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Brandon P. Alford

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he/him Fellow traveler We Are Hope Despite The Times

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At Union Station, veterans play a speech from General Mark Milley warning soldiers of the threat that President Trump poses.

31.08.2025 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1745    ๐Ÿ” 742    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 77    ๐Ÿ“Œ 60
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Talarico owns Will Cain so hard that he has to tap out of their interview based on "time"

12.08.2025 20:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18583    ๐Ÿ” 4637    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 883    ๐Ÿ“Œ 393
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Iโ€™m definitely going to watch this Hannah Arendt documentary now streaming on PBS.

Arendt was a political theorist who coined the phrase โ€œbanality of evil,โ€ which inspired the famous Milgram experiments into how every day people could suppress their own morals in the face of authority.

03.08.2025 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 673    ๐Ÿ” 359    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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Stop saying 'this isn't who we are' What we're seeing now is who we've always been.

Stop saying โ€œthis isnโ€™t who we areโ€โ€ฆ What weโ€™re seeing now is what this country has always been. A country that was born in violence and is sustained by violence.

(weird to say Iโ€™m proud of this, but from a writing perspective I amโ€ฆobv not why it had to be done)

open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

02.07.2025 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Right there with you!

19.07.2025 21:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 73    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
from today's post. on the left, an officer at Auschwitz. on the left, ICE Barbie at Alligator Auschwitz.

from today's post. on the left, an officer at Auschwitz. on the left, ICE Barbie at Alligator Auschwitz.

from today's post. on the left, an officer at Auschwitz. on the left, ICE Barbie at Alligator Auschwitz.
please read the whole thing, thanks!
link is here: bit.ly/4knDZXX

02.07.2025 18:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4614    ๐Ÿ” 1883    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 237    ๐Ÿ“Œ 90
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I'm Eileen Laubacher. A retired Rear Admiral and the Democrat running against Lauren Boebert. I know what sacrifice means and service looks like. Boebert doesnโ€™t have a clue.

Can you help me get to 5k followers to show her we can do this?!

03.06.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1669    ๐Ÿ” 758    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 96    ๐Ÿ“Œ 69
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Trumpโ€™s Military Parade Was a Pathetic Event for a Pathetic President The turnout wasnโ€™t anything like what he wantedโ€”and not everyone who showed up was even a fan of his.

The low turnout will force MAGA to go to great lengths to spin a clear flop as a success. Trump wanted badly for this to be a grand, raucous, March on Washington-level event and it just wasnโ€™t close. https://trib.al/SzAGtn8

15.06.2025 22:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 865    ๐Ÿ” 223    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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sheโ€™s got a point

10.06.2025 06:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10015    ๐Ÿ” 2268    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 157    ๐Ÿ“Œ 87
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โ€œTerrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes.
Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.โ€
-Diary of Ann Frank 1943

08.06.2025 14:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Happy Pride!

Iโ€™m proud to stand with our LGBTQ+ fam in TX-30 and beyond.

In the face of attacks, yโ€™all keep showing up. Loud, proud, and unshakable.

Your rights, your joy, and your lives matter. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

01.06.2025 18:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13880    ๐Ÿ” 2204    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 202    ๐Ÿ“Œ 82
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Happy #PrideMonth! ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

01.06.2025 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15809    ๐Ÿ” 3398    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 167    ๐Ÿ“Œ 123
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It means EVERYONE! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Enjoy. Pride. Month. ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐ŸŒˆโœจ

31.05.2025 11:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 963    ๐Ÿ” 294    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
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Presenting The Rolling Stone Interview w/ @aoc.bsky.social: โ€œI believe that the people will show me the way.โ€

The New York congresswoman talks about her Fight Oligarchy tour, artificial intelligence, cuts to Medicaid, and taking on Trump.

Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

30.05.2025 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 282    ๐Ÿ” 65    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
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Folks donโ€™t miss a beat ๐Ÿ˜‚

30.05.2025 12:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22439    ๐Ÿ” 4522    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 539    ๐Ÿ“Œ 219

๐ŸŒฎ

29.05.2025 01:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9389    ๐Ÿ” 1465    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 349    ๐Ÿ“Œ 77
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Texas Republicans just passed a bill forcing every teacher to post the Ten Commandments in their classroom.

