Brooks D. Simpson

14h

This is Bobby Kennedy's son?

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

His missed his cowboy hat courage.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

this guy can barely talk, folks

Just like Canada. And Iran.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Marco Rubio: "Cuba has already fallen"

21 Sept

Now we know why Kristi Noem is gone.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Brooke Rollins with RFK Jr standing next to her: "Today is a great day for animal welfare and a really bad day for anyone who wants to do animals harm"

21 Sept

Somehow locating a sniper's nest within sight of the gravesite of one president who was assassinated by a sniper and a monument to another assassinated president is so Trump.

18 Sept

Well, he's right about their lack of intelligence.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Rick Scott: "With regard to destroying mankind, these companies need to do the right thing on their own. We're not going to get smart enough to regulate them. We're not going to get something done up here."

9 Sept

Bozo.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Paxton on Talarico: "He wants to transition your kids!"

8 Sept

What does Donald J. Trump lie about next?

8 Sept

Incredible. Thank goodness he doesn't get to tell these lies at the 9/11 ceremonies.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."

31 Aug

It was Unconditional Surrender Grant, never Unconditional Surrender Trump.

29 Aug

Watch his nose grow.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Mike Johnson: "We are now quite literally locked into a contest to determine whether we're gonna keep our republic, keep the country as it is, or break this down to the foundation and go down an entirely different road toward communism."

www.thetimes.com/us/american-...

28 Aug

thetimes.comTrump ranked the US presidents. No prizes for guessing first placeThe president’s bizarre list excluded almost every leader since 1948 and took potshots at his political enemies. It may be based on an unusual source

29 Aug

About as blunt as I have gotten in print. No regrets.

27 Aug

The product of a Haverford education.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Lutnick: "If you think I ever said the words 'French' -- do I care about how the Quebecois speak? I mean, what could matter less to America? We don't care."

Robert E. Lee made several decisions that were key in the destruction of slavery.

Near the end of the war Lee completed his contribution to the destruction of slavery by advocating for the enlistment of black men (including enslaved men) into CS ranks. Lee realized that such recruits would be recognized as free men. The experiment was too little, too late, but unrecoverable.

Make what you will of these facts. Lee was no foe of slavery, seeing it as a burden on white people such as himself. He was no friend of black equality. Yet the impact of his decisions and his career facilitated the destruction of slavery. It was not his wish that such was the case.

Robert E. Lee made several decisions that were key in the destruction of slavery.

Lee fought McClellan to a tactical draw at Antietam, depriving the US of a decisive battlefield triumph. His decision to withdraw south across the Potomac, however, gave Antietam the appearance of a US victory, enabling Lincoln to issue his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation days later.

Lee's triumph at Fredericksburg, defensive in nature, was not significant enough to stike a blow that would have rendered the Emancipation Proclamation a desperation measure. Lee always found it challenging to transform battlefield successes into lasting strategic triumphs. He admitted this.

Robert E. Lee made several decisions that were key in the destruction of slavery.

Second, Lee's generalship for the CS in 1862 deprived the US of the decisive victory it sought in Virginia. Had McClellan taken Richmond and defeated the Army of Northern Virginia, US victory might have been secured without a resort to escalation, including emancipation. Lee prevented that.

Lee's successes in thwarting US initiatives meant that the US believed it had to escalate the conflict in order to prevail, and that included striking at slavery. Then Lee completed the job at Antietam.

Robert E. Lee made several decisions that were key in the destruction of slavery.

First, he declined a field command in the US Army. Although Lee as a US general need not have found it necessary to take the risks he did as a CS general, this favorite "what if" deprives the Confederacy of Lee's gneralship, which bears directly on the question.

Indeed, one could see an earlier US victory, one obtained without the need to embrace emancipation as a war aim. Slavery remains intact in this scenario. Lee's first decision was adverse to that outcome.

24 Aug

When presidents enter into a term, it is normal for them to blame their predecessor for the situation in front of them. People eventually tire of this. Not in MAGA land.

Lutnick and he simply don't know much and are not up to their jobs.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Bessent on the latest bad jobs report: "After the deportations that we've seen and the closing of the border, we don't need to produce as many jobs"

20 Aug

More Pat McAfee, less Brooks Simpson dealing with @ESPN. Once a media mainstay for me.

