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Executive Editor of Occupy Democrats, author, journalist and podcaster newsletter.grantstern.com

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The current affordability crisis is not an accident or a natural economic cycle. It is the direct result of specific policies enacted by Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress. Their choices made your life more expensive. #TrumpflationSucks

10.02.2026 18:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 912    ๐Ÿ” 332    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

Hell yes, Ford has reinstated TJ Sabula, the worker who yelled out โ€œpedophile protectorโ€ at the orange felon, back to his original post and will not face any disciplinary action nor have it on his record thanks to the tireless support of the UAW. Love this. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ‘Š

10.02.2026 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 872    ๐Ÿ” 186    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate Is Love T-Shirt - Being Liberal From the Leviโ€™s Stadium jumbotron to the worldโ€™s biggest stage, Bad Bunny made history at the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show, turning a pop culture moment into a message that hit harder than any beat: ...

I did a thing cause Bad Bunny did a thing and the only thing more powerful than hate is love. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿˆ

10.02.2026 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 152    ๐Ÿ” 45    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

One tweet. One hashtag. One message to Congress:

#FundHealthcareOverICE

Copy. Paste. Send. Let's flood their feeds.

03.02.2026 22:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 318    ๐Ÿ” 187    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Trump and MAGA Republicanโ€™s Big, Ugly Bill more than tripled ICE funding while slashing $1 trillion dollars from Medicaid. Now this roving caravan of lawless thugs are terrorizing our cities. Congress needs to #FundHealthcareOverICE and do away with whatever this is. Watch๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

03.02.2026 18:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 955    ๐Ÿ” 581    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24
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They told us there was no money for healthcare.
No money for kids.
No money for families drowning in medical bills.

But thereโ€™s always money for ICE. More cages. More raids. More cruelty.

Thatโ€™s not a budget problem. Thatโ€™s a values problem.

Fund care, not punishment.
#FundHealthcareOverICE

03.02.2026 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4538    ๐Ÿ” 2165    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 174    ๐Ÿ“Œ 73

Republicans in Congress want more blood on the streets and less healthcare for Americans because that is how their big donors get paid, whether it's private prison companies getting rich or the billionaires and their big tax cuts.

Either way, you die.

#FundHealthcareOverICE

03.02.2026 22:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 328    ๐Ÿ” 133    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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ICE's budget could fund the ACA (healthcare) extension and expand Medicaid to millions. Instead, it funds home invasions, family separation, and killing protesters. Republicans made this choice for you. Remember in November... #FundHealthcareOverICE

03.02.2026 21:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2441    ๐Ÿ” 1125    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

01.02.2026 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 67417    ๐Ÿ” 16162    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2586    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1839
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Iโ€™m not sure how Dems are going to overcome this tidal wave of new Republican voters.

01.02.2026 12:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5766    ๐Ÿ” 788    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 476    ๐Ÿ“Œ 121
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The only way to stop Trump's thugs from committing bloody murder on our streets is for Congress to step in.

Glad Senate Democrats found their collective backbone and hit STOP PAYMENT on checks to DHS.

31.01.2026 20:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 123    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Trump's Violent Assault on Minnesota Is an Operation in 'Reflexive Control' The President is using Soviet-style redirection to wage an information war across America, argues Grant Stern

Let me explain how Trump's attack on Minneapolis is part of a governing strategy to cover up the Jeffrey Epstein files, rising prices and rampant corruption.

My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social:

bylinetimes.com/2026/01/28/t...

29.01.2026 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 100    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Trump's Violent Assault on Minnesota Is an Operation in 'Reflexive Control' The President is using Soviet-style redirection to wage an information war across America, argues Grant Stern

Trump is trying to bait Minnesota into chaos, but we know the playbook now.

Knowledge is our best defense. We win by staying disciplined and refusing to play his game.

Here is the blueprint to outmaneuver the regime: ๐Ÿ‘‡

via @grantstern.bsky.social

29.01.2026 14:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 235    ๐Ÿ” 113    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

A message to the media: stop calling it a "healthcare crisis." Call it the "Republican healthcare crisis." Stop calling it an "immigration debate." Call it "Republican terror and violence." Be accurate. #FundHealthcareStopICE

26.01.2026 22:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2422    ๐Ÿ” 664    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 54    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24

A party that truly cared about "life" would ensure everyone has healthcare. A party that truly cared about "safety" would stop terrorizing communities with ICE. Republicans fail both tests. #FundHealthcareStopICE

27.01.2026 00:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 966    ๐Ÿ” 258    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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It's time for Democrats to STOP funding Trump's DHS for the murder of innocent Americans until the perpetrators are brought to justice.

