Brent Sirviö
@sirv.io
truth. liberal arts. sisu. the constitution. family. coffee.
sobriety and silliness in equal measure, because what good is being serious all the time when the world is collapsing?
sobriety and silliness in equal measure, because what good is being serious all the time when the world is collapsing?
BLS won’t count the resignations of 60 Minutes’ entire staff in next month’s unemployment data.
During the Soviet era, at times of govt instability, the state broadcaster would typically preempt scheduled broadcasts by airing performances of Swan Lake
And, tonight, the network's flagship news program -- 60 Minutes -- ran a clip show of old celeb interviews to "celebrate the movies" rather than put together an episode focused on what's going on in Minnesota.
January 26, 2026 at 4:14 AM
BLS won’t count the resignations of 60 Minutes’ entire staff in next month’s unemployment data.
Show me a 9mm handgun that isn’t semi-automatic.
That’s how you know not to trust this account from DHS. Besides, well, you know, *waves hands wildly at everything*
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
That’s how you know not to trust this account from DHS. Besides, well, you know, *waves hands wildly at everything*
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Update from Mitch Smith
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Show me a 9mm handgun that isn’t semi-automatic.
That’s how you know not to trust this account from DHS. Besides, well, you know, *waves hands wildly at everything*
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
That’s how you know not to trust this account from DHS. Besides, well, you know, *waves hands wildly at everything*
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Yet another suit that might as well be eleventeen gajillion dollars
BREAKING: Trump sues JPMorgan Chase for $5 billion over alleged debanking
Trump sues JPMorgan Chase for $5 billion over alleged debanking
"While we regret President Trump has sued us, we believe the suit has no merit," JPMC said.
www.axios.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Yet another suit that might as well be eleventeen gajillion dollars
The Dodgers are able to partially protect their substantial media money from revenue sharing, while the Brewers cut ties with their primary revenue stream, currently circling the drain.
These Diamond/Main Street teams saw what happened to the Padres and are responding accordingly. Feature, not bug.
These Diamond/Main Street teams saw what happened to the Padres and are responding accordingly. Feature, not bug.
The Brewers trading away Freddy Peralta and his $8 million salary because they'd rather save the money is worse for baseball than whatever payroll games the Dodgers are playing.
January 22, 2026 at 4:24 PM
The Dodgers are able to partially protect their substantial media money from revenue sharing, while the Brewers cut ties with their primary revenue stream, currently circling the drain.
These Diamond/Main Street teams saw what happened to the Padres and are responding accordingly. Feature, not bug.
These Diamond/Main Street teams saw what happened to the Padres and are responding accordingly. Feature, not bug.
After leaving Minneapolis years ago, I referred to it as Midwest Portland, which was not exactly intended as a compliment.
Not so much anymore.
Not so much anymore.
January 22, 2026 at 2:26 PM
After leaving Minneapolis years ago, I referred to it as Midwest Portland, which was not exactly intended as a compliment.
Not so much anymore.
Not so much anymore.
Reposted by Brent Sirviö
The constitutional remedy for a government that conspired in secret to systematically violate the Fourth Amendment is impeachment of all officials involved, removal, disqualification, and criminal prosecution.
At a time of unprecedented daily scandals, this this whistleblower complaint, and the memo it reveals for the first time, breaks through for me as beyond the pale.
It's the federal government conspiring in secret to subvert the Fourth Amendment.
Read it here: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's the federal government conspiring in secret to subvert the Fourth Amendment.
Read it here: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
s3.documentcloud.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:13 AM
The constitutional remedy for a government that conspired in secret to systematically violate the Fourth Amendment is impeachment of all officials involved, removal, disqualification, and criminal prosecution.
Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.
This is no longer a just government.
God help us.
This is no longer a just government.
God help us.
January 22, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.
This is no longer a just government.
God help us.
This is no longer a just government.
God help us.
I know Columbia Heights. I love Columbia Heights. Many, many good, decent hard-working people.
Unlike ICE.
Unlike ICE.
state-sponsored child trafficking
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I know Columbia Heights. I love Columbia Heights. Many, many good, decent hard-working people.
Unlike ICE.
Unlike ICE.
January 21, 2026 at 5:52 PM
If Torii Hunter played on the East Coast, he’d be Andruw Jones tonight.
January 21, 2026 at 1:01 AM
If Torii Hunter played on the East Coast, he’d be Andruw Jones tonight.
Let’s set aside everything else to this point.
A sitting president says that he chooses hostility with allies and potential military action because he did not personally win an award of some sort.
No one should care who it is or what party. That president should be 25A’d before lunch.
A sitting president says that he chooses hostility with allies and potential military action because he did not personally win an award of some sort.
No one should care who it is or what party. That president should be 25A’d before lunch.
Denied Peace Prize, Trump Tells Norway He’ll Push for Greenland
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Let’s set aside everything else to this point.
A sitting president says that he chooses hostility with allies and potential military action because he did not personally win an award of some sort.
No one should care who it is or what party. That president should be 25A’d before lunch.
A sitting president says that he chooses hostility with allies and potential military action because he did not personally win an award of some sort.
No one should care who it is or what party. That president should be 25A’d before lunch.
Syphilitic idiot punishes Americans for *checks notes* NATO ally not handing over *checks again* ally’s sovereign territory
Earlier this week, several Wall Street desks suggested we were past “peak tariff uncertainty.” 🤡
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/denm...
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/denm...
January 17, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Syphilitic idiot punishes Americans for *checks notes* NATO ally not handing over *checks again* ally’s sovereign territory
Huh. It's almost as though ICE *is* the problem.
January 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Huh. It's almost as though ICE *is* the problem.
More like Faux-bel, amirite
President Trump said that María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, presented her medal to him.
Machado Presents Trump With Nobel Peace Prize
The Venezuelan opposition leader’s efforts to share her award with the U.S. president have shaken some Norwegians’ faith in their signature soft-power tool.
nyti.ms
January 16, 2026 at 3:38 AM
More like Faux-bel, amirite
Tronald didn't get the enthusiastic response from oil execs to go into Venezuela, so he's juicing the price of oil and saber-rattling Iran to change their minds, right?
January 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Tronald didn't get the enthusiastic response from oil execs to go into Venezuela, so he's juicing the price of oil and saber-rattling Iran to change their minds, right?
Bezos giving Kash permission to shred free press protections.
This fight is and has to be about more than ‘democracy’: it’s the Constitution.
This fight is and has to be about more than ‘democracy’: it’s the Constitution.
Breaking News: The FBI searched a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of an investigation into classified material, people familiar with the matter said. It is exceedingly rare for federal agents to search a journalist’s home.
F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Material
It is exceedingly rare, even in investigations of classified disclosures, for federal agents to search a reporter’s home.
nyti.ms
January 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Bezos giving Kash permission to shred free press protections.
This fight is and has to be about more than ‘democracy’: it’s the Constitution.
This fight is and has to be about more than ‘democracy’: it’s the Constitution.
Also one of the things the president probably had not thought through: *wildly waves hands at everything*
Mike Johnson: One of the things the president probably had not thought through is when you bring interest rates down to 10% the problem is that the credit card companies would just stop lending money
January 14, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Also one of the things the president probably had not thought through: *wildly waves hands at everything*
God’s chosen instrument.
During a visit to a Ford plant, President Trump was caught on camera flipping off a worker who allegedly shouted “pedophile protector” at him, an apparent reference to his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Trump responded with “F*** you” and the middle finger, as reported by TMZ
January 13, 2026 at 10:35 PM
God’s chosen instrument.
In the wake of a national atrocity, this pastor threw out his entire sermon series to speak about the chaos and division permeating our culture.
In the wake of a national atrocity, this pastor decided to keep his series going, the subject matter focusing on solitude and silence.
In the wake of a national atrocity, this pastor decided to keep his series going, the subject matter focusing on solitude and silence.
January 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
In the wake of a national atrocity, this pastor threw out his entire sermon series to speak about the chaos and division permeating our culture.
In the wake of a national atrocity, this pastor decided to keep his series going, the subject matter focusing on solitude and silence.
In the wake of a national atrocity, this pastor decided to keep his series going, the subject matter focusing on solitude and silence.
Saw the halftime score; wondered how the Packers would screw it up.
Checked back, was not disappointed.
Football remains exceeding dumb and not worth your time.
Checked back, was not disappointed.
Football remains exceeding dumb and not worth your time.
January 11, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Saw the halftime score; wondered how the Packers would screw it up.
Checked back, was not disappointed.
Football remains exceeding dumb and not worth your time.
Checked back, was not disappointed.
Football remains exceeding dumb and not worth your time.
