Ted Brassfield
@tedbrassfield.bsky.social
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living on unceded Ute and Tongva land
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living on unceded Ute and Tongva land
Pinned
@algreen.house.gov has the energy the Dems needed to show tonight
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Clinton is continuing to mock young people, including young Jewish people, by claiming they're making things up when they condemn Israel's genocide in Palestine.
With receipts, I document the history of injustice that got us here, and how we stop these atrocities
www.qasimrashid.com/p/hillary-cl...
With receipts, I document the history of injustice that got us here, and how we stop these atrocities
www.qasimrashid.com/p/hillary-cl...
Hillary Clinton’s Genocide Denial and the Crisis of Moral Credibility in American Politics
Her latest decision to accept an invitation from Trump mega donor Miriam Adelson to whitewash genocide is a reminder of why we're in this mess
www.qasimrashid.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Clinton is continuing to mock young people, including young Jewish people, by claiming they're making things up when they condemn Israel's genocide in Palestine.
With receipts, I document the history of injustice that got us here, and how we stop these atrocities
www.qasimrashid.com/p/hillary-cl...
With receipts, I document the history of injustice that got us here, and how we stop these atrocities
www.qasimrashid.com/p/hillary-cl...
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Hickenlooper is the poster child for everything that's wrong with the Democratic Party: too old, too cautious, too corporate, too timid, too conciliatory, too willing to compromise with actual literal fascists.
#copolitics
#copolitics
December 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hickenlooper is the poster child for everything that's wrong with the Democratic Party: too old, too cautious, too corporate, too timid, too conciliatory, too willing to compromise with actual literal fascists.
#copolitics
#copolitics
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"A freshman woman who was unable to join the group said the exclusion sends a worrisome message to conservative women at Harvard."
Another leopards eating faces party voter.
Another leopards eating faces party voter.
The John Adams Society began quietly excluding women from membership this semester, former and prospective affiliates told The Crimson. It is now effectively functioning as a single-sex organization.
@abbysgerstein and @JackBReardon report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
@abbysgerstein and @JackBReardon report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
‘For the Reinvention of Man’: How a Conservative Debating Society at Harvard Pushed Women From Its Ranks | News | The Harvard Crimson
The John Adams Society began quietly excluding women from membership this semester, former and prospective affiliates told The Crimson. It is now effectively functioning as a single-sex organization.
www.thecrimson.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"A freshman woman who was unable to join the group said the exclusion sends a worrisome message to conservative women at Harvard."
Another leopards eating faces party voter.
Another leopards eating faces party voter.
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They’re calling it “a politician’s ideal headline.” www.westword.com/news/colorad...
Jared Polis Promotes White Supremacist and Child Porn Defender as "Intellectuals"
The governor encouraged Coloradans to follow the controversial online personalities, saying they do "actual thinking."
www.westword.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
They’re calling it “a politician’s ideal headline.” www.westword.com/news/colorad...
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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Once a loser, always a loser
December 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Once a loser, always a loser
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I’m running for the U.S. Senate so the people who built Colorado can take back control of our healthcare, our homes, and our futures.
Working people built Colorado, we deserve a government that finally works for us.
Join our campaign: julieforcolorado.com
Working people built Colorado, we deserve a government that finally works for us.
Join our campaign: julieforcolorado.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I’m running for the U.S. Senate so the people who built Colorado can take back control of our healthcare, our homes, and our futures.
Working people built Colorado, we deserve a government that finally works for us.
Join our campaign: julieforcolorado.com
Working people built Colorado, we deserve a government that finally works for us.
Join our campaign: julieforcolorado.com
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Glad to see people talking about Penn Jillette. The 2024 interview was done by me. I found him to be a refreshingly reflective, self-critical individual who has remained curious and willing to evolve.
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Glad to see people talking about Penn Jillette. The 2024 interview was done by me. I found him to be a refreshingly reflective, self-critical individual who has remained curious and willing to evolve.
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Bluesky’s head of trust & safety responding with a sarcastic image macro to a woman upset her husband was kidnapped by ICE is embarrassingly unprofessional & cruel behavior.
that account was then banned by Bluesky Trust & Safety. horrendously poor community management. what purpose does this serve?
that account was then banned by Bluesky Trust & Safety. horrendously poor community management. what purpose does this serve?
December 8, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Bluesky’s head of trust & safety responding with a sarcastic image macro to a woman upset her husband was kidnapped by ICE is embarrassingly unprofessional & cruel behavior.
that account was then banned by Bluesky Trust & Safety. horrendously poor community management. what purpose does this serve?
that account was then banned by Bluesky Trust & Safety. horrendously poor community management. what purpose does this serve?
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There's a couple reasons so many IWW songs are set to the tunes of hymns and one is that the Salvation Army Band would show up and try to stop workers organizing by playing hymns to drown out speeches, so the Wobblies came up with words so they could sing along. SA has been trash all along.
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
There's a couple reasons so many IWW songs are set to the tunes of hymns and one is that the Salvation Army Band would show up and try to stop workers organizing by playing hymns to drown out speeches, so the Wobblies came up with words so they could sing along. SA has been trash all along.
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For context: Jack served as head of the Office of Legal Counsel during the Bush administration. He’s widely regarded—especially in conservative legal circles—as a leading authority on executive power. The fact that he’s expressing this view in such stark terms is significant.
Harvard Law School’s Jack Goldsmith:
“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
For context: Jack served as head of the Office of Legal Counsel during the Bush administration. He’s widely regarded—especially in conservative legal circles—as a leading authority on executive power. The fact that he’s expressing this view in such stark terms is significant.
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I feel like evacuating a city of 14 million because they are going to run out of water should be a bigger story regardless of where it is.
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I feel like evacuating a city of 14 million because they are going to run out of water should be a bigger story regardless of where it is.
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can't make a profit on selling US education because racism
Fun fact: the US sells more higher ed to China than soybeans
Trump's campaign to kill an industry where America runs a massive trade surplus is succeeding
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
can't make a profit on selling US education because racism
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me yesterday: look, Chuck Schumer is an incompetent dipshit, but somehow he’s played the shutdown semi-functionally because his opponents are even stupider
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
SCOOP: Schumer was more involved than reported with the attempted cave on the government shutdown. The Gang of 8 Senate Dems had his approval & he was getting daily updates.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands to pass a simple continuing resolution to re-open the government, i...
prospect.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
me yesterday: look, Chuck Schumer is an incompetent dipshit, but somehow he’s played the shutdown semi-functionally because his opponents are even stupider
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
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Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
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#OVER/UNDER is open for new players, and it's a great time to dive in. The mass chaos of the initial days has cooled into more regular play, there's new clarity around the rules/safety tools, and overall, the story is spinning up for an interesting new Act II. Join in! samsorensen.blot.im
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October 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#OVER/UNDER is open for new players, and it's a great time to dive in. The mass chaos of the initial days has cooled into more regular play, there's new clarity around the rules/safety tools, and overall, the story is spinning up for an interesting new Act II. Join in! samsorensen.blot.im
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dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
October 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
Zines are written. A market exists for real physical drawings of coins. A mime won a comedy show. A myth of space? whales spontaneously arose & the union sponsors their flashfic contest. And now a super exclusive but free horror CYOA experience exists. #over/under
![Text of an ending to the game.
You lived because someone else chose to die.
That's a weight youll carry forever.
VMISSION SUCCESS: SURVIVAL ENDING
Access Code: EVAC-APPROVED You survived. At a cost. They always do. [Return to Start]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hx6jbqdw7fcngqeeeqbgyf2p/bafkreibecexcdlwe2t56ud7h25iicc7f3kt2fuov5ynlxachqpdo4hlohy@jpeg)
October 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Zines are written. A market exists for real physical drawings of coins. A mime won a comedy show. A myth of space? whales spontaneously arose & the union sponsors their flashfic contest. And now a super exclusive but free horror CYOA experience exists. #over/under
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The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
October 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
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First World Series between two cities threatened with invasion or invaded by a U.S. president.
October 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
First World Series between two cities threatened with invasion or invaded by a U.S. president.
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A driver intentionally drove their car up on the curb to hit a protester in Ohio yesterday.
This is the protester’s reaction, broken leg and all.
You may break our bones, but you will not break our spirit.
This is the protester’s reaction, broken leg and all.
You may break our bones, but you will not break our spirit.
October 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A driver intentionally drove their car up on the curb to hit a protester in Ohio yesterday.
This is the protester’s reaction, broken leg and all.
You may break our bones, but you will not break our spirit.
This is the protester’s reaction, broken leg and all.
You may break our bones, but you will not break our spirit.
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Remember April 2009 when about 250,000 people took to America’s streets in Tea Party rallies and the media was like “oh man, the Dems are in trouble?” Approximately 28X as many people took to the streets to protest Trump yesterday. Didn’t even make the NYT front page.
In April of 2009 I observed the Tea Party rally in Salem. As this front page story says, there were a couple hundred people there. This past weekend in Salem there were roughly 2-3000 people at the Hands Off rally. Yet the Tea Party coverage seemed to take that event far more seriously.
October 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Remember April 2009 when about 250,000 people took to America’s streets in Tea Party rallies and the media was like “oh man, the Dems are in trouble?” Approximately 28X as many people took to the streets to protest Trump yesterday. Didn’t even make the NYT front page.
The emergent gameplay in @samsorensen.bsky.social's #over/under is something else. An adhoc repair crew spent two hours last night mostly failing to fix damage to a 🤖civil rights group's office. People wagered on & cheered 🪲 fights. A cookbook was published. And none of this affects the strategic
October 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The emergent gameplay in @samsorensen.bsky.social's #over/under is something else. An adhoc repair crew spent two hours last night mostly failing to fix damage to a 🤖civil rights group's office. People wagered on & cheered 🪲 fights. A cookbook was published. And none of this affects the strategic
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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
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this is a tacit admission that the administration is not confident in the legal arguments it would have to make in order to detain them, which should also cast into question the legality of the operation in the first place
Those men are super dangerous drug smuggling terrorists, which is why . . . we are letting them go.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
this is a tacit admission that the administration is not confident in the legal arguments it would have to make in order to detain them, which should also cast into question the legality of the operation in the first place