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Ordinary People, Loud Ideas brings a working-class, leftist perspective to the front lines of policy, power, and protest. From country roads to Capitol halls.

https://open.substack.com/pub/ordinarypeopleloudideas
ICE detained a man in Bowling Green this week while he was doing something every Kentuckian does without thinking: stopping at a gas station.

It wasn’t a raid. It wasn’t an operation. It was a roadside snatch-and-grab with badges.

#ProtectOurNeighbors #PeopleOverPower #StopTheRaids
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Kentucky’s GOP Senate hopefuls just pledged loyalty to Trump’s tariff chaos.
They call it “America First.” It’s really “Kentucky Last.”

🧵 Tariff Talk & Snake Oil — a thread:
November 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
After the Business Plot failed in 1933, the ruling class learned a lesson: violent coups are messy. Influence is permanent. How corporate elites rebranded fascism as patriotism and built a long-term strategy. 🧵

#LongCoup #JohnBirchSociety #AmericaFirst #CorporatePower #RedScare #ColdWarAmerica
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
1933. America in the depths of the Great Depression. Wall Street billionaires hatch a plan: a private army to overthrow FDR. It almost worked—and no one went to jail. Here’s the story of the Business Plot, and why it matters today. 🧵

#LongCoup #FDR #CorporateAmerica #DemocracyUnderThreat
October 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
They’ll say “we’re all one big family” right up until you ask for a contract.
Unionize. Even if the boss is wearing hemp shoes. 🌱🛠️ #WorkersRights
August 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Deny Defend Depose
August 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Organize!
August 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM