Brendan

@broberts.lol

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Just another annoying gay leftist lawyer/writer. NYer currently based in LA. Formerly brobertslaw elsewhere

A poll asking if certain candidate descriptors would make the respondent more or less likely to vote for a candidate. "Self-described Democratic Socialists"- 32% more likely, 50% less likely "Endorsements from President Trump"- 29% more likely, 52% less likely "Self-described supporters of the MAGA movement"- 27% more likely, 57% less likely
Screenshot of a The Onion headline: "Third Stepdad In Row Has Goatee", with a picture of a white guy with a stepdad goatee
A screenshot of a pirate broadcast of the Yankees game, where instead of commercials they show a feed from the stadium cameras. This screenshot shows the seats filling up, a dude in a grey shirt looking confused, some Dodgers jerseys mixed in with Yankees fans, etc.
@geertwilderspvv We hebben een serieus probleem
A photo of a drag queen at Plaza Nightclub in Los Angeles, dressed in a fabulous blue dress with a sliver tiara
A poster found in a gay bar bathroom in Los Angeles, for a texting-based taxi service, sponsored by numerous cell companies including Alltel, which went out of business in 2012
SATURDAY, FEB. 8: Hours until the filing deadline. It was chilly out and not yet 8 a.m. when Raman and her communications director Stella Stahl sat on a low concrete ledge in Los Angeles State Historic Park and called reporters for embargoed interviews. Raman told the LA. Times that she had “deep respect” for Bass, but the city couldn't function without big changes. Then the councilmember hopped into an SUV with her chief of staff, Andrea Conant, and headed toward the City Clerk's office at Piper Technical Center. She called the mayor as they drove. Bass was shocked and baffled, in part because she felt that Raman had never ‘made the severity of her concerns known, publicly or privately, nor did the ‘mayor think that Raman had presented a clear alternative during her years on the council, or while chairing the council's housing and homelessness committee. The roof of Piper Tech, the building where candidates file, has sweeping views of the downtown skyline and distant mountains. But the journalists gathered up there were focused on the parking lot below, waiting for any sign of Raman. 1f she showed up, it was real. Raman strode into the building just before 9 am. with cameras clacking. Millman — who was now acting as Raman’s campaign consultant — turned toward nearby reporters. Now that Raman was filing her paperwork, the embargo was lifted and they could reveal she was running, "I'was an outsider when I first ran, and I think I'll be an outsider in this race, and I'm OK with that,” Raman told the cameras a few minutes later, positioning herself as a change candidate despite the fact that after five years on the council many will consider her part of the very establishment she is railing against. The breathless media comparisons to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the DSA-backed 34-year-old who breached Gracie Mansion in November, began before Raman had even left the filing area.
Screenshot confirming my backing of the Kickstarter campaign
A screenshot of a Facebook group called “Philippines expats” discussing the cost of a hired driver. Suggestions range from 8000 pesos to 25,000 pesos per month
A screenshot of stats for the 5 AL East teams. The key information is the Tampa Bay Rays with a +19 run differential, good for an expected W/L of 30-26. Their actual record is 36-20. The Yankees have a run differential of +93, for an x-W/L of 39-19. Their actual record is 35-23.
A photo of the Spurs/Thunder game on an airplane seatback tv
A screenshot of Poshmark, where someone is reselling a shirt from the mid-aughts that is the entire Edgar Allen Poe poem "The Raven" in the shape of a raven on a black t-shirt. The listing is titled "Vintage Woot Edgar Allen Poe Raven Nvermore T-Shirt" and is listed for $13.
A screenshot of dmbalmanac.com, a DMB fansite that has sabermetrics-level data of every DMB show, open on a setlist of a recent show
Still of Lindsay Lohan in Mean Girls with the caption "The limit does not exist."
The top 8 shows on Paramount Plus on May 20, 2026, featuring: 1) Marshals 2) Dutton Ranch 3) South Park 4) NCIS 5) Tracker 6) FBI 7) Criminal Minds 8) Survivor
Kenny, a tuxedo cat, sits in a seat hanging from a sliding glass door. The seat has a built-in blanket, but he's gone between the seat and the blanket, as he is very stealthy.
A screenshot of polls between Talarico and Paxton, and Talarico and Cornyn. The polling average for the first is 44.3% Talarico, 40.0% Paxton, while the latter is 42.7% Talarico, 39.7% Paxton
A screenshot from wikipedia of "Recent election results from statewide races" for NY-17, Lawler's district. The results show 14 elections since 2008, all won by the Democratic candidate save one, where Lee Zeldin won as a Republican for Governor in 2022
A screenshot of an article from @polygon.com titled "Punisher One Last Kill review: The perfect antidote to Marvel's messy multiverse". It's accompanied by a picture of the three female leads of The Marvels, completely unrelated to the subject of the article.
Confirmed Injured List Stints for Blisters: • July 2018: His first major IL stint for blisters occurred on his left middle finger, causing him to miss approximately 23 days. • July 2019: Placed on the 10-day IL with a blister on his left index finger; this stint lasted 12 days. • June 2021: Another recurring blister on his throwing hand led to a 12-day absence from the starting rotation. • September 2023: Placed on the 15-day IL late in the season to ensure recovery before the postseason. MLB.com noted this blister was specifically on the pad of his index finger. • July 2025: While pitching for the Yankees, Fried was forced from a start against the Chicago Cubs due to a sudden blister flare-up, leading to significant concern given his Max Fried injury history.
An incredibly blurry photo of shapes that I promise you are the cast of Batman V Superman, in front of a screen that says #BVSpremiere
Matt Mahan (D) U.S. representatives . Ami Bera, CA-6 (2013-present) (previously endorsed Swalwell) · Sam Liccardo, CA-16 (2025-present) Statewide officials · Jared Polis, governor of Colorado (2019-present) State legislators · Catherine Blakespear, SD-38 (2022-present) · Maggy Krell, AD-06 (2024-present) County officials . Jim Cooper, sheriff of Sacramento County (2022- present) . Matt Dorsey, San Francisco supervisor from the 6th district (2022-present) . Joel Engardio, former San Francisco supervisor from the 4th district (2023-2025) Individuals . George Arison, co-founder and CEO of Grindr . Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase . David Baszucki, co-founder of the Roblox Corporation . Sergey Brin, co-founder of Alphabet Inc. and Google · Brook Byers, senior partner at Kleiner Perkins · Rick Caruso, founder of Caruso and runner-up for mayor of Los Angeles in 2022 · Patrick Collison, CEO of Stripe . Scott Cook, co-founder of Intuit · David Crane, lecturer . Dylan Field, co-founder of Figma . Reed Hastings, co-founder and former CEO of Netflix . Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn . Drew Houston, CEO of Dropbox · Steve Huffman, CEO of Reddit · Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems · Jeremy Liew, retired venture capitalist · Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir · Neil Mehta, venture capitalist · Marc Merrill, co-founder of Riot Games · Michael Moritz, venture capitalist . William Oberndorf, hedge fund manager . John Pritzker, investor and son of Jay Pritzker . Michael Seibel, co-founder of Justin.tv and Socialcam . Thomas Siebel, founder of Siebel Systems . Brian Singerman, partner emeritus at Founders Fund · John A. Sobrato, real estate developer · Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap Inc. . Garry Tan, CEO of Y Combinator . Harj Taggar, group partner at Y Combinator · Kyle Vogt, co-founder of Cruise Automation · Chris Wanstrath, co-founder of Github . Andrew Yang, Forward Party founder and 2020 presidential candidate Organizations . Majority Democrats · GrowSF
A screenshot from Crimson Desert, showing main character Kliff holding a white crow (very rare bird), while a polar bear wearing a leather harness and bit stands in the background
A sandy blanket on a sandy section of Waimānalo Beach on Oahu
Photo that's been around the internet for a long time where you can't really recognize anything in the picture, even though there's a lot of stuff
A screenshot of a study by the Brattle Group of publicly-available information about SEC enforcement actions. When compared to the monthly average number of enforcement actions from 2018-2024, the enforcement actions in 2025 were massively lower. The starkest month was September: from 2018-2024, there was an average of 208 enforcement actions in the month of September (the final month of the SEC's fiscal calendar); in 2025 there were 47 enforcement actions. (Apologies for no direct alt-text quote, my PC does not want to grab this copy for some reason)
Donnchadh, Scotland There are few dogs who have changed the course of history in two different countries and over centuries. A loyal bloodhound named Donnchadh, who belonged to King Robert the Bruce of Scotland, did exactly that with one faithful act. In 1306, the English had captured Robert the Bruce's wife and his dog, Donnchadh. They devised a plan to use Robert the Bruce's dog to track him down and uncover his hiding place. The soldiers released the dog, who was able to find his owner, but surprised the English when he turned on them and defended his master, driving the soldiers away. Robert the Bruce survived because of his dog's intervention, and went on to become King of Scotland. Four centuries later, King George III, a direct descendant of Robert the Bruce, would aggressively enforce the British trade laws with the American colonies. The disputes that arose between the American colonies and the British was what led to independence of the United States. Had Robert the Bruce not been rescued by Donnchadh, King George III would never have been born, and America may not be where it is today.
