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@wesbrown92104.bsky.social
Former HR exec. Classical pianist and singer. Mathematician. Golf, write, hike, garden, travel for fun. 🌈 Childless cat gentleman.
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Blatant corruption on full display.
December 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Murder and gun violence are always wrong.

Here's a list of incidents in 2025 where victims of gun violence did not warrant an immediate call to prayer in Congress or flags flown at half mast.

I lift THEM up today.

Mass Shootings in 2025 | Gun Violence Archive share.google/03G3TjjW3BYA...
Gun Violence Archive
Gun Violence Archive (GVA) is a not for profit corporation formed in 2013 to provide free online public access to accurate information about gun-related violence in the United States. GVA will collect...
share.google
September 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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In the bathroom at Providence Cancer Center’s chemo area. WHAT?? Covid is AIRBORNE!!! Wear an f’n MASK!!
September 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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“If the large increases in tariffs that have been announced are sustained, they’re likely to generate a rise in inflation, a slowdown in economic growth, and an increase in unemployment,” the Federal Reserve chair said.

This is exactly what Trump doesn’t want the American public to hear.
Federal Reserve Rings Every Alarm Bell About Trump’s Economy
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has delivered an alarming warning about Trump’s tariffs causing stagflation.
newrepublic.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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After they went down yesterday, the GlobalX corporate site is missing a page about their leadership team.

Anyway, if anyone needs to reach out to them, I was able to find the missing page on the Internet Archive 👍

web.archive.org/web/20250506...
May 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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"The United States has become a secret-police state. Trust me, I’ve seen it before," writes @mashagessen.bsky.social (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...
Opinion | Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. America’s Police State Has Arrived. (Gift Article)
Those of us who’ve seen secret police in action can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Wild story: the acting Social Security chief was warned that terminating data collection contracts with Maine would increase fraud. But he responded that it didn't matter because it was more important to punish Maine's governor for disagreeing with Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
April 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Imagine complaining that the opposing candidate was "bought and paid for" when your guy *literally* had the richest man in the world handing out checks for a million dollars for your guy.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley on Crawford: "I think the way Judge Crawford ran her race was disgusting...I'm not looking forward to working with her. She's bought and paid for by the Democratic Party."

Via Vanessa Kjeldsen
April 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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“Please cancel the contracts. While our improper payments will go up, and fraudsters may compromise identities, no money will go from the public trust to a petulant child,” [Acting Social Security Commissioner Leland] Dudek wrote, referring to Mills.
🚨Emails confirm the Trump administration used Social Security as political payback against Janet Mills.

WH owns it in a statement, saying supporting trans athletes "will not end well for the Governor and the people of Maine deserve better.”

www.huffpost.com/entry/janet-...
Emails Confirm Social Security Administration Canceled Maine Contracts As Political Payback
Acting commissioner Leland Dudek called Maine Gov. Janet Mills a “petulant child” for defying Donald Trump.
www.huffpost.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Jeffries: "It was a terrible week. So what happens on Sunday? Trump says, intentionally, 'I'm serious about running for a third term.' He can't run for a third term! ... why does he say it? ... to distract from the terrible week that they've had. We're not gonna take the bait."
April 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Reupping for “Liberation Day”

Trump's hopeless tariffs confusion, explained by @rauchway.bsky.social
Trump's hopeless tariffs confusion, explained by a historian
"The president seems to believe he can impose prohibitively high tariffs *and* collect revenue, which you can’t do."
www.publicnotice.co
April 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Today, at the Justice Department's urging, a judge dismissed a serious corruption case against the Mayor of New York.

Not because there was any lack of evidence.

Not because of any misconduct by the prosecutors…
April 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Breaking: Trump’s National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and his team used their personal Gmail accounts for work, including to handle sensitive military positions and powerful weapons systems.
Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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harrowing. includes an account of a young man who sounds like he may be the person we profiled last night on MSNBC.

time.com/7269604/el-s...

www.advocate.com/news/gay-mak...
March 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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For decades, the U.S. government has invested millions in prevention work and academic research with the goal of intervening in the crucial window before an attack occurs.

But the federal clearinghouse behind these grants just fired 20% of its staff.

By @hannahallam.bsky.social
Killing Grants That Have Saved Lives: Trump’s Cuts Signal End to Government Work on Terrorism Prevention
Tens of millions of dollars slated for violence prevention have been cut or are frozen as DOGE steamrolls the national security sector. “This is the government getting out of the terrorism business,”…
propub.li
March 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Can’t make this up.
March 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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The stock market is still crashing, housing and rent prices are still rising, grocery costs are still surging, but good news -- the populist champions in the GOP are focused on issues that matter most:
Fox News is now talking about people getting the death penalty for attacking Teslas
March 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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An attorney representing a migrant sent to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act says her client was deported due to a soccer logo tattoo, according to court declarations.

Read more: abcnews.link/zNWqDnD
March 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Ben & Jerry's alleges its parent company, Unilever, ousted its CEO in retaliation for social media posts supporting progressive causes. The last few years have been a rocky road for the companies.
Ben & Jerry's alleges its CEO was fired over its political activism. Here's the scoop
Ben & Jerry's alleges its parent company, Unilever, ousted its CEO in retaliation for social media posts supporting progressive causes. The last few years have been a rocky road for the companies.
www.npr.org
March 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Email list for all DOGE employees
Please ReSkeet!
March 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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another Nazi salute at CPAC
3. Eduardo Verástegui
February 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Hey Elon, found some waste fraud and abuse for you.
February 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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This. Is. Insane.
February 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling work to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death.

“We are hollowing out our government in a way that is going to hurt people and is going to get people killed.”

https://propub.li/4370xr2
They Worked to Prevent Death. The Trump Administration Fired Them.
Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling efforts to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death. Many workers expressed fear at what would happen to the work they left…
propub.li
February 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM