Brandi Buchman
@brandibuchman.bsky.social
Legal/Justice Reporter, HuffPost.
Writer covering Jan. 6; Proud Boys trial for emptywheel; Oath Keepers trial and Jan. 6 reporting at Daily Kos; former WH, Congressional Correspondent Courthouse News; Reporter at The Southampton Press/27east.
Writer covering Jan. 6; Proud Boys trial for emptywheel; Oath Keepers trial and Jan. 6 reporting at Daily Kos; former WH, Congressional Correspondent Courthouse News; Reporter at The Southampton Press/27east.
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You should absolutely read this piece from @taiylersimone.bsky.social.
Especially before Thanksgiving. Put some perspective on your plate!
Especially before Thanksgiving. Put some perspective on your plate!
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
You should absolutely read this piece from @taiylersimone.bsky.social.
Especially before Thanksgiving. Put some perspective on your plate!
Especially before Thanksgiving. Put some perspective on your plate!
Newly free from criminal indictment by the Trump administration that he said was “based on malevolence and incompetence,” former FBI director James Comey celebrated his victory on Monday with tempered expectations for the future.
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Comey, No Longer Indicted, Says 'Trump Will Probably Come After Me Again’
The former FBI director has been on Trump's enemies list for years.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Newly free from criminal indictment by the Trump administration that he said was “based on malevolence and incompetence,” former FBI director James Comey celebrated his victory on Monday with tempered expectations for the future.
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10 years after first organizing, it's time to bargain for our fourth contract. We're prepared, we're united and we're locked in.
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
10 years after first organizing, it's time to bargain for our fourth contract. We're prepared, we're united and we're locked in.
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I guess Lindsey can go back to whitewashing (literally) slavery at the Smithsonian now.
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I guess Lindsey can go back to whitewashing (literally) slavery at the Smithsonian now.
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Understand that the Halligan thing is 100% Pam Bondi's fuck-up. She could have appointed Halligan Special Attorney and this thing would still be alive.
So it's not just that HALLIGAN is an incompetent bigot.
It's that Bondi is too.
So it's not just that HALLIGAN is an incompetent bigot.
It's that Bondi is too.
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Understand that the Halligan thing is 100% Pam Bondi's fuck-up. She could have appointed Halligan Special Attorney and this thing would still be alive.
So it's not just that HALLIGAN is an incompetent bigot.
It's that Bondi is too.
So it's not just that HALLIGAN is an incompetent bigot.
It's that Bondi is too.
The attorney handling the cases was not lawfully appointed, the judge ruled.
Read more inside:
Read more inside:
NEW: Just before Thanksgiving, two of Trump’s political foes have something to be thankful for: their indictments were dismissed.
Report:
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Report:
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James Comey, Letitia James Indictments Dismissed After Multiple Scandals
The attorney handling the cases was not lawfully appointed, the judge ruled.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The attorney handling the cases was not lawfully appointed, the judge ruled.
Read more inside:
Read more inside:
NEW: Just before Thanksgiving, two of Trump’s political foes have something to be thankful for: their indictments were dismissed.
Report:
www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...
Report:
www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...
James Comey, Letitia James Indictments Dismissed After Multiple Scandals
The attorney handling the cases was not lawfully appointed, the judge ruled.
www.huffpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
NEW: Just before Thanksgiving, two of Trump’s political foes have something to be thankful for: their indictments were dismissed.
Report:
www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...
Report:
www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...
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Thousands of halal turkeys found their way into the hands of families in need this week through citywide holiday giveaways, as residents in Chicago and beyond navigate uncertainty over federal food assistance.
South Side turkey giveaway covers gap amid SNAP uncertainty: 'So many families like mine who need help'
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November 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Thousands of halal turkeys found their way into the hands of families in need this week through citywide holiday giveaways, as residents in Chicago and beyond navigate uncertainty over federal food assistance.
I made a cranberry tiramisu last night and today I get to cut it open/try it. So im doing great.
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I made a cranberry tiramisu last night and today I get to cut it open/try it. So im doing great.
A 20-year-old man the Trump administration deported to a prison in El Salvador before entering him into a prisoner swap that returned him to Venezuela, the country he feared, may now be missing.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A 20-year-old man the Trump administration deported to a prison in El Salvador before entering him into a prisoner swap that returned him to Venezuela, the country he feared, may now be missing.
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The U.S. Coast Guard has again classified swastikas and nooses as hate symbols ― and prohibited them.
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Coast Guard Again Classifies Swastikas, Nooses As Hate Symbols
“This is not an updated policy but a new policy to combat any misinformation and double down that the U.S. Coast Guard forbids these symbols," a Coast Guard press release says.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The U.S. Coast Guard has again classified swastikas and nooses as hate symbols ― and prohibited them.
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“We’ve had hundreds and hundreds, if not, you know, closer to 1,000 threats,” Slotkin, one of the six Democrats featured in a video that provoked Trump’s ire, told NBC News’s Ryan Nobles.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“We’ve had hundreds and hundreds, if not, you know, closer to 1,000 threats,” Slotkin, one of the six Democrats featured in a video that provoked Trump’s ire, told NBC News’s Ryan Nobles.
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