is in demonstrable fact waging against the Ukrainian people.
I sincerely hope this is an instance of misspeaking or staff failure and not an intentional repetition of established Kremlin talking points.
I sincerely hope this is an instance of misspeaking or staff failure and not an intentional repetition of established Kremlin talking points.
Oh, it was *Zelensky* that started the war? Like when a bully claims their victim started the fight because their face hurt his fist?
April 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
In this video, President Trump falsely claims that President Zelensky started the war that Russia is in demonstrable fact waging against the Ukrainian people.
I sincerely hope this is an instance of misspeaking or staff failure and not an intentional repetition of established Kremlin talking points.
I sincerely hope this is an instance of misspeaking or staff failure and not an intentional repetition of established Kremlin talking points.
Data on the widening chasm in educational disparities disproportionately impacting men and boys nationwide is staggering.
College Promise - in conjunction with six states red and blue - is doing something about it.
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
College Promise - in conjunction with six states red and blue - is doing something about it.
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
College Promise Announces New Initiative to Study Programs that Support Student Fathers and Expand Economic Opportunities Across Six States
/PRNewswire/ -- College Promise, the national movement dedicated to advancing educational and economic opportunities for all students, is proud to announce a...
www.prnewswire.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Data on the widening chasm in educational disparities disproportionately impacting men and boys nationwide is staggering.
College Promise - in conjunction with six states red and blue - is doing something about it.
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
College Promise - in conjunction with six states red and blue - is doing something about it.
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
MAGA's created this helpful resource to help you find businesses that share MAGA values. To sign up, businesses sign pledges that they're anti-woke, pro-life, and pro-Trump’s values.
However, if you're looking for ways to support American values, avoid these places:
www.publicsquare.com/marketplace
However, if you're looking for ways to support American values, avoid these places:
www.publicsquare.com/marketplace
America's Marketplace
America's Marketplace
www.publicsquare.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
MAGA's created this helpful resource to help you find businesses that share MAGA values. To sign up, businesses sign pledges that they're anti-woke, pro-life, and pro-Trump’s values.
However, if you're looking for ways to support American values, avoid these places:
www.publicsquare.com/marketplace
However, if you're looking for ways to support American values, avoid these places:
www.publicsquare.com/marketplace
"Since the late 19th century, the U.S. Naval Academy’s motto has been 'Ex Scientia Tridens,' Latin for 'From knowledge, sea power.' This week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decided that certain scientia would no longer contribute to the Navy’s tridens."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
Naval Academy Takes Steps to End Diversity Policies in Books and Admissions (Gift Article)
The defense secretary’s office has ordered that some books be removed from circulation in its library, and the academy has ended the use of affirmative action in admissions.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"Since the late 19th century, the U.S. Naval Academy’s motto has been 'Ex Scientia Tridens,' Latin for 'From knowledge, sea power.' This week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decided that certain scientia would no longer contribute to the Navy’s tridens."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
It is difficult to imagine a company that develops any product - often at considerable expense - allowing third parties to use their product for any purpose free of charge.
The judge's ruling here seems infinitely fair and based on decades of US copyright precedent.
apnews.com/article/nyt-...
The judge's ruling here seems infinitely fair and based on decades of US copyright precedent.
apnews.com/article/nyt-...
Judge allows newspaper copyright lawsuit against OpenAI to proceed
A federal judge has ruled that The New York Times and other newspapers can proceed with a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using their stories to train art...
apnews.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It is difficult to imagine a company that develops any product - often at considerable expense - allowing third parties to use their product for any purpose free of charge.
The judge's ruling here seems infinitely fair and based on decades of US copyright precedent.
apnews.com/article/nyt-...
The judge's ruling here seems infinitely fair and based on decades of US copyright precedent.
apnews.com/article/nyt-...
Days after the Signal leak about bombing Houthi sites in Yemen, the DoD issued a Pentagon-wide advisory warned by against using the app, even for unclassified info.
"A vulnerability has been identified in the Signal messenger app...," begins the department-wide email.
www.npr.org/2025/03/25/n...
"A vulnerability has been identified in the Signal messenger app...," begins the department-wide email.
www.npr.org/2025/03/25/n...
Days after the Signal leak, the Pentagon warned the app was the target of hackers
A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warned against using Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.
www.npr.org
March 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Days after the Signal leak about bombing Houthi sites in Yemen, the DoD issued a Pentagon-wide advisory warned by against using the app, even for unclassified info.
"A vulnerability has been identified in the Signal messenger app...," begins the department-wide email.
www.npr.org/2025/03/25/n...
"A vulnerability has been identified in the Signal messenger app...," begins the department-wide email.
www.npr.org/2025/03/25/n...
Senior Advisor for Treats and Ignoring Attempts to Play Fetch, Adam, has not been digging in the backyard and then rolling in the loose dirt.
He will fight these preposterous accusations with the full force of his legal team, all the way to the highest court in the neighborhood.
He will fight these preposterous accusations with the full force of his legal team, all the way to the highest court in the neighborhood.
March 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Senior Advisor for Treats and Ignoring Attempts to Play Fetch, Adam, has not been digging in the backyard and then rolling in the loose dirt.
He will fight these preposterous accusations with the full force of his legal team, all the way to the highest court in the neighborhood.
He will fight these preposterous accusations with the full force of his legal team, all the way to the highest court in the neighborhood.
Wednesday mood...
March 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Wednesday mood...
Gutting way to begin the week.
Roberta Flack has died.
Her music was part of the soundtrack of my youth & I recall my folks playing it on our home stereo in the living room, & them slow dancing to it in the kitchen. Hearing her voice today feels like a hug from family.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=d8_f...
Roberta Flack has died.
Her music was part of the soundtrack of my youth & I recall my folks playing it on our home stereo in the living room, & them slow dancing to it in the kitchen. Hearing her voice today feels like a hug from family.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=d8_f...
Roberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 1972
YouTube video by OLD TAPES
m.youtube.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Gutting way to begin the week.
Roberta Flack has died.
Her music was part of the soundtrack of my youth & I recall my folks playing it on our home stereo in the living room, & them slow dancing to it in the kitchen. Hearing her voice today feels like a hug from family.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=d8_f...
Roberta Flack has died.
Her music was part of the soundtrack of my youth & I recall my folks playing it on our home stereo in the living room, & them slow dancing to it in the kitchen. Hearing her voice today feels like a hug from family.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=d8_f...
FOX News chyron, quoting Trump: the U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip
This doesn't seem to mesh up very well with why members of my extended family voted for Trump.
This doesn't seem to mesh up very well with why members of my extended family voted for Trump.
February 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
FOX News chyron, quoting Trump: the U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip
This doesn't seem to mesh up very well with why members of my extended family voted for Trump.
This doesn't seem to mesh up very well with why members of my extended family voted for Trump.
A little WB Yeats seems in order:
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy ...
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy ...
February 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A little WB Yeats seems in order:
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy ...
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy ...
This is bad for America's understanding of its military and what it's military is doing in their name
NBC, NYTimes, NPR and Politico will be kicked out of their Pentagon bureau on 14 Feb so they can be replaced by New York Post, OANN, Breitbart, and the recently ideologically realigned HuffPost.
NBC, NYTimes, NPR and Politico will be kicked out of their Pentagon bureau on 14 Feb so they can be replaced by New York Post, OANN, Breitbart, and the recently ideologically realigned HuffPost.
February 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This is bad for America's understanding of its military and what it's military is doing in their name
NBC, NYTimes, NPR and Politico will be kicked out of their Pentagon bureau on 14 Feb so they can be replaced by New York Post, OANN, Breitbart, and the recently ideologically realigned HuffPost.
NBC, NYTimes, NPR and Politico will be kicked out of their Pentagon bureau on 14 Feb so they can be replaced by New York Post, OANN, Breitbart, and the recently ideologically realigned HuffPost.
Oooooweee!
Senator @bennet.senate.gov's righteous indignation today is inspiring and I hope it spreads.
Senator @bennet.senate.gov's righteous indignation today is inspiring and I hope it spreads.
January 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Oooooweee!
Senator @bennet.senate.gov's righteous indignation today is inspiring and I hope it spreads.
Senator @bennet.senate.gov's righteous indignation today is inspiring and I hope it spreads.
The Citadel was ordered to admit women in '95 after a suit by Shannon Faulkner, who sought admission. A federal judge, citing the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, ruled for Faulkner, ordering The Citadel to admit her & other women. So, Mace was a DEI admission.
Am I doing this right?
Am I doing this right?
January 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Citadel was ordered to admit women in '95 after a suit by Shannon Faulkner, who sought admission. A federal judge, citing the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, ruled for Faulkner, ordering The Citadel to admit her & other women. So, Mace was a DEI admission.
Am I doing this right?
Am I doing this right?
Remember.
It's hard.
I get it.
But force yourself.
Remember.
It's hard.
I get it.
But force yourself.
Remember.
Remember, the Holocaust didn’t start with gas chambers in Auschwitz.
It started with politicians dividing the people with “us vs. them”.
It started with intolerance and hate speech.
It started when people stopped caring, became desensitized, and turned a blind eye.
Remember.
It started with politicians dividing the people with “us vs. them”.
It started with intolerance and hate speech.
It started when people stopped caring, became desensitized, and turned a blind eye.
Remember.
January 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Remember.
It's hard.
I get it.
But force yourself.
Remember.
It's hard.
I get it.
But force yourself.
Remember.