Brian

Tar Heel interested in public policy, history, sports & traveling. Finding hope in love, grace & mercy.

[Brian @B_nevolent]

RIP Dolly Parton

[Sam Stein @samstein]

Dolly Parton's free book gifting program was such a profound gift. No one asked for it. She just sent books to kids all over the US and elsewhere. My children loved receiving their "dolly books." An act of pure generosity that meant so much to so many families.

[K. @IbaraEleven]

I can’t imagine why public support for data centers plummeted

[Steve Rattner @SteveRattner]

Trump promised to balance the budget.

Musk projected $2 trillion in savings.

This year, the deficit grew by 18% — with $200 billion of that due to refunds of his illegal tariffs.

My @nytopinion Chart

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Federal officials acknowledged in court documents that they canceled grants to states that didn’t vote for President Trump in 2024. https://t.co/FeH69OK3fq

[Sam Stein @samstein]

A classic DC tale.

DOGE is launched to reduce government spending.

Its alums than start a firm to win government contracts.

[Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree]

The new House GOP budget resolution forecasts an additional $16.72 trillion will be added in deficits over the next decade. Here's the 2027-31 deficit estimates:

2027 - $1.81 trillion
2028 - $1.88 trillion
2029 - $1.69 trillion
2030 - $1.74 trillion
2031 - $1.63 trillion

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

do normal, caring, intelligent people not seek political power or something?

[süleyman soykan @oceandream07]

A Venezuelan journalist, visibly disabled, had all his questions refused by the English players…

until Jude Bellingham stopped and took the time to answer respectfully.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump is now using his platform to attack kindergarteners because they are Muslim

[jordan @JordanUhl]

The Trump administration appears to be wiping pages from the Dept. of Energy's site that instruct people to set their thermostats to 78 degrees during warmer days...just as Zohran Mamdani did.

[Andrew Weinstein @Weinsteinlaw]

The real headline from the birthright‑citizenship case isn’t the outcome. It’s that four Supreme Court justices signaled they believe a president can effectively rewrite the Constitution through executive order.

[Brian @B_nevolent]

Reaffirming that the Constitution can’t be overturned by an executive order

[SCOTUSblog @SCOTUSblog]

The court strikes down President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, holding that children born in the U.S. to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S. and are citizens at birth.

https://t.co/8hK8MQrNWN

[Zlatan Ibrahimović @Ibra_official]

The studio will never forget

[FOX Sports @FOXSports]

Absolute GOLAZO from Mbappé! 🇫🇷

Kylian Mbappé is now France's ALL-TIME leading goalscorer

[Acyn @Acyn]

Trump has a meltdown and ends the interview

Welker: Just to be very clear, there's no evidence of what you're saying.

Trump: There’s a lot of evidence. There’s tremendous evidence. There’s nothing but evidence. The election was rigged. And it’s happening again in California. They’re cheating.

Welker: Do you have evidence?

Trump: All I have to do is look.

Welker: That’s not evidence. The local officials acknowledge they are slow

Trump: They’re crooked. Just like you’re crooked. You’re either crooked or stupid.

[Covie @covie_93]

It's funny how the female reporter is just sitting there all calm while the man who told you that a woman is too emotional to be president is having a full blown crash out on national TV.

[Rep. Jim McGovern @RepMcGovern]

Hey @RepOgles, if you thought it was a good idea to delete this hateful tweet, why did you post it in the first place?

[Brian @B_nevolent]

🩵💪🏼

[Cleverly 💐 @Cleverlydey4u]

Marquinhos comforts his international teammate Gabriel after his penalty miss costs Arsenal the Champions League...🥺🇧🇷 https://t.co/UggsOVz2bx

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Fox: Food prices will go up soon. One third of the world's fertilizer comes through the Strait of Hormuz. Since the start of the Iran conflict, the price of fertilizer is up by 44%.

[James Surowiecki @JamesSurowiecki]

Interesting, if not surprising, that right wingers have collectively agreed that their line of attack against Talarico is that he's supposedly feminine. Not a trace of substance, just culture war bullshit. Because how, on substance, do you defend voting for Ken Paxton?