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.
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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!
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Maybe there’s solid numbers behind the reporting but I find the framing that accepts sports betting’s ubiquity at face value to be really out of touch
For CNN I'm looking to talk to young men (feel free to interpret "young" broadly) who are actively sports betting sober—as in, you made a conscious decision to abstain for your wellbeing or you quit gambling—but are still sports fans. If that's you: Hannah[dot]keyser[at]cnn[dot]com
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Maybe there’s solid numbers behind the reporting but I find the framing that accepts sports betting’s ubiquity at face value to be really out of touch
I mean the rape fantasy part might be the least incriminating too
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I mean the rape fantasy part might be the least incriminating too
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You ever pay $550 just to watch your dog eat some chicken wings
November 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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I wanna empty your dishwasher so bad you have no idea
The boys don’t want to hear it but Shoresy is a perfect sports rom-com
We need more sports rom-coms
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I wanna empty your dishwasher so bad you have no idea
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"Elon would dominate as the ultimate throat goat"
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"Elon would dominate as the ultimate throat goat"
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Now THIS????
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Now THIS????
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
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also not sure I care all that much about someone’s thoughts on the future of “small government” conservatism if their most notable contribution to public life was defending child separation.
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
also not sure I care all that much about someone’s thoughts on the future of “small government” conservatism if their most notable contribution to public life was defending child separation.