Gerri Brightwell
@gerribrightwell.bsky.social
Novelist and short-story writer; Alaskan Brit who still says "Blimey!" and drinks tea though left Blighty over 30 years ago. Currently having a very hard time with Trump 2.0--my 2023 novel Turnback Ridge was supposed to be speculative fiction!
In response to Trump’s defamation lawsuit, "the Pulitzer Prize Board has asked a Florida court to compel Trump to hand over his tax returns, financial records, and full medical and psychological files in a sweeping discovery request aimed at testing his claims of reputational and emotional harm."
Donald Trump’s medical records sought in lawsuit
Court documents request his full medical and psychological records—including evidence of any prescription medications.
www.newsweek.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
In response to Trump’s defamation lawsuit, "the Pulitzer Prize Board has asked a Florida court to compel Trump to hand over his tax returns, financial records, and full medical and psychological files in a sweeping discovery request aimed at testing his claims of reputational and emotional harm."
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The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
It is jaw-dropping that the DOJ is still trying to indict Letitia James after being smacked down already once this week, and that's after the initial indictment was dismissed because the prosecutor (inexperienced, and acting alone) was improperly appointed.
Grand jury again declines to indict Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges
New York attorney general dodges indictment for second time in a week as Trump DoJ seeks retribution
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
It is jaw-dropping that the DOJ is still trying to indict Letitia James after being smacked down already once this week, and that's after the initial indictment was dismissed because the prosecutor (inexperienced, and acting alone) was improperly appointed.
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In an ICE officer interaction with another human being, the former is far more likely to be a criminal than the latter.
December 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
In an ICE officer interaction with another human being, the former is far more likely to be a criminal than the latter.
We're supposed to believe this man, who took tens of thousands of dollars in bribes before he became the "border czar," who thinks it's OK for ICE to aggressively pursue people who protest they are US citizens.
BASH: If ICE says it doesn't arrest US citizens, why do we keep seeing incidents of them aggressively pursuing citizens?
HOMAN: I can't tell you how many times an illegal alien claims to be a US citizen. It happens all the time.
HOMAN: I can't tell you how many times an illegal alien claims to be a US citizen. It happens all the time.
December 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
We're supposed to believe this man, who took tens of thousands of dollars in bribes before he became the "border czar," who thinks it's OK for ICE to aggressively pursue people who protest they are US citizens.
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Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
The White House is releasing a healthcare pla . . . oops, nope, sorry.
absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The White House is releasing a healthcare pla . . . oops, nope, sorry.
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The DOE just cut multiple fields from the “professional degree” list, shrinking loan access for future workers. Nursing, PAs, PT, OT, audiology, public health, social work, & education master’s all got dropped.
And yes, they’re fields dominated by women.
#ProudBlue
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
And yes, they’re fields dominated by women.
#ProudBlue
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The DOE just cut multiple fields from the “professional degree” list, shrinking loan access for future workers. Nursing, PAs, PT, OT, audiology, public health, social work, & education master’s all got dropped.
And yes, they’re fields dominated by women.
#ProudBlue
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
And yes, they’re fields dominated by women.
#ProudBlue
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
What a horrific amount of damage Boris Johnson and his government did--23,000 people dead who need not have died.
Covid chaos in Boris Johnson’s government led to 23,000 deaths, damning inquiry finds
Report finds PM and Dominic Cummings presided over ‘toxic and chaotic culture’ in Downing Street
www.independent.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
What a horrific amount of damage Boris Johnson and his government did--23,000 people dead who need not have died.
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Sixty-five years ago today, four first-graders desegregated New Orleans's public schools: Ruby Bridges at William Frantz Elementary School, and Leona Tate, Tessie Provost, and Gail Etienne at McDonogh 19 Elementary School. They faced violent mobs and threats to their lives. They were 6 years old. 🗃
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Sixty-five years ago today, four first-graders desegregated New Orleans's public schools: Ruby Bridges at William Frantz Elementary School, and Leona Tate, Tessie Provost, and Gail Etienne at McDonogh 19 Elementary School. They faced violent mobs and threats to their lives. They were 6 years old. 🗃
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“In this single moment, we got more visual evidence of Trump’s absence of compassion, indeed the indifference to the suffering of another human…What a tragedy that at a time of grave and great challenges a man like this occupies our White House.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/will-this-...
www.americaamerica.news/p/will-this-...
Will This Photo Define the Trump Years?
A Saturday Prompt
www.americaamerica.news
November 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“In this single moment, we got more visual evidence of Trump’s absence of compassion, indeed the indifference to the suffering of another human…What a tragedy that at a time of grave and great challenges a man like this occupies our White House.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/will-this-...
www.americaamerica.news/p/will-this-...
Sandwich guy: not guilty! We can all be against violence, and yet see this prosecution as ridiculous because no one was hurt, and the intention was clearly not to hurt. Getting mustard on your uniform and onion on your radio does not count as assault.
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge
A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington has been found not guilty of assault.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Sandwich guy: not guilty! We can all be against violence, and yet see this prosecution as ridiculous because no one was hurt, and the intention was clearly not to hurt. Getting mustard on your uniform and onion on your radio does not count as assault.
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Kristi Noem blasts “foreigners” for dangerous driving. According to the Rapid City Journal, that state’s court records show Noem had 20 speeding tickets dating back to 1989, alongside other violations, including failure to stop at an intersection and invalid license plates.
