Darwin Brandis

Darwin Brandis

@darwinbrandis.com

Film/TV camera operator, nerd, friend to animals and the elderly. I make terrible cars not so terrible. https://www.DarwinBrandis.com/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2023243/

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Darwin Brandis
@darwinbrandis.com

Since i'm 1/1 on the AliBaba auto parts experience, i've decided to take it up a notch and have ordered a custom set of 6/4 pot brake calipers, discs, and steel braided lines.

Darwin Brandis
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"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country." ~Fmr. President Theodore Roosevelt, 1918.

Darwin Brandis
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A friend of mine just saw “The Wizard of Oz” at The Sphere in Vegas and sent me a video of the scene my grandmother is in during the Emerald City makeover scene. (She’s doing the Lion’s hair)

Darwin Brandis
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This man used to snort cocaine off public toilets.

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."

Darwin Brandis
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This is me. (North Carolina is the good Carolina)

VoteHub@votehub.com

North Carolina Early Vote Tracking 🌲 As of Oct. 26, 2026 Total early votes: 1,545,501 (+468,183) 39.6% of projected final turnout. Modeled 2026 Vote: 🔵 Roy Cooper: 56.4% - 66.0% 🔴 Michael Whatley : 32.0% - 41.6% Remaining votes in NC will be much more Republican. We rate this race as Solid D.

Darwin Brandis
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Trump heads to Mississippi for a white party where “plus one” refers to the eyeholes.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump has a rally tonight in Mississippi, in case you're wondering how things are shaping up for Republicans

Darwin Brandis
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When you have no real friends who will look at you square in the eye and say "Man, fix your hair. You look like a fucking dork."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Vivek Ramaswamy and his hair were on Fox & Friends this morning defending his vile attack ad

Darwin Brandis
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I spent a weekend in the NC mountains at my alma mater for homecoming. It was a very interesting experience seeing old friends and fraternity brothers again after 25 years. Some are doing well, some never left, some never stopped drinking. All in all, it was very self-affirming.

Darwin Brandis
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Back on my cheap Audi bullshit today. The AliBaba z-pipe has arrived and I am pleasantly surprised with build quality and ease of the sale process. #WCBS

Darwin Brandis
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One day we'll all wake up, and he won't.

shauna@goldengateblond.bsky.social

i can’t let myself think about it too often or i’ll spiral but dammit we were so close to never having to give a shit what he said ever again

Darwin Brandis
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Jon Husted would like to return to the part of politics where people just examine his record.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump says he examined Jon Husted’s ass to groans but then says Nikki Minaj has a nice ass to cheers

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arya toaster-joy
@toasty.cx

looks like it's not burned down enough can we get some more "psychiatric problems" on the case

AFP News Agency@en.afp.com

Firefighters on Saturday tackled a huge blaze that tore through Adolf Hitler's "Eagle's Nest" mountain retreat in the Bavarian Alps, as police detained a suspect who investigators said may have psychiatric problems. u.afp.com/Sy4n

Darwin Brandis
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Seems like it could happen at anytime.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

😬 Trump sounds like hell during bizarre pre-rally gaggle 😬 Trump could barely speak, but what he said was nutso. He claimed his uncle invented radar, said he could "violate" Prizker and send troops into Chicago, and had a weirdly contradictory answer when asked who he golfed with today. Supercut:

Darwin Brandis
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CANNOT believe we've hit 90%. Proud to be a tiny part of this number. It's been a fun ride so far.

Oceans of NYC@oceansofnyc.com

📈 90.0% █████████▒ (of 2756) @swift.pw (703) 11,374 | T108029C @samthegeek.net (1,107) 11,375 | T732145C 11,376 | T724357C @cmarkv.bsky.social (207) 11,377 | T666612C

Darwin Brandis
@darwinbrandis.com

SUPER proud of these buys/finds for the Audi. Next to impossible to find a proper S8 grille for under $500 with shipping, snagged one from Canada for $260. The round-style fog light trims are $500 new(!!); snagged a pair for $60. And you gotta love cheap Depo fixtures to round everything out.

Darwin Brandis
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The differences are very subtle, but the S8 features a more prominent veritcal grid with smaller cubic openings while the A8 is noticeably horizontal. The RS8 is the only option that came with the honeycomb design.

Darwin Brandis
@darwinbrandis.com

NO NOTES.

Reuters Pictures@pictures.reuters.com

Lights are reflected off a bulletproof screen as President Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina. More photos of the week: reut.rs/4yGkBNh 📷 Evan Vucci

Darwin Brandis
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This truck has a BBL.

Busted Ride @bustedride.bsky.social

This Bro Dozer #bustedride (taillight) was comically wide and barely fit in the lanes. Its dually rear wheels stuck out from rear fenders. But at least he's paying $6.99 for Diesel today.

Darwin Brandis
@darwinbrandis.com

Oh.

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Every Briton should stockpile water and food supplies, government advises

theguardian.comEvery Briton should stockpile water and food supplies, government advisesBe Ready campaign aims to prepare UK for impact of climate crisis, technological dependency and threats by hostile state Every Briton is being urged to stock up to nine litres of bottled water and three days’ worth of food in new government guidance designed to ensure that households can survive a weather, cyber or other serious emergency. The Be Ready campaign is aimed at persuading people to stock up with supplies to last 72 hours, amid growing official concern about the impact of the climate crisis, technological dependency and hostile state threats. Continue reading...
Darwin Brandis
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I'm at that weird part in the ongoing car project where half of everything is taken apart while the other half of things are still on their way in the mail and it's absolutely killing me to just sit here and wait.

Darwin Brandis
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It's not over until I pop that bottle of Champagne that's been in my fridge for the last 12 years.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

New in PN: The end of the Trump rally "Even for the diehards, his rallies have become a slog as a sleepy president rambles pointlessly from one subject to another, like a musical act whose hit-making days are decades in the past playing the old songs with little of the verve that made them popular"

publicnotice.coThe end of the Trump rallyThe defining political event of this era is going out with a whimper.
Darwin Brandis
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Items addressed on the S8: Tensioner pulleys Accessory belt Plugs Coils PCV Vacuum hoses Front main seal Oil/Filter change Added magnetic drain plug Tires Still to be addressed: Valve cover gaskets Inner plug gaskets Thermostat Lower intake manifold flap motor (found one!) Brakes Headlight guides

Darwin Brandis
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If Elon Musk's net worth/wealth were to be divided amongst every single american alive today, we'd all recieve $2883. That's $9081 per family, with the current American family sitting at 3.15 persons.

Darwin Brandis
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Seems not ideal.

AFP News Agency@en.afp.com

#BREAKING US embassy staff and families ordered to leave Saudi Arabia, with families of embassy staff in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain also ordered to leave, diplomatic source tells AFP

Darwin Brandis
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Guys I’m just so fucking tired.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "There is no person who hates the idea of people enriching themselves fraudulent over access to the government than Donald J Trump"

Darwin Brandis
@darwinbrandis.com

It's sundowning in America.

The Clear Cider@theclearcider.bsky.social

Holy schmidt !!! Leaving his Georgia rally, Trump misses the open door to The Beast, then wanders around front confused, as his security panics & redirects him back to his limo. Trump waves it off, hoping no one noticed.

Darwin Brandis
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Hey so this is a goddamned lie.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "I'm pleased to announce something else. This is a very very big one. The Department of War will be investing $1.5 billion to produce cutting edge semiconductor chips right here in North Carolina."