Brian
@breezus.bsky.social
Meow/냐아아옹
Lapsed JS dev, lapsed photojournalist, lapsed Northwestern Football fan, NUMB alum, fmr Daily Senior Staffer
tz: US/Pacific
Figurative garbage.
He him
Lapsed JS dev, lapsed photojournalist, lapsed Northwestern Football fan, NUMB alum, fmr Daily Senior Staffer
tz: US/Pacific
Figurative garbage.
He him
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Brian
@breezus.bsky.social
· Feb 14
every day I think about the comms strategy of the korean opposition party in the wake of the coup and I get so burningly resentful that other countries have legislators who are awake
4 things their Democratic Party has that we don’t:
1. Party assigns every candidacy for legislative races.
For most, you are expected to run in competitive districts by your 3rd term. Your safe seat will be given to someone the party leadership thinks drive the message better.
1. Party assigns every candidacy for legislative races.
For most, you are expected to run in competitive districts by your 3rd term. Your safe seat will be given to someone the party leadership thinks drive the message better.
Pat Fitzgerald is 1-10 against Michigan as a head coach.
George W Bush was the president during that lone win.
George W Bush was the president during that lone win.
HE MENTIONS BEATING MICHIGAN 2 TIMES WITH A NECK ROLL ON
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Pat Fitzgerald is 1-10 against Michigan as a head coach.
George W Bush was the president during that lone win.
George W Bush was the president during that lone win.
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"Rich kids are gaming disability accommodations to gain an unfair advantage" is actually very different from "America has an extra-time-on-tests problem" — and the author hasn't proved that either! Rich kids might just be more likely to be diagnosed.
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"Rich kids are gaming disability accommodations to gain an unfair advantage" is actually very different from "America has an extra-time-on-tests problem" — and the author hasn't proved that either! Rich kids might just be more likely to be diagnosed.
It never gets easier, you just go faster
-3x Tour de France winner Greg Lemond
-3x Tour de France winner Greg Lemond
The idea that you can get better at cooking through practice is a lie sold by Big Groceries. The truth is you either have God's Tasty Gift or not
December 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It never gets easier, you just go faster
-3x Tour de France winner Greg Lemond
-3x Tour de France winner Greg Lemond
Kinda explains what I was seeing in their TN Special Election coverage yesterday
December 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Kinda explains what I was seeing in their TN Special Election coverage yesterday
I think CSPAN went “CSPAN mentioned”
Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE): "I rise today to applaud YouTubeTV and Hulu+ Live TV for expanding public access to Congress by carrying C-SPAN, C-SPAN2 and C-SPAN3 beginning next week...This is a big win for the American people...I thank YouTube TV. I thank Hulu+ Live TV for their important decision."
December 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I think CSPAN went “CSPAN mentioned”
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Drug dealing is bad, except when presidents, nation-states, and pharmaceutical corps do it. See: British in China, French in Indochina, the biggest opium dealers in the world. The ones who pay are dealers on the streets, alleged drug runners in boats, or the demon of the day, Maduro.
December 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Drug dealing is bad, except when presidents, nation-states, and pharmaceutical corps do it. See: British in China, French in Indochina, the biggest opium dealers in the world. The ones who pay are dealers on the streets, alleged drug runners in boats, or the demon of the day, Maduro.
How many 9 loss seasons is too many for this “high floor” here?
This is the point of points for me. Fitz is a great high floor coach. Your team will probably never truly suck for a long time. But even with several opportunities he was 0-for-Life at NW against the big boys … even when they were down
Did Pat Fitzgerald ever win a game against a team with more talent than his at Northwestern?
I would have thought so, but looking back at their biggest wins.. I think maybe their win over Christian McCaffrey and Stanford in 2015 might be the only one
I would have thought so, but looking back at their biggest wins.. I think maybe their win over Christian McCaffrey and Stanford in 2015 might be the only one
December 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
How many 9 loss seasons is too many for this “high floor” here?
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At this point it’ll be a mammoth task; I’m all open to be proving wrong but when was the last time we had a dem elected president with the task of giant reform or accountability involving “looking back” and then they did it?
One of the most important jobs of the next Democratic president will be, at a minimum, firing all of these people
December 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
At this point it’ll be a mammoth task; I’m all open to be proving wrong but when was the last time we had a dem elected president with the task of giant reform or accountability involving “looking back” and then they did it?
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Michael Bohacek, an Republican state senator in Indiana, says he is a “NO” on Trump’s redistricting push, pointing to the president’s use of a slur
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Michael Bohacek, an Republican state senator in Indiana, says he is a “NO” on Trump’s redistricting push, pointing to the president’s use of a slur
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Summers/Epstein + Nuzzi/RFK/Lizza has done more than anything else to help me understand why elites have capitulated to fascism while normal ppl haven't. After decades of hot air from elites/their institutions about freedom, democracy, equality etc, they reveal they have no beliefs or morals at all
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Summers/Epstein + Nuzzi/RFK/Lizza has done more than anything else to help me understand why elites have capitulated to fascism while normal ppl haven't. After decades of hot air from elites/their institutions about freedom, democracy, equality etc, they reveal they have no beliefs or morals at all
The correct question you should be asking is “woah, why don’t we have that in America?”
🚨 BREAKING: Ukrainian anti-corruption watchdogs have raided President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s top adviser Andriy Yermak.
Read the developing story: politi.co/48rLU2L
Read the developing story: politi.co/48rLU2L
November 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The correct question you should be asking is “woah, why don’t we have that in America?”
The best propaganda machine money can buy is basically running off porn traffic
'Small changes to the tone of posts fed to users of X can increase feelings of political polarisation as much in a week as would have historically taken at least three years, research has found.' 1/3
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The best propaganda machine money can buy is basically running off porn traffic
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i don't think they need to be putting up graphics packages that say "go to bed" and "you don't have to live like this" on the broadcast of 11pm Northwestern basketball
November 28, 2025 at 4:55 AM
i don't think they need to be putting up graphics packages that say "go to bed" and "you don't have to live like this" on the broadcast of 11pm Northwestern basketball
@sickoscommittee.org is there a Sicyos subcommittee?
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
@sickoscommittee.org is there a Sicyos subcommittee?
Guess who started tonight with “Thank fuck Bruce Harrell lost”
Me preparing my political takes for thanksgiving dinner:
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Guess who started tonight with “Thank fuck Bruce Harrell lost”
I want there to be real consequences for literally declaring yourself an enemy of the republic.
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I want there to be real consequences for literally declaring yourself an enemy of the republic.
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
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Powerful reaction image, thank you Ms. Haus of Decline.
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Powerful reaction image, thank you Ms. Haus of Decline.
nyt starting to sound like the british press covering their monarchy
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
nyt starting to sound like the british press covering their monarchy
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South Korea intends to abolish provisions obligating soldiers and civil servants to follow superiors’ commands even when they may be improper or unlawful.
S. Korea pushes for soldiers, civil servants to have right to refuse unlawful orders
The South Korean government is moving to remove long-standing obedience requirements for civil servants and soldiers, on the heels of former President Yoon Suk
www.koreaherald.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
South Korea intends to abolish provisions obligating soldiers and civil servants to follow superiors’ commands even when they may be improper or unlawful.
Seriously, who is the audience for this nonsense?
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Seriously, who is the audience for this nonsense?
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we whalemen supply your kings and queens with coronation stuff
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 AM
we whalemen supply your kings and queens with coronation stuff
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“To be an American is not to be someone, but to believe in something.”
"There has been some talk recently that we aren’t and shouldn’t be a creedal nation.... I reject this position as passionately as I can."
Gordon Wood responds to JD Vance without mentioning him by name
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Gordon Wood responds to JD Vance without mentioning him by name
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Opinion | Why America Is a ‘Creedal Nation’
The distinguished historian says the U.S. isn’t like other nations and never has been. There is no American ethnicity to back up the state.
www.wsj.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“To be an American is not to be someone, but to believe in something.”
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OH NO! DISASTER! WHAT A BAD IDEA!
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 AM
OH NO! DISASTER! WHAT A BAD IDEA!