Brendan Johnson
@brendantjohnson.bsky.social
Learn more about my campaign: BrendanForMichigan.com
🌳 Oakland County Commissioner.
🎓 Michigan State | Georgetown
🏛️ Always Teams Elissa Slotkin & Sam Steckloff
🌳 Oakland County Commissioner.
🎓 Michigan State | Georgetown
🏛️ Always Teams Elissa Slotkin & Sam Steckloff
It’s official: I’m running for Michigan State Senate!
Republicans won the Ninth by just 700 votes out of 120k cast in 2022. It's the top flip opportunity in Michigan, and absolutely vital for Democrats to retake a trifecta in Lansing.
Republicans won the Ninth by just 700 votes out of 120k cast in 2022. It's the top flip opportunity in Michigan, and absolutely vital for Democrats to retake a trifecta in Lansing.
Support Brendan's campaign for Michigan State Senate
Brendan is running to flip a Biden-won district that was decided by 700 votes out of nearly 120k cast in 2022.
secure.actblue.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It’s official: I’m running for Michigan State Senate!
Republicans won the Ninth by just 700 votes out of 120k cast in 2022. It's the top flip opportunity in Michigan, and absolutely vital for Democrats to retake a trifecta in Lansing.
Republicans won the Ninth by just 700 votes out of 120k cast in 2022. It's the top flip opportunity in Michigan, and absolutely vital for Democrats to retake a trifecta in Lansing.
Just want to be very clear here, no human on this entire planet should ever be considered for a TRILLION dollar pay package.
Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package approved by Tesla shareholders
The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.
bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Just want to be very clear here, no human on this entire planet should ever be considered for a TRILLION dollar pay package.
Not to get lost in the shuffle, locally:
Auburn Hills
Dems flipped another seat, ousting the oldest elected official in Michigan, and bringing their majority to 5-2. (Up from 2-5 just a few years ago!)
Rochester Hills
Dems flipped an at-large seat, cracking the complete GOP hold on the council.
Auburn Hills
Dems flipped another seat, ousting the oldest elected official in Michigan, and bringing their majority to 5-2. (Up from 2-5 just a few years ago!)
Rochester Hills
Dems flipped an at-large seat, cracking the complete GOP hold on the council.
What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Not to get lost in the shuffle, locally:
Auburn Hills
Dems flipped another seat, ousting the oldest elected official in Michigan, and bringing their majority to 5-2. (Up from 2-5 just a few years ago!)
Rochester Hills
Dems flipped an at-large seat, cracking the complete GOP hold on the council.
Auburn Hills
Dems flipped another seat, ousting the oldest elected official in Michigan, and bringing their majority to 5-2. (Up from 2-5 just a few years ago!)
Rochester Hills
Dems flipped an at-large seat, cracking the complete GOP hold on the council.
Doesn’t matter if it’s Qatar or Quebec, you don’t attack your friends.
September 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Doesn’t matter if it’s Qatar or Quebec, you don’t attack your friends.
Finally watched the Mufasa prequel, and… it just could have been so much better if only Disney had gotten Elton John to do the songs instead of Lin-Manuel Miranda.
March 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Finally watched the Mufasa prequel, and… it just could have been so much better if only Disney had gotten Elton John to do the songs instead of Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Join us this Saturday at OU!
February 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Join us this Saturday at OU!
It physically pains me that Trump and Musk are laying off our expert public servants and replacing them with unreliable MAGAcrats who will absolutely be feeding us economic, security, health, and even frickin weather lies to satisfy his majesty’s fragile whims.
February 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
It physically pains me that Trump and Musk are laying off our expert public servants and replacing them with unreliable MAGAcrats who will absolutely be feeding us economic, security, health, and even frickin weather lies to satisfy his majesty’s fragile whims.
So um.. Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and Jonathan Bailey in an Aida film??
February 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
So um.. Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and Jonathan Bailey in an Aida film??
…..thanks, I hate it.
February 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
…..thanks, I hate it.
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Here is what we did today
February 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Here is what we did today
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Mass deportations ‘incompatible with Catholic doctrine,’ Cardinal McElroy says in DC debut
www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/261415/...
www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/261415/...
McElroy: Mass deportations ‘incompatible with Catholic doctrine’
“The Catholic Church teaches that a country has the right to control its borders. And our nation’s desire to do that is a legitimate effort,” McElroy said Monday.
www.catholicnewsagency.com
January 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Mass deportations ‘incompatible with Catholic doctrine,’ Cardinal McElroy says in DC debut
www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/261415/...
www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/261415/...
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January 6, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Yes! Lions! Yes!
January 6, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Yes! Lions! Yes!
I so badly wish all bowls took this kind of care for branding.
New favorite part of the Pop-Tarts Bowl: That they asked for and received permission from the NCAA to put sprinkles on the field.
