Brent
@thebrent.net
Software developer💻, cyclist🚴, middle-aged punk, pizza lover🍕, guitarist🎸, coffee enthusiast☕, puppy parent🐕, alcohol free, liberal snowflake ❄️, atheist, and probably some other stuff.
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My wife got me an espresso machine for Christmas. I've been having fun measuring, grinding, tamping, and pulling my own espresso shots.
Now I feel like how Kash Patel looks.
Now I feel like how Kash Patel looks.
December 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
My wife got me an espresso machine for Christmas. I've been having fun measuring, grinding, tamping, and pulling my own espresso shots.
Now I feel like how Kash Patel looks.
Now I feel like how Kash Patel looks.
Today's the seventh anniversary of the Clarendon Cheesecake Riot.
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UPDATED: Large Crowd Reported at Clarendon Cheesecake Factory Amid Free Cheesecake Promotion | ARLnow.com
(Updated at 4:25 p.m.) Arlington County police and medics have responded to Clarendon after a promotion for free cheesecake got out of control. Police were called to the area of the Cheesecake Factory...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today's the seventh anniversary of the Clarendon Cheesecake Riot.
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“The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.“
— United States Constitution, Article II Section 4
— United States Constitution, Article II Section 4
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.“
— United States Constitution, Article II Section 4
— United States Constitution, Article II Section 4
I am thankful for my friends, and the time we spend together.
I am thankful for the friends that I've lost touch with, and still treasure the time that we spent together.
I am thankful for the friends that are no longer with us, and the memories that I will cherish forever.
I am thankful for the friends that I've lost touch with, and still treasure the time that we spent together.
I am thankful for the friends that are no longer with us, and the memories that I will cherish forever.
November 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I am thankful for my friends, and the time we spend together.
I am thankful for the friends that I've lost touch with, and still treasure the time that we spent together.
I am thankful for the friends that are no longer with us, and the memories that I will cherish forever.
I am thankful for the friends that I've lost touch with, and still treasure the time that we spent together.
I am thankful for the friends that are no longer with us, and the memories that I will cherish forever.
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You burned too brightly
Too hot
And now you are gone
Sweet nutmeggy
punkin pie bench
“Better to burn out
Than it is to rust”
You will remain
In our hearts
#southarlington
Too hot
And now you are gone
Sweet nutmeggy
punkin pie bench
“Better to burn out
Than it is to rust”
You will remain
In our hearts
#southarlington
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
You burned too brightly
Too hot
And now you are gone
Sweet nutmeggy
punkin pie bench
“Better to burn out
Than it is to rust”
You will remain
In our hearts
#southarlington
Too hot
And now you are gone
Sweet nutmeggy
punkin pie bench
“Better to burn out
Than it is to rust”
You will remain
In our hearts
#southarlington
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Journalists - if the person you are all trying to question insults one of your peers and them comes to you, the only reasonable response is to defer back to the insulted journo or to repeat their question. It’s not just about integrity - our main job is to make sure difficult questions are answered
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Journalists - if the person you are all trying to question insults one of your peers and them comes to you, the only reasonable response is to defer back to the insulted journo or to repeat their question. It’s not just about integrity - our main job is to make sure difficult questions are answered
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BREAKING: MAGA extremist House Judiciary Chair is misusing Committee oversight authority to bully local prosecutor, while ignoring the unprecedented weaponization at DOJ and the FBI.
November 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
BREAKING: MAGA extremist House Judiciary Chair is misusing Committee oversight authority to bully local prosecutor, while ignoring the unprecedented weaponization at DOJ and the FBI.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Inspiring day with Friends of USAID! Honoring service, connection, and USAID’s lasting impact here in Arlington. 🌍❤️ #USAID #Community #Service
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Inspiring day with Friends of USAID! Honoring service, connection, and USAID’s lasting impact here in Arlington. 🌍❤️ #USAID #Community #Service
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A bar in Los Angeles finding out Mamdani won.
I’m gonna milk the hell out of this collective joy.
I’m gonna milk the hell out of this collective joy.
November 6, 2025 at 4:55 AM
A bar in Los Angeles finding out Mamdani won.
I’m gonna milk the hell out of this collective joy.
I’m gonna milk the hell out of this collective joy.
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It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
✊
“Donald Trump, since I know you're watching...I have four words for you: Turn the volume up!” - Mayor Mamdani
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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The last New York City mayoral candidate to secure over 1 million votes was John Lindsay in 1969.
Zohran Mamdani will be the seventh New York City mayor ever to receive more than 1 million votes.
Zohran Mamdani will be the seventh New York City mayor ever to receive more than 1 million votes.
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The last New York City mayoral candidate to secure over 1 million votes was John Lindsay in 1969.
Zohran Mamdani will be the seventh New York City mayor ever to receive more than 1 million votes.
Zohran Mamdani will be the seventh New York City mayor ever to receive more than 1 million votes.
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Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
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Best 3 minutes you will spend on the internet today.
October 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Best 3 minutes you will spend on the internet today.
What The Fuck.
Trump says the U.S. will "start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis" with other countries
October 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
What The Fuck.
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Last night I gave a talk that, among other things, argued that political science isn't science and also that this is a good thing
There are, however, some immutable laws of politics and here's one of them: when the rich live lavish and the poor have nothing to eat, the rich start having a bad time
There are, however, some immutable laws of politics and here's one of them: when the rich live lavish and the poor have nothing to eat, the rich start having a bad time
October 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Last night I gave a talk that, among other things, argued that political science isn't science and also that this is a good thing
There are, however, some immutable laws of politics and here's one of them: when the rich live lavish and the poor have nothing to eat, the rich start having a bad time
There are, however, some immutable laws of politics and here's one of them: when the rich live lavish and the poor have nothing to eat, the rich start having a bad time
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I don't think of myself as particularly invested in the symbols of America! I'm only emotional about the 🇺🇲 flag when it's at protests! But this, somehow...god damn.
You do not. You do not do this. This is not a thing that you do.
It is a thing the hijackers of Flight 93 wanted to do.
You do not. You do not do this. This is not a thing that you do.
It is a thing the hijackers of Flight 93 wanted to do.
October 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I don't think of myself as particularly invested in the symbols of America! I'm only emotional about the 🇺🇲 flag when it's at protests! But this, somehow...god damn.
You do not. You do not do this. This is not a thing that you do.
It is a thing the hijackers of Flight 93 wanted to do.
You do not. You do not do this. This is not a thing that you do.
It is a thing the hijackers of Flight 93 wanted to do.
Um...what does ICE need guided missile warheads for? What does any law enforcement agency need guided missiles for?
Hint: ICE is no longer just a law enforcement agency. They're the administration's storm troopers.
This is not an exaggeration to say that ICE is the SS.
Hint: ICE is no longer just a law enforcement agency. They're the administration's storm troopers.
This is not an exaggeration to say that ICE is the SS.
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Um...what does ICE need guided missile warheads for? What does any law enforcement agency need guided missiles for?
Hint: ICE is no longer just a law enforcement agency. They're the administration's storm troopers.
This is not an exaggeration to say that ICE is the SS.
Hint: ICE is no longer just a law enforcement agency. They're the administration's storm troopers.
This is not an exaggeration to say that ICE is the SS.
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Thanks for the reminder, Russ!
Look, we know national politics feels like a mess right now. While we can't always control what happens in DC, we can decide what kind of community we want Arlington to be.
So make a plan to vote. Because this one really matters
Look, we know national politics feels like a mess right now. While we can't always control what happens in DC, we can decide what kind of community we want Arlington to be.
So make a plan to vote. Because this one really matters
October 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Thanks for the reminder, Russ!
Look, we know national politics feels like a mess right now. While we can't always control what happens in DC, we can decide what kind of community we want Arlington to be.
So make a plan to vote. Because this one really matters
Look, we know national politics feels like a mess right now. While we can't always control what happens in DC, we can decide what kind of community we want Arlington to be.
So make a plan to vote. Because this one really matters
Currently at 2,336 and counting.
October 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Currently at 2,336 and counting.
I got my costume for No Kings Day!
It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.
And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!
And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!
October 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I got my costume for No Kings Day!