Christopher D. Brown Ph.D.
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Ph.D. is real.
I played Miss Chanandler Bong on "Friends"
Proud to be an "SLB"
Profile Photo is ancestor John Brown
Ph.D. is real.
I played Miss Chanandler Bong on "Friends"
Proud to be an "SLB"
Profile Photo is ancestor John Brown
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@markhertling.bsky.social warns the gravest threat to the U.S. military is the erosion of the values that keep our forces lawful and legitimate. He implores Congress to investigate whether unlawful orders were issued in the Caribbean, and hold every official to account.
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
@markhertling.bsky.social warns the gravest threat to the U.S. military is the erosion of the values that keep our forces lawful and legitimate. He implores Congress to investigate whether unlawful orders were issued in the Caribbean, and hold every official to account.
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It’s important to note from a military perspective that if a subordinate is about to give an unlawful order & his senior knows about it, it’s also a requirement for the senior official to stop him from executing it. And then counsel/discipline him.
So there’s that, too.
So there’s that, too.
December 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It’s important to note from a military perspective that if a subordinate is about to give an unlawful order & his senior knows about it, it’s also a requirement for the senior official to stop him from executing it. And then counsel/discipline him.
So there’s that, too.
So there’s that, too.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
Hertling asking some good questions here. Do we know the names of the 11 "terrorists" we targeted in that boat? Sure seems like we are just killing guys in boats - not targeting terrorists.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6NO...
Hertling asking some good questions here. Do we know the names of the 11 "terrorists" we targeted in that boat? Sure seems like we are just killing guys in boats - not targeting terrorists.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6NO...
Is Adm. Bradley Getting Blamed for Hegseth’s Mess?
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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December 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
Hertling asking some good questions here. Do we know the names of the 11 "terrorists" we targeted in that boat? Sure seems like we are just killing guys in boats - not targeting terrorists.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6NO...
Hertling asking some good questions here. Do we know the names of the 11 "terrorists" we targeted in that boat? Sure seems like we are just killing guys in boats - not targeting terrorists.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6NO...
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There it is
Pete Hegseth on Sept 3 talking about the strike on boats where 2 survivors were later killed in a second strike: “I watched it live.”
December 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM
There it is
Leeroy Jenkins HD 1080p
YouTube video by J Jonah Jameson
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December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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WAPO: “.. Officials in Congress and the Pentagon said Monday they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill two survivors of a targeted strike ..”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
December 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
WAPO: “.. Officials in Congress and the Pentagon said Monday they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill two survivors of a targeted strike ..”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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SCOOP: Dan Richman, a key figure in the now-dismissed case against James Comey, has filed suit over the gov't's handling of data seized from his devices.
He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials.
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials.
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
The Civil Suit That Could Derail the Comey Prosecution (Again)
Daniel Richman, a central figure in the now-dismissed criminal case against James Comey, files suit over the government's handling of his property.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
SCOOP: Dan Richman, a key figure in the now-dismissed case against James Comey, has filed suit over the gov't's handling of data seized from his devices.
He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials.
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials.
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
This is insane. Any material a prof thinks is necessary but isn’t for formal licensing has to get the signoff of the chair, then dean, then provost?
This is an absolutely mockery of academic freedom.
I feel like Texas Tech HAS to lose its accreditation for this, no? It’s preposterous.
This is an absolutely mockery of academic freedom.
I feel like Texas Tech HAS to lose its accreditation for this, no? It’s preposterous.
TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
December 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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“General Dostler justified his action by contending that he was merely obeying Hitler’s Commando Order…General Dostler was condemned to death by the U.S. military tribunal in Rome on October 12, 1945.”
-Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, p. 1539
-Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, p. 1539
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
“General Dostler justified his action by contending that he was merely obeying Hitler’s Commando Order…General Dostler was condemned to death by the U.S. military tribunal in Rome on October 12, 1945.”
-Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, p. 1539
-Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, p. 1539
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I can’t promise that this is the first time a Canadian publisher of a beloved children’s book series has publicly condemned the bloodthirsty US secretary of defense’s use of its imagery to smirkingly defend heinous war crimes. I mean who can say.
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I can’t promise that this is the first time a Canadian publisher of a beloved children’s book series has publicly condemned the bloodthirsty US secretary of defense’s use of its imagery to smirkingly defend heinous war crimes. I mean who can say.
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🔥 BREAKING: A spokesperson for Kids Can Press, the publisher of the Franklin the Turtle books, messaged me today about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth using the likeness and image from the books to make light of killings in the Caribbean in his post yesterday on X.
December 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
🔥 BREAKING: A spokesperson for Kids Can Press, the publisher of the Franklin the Turtle books, messaged me today about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth using the likeness and image from the books to make light of killings in the Caribbean in his post yesterday on X.
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Trump's MRI raises new questions about Biden's health.
December 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Trump's MRI raises new questions about Biden's health.
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The end of academic freedom, Flowchart Edition.
TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
December 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The end of academic freedom, Flowchart Edition.
The Story Of Festivus | Seinfeld
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December 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
So just marked up my first permit in about 8 years. Going to be a lot of fun tomorrow because some slacking has been occuring.
an older man in a red cardigan says i got a lot of problems
ALT: an older man in a red cardigan says i got a lot of problems
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December 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
So just marked up my first permit in about 8 years. Going to be a lot of fun tomorrow because some slacking has been occuring.
Community - Most Confusing Battlefields at Greendale
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December 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Why care about Alt5 Sigma?
🔥 It acquired $1.5B of tokens—with no inherent value—from the Trump's World Liberty Financial.
🔥 WLF owns 1M shares in Alt5, plus warrants for another 99M.
🔥WLF co-founder Zach Witkoff is Alt5 Sigma's chair.
🔥 WLF co-founder Zak Folkman also on the board.
🔥 Eric.
4/
🔥 It acquired $1.5B of tokens—with no inherent value—from the Trump's World Liberty Financial.
🔥 WLF owns 1M shares in Alt5, plus warrants for another 99M.
🔥WLF co-founder Zach Witkoff is Alt5 Sigma's chair.
🔥 WLF co-founder Zak Folkman also on the board.
🔥 Eric.
4/
Republican National Convention Wow GIF by GOP
Alt: Eric Trump saying "wow" gif
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December 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Why care about Alt5 Sigma?
🔥 It acquired $1.5B of tokens—with no inherent value—from the Trump's World Liberty Financial.
🔥 WLF owns 1M shares in Alt5, plus warrants for another 99M.
🔥WLF co-founder Zach Witkoff is Alt5 Sigma's chair.
🔥 WLF co-founder Zak Folkman also on the board.
🔥 Eric.
4/
🔥 It acquired $1.5B of tokens—with no inherent value—from the Trump's World Liberty Financial.
🔥 WLF owns 1M shares in Alt5, plus warrants for another 99M.
🔥WLF co-founder Zach Witkoff is Alt5 Sigma's chair.
🔥 WLF co-founder Zak Folkman also on the board.
🔥 Eric.
4/
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That other apparent conflict?
Alt5 Sigma told the SEC that it suspended its CEO in mid-October.
An internal email, though, says he was placed on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.
From Nov. 21 —
2/
Alt5 Sigma told the SEC that it suspended its CEO in mid-October.
An internal email, though, says he was placed on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.
From Nov. 21 —
2/
Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma May Have Violated SEC Rules With Filing On CEO
One of Trump's key business partners told the SEC it suspended its CEO in mid-October. Internal records suggest he was on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.
www.forbes.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
That other apparent conflict?
Alt5 Sigma told the SEC that it suspended its CEO in mid-October.
An internal email, though, says he was placed on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.
From Nov. 21 —
2/
Alt5 Sigma told the SEC that it suspended its CEO in mid-October.
An internal email, though, says he was placed on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.
From Nov. 21 —
2/
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Scoop: They tried to bury this news on Black Friday, but, well...
Trump crypto partner Alt5 Sigma told the SEC its auditor quit in Nov.
We called the auditor.
He resigned in August.
That's the second SEC filing with an apparent conflict that Alt5 Sigma has made in recent weeks.
1/
Trump crypto partner Alt5 Sigma told the SEC its auditor quit in Nov.
We called the auditor.
He resigned in August.
That's the second SEC filing with an apparent conflict that Alt5 Sigma has made in recent weeks.
1/
Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma May Have Violated SEC Rules After Another Filing Discrepancy
Alt5 Sigma told regulators its accountant resigned in November, while he says he notified the company three months earlier.
www.forbes.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Scoop: They tried to bury this news on Black Friday, but, well...
Trump crypto partner Alt5 Sigma told the SEC its auditor quit in Nov.
We called the auditor.
He resigned in August.
That's the second SEC filing with an apparent conflict that Alt5 Sigma has made in recent weeks.
1/
Trump crypto partner Alt5 Sigma told the SEC its auditor quit in Nov.
We called the auditor.
He resigned in August.
That's the second SEC filing with an apparent conflict that Alt5 Sigma has made in recent weeks.
1/
You know @scalzi.com in re-reading all the OMW books I am realized how each one has a different voice. Compared to some other series books where the author just sticks with the formula from book one, you really mixed it up alot. I appreciate that.
December 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
You know @scalzi.com in re-reading all the OMW books I am realized how each one has a different voice. Compared to some other series books where the author just sticks with the formula from book one, you really mixed it up alot. I appreciate that.
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When no one wanted to know about AIDS, when the government didn't care about the death of so many gay men, when everyone wanted to look away, this was the energy Elizabeth Taylor brought for real. She *meant* it. It's a beautiful thing, this energy.
December 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
When no one wanted to know about AIDS, when the government didn't care about the death of so many gay men, when everyone wanted to look away, this was the energy Elizabeth Taylor brought for real. She *meant* it. It's a beautiful thing, this energy.
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For my newsletter, I wrote about that college essay scandal that's gone viral and what everyone is seeming to miss:
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
That Viral Essay Scandal is (SURPRISE!) Actually About Trans People
A shoddy Oklahoma University essay went viral. Cis people think this is about conservatives whining for better grades. Trans people see a planned attack on a trans academic.
(Note for free subscriber...
www.burnsnotice.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
For my newsletter, I wrote about that college essay scandal that's gone viral and what everyone is seeming to miss:
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
Surprising outcome.
December 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Surprising outcome.