R. Stephen Browning
@rstephenbrowning.bsky.social
Freelance Writer, Retired Senior Nonprofit Executive, Performing Arts Advocate, Thought Leader, Travel & Lifestyle, Progressive Provocateur.
Gas prices have hit their lowest amount in four years (Feb. 2021). You know, when Biden was POTUS.
December 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Gas prices have hit their lowest amount in four years (Feb. 2021). You know, when Biden was POTUS.
I posted this previously. At year one, coming soon, I ask MAGA voters to do a fact-based analysis of what this regime has accomplished, specifically, to benefit the average working or retired American in any way.
You're right. Immigrants were never the problem.
You're right. Immigrants were never the problem.
We will be doing our first starter pack to kick off 2026 in the company of those who stand with our immigrant communities and humane due process.
If you would like to be included, follow, comment, and share this post so others can join us.
Our unity is our power.
Let’s grow together, resistance!
If you would like to be included, follow, comment, and share this post so others can join us.
Our unity is our power.
Let’s grow together, resistance!
December 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I posted this previously. At year one, coming soon, I ask MAGA voters to do a fact-based analysis of what this regime has accomplished, specifically, to benefit the average working or retired American in any way.
You're right. Immigrants were never the problem.
You're right. Immigrants were never the problem.
You mean the top 11 times, I'm guessing. Because you know full well this guy has been a pathetic jerk far more times than that this past year.
December 31, 2025 at 2:58 AM
You mean the top 11 times, I'm guessing. Because you know full well this guy has been a pathetic jerk far more times than that this past year.
Anyone have the skinny on why the regime is having such difficulty commandeering the latest oil tanker off Venezuela?
December 31, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Anyone have the skinny on why the regime is having such difficulty commandeering the latest oil tanker off Venezuela?
You can bet that OYT plans on pardoning any and all of his administration and external enablers for all crimes before he leaves office. And there's not a doubt in my mind that Vance will pardon his boss if he has the chance to assume office. With SCOTUS' support, we have created a monster.
Khanna on the Trump administration flouting the Epstein files law: "Every person at Justice who violates this law is guilty of obstruction of justice and a future administration could prosecute them"
December 31, 2025 at 2:54 AM
You can bet that OYT plans on pardoning any and all of his administration and external enablers for all crimes before he leaves office. And there's not a doubt in my mind that Vance will pardon his boss if he has the chance to assume office. With SCOTUS' support, we have created a monster.
No offense, but since Ms. Maples chose to marry the likes of D****d T***p, I wouldn't guess she was ever a great judge of character...
The terms of Marla Maples’ divorce settlement with Donald Trump, as a matter of New York law, are sealed until 2099.
This WSJ article adds some fascinating context to the NYT article that has the mother of a 14 year old model brought to Mar-a-Lago for a party having Maples come up to her and saying keep those girls away from these men and my husband. Maples denies she said it.
December 31, 2025 at 2:49 AM
No offense, but since Ms. Maples chose to marry the likes of D****d T***p, I wouldn't guess she was ever a great judge of character...
Let’s make intellectual curiosity great again.
December 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Let’s make intellectual curiosity great again.
Prepare ourselves? Oh, we're more than prepared.
May his passing be a blessing.
May his passing be a blessing.
Peruvian shamans gather annually to predict the fate of world leaders—and this year, they’re warning the U.S. to brace for Trump’s illness.
Shamans Deliver Ominous 2026 Health Prediction for Trump
“The United States should prepare itself,” the shamans warned.
trib.al
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Prepare ourselves? Oh, we're more than prepared.
May his passing be a blessing.
May his passing be a blessing.
I can't decide if he should bring back a Pee-Wee Herman or Soupy Sales character and take it on the road with Nicki Minaj as his opening act.
The "lost the rest of my barbershop quartet" guy thinks it's his politics that keep the roles away
December 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I can't decide if he should bring back a Pee-Wee Herman or Soupy Sales character and take it on the road with Nicki Minaj as his opening act.
Not only will performers cancel, but you can bet new contracts for any major touring shows, companies or artists will be nil. And then there's the issue of donations and ticket sales that keep the doors open in the first place. It's a 501(c)(3). Don't let T***p near their endowment!
