Brent Irvin
@dbrentirvin.bsky.social
Retired Kentucky lawyer. Hobbies include hiking, kayaking, biking, photography and reading, especially about history, constitutional law and the courts.
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GOP 2021: “The debt is out of control!
GOP 2022: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2023: “the debt is out of control
GOP 2024: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2025: ”let’s raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion!”
GOP 2022: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2023: “the debt is out of control
GOP 2024: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2025: ”let’s raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion!”
June 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
GOP 2021: “The debt is out of control!
GOP 2022: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2023: “the debt is out of control
GOP 2024: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2025: ”let’s raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion!”
GOP 2022: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2023: “the debt is out of control
GOP 2024: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2025: ”let’s raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion!”
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Researchers have developed new tools that can deliver genes and selectively activate them in hundreds of different cell types in the brain and spinal cord. Scientists hope this could help treat ALS, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s.
Scientists develop gene delivery ‘trucks’ that could treat brain diseases
Gene delivery systems can target specific brain cells, a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.
wapo.st
May 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Researchers have developed new tools that can deliver genes and selectively activate them in hundreds of different cell types in the brain and spinal cord. Scientists hope this could help treat ALS, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s.
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The Memorial Day Message from the President of the United States of America, in memory of those who have given their lives defending America, the Constitution, and the freedoms that we Americans enjoy on this Memorial Day 2025.
May 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The Memorial Day Message from the President of the United States of America, in memory of those who have given their lives defending America, the Constitution, and the freedoms that we Americans enjoy on this Memorial Day 2025.
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If you feel like being inspired by a big law firm, here's the opening to Sussman Godfrey's lawsuit against Trump and his executive order targeting the firm. It still is amazing other firms caved quickly to Trump's mob-like and unconstitutional shakedown.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
If you feel like being inspired by a big law firm, here's the opening to Sussman Godfrey's lawsuit against Trump and his executive order targeting the firm. It still is amazing other firms caved quickly to Trump's mob-like and unconstitutional shakedown.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Erez Reuveni argued on behalf of the Justice Department during Friday’s hearing in the Abrego Garcia case.
Reuveni has reportedly been placed on leave.
Here’s one exchange with the judge that may have contributed to his ouster:
Reuveni has reportedly been placed on leave.
Here’s one exchange with the judge that may have contributed to his ouster:
April 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Erez Reuveni argued on behalf of the Justice Department during Friday’s hearing in the Abrego Garcia case.
Reuveni has reportedly been placed on leave.
Here’s one exchange with the judge that may have contributed to his ouster:
Reuveni has reportedly been placed on leave.
Here’s one exchange with the judge that may have contributed to his ouster:
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To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
April 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
Hands off protests today all across America. These are from Kentucky.
April 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Hands off protests today all across America. These are from Kentucky.
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Trump said he was not joking about the possibility of seeking a third term, claiming a lot of people wanted him to pursue it. While he emphasized he was focused on the current, he hinted at the existence of methods to make it happen.
March 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Trump said he was not joking about the possibility of seeking a third term, claiming a lot of people wanted him to pursue it. While he emphasized he was focused on the current, he hinted at the existence of methods to make it happen.
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Speaker Mike Johnson floats the possibility of Congress eliminating federal courts.
This comes as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration, along with Trump and his allies calling for the impeachment of certain district court judges.
This comes as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration, along with Trump and his allies calling for the impeachment of certain district court judges.
Speaker Mike Johnson floats eliminating federal courts as GOP ramps up attacks on judges
Republican lawmakers are setting their sights on the judiciary following court rulings that have halted Trump's agenda.
nbcnews.to
March 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson floats the possibility of Congress eliminating federal courts.
This comes as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration, along with Trump and his allies calling for the impeachment of certain district court judges.
This comes as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration, along with Trump and his allies calling for the impeachment of certain district court judges.
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New for @gristnews.bsky.social :
Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk. This comes after years of underfunding and understaffing at the critical mine safety watchdog agency.
grist.org/accountabili...
Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk. This comes after years of underfunding and understaffing at the critical mine safety watchdog agency.
grist.org/accountabili...
Trump administration moves to shutter mine safety offices in coal country
Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk.
grist.org
March 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
New for @gristnews.bsky.social :
Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk. This comes after years of underfunding and understaffing at the critical mine safety watchdog agency.
grist.org/accountabili...
Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk. This comes after years of underfunding and understaffing at the critical mine safety watchdog agency.
grist.org/accountabili...
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“Wait guys, P. Hegseth is typing…”
March 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“Wait guys, P. Hegseth is typing…”
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It is quite possible Acting President Musk is firing the wrong people.
March 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
It is quite possible Acting President Musk is firing the wrong people.
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On the bright side, the countries formerly known as America's allies now have a really nice excuse to stop sharing information -- that it'll just end up in some drunken cabinet member's cell phone.
March 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
On the bright side, the countries formerly known as America's allies now have a really nice excuse to stop sharing information -- that it'll just end up in some drunken cabinet member's cell phone.
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Damn, 1000 people for an empty chair with no show andy barr www.kentucky.com/news/politic...
