brimcmike
@brimcmike.bsky.social
Physician. Fella. Former teacher, former Planned Parenthood educator, former AR/ARNG armor officer, former USMC K9 handler. Opinions are my own.
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I haven't seen the same outpouring of support for Rodney Hinton, Jr. that we saw for Luigi Mangione. GoFundMe took down the fundraiser for Hinton, who is accused of killing an officer shortly after he watched bodycam footage of police killing his 18-year-old son.
May 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I haven't seen the same outpouring of support for Rodney Hinton, Jr. that we saw for Luigi Mangione. GoFundMe took down the fundraiser for Hinton, who is accused of killing an officer shortly after he watched bodycam footage of police killing his 18-year-old son.
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Big story of the week?
--WH wanting to suspend habeas corpus
--Illegal gestapo like round-ups nationwide
--Arresting and intimidating public officials
--Economic chaos, lies and weakening economy
--Turning the corruption up to 11
--Destroying US healthcare protections
--Gutting American science
--WH wanting to suspend habeas corpus
--Illegal gestapo like round-ups nationwide
--Arresting and intimidating public officials
--Economic chaos, lies and weakening economy
--Turning the corruption up to 11
--Destroying US healthcare protections
--Gutting American science
May 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Big story of the week?
--WH wanting to suspend habeas corpus
--Illegal gestapo like round-ups nationwide
--Arresting and intimidating public officials
--Economic chaos, lies and weakening economy
--Turning the corruption up to 11
--Destroying US healthcare protections
--Gutting American science
--WH wanting to suspend habeas corpus
--Illegal gestapo like round-ups nationwide
--Arresting and intimidating public officials
--Economic chaos, lies and weakening economy
--Turning the corruption up to 11
--Destroying US healthcare protections
--Gutting American science
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Once again, behold the unparalleled parsimony of the Dennis Green Unified Theory Of 🇺🇸 Politics
May 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Once again, behold the unparalleled parsimony of the Dennis Green Unified Theory Of 🇺🇸 Politics
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This isn’t a good idea even if the plane was being donated to the U.S. government. But Trump GETS TO KEEP THE PLANE??? It’s simply a cash payment to Trump in exchange for favors. Just wildly illegal.
May 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This isn’t a good idea even if the plane was being donated to the U.S. government. But Trump GETS TO KEEP THE PLANE??? It’s simply a cash payment to Trump in exchange for favors. Just wildly illegal.
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We are a deeply unserious country that inexplicably continues to tolerate banana republic levels of corruption across all three branches of the federal government.
Your reminder that the continued participation of Bob Menendez & Clarence Thomas in American politics highlights just how deeply unserious we are as a country.
What a choice of words.
May 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
We are a deeply unserious country that inexplicably continues to tolerate banana republic levels of corruption across all three branches of the federal government.
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Daniel Ziblatt--co-author of the book on how democracies die--is alarmed by the success so far of Trump's attempted murder. He discusses loyalists in power ministries,
consolidation of personal power, and the abdication by political and civic elites.
I highly recommend it.
youtu.be/bVNX_PTQkRA?...
consolidation of personal power, and the abdication by political and civic elites.
I highly recommend it.
youtu.be/bVNX_PTQkRA?...
Our Democracy IS Actually Dying (w/ Daniel Ziblatt) | Bulwark on Sunday
YouTube video by The Bulwark
youtu.be
May 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Daniel Ziblatt--co-author of the book on how democracies die--is alarmed by the success so far of Trump's attempted murder. He discusses loyalists in power ministries,
consolidation of personal power, and the abdication by political and civic elites.
I highly recommend it.
youtu.be/bVNX_PTQkRA?...
consolidation of personal power, and the abdication by political and civic elites.
I highly recommend it.
youtu.be/bVNX_PTQkRA?...
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On a totally unrelated note apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump company strikes Qatari golf resort deal in a sign it's not holding back from foreign business
The Trump family company has struck a deal for a luxury golf resort in Qatar. It's a sign that the company has no plans to hold back from foreign dealmaking during a second Trump administration.
apnews.com
May 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
On a totally unrelated note apnews.com/article/trum...
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what a great interview !
New interview! On Trump and the origins of the American mafia state -- and much more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmPX...
Trump's Corrupt Business Dealings Then & Now, Sarah Kendzior
YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show
www.youtube.com
May 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
what a great interview !
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I wrote about our Kidnapping & Enslavement forces, the traditional notions that government is made for profit and human beings are meant for efficiency, and the ways these notions inevitably lead to enslavement.
The profit we gain from society IS society.
www.the-reframe.com/our-purpose-...
The profit we gain from society IS society.
www.the-reframe.com/our-purpose-...
Our Purpose Isn't Efficiency
Society is not a corporation and we are not its employees. Moving the sick American spirit toward health by abandoning fool notions and damned lies.
www.the-reframe.com
May 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I wrote about our Kidnapping & Enslavement forces, the traditional notions that government is made for profit and human beings are meant for efficiency, and the ways these notions inevitably lead to enslavement.
The profit we gain from society IS society.
www.the-reframe.com/our-purpose-...
The profit we gain from society IS society.
www.the-reframe.com/our-purpose-...
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“Our profit from the post office is the post office.” Really wish every story we get about cost “overruns” and “losses” from USPS included this framing.
I wrote about our Kidnapping & Enslavement forces, the traditional notions that government is made for profit and human beings are meant for efficiency, and the ways these notions inevitably lead to enslavement.
The profit we gain from society IS society.
www.the-reframe.com/our-purpose-...
The profit we gain from society IS society.
www.the-reframe.com/our-purpose-...
