Stephanie Brown
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“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.”
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I wrote this a year ago and it hit a nerve. It is still relevant today:
Each time I have sat down to write something I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I cannot get out of my head. So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
Each time I have sat down to write something I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I cannot get out of my head. So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
We Are on Our Own
From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.
www.democracydocket.com
The question now is whether we are there: “To be clear, the United States is not yet an illiberal democracy, but the movement towards it has accelerated in the weeks since the election. What is most disturbing is that Trump has not yet even taken power.”
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My statement on President Trump’s actions in Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 PM
My statement on President Trump’s actions in Venezuela.
Yep. Surely you didn’t believe him.
Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
January 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Yep. Surely you didn’t believe him.
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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It isn't about fentanyl.
If so, he would've attacked Mexico and China.
It isn't about drug trafficking.
If so, he wouldn't have pardoned the President of Honduras.
It isn't about election integrity.
If so, he wouldn't have tried to steal an election here.
It's. About. The. Oil.
If so, he would've attacked Mexico and China.
It isn't about drug trafficking.
If so, he wouldn't have pardoned the President of Honduras.
It isn't about election integrity.
If so, he wouldn't have tried to steal an election here.
It's. About. The. Oil.
January 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
It isn't about fentanyl.
If so, he would've attacked Mexico and China.
It isn't about drug trafficking.
If so, he wouldn't have pardoned the President of Honduras.
It isn't about election integrity.
If so, he wouldn't have tried to steal an election here.
It's. About. The. Oil.
If so, he would've attacked Mexico and China.
It isn't about drug trafficking.
If so, he wouldn't have pardoned the President of Honduras.
It isn't about election integrity.
If so, he wouldn't have tried to steal an election here.
It's. About. The. Oil.
@atrupar.com please give us the condensed version of this press conference so I don’t have to sit here and keep listening to this BS.
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
@atrupar.com please give us the condensed version of this press conference so I don’t have to sit here and keep listening to this BS.
Yep, it’s all about the oil. Well, and distracting us from the Epstein files.
Of course
TRUMP: US WILL BE STRONGLY INVOLVED IN VENEZUELA'S OIL INDUSTRY
January 3, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Yep, it’s all about the oil. Well, and distracting us from the Epstein files.
Yep, it’s the oil. And release the rest of the damn Epstein files.
January 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Yep, it’s the oil. And release the rest of the damn Epstein files.
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Naked grab for oil.
US will be ‘strongly involved’ in Venezuela oil industry, Trump says after Caracas attacked and Maduro captured – live
Donald Trump says Nicolás Maduro and wife will be taken to New York after being captured during US attack on Venezuela
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Naked grab for oil.
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I’m not gonna mince words for fear of being labeled “anti-American”.
1. The U.S. is a rogue nation
2. If this isn’t a “wag the dog” operation to distract from a dismal first year of his presidency, #EpsteinFiles included, I don’t know what is
3. While nobody…
1/3
open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
1. The U.S. is a rogue nation
2. If this isn’t a “wag the dog” operation to distract from a dismal first year of his presidency, #EpsteinFiles included, I don’t know what is
3. While nobody…
1/3
open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
Trump Invaded a Country While You Were Sleeping
Illegally and immorally.
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I’m not gonna mince words for fear of being labeled “anti-American”.
1. The U.S. is a rogue nation
2. If this isn’t a “wag the dog” operation to distract from a dismal first year of his presidency, #EpsteinFiles included, I don’t know what is
3. While nobody…
1/3
open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
1. The U.S. is a rogue nation
2. If this isn’t a “wag the dog” operation to distract from a dismal first year of his presidency, #EpsteinFiles included, I don’t know what is
3. While nobody…
1/3
open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
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This guy so inspires me--
Thanks @jefftiedrich.bsky.social.
'Should Democrats ‘use restraint’ next year?
no. absolutely not. Democrats, should you retake control of Congress next year, be warriors. at long last, hold Donny and his minions accountable.'
Thanks @jefftiedrich.bsky.social.
'Should Democrats ‘use restraint’ next year?
no. absolutely not. Democrats, should you retake control of Congress next year, be warriors. at long last, hold Donny and his minions accountable.'
December 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This guy so inspires me--
Thanks @jefftiedrich.bsky.social.
'Should Democrats ‘use restraint’ next year?
no. absolutely not. Democrats, should you retake control of Congress next year, be warriors. at long last, hold Donny and his minions accountable.'
Thanks @jefftiedrich.bsky.social.
'Should Democrats ‘use restraint’ next year?
no. absolutely not. Democrats, should you retake control of Congress next year, be warriors. at long last, hold Donny and his minions accountable.'
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If Marjorie Taylor Greene *really* cared about the Epstein victims, she would read the names of the perpetrators on the House floor (where she would have immunity) before she leaves office.
December 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
If Marjorie Taylor Greene *really* cared about the Epstein victims, she would read the names of the perpetrators on the House floor (where she would have immunity) before she leaves office.
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Miller, whose "great-great-grandfather, Wolf-Leib Glosser, was born in a dirt-floor shack in the village of Antopol...in...Belarus": 'Immigrants bring probs that last generations'
More lies & self loathing
"America is better than Trump & his chief bigot" & we'll keep looking out for our neighbors
More lies & self loathing
"America is better than Trump & his chief bigot" & we'll keep looking out for our neighbors
Stephen Miller’s new bullshit about immigrants
Miller and his boss are now targeting Minnesota’s Somali community
open.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Miller, whose "great-great-grandfather, Wolf-Leib Glosser, was born in a dirt-floor shack in the village of Antopol...in...Belarus": 'Immigrants bring probs that last generations'
More lies & self loathing
"America is better than Trump & his chief bigot" & we'll keep looking out for our neighbors
More lies & self loathing
"America is better than Trump & his chief bigot" & we'll keep looking out for our neighbors
Opinion | We Don’t Seem to be Making America Healthy Again
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
“Rubio is helping him because he’s making another bet: that voters will reward his work as one of that strongman’s most effective lieutenants. He was only ever ambitious, it turns out. He has no principles to betray—except one, which may end up getting a lot of people killed.”
Marco Rubio Is Not the Adult in the Room. He’s the Warmonger.
Every single senator eagerly confirmed their former colleague to be secretary of state, but he is not at all the moderating force that they thought he’d be.
Every single senator eagerly confirmed their former colleague to be secretary of state, but he is not at all the moderating force that they thought he’d be.
Marco Rubio Is Not the Adult in the Room. He’s the Warmonger.
Every single senator eagerly confirmed their former colleague to be secretary of state, but he is not at all the moderating force that they thought he’d be.
newrepublic.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“Rubio is helping him because he’s making another bet: that voters will reward his work as one of that strongman’s most effective lieutenants. He was only ever ambitious, it turns out. He has no principles to betray—except one, which may end up getting a lot of people killed.”
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December 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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“The rise of anti-science & anti-vaccine rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between clinicians & patients. It has made routine preventive care feel like walking into an ideological minefield……it is making it harder & sometimes nearly impossible to protect patients’ health” 👇👇👇
It’s not just pediatricians who are dealing with this. I wrote about my experience when it comes to trying to get patients vaccines
It’s not only difficult but it is causing a rift in the patient-doctor relationship
www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
It’s not only difficult but it is causing a rift in the patient-doctor relationship
www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients
“The rise of anti-science and anti-vaccine rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between clinicians and patients.”
www.statnews.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“The rise of anti-science & anti-vaccine rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between clinicians & patients. It has made routine preventive care feel like walking into an ideological minefield……it is making it harder & sometimes nearly impossible to protect patients’ health” 👇👇👇
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It’s not just pediatricians who are dealing with this. I wrote about my experience when it comes to trying to get patients vaccines
It’s not only difficult but it is causing a rift in the patient-doctor relationship
www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
It’s not only difficult but it is causing a rift in the patient-doctor relationship
www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients
“The rise of anti-science and anti-vaccine rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between clinicians and patients.”
www.statnews.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It’s not just pediatricians who are dealing with this. I wrote about my experience when it comes to trying to get patients vaccines
It’s not only difficult but it is causing a rift in the patient-doctor relationship
www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
It’s not only difficult but it is causing a rift in the patient-doctor relationship
www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
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A year-end special from me:
The 25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin, in ranking order. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
The 25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin, in ranking order. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
The worst of the worst, ranked 1-25.
open.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A year-end special from me:
The 25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin, in ranking order. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
The 25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin, in ranking order. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
The question now is whether we are there: “To be clear, the United States is not yet an illiberal democracy, but the movement towards it has accelerated in the weeks since the election. What is most disturbing is that Trump has not yet even taken power.”
I wrote this a year ago and it hit a nerve. It is still relevant today:
Each time I have sat down to write something I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I cannot get out of my head. So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
Each time I have sat down to write something I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I cannot get out of my head. So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
We Are on Our Own
From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.
www.democracydocket.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The question now is whether we are there: “To be clear, the United States is not yet an illiberal democracy, but the movement towards it has accelerated in the weeks since the election. What is most disturbing is that Trump has not yet even taken power.”
Karma is a bitch
This is perfect. The DOJ's embarrassing snafu with disappearing redactions was the fault of Elon Musk. Musk cancelled government subscriptions to Adobe programs that would have made the redactions permanent. What a pack of fools.
December 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Karma is a bitch
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I don't think there's any understanding of the First Amendment under which this ("our Savior") is constitutional. Yet they don't care, and they've eliminated all the attorneys who would've objected.
Kudos to the Goldwater and Cato Institutes for condemning it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/a...
Kudos to the Goldwater and Cato Institutes for condemning it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/a...
Trump Administration Emphasizes Religion in Official Christmas Messages
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I don't think there's any understanding of the First Amendment under which this ("our Savior") is constitutional. Yet they don't care, and they've eliminated all the attorneys who would've objected.
Kudos to the Goldwater and Cato Institutes for condemning it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/a...
Kudos to the Goldwater and Cato Institutes for condemning it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/a...
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Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and stra...
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
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