SteveBrant
@stevebrant.bsky.social
Founder of the Route 66 Spirit of America Museum in Stroud, OK which celebrates the power of innovation to give us the world of our dreams. Conference coming July 10-12, 2026!
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SteveBrant
@stevebrant.bsky.social
· Sep 6
Real Time with Bill Maher - The Dreyfuss Initiative - Civics in America
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PLEASE WATCH AND SHARE!
Richard Dryfuss (about 20 years ago) on how we MUST teach Civics or we will lose democracy! He saw what was coming. And now here we are... 💔
@timothysnyder.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8C3...
Richard Dryfuss (about 20 years ago) on how we MUST teach Civics or we will lose democracy! He saw what was coming. And now here we are... 💔
@timothysnyder.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8C3...
Belle of the Ranch reports that Americas farmers want Trump to know he's destroying their businesses! @pkrugman.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mqd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mqd...
Let's talk about Ag leaders warning of a Trump induced farm crisis....
YouTube video by Belle of the Ranch
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February 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Belle of the Ranch reports that Americas farmers want Trump to know he's destroying their businesses! @pkrugman.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mqd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mqd...
I hope @hcrichardson.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social @katiephang.bsky.social @glennkirschner.bsky.social @judgeluttig.bsky.social see this crypto expose!
The Trump family built a crypto machine that converts presidential power into billions in cash for insiders.
It's an orgy of self-dealing and corruption at a scale so massive it will need to break the nation to evade accountability.
gift link:
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
It's an orgy of self-dealing and corruption at a scale so massive it will need to break the nation to evade accountability.
gift link:
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
One Generation Runs the Country. The Next Cashed In on Crypto.
Sons of top Trump administration officials made billions for their families, but their investors didn’t always fare so well.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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Crypto is crime.
Crypto is corruption.
Crypto is fascism.
Crypto is fraud.
Crypto is theft.
Crypto is harm.
Crypto is enemy.
Crypto is corruption.
Crypto is fascism.
Crypto is fraud.
Crypto is theft.
Crypto is harm.
Crypto is enemy.
The Trump family built a crypto machine that converts presidential power into billions in cash for insiders.
It's an orgy of self-dealing and corruption at a scale so massive it will need to break the nation to evade accountability.
gift link:
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
It's an orgy of self-dealing and corruption at a scale so massive it will need to break the nation to evade accountability.
gift link:
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
One Generation Runs the Country. The Next Cashed In on Crypto.
Sons of top Trump administration officials made billions for their families, but their investors didn’t always fare so well.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Crypto is crime.
Crypto is corruption.
Crypto is fascism.
Crypto is fraud.
Crypto is theft.
Crypto is harm.
Crypto is enemy.
Crypto is corruption.
Crypto is fascism.
Crypto is fraud.
Crypto is theft.
Crypto is harm.
Crypto is enemy.
This college student (studying mechanical engineering) has built her own Iron Man suit! I love it that this female superhero fan is doing something normally associated with male superhero fans! @katiecouric.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social @robertpicardo.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3e5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3e5...
19-year-old college student builds real-life Iron Man suit
YouTube video by NBC News
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February 10, 2026 at 10:11 PM
This college student (studying mechanical engineering) has built her own Iron Man suit! I love it that this female superhero fan is doing something normally associated with male superhero fans! @katiecouric.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social @robertpicardo.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3e5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3e5...
The monks have reached the National Cathedral in Washington DC! 🙏☮️❤️ #WalkForPeace
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February 10, 2026 at 7:35 PM
The monks have reached the National Cathedral in Washington DC! 🙏☮️❤️ #WalkForPeace
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MUST WATCH! I stand with @gallego.senate.gov. The elite need to understand that We the People will absolutely take down the American economy in order to save democracy! @warren.senate.gov @hcrichardson.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=rea6...
Let's talk about Senators, strikes, and your questions....
YouTube video by Belle of the Ranch
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February 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
MUST WATCH! I stand with @gallego.senate.gov. The elite need to understand that We the People will absolutely take down the American economy in order to save democracy! @warren.senate.gov @hcrichardson.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=rea6...
