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Scott Brion

@sfbrion.bsky.social
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Dad, energy consultant & analyst, country squire. Hoping to make it better. Past Democratic Nominee PA-10.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23h
I'd rather have an economy that makes 1,000 millionaires than 1 billionaire.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” @semafor.com www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump has said the Iran war is almost over at least 60 times. It's been 212 days. 19 service members are dead, 800+ wounded, $43 billion gone. We counted every broken promise with @votevets.org.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Great ad.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Scott Brion @sfbrion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the way
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Microsoft has laid off over 5,000 workers since July. Its CEO made $96.5M in 2025, a 22% increase from the previous year. Microsoft made $101B in net income last year — and raked in up to $12.5B in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill. This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
SHACKLE HIM
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2013: $380,000 Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2026: $14,600,000 He cashed in and sold out Michiganders.
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Scott Brion @sfbrion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
💯 the state of play with this President.
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ITEP @itep.org · 18/09/2026
The Trump administration is not publishing data on the gap in unpaid taxes. The most recent estimate of this tax gap was $700 billion in 2022. After severe IRS staff cuts and fewer audits on the wealthy, this gap has likely grown under Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
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Billions in Taxes Go Unpaid. Under Trump, the I.R.S. Won’t Say How Much.
The absence of the annual estimate on the tax gap could make it more difficult to assess whether more taxes are going unpaid since President Trump took office.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As Americans struggle…
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If you have a dollar for every transgender athlete playing college sports you'd have about $6 which just happens to be the price for a gallon of diesel now. Congrats MAGAts, you played yourselves.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Has he ever pressed his friend Putin to stop bombing civilians in Ukraine every day?
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FreeLuigi @jamscot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
he is Uncle Scam
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Scott Brion @sfbrion.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is infuriating.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Once again, this was how the Economist characterized the American economy on Election Day in 2024. We had a country on the brink of stunning success, but the Republicans knee-capped it with trade wars and real wars of their own choosing.
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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
He enjoys our money... so so much
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Scott Brion @sfbrion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Third drives to die tonight with ball bouncing off Bronco hands...
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Trueharmony @trueharmony.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is how he answers a reporter.
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Scott Brion @sfbrion.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is what a shocking number of political leaders have failed to realize.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
9/11 was traumatic for all Americans. But the U.S. and other governments panicked, and took their eyes off a lot of other threats for a while. We’re still living with the consequences of that panic. My look back at that day and what it brought: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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A Quarter Century of Panic
After 9/11, the U.S. government was over-focused on fighting terrorism, losing sight of other threats. Americans are still living with the consequences.
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Paul Scarpelli @paulscarpelli.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I don't know ANYONE on the Right who fact checks.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Sure seems like we should revisit that whole "lying president tried to have his goons put an Olympic athlete in prison for his own incompetence" thing
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Scott Brion @sfbrion.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
These murders have forsaken any chance peace and have not been good allies for a longtime. Its time for the US to move on from Isreal. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Netanyahu party campaign billboard likens Mamdani to leaders of Iran and Hezbollah
Likud’s depiction of Zohran Mamdani is latest move in spat between Israel’s prime minister and New York City mayor
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Scott Brion @sfbrion.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Piker hysteria shows: 1 its not about antisemitism 2 anti-Muslim bigotry continues to be seen and treated as a lesser offense 3 Republicans and Democrats continue to be held to radically different rules www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The media’s Hasan Piker obsession is letting Republican Mike Rogers off the hook | Mehdi Hasan
Mike Rogers isn’t merely campaigning alongside a controversial supporter. His campaign put an extremist on its faith leadership team
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"Extensive damage to one of our most significant forward bases in the Middle East is likely to have profound tactical and strategic repercussions. The idea that this hub was significantly degraded in the space of a few days by a regional player is unimaginable." www.militarytimes.com/opinion/2026...
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The devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warning
Opinion: If NSA Bahrain is not reconstituted to pre-attack capabilities, it will fundamentally change how the U.S. Navy operates, the author of this op-ed writes.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Trump and co see the "Strategic" in "Strategic Petroleum Reserve" and think political strategy
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Scott Brion @sfbrion.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If this is not immediate ground a doe impeachment I don't know what would be.
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
1/2 His son is serving America aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. His father..19 years in the U.S., a work permit, no criminal record was arrested by ICE while waiting for him to come home. THIS is Trump’s America. #USDemocracy #RisingBlue apnews.com/article/uss-...
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He was waiting for his son to return from the USS Lincoln. Then Border Patrol arrested him.
The father of a man serving on the USS Abraham Lincoln has been arrested by immigration authorities.
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Scott Brion @sfbrion.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
1 billion dollars.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 21/08/2026
BIg Beautiful Bill
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Scott Brion @sfbrion.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Mine would be go back to the old format starting two weeks earlier, so local school kids can attend (my kids started school yesterday and it is stupid to have the tournament after that.
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Scott Brion @sfbrion.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Hear, here!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/08/2026
perfect synopsis of modern Republicanism
Darline Graham: I tripped up on one question last night, regarding Taiwan. I don't speak politician. I was just honest. Of course, Taiwan is our friend. But I think people in South Carolina are more worried about boys in girls sports.
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Scott Brion @sfbrion.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The graph that matters.
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
mRNA
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Scott Brion @sfbrion.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Is it just me, or couldn't it just be that the ballyhooed progressive DSA successes are as much about stale establishment opponents as anything else? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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A democratic socialist win and losses for Trump allies: takeaways from primaries in three key states
Elections in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming provide a sense of how voters are feeling ahead of November’s midterms
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Scott Brion @sfbrion.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
💯 the answer to that one question is a disqualifier on multiple levels. Graham should never have been appointed and it should be offensive to all that she is running for the seat.
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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Wyoming Conundrum www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/08/elec...
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Election result of the day: Wyoming - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The topline stories from yesterday’s elections in Democratic/progressive circles will likely focus on a Democrat picking up a Trump+18 exurban Pittsburgh seat in PA, and Angela Nixon’s upset of Alexan...
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Scott Brion @sfbrion.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is a result I can get behind.
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David Jolly @davidjolly.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“All of a sudden the road to the White House looks dramatically different…The structural change from winning Florida is a generational opportunity for Democrats.” Thank you Steven Sloan and The @apnews.com for spending time with us on the trail.
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Mission Improbable: A onetime Republican is trying to prove Democrats can win in Florida
David Jolly, a former Republican now running for Florida governor as a Democrat, is trying to revive the state's political battleground status.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Funny how no one asked russia to halt strikes on Ukrainian civilians.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
“Put more simply: documents and interviews establish how a first-time contractor was paid millions of dollars to apply a novel solution designed by a golf club manager to a national landmark. ... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/u...
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How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington (Gift Article)
A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark. This is the untold back story of the fallout.
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Scott Brion @sfbrion.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This is the best summary of the very messy Trump presidency.
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Linda Patch 💙🌊🐶 @lindapatch.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Joe Biden had a bad debate in 2024. Hundreds of news stories about it. Trump has had hundreds of bank accounts closed due to evidence of money laundering. Nary a peep. Why?
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
If you owe a woman 5 million dollars for sexual assault, you also owe the country your resignation.
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Scott Brion @sfbrion.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Republican economy - stock market records and fewer jobs.
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