Reposted by Brian RussellJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 7hCorrect. Concentration camps. 31503183
Brian Russell @posaune76.bsky.social · 11hLet's start un-breaking it in the next 32 days #voteBluenolleyforcongress.comPaul Nolley for CongressOur campaign stands for the people who build, grow, teach, fix, and feed America — not the ones who strip it for parts. Our country used to offer a simple deal: work hard and you could live a decent, ... 021
Reposted by Brian RussellNick Kodama @nickkodama.bsky.social · 14hhey is the strait open yet 471070149
Brian Russell @posaune76.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@durbin.senate.gov Can't wait for Stratton to take your seat and act like someone with some power, given by and for the people 010
Brian Russell @posaune76.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@preetbharara.bsky.social The solution to the press problem: "DT is corrupt in these 1000 ways. [Lists ways] Now he's violating the constitution to try to stop us telling you about it" etc 001
Reposted by Brian RussellPeoria50501 @peoriail50501.bsky.social · 27/09/2026NO KINGS: VOTE EARLY RALLY in PEORIA! Join Peoria 50501 & community allies for a peaceful rally, as we urge passersby with signs, banners, & voices to register, VOTE EARLY, & save our democracy. Sat 10/17/2026, from 11AM-to-1PM at Main St and University in Peoria. www.mobilize.us/nokings/even... 033
Reposted by Brian RussellIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 27/09/2026The next No Kings is right around the corner! Find (or organize) your local event to drive unprecedented early voting and recruit volunteers to help protect our elections: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... 8454232
Brian Russell @posaune76.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Come out to see, hear, and meet Paul Nolley, the next Representative for #IL16 on Oct 5 in East Peoria! He's real! He shows up! And he's nice, too nolleyforcongress.com 034
Reposted by Brian RussellThe Onion @theonion.com · 26/09/2026“First of all, he’s got my face as his profile picture, so that right there gave me a high degree of confidence, because I know what I look like.” — Kash Patel theonion.comKash Patel Phished By Scammer Posing As Kash PatelWASHINGTON—Despite carefully checking and double-checking the credentials of the man who reached out to him via email, FBI director Kash Patel was reportedly phished Friday by a scammer posing as FBI ... 261625177
Brian Russell @posaune76.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Join in to help re-elect Eric Sorenson to the House! #IL17 #votebluemobilize.usKnock on Doors With Congressman Eric Sorensen in Peoria County! · Organize Illinois 2026Join the Peoria Democrats to knock doors with Congressman Eric Sorensen on Saturday September 26th at 2:30pm. We’re talking to voters right here in our community about what’s at stake this election c... 000
Reposted by Brian RussellThe Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s… 314174773300
Reposted by Brian RussellHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 21/09/2026I try not to repost dumb memes but I went to look at the reaction on Truth Social to Trump's post saying gas prices were higher under Biden and someone posted this and I was amused.  51091152
Reposted by Brian Russelljess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026the documentary when this shit is all over is going to have to be like 5 parts to include all this type of shit... like removing real art and putting extremely ugly far right art in the kennedy center just to further violate it before bulldozing it #political 245273
Reposted by Brian RussellMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The man ICE shot in Austin today is named Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. Per his lawyer, she and Perez’s family were run off of hospital property where he’s being treated and won’t even confirm he’s there because he’s “in ICE custody.” Actual criminals.npr.orgFederal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, TexasThe person shot is in serious but stable condition, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a press conference. 3732201281
Reposted by Brian Russellsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“Briefly detained” = beat half to death 7549271649
Reposted by Brian RussellTechnology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I don't really know how to navigate this tactfully because cars aren't great in general and EVs remain expensive, but through the power of paying attention, I've managed to notice that electricity costs are so much more stable than the cost of a fuel you buy constantly to set on fire. 2791741
Reposted by Brian Russellsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I always enjoy when Obama gets in on the imagine if Obama did that game 281559274
Reposted by Brian RussellAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This is APPALLING. The Trump administration is detaining multiple random Somali immigrants with no criminal record at Guantanamo Bay, seemingly because the White House ordered ICE specifically to detain Somalis at Gitmo as part of its effort to punish an ethnic group Trump has attacked. 6330101669
Reposted by Brian RussellJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Hey folks: I’ll bet you feel REALLY represented now. They’re going home to serve themselves. NOT us. The ultimate accountability dodge. Elections are accountability. Let’s prove it. 22416129
Reposted by Brian RussellKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026JUST IN: A federal judge concludes that DHS leaders arbitrarily decided to cut FEMA staff by 50% even though it damaged the agency's ability to fulfill its mission — and leaders hid their comms about it on auto-delete Signal chains. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 336119665002
Reposted by Brian RussellPaul Nolley for Congress @nolleyforcongress.bsky.social · 11/09/202625 years ago, 2,977 people were killed on 9/11. I was 12, watching those images at school, not yet understanding how much our country had changed. Today we remember the victims, honor the heroes, and stand together without surrendering the liberties and values that define us. 0129
Reposted by Brian Russellsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Neither Trump nor his wife are in attendance at this year’s ceremony, notwithstanding the AP photo editor’s bullshit. 643661860
Reposted by Brian RussellAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 10/09/2026BREAKING: In August, *every single one* of the 2,646 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 12,901 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.rpc.state.gov 20593332
Brian Russell @posaune76.bsky.social · 08/09/2026@chrislhayes.bsky.social I enjoyed the conversation with @pablo.show. Tell me you saw this about kids' hockey in TX a year ago. It has all the things (except maybe salary caps) #withpodusatoday.com‘They control everything’: How the Dallas Stars monopolized Texas youth hockeyIce is power in the lucrative world of youth hockey. In North Texas, the Dallas Stars hold almost all of it. 001
Reposted by Brian RussellPaul Nolley for Congress @nolleyforcongress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I hope everyone had a great Labor Day. Our leaders should prioritize the needs of the workers who make our district & nation run. I’m proud to be the candidate in #IL16 that actually fights for working people, is from the working class, and is supported by organized labor. 31913
Reposted by Brian RussellHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This is a big deal. @govpritzker.illinois.gov's Republican predecessor put the state's finances in the crapper. Pritzker has invested heavily in the state's people and infrastructure AND restored its fiscal stability. No small feat. 362000580
Reposted by Brian RussellTechnology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 05/09/2026It appears to be some kind of problem that many exotic solar technologies we're experimenting with like thin-film and perovskite cells *do in fact* use toxic compounds, thus "solar panels use toxic compounds" is a true fact in isolation. But in practice, those panels are rare in commercial use. 2856011
Reposted by Brian RussellTechnology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 05/09/2026One angle to misinformation which probably needs more attention is the inability of people to understand the weedier mechanisms of relevance. Saw an anti-solar screed citing all the toxic compounds in solar panels. Writer of said screed doesn't understand most panels don't use those compounds! 2974259
Reposted by Brian RussellThe Onion @theonion.com · 05/09/2026Man Wakes From Coma With Ability To Understand Health Insurance Policy theonion.com/man-wakes-from-coma-wi… 292105206
Reposted by Brian RussellHourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Jupiter PJ08_121 - From Brian Swift (bswift.bsky.social) - flic.kr/p/2ja57Hr 017639
Reposted by Brian RussellJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 02/09/2026They literally don’t want your vote. They’re eliminating polling places and working against mail-in ballots. The majority is against them, and they know it. 621376
Reposted by Brian RussellRyan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The people who are putting our servicemembers and country at risk are those who ground our readiness down to the bone with an unwise and unsuccessful war. Not the people reporting on it. 036485
Brian Russell @posaune76.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Everybody go send app feedback for Google Maps showing an incorrect name for #LakeOntario. Feel free to be harsh. But don't send device logs, ffs 000
Reposted by Brian RussellKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I’m telling you - the default position of this administration is fear. Fear of questions, fear of transparency, fear of being found out, and fear of the American people.nytimes.comTreasury Bars Some Reporters From G20 Finance MeetingSpecific reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg were not granted credentials to cover the meeting of financial leaders next week in Asheville, N.C. 1183093891
Brian Russell @posaune76.bsky.social · 29/08/2026@elizabethjoh.bsky.social @romanmars.bsky.social @99pi.org Hi! Could the Chatrie decision talking about what a consumer reasonably expects be applied somehow to DRM for ebooks, music, etc., or right to repair? I bought an eook, so I get to use it like I own it, etc. 000
Reposted by Brian RussellKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This is a stupid waste of time 10083864
Reposted by Brian RussellKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/08/2026My personal opinion is that it’s bad for us all that it’s so difficult to both use social media and also avoid involuntarily seeing videos of people dying. 11309104
Reposted by Brian RussellPaul Nolley for Congress @nolleyforcongress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Thank you to the fired-up folks of Normal Women Rising for having me at their monthly meeting! I enjoyed talking about why I stepped up to fight for a new direction for our country, the values driving our campaign, and how we can build a better future for our kids and grandkids. 2117
Reposted by Brian RussellPaul Nolley for Congress @nolleyforcongress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Great meeting with the Jo Daviess County Farm Bureau. We need to take on consolidation, lower input costs, secure Right to Repair, and ensure farmers get a fair price. Rural communities shouldn’t pay the price for reckless trade and foreign policy made by people disconnected from the consequences. 01710
Reposted by Brian RussellJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 22/08/2026So…they pretended that the problems on the USS Abraham Lincoln were “fake news” to hide the reason for the problems. Because…heaven forbid we know what’s REALLY going on in the War-Without-A-Purpose, especially when we’re suffering because of it. 12307123
Brian Russell @posaune76.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Trump dodged the draft and dodges responsibility. Doris Miller didn't dodge fucking anything 000
Brian Russell @posaune76.bsky.social · 20/08/2026@jdickerson.bsky.social Just listened to S1E1 of Navel Gazing. Re: parking, check out Tepper Isn't Going Out by Calvin Trillin 221
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