Reposted by William BrownFaith @hegemonichog.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Bryan Stevenson convinced me on this one. The question isn't whether someone deserves to die, it's whether the rest of us deserve to kill. (When we are fallible, prone to bias and blind spots, etc.) 1131
Reposted by William BrownAtticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I've mentioned often I am on the fence about capital punishment. There do seem to be cases where it is called for. However, if we cannot do it without: racial bias; inadequate counsel; causing unneeded pain; and now making a public spectacle of it - then we should not be using it at all. 3414410
Reposted by William BrownPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"I can do whatever I want, if I want." The Constitution was created to prevent exactly this type of man from holding power. 1419959
Reposted by William BrownAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026Eric Schmitt is what happens when a state becomes so red that you don’t need to be a talented politician to become a US Senator. And to be fair, there are examples of this in blue states too. Iron sharpens iron. 44698921449
Reposted by William BrownEmily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.wisn.comSkydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airportFour people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m. 123103492687
Reposted by William BrownBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I found watching Trump’s UN speech today deeply depressing. It is a matter of national shame and humiliation that he is our president. Every country in the world, friend and foe alike, sees we are governed by a vainglorious fool. 2114151901
Reposted by William BrownJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026“There’s something wrong with a country that can allow people to write purposely negative stories.” That’s an actual quote from the current President of the United States. He actually said it. Well done America. We put in power an ill-tempered child who has zero understanding of what America is. 49724162
Reposted by William BrownSave America Movement @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This administration would be so funny if it wasn’t so historically embarrassing and destructive. America deserves serious leaders. 275100922925
Reposted by William BrownMatthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Losing dudes like Ron White is exactly how Republicans lose Texas. Guys with no particularly enlightened views but a lower than average tolerance for bullshit who are not gonna be brought to the polls by a barrage of transphobic advertising 929648
Reposted by William BrownMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 11/09/2026What kind of person tries to make one of our Nation's greatest tragedies all about themself? #Pathetic 1534152773605
Reposted by William BrownJohn Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Mail-in voting is safe, secure, and reliable. The president knows it too – why else would he vote by mail himself twice just this year? 1052805769
Reposted by William BrownJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026How do you defeat a president who’s trying to sabotage the midterms? 1. Use drop boxes. 2. Vote EARLY in person. 3. If mailing in your ballot, put it in the mail AT LEAST two weeks before Election Day. 4. Vote in person on Election Day. 5. Share these instructions with everyone you know. 681286674
Reposted by William BrownPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 03/09/2026It’s astounding that you can’t even be a Republican candidate or nominee these days without at least nodding along to the baseless lie that Trump actually won the 2020 election and had it stolen from him. 89820
Reposted by William BrownCaptain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Before losing her life in 1986 aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, Christa McAuliffe was set to be the first teacher in space with plans to teach a lesson to kids around the world from orbit. Today is her birthday, and even now, her courage and dedication to education continues to inspire. 487236964257
Reposted by William BrownTheresa McLeod @westtexascatlady.bsky.social · 31/08/2026So much truth here! 😢 973188355847
Reposted by William Brown𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 26/08/2026Canada is the polite kid at dinner realizing his drunk Uncle Sam has found the ceremonial sword. 481671253
Reposted by William BrownDaniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026*taps the sign* danieldrezner.substack.com/p/a-reminder...danieldrezner.substack.comA Reminder that Launching a Trade War With Canada is Galactically StupidThis makes no economic sense, no political sense, and no strategic sense. 1113737
Reposted by William BrownScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The most remarkable thing about Trump's statements was this: they reflect deep knowledge of North Korean propaganda and acceptance of all North Korean claims, but no knowledge even of the rudiments of the US security relationship with the Republic of Korea. Who, exactly, is briefing Trump? 2022300890
Reposted by William BrownSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 08/08/2026sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/covering-c... 19860365
Reposted by William BrownJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 29/07/2026David Barton is a fake historian who wrote a book on Thomas Jefferson that was so inaccurate his publisher was forced to pull it from the shelves. Now Barton, and his son Tim, are advising Trump on his anti-Smithsonian crusade. 671201530
Reposted by William BrownRaffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 29/07/2026There's a lot of things I won't get over from the past decade, but people's willingness to try to memory hole the extremely deadly pandemic we all lived through and killed actual people, on their watch and partly because of their idiocy, is high on that list. 17608148
