Lifelong Dem on the frontlines of the Christian Nationalist state formerly known as Oklahoma. Retired Theatrical Lighting & Scenic Designer/Director/Educator. Author. Sourdough enthusiast. ADHD is my superpower and nemesis. Married. rebradshawbooks.com
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Asking that a post be read for comprehension is not an attack, but it is an accusation of rampant knee jerk reactions to simple questions. A question is not an attack. It's a fucking question. If you can't explain your position to people on your side, no wonder no one listens on the other.
Miller on a trapdoor is my deepest desire.
Not a guy. Never defended. Just asked a fucking question that shouldn't be too hard to answer before I act like a MAGA and attack innocent people. But you do you.
Yes, that was my question. I did not want to go after a company if they did not participate. That's a reasonable request. I'm sorry it made several people attack me for asking a fucking question before destroying a family business. I mean, we don't have to be like them and react on assumption.
If that family business parked its bus there to pick up a tour at the airport, and had nothing to do with moving the children, why would you want to ruin them? I simply asked if anyone could verify the children were transported on that bus. Attacking people with no evidence is what they do, not us.
I still want to know if the children on the plane got off the busses parked by the plane. I did not question if the children were on the plane. I don't want to ruin a family business on a hunch. Did the children get off the busses we see in your video? Can you confirm that?
Well, yes, that's a picture of the bus, but that's an airport in the original post and a line of busses parked there. So, again, can anyone verify the duck is really quacking or a tour bus just parked where tour busses park?
Are those San Antonio based OK Tours busses involved in the transport of children being deported? Can that be verified?
The tariffs don't hit you just once. The insurance companies are in full "get it while you can mode" for increases in rates to cover tariff generated rising costs of construction materials and parts for vehicles. The sad part is we never get to go back to pre-money grab costs. #TaxWealthNotWork
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Young men who voted for Trump... Now you're paying more for Nintendo Switch, PS5, and you can't get Lego bricks shipped to America by the Lego company. Bravo, bros. Time to listen to Joe Rogan for advice on what to do next in your lives.
Huge news - appeals court rules that a majority of the President’s tariffs are illegal. The President is wreaking havoc on our economy, and he is breaking the law to do it. We must right this ship. We need sane trade policy again.
I spent 10 years in Putin's prisons for the crime of political participation. Now he's counseling Trump about "rigged" elections. 🧵It's not my business to tell Americans how to conduct elections, but taking Putin's advice here is like taking fire safety tips from an arsonist
“This is about the President of the United States and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.” – Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Fantastic! The best thing I ever did was go into parental controls and turn off Fox News on my dad's tv. I swear it's mind control because I got my dad back for the last few years of his life just by removing those negative voices on 24 hour loop.
Words cannot adequately describe what a colossal disappointment our mainstream media has been during our slow descent into authoritarianism.
What's your identity—straight, white, accepted? "Identity politics" was invented by politicians. Now we have Dem leadership that wants us closeted as much as they do, so we don't get in the way of their identity politics. We're trying to do life, but both parties use us like political footballs.
I'm not sure what's worse. The blatant hate of the LGBTQ+ community by the Christian Nationalist or being told by my party not to talk about being gay, nor fighting for our queer kids, nor our marriages, nor loving a transgender kid, because they aren't "kitchen table" issue. It is at my table.
"The bill sets the stage for an entire class of speculative assets that have precisely zero underlying cash flows to be integrated into the financial system. All for the purposes of satisfying an industry whose main contribution to most Americans has been scamming them."
It isn't ideology. It's greed. Check Ogle's bank account. In fact, check them all. Start publishing the grift. Every day tell the people how much money these fucks are stealing from them.
The Republican Party is just one big child sex trafficking and sexual abuse ring at this point
No problem, you folks go get 'em. Make sure you pander to all their Christian Nationalist hopes and dreams, where the people represented by the policies on the "no sayums" list won't exist if we don't speak about it. Promise them everything. I'm sure all they need is to feel heard.
Wait, if I don't mention I'm a lesbian or that I work with the LGBTQ+ community in various ways and that I'm concerned about my marriage being deemed illegal and I never talk about my privilege or that of white men who feel the need to govern me and my speech the Dems will win? Y'all got us, right?
