theBRA1N
@thebra1n.bsky.social
Likely voter. 🦈♟️
"I don't care about you, I just want your vote."
-unapologetic convicted felon who didn't do his time
(background by Alex L.)
"I don't care about you, I just want your vote."
-unapologetic convicted felon who didn't do his time
(background by Alex L.)
These distillers probably voted for the tariffs that wrecked their businesses..
"Following a banner year for U.S. distilled spirits exports in 2024, exports of American spirits fell 9% year-over-year in the second quarter, driven by ongoing trade tensions.."
finance.yahoo.com/news/another...
"Following a banner year for U.S. distilled spirits exports in 2024, exports of American spirits fell 9% year-over-year in the second quarter, driven by ongoing trade tensions.."
finance.yahoo.com/news/another...
Another U.S. liquor brand files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The United States liquor industry has faced problems on multiple fronts. First, Americans just aren't drinking as much as they used to. "The percentage of U.S. adults who say they consume alcohol has ...
finance.yahoo.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
These distillers probably voted for the tariffs that wrecked their businesses..
"Following a banner year for U.S. distilled spirits exports in 2024, exports of American spirits fell 9% year-over-year in the second quarter, driven by ongoing trade tensions.."
finance.yahoo.com/news/another...
"Following a banner year for U.S. distilled spirits exports in 2024, exports of American spirits fell 9% year-over-year in the second quarter, driven by ongoing trade tensions.."
finance.yahoo.com/news/another...
Wait, are these same good ole tariffs that Trump repeatedly said China and "countries that have been ripping us off" would pay?? 🙄
finance.yahoo.com/news/roomba-...
finance.yahoo.com/news/roomba-...
Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy as tariffs drive up costs
Once a pioneer of robot vacuums, the Roomba maker said higher tariffs helped tip the company into bankruptcy
finance.yahoo.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Wait, are these same good ole tariffs that Trump repeatedly said China and "countries that have been ripping us off" would pay?? 🙄
finance.yahoo.com/news/roomba-...
finance.yahoo.com/news/roomba-...
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Trump-pardoned convict plead guilty but that doesn't matter. Seems like they're just going to loot the treasury using bogus "settlement" claims for convicted Trump supporters including for Trump himself. 'Drain the swamp' and Mexico will pay for the wall, the maga dupes use to chant..
The move mirrors Trump’s attempt to get $240M from the DOJ to settle his own claims of politically motivated prosecution. trib.al/AV96klJ
Flynn notoriously lasted only 22 days in Trump’s first administration. Since then, Flynn has been one of the leading evangelists of the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Flynn notoriously lasted only 22 days in Trump’s first administration. Since then, Flynn has been one of the leading evangelists of the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Justice Department Prepares to Pay Trump Ally Michael Flynn Millions
The DOJ wants to give Michael Flynn a hefty settlement, even though he once pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.
trib.al
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Trump-pardoned convict plead guilty but that doesn't matter. Seems like they're just going to loot the treasury using bogus "settlement" claims for convicted Trump supporters including for Trump himself. 'Drain the swamp' and Mexico will pay for the wall, the maga dupes use to chant..
".. Bondi fired prosecutor Will Rosenzweig, 39, because of the negative things he said about Trump on a social media blog before he became a federal prosecutor in Miami in 2020."
November 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
".. Bondi fired prosecutor Will Rosenzweig, 39, because of the negative things he said about Trump on a social media blog before he became a federal prosecutor in Miami in 2020."
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The Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion. The sobering reality is that the United States has regressed, to different degrees, on all 12.
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
nyti.ms
October 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion. The sobering reality is that the United States has regressed, to different degrees, on all 12.
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Social media posts claim House Speaker Mike Johnson signed a bill cutting a projected $186 billion from SNAP. That’s true. Here’s what the bill does. 👇
www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...
www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...
House Speaker Mike Johnson signed bill cutting $186B from SNAP in July 2025
Users shared this true claim amid uncertainty regarding whether Americans would receive federal food benefits during the 2025 government shutdown.
www.snopes.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Social media posts claim House Speaker Mike Johnson signed a bill cutting a projected $186 billion from SNAP. That’s true. Here’s what the bill does. 👇
www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...
www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...
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Remember 2016 when Trump would make speeches about how Hillary would be a "pay for play" President and he wouldn't bc he was rich and financing his own campaign?
Every Trump accusation of impropriety and illegality is a projection about himself. Corruption personified.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Every Trump accusation of impropriety and illegality is a projection about himself. Corruption personified.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Who is paying for Donald Trump's new White House ballroom?
A former White House chief ethics lawyer described the ballroom donations as an ethical "nightmare".
www.bbc.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Remember 2016 when Trump would make speeches about how Hillary would be a "pay for play" President and he wouldn't bc he was rich and financing his own campaign?
Every Trump accusation of impropriety and illegality is a projection about himself. Corruption personified.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Every Trump accusation of impropriety and illegality is a projection about himself. Corruption personified.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Couldn't wait to after expiration Friday to talk shit about China. Wouldn't be surprised if Jr. 0 DTE shorted the market and profited.