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Kristi Noem blasts “foreigners” for dangerous driving. According to the Rapid City Journal, that state’s court records show Noem had 20 speeding tickets dating back to 1989, alongside other violations, including failure to stop at an intersection and invalid license plates.
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And then touring...
Perth 7th
Newcastle 9th
Melbourne 10th
Brisbane 12th
Adelaide 13th
Hope to see you there
An Evening with William Dalrymple - Fane Australia share.google/iwe13rXYgGV3...
Perth 7th
Newcastle 9th
Melbourne 10th
Brisbane 12th
Adelaide 13th
Hope to see you there
An Evening with William Dalrymple - Fane Australia share.google/iwe13rXYgGV3...
November 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
And then touring...
Perth 7th
Newcastle 9th
Melbourne 10th
Brisbane 12th
Adelaide 13th
Hope to see you there
An Evening with William Dalrymple - Fane Australia share.google/iwe13rXYgGV3...
Perth 7th
Newcastle 9th
Melbourne 10th
Brisbane 12th
Adelaide 13th
Hope to see you there
An Evening with William Dalrymple - Fane Australia share.google/iwe13rXYgGV3...
The hiring of bounty hunters to snatch immigrants is exactly what I depicted in my speculative novel, Turnback Ridge, written during the first Trump presidency. I never thought that it would come to pass--but apparently I was wrong. theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...
November 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The hiring of bounty hunters to snatch immigrants is exactly what I depicted in my speculative novel, Turnback Ridge, written during the first Trump presidency. I never thought that it would come to pass--but apparently I was wrong. theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...
Not only did Trump return from Asia to host a Gatsby-themed party for his rich friends while the government is shut down and he holds SNAP benefits hostage, this trip ($3.4 million) means American taxpayers have forked out $60.7 million for Trump's 76 private trips so far in the since 20 January.
Trump slammed for lavish Gatsby-themed Halloween party as vital food funding lapses
As SNAP funding was about to run out for millions, Trump was pictured enjoying himself at the Halloween bash at Mar-a-Lago, surrounded by guests in 1920s-style getup
www.independent.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Not only did Trump return from Asia to host a Gatsby-themed party for his rich friends while the government is shut down and he holds SNAP benefits hostage, this trip ($3.4 million) means American taxpayers have forked out $60.7 million for Trump's 76 private trips so far in the since 20 January.
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sure, you might not be able to eat or go to the doctor, but check out how nice Trump's new marble shitter is
October 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
sure, you might not be able to eat or go to the doctor, but check out how nice Trump's new marble shitter is
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❌ Selon l'association française UFC-Que Choisir, les produits vendus par les plateformes chinoises, Temu et Shein, seraient en grande partie dangereux et ne respecteraient pas les normes européennes ⬇️
October 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
❌ Selon l'association française UFC-Que Choisir, les produits vendus par les plateformes chinoises, Temu et Shein, seraient en grande partie dangereux et ne respecteraient pas les normes européennes ⬇️
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It was never “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” It was also a clear warning of what was to come.
October 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It was never “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” It was also a clear warning of what was to come.
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Angus: Canada is reconsidering that relationship with China. Why? Because we can no longer trust the US.
And we know that we have 150, maybe more, Canadians in custody at ICE detention centers. We had two Canadians under Chinese custody and it caused a huge outcry. We now have over 150 in the US.
And we know that we have 150, maybe more, Canadians in custody at ICE detention centers. We had two Canadians under Chinese custody and it caused a huge outcry. We now have over 150 in the US.
October 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Angus: Canada is reconsidering that relationship with China. Why? Because we can no longer trust the US.
And we know that we have 150, maybe more, Canadians in custody at ICE detention centers. We had two Canadians under Chinese custody and it caused a huge outcry. We now have over 150 in the US.
And we know that we have 150, maybe more, Canadians in custody at ICE detention centers. We had two Canadians under Chinese custody and it caused a huge outcry. We now have over 150 in the US.
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During the government shutdown, President Trump:
- Raised $250 million from billionaires for a ballroom
- Gave Qatar an Air Force facility in Idaho
- Doubled Argentina's bailout to $40 billion
What happened to America First?
- Raised $250 million from billionaires for a ballroom
- Gave Qatar an Air Force facility in Idaho
- Doubled Argentina's bailout to $40 billion
What happened to America First?
October 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
During the government shutdown, President Trump:
- Raised $250 million from billionaires for a ballroom
- Gave Qatar an Air Force facility in Idaho
- Doubled Argentina's bailout to $40 billion
What happened to America First?
- Raised $250 million from billionaires for a ballroom
- Gave Qatar an Air Force facility in Idaho
- Doubled Argentina's bailout to $40 billion
What happened to America First?
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The Trump administration cut funding for disaster preparedness there because of “DEI..”
October 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Trump administration cut funding for disaster preparedness there because of “DEI..”
Trump has commuted the sentence of George Santos, sentenced to 7 years for fraud. Convicted felon Santos is free, meanwhile undocumented immigrants, documented immigrants, and citizens are being snatched off the streets and held by ICE. What gives?
Former Rep. George Santos released from prison after Trump commutes his sentence | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said on social media Friday that he is commuting the sentence of disgraced former Rep. George Santos, who had been serving a seven-year sentence for the fraud charges that got h...
www.cnn.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Trump has commuted the sentence of George Santos, sentenced to 7 years for fraud. Convicted felon Santos is free, meanwhile undocumented immigrants, documented immigrants, and citizens are being snatched off the streets and held by ICE. What gives?
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A powerful visual.
October 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A powerful visual.