Donald Trump is attempting to manufacture a crisis, politicize Americans who serve in uniform, and continue abusing his power to distract from the pain he's causing families. We'll continue to follow the law, stand up for the sovereignty of our state, and protect Illinoisans.
Trying to compartmentalize life so that I can write comedic romance books. That's getting harder and harder to do. #Booksky
Martial Law represents the end of our democracy. It has the same effect whether it is imposed all at once or one city at a time. #Proudblue
Ain't that the truth
An "Important Update" from Equifax isn't a new feature on the app. An important update would've been the scammer opening a bank account in my name. That was important. Stop letting AI exaggerate and over hype the basics. It's very much like everything being "Breaking News." South Park got it right.
So, Maxwell says The First Felon was a good boy. What's different? What circumstances have changed since a convicted sex offender went to prison? She is still guilty, whether she vouches for a known sex offender or not. Put her back in MAX and be done with her. #ReleasetheEpsteinFiles
Don't sleep on JD, folks. Don't think he's harmless. He is not the problem. The men who pay him to speak as they wish are the problem. Those men have lost their humanity. Don't sleep on JD.
Make peace not war
Miller and others are playing roles we've already seen play out. What could they possibly think the ending looks like? What could they believe they will get right this time, before they face tribunals and trapdoors swing? The one constant in history is the wealthy not feeling the pain they cause.
Why is she alone? Every Dem in that House should be there. Any Republican that wants to let DC call all the shots for Texas should be called out by true Texans. WTF, y'all? Looks like you folks aren't as independent as you claim, letting a bunch of outsiders run your show. Cowboy up!
Exactly!
I don't suppose Miller studied the 60s and 70s. Wake that giant from its slumber, Stevieboy. "It's time we stop Hey, what's that sound? Everybody look, what's going down?"
ol' boy is practicing for his time in the big chair. They don't care about the First Felon. They are trying to convince us that JD is the reasonable choice. He's a lying sack of shit who plays for whoever is paying the check. At least the First Felon isn't in disguise.
This ol' trope is passed around over dinner tables in the south. They sure as hell hate it when we grow up and read books and find out the lies we were served as kids with cornbread and barbecue. BTW, the slaves taught then how to make "southern" food, too. The white south has no culture of its own.
She left out the part where they mean only white bubbas can open carry whatever the hell they want.
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. ... History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” ―Orwell, 1984
I can't imagine why the authoritarians aren't all decked out in Hugo Boss and black leather by now. Fascists love to dress up with chests full of fake medals. Then, when the end comes, they jump out of those costumes and claim innocence. Film them, record them, document them. We will not forget.
We can hope that someone on the Smithsonian staff will be the hero and hide all the important history somewhere before the brown shirts get there.
When you tell me the guy who hit a fed with a Subway sandwich deserves prison, but the January 6ers who beat, hospitalized and killed cops deserve a pardon, no one takes your dumb cult ass seriously.
Um, that's a review from Amazon for my newest release. So yeah, I enjoyed it a lot, the book and the review. 🤣 I assume from your comment on the cat's conversations that you read it too. Thanks for reading.
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly A Fun Story “This is a sweet, funny story about finding a lost love with a touch of the supernatural (not scary in the least) thrown in for good measure. I laughed and shed a tear. Oh, the cat is a hoot and loves to curse a blue streak. A truly enjoyable read.” #booksky
The rest of the Democrats and anyone else who would like to join should go open the doors of the People's House. My word, but I thought you didn't mess with Texas. Y'all going to let these boys take your democracy? Really? Ann would have someone's balls on the barbecue for this stunt.
The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 50 years has shifted $80 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%. That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class. The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
Millions have made worshipping this man their entire personality. They love and adore him so much that they've knowingly and willingly alienated their families for him.
Former teacher here. Don't fill it out. Have a parent go to the school and explain why. This isn't education. It's indoctrination. While it may look like a harmless assignment, it is not.
The cost of groceries is up. The cost of utilities is up. The cost of health care is up. And instead of working to lower costs, Republicans passed a bill to cut health care for 17 million Americans and give trillions in tax breaks to billionaires and giant corporations.
