Brian
@egan.ninja
Dad of 3. 🚲 Cargo Biker. 💻 Tech/Data nerd. ⚾️ #Mets fan. Appreciate craft beer, whiskey, fire pits, and good books. I used to be with it, but then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's 'it' seems weird and scary to me.
Tonight’s #ALXBeercember is headed home for the holidays! 🎄🍻
Drowned Lands Brewery is a beautiful spot just a few miles from my childhood home. Maybe I’ll stop by next week!
Drowned Lands Brewery is a beautiful spot just a few miles from my childhood home. Maybe I’ll stop by next week!
December 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Tonight’s #ALXBeercember is headed home for the holidays! 🎄🍻
Drowned Lands Brewery is a beautiful spot just a few miles from my childhood home. Maybe I’ll stop by next week!
Drowned Lands Brewery is a beautiful spot just a few miles from my childhood home. Maybe I’ll stop by next week!
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20 years ago tonight, Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell enjoyed a Lazy Sunday:
Lazy Sunday - SNL Digital Short
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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December 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
20 years ago tonight, Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell enjoyed a Lazy Sunday:
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December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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insanely good thing to say when you enter a room
December 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
insanely good thing to say when you enter a room
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I've probably photographed Brad Lander more than any other elected in NYC because the dude shows up. He's everywhere, he's incredibly accessible, and he genuinely loves New Yorkers. You can literally go up and talk to him whenever he shows up. Go ahead, try it!
(I have NEVER seen Goldman ANYWHERE.)
(I have NEVER seen Goldman ANYWHERE.)
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I've probably photographed Brad Lander more than any other elected in NYC because the dude shows up. He's everywhere, he's incredibly accessible, and he genuinely loves New Yorkers. You can literally go up and talk to him whenever he shows up. Go ahead, try it!
(I have NEVER seen Goldman ANYWHERE.)
(I have NEVER seen Goldman ANYWHERE.)
I’ve liked Brad Lander since he was my council member in Park Slope, Brooklyn. He truly lives his values, and I just donated to help him bring those to DC.
I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
December 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I’ve liked Brad Lander since he was my council member in Park Slope, Brooklyn. He truly lives his values, and I just donated to help him bring those to DC.
#ALXBeercember Day 9: The Ruckus from Aurora Brewing Co. a touch sweet for me, but it got the job done while I rigged the twins’s game of Alphabet Bingo to end in a tie.
December 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
#ALXBeercember Day 9: The Ruckus from Aurora Brewing Co. a touch sweet for me, but it got the job done while I rigged the twins’s game of Alphabet Bingo to end in a tie.
It’s freezing and I’ve been locked inside with two sick kids all day, but it’s time for #AlxBeercember #8 and that is something to celebrate.
Salt & Sap from Deciduous out of NH. Delicious.
Salt & Sap from Deciduous out of NH. Delicious.
December 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
It’s freezing and I’ve been locked inside with two sick kids all day, but it’s time for #AlxBeercember #8 and that is something to celebrate.
Salt & Sap from Deciduous out of NH. Delicious.
Salt & Sap from Deciduous out of NH. Delicious.
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You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
#ALXBeercember is even better with friends!
The moon on the Helles Lager and the new fallen snow,
Gave the lustre of midday to Meatball Boys below
#AlxBeercember
(celebrity selfie with @themeatballboys.bsky.social !)
Gave the lustre of midday to Meatball Boys below
#AlxBeercember
(celebrity selfie with @themeatballboys.bsky.social !)
December 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
#ALXBeercember is even better with friends!
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The phony "controversy" over this rests on the idea that it was only supposed to apply to former slaves. But that's stupid because the authors of the amendment knew what slaves were and they knew what immigrants were, and could easily have said so if they only meant for it to apply to one group
You could write this. Or you could write: “That notion, which has been the rule in nearly every country in the Western Hemisphere for over a century, is grounded in the language of the 14th Amendment.”
All how you choose to frame it.
All how you choose to frame it.
December 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The phony "controversy" over this rests on the idea that it was only supposed to apply to former slaves. But that's stupid because the authors of the amendment knew what slaves were and they knew what immigrants were, and could easily have said so if they only meant for it to apply to one group
It’s time for #ALXBeercember #3: Zwickel Bier from Notch out of Vermont. A nice crisp Bavarian lager for this cold day.
Zwickel: The Official Beer of Getting Side-Eye From Your Dog
Zwickel: The Official Beer of Getting Side-Eye From Your Dog
December 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
It’s time for #ALXBeercember #3: Zwickel Bier from Notch out of Vermont. A nice crisp Bavarian lager for this cold day.
Zwickel: The Official Beer of Getting Side-Eye From Your Dog
Zwickel: The Official Beer of Getting Side-Eye From Your Dog
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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ever since i was a little boy i always knew i wanted to be 38 years old writing short sentences on a website
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
ever since i was a little boy i always knew i wanted to be 38 years old writing short sentences on a website
Hi #AlexSkeets! 👋 I’m Brian - a Rosemont dad you’ve probably seen hauling 3 kids around the neighborhood on a cargo bike.
I’m a tech nerd, avid reader, and beer enthusiast.
Big thanks to @martaschantz.bsky.social for the intro! Looking forward to connecting.
I’m a tech nerd, avid reader, and beer enthusiast.
Big thanks to @martaschantz.bsky.social for the intro! Looking forward to connecting.
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Hi #AlexSkeets! 👋 I’m Brian - a Rosemont dad you’ve probably seen hauling 3 kids around the neighborhood on a cargo bike.
I’m a tech nerd, avid reader, and beer enthusiast.
Big thanks to @martaschantz.bsky.social for the intro! Looking forward to connecting.
I’m a tech nerd, avid reader, and beer enthusiast.
Big thanks to @martaschantz.bsky.social for the intro! Looking forward to connecting.
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Best literary analysis ever
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Best literary analysis ever
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In a functional party system, this kind of capitulation in the face of authoritarianism could mean the end of the Democratic Party.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In a functional party system, this kind of capitulation in the face of authoritarianism could mean the end of the Democratic Party.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
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people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
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We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
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Watching the gigantic corporations that dominate our economy become increasingly disconnected from such basic concepts as "we should make products people want to buy" and "making money is a good idea" is slowly driving me insane
October 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Watching the gigantic corporations that dominate our economy become increasingly disconnected from such basic concepts as "we should make products people want to buy" and "making money is a good idea" is slowly driving me insane
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Centrist pundits, faced with any evidence that Democratic leaders are already following their advice, and none of it is breaking through because we aren't living in a pretend ealry 1990s media environment:
West World Bernard Lowe GIF
ALT: West World Bernard Lowe GIF
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October 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Centrist pundits, faced with any evidence that Democratic leaders are already following their advice, and none of it is breaking through because we aren't living in a pretend ealry 1990s media environment:
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*Democrats run centrists three elections in a row*
Centrists: We need to run a centrist. That's the solution
Centrists: We need to run a centrist. That's the solution
October 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
*Democrats run centrists three elections in a row*
Centrists: We need to run a centrist. That's the solution
Centrists: We need to run a centrist. That's the solution
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this is something that individual members of Congress could do tomorrow. The government is shut down so they could use their district offices. I suggested in January that they turn those offices into full on community centers where people could find each other re: mutual aid etc...
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
this is something that individual members of Congress could do tomorrow. The government is shut down so they could use their district offices. I suggested in January that they turn those offices into full on community centers where people could find each other re: mutual aid etc...
This could be the opening of an Always Sunny episode called “The Gang Watches the Jets Lose”
October 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This could be the opening of an Always Sunny episode called “The Gang Watches the Jets Lose”