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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 39m

Drop in the bucket compared to, say, what we're paying to illegally bomb Venezuelan fishermen.

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 1h

Boooooo. I want it to get to trial. It will be a hilarious humiliation for the prosecution.

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 2h

I will never stop being bitter toward the people who called my warnings about Trump 'hysterical.'

If anything, it's been worse than anticipated.

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 2h

Comey should want this case to go to trial. It will be hilarious comedy.

abcnews.go.com/US/central-w...

Central witness undermines case against James Comey, prosecutors concluded: Sources

Ex-FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned Wednesday, but prosecutors investigating him determined that a central witness would prove "problematic," sources say.

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 17h

Don't successful covert operations typically not announce themselves in advance?

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 19h

I have never, ever liked her because she is completely self-absorbed and loves casting herself as the brave heroine boldly going against woke conventional wisdom. In reality, she's just annoying.

Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 19h

She was practically begging to be fired because she obviously held her colleagues in contempt and being 'canceled' would have been an even bigger career boast. But they wouldn't oblige so she just quit.

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 20h

It goes without saying that if Obama had ordered the Illinois National Guard to invade Texas, Greg Abbott would have ordered all of those soldiers shot on sight.

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 22h

Antitrust cases against media ownership could do the trick.

Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 22h

The Supreme Court if it overturns the ban will basically be saying psychological torture is cool if done in the name of Jesus.

Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 22h

Between 44-63% of kids who undergo conversion therapy make a suicide attempt. Please take a moment to read this post from a mother who lost her son this way. m.facebook.com/story.php?st...

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 22h

It's very weird to see Democrats talk about insurance subsidies when Republicans are talking about 'cleansing' them from society.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 22h

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries: “A one-year extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits is not acceptable. It's a non-starter. It's a non-starter. It was introduced by the same people who just permanently extended massive tax breaks for their billionaire donors.”

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 1d

The only way out of this is for people on the left to create content that actually appeals to young dudes. We've massively failed in that endeavor.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 1d

To be fair: The fact that Harvard Law School employed Alan Dershowitz as its star professor for decades says a lot of very bad things about elite academic institutions.

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 1d

At last they are being honest about it.

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 1d

I'm all in for the October 18 No Kings protests but the problem is massive one day protests aren't going to cut it in the face of this.

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 1d

I literally sat in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles and listened to the DOJ make the case for racial profiling...to a federal judge. I heard it with my own two ears, man! They appealed it all the way to the Supreme Court!

The spin here is amazing

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

DHS's Tricia McLaughlin: "It is a disgusting smear to say there is racial profiling going on."

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 1d

Combining the war on drugs with the war on terror. No way this ends well.

Natasha Bertrand @natashabertrand.bsky.social · 1d

New: DOJ has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers—justifying an open-ended war against suspected smugglers, now considered by the US to be enemy combatants. www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...

Exclusive: Classified Justice Department opinion authorizes strikes on secret list of cartels, sources say | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers, according to multiple peop...

www.cnn.com

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 1d

Jay Gatsby, Don Draper... yep it's an archetype.

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1d

"lying silver-tongued charlatan runs to the US, attempts to reinvent himself, turns out to be pretty good at an important job" this is like one of the foundational American Stories www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...

The Superintendent’s Bio Seemed Too Good to Be True. It Was.

www.nytimes.com

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 1d

The GOP is trying to throw the same 'she's with they-them' playbook at Spanberger but she's leading by 8.

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 1d

Does he not understand what chronic conditions are? Does he not understand that people can't just shrug off having insurance because if they have an unforeseen illness or injury, they'll go bankrupt?

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 1d

When Elon fans tell me that I just 'envy' him... no, I don't! He seems genuinely miserable!

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 1d

So many incredibly rich people, instead of feeling grateful for how good they've had it, are entirely into bitter resentment. It's wild.

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 2d

Having a real No. 1 receiver and a real left tackle... Makes so much difference.

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 2d

I can't remember the last time the Patriots had a receiver like Stefon Diggs. Edelman was probably the closest but he didn't have the ability to improv like Diggs does when Maye rolls outside the pocket.

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 2d

First Democrat whose central platform is "I'll make Curtis Yarvin flee the country" gets my vote.

SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 2d

curtis yarvin seems somewhat unhappy

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