Brian
@thatiscalledbrian.bsky.social
Congressional healthcare is too good to give up.
November 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Congressional healthcare is too good to give up.
It was always galling that centrists thought "good luck with that progressive agenda after we intentionally sabotage it" was a good plan to voice out loud.
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It was always galling that centrists thought "good luck with that progressive agenda after we intentionally sabotage it" was a good plan to voice out loud.
Love that their reaction to these damning emails was to do a bog standard PR "uh we're having a little think about what to do." Buddy I'm sorry but you get exactly one chance to immediately dumpster this dude or you've got his stink on you for all time and you already blew that chance.
November 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Love that their reaction to these damning emails was to do a bog standard PR "uh we're having a little think about what to do." Buddy I'm sorry but you get exactly one chance to immediately dumpster this dude or you've got his stink on you for all time and you already blew that chance.
None of these strivers seem to consider that the same absurd reality-warping framing they're contributing toward will turn on them in the exact same way!
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
None of these strivers seem to consider that the same absurd reality-warping framing they're contributing toward will turn on them in the exact same way!
Republicans caught another car. The ACA was already "the conservative plan for universal coverage" because it was heavily market-based and also didn't quite provide universal coverage. They were always "working on a replacement" but now the ACA is actually dying people are calling their bluff.
November 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Republicans caught another car. The ACA was already "the conservative plan for universal coverage" because it was heavily market-based and also didn't quite provide universal coverage. They were always "working on a replacement" but now the ACA is actually dying people are calling their bluff.
I feel like we're getting a LITTLE closer to this outcome with people finally recognizing how phony and scripted these "aw shucks so close but looks like we lost" votes keep turning out. But people still aren't willing to spread the blame out to every last Dem Senator like it needs to be.
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I feel like we're getting a LITTLE closer to this outcome with people finally recognizing how phony and scripted these "aw shucks so close but looks like we lost" votes keep turning out. But people still aren't willing to spread the blame out to every last Dem Senator like it needs to be.
The only thing that will actually stand a chance of dislodging Schumer is other Dems being willing to hold the entire Senate caucus responsible for his behavior. If he's not acting as a lightning rod for anger and they're all catching hell anyway they might actually be willing to get rid of him.
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The only thing that will actually stand a chance of dislodging Schumer is other Dems being willing to hold the entire Senate caucus responsible for his behavior. If he's not acting as a lightning rod for anger and they're all catching hell anyway they might actually be willing to get rid of him.
At some point these ghouls will realize they've gotten everything they're ever gonna get out of propping up this dying old pervert and continuing to do so is just gonna cost them their spoils in the future.
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
At some point these ghouls will realize they've gotten everything they're ever gonna get out of propping up this dying old pervert and continuing to do so is just gonna cost them their spoils in the future.
Musk's role in this is about as vile as you can get without being a direct participant. He had full access to this info, kept it quiet, then finally spoke up to try to win an intrafactional tiff, only to shamefully retract his accusation and go back to covering for the Pedo Prez. Demonic.
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Musk's role in this is about as vile as you can get without being a direct participant. He had full access to this info, kept it quiet, then finally spoke up to try to win an intrafactional tiff, only to shamefully retract his accusation and go back to covering for the Pedo Prez. Demonic.
The number one reason this type of deflection works is that the median Dem voter is absolutely scared shitless of the idea that the adults AREN'T in charge and will contort their own perceptions to keep believing in a comforting lie.
November 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The number one reason this type of deflection works is that the median Dem voter is absolutely scared shitless of the idea that the adults AREN'T in charge and will contort their own perceptions to keep believing in a comforting lie.
I don't wanna offer advice to these slop prompter guys but they know you can take an image and add your own (legible) text, right?
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I don't wanna offer advice to these slop prompter guys but they know you can take an image and add your own (legible) text, right?
It's just how the Bluesky block function works. Someone blocks a person who quoted them, nobody can see it.
November 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It's just how the Bluesky block function works. Someone blocks a person who quoted them, nobody can see it.
There's a long history of right populism copying left populism's homework with the small wrinkle that right populism is completely fake and doesn't want to offer any real solutions, but instead try to divert people away from the people who do.
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
There's a long history of right populism copying left populism's homework with the small wrinkle that right populism is completely fake and doesn't want to offer any real solutions, but instead try to divert people away from the people who do.
Tourists visiting Europe are going to be spending most of their time touring cities so it's easy to mistake a general city problem for a regional culture problem.
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Tourists visiting Europe are going to be spending most of their time touring cities so it's easy to mistake a general city problem for a regional culture problem.
Spend any amount of time arguing with scolds about what kinds of food the poors are permitted to afford and eventually they wind up basically arguing that you should live cradle to grave on rice and beans. Meats and other veggies are far too luxurious, you see.
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Spend any amount of time arguing with scolds about what kinds of food the poors are permitted to afford and eventually they wind up basically arguing that you should live cradle to grave on rice and beans. Meats and other veggies are far too luxurious, you see.
The least sinister (but probably just as enraging) explanation has always been "they just wanna get out of the Senate chambers and off the clock." Why make the process take longer when they could fail quickly and go home?
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The least sinister (but probably just as enraging) explanation has always been "they just wanna get out of the Senate chambers and off the clock." Why make the process take longer when they could fail quickly and go home?
It honestly just feels like he's out for revenge against all the people who ever yelled at him. And I just wish him all the worst next time the dark obtrusive thoughts come calling.
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It honestly just feels like he's out for revenge against all the people who ever yelled at him. And I just wish him all the worst next time the dark obtrusive thoughts come calling.
The whole barefoot culture thing doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Hobbits love basic comforts and you're telling me no one's ever introduced them to a nice pair of socks?
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The whole barefoot culture thing doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Hobbits love basic comforts and you're telling me no one's ever introduced them to a nice pair of socks?
"If elected I promise to grab Chuck by the ankles and shake him until the Baileys fall out."
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"If elected I promise to grab Chuck by the ankles and shake him until the Baileys fall out."
Protip for dudes who want to look cultured but can't be bothered to put in the work: Stop picking the most basic stuff everybody's heard of. People are more likely to fall for your ruse if you just go to a bookstore and grab something at random that the average person hasn't seen before.
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Protip for dudes who want to look cultured but can't be bothered to put in the work: Stop picking the most basic stuff everybody's heard of. People are more likely to fall for your ruse if you just go to a bookstore and grab something at random that the average person hasn't seen before.
Yeah I think the pressure on Senate Ds should be considerably higher. They should be fearing for their seats this time tomorrow and ready to throw Schumer under the bus to save their own skins as soon as possible, not just next year.
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Yeah I think the pressure on Senate Ds should be considerably higher. They should be fearing for their seats this time tomorrow and ready to throw Schumer under the bus to save their own skins as soon as possible, not just next year.
What Dems across the board need to do to show they're serious about getting rid of this guy is as I keep saying: You have to make Schumer the whole caucus's problem. Every Senate Dem that won't take every measure to oust Schumer as leader must be treated as a collaborator and punished. All of them.
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
What Dems across the board need to do to show they're serious about getting rid of this guy is as I keep saying: You have to make Schumer the whole caucus's problem. Every Senate Dem that won't take every measure to oust Schumer as leader must be treated as a collaborator and punished. All of them.
The cynic in me still says that House Dems making noise doesn't amount to much and isn't a particularly brave stance but I just wanna see Schumer go under the bus and I kinda don't care how staged it winds up being.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The cynic in me still says that House Dems making noise doesn't amount to much and isn't a particularly brave stance but I just wanna see Schumer go under the bus and I kinda don't care how staged it winds up being.
I'm hoping the people who rushed out to go "well now hold on it's just Axios reporting this let's not assume the worst about our beloved Dems" feel more angry at these chumps than I do for embarrassing them like that so quickly. I'm mad, but I'm a cynic. You guys were the ones who were betrayed.
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I'm hoping the people who rushed out to go "well now hold on it's just Axios reporting this let's not assume the worst about our beloved Dems" feel more angry at these chumps than I do for embarrassing them like that so quickly. I'm mad, but I'm a cynic. You guys were the ones who were betrayed.
50/50 on whether I even pull the lever for Ossoff next year, but if he'd voted for this it'd be a firm "no way in hell."
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
50/50 on whether I even pull the lever for Ossoff next year, but if he'd voted for this it'd be a firm "no way in hell."