Erin Brown
@nutrixopus.bsky.social
Nurse, veteran. Citizen of a country populated by voters who neither can--nor wish to--distinguish between truth and fiction.
So let me get this straight: Ghislaine Maxwell will exonerate Trump in exchange for clemency but has effectively already done so by that offer. So, what possible reason would Trump have to take her up on the offer now?
My prediction, Trump will pardon Maxwell as he's leaving office and not before.
My prediction, Trump will pardon Maxwell as he's leaving office and not before.
February 12, 2026 at 8:56 PM
So let me get this straight: Ghislaine Maxwell will exonerate Trump in exchange for clemency but has effectively already done so by that offer. So, what possible reason would Trump have to take her up on the offer now?
My prediction, Trump will pardon Maxwell as he's leaving office and not before.
My prediction, Trump will pardon Maxwell as he's leaving office and not before.
When the Democrats take back the House, Bondi and others will probably not bother to even show up to oversight hearings.
February 12, 2026 at 8:11 AM
When the Democrats take back the House, Bondi and others will probably not bother to even show up to oversight hearings.
Is this their version of China's 'one-child' policy?
February 12, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Is this their version of China's 'one-child' policy?
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Wait. If Rep. Omar says, "in Somalia they execute pedophiles" and RNC says "Rep. Omar is calling for Trump's execution," is RNC acknowledging now that Trump is a pedophile?
February 12, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Wait. If Rep. Omar says, "in Somalia they execute pedophiles" and RNC says "Rep. Omar is calling for Trump's execution," is RNC acknowledging now that Trump is a pedophile?
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"Donald Trump isn’t a conservative and he’s barely a Republican despite dominating the party so thoroughly. He is, fundamentally, a creature of New York City, one who has been trying to win the respect of its denizens for decades now."
A Day, and a Nation, at the Kennedy Center
From Tchaikovsky to redneck humor: the arts in Trump’s America.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:30 AM
"Donald Trump isn’t a conservative and he’s barely a Republican despite dominating the party so thoroughly. He is, fundamentally, a creature of New York City, one who has been trying to win the respect of its denizens for decades now."
Cartoon by @milbrathdraws.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Cartoon by @milbrathdraws.bsky.social
I got my 1st passport while in the military but never had to show proof of citizenship to get it, or any subsequent ones. I never had to show a marriage license explaining my name change either.
In case you don't know, we have non-citizens serving in the U.S. military.
In case you don't know, we have non-citizens serving in the U.S. military.
February 12, 2026 at 5:59 AM
I got my 1st passport while in the military but never had to show proof of citizenship to get it, or any subsequent ones. I never had to show a marriage license explaining my name change either.
In case you don't know, we have non-citizens serving in the U.S. military.
In case you don't know, we have non-citizens serving in the U.S. military.
I think he may have gotten his WWs mixed up--more like WW2 and 1942.
February 12, 2026 at 5:50 AM
I think he may have gotten his WWs mixed up--more like WW2 and 1942.
I've read so many stories just in the last month of Trump voters who DON'T regret their vote, even if they're feeling pain now. Most of these people will go to their graves supporting Trump because they refuse to discern between truth and fiction, reality and fantasy.
February 12, 2026 at 5:40 AM
I've read so many stories just in the last month of Trump voters who DON'T regret their vote, even if they're feeling pain now. Most of these people will go to their graves supporting Trump because they refuse to discern between truth and fiction, reality and fantasy.
I think that's right, and once the midterms are over, we'll see a lot more of it.
I kinda like that every time Repubs kick the traces, it's different folks. Makes me think that there's a simmering undercurrent of resistance that's likely to burst out fully very very soon.
February 12, 2026 at 5:25 AM
I think that's right, and once the midterms are over, we'll see a lot more of it.
If anyone had been listening to George Conway for the last few years on @thebulwark.com, no one would think that he would be "more of the same." This is not a Fetterman, and he would fight against Trumpism in every way possible.
