Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialKyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 8hNEW: As Colorado’s Tina Peters reportedly meets with President Trump to discuss an election “plan,” her attorney says the plan involves seizing ballots nationwide and discusses strategy for a potential civil war 1751580794
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 6hOne final chef’s kiss here is that Rubio’s parents were not US citizens when he was born in Miami. He is a citizen by birthright, a constitutional provision the Trump administration has worked hard to undermine. 620319
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialButlerian Jihadist of House Dornick @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 11hBasically AI allows software engineers to produce shitty code *faster* and in higher volumes which increases the amount time spent on code reviews and revisions nullifying the productivity gained from producing the code in the first place. 171536269
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialButlerian Jihadist of House Dornick @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 11hHarvard just dropped a study AI productivity in software engineering and it found the average increase in productivity from using Claude code is.....zero and for exactly the reasons you'd think fion.ac/jellyfish.pdf 6042761676
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialThe Ken In Yellow @kenlowery.bsky.social · 10hI will simply say I am seeing exactly this situation play out right now in a different field. Work that would have taken about 3 weeks start to finish via traditional methods is now into week 6 and still in what amounts to first draft territory 2799239
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 9h"Federal law explicitly prohibits the use of U.S. funds 'for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress.'"lnk.thebulwark.comCongratulations, You’re a Trump Campaign DonorYour tax dollars are funding his TV ads. And the White House says you should be proud to pay. 16372134
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 10hBREAKING: A Trump-appointed judge has ruled DHS violated the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment when it removed Ahmed Soliman to Equatorial Guinea and must facilitate his return to the US. prospect.org/2026/10/07/f...prospect.orgFederal Judge Rules DHS Must Bring Back Gay Arizona Man Imprisoned in Africa - The American ProspectA Trump-apppointed judge ordered Ahmed Soliman must be returned to the United States. 192160640
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialCNBC @cnbc.com · 9hTrump says he is not keen on a deal with Iran as U.S. reportedly prepares for 'massive bombing'cnb.cxTrump says he is not keen on a deal with Iran as U.S. reportedly prepares for 'massive bombing'Trump said he no longer wants to reach a deal with Iran amid reports that U.S. military are preparing for possible strikes against the Islamic state. 577
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9hIt’s really remarkable to me that 10 years into this people feel compelled to “clarify” Trump’s homicidal and often genocidal fantasies. It is deranged for the president to daydream about American cities in states he hates getting blown up. Full stop. 22375191741
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12hTrump: "We are right now in the golden age of America. Our nation is doing better than ever before, but the fake news media refuses to talk about it. Those people right there." *crowd boos* 105534108
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialCasey Drottar @caseydrottar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Just Tom DeLonge soaking it in as all of Petco Park loudly sings along to one of his songs 301634213
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12hTrump: "We're not interested in you traveling abroad" 99524140
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12hTrump: "We just sent out to the victims of the Democrat fraud checks for $500 each, including 139,000 families from Texas. Pretty good. You'll get the money within two days." 155509125
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialGoldstein (still not a pseudonym) @goldstein.latinsky.app · 12hSo...if I understand correctly, the FBI strung along a child for 2 years and then lured him into attempting a mass shooting the moment he turned 18?abc7ny.comFBI says it thwarted an attack on the Mall of America by a teen it supplied with an assault rifleThe FBI thwarted an attack on the Mall of America by a teenager after agents supplied him with an assault rifle, authorities announced Wednesday. 1121949
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16hMarkwayne Mullin blasts the sanctuary city of "Minnianapolis" 2311352277
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialJulie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 12hNEW: Maybe it's time to take a good look at all these deaths in the Epstein-Trump orbit. jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/dead-men-t...jkbjournalist.substack.comDead men tell no Epstein-Trump talesWhen witnesses, whistleblowers and accusers die, it’s time to look at whether they have anything in common. Here is a list of some of the recent deaths. 9533481334
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11hmoments after saying he didn't expect anything in exchange for pardoning Cueller, Trump admits "I guess I expected maybe he wouldn't run or maybe he'd run as a Republican" 26762135
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialJoshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 11hThe President of the United States, in front of a crowd of his supporters, during a televised rally, admits to a Quid Pro Quo pardon, which is a felony and impeachable offence. And absolutely nothing will happen, because his party, which controls congress, are fascist collaborators and sycophants. 472184614
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 11hHe will still be president… 511621214
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialCorey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 11hThe media's dilemma: should we cover that a guy contemplating how to dispose of Jews is cited by the VP as an intellectual influence or write another piece about vague connections between Democrats and Hassan Piker? 🤔 11793192
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20hThe Trump Crime Family 66981053350
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialKing Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 10hTrump and Hegseth lost the Iran war so badly that they had to retreat from England. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...nytimes.comFrom Iran to the U.K., Trump Is Being Forced Into Retreat (Gift Article)A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences. 0148
