@brainyinsc.bsky.social
Retired PR firm owner; cook; art collector; cyclist; reader; wine aficionado; believes in non-ordinary reality and science too. Detests small-mindedness; christian nationalism.
Yes, it is alarming: "Federal officials’ sudden ushering of vulnerable kids to GOP controlled TX for no publicly stated reason alarms immigrants’ rights advocates; concern increases about their treatment/access to due process under US laws." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump officials sending undocumented children to Texas sparks fears of mass deportation
Exclusive: Nearly 90% of children in federal custody being directed to GOP-controlled state that has unlicensed facilities and low legal representation rates
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Yes, it is alarming: "Federal officials’ sudden ushering of vulnerable kids to GOP controlled TX for no publicly stated reason alarms immigrants’ rights advocates; concern increases about their treatment/access to due process under US laws." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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I would say that Hegseth should go back to TV but he really wasn’t any good at that either.
September 18, 2026 at 11:44 AM
I would say that Hegseth should go back to TV but he really wasn’t any good at that either.
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The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3.
September 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3.
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There are some people that don't want transwomen in women's bathrooms because men can't control themselves. They don't want transmen in men's bathrooms because men can control themselves. The problem isn't the trans community. The problem is the cis-men that can't control themselves. #VictimBlaming
September 15, 2026 at 8:11 PM
There are some people that don't want transwomen in women's bathrooms because men can't control themselves. They don't want transmen in men's bathrooms because men can control themselves. The problem isn't the trans community. The problem is the cis-men that can't control themselves. #VictimBlaming
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It’s not just Trump pushing for a stock-purchasing ban that doesn’t include himself.
House Republicans passed one, and blocked a vote on a Democratic amendment that would have made the ban include him.
House Republicans passed one, and blocked a vote on a Democratic amendment that would have made the ban include him.
Trump Made 29,000 Securities Trades, More Than All of Congress
Donald Trump made nearly 29,000 securities trades in 17 months — more than every member of Congress combined. The stock-purchasing ban he’s pushing would leave him exempt
www.bloomberg.com
September 16, 2026 at 2:08 PM
It’s not just Trump pushing for a stock-purchasing ban that doesn’t include himself.
House Republicans passed one, and blocked a vote on a Democratic amendment that would have made the ban include him.
House Republicans passed one, and blocked a vote on a Democratic amendment that would have made the ban include him.
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A minor detail is missing from the headline.
September 16, 2026 at 12:20 AM
A minor detail is missing from the headline.
So the 🍊🤡 says climate change was a hoax, well, then why are summers hotter; storms stronger? Heat in the atmosphere is fueling intensity beyond our experience. People are in peril. And gov't is turning backs on wildfire fighters. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire season
US grapples with federal firefighter shortage as crews say they’re spread thin and lack resources during unrelenting year of fire
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
So the 🍊🤡 says climate change was a hoax, well, then why are summers hotter; storms stronger? Heat in the atmosphere is fueling intensity beyond our experience. People are in peril. And gov't is turning backs on wildfire fighters. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Sheesh. This is a round robin press office. @petershankman.bsky.social can we just imagine the ongoing disaster this will be?
Trump says Marco Rubio will help serve as press secretary (he's somehow not joking!)
September 13, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Sheesh. This is a round robin press office. @petershankman.bsky.social can we just imagine the ongoing disaster this will be?
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Ossoff: "While the world burns & you pay more for everything, your tax dollars become royal family's wealth. Bc it pays to be a Trump, especially when the whole world knows daddy's a crook. Half a billion from the Emirati spy chief... the Mar-a-Lago mafia really has taken corruption to new heights"
September 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Ossoff: "While the world burns & you pay more for everything, your tax dollars become royal family's wealth. Bc it pays to be a Trump, especially when the whole world knows daddy's a crook. Half a billion from the Emirati spy chief... the Mar-a-Lago mafia really has taken corruption to new heights"
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Ossoff points out that thanks to the big beautiful bill that Mike Collins voted for, maternity units in Collins's own district are closing and says, "thanks to Mike Collins, delivering mothers Mike Collins represents have to drive an honor in labor to get to a labor and delivery unit"
September 13, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Ossoff points out that thanks to the big beautiful bill that Mike Collins voted for, maternity units in Collins's own district are closing and says, "thanks to Mike Collins, delivering mothers Mike Collins represents have to drive an honor in labor to get to a labor and delivery unit"
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Ossoff calls Mike Collins "a crumbling little bigot"
September 13, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Ossoff calls Mike Collins "a crumbling little bigot"
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another great Ossoff speech but there was no Natalie Harp mention! I was waiting for it 😆
September 13, 2026 at 8:26 PM
another great Ossoff speech but there was no Natalie Harp mention! I was waiting for it 😆
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Hillary Clinton: "I love Israel, and I hate Netanyahu's government and his policies. I love America, and I hate Trump's government and policies ... if the Israelis want to vote for that again, then I think the United States has to take a very tough position."
