Brian Wendell Morton
@diegodelaestafa.bsky.social
Former radio news reporter, congressional press secretary, White House staffer and 15-year newspaper columnist. Sleight-of-hand artist and BBQ maven. USAF veteran. Baltimorean. One Heck of A Swell Guy.
Simply put.
December 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Simply put.
Cool, now tell us how much the Defense Department loses.
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Cool, now tell us how much the Defense Department loses.
Change "Republicans" to "conservatives" and you can take this all the way back to 1861...
Why Are Republicans Always on the Wrong Side of History?
From Social Security to Obamacare to tax cuts and regulations, hysterical conservatives can't stop making fools of themselves, writes @johnjharwood.bsky.social.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/why-are-re...
From Social Security to Obamacare to tax cuts and regulations, hysterical conservatives can't stop making fools of themselves, writes @johnjharwood.bsky.social.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/why-are-re...
Why Are Republicans Always on the Wrong Side of History?
From Social Security to Obamacare to tax cuts and regulations, hysterical conservatives can't stop making fools of themselves.
zeteo.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Change "Republicans" to "conservatives" and you can take this all the way back to 1861...
And here I didn't think journalism could sink any lower than Jayson Blair and Janet Cooke.
@timmiller.bsky.social: "He's being nominated to HHS Secretary…You had information that you could have shared…and you didn't share anything about him. Why? Did you still love him?"
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
December 5, 2025 at 7:19 AM
And here I didn't think journalism could sink any lower than Jayson Blair and Janet Cooke.
"The president's birthday?" Suddenly we live in the United States of Soviet Republics.
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
"The president's birthday?" Suddenly we live in the United States of Soviet Republics.
They should but they won't. Because being a Dem in the 2020s is to mostly lack courage to step out and do the right thing.
The dems should run on a platform of not only disbanding ICE, but on unmasking every single one of their agents.
December 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
They should but they won't. Because being a Dem in the 2020s is to mostly lack courage to step out and do the right thing.
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Donald Trump is the most racist President in our nation's history, and most of our Presidents have been really fucking racist.
December 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Donald Trump is the most racist President in our nation's history, and most of our Presidents have been really fucking racist.
Start doing oversight duty NOW. Not after the midterms—NOW.
Dems in Congress should start demanding the list of names of all ICE “agents”. These people seem to walk more carefully when they know consequences may be around the corner.
December 3, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Start doing oversight duty NOW. Not after the midterms—NOW.
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How about this for a new amendment?
"No person shall be eligible for any office under the United States if previously convicted of a felony by the United States or any State."
"No person shall be eligible for any office under the United States if previously convicted of a felony by the United States or any State."
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
How about this for a new amendment?
"No person shall be eligible for any office under the United States if previously convicted of a felony by the United States or any State."
"No person shall be eligible for any office under the United States if previously convicted of a felony by the United States or any State."
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Frankly, I'd be the least surprised if the Roberts Court operates in the same bad faith as the entirety of Jim Crow, and comes out saying "there is no racism in America any more."
As the U.S. Supreme Court contemplates whether the VRA has outlived its usefulness, having heard oral arguments in October questioning the constitutionality of the landmark law’s most vital remaining provision, the question of racism’s grip on America remains. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...
The Voting Rights Act Is Still Working To Stop Racist Laws. The Supreme Court Might Not Care.
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Frankly, I'd be the least surprised if the Roberts Court operates in the same bad faith as the entirety of Jim Crow, and comes out saying "there is no racism in America any more."
Pardons for sale, US attorney appointments declared unlawful, weaponized DOJ indictments dismissed—when all this is over, this administration will make Warren G. Harding look like a choirboy. Maybe they'll call it "Teapot Dumb."
Federal judge dismisses indictments against Letitia James and James Comey, saying Lindsey Halligan appointment was unlawful | CNN Politics
A federal judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday.
www.cnn.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Pardons for sale, US attorney appointments declared unlawful, weaponized DOJ indictments dismissed—when all this is over, this administration will make Warren G. Harding look like a choirboy. Maybe they'll call it "Teapot Dumb."
This guy. More like him, please.
David Clayton. NC-05
Watch him.
The breed of Democrat that is entering the political arena.
Watch him.
The breed of Democrat that is entering the political arena.
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This guy. More like him, please.
Man has a pont. Ask me how I know.
What you don’t and in many ways can’t understand, is that as a black man, I can walk in the room in a $1500 suit, the most educated, the most traveled and have the most money, all standards of success in America, and still be talked to like shit, treated like shit or arrested for my blackness.
November 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Man has a pont. Ask me how I know.
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With his ultimatum that Ukraine surrender to Russia, Trump finally wins a prize:
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
With his ultimatum that Ukraine surrender to Russia, Trump finally wins a prize:
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
Attempted murder, yes. Perjury at the very least.
The State of Illinois should charge Agent Charles Exum with attempted murder
abcnews.go.com/US/doj-drops...
abcnews.go.com/US/doj-drops...
Judge dismisses charges against 2 people accused of ramming vehicle of federal agents conducting Chicago immigration sweeps
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the indictment against two people accused last month of "ambushing" federal agents conducting an immigration sweep in Chicago.
abcnews.go.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Attempted murder, yes. Perjury at the very least.
And if he calls you "insubordinate," remind him that the president works for the people, not the other way around.
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
And if he calls you "insubordinate," remind him that the president works for the people, not the other way around.
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It’s all workshopped on Black communities first. We told you to end qualified immunity. But you were all too scared to look like you weren’t “backing the blue.”
And here we are.
And here we are.
NEW: In light of widespread allegations of civil rights violations arising from Trump's immigration crackdown, Democrats are renewing efforts to pass legislation to hold federal agents individually accountable:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Democrats target federal officials accused of civil rights violations in new legislation
Lawmakers are launching a new effort to close a legal loophole that means federal officials, including law enforcement agents, cannot be sued for constitutional violations.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It’s all workshopped on Black communities first. We told you to end qualified immunity. But you were all too scared to look like you weren’t “backing the blue.”
And here we are.
And here we are.
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George Orwell on line one...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
George Orwell on line one...
Please keep asking Harvard: why the fuck does Larry Summers still have a job?
I know that at this point it's a subplot in the Epstein files drama, but I feel compelled to point out, once again, that Larry Summers HAS NO BUSINESS teaching students at ANY university ever again!
My latest cries into the abyss, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My latest cries into the abyss, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Why Is Larry Summers Still Employed?
The revelations about the economist’s attempts to pressure a women into a “relationship”—with guidance from Jeffrey Epstein—should finally disqualify him from teaching students.
www.thenation.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Please keep asking Harvard: why the fuck does Larry Summers still have a job?
And come that day, I foresee both Noem and Homan saying "I don't recall" a few thousand times.
Swalwell: Kristi Noem and Tom Homan, you should familiarize yourselves with this room. Get to know that witness chair — you’re going to be parked in it for a long time. Accountability is coming.
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 AM
And come that day, I foresee both Noem and Homan saying "I don't recall" a few thousand times.
This president is so much hot garbage. A sergeant I knew in the USAF used to say "I trade respect in equal amounts only." I wish this press corps had a Dan Rather who would have the balls to respond to this with, "Excuse me, fatso—what was that again?"
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This president is so much hot garbage. A sergeant I knew in the USAF used to say "I trade respect in equal amounts only." I wish this press corps had a Dan Rather who would have the balls to respond to this with, "Excuse me, fatso—what was that again?"
Wouldn't it be deliciously ironic if that gold paint turned out to be carcinogenic?
It’s the Oval Office, reimagined as a Spirit Halloween pop-up for aspiring autocrats. Every inch screams “What if Louis XIV discovered QVC?”
November 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Wouldn't it be deliciously ironic if that gold paint turned out to be carcinogenic?
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Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution
November 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution