Brendan Smith
@brendansmith.bsky.social
Co-host of THE RECORD JUNKIES with John Ross Bowie on YouTube and Rocktails with Ahmet Zappa. And look for Brandoland tees!
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Every day, an unprecedented corruption scandal that would immediately end any chief executive's tenure in any actual democracy, let alone any presidency since Truman.
New: Binance holds 87% of the Trump family's stablecoin—$4.7 billion—a higher concentration than any other major stablecoin has at any single exchange.
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Trump's Stablecoin USD1: Binance Holds 87% After Founder's Pardon
World Liberty Financial's founding document describes the company as "pioneering a new era of Decentralized Finance." Its flagship stablecoin is anything but.
www.forbes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Every day, an unprecedented corruption scandal that would immediately end any chief executive's tenure in any actual democracy, let alone any presidency since Truman.
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ROCKTAILS Live at 5
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February 7, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
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Congress appropriated $257 million to renovate the Kennedy Center before Trump shut it down. Follow that money and see where it goes.
February 3, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Congress appropriated $257 million to renovate the Kennedy Center before Trump shut it down. Follow that money and see where it goes.
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I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
February 2, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
This is THE campaign ad for Dems in '26 and '28. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
February 3, 2026 at 1:36 AM
This is THE campaign ad for Dems in '26 and '28. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
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Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
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This would be akin to President Biden speaking to the FBI agents right before they searched Mar-a-Lago. I'm sure Republicans would have been totally fine with that.
Breaking NYT:
Behind closed doors, Tulsi Gabbard met with some of the FBI field agents responsible for the Georgia election office raid.
During the meeting, she called Trump.
Trump addressed the agents on speakerphone, asking them questions as well as praising them for their work on the inquiry.
Behind closed doors, Tulsi Gabbard met with some of the FBI field agents responsible for the Georgia election office raid.
During the meeting, she called Trump.
Trump addressed the agents on speakerphone, asking them questions as well as praising them for their work on the inquiry.
Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This would be akin to President Biden speaking to the FBI agents right before they searched Mar-a-Lago. I'm sure Republicans would have been totally fine with that.
If I run for president, my platform will simply be "on day one... I will bulldoze the f*%cking White House ballroom and his dumb country music Center."
February 1, 2026 at 11:49 PM
If I run for president, my platform will simply be "on day one... I will bulldoze the f*%cking White House ballroom and his dumb country music Center."
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Love is not dead
February 1, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Love is not dead
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January 30, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
January 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
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STEVE VAI IS IN THE BUILDING... JOIN US LIVE AT 5pm PST!!! www.youtube.com/live/RGoWrJG...
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January 31, 2026 at 12:43 AM
STEVE VAI IS IN THE BUILDING... JOIN US LIVE AT 5pm PST!!! www.youtube.com/live/RGoWrJG...
STEVE VAI IS IN THE BUILDING... JOIN US LIVE AT 5pm PST!!! www.youtube.com/live/RGoWrJG...
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January 31, 2026 at 12:43 AM
STEVE VAI IS IN THE BUILDING... JOIN US LIVE AT 5pm PST!!! www.youtube.com/live/RGoWrJG...
The link is up for tonight's ROCKTAILS with Ahmet Zappa... starting at 4:15pm! www.youtube.com/live/RGoWrJG...
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January 31, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The link is up for tonight's ROCKTAILS with Ahmet Zappa... starting at 4:15pm! www.youtube.com/live/RGoWrJG...
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RED ALERT RED ALERT. The legendary STEVE VAI is our guest on ROCKTAILS with AHMET ZAPPA... LIVE at 5pm PST tonight. Be there!
January 30, 2026 at 7:39 PM
RED ALERT RED ALERT. The legendary STEVE VAI is our guest on ROCKTAILS with AHMET ZAPPA... LIVE at 5pm PST tonight. Be there!
RED ALERT RED ALERT. The legendary STEVE VAI is our guest on ROCKTAILS with AHMET ZAPPA... LIVE at 5pm PST tonight. Be there!
January 30, 2026 at 7:39 PM
RED ALERT RED ALERT. The legendary STEVE VAI is our guest on ROCKTAILS with AHMET ZAPPA... LIVE at 5pm PST tonight. Be there!
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3 more years of this and the DOJ is going to be staffed by Nick Fuentes fans with correspondence school law degrees. Who don't need to pass the bar because of "the emergency."
Breaking on MS NOW:
Career DOJ prosecutors in both Minnesota and Los Angeles refused to be involved in charging Don Lemon and the other journalists who covered the Minneapolis church protests.
The prosecutors believe the evidence does not support the charges, per @carolleonnig.bsky.social.
Career DOJ prosecutors in both Minnesota and Los Angeles refused to be involved in charging Don Lemon and the other journalists who covered the Minneapolis church protests.
The prosecutors believe the evidence does not support the charges, per @carolleonnig.bsky.social.
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 PM
3 more years of this and the DOJ is going to be staffed by Nick Fuentes fans with correspondence school law degrees. Who don't need to pass the bar because of "the emergency."
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It's easy to get inured to this. But it's genuinely shocking. These are just untrained, hyped up hooligans terrorizing people.
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM
It's easy to get inured to this. But it's genuinely shocking. These are just untrained, hyped up hooligans terrorizing people.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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What he said
Just a reminder that both Ilhan Omar and Maxwell Frost have been attacked this week.
No outrage by right-wing media or even corporate media.
Now imagine if this were done to Republicans.
The entire system is rigged in favor of conservatives, folks. The double standards are just wild.
No outrage by right-wing media or even corporate media.
Now imagine if this were done to Republicans.
The entire system is rigged in favor of conservatives, folks. The double standards are just wild.
January 28, 2026 at 6:55 AM
What he said
Don't care if you love her or hate her... but Rep. Omar's first instinct was to go after this dude. Epic move. bsky.app/profile/ones...
Man sprayed Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) with liquid during town hall in Minneapolis
January 28, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Don't care if you love her or hate her... but Rep. Omar's first instinct was to go after this dude. Epic move. bsky.app/profile/ones...
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Corner of Vin Scully and Stadium Way, Dodger Stadium.
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Corner of Vin Scully and Stadium Way, Dodger Stadium.
It's a Key & Peele sketch announing the names of guests at a Bari Weiss dinner party. bsky.app/profile/just...
The new CBS contributors:
Elliot Ackerman, Peter Attia, Masih Alinejad, Arthur Brooks, Caroline Chambers, Clare de Boer, Niall Ferguson, Roland Fryer Jr., Andrew Huberman, Coleman Hughes, Mark Hyman, Janna Levin, Casey Lewis, HR McMaster, Patrick McGee, Reihan Salam, Lauren Sherman, Derek Thompson
Elliot Ackerman, Peter Attia, Masih Alinejad, Arthur Brooks, Caroline Chambers, Clare de Boer, Niall Ferguson, Roland Fryer Jr., Andrew Huberman, Coleman Hughes, Mark Hyman, Janna Levin, Casey Lewis, HR McMaster, Patrick McGee, Reihan Salam, Lauren Sherman, Derek Thompson
January 27, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It's a Key & Peele sketch announing the names of guests at a Bari Weiss dinner party. bsky.app/profile/just...
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This five year old is still in jail
January 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM
This five year old is still in jail