Alex Braud
@alexbraud.bsky.social
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It's a shell game. Trump is taking money from soldiers' housing subsidies to "give" them $1,776 "warrior dividend" checks.
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It's a shell game. Trump is taking money from soldiers' housing subsidies to "give" them $1,776 "warrior dividend" checks.
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No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.
Trump just announced he will be giving members of the military a $1776 bonus. So re-upping this shutdown piece about the dangers of a the leader of a personalist regime presenting himself as the paymaster of the armed forces.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-risks-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-risks-...
The risks of letting Trump become the military paymaster
Trump will demand their loyalty in return
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.
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I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
Why does Bongino just CONSTANTLY look like he's staring down the man who murdered his entire family.
Just oceans of rage barely contained in every photo.
RSKF**?
**Resting Serial Killer Face
(Gotta be the coke, right?)
Just oceans of rage barely contained in every photo.
RSKF**?
**Resting Serial Killer Face
(Gotta be the coke, right?)
BREAKING: Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino plans to leave his job as soon as this week or as late as mid-January, according to three people with knowledge of his plans.
—NYT
—NYT
December 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Why does Bongino just CONSTANTLY look like he's staring down the man who murdered his entire family.
Just oceans of rage barely contained in every photo.
RSKF**?
**Resting Serial Killer Face
(Gotta be the coke, right?)
Just oceans of rage barely contained in every photo.
RSKF**?
**Resting Serial Killer Face
(Gotta be the coke, right?)
13,000 in under a day is wild numbers for this kind of thing. Congrats on the reach.
I don't know, Aaron. I think we need to take this seriously. In fact, after surveying hundreds of years of history in the past few days, I've written an article assessing the originalist case here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
13,000 in under a day is wild numbers for this kind of thing. Congrats on the reach.
This is a problem w/ attempts to individualize the metaphysics of rights. Rights in the relevant sense aren't *claims* on govt, they're the *right functioning of* govt when appropriately *constituted*, as described in the document.
*Everyone* gets the rights because of how gov't *rightly functions*
*Everyone* gets the rights because of how gov't *rightly functions*
NEW: 6th Cir upholds the fed law barring undocumented immigrants from having guns.
What's shocking, though, is Judge Thapar's separate opinion arguing that noncitizens lack not only 2nd Am rights, but likely 1st, 4th & other const'l rights! 🧵
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf...
What's shocking, though, is Judge Thapar's separate opinion arguing that noncitizens lack not only 2nd Am rights, but likely 1st, 4th & other const'l rights! 🧵
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf...
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov
December 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
This is a problem w/ attempts to individualize the metaphysics of rights. Rights in the relevant sense aren't *claims* on govt, they're the *right functioning of* govt when appropriately *constituted*, as described in the document.
*Everyone* gets the rights because of how gov't *rightly functions*
*Everyone* gets the rights because of how gov't *rightly functions*
There's a special place in my heart for two kinds of movies - time travel movies and completely ridiculous action for action's sake movies. Looper is a good example of both, but God, rewatching Tenet scratches such an itch. I love this movie.
December 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
There's a special place in my heart for two kinds of movies - time travel movies and completely ridiculous action for action's sake movies. Looper is a good example of both, but God, rewatching Tenet scratches such an itch. I love this movie.
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This is Bandit. He fell asleep while getting out of bed. We've all been there. 12/10 sweet dreams buddy (u/yarntist)
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
This is Bandit. He fell asleep while getting out of bed. We've all been there. 12/10 sweet dreams buddy (u/yarntist)
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GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
More of this will get more ADHD students through undergrad
December 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
More of this will get more ADHD students through undergrad
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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The student gotchas might be the second most disruptive thing happening in higherEd. It’s the Heritage “debate me” model with the Turning Point edgelord leveling-up.
You know that OU student who was failed by her professor for getting all biblical in her paper? When you read the actual article she was assigned to respond to, it becomes pretty fucking clear that she didn't do the assignment. She didn't respond to it. She wrote her own bullshit.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The student gotchas might be the second most disruptive thing happening in higherEd. It’s the Heritage “debate me” model with the Turning Point edgelord leveling-up.
Every time I try to picture Senator @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social, I just keep seeing Gary Shandling in Iron Man.
There's no question in my mind that Woke Bill Kristol would be the most effective Democratic House leader of my lifetime. I take no pleasure, etc.
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
December 2, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Every time I try to picture Senator @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social, I just keep seeing Gary Shandling in Iron Man.
Something I think needs more attention right now is the tension between liberal values and the structure/functionality of capitalism. Allowing capital ownership to grant capitalists authoritarian governance powers over their fiefdoms is proving empirically at odds with liberal society.
Good piece by @polphilpod.bsky.social at @theunpopulist.net. I think there is something to be said for distinguishing fascism proper from merely illiberal right-populism. And there's no plausible narrow and precise definition of "fascist" that Musk doesn't very obviously meet.
Even by a Strict Definition, Elon Musk Is a Fascist
He is weaponizing Tolkien to promote violence by ‘hard men’ against Asian immigrants
www.theunpopulist.net
December 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Something I think needs more attention right now is the tension between liberal values and the structure/functionality of capitalism. Allowing capital ownership to grant capitalists authoritarian governance powers over their fiefdoms is proving empirically at odds with liberal society.
@gallego.senate.gov - This is not the way to get reelected. It seems like you’re bound and determined this year to make me regret my vote.
1. Over Thanksgiving, texts from Dem. Sen Ruben Gallego leaked where he repeats far-right talking points on masculinity, lamenting that Democratic women "look like men."
Using far-right gender-panic rhetoric will not ingratiate the Democratic Party towards men.
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Using far-right gender-panic rhetoric will not ingratiate the Democratic Party towards men.
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Dem. Senator Gallego's Leaked Texts Echo Far-Right Gender Panic And Misogyny
Last week, Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego's texts leaked, where he lamented that Democratic "women look like men and men look like women."
www.erininthemorning.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
@gallego.senate.gov - This is not the way to get reelected. It seems like you’re bound and determined this year to make me regret my vote.
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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"They had submitted extensive paperwork and paid fees. The foreign spouses had been fingerprinted and passed medical exams. None had criminal records. None had entered the country illegally. They had already been granted employment authorization." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
"They had submitted extensive paperwork and paid fees. The foreign spouses had been fingerprinted and passed medical exams. None had criminal records. None had entered the country illegally. They had already been granted employment authorization." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Remember when Joe Biden was going to “weaponize the justice system against his political enemies” and of course he wasn’t, and it never happened, and then Trump is President now and he’s weaponizing the justice system against his political enemies?
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Remember when Joe Biden was going to “weaponize the justice system against his political enemies” and of course he wasn’t, and it never happened, and then Trump is President now and he’s weaponizing the justice system against his political enemies?
Regina George as Christmas Past, just reading burn book entries on you.
Gretchen Weiners as Christmas Present, but she didn’t understand and comes as Santa, bearing gifts.
And, of course, Karen as Christmas Future, reading her boobs and giving you wildly inaccurate predictions.
10/10, would watch.
Gretchen Weiners as Christmas Present, but she didn’t understand and comes as Santa, bearing gifts.
And, of course, Karen as Christmas Future, reading her boobs and giving you wildly inaccurate predictions.
10/10, would watch.
You’ll be visited by three spirits
The three spirits
The three spirits
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Regina George as Christmas Past, just reading burn book entries on you.
Gretchen Weiners as Christmas Present, but she didn’t understand and comes as Santa, bearing gifts.
And, of course, Karen as Christmas Future, reading her boobs and giving you wildly inaccurate predictions.
10/10, would watch.
Gretchen Weiners as Christmas Present, but she didn’t understand and comes as Santa, bearing gifts.
And, of course, Karen as Christmas Future, reading her boobs and giving you wildly inaccurate predictions.
10/10, would watch.
A hit dog’ll howl
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A hit dog’ll howl
Here’s a genuine strategy question. Boycotting is a monolithic response. It isn’t granular.
If we’re already boycotting over Starbucks’ response to Gaza, how are we supposed to deal with another boycott call from a strategy perspective?
If we’re already boycotting over Starbucks’ response to Gaza, how are we supposed to deal with another boycott call from a strategy perspective?
Thousands of Starbucks workers are on strike for a living wage and better working conditions. Stand with them by boycotting Starbucks until it can strike a fair contract. sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
Zohran Mamdani has called for a boycott of Starbucks until the company can bargain a fair contract with its striking workers. We joined members of the mayor-elect's team on the Starbucks picket line in NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Here’s a genuine strategy question. Boycotting is a monolithic response. It isn’t granular.
If we’re already boycotting over Starbucks’ response to Gaza, how are we supposed to deal with another boycott call from a strategy perspective?
If we’re already boycotting over Starbucks’ response to Gaza, how are we supposed to deal with another boycott call from a strategy perspective?
@joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social at Stand Up Live tonight was fantastic!
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 AM
@joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social at Stand Up Live tonight was fantastic!
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Trump calls to hang Democrats who oppose him
US Coast guard no longer considers swastika a hate symbol
97.4% of (mostly) Latinos ICE arrested have 0 criminal record
This is what systemic white supremacy looks like. Trump is building a Nationalist Christian (Nat-C) state to violently stifle dissent.
US Coast guard no longer considers swastika a hate symbol
97.4% of (mostly) Latinos ICE arrested have 0 criminal record
This is what systemic white supremacy looks like. Trump is building a Nationalist Christian (Nat-C) state to violently stifle dissent.
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Trump calls to hang Democrats who oppose him
US Coast guard no longer considers swastika a hate symbol
97.4% of (mostly) Latinos ICE arrested have 0 criminal record
This is what systemic white supremacy looks like. Trump is building a Nationalist Christian (Nat-C) state to violently stifle dissent.
US Coast guard no longer considers swastika a hate symbol
97.4% of (mostly) Latinos ICE arrested have 0 criminal record
This is what systemic white supremacy looks like. Trump is building a Nationalist Christian (Nat-C) state to violently stifle dissent.
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U.S. legislators: "Soldiers and sailors, if you are ordered to kill someone and you believe the order is unlawful, don't do it. Remember your oath to The Constitution.
U.S. President: "Kill the legislators."
Am I missing something? Anything at all?
I still have characters left, if so.
U.S. President: "Kill the legislators."
Am I missing something? Anything at all?
I still have characters left, if so.
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
U.S. legislators: "Soldiers and sailors, if you are ordered to kill someone and you believe the order is unlawful, don't do it. Remember your oath to The Constitution.
U.S. President: "Kill the legislators."
Am I missing something? Anything at all?
I still have characters left, if so.
U.S. President: "Kill the legislators."
Am I missing something? Anything at all?
I still have characters left, if so.