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Alan Johnson
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Love a good chat on almost any topic, so don't be shy!

Work in software, data & management. Husband of Jen. 👶*4. Former teacher & entrepreneur. Jeopardy champ*1.

I aspire to uplift good ideas, support folks, and speak up against harm.
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I’ve been disturbed ongoingly by how many people seem to express glee every time a case of sexual violence or exploitation is in the news, as if it’s a gotcha of the bad guys to feel superior about. We have to be able to face and address this violence not play it for clicks…and I donno…
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
November 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
It's bizarre that Sarah Kendzior is suspended the same time all of this Epstein stuff is blowing up.
Hiding in Plain Sight (Kendzior book) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Damn. I relate to this so much. My cousin being murdered when I was a teenager was the catalyst for my descent from depressed misfit to a much darker place.
In addition to the persistent bullying he experienced, Zeremiah Smith struggled to reconcile with the death of his 21-year-old cousin Deswaund Bell—known affectionately as ‘Des,’ who died from a fatal gunshot at a gas station on University Boulevard in 2016.

buff.ly/cDYG0Fj
Kysia Owens: Advocating for Suicide Prevention, Mental Health
After losing her son and nephew to suicide, Mississippi native Kysia Owens urges others to open up about their mental-health challenges.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I read every Jeffrey Epstein email with the subtext of "we can have a nice perverted time or I can destroy you"
On the flight home(?), he reaches out to several people, including Ken Starr.

A little more than a week later, once they realized they wouldn't be meeting up, Epstein tells Starr, "miss talking to you."
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 AM
The business world embraced Trump over Kamala because he is corrupt. There was much to be gained from his win and little to be lost if he didn't.
This is the most corrupt administration in U.S. history.
November 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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So on Epstein, the Democratic position should be "Trump should resign." If you are a Democratic elected, practice saying "We demand the president's resignation" in front of a mirror as many times as it takes until the dry-heaving that comes from having a phobia about actually doing politics passes.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Why is Sarah Kendzior banned?!
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 AM
We're all just trying to find the guy who did this.gif
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Whenever some sanctimonious Dem announces that America needs a functioning Republican Party, I always think “I’d settle for a functioning Democratic Party.”
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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My statement on the proposed Senate deal
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.

We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.

We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.

We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.

A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Did he pay one of them $130k to cover up his affair with them, falsifying business records to cover it up? If not, don't care.
James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for U.S. Senate who has put his faith at the forefront of his campaign, follows several adult film performers, escorts and OnlyFans models on Instagram, according to an Axios review.
Faith-forward Texas Senate candidate follows porn actors, escorts online
James Talarico has become a sensation in Texas politics by talking about how his Christianity is the basis for his progressive politics.
www.axios.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Absolutely glorious day at Mount Rainier National Park earlier today
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.

We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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TRIAL LAWYERS:

I have a mock final trial culminating my trial advocacy class in one week. It’s my first time lawyering in front of a jury and (real) judge in a real courthouse.

Any advice?
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
It's gotta be possible to make cars that are safe for kids to ride in without bulky aftermarket accessories.
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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By the way:

Please CALL AHEAD to your local food banks, ask them what they need most, ask what they have too much of, ask what they can’t take right now, and ask what’s the best time/place/way to give your donations.

Food banks lose an IMMENSE amount of time and money to people treating them as…
the stove touching will continue until <redacted>

get your food bank donations ready
The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments.
November 8, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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CNN did an interview with Candace Owens about her theory that a cabal of Jews killed Charlie Kirk, and I must ask why the fuck would you do that
November 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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i’d also say that the GOP’s obsession with this gives candidates an opportunity to articulate and stand up for their values. “i refuse to make anyone feel like they don’t belong in my [state/city/community]. and i want everyone to live the best life they can achieve [insert policy slogan]”
I am taking particular pleasure in the complete collapse of trans-as-unbeatable-wedge-issue narrative this morning. It might be an 80-20 issue in voters minds, but it has to be on voters minds to matter. The results in VA demonstrate that it is very much not on voters minds.
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM