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Brian Murphy
@burrite.bsky.social
Historian writing about the founding of Paterson, N.J. and the Passaic River. Brennan Center fellow studying state constitutions. Jersey guy, got a scar at Action Park. StateConstitutionsLab.org
Of course nothing from Schumer or Jeffries.
January 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
This is worse than nothing
January 7, 2026 at 1:36 PM
First glance after decades of experience is “Indian.”

It’s too bad you have to waste time on a hack like Lash auditioning to be Stephen Miller’s in house counsel.
December 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Kiddo asked what the weather will be and I said “let’s check on what Steve says” and he said “who’s Steve?”

“The hardest working man in New Jersey weather”
December 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It’s also telling that a lot of the main characters behind those mobs never did a book and are no longer in the field
December 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It let you connect with lots of really interested and interesting people in and out of the profession.

It also created and enforced hierarchies based on follower counts and just being able to devote a ton of time to posting, and leveled some really stupidly cliquish attacks on wonderful colleagues
December 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Going to Byers is definitive proof they’re full of it
December 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Incredible
December 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Used to think it was a liberal paper that twisted itself into a pretzel for Republicans and conservatives but it’s a conservative paper trying to win over liberals.
December 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We’re on a mission from God
December 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Have you seen the disco fries at Tops Diner?
December 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Democratic senators are still voting for his nominees.
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Ok I couldn’t put my finger on it but I think this is it, except for me it was like a mashup of Buddy with Vinz Clortho, Keymaster of Gozer
December 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This is amazing reporting!
December 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Kelly is *still* voting for their nominees?!
December 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM