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Brian Conboy

@briankc.bsky.social

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He/him. Happily married. Astronomy nerd. Sports fan. Grew up Catholic, Grown-Up Atheist. Left of center. We've all taken different paths to get to where we are today. Respectfully, no DMs please.

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Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · Jan 6

A few notes about myself:

I'm not a journalist. I'm not a political expert. I don't have all the answers. I'm a lousy proofreader. I'm just an opinionated American who strongly believes that a rising tide lifts all boats. And right now, I only see 0.1% of the boats lifting.

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Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 1h

We're going to have to call it Grand Theft Auto Duke Nukem Forever by the time it sees the light of day.

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814bleedingrose.bsky.social @814bleedingrose.bsky.social · 2h

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Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 2h

Sometimes the trash takes itself out.

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Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 4h

The DoJ will relish using this evidence against you.

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Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 4h

Turns out there is a gif for that.

a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words it 's fine everything is fine

ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words it 's fine everything is fine

media.tenor.com

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Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 5h

The proliferation of gambling into sports in recent years has made things pretty awful. I say this as someone who at one point did support the legalization of sports betting nationwide.

Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 1d

The fact that private prisons even exist is just grotesque.

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 1d

Private prison industry is booming.

Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 1d

The man looks like he is preparing to audition to be the new Crypt Keeper.

uncle sam is holding a microphone in front of an american flag and says this is our year

ALT: uncle sam is holding a microphone in front of an american flag and says this is our year

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Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder how many social issues could have been solved or at least made a dent in with the money that these billionaires were willing to pay out, all so that they could maintain a stranglehold on their wealth and ensure that the working class is forced to get by on scraps.

Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, he said it in Sept too. ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

Sliwa claims billionaires tried to bribe him to drop out of mayor's race

Cuomo quickly denied the bombshell charge.

ny1.com

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Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 1d

There were a little more than 80,000 overdose deaths in 2024, per the CDC. Four extra judicial boat attacks would have satisfied that number. We're now on number 16.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Every boat that we hit kills -- think of this, if it gets through -- kills 25,000 Americans plus."

Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 1d

She is consumed by hatred that she doesn't understand and ignorance that she is unaware of.

Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 1d

Does he believe that the Terminator movies were documentaries?

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Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 1d

"Can you really know how to govern unless you were alive for the 48-star flag?"

Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 1d

The New York Post: Ever the beacon for rational and level-headed discourse.

Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 2d

The "facts over feelings" crowd sure loves to value their own feelings over facts.

Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 2d

I can't think of a better way to meet a doctor.

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Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 2d

What's left of it, anyway.

Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not interested in dancing on the grave of the recently departed Dick Cheney, but I will say that may history judge him as he deserves.

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Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 4d

Trump has played about twice as much golf as Obama did during their presidencies.

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Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 4d

The Trump administration have become experts at moving the goalposts.

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Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 4d

One million seconds = Roughly 11 days

One billion seconds = 32 years

What's the difference between one million and one billion? It's about one billion.

More people would be outraged if they realized how big a billion is. Millionaires are not the problem. Greedy billionaires are.

Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 4d

Billie Eilish vs. Elon Musk 👀

#NoBillionaires

Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 4d

It's tough differentiate "Kid Rock using slurs" type of disgusting from the usual baseline levels of Kid Rock being disgusting.

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Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 4d

"Why Toronto's loss solely falls upon the feet of Joe Biden"

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Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 4d

The old adage rings true: Your freedom of religion ends at the tip of my nose.

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Brian Conboy @briankc.bsky.social · 4d

They're getting paid to not work? Is that the whole crux of what Republicans have been arguing against?