This speech by Dr Martin Luther King Jr about immigrants and the American experience is VERY relevant to today! @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @jojofromjerz.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social youtu.be/8q8e8YvbrZE?...
What America Owes Its Immigrants | Martin Luther King Jr.
YouTube video by Martin Luther King Jr.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
This speech by Dr Martin Luther King Jr about immigrants and the American experience is VERY relevant to today! @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @jojofromjerz.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social youtu.be/8q8e8YvbrZE?...
I recommend people watch 1980’s “My Bodyguard”. It’s the story of a high school bully who eventually gets what’s coming to him. Filmed in NYC too. I’ll bet Trump saw it back in the day and it terrified him!
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pach...
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pach...
My Bodyguard Movie Fight Clip
YouTube video by MrInternet69
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February 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I recommend people watch 1980’s “My Bodyguard”. It’s the story of a high school bully who eventually gets what’s coming to him. Filmed in NYC too. I’ll bet Trump saw it back in the day and it terrified him!
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pach...
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pach...
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This is impressive. Not difficult to make a link to the past and our current situation
MUST WATCH! Sir Ian McKellen ends this wonderful interview on Stephen Colbert’s Show by performing a speech Shakespeare wrote that is VERY TIMELY for today! This is why art matters! @katiecouric.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...
"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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February 8, 2026 at 10:50 AM
This is impressive. Not difficult to make a link to the past and our current situation
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You Don't Need Democracy If You Don't Have People.
@quinnslobodian.com and I discuss the tech billionaire dream of "capitalism without democracy."
Quinn's work helped inspire my own, so it was great to finally chat! He's been leading the way on this topic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1om...
@quinnslobodian.com and I discuss the tech billionaire dream of "capitalism without democracy."
Quinn's work helped inspire my own, so it was great to finally chat! He's been leading the way on this topic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1om...
You Don't Need Democracy If You Don't Have People: Quinn Slobodian's Warning
YouTube video by The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran
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February 8, 2026 at 8:08 PM
You Don't Need Democracy If You Don't Have People.
@quinnslobodian.com and I discuss the tech billionaire dream of "capitalism without democracy."
Quinn's work helped inspire my own, so it was great to finally chat! He's been leading the way on this topic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1om...
@quinnslobodian.com and I discuss the tech billionaire dream of "capitalism without democracy."
Quinn's work helped inspire my own, so it was great to finally chat! He's been leading the way on this topic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1om...
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Melania Trump: "He would like to have a country where all of the people can walk down the street and not be harassed or murdered or women raped"
January 29, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Melania Trump: "He would like to have a country where all of the people can walk down the street and not be harassed or murdered or women raped"
Reposted by SteveBrant
The tone-deafness in the statement is so on brand.
Melania Trump: "He would like to have a country where all of the people can walk down the street and not be harassed or murdered or women raped"
January 29, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The tone-deafness in the statement is so on brand.
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An absolutely brilliant and timely recitation, by a giant.
MUST WATCH! Sir Ian McKellen ends this wonderful interview on Stephen Colbert’s Show by performing a speech Shakespeare wrote that is VERY TIMELY for today! This is why art matters! @katiecouric.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...
"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:45 PM
An absolutely brilliant and timely recitation, by a giant.
A lot of gaslighting from the leadership of The Washington Post as Will Lewis resigns! @jayrosen.bsky.social @sulliview.bsky.social @jfallows.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social deadline.com/2026/02/wash...
Washington Post Publisher Will Lewis Resigns After Jeff Bezos-Owned Media Outlet Laid Off 1/3 Of Staff; Jeff D’Onofrio To Serve As Acting CEO
Will Lewis, the CEO and publisher of The Washington Post, announced his resignation on Saturday, days after the publication announced a devastating round of job cuts of 1/3 of its staff. Jeff D’Onofri...
deadline.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:09 PM
A lot of gaslighting from the leadership of The Washington Post as Will Lewis resigns! @jayrosen.bsky.social @sulliview.bsky.social @jfallows.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social deadline.com/2026/02/wash...
MUST WATCH! Sir Ian McKellen ends this wonderful interview on Stephen Colbert’s Show by performing a speech Shakespeare wrote that is VERY TIMELY for today! This is why art matters! @katiecouric.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...
"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
MUST WATCH! Sir Ian McKellen ends this wonderful interview on Stephen Colbert’s Show by performing a speech Shakespeare wrote that is VERY TIMELY for today! This is why art matters! @katiecouric.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...
The US Military is being ORDERED to buy tickets and watch "Melania"??? @beschlossdc1776.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social
Acive duty military are being ordered to buy a ticket to Melania and watch it, whether they want to, or not. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...
Military Pressured to See ‘Melania’ Against Their Will
A military group has evidence of troops being ordered into theater—the movie theater.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:41 AM
The US Military is being ORDERED to buy tickets and watch "Melania"??? @beschlossdc1776.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social
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“Melania herself is expected to personally pocket $27 million from the Amazon deal, sparking claims that the entire project is, in fact, a massive bribe paid by Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to curry favor with the Trump family.”
Acive duty military are being ordered to buy a ticket to Melania and watch it, whether they want to, or not. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...
Military Pressured to See ‘Melania’ Against Their Will
A military group has evidence of troops being ordered into theater—the movie theater.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:54 AM
“Melania herself is expected to personally pocket $27 million from the Amazon deal, sparking claims that the entire project is, in fact, a massive bribe paid by Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to curry favor with the Trump family.”
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“I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.”
—Peter Thiel, 2009
—Peter Thiel, 2009
Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...
A screenshot from a video posted on Trump's Truth Social account: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
February 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
“I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.”
—Peter Thiel, 2009
—Peter Thiel, 2009
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Trump’s racist post was INTENTIONAL DISTRACTION. Belle of the Ranch tells us the REAL BAD NEWS Trump wants us to ignore! @katiecouric.bsky.social @jimacosta.bsky.social @jojofromjerz.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social
youtu.be/LYNR2vphfv4?...
youtu.be/LYNR2vphfv4?...
Let's talk about Trump, Obama, apes, the predictable, and other news....
YouTube video by Belle of the Ranch
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Trump’s racist post was INTENTIONAL DISTRACTION. Belle of the Ranch tells us the REAL BAD NEWS Trump wants us to ignore! @katiecouric.bsky.social @jimacosta.bsky.social @jojofromjerz.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social
youtu.be/LYNR2vphfv4?...
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BREAKING: BRAD KARP OUT AS CHAIR OF PAUL WEISS.
Brad Karp to step down as Paul Weiss chair after Epstein revelations
Files released by US Department of Justice detailed his relationship with the child sex offender
www.ft.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
BREAKING: BRAD KARP OUT AS CHAIR OF PAUL WEISS.
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NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Thank you @sanders.senate.gov! It’s not about the money! It’s about our priorities as a nation and as individuals with extreme amounts of wealth!
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Thank you @sanders.senate.gov! It’s not about the money! It’s about our priorities as a nation and as individuals with extreme amounts of wealth!
Hurray for those countries willing to let the full #EpsteinFiles truth come out! The Russian blackmail side of this story matters!!! @katiecouric.bsky.social @jojofromjerz.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Hurray for those countries willing to let the full #EpsteinFiles truth come out! The Russian blackmail side of this story matters!!! @katiecouric.bsky.social @jojofromjerz.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
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Worth going back and reading @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social and @jodiscohen.bsky.social previous reporting on this raid (along with a host of other @propublica.org colleagues). Federal prosecutors have STILL not filed any charges against those arrested in the raid www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Worth going back and reading @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social and @jodiscohen.bsky.social previous reporting on this raid (along with a host of other @propublica.org colleagues). Federal prosecutors have STILL not filed any charges against those arrested in the raid www.propublica.org/article/chic...