Reposted by Brian KellyThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 23hSometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form. 175102791737
Reposted by Brian KellyScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 24982263351
Reposted by Brian KellyBeshearStan @beshearstan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Andy Barr's campaign has removed Trump's name from his website, making him the *second* Kentucky Republican to do so after Ralph Alvarado in KY-06 Them internals must be brutal... 22465142
Brian Kelly @briankellyrh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026These are good to see. For the record, I'm actually even more confident on MI-8 (Safe Dem for me this year). I have FL-14 Lean Rep and MI-10 Tilt Dem, but maybe I'll end up more confident in the latter two in my next evaluation. 000
Reposted by Brian KellyJay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Literally every factoid on the right side is incorrect, plus he was not right-handed, and didn’t wear #32 for the Dodgers. Pretty sure that’s isn’t even a depiction of his face, either. But other than that, DogShitAI nailed it 2732673
Brian Kelly @briankellyrh.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Mike Lawler, man. I cannot wait to finally be rid of this guy. Hopefully never to return to politics in any form. 000
Reposted by Brian KellyPatrick Claybon @patrickclaybon.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Glad they made an "AI" commercial that asks a bunch of questions i can scream "No!" at my tv in response to 3371
Reposted by Brian KellyTeela (Don't call me. Call your MoC 202-224-3121) @teela.bsky.social · 11/07/2026In 1970, the 5th grade students at Hawthorne School in Beverly Hills were assigned to write to someone they admired and ask what makes a good citizen. Joel Lipton, then 10 years old, wrote to Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz. Schulz's response is relevant even today: 582413796
Reposted by Brian KellyNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Obama: “We can operate with our best impulses and still come out on top. We can do those things that not only change the nation but change the world.” (Video by my friend Maynard Holliday, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies, proud Obama admin alumni) 141302394
Reposted by Brian KellyRui Pinto, count your days @thombomb816.bsky.social · 19/06/2026A Black man with the surname Freeman scored for the USA on Juneteenth in a home World Cup match. 168163232589
Reposted by Brian Kellydarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 17/06/2026"Specifically, the water is more or less the color of a sour apple Jolly Rancher now. It looks like they're brewing Yodas in there. " LOOOL 1134398685
Reposted by Brian KellyGrace Mallon @gracemallon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Creation is a book I require students to read for their essay on the making of the Constitution, because Wood teaches you to speak the language of republican constitutionalism - the key to understanding the debates of the 1780s. Such a horrible loss. RIP. 04820
Reposted by Brian KellyKing Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Wood's *Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787* is probably one of my top 5 books in US History. It came out in 1969. I read it in grad school in the 1990s. I wanted my students to get a taste of it so I assigned a chapter in my US to 1865 class this past semester. uncpress.org/978080784723...uncpress.orgThe Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787“One of the half dozen most important books ever written about the American Revolution.” — New York Times Book Review“During the nearly two decades s... 814226
Reposted by Brian KellyGautham Rao (pronounced: Knicks in 5) @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 08/06/2026When I started reading for my PhD exams, I made the mistake of beginning with this book. A month later, I had several legal pads full of notes and questions plus the realization I was going to have to delay my exams. One of those books that launched hundreds of others 28213
Reposted by Brian KellyMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 07/06/2026Some phone calls are better than others. Congratulations to the New Yorkers who won affordable World Cup tickets. 1255606766
Reposted by Brian KellyKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 06/06/2026What an embarrassment 601329134
Reposted by Brian KellyAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Ossoff: This is what small men like Donald Trump and JD Vance and Stephen Miller will never understand—that our national greatness flows not through our blood or our genes, but through our ideas. 14576681958
Reposted by Brian KellyAlix Dunn @alixdunn.com · 31/05/2026Oh hell yeah @amnesty.org comes out swinging: "Amnesty International finds that standalone generative AI systems... are fundamentally incompatible with IHRL. As such, Amnesty International is calling for a prohibition of such systems." www.amnesty.org/en/documents...amnesty.orgUnlawful by design: Exposing the human rights costs of generative AI - Amnesty InternationalThis briefing examines how standalone generative AI systems, based on unlawful web scraping, are in conflict with international human rights law (IHRL) and standards through their design, development ... 81882846
Reposted by Brian KellyBailey G. Albreit @baileygalbreit.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Who can identify? #books #booksky #reading 1815954814
Reposted by Brian Kellyjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 27/05/2026this is a good spot and also kudos to whoever is doing sound for the team, talarico's voice sounds great 683900556
Reposted by Brian KellyNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Political is when a black quarterback silently kneels Not political is when a white quarterback introduces the president’s speech at a campaign rally 8245751056
Reposted by Brian KellyTW @twesq.bsky.social · 09/05/2026The Pike’s Peak Humane Society has a social media manager who is very good at their job 1243801444
Reposted by Brian KellyJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Trump asked Sean Hannity to serve as his intermediary in getting John Fetterman to switch parties, according to Politico. Hannity then conveyed Trump's offer of "more money than he ever dreamed of" to Fetterman the next day on his podcast. www.politico.com/news/magazin... 1781758804