#FundHealthcareStopICE

27.01.2026 01:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 541    ๐Ÿ” 129    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Where does ICE think they're deporting tribe members back to?

They are the Native Americans.

ICE is probably all immigrants.

26.01.2026 02:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 163    ๐Ÿ” 88    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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FCK ICE T-shirt - Being Liberal FCK ICE tee stands with every immigrant, every family torn apart, every person living under constant threat from a system built to intimidate and divide. Simple. Loud. Unforgiving. This shirt calls it...

It snowed today. I cleaned off my car, unzipped my jacket, and let my FCK ICE shirt talk for me when my MAGA neighbors came outside.

shop.beingliberal.org/products/fck...

17.01.2026 23:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 351    ๐Ÿ” 65    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

And that was an easier case than Don Lemon! LOL

23.01.2026 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Republican agenda:

Terminate the tax credits that make healthcare affordable, creating panic as premiums double. Simultaneously, increase the budget for ICE's violent, often illegal, home invasion tactics.

Vote them all out in November! #FundHealthcareNotICE

22.01.2026 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 826    ๐Ÿ” 262    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Grant Stern @grantstern.bsky.social
Patriotic Americans FLEEING Republican Party & new polls show swelling taboos of independents who are LEAVING MAGA BEHIND while Donald Trump runs America into the ground

Democrats need to work harder to win these swing voters

Even Newsmax is worried about it!

20.01.2026 19:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 73    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

You know the old saying โ€˜a prosecutor could indict a ham sandwichโ€™?

Well, Pam Bondi tried really hard to indict Don Lemon, and failed.

He must be kosher.

22.01.2026 23:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 143    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When Republicans STRIPPED YOU OF HEALTH INSURANCE to fund a big tax cut for billionaires, that's not completely all of what they spent the money on doing.

Trump and his allies gave ICE a whopping $85 BILLION.

It is the highest-funded US agency now.

#FundHealthcareNotICE

22.01.2026 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 227    ๐Ÿ” 117    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Prosecutors around the country who continue to resign to protest the illegal, unethical & immoral actions of DOJ are heroes. For many, these are dream jobs. Highly coveted career positions. They are walking away from them to do the right thing when many would remain silent. bsky.app/profile/atru...

13.01.2026 18:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2499    ๐Ÿ” 683    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 89    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
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Hey, y'all! Come join me on Sunday, Jan 25, at 3 pm Central for a virtual campaign fundraiser for @hartzell.bsky.social! We'll be focusing on disability justice, and I'm proud to co-host with @thetattooedjew.com.

Let's rock this vote and get Hartzell to DC!

13.01.2026 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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How much extra are you paying for health insurance now? Senate Republicans are doing nothing about your rising healthcare costs โ€” while pretending they have a right to run Venezuela and extract their resources. Is that what you voted for?

Stay focused on what Republicans are taking away from you.

10.01.2026 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 855    ๐Ÿ” 307    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14

Begging credit card companies to play nice is a joke.

I said a year ago if Trump was serious Iโ€™d work to pass a bill to cap rates. Since then, heโ€™s done nothing but try to shut down the CFPB.

Trump doesnโ€™t care about affordability. Americans know a fraud when they see one.

10.01.2026 03:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2193    ๐Ÿ” 415    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 105    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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NEW VIDEO FOOTAGE: This appears to come from murderer Jonathan Rossโ€™ body cam or cell phone. You can clearly see Renee Good turn her steering wheel to avoid him, and after he shoots her in the face, you hear him say โ€œFucking bitch.โ€ www.instagram.com/reel/DTTNCQr...

09.01.2026 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2931    ๐Ÿ” 1227    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 329    ๐Ÿ“Œ 122
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In 2025 the US averaged 49k new jobs a month compared to 168k in 2024.

To be clear these numbers were posted by the BLS today after Trump recently fired their statistics chief, claiming without evidence that the โ€œjobs numbers were RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look badโ€.

09.01.2026 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 830    ๐Ÿ” 352    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

And a level of demand for oil the world just does not have right now. And it's not gonna have it, because other, wiser nations are transitioning away from oil.

05.01.2026 02:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 210    ๐Ÿ” 60    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

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