Reposted by William BrownThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Dr. Fauci is a hero. He really is. He helped guide America thru a mass death event. Millions more could have died but they did not, thanks to him. Everyone over 70 owes him a debt. It is disgusting that we live in a country that not only dishonors him but actively smears his good name. 417150663590
Reposted by William BrownMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 19/07/2026on this day in 1848 "at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, NY, a woman’s rights convention, the first ever held in the U.S., opens." "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights." 921562
Reposted by William Brownbluevoter24.bsky.social @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I'll go with logic.. #politics #logic 332113134164
Reposted by William BrownMark Tolman (he/him) 🏳️🌈 🖖 @mtolman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026"If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better." -- Anne Lamott 334347
Reposted by William BrownAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/07/2026TRUMP: Would you go to Moscow? ZELENSKYY: It is difficult. There are lots of Ukrainian drones there. It's dangerous. 40150591120
Reposted by William BrownDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 08/07/2026this is really well said www.liberalcurrents.com/graham-platn... @liberalcurrents.com 81151286
Reposted by William BrownKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I don’t understand how people can run for office knowing they have insane baggage and/or crimes. Like I spent the entire campaign expecting AIPAC to somehow dig up my middle school livejournal fanfic account. I prepared my family for it. I’m still amazed it didn’t happen. 895239292421
Reposted by William BrownTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I was harping on the tattoo because a guy who would get one, keep it, and lie about it - while already fending off accusations of being a terrible guy - probably had a lot of other time bombs in his campaign. This is why you shouldn't get emotionally invested in candidates. 5187171
Reposted by William BrownThe Onion @theonion.com · 04/07/2026Andy Reid Approaches Floor For Traditional Coach-Tight End Wedding Dance theonion.com/andy-reid-approaches-f… 223421369
Reposted by William BrownDemocrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Morning Kitten Parade 964389753
Reposted by William BrownGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Admiral (ret.) William H. McRaven: "In recent months, President Trump, upon advice from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, has relieved or forced the retirement of some of the finest officers that have ever served this nation." {gift link} www.theatlantic.com/national-sec... 32042111672
Reposted by William BrownLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 22/06/2026"I have accepted Keir Starmer's resignation as my chief servant and have invited Andy Burnham to lay out details for how many meals a day he'll give me" 164130492524
Reposted by William BrownResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Cartoonist: Rick McKee 342211776
Reposted by William BrownAl Toth @atoth99.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Ted Lieu: "trump is rapidly becoming a lame duck President. His name has already been removed from the Kennedy Center. And his name will be removed from everything in due time. He will go down as the worst President in American history with very little permanent changes he can point to." 1542411468
Reposted by William BrownTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 08/06/2026On the other place, Hugh Laurie just delivered a Death of Expertise smackdown for the ages 1023938468
Reposted by William BrownAriana Niko @ariananiko.bsky.social · 08/06/2026One of the strangest things about modern politics is how we’ve normalized behavior that would disqualify almost anyone else from a position requiring judgment, restraint, and emotional stability. 816014
Reposted by William BrownMarc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Whew… I am laughing so hard. Did you know that the day after his show was closed by CBS, Colbert hosted public access in Michigan. It is more entertaining than any expensive late night show I’ve ever watched. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...youtu.beOnly In Monroe --- May 22, 2026YouTube video by Stephen Colbert 021
Reposted by William BrownCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/05/2026SEN. TILLIS, on the new DOJ 'anti-weaponization' fund: “Stupid on stilts.” 24747121256
Reposted by William BrownPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Watching a series of former Confederate states rush to eliminate any vestige of black representation in the House pretty much answers the question whether the Voting Rights Act was still necessary. 233168325157
Reposted by William BrownTibor M. Kalman @kalmantibs.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Easily the most heartwarming moment at Péter Magyar’s inauguration today: the Romani boys ensemble from the small town of Sükösd performing live in the Hungarian Parliament. Just as he promised them during his campaign stop last November. All the feels. 🙏🏼💝🕊️ 📹 Tamás Jónás 1618258
Reposted by William BrownRick Stengel @rickstengel.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Can reporters stop using the word deal? It’s an agreement, a settlement, a treaty, an understanding, an MOU etc. Using the word deal is accepting his simple-minded TV game-show framing and contributes to the bogus drama he is trying to create. 481100172256
Reposted by William BrownSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 06/05/2026We live in a time dominated by deeply unserious people making deeply unserious arguments in support of tragically serious results that serious people would have both avoided and known to avoid. 7044611023
Reposted by William BrownTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Hill gets it. Stop saying "kompromat," it's simpler than that. 821328243
Reposted by William BrownAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Starting a mid-decade redistricting war only to end up with -1 seats is the same fine strategic genius and subtle grasp of game theory that brough us the Strait of Hormuz. 8089011537