17 Aug

America's decline is a self-inflicted wound.

pastexplore.wordpress.comBrooks Simpson on President U.S. Grant and His Alleged “Corruption”Who says Twitter is only good for selfies, LOLcats, and tweeting about coffee? Ta-Nehisi Coates, a columnist for The Atlantic, took to Twitter the other day to ask his followers a question about th…

15 Aug

Yeah, I liked it. pastexplore.wordpress.com/2014/12/19/b...

14 Aug

The Bill Cassidy Legacy/Rehabilitation Tour is amusing. Doesn't serve him well.

10 Aug

Trump a loser?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

NEWSNATION: Trump says people aren't angry at him. Does the president have to look inward a bit? RNC CHAIR JOE GRUTERS: No. The reason we're going to win in November is because the president is still super popular with our base. Our midterm convention is going to be a Trumpapalooza

9 Aug

Unconditional surrender.

T.J. Stiles@tj-stiles.bsky.social

It’s tragically hilarious that Iran is serving up the Trump Treatment. Trump favors rule of the strongest over the international rules-based order. Iran closed international sea lanes because it can. Trump believes in coercion not diplomacy. Iran handed him a list of demands. It has the power.

8 Aug

@cynthiabrimhall.bsky.social hey you.

www.linkedin.com/posts/brooks...

4 Aug

linkedin.comUniversities are more than their presidents. Much more. University presidents need to realize that. Treating faculty as "they" and "them" ... as the enemy ... won't get you a...Universities are more than their presidents. Much more. University presidents need to realize that. Treating faculty as "they" and "them" ... as the enemy ... won't get you anywhere. Neither will ac...

2 Aug

Which will Trump win first: the 2020 election or the war against Iran?

30 July

Don[ny]ovan@dgschell.bsky.social

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

30 July

Someone has self-inflicted problems. What a father.

Kristy Greenberg@kristygreenberg.bsky.social

Hurling F-bombs at an 85-year-old scientist who won’t fight back doesn’t make you tough. Staying silent after your own daughter accused Rep. Max Miller of holding a gun to her head, pushing her against a wall, and fracturing your granddaughter’s collarbone makes you a coward.

30 July

And there you have it, folks. Unfit to serve.

T.J. Stiles@tj-stiles.bsky.social

Yes, it sends a strong message to tax imports from a nation barred from exporting to the U.S. That message is there’s an idiot in charge.

huffpost.comGov. Beshear Calls On McConnell To Provide Proof Of His Ability To Serve

28 July

Dean Obeidallah@deanobeidallah.bsky.social

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday demanded more transparency from Sen. Mitch McConnell: “As Governor of the state you serve, I am calling on you to directly and verbally address the people of Kentucky and provide proof of your capacity to serve, or resign" www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

I'm back!

Wow

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

A GOP senator recited the Declaration of Independence — next to a Confederate flag. As he stood feet from the flag, Sen. Dan Sullivan spoke about the principle that all people are "created equal" and guaranteed the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." www.ms.now/news/dan-sul...

ms.nowGOP senator recites Declaration of Independence — next to a Confederate flagAs he stood a few feet from a Confederate flag, Sen. Dan Sullivan noted that everyone is guaranteed the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

19 July

Well, this explains why Habba likes them.

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

Bury them under a prison.

19 July

On the anniversary of Battery Wagner, 1863 ...

19 July

"This guy thinks he can run an army? Stanton was better!"

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18 July

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16 July

Trump's not going to change any minds tonight. Highlighting that foreign governments have tried to influence elections won't prove that he lost because of that. Watch him try to build an argument you can follow. Not his skill. Not does he stay on point. The convert will applaud, others will shrug.

14 July

Grant paid the ticket.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

VIDEO: Body cam shows Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo using his name to get out of a traffic stop. “I’m Joe Lombardo.” Officer: “I’m aware.” Officer lets him go.

13 July

Kash is on the job.

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

NEW: 20 FBI agents and federal officials have descended upon Lindsey Graham’s house “out of an abundance of caution.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

13 July

Tim Scott has always been very flexible: a "go with the flow" guy. Just like Lindsey.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

L - Tim Scott right before Trump announced that he wanted Lindsey Graham’s sister appointed to his seat. R -Tim Scott right after Trump made his post.