Brendan Ballou
@brendanballou.bsky.social
Former DOJ, author of Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America. Contact: [email protected]
It’s a small comfort knowing this will someday be an exhibit in the civil lawsuit against Hegseth
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
It’s a small comfort knowing this will someday be an exhibit in the civil lawsuit against Hegseth
The corruption is staggering.
November 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The corruption is staggering.
This not a “fluid mingling of politics with profit” — it’s corruption.
November 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This not a “fluid mingling of politics with profit” — it’s corruption.
They’re building a paramilitary force loyal to the president but beyond the reach of the law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/o...
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
They’re building a paramilitary force loyal to the president but beyond the reach of the law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/o...
Also, at the end, I got to share this quote from @lea9223.bsky.social, about the importance of hope, which I think is very moving:
October 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Also, at the end, I got to share this quote from @lea9223.bsky.social, about the importance of hope, which I think is very moving:
I don’t think the solution for Democrats is to embrace an historically unpopular industry in exchange for more money.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
September 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I don’t think the solution for Democrats is to embrace an historically unpopular industry in exchange for more money.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Lol I have the administration’s attention. Also, if you’re the *Deputy Attorney General*, how pathetic is it to personally look up your critics on LinkedIn. Go solve a crime!
August 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Lol I have the administration’s attention. Also, if you’re the *Deputy Attorney General*, how pathetic is it to personally look up your critics on LinkedIn. Go solve a crime!
“I may be gutless and aimless but—um, what was the third thing you said?”
July 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
“I may be gutless and aimless but—um, what was the third thing you said?”
I’m a broken record, but the only thing DOJ has is its credibility: the ability to persuade judges and juries to agree with it. This administration is absolutely committed to destroying that credibility, and this is the predictable—and just—result.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
July 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I’m a broken record, but the only thing DOJ has is its credibility: the ability to persuade judges and juries to agree with it. This administration is absolutely committed to destroying that credibility, and this is the predictable—and just—result.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Four years after officers saved the life of representatives like Barry Loudermilk, he now plans to investigate those officers for wrongdoing—to try to rewrite the history of the insurrection. Utterly, incredibly, unspeakably craven.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/25/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/07/25/p...
July 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Four years after officers saved the life of representatives like Barry Loudermilk, he now plans to investigate those officers for wrongdoing—to try to rewrite the history of the insurrection. Utterly, incredibly, unspeakably craven.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/25/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/07/25/p...
Our client @semperwry.bsky.social has written an eloquent piece about why he’s suing to install the plaque honoring the officers of Jan. 6.
thehill.com/opinion/crim...
thehill.com/opinion/crim...
July 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Our client @semperwry.bsky.social has written an eloquent piece about why he’s suing to install the plaque honoring the officers of Jan. 6.
thehill.com/opinion/crim...
thehill.com/opinion/crim...
PLUNDER seen in the wild. Thank you @politicsprose.bsky.social!
July 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
PLUNDER seen in the wild. Thank you @politicsprose.bsky.social!
In our lawsuit to compel Congress to follow its own law and install a memorial to the officers of Jan. 6, two Jan. 6 defendants have moved to intervene, saying that the memorial should in fact honor them. We have filed our opposition.
Thanks @libradunn1.bsky.social @semperwry.bsky.social
Thanks @libradunn1.bsky.social @semperwry.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
In our lawsuit to compel Congress to follow its own law and install a memorial to the officers of Jan. 6, two Jan. 6 defendants have moved to intervene, saying that the memorial should in fact honor them. We have filed our opposition.
Thanks @libradunn1.bsky.social @semperwry.bsky.social
Thanks @libradunn1.bsky.social @semperwry.bsky.social
So many politicians’ careers completely depend on rewriting the history of Jan. 6—this is a part of that effort.
Also, this new DOJ counselor screamed of police at the Capitol, “Kill ’em! Kill ’em! Kill ’em!”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
Also, this new DOJ counselor screamed of police at the Capitol, “Kill ’em! Kill ’em! Kill ’em!”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
July 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
So many politicians’ careers completely depend on rewriting the history of Jan. 6—this is a part of that effort.
Also, this new DOJ counselor screamed of police at the Capitol, “Kill ’em! Kill ’em! Kill ’em!”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
Also, this new DOJ counselor screamed of police at the Capitol, “Kill ’em! Kill ’em! Kill ’em!”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
Right wing populism never—never—delivers for working people. Hawley is going to vote to cut hundreds of billions of dollars in medical benefits for the people he claims to protect.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
June 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Right wing populism never—never—delivers for working people. Hawley is going to vote to cut hundreds of billions of dollars in medical benefits for the people he claims to protect.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
I'm writing a book about America's private justice system, known as forced arbitration. Here's Jim Jordan defending the industry. The surprising thing is how relatively little money it takes for a business to buy a congressperson's support: in this case, around $13,000.
June 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I'm writing a book about America's private justice system, known as forced arbitration. Here's Jim Jordan defending the industry. The surprising thing is how relatively little money it takes for a business to buy a congressperson's support: in this case, around $13,000.
A Florida judge lobbied for a presidential nomination as he ruled in favor of the president.
This seems like an obvious violation of Florida's code of judicial conduct. Florida lawyers, take note.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
This seems like an obvious violation of Florida's code of judicial conduct. Florida lawyers, take note.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
June 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A Florida judge lobbied for a presidential nomination as he ruled in favor of the president.
This seems like an obvious violation of Florida's code of judicial conduct. Florida lawyers, take note.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
This seems like an obvious violation of Florida's code of judicial conduct. Florida lawyers, take note.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
This was a point @jamellebouie.net made years ago, but “secret police” doesn’t mean “police no one knows about,” but rather, police unaccountable to the law. That is the purpose of officers hiding in masks without uniforms, badges, or IDs.
June 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This was a point @jamellebouie.net made years ago, but “secret police” doesn’t mean “police no one knows about,” but rather, police unaccountable to the law. That is the purpose of officers hiding in masks without uniforms, badges, or IDs.
FDR was also super catty and funny! Using this as an excuse to post one of my favorites:
June 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
FDR was also super catty and funny! Using this as an excuse to post one of my favorites:
Mike Lee, a US Senator, jokes about the assassination of a Democratic politician.
Shameful, and along with the rewriting of January 6, more evidence of a tolerance for political violence by Republican elected officials.
Shameful, and along with the rewriting of January 6, more evidence of a tolerance for political violence by Republican elected officials.
June 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Mike Lee, a US Senator, jokes about the assassination of a Democratic politician.
Shameful, and along with the rewriting of January 6, more evidence of a tolerance for political violence by Republican elected officials.
Shameful, and along with the rewriting of January 6, more evidence of a tolerance for political violence by Republican elected officials.
“‘Well, this is very different [from Jan. 6],’ Bondi said Wednesday …. ‘These are people out there hurting people in California right now. This is ongoing.’”
Counterpoint: On Jan. 6, rioters tried to gouge out officers’ eyes…
Counterpoint: On Jan. 6, rioters tried to gouge out officers’ eyes…
June 12, 2025 at 1:26 AM
“‘Well, this is very different [from Jan. 6],’ Bondi said Wednesday …. ‘These are people out there hurting people in California right now. This is ongoing.’”
Counterpoint: On Jan. 6, rioters tried to gouge out officers’ eyes…
Counterpoint: On Jan. 6, rioters tried to gouge out officers’ eyes…
June 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM