Brian Sapient
@briansapient.bsky.social
On a journey to live the most fact-based life I can possibly live. Atheist, humanist, tree-hugger, educator, golfer, and science advocate. Philly sports lover. Kinda into stocks.
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Brian Sapient
@briansapient.bsky.social
· May 16
If you only ever take one thing away from my page, I hope it's my list of reputable #news sources. If you haven't embarked on a similar journey, I think my effort may change your life for the better. Here's a list to follow (free) and I'll follow up with more info 🧵
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Back-to-back in my timeline:
December 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Back-to-back in my timeline:
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NYTimes projecting a net shift of 14 points from 2024 with these variations between the counties
Turnout in 2022 here was ~180k, tonight is going to come in at most marginally under (currently ~168k with a little left to count)
that's a hell of an electorate to swing this much
Turnout in 2022 here was ~180k, tonight is going to come in at most marginally under (currently ~168k with a little left to count)
that's a hell of an electorate to swing this much
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
NYTimes projecting a net shift of 14 points from 2024 with these variations between the counties
Turnout in 2022 here was ~180k, tonight is going to come in at most marginally under (currently ~168k with a little left to count)
that's a hell of an electorate to swing this much
Turnout in 2022 here was ~180k, tonight is going to come in at most marginally under (currently ~168k with a little left to count)
that's a hell of an electorate to swing this much
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By the numbers:
Three weeks of talking about affordability
Thousands of prices rising
Hundreds of tariffs raised
Zero substantive policies announced
Dozens of lies that prices are coming down
One billionaire calling your concern about affordability a “con job.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Three weeks of talking about affordability
Thousands of prices rising
Hundreds of tariffs raised
Zero substantive policies announced
Dozens of lies that prices are coming down
One billionaire calling your concern about affordability a “con job.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
December 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
By the numbers:
Three weeks of talking about affordability
Thousands of prices rising
Hundreds of tariffs raised
Zero substantive policies announced
Dozens of lies that prices are coming down
One billionaire calling your concern about affordability a “con job.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Three weeks of talking about affordability
Thousands of prices rising
Hundreds of tariffs raised
Zero substantive policies announced
Dozens of lies that prices are coming down
One billionaire calling your concern about affordability a “con job.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
I was watching on a slight delay but as soon as I posted the comment below Scott Wapner disappeared from Fast Money Halftime Report and Mike Santolli stepped in for him.
December 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I was watching on a slight delay but as soon as I posted the comment below Scott Wapner disappeared from Fast Money Halftime Report and Mike Santolli stepped in for him.
How is Scott Wapner so close to being an excellent host and simultaneously HORRIBLE?
- He's not the impartial judge type he's portrayed as.
- He treats his biases as facts (they're often not)
- You can just tell he has a shit personality--big ego type.
@cnbc.com #CNBC #econsky
- He's not the impartial judge type he's portrayed as.
- He treats his biases as facts (they're often not)
- You can just tell he has a shit personality--big ego type.
@cnbc.com #CNBC #econsky
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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*TRUMP FORMALLY PARDONS FORMER HONDURAN PRESIDENT HERNÁNDEZ: CNN
The Venezuelan "drug war" is a murderous ruse.
The Venezuelan "drug war" is a murderous ruse.
December 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
*TRUMP FORMALLY PARDONS FORMER HONDURAN PRESIDENT HERNÁNDEZ: CNN
The Venezuelan "drug war" is a murderous ruse.
The Venezuelan "drug war" is a murderous ruse.
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The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
www.chosun.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
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🔥 AL GORE: “We already have way too many subservient cowards in Congress, the last thing we need is to send another one (Van Epps 🤖) — you can make tomorrow the turning point for our country by getting out and voting for Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social .” #TN7
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
🔥 AL GORE: “We already have way too many subservient cowards in Congress, the last thing we need is to send another one (Van Epps 🤖) — you can make tomorrow the turning point for our country by getting out and voting for Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social .” #TN7
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
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I’m not a doctor, but that diagnosis sounds right
December 1, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I’m not a doctor, but that diagnosis sounds right
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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The two Americas:
Hard working Honduran college student deported, Honduran drug kingpin (what bribes exist?) pardoned
Hard working Honduran college student deported, Honduran drug kingpin (what bribes exist?) pardoned
November 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The two Americas:
Hard working Honduran college student deported, Honduran drug kingpin (what bribes exist?) pardoned
Hard working Honduran college student deported, Honduran drug kingpin (what bribes exist?) pardoned
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So the war on drugs is to kill the fishermen and release the kingpins. Makes perfect sense. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
So the war on drugs is to kill the fishermen and release the kingpins. Makes perfect sense. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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Indiana Senate Republican Greg Walker “said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation ..”
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Indiana Senate Republican Greg Walker “said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation ..”
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
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The irony is rich.
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The irony is rich.
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so none of what he’s saying is real btw
November 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
so none of what he’s saying is real btw
All the Republican voters that voted to destroy their livelihoods gonna be sucking on the government teet again because they forgot he was the worst POTUS in history.
#pathetic
#pathetic
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
All the Republican voters that voted to destroy their livelihoods gonna be sucking on the government teet again because they forgot he was the worst POTUS in history.
#pathetic
#pathetic
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“.. This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are — a Russian nesting doll of bullshit.”
@cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
@cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
“.. This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are — a Russian nesting doll of bullshit.”
@cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
@cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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In my view, Senator Cassidy should not just be removed as Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee; he should also lose his medical license for breaking the Hippocratic oath to do no harm.
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
In my view, Senator Cassidy should not just be removed as Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee; he should also lose his medical license for breaking the Hippocratic oath to do no harm.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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I had a popular account with a valuable audience and my Twitter payout was $80 a month-ish, to the point where I disabled monetization instead of uploading my ID. Payouts are only material if you live in a developing country, so “guy in Nigeria posting right-wing Amerislop” has taken over the site.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I had a popular account with a valuable audience and my Twitter payout was $80 a month-ish, to the point where I disabled monetization instead of uploading my ID. Payouts are only material if you live in a developing country, so “guy in Nigeria posting right-wing Amerislop” has taken over the site.
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For over 300 years now, it is a bedrock principle in Anglo-American constitutionalism that obedience is owed according only to law. Refusal to follow an illegal command is not only a moral choice but an absolute duty.
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
For over 300 years now, it is a bedrock principle in Anglo-American constitutionalism that obedience is owed according only to law. Refusal to follow an illegal command is not only a moral choice but an absolute duty.
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
the last 24 hours on X, summed up: