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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 10h
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Advanced Stats and $500 Bats: Why Baseball for 6-Year-Olds Is Breaking the Bank
Travel teams, high-end gear and specialized training are turning America’s pastime into a sport for rich kids.
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“.. shifting away tens of millions of dollars in a move that signals that Republicans no longer see a path to winning the state ..” @nytimes.com #NCsen www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The WSJ has an article with an interesting chart on the 2026 percentage increases in crude, diesel and gasoline. WSJ: Supply chains that transform crude into fuel are still under siege, and that is keeping prices high—helping drive a brutal bond selloff www.wsj.com/finance/comm...
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NYT: Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump In 2024, these voters were an essential part of the winning Republican coalition. Now, many feel abandoned and furious, complicating the party’s chances in November. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u... Excerpt:
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 01/10/2026
‘US gasoline supplies fell to the lowest level in 12 years, flashing a warning sign for higher pump prices as a global refining crisis pushes up fuel bills.’ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Inside Ken Paxton’s jet-setting lifestyle: California wineries, European hot spots and ski resorts apnews.com/article/ken-...
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Donald Trump on 9.29.26: “We have the greatest economy in history,” even though inflation is higher and economic growth lower than when Joe Biden left office. Trump’s boasts on the economy fall flat with voters www.theguardian.com/business/202... History rhyming with September, 1929?
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As Ted Cruz observed about Trump in 2016: "Whatever he does, he accuses everyone else of doing. The man cannot tell the truth." YouTube links to when most Republican politicians were still telling the truth about Trump, in 2016: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y6W... youtu.be/P43wDpKQxaM?...
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith told the Senate that two grand juries found proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump tried to steal the 2020 election, and he'd bring the same charges today regardless of party. Grassley still chairs the hearing. The evidence didn't disappear; only the will to act on it did.
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Jack Smith stresses strength of Trump cases, says he will not be ‘silenced’ by threats
Former special counsel Jack Smith stressed in prepared remarks that it was the evidence tied to President Trump’s own actions that prompted him to bring charges against Trump. The opening statement…
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Karl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by ‘Nazis’ www.sacurrent.com/news/politic...
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Karl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by 'Nazis'
The Bush-era GOP political operative also said Republicans would be winning the battle for Texas' U.S. Senate seat if John Cornyn was the nominee.
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Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Anyone else see the most patriotic sign in American history?
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
2026 polling of Hispanics regarding generic Democratic Congressional candidates versus a Republican. Note the trend:
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump with Xi at the White House. (Xi is head of the world's largest Communist country.) And with Putin for one of their many meetings. (Putin is trying to rebuild the Soviet Union, a Communist country.) Now tell me how Trump dislikes Communism. No one in the US wants Communism...unless it's Trump.
President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping walk along the Colonnade of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Trump, grinning and shaking hands with Putin, also grinning, at the base of stairs to an airplane. (Photo: Foxnews.com)
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Four-byline alert: 🚨 “.. Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said that he had prepared over the past year for the ‘extreme tail risk’ that President Trump might order military action against Canada ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/w...
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Mark Carney Interview: Canada’s Leader Lays Out Vision for Breaking Reliance on U.S.
In a wide-ranging interview, the Canadian leader laid out a detailed vision for breaking his country’s dependency on the United States.
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Atlantic: The Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the Midterms Trump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud. A group of outsiders is making that difficult. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the Midterms
Trump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud. A group of outsiders is making that difficult.
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“You know how Donald Trump likes to name things? So, Lake America, Gulf of America?” Mark Kelly tells Mark Leibovich. “I've got a name for the ballroom ... Felony Hall.” Watch more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI9n...
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A Conversation With Senator Mark Kelly
YouTube video by The Atlantic
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
MAGA/ICE 2026 and Hispanic Men, 2024 election results and 2026 polling:
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The spike in diesel corresponds to Trump's attack on Iran, what retired Army General Steve Anderson calls “The greatest geopolitical disaster in US history” Catastrophic diesel supply shortages threaten unprecedented disruption that many businesses won’t survive www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
With more refineries literally on fire over the weekend, hello $5+ gasoline and $8+ diesel in the US? The spike in diesel prices corresponded exactly to Trump's attack on Iran, triggering what retired Army General Steve Anderson calls “The greatest geopolitical disaster in US history.”
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
CBS Sunday Morning: Sports betting apps prod and entice fans as gambling exacts a growing financial toll www.cbsnews.com/news/sports-... 52% of men ages 18 to 49 have a sports betting app on their phone. CBS video: youtu.be/WWaoZRuw8Gw?...
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Sports betting apps prod and entice fans as gambling exacts a growing financial toll
Betting platforms FanDuel and DraftKings say tools are there to help addicted gamblers slow down.
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
WSJ: Refineries Are Now the Main Chokepoint for Global Energy Supplies The Iran and Ukraine wars have exposed the world’s reliance on the Middle East and Russia for diesel www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Re: Trump’s plan to militarize his triumphal arch, one is reminded of Hitler’s Flak Towers in the Second World War: Trump to use Washington triumphal arch as military complex www.reuters.com/world/us/tru... Hitler’s Flak Towers in Berlin: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flak_to...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
When even the Saudis are scrambling for diesel. ⛽️ @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Kennedy Assures Vaccine Skeptics That They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’ The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/h... Excerpt:
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Just send the meteor already
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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House Republican Turns on Trump in Stunning Campaign Ad: Hispanics Who Elected You Feel ‘Betrayed’
Salazar has largely been an ally of Trump, endorsing his 2024 campaign while the president gave her his “Complete and Total Endorsement” in February.
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Luke Russert @lukerussert.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
On our air—Rep Beatty recounts be berated by Trump for having the audacity to defend the integrity of the Kennedy Center.
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Note the the spike in diesel prices corresponded exactly to Trump's attack on Iran. NYT: Rising Fuel Prices Set Off Anger and Protests Around the World From Indonesia to Guatemala to Syria, shortages and price increases are leading to protests and blackouts. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/w...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“.. The cost of hiring an oil tanker on the industry’s benchmark trade (Middle East to the Far East) route has topped $1 million a day for the first time -- a year ago, it was less than $100,000 a day.” - @javierblas.bsky.social
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What retired Army General Steve Anderson called “The greatest geopolitical disaster in US history" continues to get more disastrous: WSJ: Houthi offensive in Yemen has put a second vital energy corridor in the region under the sway of Iran and its allies www.wsj.com/world/middle... Excerpt:
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Trump on 3.10.20 Re: Covid: “Just stay calm. It will go away.” On 3.19.20 he admitted to Woodward that he was minimizing the danger because “I don’t want to create a panic.” Peak US Covid death count in early 2021 was 4,000 people per day. Trump on 9.12.26 Re: Attack on Saudi pipeline:
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Iran Finds Escalation Is Fruitful Path to Leverage in War With U.S. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/w...
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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The Final Battle for America’s Democracy
Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Polling of Hispanic men in 2024 and 2026 regarding Trump and Democratic Vs. Republican congressional candidates:
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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'Gripped by the terror of death': Macabre theory floated for Trump's 'Jonestown' antics
President Donald Trump seems to want to drag the United States down with him once he shuffles off this mortal coil, according to a historian.The 80-year-old president issued dark warnings at this week...
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
MAGA logic: Why let George Bush being president in 2001 get in the way of blaming Obama for 9/11? 🤨
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
As Iran appears ready to escalate the war, it looks like Trump may be facing not just a strategic defeat, but possibly also a series of tactical defeats, as what retired Army General Steve Anderson calls “The greatest geopolitical disaster in US history” continued to unfold.
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Iran Signals Readiness to Escalate War With U.S. Amid Rising Economic Pressure (Gift Article)
The Iranian government is taking an increasingly aggressive approach as it confronts a growing economic threat and worries that its grip on the Strait of Hormuz is slipping, analysts say.
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Jimmy Kimmel Says He Will Only Release His James Talarico Interview on YouTube After FCC Threats: ‘Best That We Can Do’
Jimmy Kimmel will not air his interview with Texas senate candidate James Talarico after threats from the FCC, the late night host shared.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Deliberately crashing the American economy—costing American families well over $5,000 each—and then promising to pay those families back $5,000 but *only if* they keep letting him abuse them and the country for two more years... ...is some *seriously* dark, domestic-abuser shit.
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Gasoline and diesel prices, to infinity and beyond. Other than virtually all of Trump's uniformed military advisors, who could have imagined that attacking Iran would turn out badly and result in what retired Army General Steve Anderson calls “The greatest geopolitical disaster in US history?”
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