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#GovernmentShutdown is about to end. The Dem defectors were likely influenced by #SNAPBenefits being denied. #healthcare #ACAsubsidies youtube.com/shorts/ftoG4... @democrats.org @nationaldmo.bsky.social
#governmentshutdown ending. Defectors wanted to feed the poor. #healthcare #aca #snapbenefits
YouTube video by Mayor Bryan Kennedy, Ph.D.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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#governmentshutdown is likely ending. 83% of @democrats.org caucus stuck with party. Don’t blame the entire party for a few defections. #healthcare #ACA #subsidies @nationaldmo.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/Ur3xL...
#governmentshutdown is likely ending. 83% of @TheDemocrats caucus stuck w party. #ACA #subsidies
YouTube video by Mayor Bryan Kennedy, Ph.D.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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I never thought my name would be in a document on the US #supremecourt docket. @democrats.org @nationaldmo.bsky.social

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November 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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"The Cost of Blinking First"

Don't blame the entire party for the actions of 8 Senators

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#GovernmentShutdown #healthcare #Unity #ACA @democrats.org @nationaldmo.bsky.social
The Cost of Blinking First
Don’t Blame the entire Democratic Party—Blame the 8 Senators Who Caved
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November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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#pardons from #trump for his friends and people willing to commit #fraud on his behalf. #authoritarianism #tiredofallthewinning youtube.com/shorts/mSS71... @democrats.org @nationaldmo.bsky.social
#pardons from #trump for #fraud #isitoveryet #lawandorder @TheDemocrats
YouTube video by Mayor Bryan Kennedy, Ph.D.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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A Billionaire’s Government Will Never Work for You

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#middleclass #workingpoor #GovernmentShutdown #oligarchy @nationaldmo.bsky.social @democrats.org
A Billionaire’s Government Will Never Work for You
A coalition of billionaires and millionaires will never represent everyday Americans.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Who are @democrats.org ? #grassroots #politics #pragmatism #listening @nationaldmo.bsky.social youtu.be/vApqVcVJSFU?...
Who are @TheDemocrats ? #grassroots #politics #listening #pragmatism
YouTube video by Mayor Bryan Kennedy, Ph.D.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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"To Get to One of Us, You’ll Have to Go Through All of Us: Mayors Lead the Resistance"

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#resistance #mayors #localgovernment #authoritarian #Freedom @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @democrats.org @nationaldmo.bsky.social
To Get to One of Us, You’ll Have to Go Through All of Us: Mayors Lead the Resistance
In this moment of political upheaval and fear, something remarkable is happening in America’s cities: mayors and their communities are standing up.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Cost/benefit analysis of #snapbenefits vs #icethug #resistance #economics @democrats.org @nationaldmo.bsky.social

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November 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Tremendous @nationaldmo.bsky.social and @democrats.org victories in #Local #Election2025 #redtoblue youtube.com/shorts/dZ-YT...
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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"SNAP Builds the Economy, While ICE Destroys It"

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#snapbenefits #icethug #authoritarianism #economics @democrats.org @nationaldmo.bsky.social
SNAP Builds the Economy, While ICE Destroys It
The average recipient of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—SNAP—receives about $180 a month.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Fascinating conversations this morning at @forwardtogetherwi.bsky.social convening. Discussing #CleanEnergy and #greeninfrastructure.
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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My two minute take on @democrats.org
and @nationaldmo.bsky.social victories yesterday. #election2025

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My 2 min take on #electionday & why @TheDemocrats won up and down the ballot, across the country.
YouTube video by Mayor Bryan Kennedy, Ph.D.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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From Virginia to California, Voters Send Trump a Message: We’re Done with You and MAGA hate

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@nationaldmo.bsky.social @democrats.org #ElectionDay #Democrats #Cities #MAGAlost #MAGAExtremism
From Virginia to California, Voters Send Trump a Message: We’re Done with You and MAGA hate
For a year, pundits and partisans alike have declared the Democratic Party dead.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Zohran Mamdani and the Blueprint for Building Campaigns that Actually Listen

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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @democrats.org @nationaldmo.bsky.social #listening #cities #localgovernment #organizing #grassroots
Zohran Mamdani and the Blueprint for Building Campaigns that Actually Listen
The way he built his platform was based entirely on what voters told him they wanted
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November 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Budgets and Values: What We Choose to Fund, We Choose to Be

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#Budget #Morality #CommunityValues #BigBeautifulBill #GovernmentShutdown @democrats.org @nationaldmo.bsky.social
Budgets and Values: What We Choose to Fund, We Choose to Be
At the local level, we still believe that government is a tool for good
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November 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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"Putting It Back Together While They Tear It Apart"

Lessons learned from local government.

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#Trump #DOGE #WorldPeace #Collaboration #EffectiveGovernment @democrats.org @nationaldmo.bsky.social
Putting It Back Together While They Tear It Apart
We learned lessons locally that the Trump Administration will never understand
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November 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Under #Trump everyday is #Halloween #authoritarianism #scary @democrats.org @nationaldmo.bsky.social
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Under #trump everyday is #halloween. #authoritarianism #iceagents #scary @TheDemocrats
YouTube video by Mayor Bryan Kennedy, Ph.D.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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"When Halloween Isn’t the Scariest Day of the Year"

My Halloween Substack column is scary, read and subscribe here: open.substack.com/pub/mayorbry...

#ICE #ScaryCostume #Halloween #Masks #abduction @democrats.org @nationaldmo.bsky.social
When Halloween Isn’t the Scariest Day of the Year
Halloween is supposed to be the one day we can laugh at what scares us.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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#SNAPBenefits #Medicaid #welfare #workingpoor @democrats.org @nationaldmo.bsky.social
#snapbenefits #welfare #medicaid #workingclass ​⁠ @TheDemocrats
YouTube video by Mayor Bryan Kennedy, Ph.D.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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When a Job Isn’t Enough: Millions of Working Americans Still Rely on SNAP and Medicaid

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#SNAPbenefits #workingpoor #Medicaid #Welfare @democrats.org @nationaldmo.bsky.social
When a Job Isn’t Enough: Millions of Working Americans Still Rely on SNAP and Medicaid
Taxpayers are subsidizing the low-wage strategies of large employers
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October 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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#howdemocraciesdie #authoritarianism #heritagefoundation #project2025 @democrats.org @nationaldmo.bsky.social

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October 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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"Re-Reading 'How Democracies Die' in the Age of Trump 2.0"

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#HowDemocraciesDie #NoKings #Project2025 #DemocracyUnderThreat #Authoritarianism @democrats.org @nationaldmo.bsky.social
Re-Reading "How Democracies Die" in the Age of Trump 2.0
When How Democracies Die was published in 2018, Harvard political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt issued a warning that seemed urgent at the time but now feels prophetic: democracies in ...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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#TrumpAdministration #whitehouseballroom #Trump #SNAPBenefits #governmentshutdown #HealthcareCosts @nationaldmo.bsky.social @democrats.org
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#trump #marieantoinette moment. #governmentshutdown #snapbenefits #healthcare @TheDemocrats
YouTube video by Mayor Bryan Kennedy, Ph.D.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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"Let Them Eat Cake: Trump’s Marie Antoinette Moment"

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#DonaldTrump #MAGA #Oligarchy #CORRUPTION #AmericaFirst @democrats.org @nationaldmo.bsky.social
Let Them Eat Cake: Trump’s Marie Antoinette Moment
There’s a scene playing out in Washington that would make Marie Antoinette blush.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM