SteveBrant
@stevebrant.bsky.social
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@stevebrant.bsky.social
· Sep 6
Real Time with Bill Maher - The Dreyfuss Initiative - Civics in America
YouTube video by dreyfussinitiative
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PLEASE WATCH AND SHARE!
Richard Dryfuss (about 20 years ago) on how we MUST teach Civics or we will lose democracy! He saw what was coming. And now here we are... 💔
@timothysnyder.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8C3...
Richard Dryfuss (about 20 years ago) on how we MUST teach Civics or we will lose democracy! He saw what was coming. And now here we are... 💔
@timothysnyder.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8C3...
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Tech fascists believe they are going to merge with AI, live forever and colonize the universe as a species of self-replicating machines that eat the energy of the stars.
We can think big, too. Anything is possible. Don't let billionaires monopolize the power of radical imagination.
We can think big, too. Anything is possible. Don't let billionaires monopolize the power of radical imagination.
Here's an idea: Any Democrat who wants to be taken seriously as a presidential candidate in 2028 must pledge to rip this cabal of anti-democracy tech fascists out of our government.
Anyone who won't make that pledge is for the billionaires, not the people. This must be a deal-breaking litmus test.
Anyone who won't make that pledge is for the billionaires, not the people. This must be a deal-breaking litmus test.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
December 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Tech fascists believe they are going to merge with AI, live forever and colonize the universe as a species of self-replicating machines that eat the energy of the stars.
We can think big, too. Anything is possible. Don't let billionaires monopolize the power of radical imagination.
We can think big, too. Anything is possible. Don't let billionaires monopolize the power of radical imagination.
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Been feeling this in my bones for over a decade.
You?
You?
December 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Been feeling this in my bones for over a decade.
You?
You?
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December 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
If you want to read / download a copy of the US’s new National Security Strategy which @hcrichardson.bsky.social referred to in her December 5th essay, here’s the link…
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov
December 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
If you want to read / download a copy of the US’s new National Security Strategy which @hcrichardson.bsky.social referred to in her December 5th essay, here’s the link…
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
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These ppl are scum.
Now’s a good time to remind you Farage attended a Private Dinner at The Carlton club where he & guests laughed at Hitler jokes & sung ‘we’re all racist now’👇🏼👇🏼
Comic Dominic Frisby sang: “we should have let the Nazis win”
Claims he’s not a racist but loves Nazi jokes & enjoys singing he’s a racist😉
Comic Dominic Frisby sang: “we should have let the Nazis win”
Claims he’s not a racist but loves Nazi jokes & enjoys singing he’s a racist😉
Inside private members' club bash where guests laugh at Hitler jokes and sing 'we're all racist now'
The dinner was attended by Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage, Liz Truss, Robert Jenrick and Lee Anderson among other high-profile political figures.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
These ppl are scum.
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A grim portrait of the journalism profession the way teens see it. Via AP. apnews.com/article/news...
December 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A grim portrait of the journalism profession the way teens see it. Via AP. apnews.com/article/news...
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Yep. I have a term for it.
Used in this way, "some say" and "critics say" are signals warning us that what comes next is not truth-seeking but refuge-seeking behavior.
"Depends on you ask" operates in similar fashion.
Used in this way, "some say" and "critics say" are signals warning us that what comes next is not truth-seeking but refuge-seeking behavior.
"Depends on you ask" operates in similar fashion.
A common dodge here seems to be to use the framing of "some say", which allows you to pretend you are being objective. Even then, the actual correct terminology might not even be used. "Some say prisoners are being interrogated in ways that could be considered unethical."
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Yep. I have a term for it.
Used in this way, "some say" and "critics say" are signals warning us that what comes next is not truth-seeking but refuge-seeking behavior.
"Depends on you ask" operates in similar fashion.
Used in this way, "some say" and "critics say" are signals warning us that what comes next is not truth-seeking but refuge-seeking behavior.
"Depends on you ask" operates in similar fashion.
I’d like to know what @sulliview.bsky.social and @jayrosen.bsky.social think of the quality of reporting by NYT here…
#TrumpPeaceAward
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
#TrumpPeaceAward
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I’d like to know what @sulliview.bsky.social and @jayrosen.bsky.social think of the quality of reporting by NYT here…
#TrumpPeaceAward
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
#TrumpPeaceAward
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
This is the song Jeff Bridges told @colbertlateshow.bsky.social he would choose to listen to for the rest of his life. "Peace Piece" by Bill Evans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv2G...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv2G...
Bill Evans "Peace Piece"
YouTube video by William Repicci
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
This is the song Jeff Bridges told @colbertlateshow.bsky.social he would choose to listen to for the rest of his life. "Peace Piece" by Bill Evans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv2G...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv2G...
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Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
This is why @gavinnewsom.bsky.social is a great Trump attack dog but would make a terrible President!
We had a strong wealth tax in the US from the 1950's till Reagan's "reform"in the mid-80's. It supported a strong middle class w/ affordable housing, tuition-free state colleges & universities, very little homelessness, & other signs of a healthy economy. We're now governed by oligarchs.
