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Lizzie Brahms
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Background in political science.
Former editor.
Classical music fan.
Ex-Republican, now Independent.
Principles over party.
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Remember, it's still the "Gulf of Mexico," no matter what he says.
"The Money Agenda" is a reasonable way forward for the US. It would help address the wealth disparity in this country and positively adjust our political economy.

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FED UP Millionaires FLIP THE SCRIPT With SHOCKING Proposal
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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November 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"Why Authoritarians Fear Women" with Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Why Authoritarians Fear Women w/ Ruth Ben-Ghiat
YouTube video by Red Wine and Blue
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September 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Sen Lummis (R-Wy): “Under normal times, in normal circumstances, I tend to think that the First Amendment should always be sort of the ultimate right. And that there should be almost no checks and balances on it. I don’t feel that way anymore." www.semafor.com/article/09/1...
Kimmel’s suspension prompts free-speech Republicans to reconsider their boundaries
One Republican said she no longer considers the First Amendment to “be sort of the ultimate right,” as she would “in normal circumstances.”
www.semafor.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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You don’t like what you see on television? Change the channel. No one is forcing you to watch. To cancel someone because they spoke their mind is un-American. To celebrate someone getting censored by the government is un-American.
September 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?
September 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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The GOP's idea of free speech means only if they agree with what you are saying. If they don't they will then try to silence you using government action, threats and getting you fired from your job.
September 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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The Pope is exactly right.

No society can survive when one man becomes a trillionaire while the vast majority struggle to just survive — trying to put food on the table, pay rent and afford health care.

We can and must do better.
September 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Trump will always stand by Patel. Why? 1) Patel is willing to do anything and everything Trump wants him to do. 2) Patel has seen the Epstein files. He has the goods on Trump.
September 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis

Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.

We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
September 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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First, on economic security. We need to treat economic security as a national security priority—because it is.

I believe in my bones that the existential threat to the United States is the shrinking middle class here at home.
September 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Dear Channel 4, please make it available here! Upload it to YouTube for all Americans to see.
September 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Why didn’t anyone immediately follow up with “what’s the population of the United States?”
September 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.

The system is broken.
September 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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We've learned from history that if you don't immediately and loudly counter the right's narrative, it will take hold.
September 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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About once a month I find this song stuck in my head and I wish this was a real band.
September 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
For more information on the religio-political activities of Peter Thiel, watch "Silicon Valley and the Antichrist Playbook":
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The Antichrist Playbook: Peter Thiel & Silicon Valley Apocalypse Hype
YouTube video by The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran
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September 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Red sculpture of Trump briefly installed in Midtown Manhattan:
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Red sculpture of Trump briefly installed in Midtown Manhattan
YouTube video by NBC News
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August 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This SNL skit from 5 years ago is shockingly relevant to the present: youtube.com/watch?v=3c5n...
Alan Dershowitz Argues for Trump Cold Open - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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August 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Cartoon
July 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Kim: I'm very concerned that if a hurricane hits, are we going to have to be begging Kristi Noem to be able to get off Instagram, to be able to actually go and do her job
July 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Gallup has new polling on immigration. Topline findings:
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)

news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
July 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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DOOCY: So what happened to the Epstein client list that the attorney general said she had on her desk? 

LEAVITT: I think if you go back and look at what the attorney general said 

DOOCY: I've got the quote. She said, it's sitting on my desk right now to review.
July 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM