mk briggs
@mkbriggs.bsky.social
Boomer Madison lefty. Bad at directions but I know which way to vote. Fierce but polite about it.
Moisturize.Stay hydrated.Keep moving.
Moisturize.Stay hydrated.Keep moving.
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Suggesting a follow for my friend Quinn here. Her stories are wonderful and she does not, uh, *gestures to the state of things* suffer fools. (Wow.)
Also, very funny. Also, animals & human behavior parsed to a hilarious T.
Also, very funny. Also, animals & human behavior parsed to a hilarious T.
All right...
NEW ADDITION TO THE DISCOURSE.
As some of you know, I write small stories about my life. I did this on Twitter for YEARS.
I liked it.
Unlike cooking or fine needlework, I had an aptitude for it.
Then, the Fascists arrived and I don't work for Fascists for free so, time to go.
NEW ADDITION TO THE DISCOURSE.
As some of you know, I write small stories about my life. I did this on Twitter for YEARS.
I liked it.
Unlike cooking or fine needlework, I had an aptitude for it.
Then, the Fascists arrived and I don't work for Fascists for free so, time to go.
December 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I second this
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One of the many reasons we were so determined to publish this story was that we felt we needed to sound the alarm to our journalism colleagues—and the public.
Is this an isolated incident? Such things rarely are.
Is this an isolated incident? Such things rarely are.
1/ MUST READ: @dfriedman.bsky.social asked the Pentagon about a Goodreads page linked to the email of a top official that featured pornographic books. Then, MAGA influencer—and newly minted member of DOD press corps—Jack Posobiec threatened to smear him.
Quite the coincidence!
ow.ly/EpQp50XHpYo
Quite the coincidence!
ow.ly/EpQp50XHpYo
I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started.
Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.
ow.ly
December 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
One of the many reasons we were so determined to publish this story was that we felt we needed to sound the alarm to our journalism colleagues—and the public.
Is this an isolated incident? Such things rarely are.
Is this an isolated incident? Such things rarely are.
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Jennifer Welch: “The Republican Party has done such a good job propagandizing that if you need anything from the government, you’re a lazy piece of shit and a moocher, when really the parasites in this country are the billionaires.”
December 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Jennifer Welch: “The Republican Party has done such a good job propagandizing that if you need anything from the government, you’re a lazy piece of shit and a moocher, when really the parasites in this country are the billionaires.”
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Dear Americans, read this, then read it again, and then vote for progressive democrats who will bring our country into the 21st century with all of the other advanced nations of earth.
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Dear Americans, read this, then read it again, and then vote for progressive democrats who will bring our country into the 21st century with all of the other advanced nations of earth.
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I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
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Are you paying attention, America?!
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Are you paying attention, America?!
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We fought to make your healthcare more affordable.
Others voted to let your costs skyrocket.
Next year’s increases are a choice. Remember who voted for them.
Others voted to let your costs skyrocket.
Next year’s increases are a choice. Remember who voted for them.
November 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
We fought to make your healthcare more affordable.
Others voted to let your costs skyrocket.
Next year’s increases are a choice. Remember who voted for them.
Others voted to let your costs skyrocket.
Next year’s increases are a choice. Remember who voted for them.
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NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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$1 billion data centre to maybe create 100 jobs. That's likely an overstatement.
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
Meta plans $1 billion data center in Beaver Dam
The facility is expected to be completed in 2027 and will support 100 jobs, according to state officials.
www.wisn.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
$1 billion data centre to maybe create 100 jobs. That's likely an overstatement.
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
YES
I’m thinking the Dems need to run on nothing less than remaking American democracy.
End Citizens United, totally reform the corrupt and broken SCOTUS, a new voting rights act, ban gerrymandering everywhere.
And give Trump figures who broke the law fair trials, and ban them from federal jobs.
End Citizens United, totally reform the corrupt and broken SCOTUS, a new voting rights act, ban gerrymandering everywhere.
And give Trump figures who broke the law fair trials, and ban them from federal jobs.
November 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
YES
@baldwin.senate.gov don’t you dare cave
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
@baldwin.senate.gov don’t you dare cave
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it was never even a question in my mind that David Byrne would be on the right side of this shit
lmao david byrne showed the video of the ice agents tripping over themselves while trying to run after a biker on wacker drive during the “life during wartime” segment of his chicago show tonight
October 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
it was never even a question in my mind that David Byrne would be on the right side of this shit
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Pritzker isn’t perfect but he’s fought back without casually tossing aside trans rights or brutalizing the homeless. It can be done. It’s a choice they make.
Newsom is a fighter, I guess, but he’s using trans people as a shield to take the hits. That’s not leadership, that’s selfish ambition.
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Newsom is a fighter, I guess, but he’s using trans people as a shield to take the hits. That’s not leadership, that’s selfish ambition.
/2
October 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Pritzker isn’t perfect but he’s fought back without casually tossing aside trans rights or brutalizing the homeless. It can be done. It’s a choice they make.
Newsom is a fighter, I guess, but he’s using trans people as a shield to take the hits. That’s not leadership, that’s selfish ambition.
/2
Newsom is a fighter, I guess, but he’s using trans people as a shield to take the hits. That’s not leadership, that’s selfish ambition.
/2
Release the Epstein files
October 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Release the Epstein files
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers (Or Online).
There are <exactly zero questions> about the legality of these wildly illegal extrajudicial strikes in international waters or other countries’ territorial waters.
There are <exactly zero questions> about the legality of these wildly illegal extrajudicial strikes in international waters or other countries’ territorial waters.
President Trump says he has authority to carry out the strikes, but international experts are asking if the attacks are truly about countering narcotics or instead toppling Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro. n.pr/4nhlVQL
As strikes on alleged drug boats grow, so do questions about their legality and goal
President Trump says he has authority to carry out the strikes, but international experts are asking if the attacks are truly about countering narcotics or instead toppling Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro.
n.pr
October 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers (Or Online).
There are <exactly zero questions> about the legality of these wildly illegal extrajudicial strikes in international waters or other countries’ territorial waters.
There are <exactly zero questions> about the legality of these wildly illegal extrajudicial strikes in international waters or other countries’ territorial waters.
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“That’s what we’re seeing with the disparity in how the C-suite is treated in the courts, and how regular people are treated in the streets.”
Former FTC Commissioner @bedoyausa.bsky.social exposes Trump’s two-tiered justice system.
Former FTC Commissioner @bedoyausa.bsky.social exposes Trump’s two-tiered justice system.
October 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
“That’s what we’re seeing with the disparity in how the C-suite is treated in the courts, and how regular people are treated in the streets.”
Former FTC Commissioner @bedoyausa.bsky.social exposes Trump’s two-tiered justice system.
Former FTC Commissioner @bedoyausa.bsky.social exposes Trump’s two-tiered justice system.
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Absolutely agree—>
a functional press would, every single day, repeatedly, across numerous paragraphs in every story about him, make it clear that this is indisputably the most corrupt President in U.S. history
Trump: "It's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself. But I was damaged very greatly and any money I would get I would give to charity."
October 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Absolutely agree—>
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
October 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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So glad I "permanently" deleted my accounts with this shitfarm of a company
Just leave
Just leave
Facebook’s new button lets its AI look at photos you haven’t uploaded yet
Like we always say, read the terms and conditions, folks.
www.theverge.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
So glad I "permanently" deleted my accounts with this shitfarm of a company
Just leave
Just leave
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Collecting the best examples (pejorative) of this genre to pull back out in a few years when the bubble has burst
Wow. Just wow.
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?
Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do
www.forbes.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Collecting the best examples (pejorative) of this genre to pull back out in a few years when the bubble has burst
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“And the distinction between violent and nonviolent action is that the former is exclusively bent upon the destruction of the old, and the latter is chiefly concerned with the establishment of something new.”
― Hannah Arendt
― Hannah Arendt
October 15, 2025 at 4:26 AM
“And the distinction between violent and nonviolent action is that the former is exclusively bent upon the destruction of the old, and the latter is chiefly concerned with the establishment of something new.”
― Hannah Arendt
― Hannah Arendt