December 28, 2024 at 4:24 AM
I so badly wish all bowls took this kind of care for branding.
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A post Lame Duck 2024🧵:
An open letter to the IrREParable Karen Quitsett (Whitsett):
Cue the slow clap.
👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
Congratulations on being the individual who (by your dereliction of duty) prevented the people of Michigan from having the following things sooner rather than later:
(1/17)
An open letter to the IrREParable Karen Quitsett (Whitsett):
Cue the slow clap.
👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
Congratulations on being the individual who (by your dereliction of duty) prevented the people of Michigan from having the following things sooner rather than later:
(1/17)
December 21, 2024 at 11:21 PM
A post Lame Duck 2024🧵:
An open letter to the IrREParable Karen Quitsett (Whitsett):
Cue the slow clap.
👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
Congratulations on being the individual who (by your dereliction of duty) prevented the people of Michigan from having the following things sooner rather than later:
(1/17)
An open letter to the IrREParable Karen Quitsett (Whitsett):
Cue the slow clap.
👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
Congratulations on being the individual who (by your dereliction of duty) prevented the people of Michigan from having the following things sooner rather than later:
(1/17)
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Over 15 years of working in state legislatures across the country, I've never seen a session this bad. The autopsy of what happened this lame duck will not be kind to Dems (except you Senate, you're great)
Michigan House ends session in boycotts, acrimony and dead legislation
The Michigan House adjourned Thursday until the end of the year following a days-long boycott of session that ended with an hour-long call of the House
www.detroitnews.com
December 19, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Over 15 years of working in state legislatures across the country, I've never seen a session this bad. The autopsy of what happened this lame duck will not be kind to Dems (except you Senate, you're great)
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SML Brinks skewers the House: “Legislators are tasked with the responsibility of using every tool available to advocate for their constituents and communities, and ‘frustrated’ is too light of a word to describe my dismay that the House failed to meet its obligations in this historic moment.” #MILeg
December 19, 2024 at 11:24 PM
SML Brinks skewers the House: “Legislators are tasked with the responsibility of using every tool available to advocate for their constituents and communities, and ‘frustrated’ is too light of a word to describe my dismay that the House failed to meet its obligations in this historic moment.” #MILeg
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Worshipers returned to the Notre-Dame on Sunday evening as its first regular Mass was celebrated below the soaring stone arches. “Fire has not conquered stone, despair has not conquered life,” the rector of the cathedral declared in his opening remarks. nyti.ms/3VuEaqW
December 10, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Worshipers returned to the Notre-Dame on Sunday evening as its first regular Mass was celebrated below the soaring stone arches. “Fire has not conquered stone, despair has not conquered life,” the rector of the cathedral declared in his opening remarks. nyti.ms/3VuEaqW
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Think public transit “doesn’t work” in your city or suburb? If that’s true, it wasn’t a foregone conclusion— it’s because of choices made. Land-use, funding, infrastructure & operational decisions. If u do fundamentals like frequency wrong, it fails.
Make good choices.
(@humantransit.bsky.social)
Make good choices.
(@humantransit.bsky.social)
December 8, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Think public transit “doesn’t work” in your city or suburb? If that’s true, it wasn’t a foregone conclusion— it’s because of choices made. Land-use, funding, infrastructure & operational decisions. If u do fundamentals like frequency wrong, it fails.
Make good choices.
(@humantransit.bsky.social)
Make good choices.
(@humantransit.bsky.social)
Tear down half the RenCen? And force the B1G to redo this commercial again?! Absolutely not.
December 8, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Tear down half the RenCen? And force the B1G to redo this commercial again?! Absolutely not.
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Good. More of this. The generation of leaders that got us to this point will not be able to get us to the next one.
December 5, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Good. More of this. The generation of leaders that got us to this point will not be able to get us to the next one.
Love seeing the Detroit People Mover make this list… as for SMART, let’s keep our head down and focus on increasing frequency and reliability this tear!
Millions more people across America are riding public transportation in 2024! Check out the #transit systems with the largest ridership increases this year.
#TransitWrapped2024
#TransitWrapped2024
December 4, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Love seeing the Detroit People Mover make this list… as for SMART, let’s keep our head down and focus on increasing frequency and reliability this tear!
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I don’t have too many hard lines but building more housing ASAP is both a political and moral imperative and any state or local Democrat who gets in the way of it is in the wrong. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/o...
Opinion | Note to Democrats: It’s Time to Take Up Your Hammers
There is a straight line from homeless schoolchildren to Donald Trump’s election victory.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 11:08 PM
I don’t have too many hard lines but building more housing ASAP is both a political and moral imperative and any state or local Democrat who gets in the way of it is in the wrong. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/o...
Catch me on the couch all day bingeing season 7 of Chef’s Table.
November 30, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Catch me on the couch all day bingeing season 7 of Chef’s Table.