Brandi Buchman
@brandibuchman.bsky.social
Legal/Justice Reporter, HuffPost. Writer covering Jan. 6; Proud Boys trial for emptywheel; Oath Keepers trial and Jan. 6 reporting at Daily Kos; former WH, Congressional Correspondent Courthouse News; Law&Crime; Reporter at The Southampton Press/27east.
“I remember seeing him on TV and thinking, ‘No, that can’t be Kash,’ but sure enough, there he was, addressing the nation about a missing person case.” — Daisy, local golden retriever
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI
WASHINGTON—Reflecting on the past fling and remarking how time had flown by, local golden retriever Daisy told reporters Thursday that she could not believe the guy she hooked up with 10 years ago was...
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Im all for anyone wanting to beat Abbott, he's terrible. I wouldn't ever align with a jan 6 person to prove any point. But with that said I hope she kicks abbotts ass (at the ballot box ofcourse)
NEW with Brittany Shepherd for @huffpost.com: Two former police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 are speaking out about an ad from a prominent Democratic candidate which features an attendee of the rally that day — and they are deeply unhappy. www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-...
Jan. 6 Officers Call Out Democrat’s ‘Disgusting’ Ad With Rally Attendee
Michael Fanone and Harry Dunn told HuffPost that the ad, which features a self-described “staunch conservative” who attended Trump’s Jan. 6 rally, crosses a line.
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I like how they use the royal we when making decisions like this.
Matt Ford@mford.bsky.social · 15h agoEzra Klein asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about AI making kids worse at math and reading. Huang’s reply: “Does it matter?” Then he said he doesn’t know his own address or phone number. “We’re going to lose some fine intellectual dexterity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o...
Hey, what did you go without this month? Leave it in the comments. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
White House Serves Lavish State Dinner As Americans Struggle To Buy Groceries
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NEW: I came across a bookseller who was afraid that a mysterious company trying to buy some of his rarest books was going to use them to train AI models. I went down the rabbithole with him, and was confused and altogether existentially weirded out by what I found www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A bookseller confronts a mysterious company hunting his rarest books
Was a Kentucky retailer targeted by a destructive AI "predator"?
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Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico have now been allowed access to the White House hours after being denied in defiance of a court order, according to the outlets. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
White House Says Access For Politico, MS NOW, CNN Is Restored After Earlier Denial
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Brandi Buchman@brandibuchman.bsky.social · 17h agoNOW: Judge Kelly gives the DOJ until 12:30 p.m. ET to respond to the media outlets' claim that they are being denied entry this morning after the TRO was already issued.
NOW: Judge Kelly gives the DOJ until 12:30 p.m. ET to respond to the media outlets' claim that they are being denied entry this morning after the TRO was already issued.
Brandi Buchman@brandibuchman.bsky.social · 17h agoMan leading genocide to chastise mayor leading renewal of American city www.huffpost.com/entry/netany...
Netanyahu Expected To Berate New York's Mamdani In 'Campaign Speech' Of UN Address
Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to berate New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in 'campaign speech' of UN address, according to video statement this week.
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I havent done enough research to opine on this definitively but some napkin math indicates to me that if I bought a plot of undeveloped land for $3k in upstate NY and then built a starter home on it, top to tail, it would still be cheaper than buying a house in northern Virginia.
Yeah, what psychopath would want his name on a building associated with an assassinated President
Kelly ordered the Trump administration to immediately return the outlets’ press passes and blocked officials from enforcing the ban for 14 days. The judge rejected the government’s assertion that the ban was motivated by national security concerns. www.huffpost.com/entry/white-...
FREE PRESS: 1 BIG WHINY BABY: 0 www.huffpost.com/entry/white-...
Judge Lifts Trump's White House Ban On CNN, MS NOW And Politico
District Judge Tim Kelly said the president’s ban on the three media outlets was likely unconstitutional.
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Brandi Buchman@brandibuchman.bsky.social · yesterdayA decision was not made by the judge on Wednesday, but it didnt sound good for the White House. My report for @huffpost.com inside: www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...
We need to dismantle the infrastructure that has allowed this cancer to metastasize and rot away our national foundations from the inside. Lives depend on it. It starts with transparency in political funding.
Our policies should be guided by science and a shared commitment to public good. Instead, we’re being led by fringe cranks and deluded bigots. But hey, the Ellisons are cleaning up!
The conservative movement is a national death cult and it’s time to say so. It has destabilized and weakened America. We have mass shootings, medical bankruptcy, historic wealth inequality, a crumbling democracy, and out of control climate change—and a government unwilling to do anything about it.
A decision was not made by the judge on Wednesday, but it didnt sound good for the White House. My report for @huffpost.com inside: www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...
Judge Weighs Whether To Stop Trump's Press Ban
The ban coincided with the launch of a digital streaming service showing all Trump, all the time.
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