Our Purpose Isn't Efficiency
Society is not a corporation and we are not its employees. Moving the sick American spirit toward health by abandoning fool notions and damned lies.
www.the-reframe.com
May 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
“Our profit from the post office is the post office.” Really wish every story we get about cost “overruns” and “losses” from USPS included this framing.
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I think it’s not great that the reason we don’t get more concrete action or even rhetoric around the staggering corruption we see is that so many of our politicians want a piece of it for themselves
Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego defended his fundraiser with crypto investor and Trump ally Marc Andreessen during a town hall in Pennsylvania, arguing that Democrats have gotten too “pure” and need a bigger tent.
Dem Crypto Ally Defends Fundraiser With Trump Crypto Donor
Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego defended his ties to crypto investor and Trump ally Marc Andreessen, arguing Democrats need a big tent.
www.rollingstone.com
May 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I think it’s not great that the reason we don’t get more concrete action or even rhetoric around the staggering corruption we see is that so many of our politicians want a piece of it for themselves
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Arresting homeless people doesn't solve homelessness. It doesn't go after the root causes. It's whack a mole with a heavy amount of civil and human rights violations.
Since the Grants Pass decision we've seen a lot of California city governments embrace these violations. They hate seeing poverty
Since the Grants Pass decision we've seen a lot of California city governments embrace these violations. They hate seeing poverty
Cities won't fund housing—but they *will* fund cops to arrest people for the crime of having nowhere to live.
San Jose mayor wants new police unit to arrest homeless people - San José Spotlight
More details are emerging about San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan's plan to arrest or hospitalize homeless people for refusing offers of shelter — and the city could create a police unit to do so.
sanjosespotlight.com
May 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Arresting homeless people doesn't solve homelessness. It doesn't go after the root causes. It's whack a mole with a heavy amount of civil and human rights violations.
Since the Grants Pass decision we've seen a lot of California city governments embrace these violations. They hate seeing poverty
Since the Grants Pass decision we've seen a lot of California city governments embrace these violations. They hate seeing poverty
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It's true! Bondi was a registered lobbyist for foreign clients, including the government of Qatar - which is now giving Trump a jet. tinyurl.com/mr36frb8
Bondi is the first AG to have been a lobbyist for foreign governments. (She also disbanded the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force.)
Bondi is the first AG to have been a lobbyist for foreign governments. (She also disbanded the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force.)
I’m sorry, what now?
Pam Bondi was getting $115,000 a month to lobby for Qatar before she left to defend Donald Trump:
May 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
It's true! Bondi was a registered lobbyist for foreign clients, including the government of Qatar - which is now giving Trump a jet. tinyurl.com/mr36frb8
Bondi is the first AG to have been a lobbyist for foreign governments. (She also disbanded the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force.)
Bondi is the first AG to have been a lobbyist for foreign governments. (She also disbanded the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force.)
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I’m sorry, what now?
Pam Bondi was getting $115,000 a month to lobby for Qatar before she left to defend Donald Trump:
Pam Bondi's lobbying for Qatar explained
Bondi replaced former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as Trump's nominee for Attorney General after he withdrew on Thursday.
www.newsweek.com
May 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I’m sorry, what now?
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👇🎯 People really don’t seem to have any grasp on the full scope & scale of the unprecedented corruption & monetization of the presidency. We’re all living, as a country, in an advanced state of denial to avoid knowing the shameful truth about what we’ve become.
Hate to break it but this isn’t even the largest act of personal self-enrichment by an American public official this month. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
May 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
👇🎯 People really don’t seem to have any grasp on the full scope & scale of the unprecedented corruption & monetization of the presidency. We’re all living, as a country, in an advanced state of denial to avoid knowing the shameful truth about what we’ve become.
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For folks wondering how to name what is happening, it's a fascist power grab. What does "fascism" actually mean and why is it imperative that we use the f-word?
(Full video and explanation: bit.ly/on-the-f-word)
(Full video and explanation: bit.ly/on-the-f-word)
May 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
For folks wondering how to name what is happening, it's a fascist power grab. What does "fascism" actually mean and why is it imperative that we use the f-word?
(Full video and explanation: bit.ly/on-the-f-word)
(Full video and explanation: bit.ly/on-the-f-word)
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It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.
May 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.
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Legality aside, how pathetic for the American head of state to fly around in the plane he got as a valentine from the Emir of Qatar. A kept little man.
May 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Legality aside, how pathetic for the American head of state to fly around in the plane he got as a valentine from the Emir of Qatar. A kept little man.
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A PLANE?!?!
My dad turned down tickets to a BULLETS game when he was chief of staff of the senate foreign relations committee!
And this guy accepts A PLANE?
My dad turned down tickets to a BULLETS game when he was chief of staff of the senate foreign relations committee!
And this guy accepts A PLANE?
May 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A PLANE?!?!
My dad turned down tickets to a BULLETS game when he was chief of staff of the senate foreign relations committee!
And this guy accepts A PLANE?
My dad turned down tickets to a BULLETS game when he was chief of staff of the senate foreign relations committee!
And this guy accepts A PLANE?
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I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
Just landed in El Salvador to discuss release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
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Is Kilmar Abrego Garcia alive? Because the amount of resistance to addressing his being trafficked gives the distinct impression that either he is dead or what they have done to him is so unspeakable that they cannot afford for him to be freed, seen, or spoken with.
April 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Is Kilmar Abrego Garcia alive? Because the amount of resistance to addressing his being trafficked gives the distinct impression that either he is dead or what they have done to him is so unspeakable that they cannot afford for him to be freed, seen, or spoken with.
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Please repeat over and over:
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
April 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Please repeat over and over:
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
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Important orienting work here.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Kleptocracy, Inc.
Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.
www.theatlantic.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Important orienting work here.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...