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Hal M. Brown

@halmbrown.bsky.social
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I'm a retired psychotherapist writing a FREE daily political Substack at halbrown.substack.com - Sharing is appreciated. Thanks in advance for checking it out, comments welcome. Cartoons not on Substack posted here.

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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 1h
And then there's the ever classy Sen. John Kennedy....
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 1h
I made these in 2017 long before ChatGPT and other AI illustrators could make something like this in a few minutes. I used rudimentary web tools and each word had to be added separately. I printed lot of them and I carried them and gave them to people - and still have three left. Click to enlarge.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 6h
goes with Trump launches new attack on 'completely negative' Fox News in furious rant www.rawstory.com/trump-fox-ne...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 6h
@aliciamenendez.bsky.social Alicia's use of term "firehose of disinformation" on her show this morning made me realize there are lots of D's coming out of that hose.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 7h
Sen. Eric Schmitt’s lie collapsed .Before checking his facts, he accused Smith of perjury and called him a “dirtbag.” Laughing it off afterward misses the point: a senator used a public hearing to attack a witness’s integrity on a mistaken premise. He wants to by the next VP.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 8h
My A Beta Brain stat for Sept 30: halbrown.substack.com/p/a-dark-clo...
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A Dark Cloud over the Supreme Court: Heartless Justices in Black Robes
When does knowingly exposing people to torture become an act of evil?
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you're watching the Jack Smith hearing....
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@carolleonnig.bsky.social This is for Carol Leonnig....
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just now on TV:
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today> halbrown.substack.com/p/how-plush-...
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How plush will Putin’s red carpet be?
rump has invited him to the G20 at Doral. After the welcome he gave Xi—and Putin’s earlier welcome in Alaska—can he resist making this one grander?
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Assuming Putin comes to the G20 - to be held at Trump's Doral Club (travesty as that is) I wonder if he'll greet him at the airport and roll out a red carpet for him too. It may have to be an even plusher carpet than he had rolled out for Xi.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sabrina Haake writes ""Trump, clearly on the take, says all America needs for AI is a smart president. Let’s make it happen in November by turning him into a lame duck so the adults in the room can do what needs done until a smart president takes over." Be careful what you wish for.. " My caution..
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This was a proposed ancient Arabic saying for Dear Leader from a commenter to my Substack. If you don't read Arabic you'll have go to the comments in today's A Beta Brain: halbrown.substack.com/p/two-front-...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sept. 28 halbrown.substack.com/p/two-front-...
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Two “Front Row Joes” leave the Trump obsessed fold. Is there a crowd behind them?
The Raw Story headline caught my eye: “Trump’s most obsessed groupies turn.” I hoped to read about a sizable revolt among the so-called “Front Row Joes,” the fans who travel from rally to rally to che...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This one is for my friend Tommy.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This one never gets old - and comes in handy posting in comments about Trump and his golfing - playing with his little putter in prison. I made this a few years ago with simple web tools before ChatGPT came along.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This goes with Sabrina Haake's column: www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Just occurred to me after reading one of Trump's recent posts:
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Goes with "we all need therapy after watching this motherfucker destroy our beautiful experiment. it's like watching a thug beat a puppy. or a neanderthal burning a Picasso for firewood" a comment by Sabrina Haake sabrinahaake.substack.com/p/love-me-fl...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sept. 27: halbrown.substack.com/p/goodbye-pi...
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Goodbye piggy
Sabrina Haake’s Haake Take was in my email this morning - but I’d already decided what to write about before I read it.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Goes with Insiders reveal extraordinary measures Trump's team took to ‘calm him down’ www.rawstory.com/trump-267794...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Goes wit Maggie Haberman Spots Exactly When MAGA Broke With Trump: 'That Was The Moment' www.huffpost.com/entry/maggie...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Goes with: Maggie Haberman Spots Exactly When MAGA Broke With Trump: 'That Was The Moment' www.huffpost.com/entry/maggie...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Goes with this: Trump ridiculed for wax-figure-like appearance in ‘awful’ selfie with MAGA lawmaker www.rawstory.com/trump-blackb... The other three are wax figures of Trump. You be the judge about the real image.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Fake he says...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Today Sept. 26 halbrown.substack.com/p/must-see-t...
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Must see TV for me: Jack Smith finally gets to answer his accusers in public.
The Republicans have called Smith in to answer for an “abuse of authority,” but they’re also giving him a live public forum to explain his investigation.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Final result against Strangelove theatrical poster by Tomi Ungerer.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is the same image as below from Chat..
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just a hypothetical...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Goes with 'Nuclear genocide' on table as Trump goes beyond 'just another bombastic speech' www.rawstory.com/trump-nuclea... Dr. Strangetrump or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fri. Sep 25 halbrown.substack.com/p/when-a-wan...
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When a Wannabe Dictator Takes a Real Dictator to the National Archives, I Call It Constitutional Chutzpah
I woke up to this story.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just saying
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Chat made a second version
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Some say Trump is playing tic-tac-toe to Xi's chess. This might be giving Trump too much credit.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Marine Corps band played for Xi. The 2024 Defense Department profile says 20.4% of active duty Marines identified with a racial minority group, and 29.3% were Hispanic or Latino. Those figures overlap, so they cannot be added together. Click to enlarge photo.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good news, for now: CNN, MS NOW, Politico Allowed Back Into White House Amid Trump Ban Chaos
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sept. 24: Scroll down for cartoons and other A Beta Brain Substacks. halbrown.substack.com/p/is-trump-r...
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Is Trump ready to deal with a leader who no doubt grew up reading Confucius, Sun Tzu, and Laozi?
Above- before we discover what the substantial gifts Trump bestows on China, if you click on the video in the article above you can see they’ve already given him.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'd like to know who the idiot was who even thought putting Trump's name on Ford's Theater was a good idea.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just sayng... wait for it...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Goes with: Trump accused of building 'death trap' at White House at www.rawstory.com/trump-ballro...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Goes with "Trump Flips Out In Midnight Meltdown Over 'Sick, Treasonous, And Demented' Reporters" aimed at Kaitlin Collins: www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Goes with: CNN anchor aghast as Trump falls into 'deep depths of hell': 'You run out of adjectives" www.rawstory.com/donald-trump...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Welcome. I share a link to my free daily Substack, A Beta Brain, here on Bluesky, along with political cartoons—including some I don’t post on Substack. Read the essays at halbrown.substack.com. Comments are welcome.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My response to "Trump now claims his decorative arch is a matter of national security And exposes the absurdity of the ‘unitary executive’ theory" by Sabrina Haake sabrinahaake.substack.com/p/trump-now-... He claims this to get around the court. This is what he'd do if he could get away with it.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Goes with this (gotta love it!) www.rawstory.com/mitch-mcconn...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sept. 23, halbrown.substack.com/p/trump-is-y...
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Trump is Yosemite Sam with nukes
Introduction
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This - written in June - is one of the results of things like the FBI being hacked. halbrown.substack.com/p/the-death-...
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The Death of Expertise in Trump’s Government
A kakistocracy doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when loyalty, image, and flattery replace competence...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Goes with: www.rawstory.com/hackers-fbi-...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Goes with www.rawstory.com/midterm-2677...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A commenter to my Substack wrote "Have only one response 🤮" about Trump's UN speech. My response "Usually after you vomit you feel better - in this case - we should be so lucky. It's like there's a rotting fish stuck in our ventilation system and the stench won't go away until the fish is removed."
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