Brandon Friedman
@brandonfriedman
Founder, Rakkasan Tea Company • Dallas Police Oversight Board • Former Obama guy • Once a soldier Dallas, Texas rakkasantea.com @rakkasantea.bsky.social
The Odyssey is pulling $260 million this weekend, well on its way to becoming the biggest movie of the year. It has a 95%/97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Everyone loves it. Please enjoy this exchange.
I'll let others comment on most aspects of the AP story, which clearly depicts the ICE agent David Brouillette as a psychopath, but I just want to refute this one section. Regardless of what Brouillette's family believes about his military service, this isn't true. 🧵
The FBI director is suggesting that Senator Lindsey Graham did not die of natural causes
Wild-grown Ceylon black tea. Comes from a Scottish estate abandoned in 1890. Reclaimed by a Sri Lankan tea maker in 2018, it's now a forest with towering, 150-year-old tea trees. His team uses ladders to pluck the leaves.
There has never been a more eager bootlicking organization than the White House Correspondents Association
Between political news and the game tonight, an announcement: If you're in Dallas and want something to do, join us tomorrow. We'll be slinging tea and discussing whatever. Will be very casual. Three teas: Mandalay Black (Myanmar) Kathmandu Jasmine (Nepal) COLD: Northern Andes Oolong (Colombia)
A pile of amazingly well-made black tea from Myanmar. This is rare, as roughly 99% of Burmese tea is green.
"Dallas police said the meeting included Deputy Chief Osama Ismail and several Egyptian officials and team leaders." Worth noting that, instead of the police chief or the offending officer, DPD sent out the Muslim guy to clean up the mess.
On the fascist site, the Dallas Police Department is trying to sweep this under the rug quickly.
In front of fans and kids taking photos, a Dallas police officer starts shoving staff members of the Egyptian national team here for the World Cup. At one point, he even reaches for his handcuffs. The video is already being shared internationally by news outlets.
In 2015, Nikki Haley was a vocal proponent of collective action to conserve energy. Now it's "socialism." This is, of course, attributable to the rise of Trump and MAGA, but I think more specifically, it's evidence that covid absolutely broke people's brains. Like half the country.
Damn. Looks like Hegseth killed a guy. There is a direct, straight line from his policy decision to the service member's death.
Also love the crowd shot while this patriarchal misfit is talking
John Bartrum, the Under Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, has apparently just resigned, effective July 6. He was in charge of the entire VA healthcare system and had been on the job for six months. He had served in different positions during both Trump terms.
I always like to play fun, silly games with my fascist friends
Sounds like something Eric Cantor would've written in early 2014
Goldman ran as the establishment-backed Democrat who routinely ignored progressive voices. He lost by 30 points.