A graph showing the top marginal tax rate in the united states, which remained above 70% from 1940 to 1980
Photo of tonight's Yoshi Dodgers bobblehead promo at the Dodgers game
A screenshot of EBay listings for the promo Yoshi bobble head for tonight’s Dodgers game, with one already sold for $198.99, and others listed for $250+
An order being placed on the Topps website for two baseball card collection packs and a collectors binder
The screenshots showed a message from a Telegram channel called "Radio Gilan," which included authentic footage from the destroyed girls' school and translated message that read: An IRGC aerospace missile hits a school in Minab County, Hormozgan province. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that this was an inadvertent mistake and that serious action will be taken against those responsible for this action. Iran Spectator @IranSpec Breaking News Subscribe | Iran admits-It was an IRGC missile that killed 148 school-girls... The regime in Iran has now officially confirmed that the IRGC mistakenly bombed an Iranian school yesterday, killing many children. This is a very tragic event... 04x رادیو گیلان کو * 321.4K subscribers اصابت یک موشک هوافضای سپاه پاسداران به مدرسه ای در شهرستان میناب استان هرمزگان سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی اعلام کرد این یک اشتباه سهوی بوده و با مسببان این اقدام برخورد جدی صورت خواهد گرفت. 10:38 AM - Mar 1, 2026 2.2M Views 04 Radio Gilan 321.4K subscribers An IRGC aerospace missile hits a school in Minab County, Hormozgan Province The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that this was an inadvertent mistake and that serious action will be taken against those responsible for this action. (X user @IranSpec) However, the above Telegram channel is not an official Iranian government account. Radio Gilan appears to be an anti-regime channel. The Telegram post did not provide an official source, nor did it link to any video of an IRGC spokesperson making such a statement. The statement did not appear on any Iranian government channels either. As such, this part of the claim is false.
A post from Coco Montrese's Instagram, where she has put a heavy facetune filter on herself and Bebe Zahara Benet in four photos
Soft and sweet and shaped like a triangle Some girls want no shape and they shave it all That's so whack, it hurts with the stubble Walking 'round and look like an eight-year-old Soft and sweet and shaped like a triangle Some girls want no shape and they shave it all That's so whack, it hurts with the stubble Walking 'round and look like an eight-year-old
An ESPN app notification which reads: State of the AL East What do the Yankees still need to accomplish before spring training? - Jorge Castillo
A photo from a still currently in progress Medieval Times show
Setlist of 04/19/2025 Dead & Co show: Set 1: 1. Dancing in the Street (Martha Reeves and the Vandellas cover) 2. Truckin' (Grateful Dead cover) 3. Lay Down Sally (Eric Clapton cover) 4. Tennessee Jed (Grateful Dead cover) 5. Jack Straw (Grateful Dead cover) 6. Casey Jones (Grateful Dead cover) Set 2: 7. Scarlet Begonias (Grateful Dead cover) 8. Fire on the Mountain (Grateful Dead cover) (Mickey Hart did his rap.) 9. He's Gone (Grateful Dead cover) (>) 10. St. Stephen (Grateful Dead cover) (>) 11. Drums (Grateful Dead cover) (>) 12. Space (Grateful Dead cover) (>) 13. Dear Prudence (The Beatles cover) 14. Brown-Eyed Women (Grateful Dead cover) 15. Hell in a Bucket (Grateful Dead cover) 16. Brokedown Palace (Grateful Dead cover) Old News Broadcast of the Grateful Dead 17. One More Saturday Night (Bob Weir song)
A screenshot of the Wikipedia page for the second amendment. It reads: A foundation of American political thought during the Revolutionary period was concern about political corruption and governmental tyranny. Even the federalists, fending off their opponents who accused them of creating an oppressive regime, were careful to acknowledge the risks of tyranny. Against that backdrop, the framers saw the personal right to bear arms as a potential check against tyranny. Theodore Sedgwick of Massachusetts expressed this sentiment by declaring that it is "a chimerical idea to suppose that a country like this could ever be enslaved ... Is it possible ... that an army could be raised for the purpose of enslaving themselves or their brethren? Or, if raised whether they could subdue a nation of freemen, who know how to prize liberty and who have arms in their hands?"[121) Noah Webster similarly argued: (13](122] Before a standing army can rule the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretence, raised in the United States.
