Brandon Steenson
@blsteenson.bsky.social
Lawyer; Husker, Omaha, and general KC supporter; husband to an amazing entrepreneur and dad to a precocious teen. I post progressive stuff. #NeverADoubt
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All of what follows is true. I’ve been appalled for over ten years now, and surely that’s part of the equation as well: every day brings a new assault on basic human dignity and decency. After all this time it’s exhausting and hard to be surprised at the same time. *sigh*
Trump’s cold, vile and narcissistic response to the deaths of Rob and Michele Reimer is horrendous yet I’m honestly baffled how *this* is the last straw for so many including Trump supporters.
Jan 6 should have been.
ICE deportations should have been.
Bombing Venezuelans should have been. /1
Jan 6 should have been.
ICE deportations should have been.
Bombing Venezuelans should have been. /1
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
All of what follows is true. I’ve been appalled for over ten years now, and surely that’s part of the equation as well: every day brings a new assault on basic human dignity and decency. After all this time it’s exhausting and hard to be surprised at the same time. *sigh*
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Another example of how fucked originalism is as a methodology. Basically directly imports schmittian colonialism into the constitution, like hey there were some white guys who made an apartheid state and hoarded the weapons for themselves and so we have to read it like a settler colonial hoard law
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 1:03 AM
Another example of how fucked originalism is as a methodology. Basically directly imports schmittian colonialism into the constitution, like hey there were some white guys who made an apartheid state and hoarded the weapons for themselves and so we have to read it like a settler colonial hoard law
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Wow it's almost like it's the same package as 2017 only worse and designed to rob the government faster
“.. Wealthy taxpayers in high-tax states .. are the biggest winners, while most taxpayers will see only a modest boost.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
December 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Wow it's almost like it's the same package as 2017 only worse and designed to rob the government faster
Thanks to the Badgers for making today a bit more tolerable. #HornsDown
No. 3 Wisconsin knocks off No. 1 Texas 25-22, 25-21, 20-25, 25-19 to advance to the Final Four.
Colyer finished with 23 kills while hitting .309. Vajagic added 15 kills at a .458 clip.
Spears put up 12 kills to pace the Longhorns. Stafford and Vander Wal had 9 kills.
Colyer finished with 23 kills while hitting .309. Vajagic added 15 kills at a .458 clip.
Spears put up 12 kills to pace the Longhorns. Stafford and Vander Wal had 9 kills.
December 15, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Thanks to the Badgers for making today a bit more tolerable. #HornsDown
We're going to get an all-Texas final next Sunday, aren't we?
Pitt and Kentucky, you're our only hope.
Pitt and Kentucky, you're our only hope.
December 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
We're going to get an all-Texas final next Sunday, aren't we?
Pitt and Kentucky, you're our only hope.
Pitt and Kentucky, you're our only hope.
So sad for this team. They have been a juggernaut all year, and I was sure I was going to see them win another title in my back yard.
Until next year... #GBR
Until next year... #GBR
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
So sad for this team. They have been a juggernaut all year, and I was sure I was going to see them win another title in my back yard.
Until next year... #GBR
Until next year... #GBR
Nope. Deceased.
lol are you doing ok, nebraska fans 😅 #NCAAWVB
December 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Nope. Deceased.
Smart use of the challenge by DBK there.
December 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Smart use of the challenge by DBK there.
Nebraska giving this match away with unforced errors.
December 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Nebraska giving this match away with unforced errors.
We cannot let Trev celebrate in the building, Nebraska. Reverse sweep time, y'all!
December 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We cannot let Trev celebrate in the building, Nebraska. Reverse sweep time, y'all!
Nebraska's block is non-existent today.
December 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Nebraska's block is non-existent today.
I am blown away at how bad Nebraska has looked after the early run to start the match.
They have to find a way to take this set.
They have to find a way to take this set.
December 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I am blown away at how bad Nebraska has looked after the early run to start the match.
They have to find a way to take this set.
They have to find a way to take this set.
Serve receive failing Nebraska against a Texas team in the tournament again at the worst possible time.
December 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Serve receive failing Nebraska against a Texas team in the tournament again at the worst possible time.
Let me say it for the first of hopefully many times today:
The Husker volleyball defense is relentless.
The Husker volleyball defense is relentless.
December 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Let me say it for the first of hopefully many times today:
The Husker volleyball defense is relentless.
The Husker volleyball defense is relentless.
Looks like ESPN fixed the Cornhusker graphic issue from Friday.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Looks like ESPN fixed the Cornhusker graphic issue from Friday.
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There is possibly no clearer evidence of how American society has been bent to conservatives' whims than regarding gun violence. Our country's gun laws are flatly insane, and there has been no meaningful momentum for serious reform in years.
Each semester I go in my classroom and I try to figure out what we would use to block the doors, if it would be safe to crawl out the windows, where we could hide if there was a mass shooter in campus. It’s such an indictment of this country how we have normalized these preventable tragedies.
December 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
There is possibly no clearer evidence of how American society has been bent to conservatives' whims than regarding gun violence. Our country's gun laws are flatly insane, and there has been no meaningful momentum for serious reform in years.
Hey Illinois...
December 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Hey Illinois...
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As he celebrates his 100th Birthday this very day, can we all take a moment to acknowledge that time when Dick Van Dyke won the internet internet.
Forever.
Forever.
December 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
As he celebrates his 100th Birthday this very day, can we all take a moment to acknowledge that time when Dick Van Dyke won the internet internet.
Forever.
Forever.
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“In 2029 we will rebuild the White House as it was, and pay for it by seizing the assets of the Trump family.”
It is important to promise, now, that whatever Trump builds at the White House will be torn down as soon as he leaves.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-buil...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-buil...
If He Builds It, Tear It Down
Pendulums must swing.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“In 2029 we will rebuild the White House as it was, and pay for it by seizing the assets of the Trump family.”
My daughter is starting to seriously look at schools for college. I want her to really consider all options, but Nebraska is on her short list already. (She's a sophomore in HS.)
To get to be on campus during the heart of a DBK dynasty? I'd be so jealous.
(My dark horse - UC Davis.)
To get to be on campus during the heart of a DBK dynasty? I'd be so jealous.
(My dark horse - UC Davis.)
December 13, 2025 at 4:30 AM
My daughter is starting to seriously look at schools for college. I want her to really consider all options, but Nebraska is on her short list already. (She's a sophomore in HS.)
To get to be on campus during the heart of a DBK dynasty? I'd be so jealous.
(My dark horse - UC Davis.)
To get to be on campus during the heart of a DBK dynasty? I'd be so jealous.
(My dark horse - UC Davis.)
They're right. KU just isn't ready for this level.
A&M is going to be ready on Sunday.
A&M is going to be ready on Sunday.
Nebraska is playing very well, yes.
But Kansas just looks rattled. They haven't been comfortable all night.
But Kansas just looks rattled. They haven't been comfortable all night.
December 13, 2025 at 4:18 AM
They're right. KU just isn't ready for this level.
A&M is going to be ready on Sunday.
A&M is going to be ready on Sunday.
Nebraska is in the Jayhawks' heads now. Not sure Kansas has any cards left to play.
December 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Nebraska is in the Jayhawks' heads now. Not sure Kansas has any cards left to play.
Adriano is going to be a monster as an upperclassman. My word.
December 13, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Adriano is going to be a monster as an upperclassman. My word.