President Trump’s threats against artists who decline to perform at the renamed Kennedy Center are ultimately hollow, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues:
The Show Won’t Go On
President Trump’s threats against artists who decline to perform at the renamed Kennedy Center are ultimately hollow.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Not only will performers cancel, but you can bet new contracts for any major touring shows, companies or artists will be nil. And then there's the issue of donations and ticket sales that keep the doors open in the first place. It's a 501(c)(3). Don't let T***p near their endowment!
Well, there's always next year. Roseanne, perhaps?
www.broadwayworld.com/article/Trum...
www.broadwayworld.com/article/Trum...
Trump-Hosted Kennedy Center Honors Draws Lowest Ratings Ever
The Kennedy Center Honors drew its smallest audience ever this year. The Donald Trump-hosted ceremony averaged an estimated 2.65 million viewers, a large drop from the 4.1 million viewers in 2024.
www.broadwayworld.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Well, there's always next year. Roseanne, perhaps?
www.broadwayworld.com/article/Trum...
www.broadwayworld.com/article/Trum...
The use of LIsterine or equivalent and saline nose sprays are great deterrents to allowing a virus to kick in. And if you didn't get a flu shot already, do it now. It isn't a full match with what has been going around, but doctor's tell us that it will still help reduce impact and duration.
Please share far and wide! Stay safe! Be well! Thank you, @rweingarten.bsky.social
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #DV1 #Pinks
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #DV1 #Pinks
The flu is hitting people hard this year. Please follow the science. Take precautions to lower your chance of infection and reduce the spread of the virus. If you are sick, I wish you a speedy recovery. www.today.com/health/cold-...
December 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The use of LIsterine or equivalent and saline nose sprays are great deterrents to allowing a virus to kick in. And if you didn't get a flu shot already, do it now. It isn't a full match with what has been going around, but doctor's tell us that it will still help reduce impact and duration.
And, of course, it might help if anything T***p said was clear, concise and direct. But no, it's more of the same stream of consciousness, bombast and bulls**t we've come to expect from this sham of leadership.
Trump sympathizes with how stressful it would be for Putin to have to stop killing people for a while because of how inconvenient it would be for him to resume it. This whole thing is a farce. A charade. Putin is playing Trump like the useful idiot that he is.
December 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
And, of course, it might help if anything T***p said was clear, concise and direct. But no, it's more of the same stream of consciousness, bombast and bulls**t we've come to expect from this sham of leadership.
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RFK Jr. promised to take on plastic. Now he’s part of an administration embracing it.
RFK Jr. promised to take on plastic. Now he's part of an administration embracing it.
Plastic is everywhere—including in us.
www.motherjones.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
RFK Jr. promised to take on plastic. Now he’s part of an administration embracing it.
Remember who hired him. That's who we all need to hold accountable. And then those in Congress who approved him. We'll take care of them at the ballot box.
Kennedy is ramping up his attacks on vaccines. Conspiracy theories are central to that agenda of undermining faith in public health, medicine, and experts.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
RFK Jr. Claims 'Vaccine Research' Likely Responsible for HIV and the Spanish Flu
Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed vaccine research was responsible for diseases like HIV, RSV, Lyme disease, and the Spanish flu.
www.rollingstone.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Remember who hired him. That's who we all need to hold accountable. And then those in Congress who approved him. We'll take care of them at the ballot box.
Fun to watch the diminution of MAGA bravado as their false messiah slips further and further into debilitation and dysfunction. Hard to admit they fell for the biggest scammer in the history of the USA. Will they fall prey to yet another shiny thing of ignorance and hate in the future? Probably.
December 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Fun to watch the diminution of MAGA bravado as their false messiah slips further and further into debilitation and dysfunction. Hard to admit they fell for the biggest scammer in the history of the USA. Will they fall prey to yet another shiny thing of ignorance and hate in the future? Probably.
Prediction. This will prove to be a tipping point in MAGA influence of MSM. Americans will not tolerate it. We have to draw the line. Guys like OYT don't have boundaries. That's why voters need to start setting them.
Adversarial journalism depends on the premise that reporters can publish true, well-sourced information even when the subjects of stories would prefer they didn’t. Weiss has abandoned that premise.