A map of the US in a color code corresponding to a point system based on whether you've lived in, visited, stopped in, or passed through a state/territory.
A screenshot of this user's profile, showing a tag that they post 100+ times per day, and have followers/following counts above 36,000
A screenshot of the post I'm responding to, where OP (sky.skymarcini.net) has been tagged as posting 100+ times per day
A screenshot of an ESPN app notification of the Oregon/Texas Tech game, showing the Ducks having the ball on a fourth down with negative 3 yards to go
Politico's poll of polls for UK Parliamentary voting over the last year, showing Labour's support collapsing from 27% to 16%, and the Green Party surging from 9% to 16% (while Reform now has a commanding lead at 30%)
A screenshot of a Deadline article announcing the casting of three actors (Holt McCallany, David Costabile & Jesse L. Martin) in the Percy Jackson Disney+ series, accompanied by photos of all 3 of them where they're resting their heads in their hands
Cursed AI output with a photo of not-Jimmy Rollins that reads: JIMMY ROLLINS 2455 HR, 2116 HR, 3-time Altamp
A screenshot of Tom Nichols' post, with a labeller which says "Posts a lot: more than 100 times yesterday"
Deadline article headline: Rege-Jean Page To Headline Erotic Thriller Series 'Hancock Park' In Works At Netflix From Matthew Barry, Creative Engine & Fifth Season
A screenshot of drive outcomes for LSU/Oklahoma. 2:07 LSU 3 20 IST QUARTER Q LSU Q LSU e Downs 9 plays, 19 yards, 3:40 Punt 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:23 Field Goal 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:01 Punt 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:03 Kickoff 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:15 0:07 - 2nd 50 •l 5G 58) 3 20 3 LSU OU 3 LSU OU 3 LSU OU く LSU OU 0 LSU OU LSU 1 play, O yards, 0:07 Q LSU Interception 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:02 Punt 3 plays, 3 yards, 2:01
Plays by Other Artists Punch Brothers 52 times John Mayer 14 times Thom Yorke 7 times There, There 4 times Weird Phishes 3 times
Closeup of Glenn Howerton in the TV show AP Bio
While Independents disliked him 35%-25% in the Marquette poll, those numbers were actually significantly better than Trump's (70%-29% unfavorable), Vance's (60-25%), Harris's (55%-38%) and HHS Secretary RFK Jr. (54%-32%). Perhaps most strikingly, the Reuters poll actually showed Mamdani's favorable rating among independents (30%) was actually slightly higher than Trump's (26%) and similar to Vance's (28%) - even though Mamdani is far less well-known. (33% of independents viewed him negatively.)
Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social • 2m Meets Zohran on Friday, dressing like an East Village poet who wrote something called "A Fairest Autumn" by Saturday.
Nebraska at Penn State - Saturday, 7:00 p.m. ET on NBC Matt Rhule is absolutely committed to staying at Nebraska. Absolutely. So the fact that his team is facing off against Penn State holds no significance. Nebraska will come out and win and just move on, unless of course Penn State can muster enough pride to take out Nebraska, which would be bad for Rhule's team as it denigrates his value as the potential Penn State coach, which he absolutely doesn't care about since he's staying in Nebraska. Although Nebraska could also come out and completely dominate Penn State, showing them why Rhule is the right man for the job that he definitely doesn't want and maybe also upping the price to get him. But all this stuff doesn't matter because everyone is happy where they are. Stop acting like they aren't already! - Israel
A radar map of Los Angeles with some dark red right over Culver City
poster for Burn After Reading (2007)
Members of the bloods and crips holding up a unified red/blue handkerchief