Brent Butt
@brentbutt.bsky.social
Comedian. Writer. Creator of TV's 'CORNER GAS' and 'HICCUPS'. Author of #1 Bestselling novel 'HUGE' (DoubledayCA). Info at brentbutt.com. Check out NotExactly.tv
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"A 2-year-old boy was breastfeeding in detention. One 6-year-old boy had leukemia. An 8-year-old girl began wetting the bed. A 14-year-old girl engaged in self-harm...None of these children or their parents had a criminal history anywhere in the world."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
Opinion | Liam Ramos Was Just One of Hundreds of Children at This Detention Center. Release Them All.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:45 AM
"A 2-year-old boy was breastfeeding in detention. One 6-year-old boy had leukemia. An 8-year-old girl began wetting the bed. A 14-year-old girl engaged in self-harm...None of these children or their parents had a criminal history anywhere in the world."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
Good line:
"President Trump is becoming increasingly frustrated with Pam Bondi's inability to explain the inexplicable."
- Rep. James Walkinshaw
"President Trump is becoming increasingly frustrated with Pam Bondi's inability to explain the inexplicable."
- Rep. James Walkinshaw
January 31, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Good line:
"President Trump is becoming increasingly frustrated with Pam Bondi's inability to explain the inexplicable."
- Rep. James Walkinshaw
"President Trump is becoming increasingly frustrated with Pam Bondi's inability to explain the inexplicable."
- Rep. James Walkinshaw
So, so saddened to hear about the passing of the truly great, truly gifted and truly hilarious Catherine O’Hara. She was, at least by my count, about seventeen different kinds of brilliant. Wow - what a loss. And wow - how wonderful that we had her.
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
January 30, 2026 at 7:58 PM
So, so saddened to hear about the passing of the truly great, truly gifted and truly hilarious Catherine O’Hara. She was, at least by my count, about seventeen different kinds of brilliant. Wow - what a loss. And wow - how wonderful that we had her.
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
Yesterday, Carney and Trump have a phone call.
Afterward, Trump says Carney walked back that stuff he said in his Davos speech.
Carney says no, he fully stands behind his Davos speech.
Golly...
Who ya gonna believe? 🤷♂️
Afterward, Trump says Carney walked back that stuff he said in his Davos speech.
Carney says no, he fully stands behind his Davos speech.
Golly...
Who ya gonna believe? 🤷♂️
January 27, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday, Carney and Trump have a phone call.
Afterward, Trump says Carney walked back that stuff he said in his Davos speech.
Carney says no, he fully stands behind his Davos speech.
Golly...
Who ya gonna believe? 🤷♂️
Afterward, Trump says Carney walked back that stuff he said in his Davos speech.
Carney says no, he fully stands behind his Davos speech.
Golly...
Who ya gonna believe? 🤷♂️
I'd like to be able to say I've dumped my TikTok account in a righteous huff, but to be honest... I just forgot to get on TikTok in the first place.
January 27, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I'd like to be able to say I've dumped my TikTok account in a righteous huff, but to be honest... I just forgot to get on TikTok in the first place.
When multiple federal court judges rule that the DOJ has no right to State's voter data, what choice does Bondi have but to start executing citizens in the street until they hand them over anyway.
Minnesota's secretary of state described Bondi's attempt to tie the voter data request to an end to “the chaos” in Minnesota as “an apparent ransom to pay for our state’s peace and security.”
Minnesota SoS Rejects Bondi’s ‘Ransom’ Request for Voter Data In Exchange For End to ‘Chaos’
Attorney General Pam Bondi is using the killing of 37-year-old U.S. citizen...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:32 PM
When multiple federal court judges rule that the DOJ has no right to State's voter data, what choice does Bondi have but to start executing citizens in the street until they hand them over anyway.
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Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
When even FOX NEWS hosts won't support this latest round of blatant lies...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi_G...
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Fox Host GRILLS Trump Stooge over COVER UP!!
YouTube video by Adam Mockler
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:02 PM
When even FOX NEWS hosts won't support this latest round of blatant lies...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi_G...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi_G...
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It’s crucial that networks with Sunday morning shows not let Republicans lie about what happened today. Interrupt them, cut their mics, cut away. It’s reckless and inaccurate to let them spin a murder. The video is clear. I don’t expect this to happen, but the journalistic imperative is clear.
January 25, 2026 at 4:28 AM
It’s crucial that networks with Sunday morning shows not let Republicans lie about what happened today. Interrupt them, cut their mics, cut away. It’s reckless and inaccurate to let them spin a murder. The video is clear. I don’t expect this to happen, but the journalistic imperative is clear.
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It has never been more clear that community and solidarity are what keep people safe, and ICE as an institution is an obstacle to public safety.
January 25, 2026 at 4:54 AM
It has never been more clear that community and solidarity are what keep people safe, and ICE as an institution is an obstacle to public safety.
It's so disheartening (not to mention just plain weird) to watch the most powerful and influential nation on the globe be systematically kicked to pieces and sold for parts by a silver-spooned rich kid who inherited his wealth and rose to fame in the 1980s as a glaringly immoral & greedy douchebag.
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
It's so disheartening (not to mention just plain weird) to watch the most powerful and influential nation on the globe be systematically kicked to pieces and sold for parts by a silver-spooned rich kid who inherited his wealth and rose to fame in the 1980s as a glaringly immoral & greedy douchebag.
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I hope that Democrats realize what’s happening in Minnesota is also a dry run for what the regime has planned for the midterms.
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I hope that Democrats realize what’s happening in Minnesota is also a dry run for what the regime has planned for the midterms.
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One federal conspiracy to cover up a murder begets another.
Witnesses are being taken to Whipple.
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
January 24, 2026 at 5:24 PM
One federal conspiracy to cover up a murder begets another.
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This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
When the "AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!!!" call doesn't get picked up by Thor, Iron-Man, Captain America, Hulk, Black Widow, Black Panther, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Ant-Man, Wasp, or Hawkeye.
January 23, 2026 at 6:10 PM
When the "AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!!!" call doesn't get picked up by Thor, Iron-Man, Captain America, Hulk, Black Widow, Black Panther, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Ant-Man, Wasp, or Hawkeye.
TRUMP: Hey, Mark Carney, I'm personally inviting you to join my Peace Board and be on my board making important peace decisions and all it costs you is one billion dollars.
CARNEY: Oh. Very kind, but no thanks.
TRUMP: TOO BAD!!! You're not invited.
CARNEY: Oh. Very kind, but no thanks.
TRUMP: TOO BAD!!! You're not invited.
January 23, 2026 at 5:08 AM
TRUMP: Hey, Mark Carney, I'm personally inviting you to join my Peace Board and be on my board making important peace decisions and all it costs you is one billion dollars.
CARNEY: Oh. Very kind, but no thanks.
TRUMP: TOO BAD!!! You're not invited.
CARNEY: Oh. Very kind, but no thanks.
TRUMP: TOO BAD!!! You're not invited.
Oof.
Trump's "Board of Peace": Belarus, Morocco, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Armenia, Egypt, Kosovo, Pakistan, Paraguay, Albania, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Qatar, Indonesia.
The US’s new sphere of influence.
The US’s new sphere of influence.
January 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Oof.
Headed back to the #EDMONTON area. Jan.30 at the @rivercreecasino.bsky.social! Ticket link at brentbutt.com/schedule
January 20, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Headed back to the #EDMONTON area. Jan.30 at the @rivercreecasino.bsky.social! Ticket link at brentbutt.com/schedule
GLARINGLY clear that this unhinged, petulant madman is off the rails. Someone who would write & ACTUALLY SEND a letter like this isn't "joking" when he says he might "cancel mid-term elections". He told you on the campaign: "Elect me and you'll never have to have another election".
What's it take???
What's it take???
In case the algorithm hasn’t delivered this to you yet, Donald Trump wrote a truly insane message to the Norwegian, Prime Minister, and here it is. The entire Republican Party is still lockstep with this guy.
January 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
GLARINGLY clear that this unhinged, petulant madman is off the rails. Someone who would write & ACTUALLY SEND a letter like this isn't "joking" when he says he might "cancel mid-term elections". He told you on the campaign: "Elect me and you'll never have to have another election".
What's it take???
What's it take???
After 20 minutes, 0 - 0.
After 40 minutes, 6-0 Oilers.
Oof.
Gonna be absolutely BONKERS watching this haywire 7 unanswered goals comeback. BUCKLE UP!!!
After 40 minutes, 6-0 Oilers.
Oof.
Gonna be absolutely BONKERS watching this haywire 7 unanswered goals comeback. BUCKLE UP!!!
January 18, 2026 at 5:01 AM
After 20 minutes, 0 - 0.
After 40 minutes, 6-0 Oilers.
Oof.
Gonna be absolutely BONKERS watching this haywire 7 unanswered goals comeback. BUCKLE UP!!!
After 40 minutes, 6-0 Oilers.
Oof.
Gonna be absolutely BONKERS watching this haywire 7 unanswered goals comeback. BUCKLE UP!!!
Got hooked by the quirky title of a short story -- "Demons in the Fridge" -- and read about ten pages before realizing it was "Demons on the Fringe".
Disappointing.
Also, now I must write a story about demonic appliance possession.
Working titles: "Eggcorcist"..."Devilled Eggs"..."Milkastopheles"
Disappointing.
Also, now I must write a story about demonic appliance possession.
Working titles: "Eggcorcist"..."Devilled Eggs"..."Milkastopheles"
January 17, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Got hooked by the quirky title of a short story -- "Demons in the Fridge" -- and read about ten pages before realizing it was "Demons on the Fringe".
Disappointing.
Also, now I must write a story about demonic appliance possession.
Working titles: "Eggcorcist"..."Devilled Eggs"..."Milkastopheles"
Disappointing.
Also, now I must write a story about demonic appliance possession.
Working titles: "Eggcorcist"..."Devilled Eggs"..."Milkastopheles"
JUST ANNOUNCED!!! I'm coming to #TimminsON in April!
Tell your Timmins friends. (You know you've got em!) Show tickets & info links @ brentbutt.com/schedule
Tell your Timmins friends. (You know you've got em!) Show tickets & info links @ brentbutt.com/schedule
January 16, 2026 at 6:48 PM
JUST ANNOUNCED!!! I'm coming to #TimminsON in April!
Tell your Timmins friends. (You know you've got em!) Show tickets & info links @ brentbutt.com/schedule
Tell your Timmins friends. (You know you've got em!) Show tickets & info links @ brentbutt.com/schedule
SPREAD THE NEWS: I'm hitting the Playhouse stage in #Vancouver on Feb.21 as part of the #JFLVancouver festival. Tickets here > jflvancouver.com/show/brent-b...
January 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
SPREAD THE NEWS: I'm hitting the Playhouse stage in #Vancouver on Feb.21 as part of the #JFLVancouver festival. Tickets here > jflvancouver.com/show/brent-b...
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okay but can you legally impeach a dracula
Legal experts smacked down Stephen Miller’s ominous message to ICE agents that they enjoy “federal immunity” and argued that he might have just opened himself up to impeachment proceedings.
Stephen Miller’s Dark Message to ICE Agents Immediately Backfires
The deputy White House chief of staff’s ignorance about the law was on full display.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:57 PM
okay but can you legally impeach a dracula
Yeah. They had a plan for the Zune, too.
Microsoft says it will ask to pay higher electricity bills in areas where it’s building data centers, in an effort to prevent electricity prices for local residents from rising in those areas. https://cnn.it/4aWJEU7
January 13, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Yeah. They had a plan for the Zune, too.