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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 · 2h
Re: Americans Don't Want a Hitler-inspired Arch by Sabrina Haake: outsfl.com/the-haake-ta... At least he didn’t decide that 1776 was a good number. Washington’s tallest structure, the Washington Monument, stands approximately 555 feet tall. A 1,776-foot arch would dwarf it. Better not tell Trump.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 5h
Goes with www.rawstory.com/trump-greenl...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 6h
Goes with US soldiers wounded in Iran attack speak out after horrific medical treatment by Pentagon in www.rawstory.com/us-iran-war-... If you like this check out A Beta Brain at halbrown.substack.com
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 9h
Even ChatGPT was too classy and made me fill in what Trump said in the speech bubble.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 10h
Oct. 5 halbrown.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
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Welcome to the Ultimate States of America
Trump has renamed a gulf, a mountain, and now a scientific field. Why stop there?
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 12h
This is meant to accompany Pete Hegseth And The Trifecta Of Stupid - Military doctrine. Psychological theory. Biology facts. Why bother with complicated shit when you can just build a warrior? by Dr. Frank George. frankgeorge8675309.substack.com/p/pete-hegse...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Goes wth: "Red state parents rip Trump as child care costs spike: 'Never had this problem before'" at www.rawstory.com/trump-cost-o...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Goes with 'Wow, that was bad': Trump's top economic advisor ridiculed after faceplanting on CNN www.rawstory.com/kevin-hasset... I Faceplanting could be the word of the year, I used it about Sen. Schmitt - .. halbrown.substack.com/p/from-schmi...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Goes with "Trump shocks with admission to medical habit said to be 'putting his life at risk'" Note that Bayer does not make a 386 aspirin. www.rawstory.com/trump-aspiri... There's mot of my stuff here: halbrown.substack.com
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Posting again for October 4 since I added an illustration: halbrown.substack.com/p/trump-gets...
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Trump gets a double whammy at the Maryland music festival
Jack Smith and his ‘No Kings’ T-shirt were a hit—and the Boss led a star-studded lineup of Trump critics.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oct 4 halbrown.substack.com/p/trump-gets...
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Trump gets a double whammy at the Maryland music festival
Jack Smith and his ‘No Kings’ T-shirt were a hit—and the Boss led a star-studded lineup of Trump critics.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Goes with "Trump makes astonishing boast about remembering 1776: ‘I'm very proud’ at www.rawstory.com/trump-267799... More of my stuff here: halbrown.substack.com
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Asked ChatGPT "He was intended as a generic TIME fact-checker, not Woody Allen. The thick glasses, rumpled hair, and worried expression probably prompted the question. ..just a harried TIME fact-checker trying to deflate Trump’s numbers!” but he does look a lot like Woody. I see the resemblance.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I can't tell what post you're referring to.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Goes with "Trump Stops Using Luxurious But Defenseless Jet He Solicited From Qatar" www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Goes with: Trump gushes over 'beautiful' younger aide onstage as Natalie Harp looks on - www.rawstory.com/natalie-harp... Gesturing toward Martin's parents, he went on, "I see why she's good-looking, actually. You know, I believe in the racehorse theory. Fast horses, right? Great mom and dad."
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Here's a cartoon to go with "Trump may absolve America's biggest crook — as a favor to his convicted friend" The friend is Roger Stone. www.rawstory.com/raw-investig... If you like this check out A Beta Brain at halbrown.substack.com
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If you like these read A Beta Brain at halbrown.substack.com This goes with: "Katie Britt's husband breaks three-year silence over her viral 'Schmitt face' meme" at www.rawstory.com/katie-britt-...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Oct. 3 halbrown.substack.com/p/the-cornel...
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The Cornell rape case: Trump’s sympathy went to the wrong people
My mild and moderate manner won’t make me a media magnet
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just saying:
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Goes with: "Backlash erupts after Trump says he ‘feels badly’ for Cornell rape suspects: ‘Disgusting’" www.rawstory.com/cornell-trump/ I hope my reaction to an earlier article about this counts as part of the backlash.
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is meant to go with "Trump bid to ‘censor’ survivors backfires as thousands flock to see Epstein ties." www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oct 2 halbrown.substack.com/p/from-schmi...
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From Schmitt to Sharpies and back again
There should be an annual award for the most embarrassing faceplant and it should be called “The Schmitt Award”
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This one's for Push-up Pete -
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Goes with WSJ editors bury Hegseth for bizarrely offensive 'weirdo' speech: 'Has he met anyone?' www.rawstory.com/wsj-hegseth/
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Goes with Trump eyes move that would lock in his gilded Oval Office makeover for future presidents www.rawstory.com/trump-oval-o...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Goes with "MS NOW in turmoil after new Trump ad deal: 'Our audience is going to hate this'" www.rawstory.com/trump-ads-ms...
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Meant to go with: ‘Does not exist’: Trump’s sweeping Time interview claims get brutally fact-checked" www.rawstory.com/time-magazine/
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This was inspired by Sabrina Haake who wrote on her Facebook page "this is snot fly out your nose funny. if you're looking for the senate hearing exchange where a senator tried to impeach jack smith based on another misunderstanding (this time about the basketball team the Hawks), this is it."
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Goes with this article: Pro-ICE filming location inundated with hours of Ben Shapiro insults after script leaks :https://www.rawstory.com/ben-shaprio-ice-film-new/
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oct. 1, halbrown.substack.com/p/trumps-me-...
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Trump’s “Me, Me, Me” Tour
It’s ain’t opera....
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And then there's the ever classy Sen. John Kennedy....
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I sent this to Chat and it took a minute to make a new version:
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Hal M. Brown @halmbrown.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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 · 30/09/2026
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 · 30/09/2026
@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 · 30/09/2026
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 · 30/09/2026
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
Sen. Kennedy made the “throw up” remark and Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri called Jack Smith a “dirt bag.”
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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
Thanks for this, Craig. It's good to know you're out there following what I post. I also sent the cartoon to Carol Leonnig - hope she sees it.
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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 · 29/09/2026
I expect since there no room for a new face Teddy Roosevelt might be replaced--
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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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