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CJ

@coryjbrandon.bsky.social
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Brit-American living between Berlin and NY currently in Sydney Former government Eastern Europe 15+ years Fighting the good fight Traveler, bookworm, cinephile, explorer, enjoys lifting heavy things.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
WATCH: “Some of the things the younger people I talked to at (dying) CPAC were saying was a little scary. Racist. More about Christianity.” @jasonselvig.bsky.social with a warning that echoes what we’ve seen for years. Worth listening to. (From @cwebbonline.com )
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I think the pandemic literally and figuratively broke people.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
And with AI bots, social media is even better! /s
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
He is an occupant, not an owner and especially not an owner of Washington DC. Ignoring then firing and reshaping historical committees and boards to push taxpayer funded vanity projects that deface the nation is insane to me. How is this not being stopped?
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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Look at all that DEI sending astronauts around the moon.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I remember this like it was yesterday.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The Presidential Records Act isn’t complicated. It was passed after Watergate for a reason & it’s very clear about what belongs to the public & what doesn’t. That’s what makes the new position DOJ is taking so disturbing. I explain here: joycevance.substack.com/p/killing-hi...
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
In our tech driven lives, information is anything they want it to be as disinformation campaigns prey on others by leveraging accounts with the most followers, may they be bots or not. This is why it’s important who we give our attention to as we give them power. Don’t amplify the wrong people.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Following gives them a sense of credence; the more followers they have the more likely others are to read their posts and amplify their opinions which are more often missing the mark. Followers currency and information are currency in social media. It’s how influencers make money.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Teachers college at Columbia. And fuck your for your condescending remarks.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Ok. You are coming off arrogant and egotistical. Blocked.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Also: who are these people who have amassed such large followers? Are they polysci experts? Historians? Politicians? Professors? So many follow random people without knowing who they are or if they’re bots and echo their words as gospel. We really need to be careful as this undermines us more.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Yup. The lack of basic understanding and knowledge is astounding. I really hope they’re bots cause if this is what people believe or know, we’re fucked. I’ve been floored by some blaming Mueller when it was Barr who shut us down as we were no where near finished. That was only a few years ago.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Thank you. I’m tired of reading posts and remarks erroneously painting everyone with the same brush. Social media makes nuance and critical thinking more difficult but in this instance using Republican controlled congress isn’t hard.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
So much winning. “Iran reportedly closes Strait of Hormuz as ceasefire agreement remains in peril” www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/iran...
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Although I appreciate the informed reply, life is intense and “insane“ enough. Tl;dr I know. Chill. It’s not meant to be that serious.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
As a psychologist, I’m (of course) referencing modern day social structures in my remark that is more flippant than scientific in nature. Certainly I could write a dissertation with sources yet this is social media. Not everything has to be challenged as this isn’t a scientific contest.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/04/2026
This is the person who created a PAC with Manafort’s old PR firm and took money from it. But okay.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
And the amount of bots echoing her bullshit is insane.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Below the Republican Party? What are you smoking, hoss?
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Who’s “they”? Are “they” in the room with us now?
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Ok, bot.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
This! More states need to create their own agencies independent of the federal government. In times like this we need to focus on long term solutions.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
There are so many bots on Bluesky now, it’s insane. The amount of “left leaning” accounts stirring the pot and creating division - I’m starting to wonder if there are any actual human beings on here.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Finally! Someone who understands.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
his helps the US economy by supporting all the people who actually make productions happen. It’s not for execs and wealthy actors and celebrities. Yet something tells me most know this and are just raging online.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
To shit on Dems online but they’re doing many things at once and as much as they can given republicans control all three branches of government and the SC. Nuance and perspective are important and lost on social media as people rage bait. So take a deep breath.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The entertainment industry provides work for countless people and is one of the largest economic sectors in the US. PA’s, hair and makeup, casting, catering, location scouts, financial, marketing, and on and on. These are hard working positions, not million dollar execs. I realize it’s en vogue
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Yup and as a Xennial they give us shit while Gen X esp is the forgotten generation. Meanwhile, Gen Z is leaning hard right from a steady diet of podcast bros and social media disinformation.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Unfortunately, it seems human nature lends towards the worst traits in those who seek control. Great leaders don’t seek power, they are called by necessity.
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a woman in a suit says i think human nature is the enemy
ALT: a woman in a suit says i think human nature is the enemy
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Market manipulation. All about oil and gas and war profiteering.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
“We have always been at war with Eurasia.”
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
What have you done to fight for your country and help others? Being edgy on social media doesn’t count. You come off as a kid stirring up divisions for attention and likes.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Thanks for all you do and that includes the countless journalists who also strive to uphold integrity and veracity in their work while those values seemingly slip more and more. One question: Do you like baseball? 😜
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
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a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk in front of flags with the word progresso on them
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk in front of flags with the word progresso on them
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Technocrats and billionaires want this future, nobody asked for this. 👏🏼
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
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donald trump is speaking into a microphone and saying i don 't take any responsibility at all
ALT: donald trump is speaking into a microphone and saying i don 't take any responsibility at all
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
There was a time when smartphones, social media, even the internet didn’t exist. I miss those times…
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Putin can afford to lose Hungary for a bit. It’s the United States he can’t afford to lose.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Musk always gets bailed out by his friends - Trump, MbS, Putin. Even when he crashes, he never fails.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
5% solar? I thought it was 20% solar. It’s almost manufactured information to drive renewable energy markets against oil and gas trading. There’s a name for that…
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
I’ve been seeing a lot of “accounts” posting the same things almost verbatim on countless countries just as the oil and gas markets spiral from the US attacking Iran as the Trump admin manipulates markets for billionaires. It’s almost a coordinated campaign via social media to help drive markets. 🤔
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
And he’s batshit crazy, the useful idiot for Russia and corporations. Both things can be true.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
It’s not mixed messages. They’re carefully worded and timed to manipulate the markets as this administration, Congressional Republicans, and their corporate owners make billions on oil and gas and war profiteering. It’s all about money.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
The dead internet theory posits there will be more AI driven bots online than people and we are well on our way as AI has advanced enough to become indistinguishable from humans. They’re spending billions on AI data centers to keep people divided, arguing, and buying. definable.ai/blog/bots-ar...
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Social Media Bots — Definable AI Blog
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Fuck you. You don’t speak for “our country”. #8647
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Republicans passed so much legislation to take the 2024 elections and they’re blatantly undermining the upcoming midterms. It should be a landslide but I’m not assuming anything given what’s happening.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
As British American living in Berlin: please stop generalizing 350 million people esp as the majority did not vote for it and is fighting against it. No one is disagreeing with you, some simply take issue with your condescending attitude. Be helpful not disdainful.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
It’s not a killer robot from the future that threatens us, it’s the dependence on algorithms and programs trained to replace us because people are lazy that will. AI must die.
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CJ @coryjbrandon.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Barely 8 million people protested for the third time since 1/20/25. That’s not nearly enough people doing anything about this insanity. What more has to happen for the US to wake up??? What is going on?
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