Brian
@breezus.bsky.social
Meow/냐아아옹
Lapsed JS dev, lapsed photojournalist, lapsed Northwestern Football fan, NUMB alum, fmr Daily Senior Staffer
tz: US/Pacific
Figurative garbage.
He him
Lapsed JS dev, lapsed photojournalist, lapsed Northwestern Football fan, NUMB alum, fmr Daily Senior Staffer
tz: US/Pacific
Figurative garbage.
He him
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Brian
@breezus.bsky.social
· Feb 14
every day I think about the comms strategy of the korean opposition party in the wake of the coup and I get so burningly resentful that other countries have legislators who are awake
4 things their Democratic Party has that we don’t:
1. Party assigns every candidacy for legislative races.
For most, you are expected to run in competitive districts by your 3rd term. Your safe seat will be given to someone the party leadership thinks drive the message better.
1. Party assigns every candidacy for legislative races.
For most, you are expected to run in competitive districts by your 3rd term. Your safe seat will be given to someone the party leadership thinks drive the message better.
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Sadly, the most obvious "tell" that these deportation videos are AI generated slop is that the ICE agents show their faces.
The most horrifying AI slop of ICE raids you can possibly imagine is wildly viral on Facebook, collectively totaling tens of millions of views from a single account. First spotted by @chadloder.bsky.social
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
AI-Generated Videos of ICE Raids Are Wildly Viral on Facebook
An account is spamming horrific, dehumanizing videos of immigration enforcement because the Facebook algorithm is rewarding them for it.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Sadly, the most obvious "tell" that these deportation videos are AI generated slop is that the ICE agents show their faces.
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Targeted advertising for people who think we need to be in the office more than once a week.
November 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Targeted advertising for people who think we need to be in the office more than once a week.
I don’t think people in camp (2) are interested in paying for words they’ll never have time to fully read
Other folks have said it, but let me just note that:
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I don’t think people in camp (2) are interested in paying for words they’ll never have time to fully read
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start calling for investigations into bondi and patel as well, what did they know and when did they know it
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
start calling for investigations into bondi and patel as well, what did they know and when did they know it
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its 9 am and so far today we have learned that jeffrey epstein was advised to blackmail donald trump who spent lots of alone time with children at epsteins house
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
its 9 am and so far today we have learned that jeffrey epstein was advised to blackmail donald trump who spent lots of alone time with children at epsteins house
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ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
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SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
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tired: posting one of the same three Kafka references that sportswriters know
wired: posting The Outback Bowl Box Score
wired: posting The Outback Bowl Box Score
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
tired: posting one of the same three Kafka references that sportswriters know
wired: posting The Outback Bowl Box Score
wired: posting The Outback Bowl Box Score
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Heads up: YouTube TV is giving a $20 credit to subscribers over the Disney/ESPN mess, but you have to actually go into the settings to claim it.
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Heads up: YouTube TV is giving a $20 credit to subscribers over the Disney/ESPN mess, but you have to actually go into the settings to claim it.
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
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bull shit like this is why dems lose on “masculinity” by the way
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
bull shit like this is why dems lose on “masculinity” by the way
Sounds like a rule that came as a result of a canceled morning schedule spent on a toilet tbh
This is far and away my pettiest Tim Kaine gripe but the Senator’s advance staff always deliver a bottle of Maker’s Mark that is for him only to fundraising events so he doesn’t have to do toasts with the cheap beer and wine the hosts provide and that always really irked me
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Sounds like a rule that came as a result of a canceled morning schedule spent on a toilet tbh
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The entire Nextdoor experience is
Scammy ad
Racism
Racism
Can someone perform labor for me for the same price I paid in 1985
Racism
Ad for windows
Scammy ad
Racism
Racism
Can someone perform labor for me for the same price I paid in 1985
Racism
Ad for windows
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The entire Nextdoor experience is
Scammy ad
Racism
Racism
Can someone perform labor for me for the same price I paid in 1985
Racism
Ad for windows
Scammy ad
Racism
Racism
Can someone perform labor for me for the same price I paid in 1985
Racism
Ad for windows
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Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas
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Not a political consultant but I’m not sure “standing up to trump doesn’t work” is the best midterm message, even if if accurately represents senate dems position. Not much point in putting you in power then bsky.app/profile/atru...
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Not a political consultant but I’m not sure “standing up to trump doesn’t work” is the best midterm message, even if if accurately represents senate dems position. Not much point in putting you in power then bsky.app/profile/atru...
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not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
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Judith Beheading Holofernes, by Caravaggio, 1599
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Judith Beheading Holofernes, by Caravaggio, 1599
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On the contrary, I think J Edgar understands the necessity of props when it comes to performative parasexuality
j. edgar hoover is looking up from hell and screaming about this outfit. i think the guy could probably look past a nonwhite as director of the fbi. but dressing like shit? that is a bridge too far for hoover.
menswear writer here 👋 camo will not hide you inside a gym
November 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
On the contrary, I think J Edgar understands the necessity of props when it comes to performative parasexuality
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Everyone's true "welcome to the Big Ten" moment is not when they win a conference title, or beat Ohio State or Michigan. It's the first time they drown in a bathtub at Iowa when its like, 38 degrees outside.
November 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Everyone's true "welcome to the Big Ten" moment is not when they win a conference title, or beat Ohio State or Michigan. It's the first time they drown in a bathtub at Iowa when its like, 38 degrees outside.
“A lavish legal drama starring Kim Kardasian and a Tracy Morgan-led spinoff” is clearly two distinct things. The second “a” is structure bearing.
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“A lavish legal drama starring Kim Kardasian and a Tracy Morgan-led spinoff” is clearly two distinct things. The second “a” is structure bearing.
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Trump "has expressed such outrage at attacks on Christians in Nigeria that he has threatened military intervention there... but here’s the awkwardness: Trump’s aid cuts are killing far more Nigerian Christians than Islamic terrorists are." @nickkristof.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
Opinion | Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Trump "has expressed such outrage at attacks on Christians in Nigeria that he has threatened military intervention there... but here’s the awkwardness: Trump’s aid cuts are killing far more Nigerian Christians than Islamic terrorists are." @nickkristof.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
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That ghastly whiteness it is which imparts such an abhorrent mildness, even more loathsome than terrific, to the dumb gloating
November 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
That ghastly whiteness it is which imparts such an abhorrent mildness, even more loathsome than terrific, to the dumb gloating
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It is with great sadness that I report my beloved Wildcats have been Fetty Wapped
November 8, 2025 at 5:21 AM
It is with great sadness that I report my beloved Wildcats have been Fetty Wapped
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ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
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Look I get publishing a broad spectrum of opinions but I already fed them this morning
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Look I get publishing a broad spectrum of opinions but I already fed them this morning