October 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Call your China tariffs.
October 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Call your China tariffs.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
(Published July with @texastribune.org)
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
(Published July with @texastribune.org)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers
Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney cost...
www.propublica.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
(Published July with @texastribune.org)
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
(Published July with @texastribune.org)
October 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Reminder that 10+ Jan 6th insurrectionists pardoned by President Trump have already been rearrested, charged or sentenced for other crimes.
The crimes include plotting murder of FBI agents, child sexual assault and reckless homicide while driving drunk.
The crimes include plotting murder of FBI agents, child sexual assault and reckless homicide while driving drunk.
At least 10 pardoned insurrectionists face other criminal charges - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
At least 10 January 6th insurrectionists pardoned by President Trump have already been rearrested, charged or sentenced for other crimes.
www.citizensforethics.org
August 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Reminder that 10+ Jan 6th insurrectionists pardoned by President Trump have already been rearrested, charged or sentenced for other crimes.
The crimes include plotting murder of FBI agents, child sexual assault and reckless homicide while driving drunk.
The crimes include plotting murder of FBI agents, child sexual assault and reckless homicide while driving drunk.
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Donald Trump is posting threats about the most powerful weapons on Earth to salve his ego and improve his political fortunes, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues.
Not With a Bang, but With a Truth Social Post
The president is rattling a nuclear saber as a distraction.
bit.ly
August 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Donald Trump is posting threats about the most powerful weapons on Earth to salve his ego and improve his political fortunes, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues.
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The Florida AG is now fishing for personal data about everyone who attended or performed at a Pride drag show. This should set off every civil liberties alarm bell we have. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
You Went to a Drag Show—Now the State of Florida Wants Your Name
EFF has long warned about this kind of mission creep: where a law or policy supposedly aimed at public safety is turned into a tool for political retaliation or mass surveillance. Going to a drag
www.eff.org
August 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Florida AG is now fishing for personal data about everyone who attended or performed at a Pride drag show. This should set off every civil liberties alarm bell we have. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Rise of the Idiot Interviewer www.currentaffairs.org/news/rise-of...
Rise of the Idiot Interviewer
Podcast bros are interviewing presidents and power players without doing basic research beforehand. The result is a propagandistic catastrophe.
www.currentaffairs.org
August 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Rise of the Idiot Interviewer www.currentaffairs.org/news/rise-of...
Wretched lady who abruptly dropped FL investigation of Trump Univ. after she got a 5 figure check from him and who turned DoJ into Trump's law firm by firing and replacing career prosecutors with Trump 'personal loyalty' lawyers gonna meet with Ghiz to get the truth while holding key to her cell. 🙄
July 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Wretched lady who abruptly dropped FL investigation of Trump Univ. after she got a 5 figure check from him and who turned DoJ into Trump's law firm by firing and replacing career prosecutors with Trump 'personal loyalty' lawyers gonna meet with Ghiz to get the truth while holding key to her cell. 🙄
Why? Probably bc you (Trump) got your lawyers to intervene as a "John Doe" to get the court to seal or redact all mentions of Donald Trump.
www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump...
www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump...
July 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Why? Probably bc you (Trump) got your lawyers to intervene as a "John Doe" to get the court to seal or redact all mentions of Donald Trump.
www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump...
www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump...
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Americans think that they are more generous than they are. When pollsters ask them to estimate what proportion of its budget the federal government spends helping people abroad, the average answer is 26%. In reality it is about 1%
Five charts explain Trump’s cuts to foreign aid
If Congress approves, the cuts would save less than Americans think—and risk countless lives
econ.st
July 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Americans think that they are more generous than they are. When pollsters ask them to estimate what proportion of its budget the federal government spends helping people abroad, the average answer is 26%. In reality it is about 1%
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www.scotusblog.com/2025/07/whos...
“… the CASA opinion seems to confirm what Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has been warning: that the court is holding the government to a different, and much more lenient, standard from all other litigants (including past administrations) who seek a stay...”
“… the CASA opinion seems to confirm what Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has been warning: that the court is holding the government to a different, and much more lenient, standard from all other litigants (including past administrations) who seek a stay...”
Whose irreparable harm?
Cases and Controversies is a recurring series by Carolyn Shapiro, primarily focusing on the effects of the Supreme Court’s rulings, opinions, and procedures on the law, on other institutions, and […]
www.scotusblog.com
July 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
www.scotusblog.com/2025/07/whos...
“… the CASA opinion seems to confirm what Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has been warning: that the court is holding the government to a different, and much more lenient, standard from all other litigants (including past administrations) who seek a stay...”
“… the CASA opinion seems to confirm what Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has been warning: that the court is holding the government to a different, and much more lenient, standard from all other litigants (including past administrations) who seek a stay...”
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This is the type of grift you're supposed to expect from a washed up reality tv star.
Not from the President of the United States.
Oh wait....
Not from the President of the United States.
Oh wait....
July 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This is the type of grift you're supposed to expect from a washed up reality tv star.
Not from the President of the United States.
Oh wait....
Not from the President of the United States.
Oh wait....