Brad Takei
@bradtakei.bsky.social
Official keeper of The Way of the Takei & the luckiest guy in the world, because my job is to manage the career of the wonderful George Takei.
The stories that seem too small to matter often reveal the biggest truths. Don't overlook this one.
The Small Cases Tell a Bigger Story
It’s a mistake to dismiss Trump’s weaponization of the DOJ even over the small matters
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Catch them in their hypocrisy and this is what they do. Spineless feels too kind a word.
MS: One of your criticisms of Fauci is that he said one thing publicly, where he sort of downplayed the virus, & one thing privately, where he acknowledge its seriousness. President Trump did exact the same thing. Does Trump deserve the same level of scrutiny? RAND PAUL: *immediately changes topic*
Loyalty to Trump has always meant loyalty to his reality, not to the truth.
After the Justice Department dropped vandalism charges against Olympian David Hearn and instead blamed faulty renovation of the D.C. Reflecting Pool for its recent damage, President Trump lashed out at Attorney General Jeanine Pirro in a rant on Truth Social.
The idea that a war only exists if there are casualties does not appear in the text of the Constitution. Nor does it appear in Madison’s notes on the Constitutional convention debates. Nor is there evidence it was discussed in ratification debates. It is made up.
Sen. Rand Paul: "I've had the debate with this administration ... they told me this isn't a war. I said, why isn't it a war? They said, 'Well, a constitutional war has to have significant casualties' ... initiation or declaration of war is *before* the casualties."
Vox called tomorrow's Michigan primary less a Senate race than a proxy war for the future of the Democratic Party. They're not wrong. Tomorrow we find out what that future looks like.
The Democratic Party Playbook Is On The Ballot In Michigan
The winner of Michigan's Senate primary could signal the future direction of the Democratic Party
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"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." — George Orwell, 1984
Trump has broken the corruption meter. We've run out of ways to describe how openly he's looting the country.
FLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.
A good reminder of how utterly useless any and all Republican senators are
*REPUBLICAN SENATORS DROP BLOCK ON TRUMP'S ATTORNEY GENERAL PICK
They found $16.5 million for a reflecting pool and can't find the budget for children's education.
The Trump administration is planning to gut Head Start, a program that offers free preschool to over half a million children.
Not a great week to be Donald Trump. Or a Republican running in November. Or Kash Patel. Which means it's a great week for me!
Our Wins Of The Week
This was not a good week to be Donald Trump, or any Republican running in this year’s midterm elections for that matter.
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Funny how selective memory makes you forget that your dear leader invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 440 times during his 2022 deposition.
Republican Senator Josh Hawley attempted to claim that Dr. Anthony Fauci isn't "honest" after he invoked the Fifth Amendment during a hearing on Wednesday about his handling of the COVID pandemic—and was hit with a blunt reminder.
"Perhaps there has never been a group of people treated so badly in our Nation’s history." I can think of several others, and none of them stormed the Capitol, attacked officers, and tried to overturn an election through violence.
By the way, Trump received a diamond ring from a Belgian trade group. Natural diamonds are now tariff exempt. But those two things are totally unrelated, obviously.
Funny how "let the voters decide" always comes with an asterisk.
Sealing The Midterm Election Deal
With 96 days to go to Election Day, Democrats still have work to do to flip both chambers of Congress. Is the wave that's building big enough?
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The confidence with which these people spout absolute nonsense is astounding.
Rep. John McGuire: "I don't know if you heard about the BLT sandwich -- using human fetus baby parts in the vaccine when they could've used ivermectin"
When Justice is blind, bad guys take the fifth. When justice is corrupt, good guys take the fifth. Feel free to share.
For a war that was supposedly over, this sure doesn't look like it.
We're fewer than 100 days until Election Day. Now, more than ever, is a good time to know where things stand.
This Week In The Big Picture
With fewer than 100 days left until Election Day, how are Democrats faring in their effort to retake the House and maybe even the Senate?
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The post office is now a campaign weapon. Trump made it one.
The Mail’s the Thing
Trump’s plan to disrupt the November midterms increasingly turns on maximizing chaos in the mail-in ballot system.
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Every day this administration proves it truly does not care about this country or the people in it.
Congress appropriated billions of dollars for new transit projects. Why is the Trump administration spending none of it? Why are even transit projects in red states going unfounded? New reporting in @nytimes.com (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/u...
Trump might be the one screaming "election fraud," but who is the one writing the script? Enter John Solomon.
The Election False Flag Has A Standard Bearer
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The people cheering at this need some serious self-reflection.
Trump: "I've done more for you than your parents, okay? Your parents are okay. I'm not gonna knock to your parents, but I have been better to you than your parents."
They did not disappoint: “Going to the polls is one small step for you, and one giant leap for our country.”