Reposted by Brian KellyTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 04/05/2026This is always one of the reddest of herrings: "We can't ever win Trump voters." Yes, if you mean "MAGA cultists." But independents, Latinos, even young men - all are defecting from Trump in droves. You only need to peel off a few of them. 3763186
Reposted by Brian KellyKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/05/2026It wasn't just the media. Republicans erased the distinction and rewrote it themselves. But yes, it's amazing that she said "half are good people, half are deplorable racists" and a lot of them said "for the record, I'm deplorable, I'm one of the racists" 341479278
Reposted by Brian KellyGautham Rao (pronounced: Knicks in 5) @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Been watching the Knickerbockers since Trent Tucker was jacking up 3s from half court and I’ve never seen anything close to this 031
Reposted by Brian KellyJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/04/2026This puts the security debate in better perspective. I know this space really well. The guy wasn’t anywhere near the ballroom. He was basically trying to rush the security perimeter and failed. It’s a big complex with lots of different event happening at the same time. 5832961081
Reposted by Brian KellyBat 🦇 Borus @matthewborus.bsky.social · 24/04/2026If I were a Democrat trying to make some headway in Utah, I might point out that Trump put someone in a key decision-making role who blithely dismissed the safety of 3.5 million Utah residents, and joked about how no one lives there. 13952287
Reposted by Brian KellyJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 31/03/2026using graduation of US Marines as an opportunity to harvest some of their relatives for deportation 50993362
Reposted by Brian KellyMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 30/03/2026"Israel" doesn't start with a J. 9652641017
Brian Kelly @briankellyrh.bsky.social · 24/03/2026I mean, even the pastors seem not to have read the book. 000
Reposted by Brian KellyTim Britton (he/him) @timbritton.bsky.social · 19/03/2026From @andrewmarchand.bsky.social, this will be Howie Rose's last season in the Mets' radio booth:nytimes.comHowie Rose, radio voice of the Mets, says he will retire at season’s endRose, 72, has had a decorated career as a New York voice, most notably with the Mets, as well as the Rangers and the Islanders. 3273
Reposted by Brian KellyJim Ambuske @jimambuske.bsky.social · 07/03/2026A good overview of the incompetent and nonsensical (but not unexpected) way DOGE ripped apart the NEH last spring, leading to hundreds of cancelled grants for petty reasons. I'm grateful to @historians.org and co-plantiffs for challenging these actions in federal court. 011640
Reposted by Brian Kellyerin mccann @mccanner.bsky.social · 04/03/2026One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her. Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...nytimes.comNo Help and Few Options for Travelers Stranded by Mideast Conflict 19555202154
Reposted by Brian KellyAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 22/02/2026The reason we're here is that tens of millions of people will punch a hole in a wall if they hear someone used food stamps to buy soda but they're fine if the right-wing podcaster turned fbi director uses his taxpayer funded private jet to go party whenever he feels like it bsky.app/profile/thed... 424183626486
Reposted by Brian KellySocial Distancing Cat @socialdistantcat.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Iran probably isn't on your mind right now. But I think this demonstrates the depths of incompetency in the GOP that will exist long after Trump is gone. These guys really are as extreme as he is.timesofisrael.comReport: Leading GOP senator urges Trump to ignore advisers opposing Iran strike* * * 4167
Reposted by Brian KellySherryD (sdCincy) @sdonaworth.bsky.social · 21/02/2026“However alarmed you are, it’s not enough.” Stop what you’re doing and read this incredible @jvl.bsky.social piece. 17920
Reposted by Brian KellyKate Carpenter @katecarp.bsky.social · 18/02/2026The forthcoming THE WESTERNERS from @mkn.bsky.social! www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-We...simonandschuster.comThe WesternersFrom award-winning historian Megan Kate Nelson, an epic account of the creation of the American West in the 19th century, shattering the traditiona... 173
Reposted by Brian KellyRahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 15/02/2026„Extremism never triumphs on its own. It only does so because others enable it – out of ambition, fear, or because they misjudge the dangers of making small concessions“ — Prof. @dziblatt.bsky.social (@europeatharvard.bsky.social) Source: @spiegel.de share.google/3o5W5Ub6pAFW...share.google(S+) Bestsellerautor Daniel Ziblatt über den Verfall der Demokratie in den USA: »Wir können uns auf nichts verlassen«Der Harvard-Professor Daniel Ziblatt forscht seit Jahren über den Verfall von Demokratien. Nun muss er zusehen, wie seine eigene Welt wankt. 03912
Reposted by Brian KellyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/02/2026The open racism you guys have emboldened, megyn 731170033043
Reposted by Brian KellyCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16/02/2026“.. First we need to push back on the lies; then crush the pedo/trafficking narrative; then rebuild your image as philanthropist,” Mr. Bannon wrote to Mr. Epstein in April 2019. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u... 74992432
Reposted by Brian KellyMiriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 11/02/2026I find this question about whether chatbots are “alive” to be truly, truly boring. You can torture a definition of “life” so that it includes chatbots or you can listen to actual, unequivocal flesh-and-blood people talking about harm it does them *right now*. 1438775
Reposted by Brian KellyJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 02/02/2026"Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005." "it appears the crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...doomsdayscenario.coAccountability for ICE and CBPHowever bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse. 91018413
Reposted by Brian KellyJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Folks: This is important. SHEAR—the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (a GREAT organization)—is tracking examples of the regime erasing history. More at the link below. 13910541
Reposted by Brian KellyTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 04/02/2026I know it must have seemed odd years ago when I wrote that Susan Collins, even more than Trump, was the person who made me decide to finally leave the GOP because it had no future. 3274191