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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 5h

Trust the process... This answers questions I got while wearing an Aftyn Behn shirt at Roller Derby, literally in the middle of the track, so many were glad she won the primary. Memphis/Nashville people were thrilled and love Aftyn. We'll be deep in the campaign by Thanksgiving.

Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 9h

CAMPAIGN UPDATE

We've spent the last week making sure everything is in order to go out and WIN THIS! Our LinkTree is the best place to find everything you need! Yard signs? They are coming, but we're focused on contacting the voters we need to WIN!

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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 7h

47 has plans to build an arch Hitler wanted, he's wanting to sell a Federal building that has priceless art depicting life with the Social Security Act depicting prosperity of democracy compared to the evils of insecurity with child labor and struggles.
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October 13, 2025

Last Tuesday, President Donald J.

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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 2d

This was a short drive away. There's nothing left. We still need the life of people as a priority.

Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 3d

OUR WORKERS DESERVE TO LIVE.
The explosion in McEwen wasn’t just a tragedy—it was a heartbreak for an entire community. Parents and siblings went to work and never came home. Tennessee families deserve safety, dignity, and accountability. A job should never cost you your life.

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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 4d

Miller and 47 are creating a pre-text, we saw this when Putin created reasons to invade Ukraine.

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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 5d

ICE shouldn't be holding journalists. The National Guard should be protecting protesters not ICE. Miller revealed the plan to push for plenary authority, absolute authoritarian dictator authority.
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October 8, 2025

Yesterday, journalists observed members of the Texas National Guard at a U.S.

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Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 6d

Aftyn Behn Wins the Democratic Primary!

It’s official — Aftyn Behn is the Democratic nominee for Congress in Tennessee’s 7th District! 💙

This victory belongs to every volunteer, voter, and believer who knocked doors, made calls, and showed that people power still wins in Tennessee.

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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 7d

It's Aftyn's world, we just live in it... Seriously we need the change and she hits hard...

Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 7d

OK, but has your candidate been canvassing in the rain all morning wearing the most patriotic hat you’ve ever seen?????? 🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸#tn07 #aftynforcongress #bigbullshitbill #fliptn07

Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 7d

It's A-day, time to vote for TN-7 district special primary election...

Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 8d

I AM HUMBLY ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE TOMORROW

15 seconds explaining why you should vote for me tomorrow in the TN-7 Democratic Primary. I'm the only candidate who is not bankrolled or backed by corporate special interests, the only woman, and the only progressive. #LetsDoThis

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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 8d

It's becoming more obvious that those behind the scenes of 47's gestapo regime are running the show and 47 is just the front man showman. Miller is a white supremacist. Seems Hegseth wants in on that action by creating his own plans and getting 47 to sign off on it.
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October 5, 2025

On Friday the Minnesota Star Tribune reported a conversation on the messaging app Signal between one of Stephen Miller’s top deputies, Anthony Salisbury, and a senior advisor to Secretary of Defense P...

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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 10d

47 needed the shutdown so project 2025 can continue to gut the US government to be replaced with a white nationalist theocracy. Miller is the one behind the illegal killings of people in boats off of Venezuela.
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October 3, 2025

Although President Donald J.

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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 11d

We need more Aftyn's. I'm such an introvert but I'll still hold elected critters accountable. It's We the People, not corporate overlords.

Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 11d

NOT BACKED BY THE POWERBROKERS, BACKED BY THE PEOPLE

I've always been the underdog, the one they said couldn’t win. But we outworked them then, and we’ll do it again now. This campaign is for everyone who’s ever been underestimated.

Donate today! secure.actblue.com/donate/aftyn...

Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 11d

Are you better off because of people's lives being torn apart? The xenophobic neo-nazis white-supremacists racists hatemongers want this... The gestapo regime is terrorizing people...
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Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 12d

Plan accordingly! Last day for early voting in TN District 7, Oct 7th is election Day to pick Aftyn...

Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 12d

LAST DAY TO EARLY VOTE TN-7!!!!!!!!

Grab ya Gov. issued ID and head to your nearest polling location! You can find your polling place and time by clicking here! Pull a Dem. ballot and VOTE FOR AFTYN! Let's do this!

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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 12d

The US government shutdown,and 47 was posting racist bigoted posts. Qatar gave 47 a plane, now Qatar get the US military on call. US citizens are being arrested by ICE due to racial profiling, multiple times, there's a lawsuit.
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October 1, 2025

Last night, as the government barreled toward a shutdown, President Donald J.

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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 14d

Hours away... There was a 2 minute session, so that wasn't enough time to do anything. A new Representative won't be sworn in who tips the numbers for releasing the Epstein Files, the jobs and economy reports won't be released. Healthcare is important for all, a healthy nation creates a lot.

Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 14d

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

The gov. shutdown isn’t an accident— it’s a choice. 18,000 TN workers face delayed paychecks, Ft. Campbell soldiers work w/o pay, farmers and families are left in limbo. Dems are holding the line to keep healthcare affordable. #GovShutdown

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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 14d

Shutdown of Federal government countdown... Republicans have Congress, President, and Supreme Court catering to oligarchs and anti-democracy anti-government supporters yet still can't get anything done nor do anything done for ordinary people.
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September 29, 2025

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) left a meeting with President Donald J.

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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 14d

47's regime is tanking trade for farmers, countries are not buying, a government shutdown won't bring relief, regime staff knows China has bested the US with deals in Brazil from last time and building farms in Africa and buying from Argentina now.
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Photographer catches DAMNING text on Trump official’s phone

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 15d

Just over 24 hours until a government shutdown, MAGA Mike isn't doing much and 47 has posted a weird AI video of a fantasy healing bed. 324 mass shootings so far this year.
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September 28, 2025

Late last night, President Donald J.

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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 15d

Greedy oligarchs use the same tactics as slavers, Robber Barons, 8th century Hebrew oligarchs, and Russian oligarchs to convince people to fight amongst themselves instead of paying attention that the rich are rigging the system to get richer.

Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 15d

IMMIGRANTS AREN'T THE REASON YOUR GROCERY BILL IS HIGH

Let's blame the CEOs who are price-gouging while they bankroll politicians who point fingers at our neighbors. Immigrants are the backbone of our economy—corporate greed is what’s bleeding us dry. #TN07 #EndPriceGouging

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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 17d

"he is a barely literate conman with a corrupt cabal of kids, greasy henchmen, a third wife who despises him and who hides her face out of subconscious shame when she is in his presence. Melania has her own secrets to protect, not to mention associations with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell."

Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 17d

"Trump was never at a loss to find lowlifes willing to protect his lascivious ways. Now he has a ‘Secretary of War’ and lackeys at both DOJ and F.B.I.,not to mention almost hero-like worship at the state and local level of law enforcement."

Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 17d

"He would then surreptitiously record the philandering and then invite the betrayed wife to his office and share the evidence of her spouse’s betrayal, hoping she would become so enraged she would sleep with Trump out of revenge."

Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 17d

"if he saw someone’s wife at a party he would befriend the husband, get a sense of his extramarital proclivities and then invite him to visit one of the many brothels he had access to in his eponymous tower, offering the tryst as ‘on the house’."
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'One Too Many Mornings'

One of my greatest fears is that too many Americans will get comfortable living in a dictatorship.

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Daniel Whitaker @danielnashvegas.bsky.social · 17d

A government shutdown looms as tyranny is actively working to tear it down.
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September 25, 2025

Today, with the popularity of President Donald J.

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Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 19d

TENNESSEANS ARE BROKEEEEE 😭😭😭

Tennessee’s economy is “booming” — but we're broke. Housing up 70%, child care up 20%, wages flat. Why? Corporate greed + rigged rules. In Congress, I’ll fight to repeal Citizens United, close loopholes, & put working families first.

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