February 12, 2026 at 5:18 AM
If anyone had been listening to George Conway for the last few years on @thebulwark.com, no one would think that he would be "more of the same." This is not a Fetterman, and he would fight against Trumpism in every way possible.
That's a fair critique, IMO. Getting rid of Citizen's United should be high priority.
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 AM
That's a fair critique, IMO. Getting rid of Citizen's United should be high priority.
In 2023, under Joe Biden, the economy added 3 million jobs. In 2024, still under Biden, it added 2.2 million jobs. In 2025, under Trump, it added just 181,000 jobs.
www.thebulwark.com/p/shock-poll...
www.thebulwark.com/p/shock-poll...
Shock Poll: Americans Miss Joe Biden’s Economy
Here’s what they’re worried about.
www.thebulwark.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:42 PM
In 2023, under Joe Biden, the economy added 3 million jobs. In 2024, still under Biden, it added 2.2 million jobs. In 2025, under Trump, it added just 181,000 jobs.
www.thebulwark.com/p/shock-poll...
www.thebulwark.com/p/shock-poll...
If it were the "greatest economy...ever in history," there would be no need to "get the word out."
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
If it were the "greatest economy...ever in history," there would be no need to "get the word out."
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Consistent with Project 2025, the Trump administration has managed to capture, commandeer, or corrupt every important social institution -- every important social institution except juries, that is. Project 2025 didn't have a plan for juries.
BREAKING: @carolleonnig.bsky.social reports a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. declined to indict Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin on charges of seditious conspiracy Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.
February 11, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Consistent with Project 2025, the Trump administration has managed to capture, commandeer, or corrupt every important social institution -- every important social institution except juries, that is. Project 2025 didn't have a plan for juries.
Consistent with Project 2025, the Trump administration has managed to capture, commandeer, or corrupt every important social institution -- every important social institution except juries, that is. Project 2025 didn't have a plan for juries.
BREAKING: @carolleonnig.bsky.social reports a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. declined to indict Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin on charges of seditious conspiracy Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.
February 11, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Have they met Kid Rock and checked out the lyrics to *his* songs? Pedophilia perversion and protection is clearly in vogue in GOP circles.
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Have they met Kid Rock and checked out the lyrics to *his* songs? Pedophilia perversion and protection is clearly in vogue in GOP circles.
That even only sort of worked because the Congressman was willing to talk for more than 30 seconds. Most don't.
February 10, 2026 at 7:07 AM
That even only sort of worked because the Congressman was willing to talk for more than 30 seconds. Most don't.
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The fact that her reaction is almost certainly opportunistic makes this more, not less, significant.
GOP Sen Lummis says she’s changed her mind after the new Epstein revelations today: “Initially my reaction to all this was, I don’t care. I don’t see what the big deal is. But now I see what the big deal is. The members of Congress who were pushing this were not wrong!”
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
The fact that her reaction is almost certainly opportunistic makes this more, not less, significant.
Would that be because there's people who will actually be held accountable? Bet she never once holds Trump accountable.
February 10, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Would that be because there's people who will actually be held accountable? Bet she never once holds Trump accountable.
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Every day just feels like we're all Denzel Washington in "The Siege" listening to these people, blurting out, "Are you people insane?"
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Every day just feels like we're all Denzel Washington in "The Siege" listening to these people, blurting out, "Are you people insane?"
The most-viewed live stream on YouTube is ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 lunar landing in 2023, 8 million peak concurrent viewers. Number 2 is the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 6.15 million.
February 10, 2026 at 6:49 AM
The most-viewed live stream on YouTube is ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 lunar landing in 2023, 8 million peak concurrent viewers. Number 2 is the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 6.15 million.
We're never getting to the bottom of all of this, because there are too many people in power who knew, participated is, and/or are just protecting pedophiles.
February 10, 2026 at 6:40 AM
We're never getting to the bottom of all of this, because there are too many people in power who knew, participated is, and/or are just protecting pedophiles.