They passed it on the Sabbathโ€ฆ breaking the 4th Commandment.

Maybe they should try following the Ten Commandments before mandating them.

25.05.2025 23:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2094    ๐Ÿ” 599    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 141    ๐Ÿ“Œ 88
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I had a lady respond to one of my posts on Facebook and ask if I would ever come to Kearney, Missouri. I told her if she got a group together, I would be there.

This is the group. Donโ€™t ever feel alone. There are Democrats in every corner of every little town across the country.

21.05.2025 01:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3202    ๐Ÿ” 457    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 70    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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No Surrender: The Boss is showing how to stand up to Trump Read More here.

"Springsteen didnโ€™t pull any punches โ€” no references to 'our national divide' or 'both sides' or 'polarization.' He was direct, angry and precise in his language." - @guitarwatson.bsky.social
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/no-n...

20.05.2025 20:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7226    ๐Ÿ” 1633    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 147    ๐Ÿ“Œ 85
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Good morning ๐ŸŒž

18.05.2025 10:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5347    ๐Ÿ” 870    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 108    ๐Ÿ“Œ 48
NYT bestselling author of THIS AMERICAN EX WIFE Lyz Lenz's THE MIDDLE KINGDOM, a reclamation of the Midwest and its culture of mutual aid and stubborn care, told through floods, farm bankruptcies, Kum & Go parking lots, hot dish, and butter cows, pitched as Somebody Somewhere for the future of democracy, again to Libby Burton at Dey Street Books, by Anna Sproul-Latimer at Neon Literary (NA).
Rights: Kent@neonliterary.com

NYT bestselling author of THIS AMERICAN EX WIFE Lyz Lenz's THE MIDDLE KINGDOM, a reclamation of the Midwest and its culture of mutual aid and stubborn care, told through floods, farm bankruptcies, Kum & Go parking lots, hot dish, and butter cows, pitched as Somebody Somewhere for the future of democracy, again to Libby Burton at Dey Street Books, by Anna Sproul-Latimer at Neon Literary (NA). Rights: Kent@neonliterary.com

Apologies to my enemies. But Iโ€™m writing another book. ๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿ„

13.05.2025 01:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1203    ๐Ÿ” 96    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 26

I'm shadowbanned so if anything in the article below resonates with you, please share! Thank you

12.05.2025 23:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 168    ๐Ÿ” 69    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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98-Year-Old WWII Vet Uses Tank To 'Crush Fascism' By Literally Crushing A Tesla In Viral Video He knows fascism when he sees it.

Powerful.

12.05.2025 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8492    ๐Ÿ” 1345    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 195    ๐Ÿ“Œ 72

This entire thread is a masterpiece.

11.05.2025 03:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Abortion, Every Day | Jessica Valenti | Substack All things abortion. Feminist commentary & community. Click to read Abortion, Every Day, a Substack publication.

This is exactly why I publish my newsletter, so if you want to follow abortion news and analysis that catches the shit mainstream outlets miss - please subscribe if you don't already

jessica.substack.com

06.05.2025 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 96    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Repost!

03.05.2025 01:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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One hundred days in, Donald Trump faces a problem: he can rage, but he canโ€™t govern | Jonathan Freedland Americans are beginning to worry about their future amid a shrinking economy, warnings of empty shelves โ€“ and the presidentโ€™s failed promises, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

One hundred days in, Donald Trump faces a problem: he can rage, but he canโ€™t govern | Jonathan Freedland

02.05.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 344    ๐Ÿ” 87    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Rick Wilson on Marco Rubio's debasement "Heโ€™s become an obscene parody of the guy Marco Rubio once claimed to be."

New in PN: @therickwilson.bsky.social on Marco Rubio's great debasement

"Heโ€™s not only betrayed every value he ever claimed to have, but heโ€™s profoundly โ€” at a level I can barely articulate โ€” harming the country. Itโ€™s an astounding comedown for a guy who was once thought of as someone of principle"

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