It's very like the people in the WH today to call out the Guard to protect them and forget that same Guard can walk in and remove them when the time comes. The time is coming. Tick Tock.
$66 million. That’s what Meta, Twitter, CBS, and ABC have pumped into Trump’s presidential library while he’s in office. The press isn’t holding power to account. It’s bankrolling it.
He's surrounding himself with soldiers because he's afraid. They know we're coming. They know it won't be much longer. Never, never ever forget there are more of us that hate this regime than there are that support them. They haven't forgotten & they just blinked. #RiseUp #taxwealthnotwork #FuckDJT
Pete is like so many christians I attended church with as a child. Drunk and disastrous behavior all week, but showing up on Sunday to ask forgiveness wipes all that away. Monday, back to being a total asshat. Another reason I don't sit in pews or listen to men tell me how to be with my higher power
He's protecting himself so we can't go drag him out of our house. If National Guard members protect the fascist over the people, they are no better than the brown shirts that raided the ghettos. May they all rot from the inside out.
Since the DOGE boys messed around in DC, the servers for the Library of Congress are shit. Always swamped, always slow, down a lot of the time. Did they limit our ability to do research on purpose or are they just that bad at everything and screwed up the LOC too?
Might he want to surround DC with military and gov't agents to keep us from getting to him?
Tiny penis move.
This is the wealthiest nation in history. Instead of making sure everyone has food, shelter, & healthcare, WE ARE FLYING A CHILD RAPIST WHO WE PAY TO HIS GOLF COURSE WITH A COTERIE OF BODYGUARDS WHO WE ALSO PAY. And we let him take bribes. #RemoveTrump Call your Reps. 1-202-224-3121
Good morning! Here's your good thought for the day: All of these First Felon trolls have provided all the evidence the tribunals will need. They will never be able to say, "It wasn't me."
When I think about JD Vance going on yet another taxpayer-funded family vacation, I remember how Republicans lost their minds when Kamala Harris spent her own money on pots and pans.
If he isn't on the flight logs of the Lolita Express to the island, someone should look to see how many times a First Felon aircraft made that run.
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How John Durham Buried Evidence He Had Been Doing the Work of Russian Spies ... and then Tulsi Gabbard Buried More www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/09/h...
Proud to have been registered as a Democrat since 1979. I am among the first generation of women who had rights our mother's did not. We grew up knowing we deserved equal treatment under the law. We broke glass ceilings. We will not go back. Fight on!
Okay, we were "fear-mongering" and "overreacting" before this last presidential election, right? Project 2025 was a myth, right, a scare tactic of the left? When they encircle DC with the military, will we still be "listening to liberal media" and "misunderstanding" what we see with our own eyes?
Narrator: Sadly though, SCOTUS has now exempted the president from the founders’ intent to criminalize bribery.
It looks like a 1970s McDonald's patio.
He's trying to build his Gilded Age mansion in DC. He wants to be Henry Flagler. He'd like the Breakers and Whitehall. He'll never be a Rockefeller nor a Flagler nor an Astor. He's trash, pure trash and that kills his soul. LOL. Remind him who he isn't every day.
Donny boy it's a coup. Put the bug in his ear and repeat it. They are coming for him. They are about to crown JD. Vance is a scumbag politician and owned by men who want to destroy the US. Not a good alternative, but I am here with the popcorn for the coup. Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy.
He watched "The Gilded Age." Palm Beach still worships at the feet of the titans. That's his understanding of the turn of the century (1890s) near economic collapse of the US brought on by policies similar to his warped thinking. We regulated and taxed our way back to solvency. What a stupid man.
Please let The First Felon know these meetings are the coup members that will take him out. Please, please, let him know. Wouldn't want him to be blindsided. Et tu, JD? (giggling with glee at the infighting about to go down)
We are the monsters, now. I hope I live long enough to watch the trap door open on Miller.
The message they project may not be what they intend, but the way they spend money lets everyone know what our lives could be like if taxpayer funds went to help taxpayers and not pay for rich mens' whims and egos. There is more than enough for the people that is instead in a rich man's pocket.
I ran into people today that had no idea about the concentration camp in Florida and the ones being proposed in Texas and elsewhere. I was completely stunned that folks are out there living their lives with not clue the fascists have taken over. Not even the slightest clue. OMG! We're fucked.