#ProudBlue
#ProudBlue
Gov. @gavinnewsom says he disagrees with Mayor @zohrankmamdani about the need for a wealth tax on billionaires, which he is “adamantly against” - says Dems are a “big tent party” with both views.
More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
December 5, 2025 at 5:18 AM
This is why @gavinnewsom.bsky.social is a great Trump attack dog but would make a terrible President!
JD Vance defends X (Musk) against EU regulators. 🤮
And once again the power of the US government will be used to represent a private company owned by the single largest donor to Trump campaign to leverage foreign governments.
December 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
JD Vance defends X (Musk) against EU regulators. 🤮
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a lovely obituary but this in particular really got me
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 AM
a lovely obituary but this in particular really got me
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NEW: The FDA’s new top drug regulator is “utterly unqualified” say experts.
Tracy Beth Høeg is a physical medicine doctor who became a right-wing star for her opposition to COVID-19 mitigation measures and questioning of the mRNA vaccines.
More here:
www.importantcontext.news/p/utterly-un...
Tracy Beth Høeg is a physical medicine doctor who became a right-wing star for her opposition to COVID-19 mitigation measures and questioning of the mRNA vaccines.
More here:
www.importantcontext.news/p/utterly-un...
“Utterly Unqualified”: Embattled FDA Taps Vaccine Opponent For Top Drug Regulator Position
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg is a familiar name on the medical fringes.
www.importantcontext.news
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
NEW: The FDA’s new top drug regulator is “utterly unqualified” say experts.
Tracy Beth Høeg is a physical medicine doctor who became a right-wing star for her opposition to COVID-19 mitigation measures and questioning of the mRNA vaccines.
More here:
www.importantcontext.news/p/utterly-un...
Tracy Beth Høeg is a physical medicine doctor who became a right-wing star for her opposition to COVID-19 mitigation measures and questioning of the mRNA vaccines.
More here:
www.importantcontext.news/p/utterly-un...
The USA’s formal aim is now white supremacy outside the USA too? @malcolmnance.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
The new National Security Strategy of the U.S. contains some pretty explicit white nationalism:
“We want to support our allies in preserving the freedom and security of
Europe, while restoring Europe’s civilizational self-confidence and Western identity.”
“We want to support our allies in preserving the freedom and security of
Europe, while restoring Europe’s civilizational self-confidence and Western identity.”
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The USA’s formal aim is now white supremacy outside the USA too? @malcolmnance.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
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He is an absolute buffoon. 🤦🏼♀️
My God, how far we’ve fallen…
My God, how far we’ve fallen…
Trump: "Now, some people will correct me, because they always love to correct me, even though I'm right about everything."
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
He is an absolute buffoon. 🤦🏼♀️
My God, how far we’ve fallen…
My God, how far we’ve fallen…
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NEW: US-Ukrainian talks reportedly continued in Florida on December 1 ahead of US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 2 to present the US-Ukrainian peace proposal. 🧵(1/7)
Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar120125
Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar120125
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
NEW: US-Ukrainian talks reportedly continued in Florida on December 1 ahead of US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 2 to present the US-Ukrainian peace proposal. 🧵(1/7)
Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar120125
Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar120125
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Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
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Seeing through Hegseth’s blame-shifting as he drives the bus over admiral Bradley
December 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Seeing through Hegseth’s blame-shifting as he drives the bus over admiral Bradley
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"It gives the government tools to pick and choose who they want to punish." Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova explains how government targeting of marginalized people builds the tools to persecute anyone the government decides is a problem.
December 2, 2025 at 6:14 AM
"It gives the government tools to pick and choose who they want to punish." Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova explains how government targeting of marginalized people builds the tools to persecute anyone the government decides is a problem.
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The secretary of defense throwing a top military official under the bus to protect himself. A beacon of integrity.
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The secretary of defense throwing a top military official under the bus to protect himself. A beacon of integrity.
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open.substack.com/pub/eskow/p/...
My main takeaways from the book and conversation? First, that the Democratic Party’s corporate alignment and structure repeatedly undermines its own electoral prospects—and that Dems would rather lose to a Donald Trump than win with a Bernie Sanders.
My main takeaways from the book and conversation? First, that the Democratic Party’s corporate alignment and structure repeatedly undermines its own electoral prospects—and that Dems would rather lose to a Donald Trump than win with a Bernie Sanders.
The Blue Road to Trump Hell (w/Norman Solomon)
The road to Trump was paved with Democratic Party elites.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:16 AM
open.substack.com/pub/eskow/p/...
My main takeaways from the book and conversation? First, that the Democratic Party’s corporate alignment and structure repeatedly undermines its own electoral prospects—and that Dems would rather lose to a Donald Trump than win with a Bernie Sanders.
My main takeaways from the book and conversation? First, that the Democratic Party’s corporate alignment and structure repeatedly undermines its own electoral prospects—and that Dems would rather lose to a Donald Trump than win with a Bernie Sanders.