Brandon Kraft
@kraft.im
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sing this song every time JD and the Supremes walk through the door
November 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
sing this song every time JD and the Supremes walk through the door
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1) Ethics officials at Fannie Mae investigate how Bill Pulte got Letitia James mortgage docs
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
Exclusive | Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
FHFA’s acting inspector general handed the probe report to the U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
1) Ethics officials at Fannie Mae investigate how Bill Pulte got Letitia James mortgage docs
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
You know Musk isn't an Austinite based on this alone. 😂 Everyone knows, no matter when you moved to Austin, you consider yourself an Austinite when you say that too many people are moving here changing why you moved here.
www.statesman.com/news/article...
www.statesman.com/news/article...
Elon Musk urges people in L.A., New York to move to Austin
Elon Musk touts Austin on social media, urging people in L.A., New York and other hubs to move as Tesla and SpaceX expand in Texas.
www.statesman.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
You know Musk isn't an Austinite based on this alone. 😂 Everyone knows, no matter when you moved to Austin, you consider yourself an Austinite when you say that too many people are moving here changing why you moved here.
www.statesman.com/news/article...
www.statesman.com/news/article...
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
Bets on individual pitches? Sigh.
Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians were indicted and accused of rigging pitches at the behest of gamblers.
MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch rigging scandal
Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians were indicted and accused of rigging pitches at the behest of gamblers.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Bets on individual pitches? Sigh.
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you know what people love? working more to haggle for health insurance costs
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
you know what people love? working more to haggle for health insurance costs
If it weren't impacting real people in real life, it would be absolutely hilarious for anyone to believe that the ACA subsidies are going to be brought up to a vote.
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
If it weren't impacting real people in real life, it would be absolutely hilarious for anyone to believe that the ACA subsidies are going to be brought up to a vote.
I just realized that, somehow, I didn’t add any of my allergy meds into my weekly medicine holder thing. And today I’m feeling it. Hard.
November 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I just realized that, somehow, I didn’t add any of my allergy meds into my weekly medicine holder thing. And today I’m feeling it. Hard.
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Defense says that the officer's testimony was "very questionable" because he said the sandwich both exploded in spray of mustard and onions and also landed in its wrapper on the ground.
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Defense says that the officer's testimony was "very questionable" because he said the sandwich both exploded in spray of mustard and onions and also landed in its wrapper on the ground.
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A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
Austin’s Prop Q, approving a property tax increase for a variety of things, doesn’t look like it’ll pass based on the about half of the votes cast. IMO, too much loose spending by the city lately & too bleak of an economic outlook for people to feel great about this. #atx
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Austin’s Prop Q, approving a property tax increase for a variety of things, doesn’t look like it’ll pass based on the about half of the votes cast. IMO, too much loose spending by the city lately & too bleak of an economic outlook for people to feel great about this. #atx
That's not how facts work.
LEAVITT: It's absolutely true that there's fraud in California's elections
Q: What's the evidence of that?
LEAVITT: It's just a fact
Q: What's the evidence of that?
LEAVITT: It's just a fact
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
That's not how facts work.
Reminder: Just because you dislike the results of an election does not mean the election was rigged, invalid, or any of those things. Need actual evidence. #uspol
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Reminder: Just because you dislike the results of an election does not mean the election was rigged, invalid, or any of those things. Need actual evidence. #uspol
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Holy cow! Vandegrift HS Band’s equipment trailer was hit by a train on their way to perform at the 6A State Band Contest! Other bands helping lend equipment and their performance time was pushed back a few…
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Holy cow! Vandegrift HS Band’s equipment trailer was hit by a train on their way to perform at the 6A State Band Contest! Other bands helping lend equipment and their performance time was pushed back a few…
Banks: "A federal holiday is coming up soon!"
Mike Johnson: "Is that a day when the House actually works? No, there isn't one scheduled for ... like ... ever"
#uspol
Mike Johnson: "Is that a day when the House actually works? No, there isn't one scheduled for ... like ... ever"
#uspol
November 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Banks: "A federal holiday is coming up soon!"
