Brandon Friedman
@brandonfriedman.bsky.social
Founder, Rakkasan Tea Company • Dallas Police Oversight Board • Former Obama guy • Once a soldier
Dallas, Texas
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Catherine Cortez Masto is worth just over $4 million
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Catherine Cortez Masto is worth just over $4 million
Maggie Hassan is worth $6 million
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Maggie Hassan is worth $6 million
Jeanne Shaheen is worth $8 million
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Jeanne Shaheen is worth $8 million
Jacky Rosen is worth $17 million
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Jacky Rosen is worth $17 million
Healthcare costs for millions of Americans are doubling. Angus King has a net worth of $22 million.
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Healthcare costs for millions of Americans are doubling. Angus King has a net worth of $22 million.
Elon Musk is really offering a window into his brain today and it cannot be understated what an emotionally disordered misfit he is and how dangerous that makes his accumulation of wealth and power
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She smiles and says “I will always love you”
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November 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Elon Musk is really offering a window into his brain today and it cannot be understated what an emotionally disordered misfit he is and how dangerous that makes his accumulation of wealth and power
Trump announced a deal to lower weight loss drug prices while simultaneously banning "fat people" from entering the United States. All very normal stuff for a president.
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Trump announced a deal to lower weight loss drug prices while simultaneously banning "fat people" from entering the United States. All very normal stuff for a president.
Related, I have whistle kits at the office in Deep Ellum if anyone needs one.
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Related, I have whistle kits at the office in Deep Ellum if anyone needs one.
Every time I see a story premised on the presumably surprising idea of rotund, happy-looking whales holding their own against mean, scary-looking sharks, I feel compelled to remind people that orcas WEAR A DISGUISE. The orca is the ONE WHO KNOCKS.
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Every time I see a story premised on the presumably surprising idea of rotund, happy-looking whales holding their own against mean, scary-looking sharks, I feel compelled to remind people that orcas WEAR A DISGUISE. The orca is the ONE WHO KNOCKS.
Dust off the calipers, guys, we're doing literal Nazi craniometry
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Dust off the calipers, guys, we're doing literal Nazi craniometry
A pair of B-52s from Minot Air Force Base just buzzed the Venezuelan capital of Caracas. Roughly 100 miles off the coast.
November 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A pair of B-52s from Minot Air Force Base just buzzed the Venezuelan capital of Caracas. Roughly 100 miles off the coast.
I now carry an ICE/CBP whistle on my keychain
November 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I now carry an ICE/CBP whistle on my keychain
To put a finer point on it, Mamdani was the only Democrat on the ballot. Cuomo was listed under the "Fight and Deliver Party." The fact that Schumer wouldn't endorse the only Democrat on the ticket makes him unfit to lead the party. He should retire early.
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
To put a finer point on it, Mamdani was the only Democrat on the ballot. Cuomo was listed under the "Fight and Deliver Party." The fact that Schumer wouldn't endorse the only Democrat on the ticket makes him unfit to lead the party. He should retire early.
To make the night even better, I came away from a Dallas political event with a pile of anti-ICE whistle kits to hand out. If you're in Deep Ellum or Old East Dallas and want one, let me know.
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
To make the night even better, I came away from a Dallas political event with a pile of anti-ICE whistle kits to hand out. If you're in Deep Ellum or Old East Dallas and want one, let me know.
I don't know what it will take for members of Congress to understand that tariffs aren't just taxing businesses, they're destroying them.
Like this is wild. Just obliterating American businesses for no reason. I mean, unless your reason is to help China and Russia.
www.pennlive.com/nation-world...
Like this is wild. Just obliterating American businesses for no reason. I mean, unless your reason is to help China and Russia.
www.pennlive.com/nation-world...
November 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I don't know what it will take for members of Congress to understand that tariffs aren't just taxing businesses, they're destroying them.
Like this is wild. Just obliterating American businesses for no reason. I mean, unless your reason is to help China and Russia.
www.pennlive.com/nation-world...
Like this is wild. Just obliterating American businesses for no reason. I mean, unless your reason is to help China and Russia.
www.pennlive.com/nation-world...
I am biased in that I am currently credited with the in-store selling blurb
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I am biased in that I am currently credited with the in-store selling blurb
Support the arts in Dallas. Ethan Rutherford's North Sun is an amazing novel up for this year's National Book Award. It's published by Dallas-based nonprofit @deepvellum.bsky.social. They're the smallest publisher nominated and need help. Would be huge for the local scene! t.e2ma.net/message/nwkh...
November 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Support the arts in Dallas. Ethan Rutherford's North Sun is an amazing novel up for this year's National Book Award. It's published by Dallas-based nonprofit @deepvellum.bsky.social. They're the smallest publisher nominated and need help. Would be huge for the local scene! t.e2ma.net/message/nwkh...
The President is now picking and choosing who gets healthcare and when they get it. It's a whole thing on X right now.
Adams is the wealthy, far-right political commentator who once wrote the Dilbert comics.
Adams is the wealthy, far-right political commentator who once wrote the Dilbert comics.
November 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The President is now picking and choosing who gets healthcare and when they get it. It's a whole thing on X right now.
Adams is the wealthy, far-right political commentator who once wrote the Dilbert comics.
Adams is the wealthy, far-right political commentator who once wrote the Dilbert comics.
This is what happened to Ceaușescu
November 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
This is what happened to Ceaușescu
Republicans control the Presidency, the House, the Senate and the Supreme Court
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Republicans control the Presidency, the House, the Senate and the Supreme Court
Lest anyone think I'm making this up, the 2024 national polling average had Harris ahead the *entire* way — but never by more than 4 points. She lost.
In 2020, Biden also led the entire way, heading into election day with a nearly 8-point lead. He won by 4 points.
In 2020, Biden also led the entire way, heading into election day with a nearly 8-point lead. He won by 4 points.
October 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Lest anyone think I'm making this up, the 2024 national polling average had Harris ahead the *entire* way — but never by more than 4 points. She lost.
In 2020, Biden also led the entire way, heading into election day with a nearly 8-point lead. He won by 4 points.
In 2020, Biden also led the entire way, heading into election day with a nearly 8-point lead. He won by 4 points.
This is the executive order. I'm drawing the distinction because we need to be clear about the question of whether the military is turning on the people or simply complying with legal orders that may prove inconsequential. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This is the executive order. I'm drawing the distinction because we need to be clear about the question of whether the military is turning on the people or simply complying with legal orders that may prove inconsequential. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...