Laurie Brookins
@lauriebrookins.com
Freelance journalist, The Hollywood Reporter and other publications. I was @StyleWriterNYC over at the bad place. Also a survivor of one of many failed versions of the felon’s ego magazine. Yes, it was as bad as you think. I have stories.
Sure, it’s not like you’re in the #EpsteinFiles or you possess a deeply reported history of being extremely inappropriate with women, to the point of a multimillion-dollar judgment for sexual assault and defamation, or anything. #Creep
Also, #TrumpIsAPedophile.
Also, #TrumpIsAPedophile.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Sure, it’s not like you’re in the #EpsteinFiles or you possess a deeply reported history of being extremely inappropriate with women, to the point of a multimillion-dollar judgment for sexual assault and defamation, or anything. #Creep
Also, #TrumpIsAPedophile.
Also, #TrumpIsAPedophile.
“And grandpa, here comes the orderly with your dinner! Peas and carrots, yum!”
So much eyeroll.
So much eyeroll.
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
“And grandpa, here comes the orderly with your dinner! Peas and carrots, yum!”
So much eyeroll.
So much eyeroll.
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If you think the people throwing Great Gatsby-esque parties for themselves, while millions were denied their food assistance, are all of a sudden going to grow a conscience and save affordable healthcare, you clearly have not been paying attention.
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If you think the people throwing Great Gatsby-esque parties for themselves, while millions were denied their food assistance, are all of a sudden going to grow a conscience and save affordable healthcare, you clearly have not been paying attention.
So amid all the chaos, people will pay attention to this, and media will position this as only alarming, right? Right?
New:
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
![STEWART RHODES (FOUNDER, OATH KEEPERS): And one other thing I want to say is that President Trump, as commander in chief, always has absolute authority to call all of us up as the militia because every one of us — in federal statues defining the militia, it's every able-bodied male from age 17-45. And for us veterans, it goes up to age 64 because of our prior training and experience.
Right now, under federal statutes, President Trump can call us up as the militia if he sees it necessary, especially for three purposes: to repel invasions, to suppress insurrections, and to execute the laws of the union. And right now, we see all three of those in play.
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And the militia is all of us. So the National Guard is part of the militia, which is why it's completely lawful for him to use the National Guard as he has, and he should do more of that, I think, across the country.
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He could just say given the circumstances of an invasion, insurrection, and resistance against federal law being being enforced, I'm calling up the militia, ordering all the men to come together [in] every county, put the veterans in charge of training and organizing all the other men and just have them stand too and await his orders. He can do that and I think he should do that. And so that's what I'll be advocating for from him. So from the bottom, from down the rank and file, we can let President Trump know that we're ready to serve, encourage him to do that, call us up as a militia, order us all to come together in our counties under his command, which gives you complete legal sanction to do what you're doing.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:af7tqcetuyt352aolf3znlxe/bafkreialm4skuozqobejpd6vx4m6kuwsgtidxmmxvj3ftcff6otiuyohiy@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
So amid all the chaos, people will pay attention to this, and media will position this as only alarming, right? Right?
Shocker.
US HOUSE SPEAKER JOHNSON SAID HE WON'T COMMIT TO A VOTE ON ACA SUBSIDIES, I'M TOLD – SEMOFAR REPORTER ON X
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Shocker.
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People were donating to food banks in communities across the country. Many SNAP recipients who were struggling felt the momentum. They too need healthcare & many didn't want us to cave. 7M of us didn't march to cave. We didn't win every election last week to cave. Shame on the cavers. Vote them out.
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
People were donating to food banks in communities across the country. Many SNAP recipients who were struggling felt the momentum. They too need healthcare & many didn't want us to cave. 7M of us didn't march to cave. We didn't win every election last week to cave. Shame on the cavers. Vote them out.
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OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
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".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
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Oscar Isaac Was ‘Not So Open to Working With Disney’ After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Said He’d Return to ‘Star Wars’ if Disney Does ‘Not Succumb to Fascism’
Oscar Isaac was not open to working with Disney after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and will only return to 'Star Wars' if the studio avoids fascism.
variety.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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"I promise there will be a vote in December to extend healthcare subsidies. I mean it this time."
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"I promise there will be a vote in December to extend healthcare subsidies. I mean it this time."
When reporters ask about this, and he says he barely knows her, I hope they have these ready to go:
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
When reporters ask about this, and he says he barely knows her, I hope they have these ready to go:
Yes, but now it’s their turn for his extortion. How soon until the payoff becomes public?
BBC didn’t mislead. Trump’s Jan 6 speech ran 11k+ words; the finale: “We fight like hell…”
There's one sotto voce “peacefully” line buried much earlier, but it was undercut by him urging the crowd to “show strength,” "never weakness," and “take back our country.” The overall message was clear.
There's one sotto voce “peacefully” line buried much earlier, but it was undercut by him urging the crowd to “show strength,” "never weakness," and “take back our country.” The overall message was clear.