Mike Johnson: "Is that a day when the House actually works? No, there isn't one scheduled for ... like ... ever"
#uspol
Mike Johnson: "Is that a day when the House actually works? No, there isn't one scheduled for ... like ... ever"
#uspol
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if @neguse.house.gov has to *rewrite your dumb question* about Donny’s shutdown on the fly? you absolutely suck at journalism www.reddit.com/r/Destiny/s/...
November 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
if @neguse.house.gov has to *rewrite your dumb question* about Donny’s shutdown on the fly? you absolutely suck at journalism www.reddit.com/r/Destiny/s/...
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I mentioned this stat from Alisa Wood of KKR in a talk I did a few weeks ago, but did you know: There are more private equity firms in the United States than there are McDonald's? (~19,000 vs. 14,000) In 1980, there were 24 PE firms *total* in the U.S. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I mentioned this stat from Alisa Wood of KKR in a talk I did a few weeks ago, but did you know: There are more private equity firms in the United States than there are McDonald's? (~19,000 vs. 14,000) In 1980, there were 24 PE firms *total* in the U.S. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The closing line reminding us that the TSA agents she berated aren't being paid to work right now...
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), who is running for governor of her state, berated the police and TSA officials at Charleston International Airport, according to a report.
“She repeatedly stated [officials] were ‘F------ Incompetent,’” the report said.
“She repeatedly stated [officials] were ‘F------ Incompetent,’” the report said.
Nancy Mace berated airport police and TSA agents, incident report says
The report claims Mace called officers “incompetent” and accused them of mistreating her.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The closing line reminding us that the TSA agents she berated aren't being paid to work right now...
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They're calling him the most French man in history
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
They're calling him the most French man in history
The AWS outage didn’t impact my day-to-day work, but the Azure outage has. We use Playwright for e2e testing and it can’t download Firefox (from it’s own mirror), so a lot of failing builds for us right now.
Oh, the irony that a Microsoft outage prevents access to…
Oh, the irony that a Microsoft outage prevents access to…
October 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The AWS outage didn’t impact my day-to-day work, but the Azure outage has. We use Playwright for e2e testing and it can’t download Firefox (from it’s own mirror), so a lot of failing builds for us right now.
Oh, the irony that a Microsoft outage prevents access to…
Oh, the irony that a Microsoft outage prevents access to…
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NEW POST:
A potentially hypocritical rant on people who hate certain pieces of software I'd like to call...
...Stack Shaggers
A potentially hypocritical rant on people who hate certain pieces of software I'd like to call...
...Stack Shaggers
Stack Shaggers
What’s with all the folks online tearing down other people’s stack? I’ve read many a post in the past few weeks where people have been complaining about WordPress. There are justifiable complaints, obviously. However I feel like some developers and designers have made their entire existence about hating WordPress. Celebrating people moving off the platform. … Continue reading
www.rhyswynne.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
NEW POST:
A potentially hypocritical rant on people who hate certain pieces of software I'd like to call...
...Stack Shaggers
A potentially hypocritical rant on people who hate certain pieces of software I'd like to call...
...Stack Shaggers
I'm married into a Mexican family. Any adult who is your parents age or older in the family is a tio/tia by default.
Our kids call our other kids' Godparents tio/tia.
Everyone in the family around the same age is a cousin.
Throwing red flags about a cousin being called an aunt is pearl-clutching.
Our kids call our other kids' Godparents tio/tia.
Everyone in the family around the same age is a cousin.
Throwing red flags about a cousin being called an aunt is pearl-clutching.
I'm Filipino.
I have a LOT of aunts and uncles (titas and titos), the vast majority of whom are NOT my biological aunts or uncles.
It's a term of respect.
I have a LOT of aunts and uncles (titas and titos), the vast majority of whom are NOT my biological aunts or uncles.
It's a term of respect.
lmao
October 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I'm married into a Mexican family. Any adult who is your parents age or older in the family is a tio/tia by default.
Our kids call our other kids' Godparents tio/tia.
Everyone in the family around the same age is a cousin.
Throwing red flags about a cousin being called an aunt is pearl-clutching.
Our kids call our other kids' Godparents tio/tia.
Everyone in the family around the same age is a cousin.
Throwing red flags about a cousin being called an aunt is pearl-clutching.
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I feel like, when a service charges a cancellation fee, they should do something when they cancel on you.
October 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I feel like, when a service charges a cancellation fee, they should do something when they cancel on you.