Adam Brookes
@eadbrookes.bsky.social
Recovering journalist, dilatory author. 'FRAGILE CARGO: The World War Two Race to Save the Treasures of China's Forbidden City'. Also some spy novels. Opinions valid.
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The phrase “who is responsible for the deaths of st least 9.4 million people” should appear inside commas every time the names of Musk, Vought, Trump and Rubio are mentioned. They perpetrated a mass slaughter.
As a direct result of the obscene actions of Russell Vought and Elon Musk in destroying USAID, we can expect “at least 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, if the current funding trend continues.
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030 | CNN
It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination o...
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February 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The phrase “who is responsible for the deaths of st least 9.4 million people” should appear inside commas every time the names of Musk, Vought, Trump and Rubio are mentioned. They perpetrated a mass slaughter.
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The Cabinet this week
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
February 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM
The Cabinet this week
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
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a reporter could get trump to confess to everything by asking him if he just wasnt famous enough to go to the island, just say youve heard he “never had the juice”
February 13, 2026 at 1:12 PM
a reporter could get trump to confess to everything by asking him if he just wasnt famous enough to go to the island, just say youve heard he “never had the juice”
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I didn’t even know that I needed this but I really really did. 🥹✊🏾
February 13, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I didn’t even know that I needed this but I really really did. 🥹✊🏾
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Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
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Just take a look at this and remember, Pam Bondi's concern here was not with any of the victims of these crimes but with the nosy Democrats who actually gave a shit about them.
February 12, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Just take a look at this and remember, Pam Bondi's concern here was not with any of the victims of these crimes but with the nosy Democrats who actually gave a shit about them.
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
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New StarTalk episode I did with @chucknicecomic.bsky.social and Neil Tyson just dropped.
Missions to Venus, Aliens, Star Trek, History of the Future… Fun!
🧪🔭👽🪐
youtu.be/lpY0iY5PgRg?...
Missions to Venus, Aliens, Star Trek, History of the Future… Fun!
🧪🔭👽🪐
youtu.be/lpY0iY5PgRg?...
February 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM
New StarTalk episode I did with @chucknicecomic.bsky.social and Neil Tyson just dropped.
Missions to Venus, Aliens, Star Trek, History of the Future… Fun!
🧪🔭👽🪐
youtu.be/lpY0iY5PgRg?...
Missions to Venus, Aliens, Star Trek, History of the Future… Fun!
🧪🔭👽🪐
youtu.be/lpY0iY5PgRg?...
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Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."
February 10, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."
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“But I didn’t understand a word he said.” Guess what, that’s the experience of many immigrants when they arrive in a new country, including the United States. You get humbled. Then you work hard and start understanding. We could all use that experience
February 9, 2026 at 4:52 PM
“But I didn’t understand a word he said.” Guess what, that’s the experience of many immigrants when they arrive in a new country, including the United States. You get humbled. Then you work hard and start understanding. We could all use that experience
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McGregor was found liable for sexual assault in 2024 and the jury ordered him to pay the victim $257,000. He lost all his appeals.
February 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
McGregor was found liable for sexual assault in 2024 and the jury ordered him to pay the victim $257,000. He lost all his appeals.
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Our “president “ is such a cruel lying bastard.
This is what Hess said: “It brings up mixed emotions to represent the US right now. I think it’s a little hard. There’s obviously a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of. Just because I wear the flag doesn't mean I represent everything that's going on in the US.”
February 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Our “president “ is such a cruel lying bastard.
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On a day with so much awfulness just taking a moment to note with admiration a dignified leader
🇲🇩🇺🇦 Moldovan President Sandu said that she is against her nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, because there are more worthy candidates - Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
February 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
On a day with so much awfulness just taking a moment to note with admiration a dignified leader
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Again, if you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Again, if you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.
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nOtHiNg aUtHoRiTaRiAn aBoUt tHiS, rIGht?
TL;DR Donald Trump is blackmailing the country in exchange for naming rights
Trump wanted Dulles Airport and Penn Station named after him as condition of releasing rail tunnel funds
Funding for the Gateway Project has been held up since October.
www.politico.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
nOtHiNg aUtHoRiTaRiAn aBoUt tHiS, rIGht?
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I'm very sorry to read of the death of David Gelber in the latest Literary Review. He was my editor there and we had struck up a friendship over email. We were planning to meet in the new year. A warm, generous, perceptive and principled man.
February 4, 2026 at 11:08 AM
I'm very sorry to read of the death of David Gelber in the latest Literary Review. He was my editor there and we had struck up a friendship over email. We were planning to meet in the new year. A warm, generous, perceptive and principled man.
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nobody has ever been more cucked than pro-Trump China hawks.
February 4, 2026 at 11:16 PM
nobody has ever been more cucked than pro-Trump China hawks.
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man has the spiritual presence of mucus
This is an absolute threat. “You’re not going to stop ICE. You’re not going to stop Border Patrol.”
Said with the cool casual tone of a sociopath.
Said with the cool casual tone of a sociopath.
February 4, 2026 at 3:06 PM
man has the spiritual presence of mucus
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Seems real bad that the end point of ~25 years of War on Terror architecture is an agency of thin-skinned goons who will send armed men to your house if you email the government asking for compassion on behalf of someone else.
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DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Seems real bad that the end point of ~25 years of War on Terror architecture is an agency of thin-skinned goons who will send armed men to your house if you email the government asking for compassion on behalf of someone else.
newrepublic.com/post/206088/...
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Well, my fellow Maine voters. Here is Susan Collins today paying tribute to her boss while holding her MAGA hat.
February 4, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Well, my fellow Maine voters. Here is Susan Collins today paying tribute to her boss while holding her MAGA hat.
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Imagine working for this paper lol
As an influencer, Nick Shirley had struggled to expand his reach. But after a missionary trip pushed him to try a new approach, he caused a sensation with a video claiming to expose fraud at Somali-run day care centers in Minnesota. nyti.ms/45GzJi4
February 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Imagine working for this paper lol
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this is a good one storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 3, 2026 at 12:57 AM
this is a good one storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
For once, David French is making sense. He writes about serious threats to the mid-term elections from Trump. Gift article. Please read and pass it on/reskeet.
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Opinion | This Is Not a Drill
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:28 PM
For once, David French is making sense. He writes about serious threats to the mid-term elections from Trump. Gift article. Please read and pass it on/reskeet.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
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I’m sorry but nobody does it like Nick Adams. Hang this up in a museum.
January 31, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I’m sorry but nobody does it like Nick Adams. Hang this up in a museum.