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Yes, but now it’s their turn for his extortion. How soon until the payoff becomes public?
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Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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At this point, it’s utterly bonkers that any Democrat would trust any Republican to negotiate in good faith.
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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Would love to see some reporting on how the airline lobby put on the pressure.
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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Hey, you know who was actually pretty good at that? Joe Biden. Fuck y’all who pushed him out so a convicted felon and wannabe authoritarian could openly sleep in the Oval during a presser.
Proof of Joe’s bipartisan abilities:
Proof of Joe’s bipartisan abilities:
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Hey, you know who was actually pretty good at that? Joe Biden. Fuck y’all who pushed him out so a convicted felon and wannabe authoritarian could openly sleep in the Oval during a presser.
Proof of Joe’s bipartisan abilities:
Proof of Joe’s bipartisan abilities:
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I’ve voted 7 times to reopen the government in a way that holds Trump accountable for his lawlessness and prevents a health care crisis.
I’m prepared to work toward a compromise, but this “deal” before us does not come close to meeting those terms. Voting NO.
Full statement:
I’m prepared to work toward a compromise, but this “deal” before us does not come close to meeting those terms. Voting NO.
Full statement:
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I’ve voted 7 times to reopen the government in a way that holds Trump accountable for his lawlessness and prevents a health care crisis.
I’m prepared to work toward a compromise, but this “deal” before us does not come close to meeting those terms. Voting NO.
Full statement:
I’m prepared to work toward a compromise, but this “deal” before us does not come close to meeting those terms. Voting NO.
Full statement:
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“I think it’s a terrible mistake,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren says of the deal. “People want us to stand and fight for health care, and that's what I believe.” (via Igor Bobic, HuffPo) x.com/igorbobic/st...
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
“I think it’s a terrible mistake,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren says of the deal. “People want us to stand and fight for health care, and that's what I believe.” (via Igor Bobic, HuffPo) x.com/igorbobic/st...
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For Democrats this shouldn’t be a matter of 7 votes in the Senate.
They should stand firm until there’s a deal that can get 47 VOTES IN THE SENATE.
That’s EVERYBODY IN THE CAUCUS!!!
They should stand firm until there’s a deal that can get 47 VOTES IN THE SENATE.
That’s EVERYBODY IN THE CAUCUS!!!
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
For Democrats this shouldn’t be a matter of 7 votes in the Senate.
They should stand firm until there’s a deal that can get 47 VOTES IN THE SENATE.
That’s EVERYBODY IN THE CAUCUS!!!
They should stand firm until there’s a deal that can get 47 VOTES IN THE SENATE.
That’s EVERYBODY IN THE CAUCUS!!!
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CALL THEM NOW
INFURIATING
I AM CALLING MY SENATOR MARK KELLY NOW
Tell YOUR SENATOR
DO NOT CAVE
INFURIATING
I AM CALLING MY SENATOR MARK KELLY NOW
Tell YOUR SENATOR
DO NOT CAVE
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
CALL THEM NOW
INFURIATING
I AM CALLING MY SENATOR MARK KELLY NOW
Tell YOUR SENATOR
DO NOT CAVE
INFURIATING
I AM CALLING MY SENATOR MARK KELLY NOW
Tell YOUR SENATOR
DO NOT CAVE
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So Senate Democrats are going to trust these Republicans’ “promise” they’ll vote on healthcare subsidies in the future after they’ve voted to end the shutdown? Really?
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
So Senate Democrats are going to trust these Republicans’ “promise” they’ll vote on healthcare subsidies in the future after they’ve voted to end the shutdown? Really?
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I'm the spouse of an air traffic controller and I could not be more livid at the news that Dems might cave. I called and left voicemails for my Dem senators. If my family can hold the fucking line, so can they.
November 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I'm the spouse of an air traffic controller and I could not be more livid at the news that Dems might cave. I called and left voicemails for my Dem senators. If my family can hold the fucking line, so can they.
Mike Johnson hanging out with Trump at the Commanders game during the government shutdown
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
A “promise” to discuss ACA subsidies in exchange for a yes vote is meaningless. Johnson won’t do it, and anyone who trusts that he might is a rube who doesn’t deserve to be in office.
November 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A “promise” to discuss ACA subsidies in exchange for a yes vote is meaningless. Johnson won’t do it, and anyone who trusts that he might is a rube who doesn’t deserve to be in office.
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Politicians complicate things. But this whole issue of why the House has closed down for the past 5 months and why Adelita Grijalva isn’t sworn in yet likely isn’t complicated at all. The answer is likely pretty damn simple: Trump is most likely a pedophile, and Speaker Johnson knows it. That’s all.
November 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Politicians complicate things. But this whole issue of why the House has closed down for the past 5 months and why Adelita Grijalva isn’t sworn in yet likely isn’t complicated at all. The answer is likely pretty damn simple: Trump is most likely a pedophile, and Speaker Johnson knows it. That’s all.