September 10, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Hillary Clinton: "I love Israel, and I hate Netanyahu's government and his policies. I love America, and I hate Trump's government and policies ... if the Israelis want to vote for that again, then I think the United States has to take a very tough position."
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One last reminder that @snapstream.com is hosting a webinar today about its integration with Reuters live feeds -- a tool I use all the time in my clipping, and a very powerful one for news reporting and rapid response. If you're curious to learn more, sign up here.
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September 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
One last reminder that @snapstream.com is hosting a webinar today about its integration with Reuters live feeds -- a tool I use all the time in my clipping, and a very powerful one for news reporting and rapid response. If you're curious to learn more, sign up here.
"Make no mistake: Republicans are bent on denying millions the right to vote or creating widespread chaos because they know they are heading for a drubbing at the ballot box." open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Labor Day Is More Essential Than Ever
57 Days to the Midterms
open.substack.com
September 7, 2026 at 6:58 PM
"Make no mistake: Republicans are bent on denying millions the right to vote or creating widespread chaos because they know they are heading for a drubbing at the ballot box." open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Johnson: It took them 72 hours to come up with a bill to do redistricting. Can you imagine if they worked that hard to fix education or health care?
Newsom: The governor right now, in not 72 hours but in 7.2 seconds, could affix his signature on a piece of paper and provide Medicaid expansion…
Newsom: The governor right now, in not 72 hours but in 7.2 seconds, could affix his signature on a piece of paper and provide Medicaid expansion…
September 5, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Johnson: It took them 72 hours to come up with a bill to do redistricting. Can you imagine if they worked that hard to fix education or health care?
Newsom: The governor right now, in not 72 hours but in 7.2 seconds, could affix his signature on a piece of paper and provide Medicaid expansion…
Newsom: The governor right now, in not 72 hours but in 7.2 seconds, could affix his signature on a piece of paper and provide Medicaid expansion…
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Can't be emphasized enough - Trump is compromising our country's food safety, not to mention our agricultural workers, and I wouldn't be surprised if he's doing so for a piece of the action.
September 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Can't be emphasized enough - Trump is compromising our country's food safety, not to mention our agricultural workers, and I wouldn't be surprised if he's doing so for a piece of the action.
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August 28, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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They’re really circling the wagons tonight on this.
It’s all hands on deck.
All he said was that they fly together a lot.
Sheesh, these people are triggered.
For some reason.
It’s all hands on deck.
All he said was that they fly together a lot.
Sheesh, these people are triggered.
For some reason.
August 18, 2026 at 1:15 AM
They’re really circling the wagons tonight on this.
It’s all hands on deck.
All he said was that they fly together a lot.
Sheesh, these people are triggered.
For some reason.
It’s all hands on deck.
All he said was that they fly together a lot.
Sheesh, these people are triggered.
For some reason.
I swear, the dear leader's administration is all "fingers in our ears, we can't hear you" over so many critical health/life/safety things it is tragic. And will have severe impacts on life/death of US Citizens. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... #cms #cdc #healthdata
Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more
Health data appears to be most affected by administration’s attempt to wipe findings that don’t align with its priorities, tracker shows
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
I swear, the dear leader's administration is all "fingers in our ears, we can't hear you" over so many critical health/life/safety things it is tragic. And will have severe impacts on life/death of US Citizens. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... #cms #cdc #healthdata
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New in PN: DHS's abuse of power in Minnesota was even worse than we knew
"When the Department of Justice indicted 15 Minnesotans earlier this summer, it was painfully clear that this was a cobbled-together mess, a transparent attempt to criminalize dissent. But boy, we didn’t know the half of it."
"When the Department of Justice indicted 15 Minnesotans earlier this summer, it was painfully clear that this was a cobbled-together mess, a transparent attempt to criminalize dissent. But boy, we didn’t know the half of it."
DHS's abuse of power in Minnesota was even worse than we knew
It's the stuff of East Germany.
www.publicnotice.co
August 18, 2026 at 1:17 PM
New in PN: DHS's abuse of power in Minnesota was even worse than we knew
"When the Department of Justice indicted 15 Minnesotans earlier this summer, it was painfully clear that this was a cobbled-together mess, a transparent attempt to criminalize dissent. But boy, we didn’t know the half of it."
"When the Department of Justice indicted 15 Minnesotans earlier this summer, it was painfully clear that this was a cobbled-together mess, a transparent attempt to criminalize dissent. But boy, we didn’t know the half of it."
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This is a reminder that Trump was President 2017-2021 and never mentioned once that the White House was falling apart, and never mentioned once a need for a ballroom, during his first term.
August 18, 2026 at 2:12 AM
This is a reminder that Trump was President 2017-2021 and never mentioned once that the White House was falling apart, and never mentioned once a need for a ballroom, during his first term.