Orlan Brown

Orlan Brown

@ogob.bsky.social

Retired Teacher of American History & Government

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As always, Trump is right. “Incumbent” is like “dumb.” Unless you’re a stable genius like the president, you’d never know it has a “b.” Obviously the election must be cancelled.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump says Alaska’s ballot is illegal because people don’t know what “incumbent” means

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Anna Paulina Luna voted six times to continue the Iran war. Now we might know why. Her husband owns 10% of Nokturnal AI, a drone startup she valued at just $1,000 in 2025 that has since raked in $37 million in Pentagon contracts. Coincidence? We don’t think so. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

motherjones.comAnna Paulina Luna’s husband owns 10 percent of drone startup that got $37 million in Pentagon deals“Americans deserve a Congress that works for them, not for special interests or personal portfolios,” the Florida Republican said in 2025. Then the federal contracts started rolling in.

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Q: Now that you know the backstory about Amy Acton and her stepfather and why she hasn't talked to her mom in so long -- her stepfather was indicted for rape -- do you change your mind about the ad? TRUMP: No. No. It's a mother speaking badly against Amy Acton. You don't know anything.

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😳 WOMAN REPORTER: Do sexual abuse allegations mean nothing to you, sir? TRUMP: Wait. Wait! Wait wait wait. Slow down. Who are you with? REPORTER: NBC, sir. But they are very serious sex abuse allegations TRUMP: Quiet! Isn't she a fresh person? You're a horrible little reporter, aren't you?

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Elon Musk is too big to trust. A THREAD.

The Editorial Board@editorialboard.bsky.social

1. The Wall Street Journal and CBS News confirmed that Elon Musk was involved in the decision to stall out Starshield, the military version of Starlink, when Ukraine needed it most. www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-mu...

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🚨🚨🚨 Q: Is there any scenario in which DOJ would try to block states from certifying the election? AG TODD BLANCHE: Yes, of course. It is not DOJ's intention to improperly interfere with elections or the state certification process, but ...

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Adam Weinstein@adamweinstein.bsky.social

"The officials... did not specify who in the White House made the decision..." Sorry... how many people are there "inside" this White House who ultimately decide what orders to give the Pentagon? I was led to believe the number was one (1)? www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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Trump's DHS raiding and trying to strip the citizenship of Ilhan Omar just weeks before the election is fascism, pure and simple If his thugs can do this to a member of Congress, they can do it to you too. I stand with @ilhanmn.bsky.social.

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Don’t let anyone tell you speaking out doesn’t make a difference. Trump now says the government will not livestream the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan.

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EXCLUSIVE: A Fort Hood Shooting Victim Slams Hegseth Plan to Livestream Gunman’s Execution. In a VoteVets video message, he says live-streaming the execution would make U.S. look like a “third-world country.” open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

open.substack.comExclusive: Fort Hood Shooting Victim Slams Hegseth Plan to Livestream Gunman’s ExecutionIn VoteVets video message, Paul Martin says live-streaming the execution would make U.S. look like a “third-world country.”

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Talking about the push to livestream an execution, a guy on MSNOW said: "This is not who we are." But this is *exactly* who we are right now. If you don't want to be this, vote against all Republicans and ask your family and friends to do the same.

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Trump: "I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want."

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When an Iranian drone struck Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, on March 1st, there were no sirens, no air defenses, and no plan to care for the wounded. Six American service members were killed that day, and the ones who survived are now speaking out. They all deserve better. apnews.com/article/iran...

apnews.comExclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strikeU.S. troops wounded in a drone attack that killed six soldiers in Kuwait question Army leadership over safety and say the military medical system failed them.

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Openly bragging about ethnic cleansing. That's how you know they're the Good Guys.

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: “The thorough cleansing that we are carrying out now in southern Lebanon is unprecedented. “They have nowhere to return to. Look at how it looks. “And by the way, the world isn’t stopping us.”

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At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."

In Trump’s vulgar world of oligarchy, greed and corruption, he wants to cut off student loans for these majors because he doesn't think graduates will earn enough: Teaching Social work Art Counseling Religious studies Music Pathetic! Bernie Sanders

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🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."

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Jack Smith made it crystal clear that his investigation was sound and lawful, that the president had committed crimes and that the GOP attacks on him were the actual weaponization of our justice system. He showed courage and moral clarity and continues to be one of the heroes of this moment.

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“The President may be brought low this fall not by the Democrats who would crawl over broken glass to defeat him but by the very voters who sent him back to the White House in the first place. Iran, it seems, may finally have done what Jan 6 and all the rest of Trump’s countless misdeeds could not.”

The New Yorker@newyorker.com

President Trump is deeply unpopular and trapped in an unwon war of his own choosing. A reckoning—one far harsher than was expected, even a few months ago—seems imminent, Susan B. Glasser writes. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

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When Richard Nixon was desperate for a friendly crowd after the country rose up in protest over the invasion of Cambodia, he went to Knoxville for a rally at the football stadium. It was a very friendly crowd for him. Trump, not so much

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Hegseth continues to manipulate the numbers of dead and wounded in the Iran War. The tally of troops wounded during the Iran war was quietly increased by 37 without explanation from DOD. That includes 29 Navy sailors and eight Marines, according to the Pentagon’s database.

washingtonpost.comPentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid Iran warWith the addition of 29 U.S. sailors and eight Marines, the total number of personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, a Pentagon database shows.

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BREAKING: The Supreme Court just BLOCKED Missouri’s GOP-drawn 2025 congressional map AGAIN from being used in the 2026 election, while delivering a blistering rebuke to the Eighth Circuit for trying to revive it.

meidasnews.comSupreme Court Blocks GOP Missouri Map Again in Blistering Appeals Court RebukeThe justices said the Eighth Circuit should have seen this coming after it tried to revive Missouri’s 2025 congressional map in the middle of an election.

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Trump's speech at the U.N. checked all his usual boxes... ✅Warmongering ✅Islamophobia ✅Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric ✅Election lies We watched it so you don't have to. Here are some of the lowlights (we couldn't fit them all.)

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Trump at the UN today basically said "I am the world's greatest peacemaker and I will commit mass genocide to prove it"

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JUST IN: In a deeply embarrassing and un-American court filing, the Trump regime is now arguing that CNN, MS NOW, and Politico can be stripped of White House access in the name of “national security.” 1/