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialOlena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 17hThis tiny baby's hand wrapped in a blanket. I am completely broken and devastated. I don't know what else the 'free world' needs to see. And I don't know how much of that 'freedom' is even left anymore. 119951
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialCarol Rosenberg @carolrosenbergfeed.bsky.social · 10hBreaking news: The military judge just threw out the confessions of the fourth defendant in the 9/11 case -- which has gone on so long in part because prosecutors fought hard to keep them. It's a blow to the Bush administration's clean team theory. Scorecard: 5-0. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...nytimes.comJudge Throws Out Last Defendant’s Confession in Sept. 11 Case at Guantánamo (Gift Article)The government is now 0-5 in its efforts to admit the so-called clean team confessions to the capital cases at Guantánamo Bay. 610726
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialCameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 11hthe Vice President of the United States has gone on record citing this man as one of his biggest intellectual influences if you didn't know this, it's probably because for some reason literally no mainstream political media outlets think it's worth mentioning 663102761
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 10hWallet inspector-level credulity. Come ON. 1565
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10hToday we got access to a smoking gun document from ICE that shows how it is weaponized against progressive groups registering voters while building a voter suppression database. 7745182260
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11hTrump: "We will pass a truly great healthcare plan" 8981278237
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12hTrump: "If the Democrats win, you will have a 1929-style economic depression in our country. That's what's going to happen. Because nobody knows numbers better than me." (Trump famously doesn't understand how percentages work) 4913582648
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10hHere is what you can do to help me: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld 5676312
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 15hNDS is nested in the Executive Office of the President and has been tasked with redesigning government websites and services. It is led by Joe Gebbia, a cofounder of Airbnb, a former member of DOGE, and currently the chief design officer of the US.wired.comA Mysterious Nonprofit Run by SpaceXAI’s Top Lawyer Is Paying the Salaries of Government WorkersThe National Design Studio has been something of a successor agency to DOGE. A WIRED investigation finds some of its members are on loan from a nonprofit run by SpaceXAI’s general counsel. 1287
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 15hThe National Design Studio (NDS) has been something of a successor agency to DOGE. A WIRED investigation finds some of its members are on loan from a nonprofit run by SpaceXAI’s general counsel.wired.comA Mysterious Nonprofit Run by SpaceXAI’s Top Lawyer Is Paying the Salaries of Government WorkersThe National Design Studio has been something of a successor agency to DOGE. A WIRED investigation finds some of its members are on loan from a nonprofit run by SpaceXAI’s general counsel. 820798
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13hjust minutes in, Trump's rally is disrupted by a second demonstrator. Trump says, 'That guy has gotta lose a lot of weight. Many of these protesters are paid. You know that, right? They are paid by enemies of our nation." 63679116
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13hTrump: "The people of Texas are not going to let weak, gutless, self-hating, transgender-promoting freakshows destroy everything that we've built" 123479106
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialJason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 13hWe live in the dumbest timeline with the dumbest, greediest, worst people in charge. It’s incredible. 601253174
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14hBAIER: The president says 'SI.' Are you into SI or AI? BEZOS: I do like SI, because 'artificial' is not a very flattering thing. Like, nobody wants an artificial sweetener, artificial flavoring. 14791552234
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14hFuck this. I don’t know what else to say. Prison kills. mississippitoday.org/2026/10/07/c...mississippitoday.orgWrongly imprisoned Curtis Flowers diesAfter Flowers was convicted in a sixth trial, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned it and a state judge dismissed capital murder charges against him. 161009262
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14hKen Paxton: "Pray that we will be delivered from socialism and capitalis-- ahm, from communism" 4033065612
geraldcbrowning.bsky.social @geraldcbrowning.bsky.social · 15hRepublicans want to desteoy democracy. 000
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15hSen. Thom Tillis says he expects there will be pressure on Mike Johnson to not seat the new Congress if Democrats win 2921032367
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialTroy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Tonight is my first of four debates with Senator Susan Collins. Eight years ago today, she voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. He went on to help overturn Roe v. Wade—and she still says she doesn’t regret her vote. I’m fired up and ready to hold her accountable. 561756328
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/10/2026 10056762387
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialPaul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026 351130433960
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026God everything is so DUMB. 1403905638
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026In an authoritarian regime, people publicly debase themselves to signal loyalty to the ruler 518135
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026Here's a nearly 10-minute supercut of Troy Jackson taking it to Susan Collins during their debate tonight, including Jackson telling her "you can't eat road salt" and "Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out" 29070981891
Reposted by @geraldcbrowning.bsky.socialFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Troy Jackson: Eight years ago today, Maine women begged Susan Collins not to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. She did it anyway. He helped overturn Roe v. Wade. And today, she says she has no regrets. Would you trust her to pick the next Supreme Court justice? 452761785