There are some strange birds in the BlueSky—conspiracy theorists of the magnitude one might think they need meds. If Joe Biden had the powers they claim, the felon would not be in the White House, just sayin'.
Wow! "in the homeland" Alarming language. Alarming ideals. Alarming intentions. We are there. Pull the alarm!
Outstanding. I tip my hat to you sir.
Readers say, "When is the sequel coming out?" That's a good sign. #SummerReads #BookSky
I've long believed 2016 Russian operation in US was most successful intelligence operation in recent history. With disclosure that Durham investigation all predicated on disinformation, I double down on that opinion. Russia completely destroyed the United States. www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/01/h...
We blue voters in Oklahoma screamed about the Christian Nationalists' taking over EVERYTHING for at least a decade and most of the Dem party thought we were acceptable collateral damage. Ignore a small leak because the boat isn't sinking yet and this is what you get.
The First Felon said, "She's not smart," and the pod bros jumped on it. Felon says that about every woman that challenges him. AOC is his next target. I live for the day the podbros receive the karma they deserve for their complicity because he allowed them to be their absolute worst. #MakeThemPay
These are all lies. Ask me how I know. (Answer: I read the Mueller report and the SSCI report on Russian election interference, and I watched Durham come up with nothing except a Trump crime in Italy.)
More money for his prison corps buddies
She's not going to tell on the ones putting cash in the commissary account.
Trump has read too many Palm Beach Gilded Age pamphlets and thinks he's an expert. The Gilded Age, coined that by Twain, was a wealth transfer of a magnitude only matched by today's corruption. "Gilded" meant a thin cheap gold skin covering the rot beneath. Twain didn't use the term as a compliment.
That's the new talking point. Of course, it's more mansplaining about how women should lay back and enjoy it and then get over it. My parents didn't want the publicity. My rapist became a sheriff. Yes, hold them accountable or they might end up with a badge and an endless supply of victims.
Please send him a note reminding him that the judges put on trial in Nuremberg were also lifetime appointments.
I think people are misinterpreting this wonky headline. The bombshell story CBS is reporting is that the Epstein jail tape the public got IS missing time and the FULL video exists. The FBI and DOJ have it. So when Bondi said the missing minute is normal, she lied. www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
Gun nuts,(my son is one, so I know them well,)think their right to carry a weapon openly supersedes my right to feel safe from people who think their rights matter more than anyone else's. I am a gun owner, licensed, trained, & with my weapon locked away. No one needs an assault rifle on the street.
The 1st Felon, on day 1 of his 1st term made it so people with documented mental illness could access assault rifles. Don't forget the Obama administration had removed that ability and the GOP walking around with assault rifles on their lapels couldn't wait to reverse it. Death lies at their door.
The grift is making me sick. I mean I'm really sick. Anyone with ADHD understands. Our hyper sense of justice is killing us. Fuck these people to hell and back. I hope she falls off the damn horse. In a world where this bitch is still alive and children are starving there is no God.
He drew it in the air, perfectly. Man, this guy.
Same. Stayed pretty clean of news for 6 weeks recently, only reading the headlines and moving on, never staying more than 30 minutes each morning. I couldn't believe the change in how I felt after just a few days. If they don't rally up and take this guy down, all the ADHD people are going to blow.
The Nazis changed the laws, too. It did not matter in their crimes against humanity trials. The world could care less that his court says he can do as he pleases. In the end, the First Felon and Miller should stand on the platform together when the door drops. #Corrupt #TaxWealthNotWork #FirstFelon
How many programs could we still have funded, how many children could we still be feeding, how many elderly could we care for with the money he spends on himself? Corrupt and corrupting, he's a menace to the world.
Shame! Shame!
Ok's Christian Nationalists poster boy has learned well from his orange god that he should deny everything, even the fact that he's trying put a gay porn star in charge of online education using a group that was just unceremoniously kicked out of AZ for grift. Also, we're going to need a drug test.
The comments look great and I'm enjoying the reaction to Take the Damn Cat Back. "A great summer read." "Loved it." "It will be with me for a while." "Great laughs and good cries."
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