Nearly 1,000 people attend Lexington rally to protest Trump cuts. Rep. Barr is a no-show
Rep. Andy Barr’s office said they did not coordinate the town hall and hinted that it was staged by paid liberal activists. Those who attended said they are not paid activists.
www.kentucky.com
March 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Damn, 1000 people for an empty chair with no show andy barr www.kentucky.com/news/politic...
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just a total sack of shit
JD Vance, "Denmark is not being a good ally"
"If we need to take Greenland that is what President Trump will do because he doesn't care about what Europeans scream at us"
"If we need to take Greenland that is what President Trump will do because he doesn't care about what Europeans scream at us"
March 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
just a total sack of shit
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One of the outcomes of Trump’s chaos is that we are all learning how many important roles federal agencies & employees play.
Honestly we should have had these previews without having to cut the programs first.
Honestly we should have had these previews without having to cut the programs first.
“The impact on the U.S. fishing fleet, which employs 39,000 commercial fishermen, is one example of how suspending federal government regulations and job cuts can impact broad swathes of the U.S.”
Insight: Trump’s regulatory freeze throws US fishing industry into chaos — Reuters
President Donald Trump’s regulatory freeze has injected chaos and uncertainty into a number of lucrative American fisheries, raising the risk of a delayed start to the fishing season for some East Coa...
stocks.apple.com
March 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
One of the outcomes of Trump’s chaos is that we are all learning how many important roles federal agencies & employees play.
Honestly we should have had these previews without having to cut the programs first.
Honestly we should have had these previews without having to cut the programs first.
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Musk staffers are joking about how upcoming Social Security changes will restrict access by requiring in-person visits while simultaneously shutting down offices. They are touting the cost savings from limiting access.
March 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Musk staffers are joking about how upcoming Social Security changes will restrict access by requiring in-person visits while simultaneously shutting down offices. They are touting the cost savings from limiting access.
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This is insane. Arguably the greatest achievement of the first Trump administration was Operation Warp Speed.
And mRNA technology has tremendous potential. Recall recent news that mRNA vaccines show promise against pancreatic cancer in early trials
www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...
And mRNA technology has tremendous potential. Recall recent news that mRNA vaccines show promise against pancreatic cancer in early trials
www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This is insane. Arguably the greatest achievement of the first Trump administration was Operation Warp Speed.
And mRNA technology has tremendous potential. Recall recent news that mRNA vaccines show promise against pancreatic cancer in early trials
www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...
And mRNA technology has tremendous potential. Recall recent news that mRNA vaccines show promise against pancreatic cancer in early trials
www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...
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Fear and panic spread as measles enters the birth center of a Texas hospital.
On Wednesday, a woman was admitted to a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, where she gave birth in the middle of a deadly, surging measles epidemic.
After the baby was born, doctors discovered the young mother was…
On Wednesday, a woman was admitted to a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, where she gave birth in the middle of a deadly, surging measles epidemic.
After the baby was born, doctors discovered the young mother was…
March 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Fear and panic spread as measles enters the birth center of a Texas hospital.
On Wednesday, a woman was admitted to a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, where she gave birth in the middle of a deadly, surging measles epidemic.
After the baby was born, doctors discovered the young mother was…
On Wednesday, a woman was admitted to a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, where she gave birth in the middle of a deadly, surging measles epidemic.
After the baby was born, doctors discovered the young mother was…
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As @amoneyresists.bsky.social pointed out, Elon Musk is a mass murderer.
March 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
As @amoneyresists.bsky.social pointed out, Elon Musk is a mass murderer.
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Shutting down Mauna Loa CO₂ observations while atmospheric CO₂ keeps skyrocketing is like turning off a fire alarm because you don’t like the noise
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...
Mauna Loa Observatory’s Lease May End Because of NOAA Cuts
NOAA, the nation’s leading climate science agency, may lose dozens of offices, including one that is key to the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Shutting down Mauna Loa CO₂ observations while atmospheric CO₂ keeps skyrocketing is like turning off a fire alarm because you don’t like the noise
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...
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2/ “The neo-reactionary movement traces back in particular to the online writings of Curtis Yarvin …Other leaders in the US technology oligarchy aligned with Musk who subscribe to Yarvin’s ideas include Marc Andreessen …, Balaji Srinivasan …, David Sacks … , and of course Thiel himself.”
March 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
2/ “The neo-reactionary movement traces back in particular to the online writings of Curtis Yarvin …Other leaders in the US technology oligarchy aligned with Musk who subscribe to Yarvin’s ideas include Marc Andreessen …, Balaji Srinivasan …, David Sacks … , and of course Thiel himself.”
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This. Shout this from the rooftops. Add in the propaganda that tricks voters into thinking this is the American way and you’ve got the MAGA playbook.
🧵I know what the Trump administration is doing to the country because they’ve already done it to rural America.
They stripped public schools of funding. They closed our hospitals. They sold family farms for parts. They let our infrastructure rot. And then they gerrymandered us to keep us quiet.
They stripped public schools of funding. They closed our hospitals. They sold family farms for parts. They let our infrastructure rot. And then they gerrymandered us to keep us quiet.
March 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This. Shout this from the rooftops. Add in the propaganda that tricks voters into thinking this is the American way and you’ve got the MAGA playbook.