Abby Brown
@bugbeebrown.bsky.social
Economist, data geek, mom, AuDHDer.
Not just coffee pots: we have dish detergent clubs, because nothing is stocked in the break rooms to clean up. We have water clubs, because they don’t buy us water to sustain us in our airless, windowless warrens.
one of the things that became clear during the DOGE saga is that a lot of anger about "corruption" is aimed at actual gov't employees who, it turns out, have to bring their own coffee machines into the office so that taxpayers aren't funding it, meanwhile consultants get this treatment
September 16, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Not just coffee pots: we have dish detergent clubs, because nothing is stocked in the break rooms to clean up. We have water clubs, because they don’t buy us water to sustain us in our airless, windowless warrens.
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Trump’s 50% tariffs on Canadian goods just took effect—Maine is going to feel it hard.
Its economy is deeply intertwined with Canada: blueberries, lobster, lumber, paper mills. These tariffs raise costs & threaten jobs across the state.
Susan Collins won’t stand up to Trump and fight to stop them.
Its economy is deeply intertwined with Canada: blueberries, lobster, lumber, paper mills. These tariffs raise costs & threaten jobs across the state.
Susan Collins won’t stand up to Trump and fight to stop them.
August 22, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Trump’s 50% tariffs on Canadian goods just took effect—Maine is going to feel it hard.
Its economy is deeply intertwined with Canada: blueberries, lobster, lumber, paper mills. These tariffs raise costs & threaten jobs across the state.
Susan Collins won’t stand up to Trump and fight to stop them.
Its economy is deeply intertwined with Canada: blueberries, lobster, lumber, paper mills. These tariffs raise costs & threaten jobs across the state.
Susan Collins won’t stand up to Trump and fight to stop them.
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I'm in. The people of Maine have been building something real – a movement that deserves to go all the way to November. I've spent my entire career taking on tough fights for working people, and I'm not stopping now. I'm running for US Senate, and together we are going to defeat Susan Collins.
July 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I'm in. The people of Maine have been building something real – a movement that deserves to go all the way to November. I've spent my entire career taking on tough fights for working people, and I'm not stopping now. I'm running for US Senate, and together we are going to defeat Susan Collins.
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This is a fight between the volunteers of the Democratic Party and the consultant/billionaire class of the Democratic Party.
That's what it is.
That's what it is.
June 24, 2026 at 3:08 AM
This is a fight between the volunteers of the Democratic Party and the consultant/billionaire class of the Democratic Party.
That's what it is.
That's what it is.
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my 2028 candidate is whoever promises to take the construction equipment that lay waste to the east wing of the white house and drive it directly to the supreme court of the united states
June 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
my 2028 candidate is whoever promises to take the construction equipment that lay waste to the east wing of the white house and drive it directly to the supreme court of the united states
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Yes We Ken
Yes We Ken
Kate and Josh discuss Ken Paxton’s primary win, redistricting developments in South...
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May 27, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Yes We Ken
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I agree that there's no place for political violence, which is why I think we need to abolish ICE and the CPB.
April 26, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I agree that there's no place for political violence, which is why I think we need to abolish ICE and the CPB.
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As a recipient of federal grants from #NIH (for now! 😭) that funds research in my lab, I'd like to sincerely thank American taxpayers on #TaxDay for investing in scientific research that lays the foundation for medical and technological innovation in this country and keeps us ALL safe and healthy
April 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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I'm kinda leaning toward "Quiet Piggy."
February 24, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I'm kinda leaning toward "Quiet Piggy."
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Please share.
February 19, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Please share.
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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Let's say you live in a house, and you fill a room with shit and say that other people, not you, have to live in the shit room. So now your life is better than theirs. BUT YOU STILL LIVE IN A HOUSE WITH A ROOM FULL OF SHIT
January 28, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Let's say you live in a house, and you fill a room with shit and say that other people, not you, have to live in the shit room. So now your life is better than theirs. BUT YOU STILL LIVE IN A HOUSE WITH A ROOM FULL OF SHIT
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I don’t think it’s a complete coincidence that, yesterday, so many of us around the world were in awe of what Minneapolis was doing, and, today, the government brutally murdered one of those courageous people, just to show us they could. They think they’ll scare us into submission. They’re wrong.
January 24, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I don’t think it’s a complete coincidence that, yesterday, so many of us around the world were in awe of what Minneapolis was doing, and, today, the government brutally murdered one of those courageous people, just to show us they could. They think they’ll scare us into submission. They’re wrong.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Hey from daycare patrol where the windchill is -23 and falling. Really fucking wish we didn’t have to do this.
January 22, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Hey from daycare patrol where the windchill is -23 and falling. Really fucking wish we didn’t have to do this.
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live your life in such a way that your loved ones should not feel compelled to denounce you, and in such a way where you should not feel compelled to denounce your loved ones
January 22, 2026 at 4:52 AM
live your life in such a way that your loved ones should not feel compelled to denounce you, and in such a way where you should not feel compelled to denounce your loved ones
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If you’re a grown ass man in full tactical gear asking a child to show you ID or proof of citizenship you failed at life. Utterly & completely failed. Loser.
January 21, 2026 at 9:20 PM
If you’re a grown ass man in full tactical gear asking a child to show you ID or proof of citizenship you failed at life. Utterly & completely failed. Loser.
Abolish ICE and celebrate this
January 14, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Abolish ICE and celebrate this
Abolish ICE and restore this
January 14, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Abolish ICE and restore this
Abolish ICE and save this
January 14, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Abolish ICE and save this
Abolish ICE and save this
January 14, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Abolish ICE and save this
Abolish ICE and save this
January 14, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Abolish ICE and save this
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Can one of our collective 2026 resolutions be to let a human woman's face look like a human woman's face
January 2, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Can one of our collective 2026 resolutions be to let a human woman's face look like a human woman's face