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Brianna Westbrook

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Democratic Strategist | Senior Technology Consultant | Fmr. AZ Dem Party Vice Chair | Fmr. Bernie Sanders Surrogate | 🐺🇺🇸 (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ A better world is possible 🌐 westbrookforarizona.com 🌹 resistrevolt.com 📍 Phoenix, Arizona

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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Nov 22

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Sep 12

Is this doing politics the right way? Or am I supposed to just calmly thank and debate the people calling my community terrorists and mass murderers?

After Charlie Kirk's death, Trump Jr. falsely claims trans people more dangerous than al-Qaeda

He spread the big lie on The Megyn Kelly Show on the anniversary of the 9/11 attack. Kelly agreed.

www.advocate.com

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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Aug 13

Reminder: borders are imaginary. So are the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus.

Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Aug 2

Excluding trans people from sports is not the end—it’s the entry point. The broader agenda is social conditioning: to normalize the belief that trans people do not belong in public life, and ultimately, should not exist.

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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Jul 29

I am heartbroken to hear about Alfredo Gutierrez's passing. He was a giant in Arizona politics, a champion for immigrant rights, and a mentor to so many, including me. I offer my love and deepest condolences to his wife and family. His legacy will never be forgotten.

Alfredo Gutierrez, migrant-rights activist and political consultant, dies at 79

Branded as a radical early on, Alfredo Gutierrez was a master at navigating the needs of diverse communities and forging high-profile alliances.

www.azcentral.com

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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Jul 24

If death really does come in threes, just saying

Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Jul 23

You are correct, actually

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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Jul 23

Release the Epstein files.

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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Jul 20

Trump is desperate for people to stop talking about Epstein. That’s the pressure point—drive it relentlessly. Don’t get distracted by the noise about sports team names or culture war bait. Stay on the wedge.

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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Jul 12

If you rock with me here, hit that follow on Instagram too! 📸 Tap in and give me a follow instagram.com/bwestbrookaz8

Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Jul 11

Imagine waking up every day and choosing to be an ICE agent. You’re not protecting anyone. You’re not serving justice. You’re terrorizing working families, separating children, and weaponizing a badge to feed your ego.

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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Jul 9

Hey y’all! Ice is trying to arrest a man in phoenix, please share and amplify www.instagram.com/seneeah/live...

Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Jul 7

I’m not here to be palatable. I’m here to disrupt.

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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Jul 4

Why are authoritarians obsessed with immigrants and trans people? Because both disrupt control. Immigrants challenge borders and white identity. Trans people challenge gender roles. Fear is weaponized to justify censorship, policing, and state power — always in the name of “order.”

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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Jul 3

Authoritarianism wants me quiet. Fascism wants me to be orderly. So I’m going to be loud, gay, and unapologetically expressive. My existence is resistance.

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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · May 6

So I logged in to check my student loans last night—it turns out that crazy communist Joe Biden erased my debt. Wild. Here I was, ready to die in debt for the economy… for President Trump.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Mar 29

Doctors call it the Physiology of Poverty:

The stress of trying to survive every day breaks the mind and the body.

That's why working class people in America live SEVEN years shorter than the very wealthy.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Mar 22

Uh-oh, more bad news for Tesla…

Things are so bad that Elon Musk had to step in and calm employees.

In an all-hands meeting, he told arsonists to “stop being psycho,” —while a new report shows Tesla owners are unloading their vehicles as fast as investors are dumping shares.

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Sanford Holst @sanfordholst.bsky.social · Mar 18

You're invited to see Bernie Sanders and AOC at Arizona State University on Thursday, March 20 at 6 pm. In Mullett Arena. If you live in AZ please repost!
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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Mar 13

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but these people are deliberately eliminating employees to dismantle everything—just so they can turn around and say, ‘Look how broken it is,’ and justify privatizing it at rock-bottom prices for billionaires. That’s the whole plan.

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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Mar 11

Ricky @ricardovillafan.bsky.social · Mar 10

I welcome everyone to join our zoom meeting this Thursday at 6pm for the first Latino caucus meeting!

us06web.zoom.us/j/9883614627...

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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Mar 5

Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) snatched the sign from Stansbury’s hands and hurled it away, silencing dissent like a true authoritarian.

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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Mar 5

Get ready to hear some absolutely unhinged shit tonight—yeehaw!

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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Mar 4

Nailed it 💅 #scamcoin

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Brianna Westbrook @briannawestbrook.com · Mar 2

No surprise here that he mentioned Solana specifically, considering Trump Coin is built on that network. Trump is doing a classic pump-and-dump.

Trump Reveals U.S. ‘Crypto Reserve’ Price Bombshell—Sending XRP, Solana, Cardano And Bitcoin Soaring

Ripple’s XRP and ethereum rivals solana and cardano—all regarded as U.S.-made cryptocurrencies—each rose between 20% and 50%...

www.forbes.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Feb 28

A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”

I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

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