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trib.al/S3C3UWY
Bari Weiss Has Thrown the CBS News Killswitch
The Trump administration now has a veto over the Tiffany Network’s newsroom.
trib.al
December 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Prediction. This will prove to be a tipping point in MAGA influence of MSM. Americans will not tolerate it. We have to draw the line. Guys like OYT don't have boundaries. That's why voters need to start setting them.
Welcome to the unofficial membership of the radical scum brotherhood/sisterhood. No special I.D. needed. Just an open, inquisitive mind and a sincere interest in the hearts and welfare of your fellow human beings.
December 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Welcome to the unofficial membership of the radical scum brotherhood/sisterhood. No special I.D. needed. Just an open, inquisitive mind and a sincere interest in the hearts and welfare of your fellow human beings.
Ding, ding, ding. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner...
So in spring, Pam Bondi said there was nothing to the Epstein investigation, then “closed” it. Now, they “find” 1 million more docs.
So did she close this without seeing these docs? Or was someone hiding them?
So did she close this without seeing these docs? Or was someone hiding them?
December 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Ding, ding, ding. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner...
Like he was taught by Roy Cohn early on. When confronted with the truth, deny, attack or change the messaging. What a waste of a presidency. What an embarrassment for the U.S.
Trump says midterms will be about ‘pricing’ – after calling affordability a ‘hoax’
Trump says midterms will be about ‘pricing’ – after calling affordability a ‘hoax’
Trump says midterms will be about ‘pricing’ – after calling affordability a ‘hoax’
www.independent.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Like he was taught by Roy Cohn early on. When confronted with the truth, deny, attack or change the messaging. What a waste of a presidency. What an embarrassment for the U.S.
"Make America Think America is Great Again!"
Smoke and mirrors have always been a charlatan's best friend.
Smoke and mirrors have always been a charlatan's best friend.
December 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Make America Think America is Great Again!"
Smoke and mirrors have always been a charlatan's best friend.
Smoke and mirrors have always been a charlatan's best friend.
Performers and producers should indeed consider it a badge of honor. To be rebuked by fascist leadership should be a goal of every professional artist in our country today. Cancel away.
It is a fact that @RichardGrenell long ago planted his tongue up in Trumps rectum. Anyone who he attacks should wear that as a badge of honor in defense of Democracy.
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Kennedy Center president rebukes performer who called off Christmas Eve show over addition of Trump’s name | CNN Politics
Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell lambasted a performer’s decision to cancel an annual Christmas Eve jazz concert, following the addition of President Donald Trump’s name to the Washington, DC,...
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December 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Performers and producers should indeed consider it a badge of honor. To be rebuked by fascist leadership should be a goal of every professional artist in our country today. Cancel away.
Now, that's real leadership. 😣
Until Trump began conspiracies about mail voting, Republicans were fully on board with GRACE PERIODS for ballots to arrive as long as postmarked by Election Day. They passed it overwhelmingly in KS, OH, & elsewhere.
But now Trump hates it.
So 4 red states—KS, OH, ND, UT—all banned it this year.
But now Trump hates it.
So 4 red states—KS, OH, ND, UT—all banned it this year.
Ohio Bans Grace Periods for Mail Ballots, Fulfilling Trump’s Wishes - Bolts
Ohio is the fourth GOP-run state this year to ban ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after. A Supreme Court case could force that policy nationwide next year.
boltsmag.org
December 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Now, that's real leadership. 😣
Sadly, he will take that as a compliment, not having a clue what it refers to....
mr president theyre calling you ruebenesque
December 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Sadly, he will take that as a compliment, not having a clue what it refers to....
"Facts clash with Trump claim."
NY Times
NY Times
Trump Nigerian air strikes don't line up with his claims.
"Analysts say that the terrorist group in Nigeria with the best documented links to the Islamic State is in northeastern Nigeria, on the other side of the country from Sokoto State" (where the airstrikes happened)
(Out of gift posts.)
"Analysts say that the terrorist group in Nigeria with the best documented links to the Islamic State is in northeastern Nigeria, on the other side of the country from Sokoto State" (where the airstrikes happened)
(Out of gift posts.)
Facts Clash With Trump Claim of Hitting ISIS and Shielding Nigerian Christians
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
"Facts clash with Trump claim."
NY Times
NY Times