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Brian Broadus

@cvilletgr.bsky.social

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Architecture. Architectural History. Historic Preservation. Charleston, Charlottesville, Cairo. Clemson University, University of Virginia. Devoted to Chelsea Football Club, and to my wife, Lynn, forever. Moved to Cleveland to join a coastal elite.

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Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · May 14

"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage."

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Chip and Benson (and Patrick McSploot 👆) @chipandbenson.bsky.social · 7m

Wait I just need to ask this question. If his tariffs garnered trillions in gains why are they even scrambling to find money to pay our troops? Why do we still have a massive deficit? How much do you think it costs per day to deploy ICE and the National Guard to US cities to yank immigrants

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Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · 7m

SLAVE PATROL ALERT!

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 8m

Masked ICE points gun at neighborhood man in Chicago asking them to show him their faces.

Just a piece of advice: when someone like this is pointing a gun at you, don't reach into your pocket for your phone.

juridical.bsky.social @juridical.bsky.social · 4h

Same group? Is that a pistol being pointed at the guy in blue?

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Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · 13m

I voted for the guy who tried to eliminate Obamacare yet I remain surprised that he indeed cut Obamacare.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 15m

"I voted for Trump. I didn't expect [him to cut health care.]"

Longtime Florida insurance agent Alan Reynolds, 65, predicts many of his customers will allow their policies to lapse when the price hikes become clear. An independent who leans conservative, Reynolds, of Port St. Lucie, called Obamacare flawed but said he favors the continuation of the enhanced subsidies “and not pulling the rug out from under people.”

His family is also affected. The loss of his wife’s subsidy means she is likely to pay about $1,200 or more each month, up from about $500 in 2024, he said. “I voted for Trump,” Reynolds said. “I didn’t expect this.”

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Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · 16m

Someone has to fill those private prisons.

We need to abolish prisons at the same time we abolish ICE.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 26m

This is a terrific round-up of JD Vance's terrible, no good Sunday Show spin today from @rollingstone.com:

"J.D. Vance struggled to defend the Trump administration’s decisions when journalists asked him basic questions during a round of TV appearances"

Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, Dodge
J.D. Vance Tried to Evade Journalists’ Questions. It Did Not Go Well
The vice president could not give a straight answer to inquiries about Tom Homan's alleged acceptance of a bribe, Trump's claim that J.B. Pritzker is a criminal, and layoffs at the CDC
October 12, 2025

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Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · 23m

They're filming for their little videos, which suggests to me that they detained the protester for the entertainment value and the erections it will give them.

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Tony Michaels 🎙 @thetonymichaels.bsky.social · 47m

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Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · 45m

Well played.

Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · 45m

Imagine being the guy who discovered them--you looked into his rectum AND IT LOOKED BACK.

Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · 47m

As a former Coloradoan, let me say that there's a reason why we drew that border right where it is.

Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 4h

"Wait, I can explain..."

Wyoming Man Found With 30 Eyeballs In His Anal Cavity

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Thomas Long @rayosunlong.bsky.social · 1h

This administration will be happy to hear this news.

The more family farms go bankrupt, the more land corporate farms can acquire cheap, and the easier it is to create “shortages”, fix prices and gouge consumers.

The agricultural corporations’ campaign donations are about to really pay off.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5h

Baldwin: Our farmers are facing incredible headwinds. A lot of the fertilizer inputs come from Canada. Those have shot up because of tariffs. About a quarter of all farmers use the ACA for their health care coverage. This president is just contributing to the headwinds that our farmers are facing.

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Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · 1h

Someone's seen the pics of Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau.

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 3h

CBP agents knocked on an El Paso home at 7:15 a.m.

The owner asked to secure his Rottweiler, Chop, in the bathroom.

While he got his ID, agents opened the door and shot Chop.

The family tried to save him as he bled out on the kitchen floor.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4h

Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 6h

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · 4h

Jesus fucking Christ.

Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · 5h

The Grand Egyptian Museum is scheduled to open next month but Egypt is extremely corrupt so who can really know? Anyway, I recommend not being part of a tour group. Solo or a couple can get a much better feel for the place. Also, see more of the Islamic monuments. Good luck!

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 1d

Zoomies Break!

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Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · 5h

...and his beard is still streaked with the henna combed into it during his mummification ritual. I remember that detail. So immediate.

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Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · 6h

Fresh from Kristi Noem staring down a bored guy in a chicken outfit like she's William Travis facing the army of Santa Ana.

Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · 7h

Anybody else here feel like they need a cigarette?

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h

New, from me:
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

Purge, Merge, and Surge

Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state

donmoynihan.substack.com

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Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · 7h

Bannon invested in a weird gaming company when he was in finance. So I knew about him. I'm not a gamer, though, and it's weird how young incels got possessive about a commercial enterprise. Like, wouldn't EA WANT to sell to women, too? Like, for the money?

Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · 7h

I mean, the phrase, "What an asshole!" exists in English for a reason. Say it and mind your own business.

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Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · 7h

There's a ton of people in this country who look at an offensive Tweet and can't say, "I don't like that poster, be it him, her, or them" and just get on with their lives. Like, that opinion is none of my business.

If a Tweet by a some rando pushes you over, you're not well to start.

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