John Brownell
@johnbrownell.bsky.social
A 61 year old very underemployed PROGRESSIVE, Democratic Socialist and humanist in Wisconsin
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Polyamorous/ENM and always an ally
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(Single, not really looking) Cishet
Polyamorous/ENM and always an ally
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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Pete HogsBreath Order To Kill Any
Survivors On So Called Drug Boats,
Would Be Illegal Under U.S. And
International Laws.......
Survivors On So Called Drug Boats,
Would Be Illegal Under U.S. And
International Laws.......
November 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Pete HogsBreath Order To Kill Any
Survivors On So Called Drug Boats,
Would Be Illegal Under U.S. And
International Laws.......
Survivors On So Called Drug Boats,
Would Be Illegal Under U.S. And
International Laws.......
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19 year old freshman just wants to go home for Thanksgiving to see her family, she gets deported to Honduras.
Former President of Honduras who’s serving 45 years in prison for drug trafficking?
He gets a full presidential pardon.
Both are Honduran. Only one is a criminal.
Former President of Honduras who’s serving 45 years in prison for drug trafficking?
He gets a full presidential pardon.
Both are Honduran. Only one is a criminal.
November 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
19 year old freshman just wants to go home for Thanksgiving to see her family, she gets deported to Honduras.
Former President of Honduras who’s serving 45 years in prison for drug trafficking?
He gets a full presidential pardon.
Both are Honduran. Only one is a criminal.
Former President of Honduras who’s serving 45 years in prison for drug trafficking?
He gets a full presidential pardon.
Both are Honduran. Only one is a criminal.
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🚨Damn.🚨NY showed up!🚨
Posted 15 minutes ago. 1/2
Posted 15 minutes ago. 1/2
November 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
🚨Damn.🚨NY showed up!🚨
Posted 15 minutes ago. 1/2
Posted 15 minutes ago. 1/2
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Federal immigration enforcement officials called off a planned raid on Canal Street today shortly before it was slated to begin.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Federal immigration enforcement officials called off a planned raid on Canal Street today shortly before it was slated to begin.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
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ICE is disguising its vehicles as Uber and Lyft cars.
Pass the word
Pass the word
ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
November 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
ICE is disguising its vehicles as Uber and Lyft cars.
Pass the word
Pass the word
This makes sense in Trumpland
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This makes sense in Trumpland
I've seen this a couple of times and it's terribly inaccurate.
There were at least 1000 agents. Starting pay is $50K - not including taxes or benefits.
$1 million is ½ week or 20,000 man hours.
Reporting had well over 300,000 man hours.
With benefits and overtime that's at LEAST $30 MILLION
There were at least 1000 agents. Starting pay is $50K - not including taxes or benefits.
$1 million is ½ week or 20,000 man hours.
Reporting had well over 300,000 man hours.
With benefits and overtime that's at LEAST $30 MILLION
November 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I've seen this a couple of times and it's terribly inaccurate.
There were at least 1000 agents. Starting pay is $50K - not including taxes or benefits.
$1 million is ½ week or 20,000 man hours.
Reporting had well over 300,000 man hours.
With benefits and overtime that's at LEAST $30 MILLION
There were at least 1000 agents. Starting pay is $50K - not including taxes or benefits.
$1 million is ½ week or 20,000 man hours.
Reporting had well over 300,000 man hours.
With benefits and overtime that's at LEAST $30 MILLION
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Our President is a gigantic piece of shit.
November 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Our President is a gigantic piece of shit.
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“Your costs are up… tariffs are raising prices…”
November 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“Your costs are up… tariffs are raising prices…”
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@gtconway.bsky.social and @adamkinzinger.substack.com and any other Republican or ‘ Ex ‘-Republican who wants to serve their Country, please stay in, and fix the Repub Party instead of switching sides. I and many others would much rather have Progressive candidates on the Democratic ticket. Thanks 💙
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
@gtconway.bsky.social and @adamkinzinger.substack.com and any other Republican or ‘ Ex ‘-Republican who wants to serve their Country, please stay in, and fix the Repub Party instead of switching sides. I and many others would much rather have Progressive candidates on the Democratic ticket. Thanks 💙
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Member of the German Bundestag, Norbert Röttgen: “The 28-point plan shows a fundamental change of course for the USA. Without their support over the past 80 years, Germany would not be the third-largest economy, a democracy, and united. All the more bitter, then, that the USA have sold out Europe.”
November 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Member of the German Bundestag, Norbert Röttgen: “The 28-point plan shows a fundamental change of course for the USA. Without their support over the past 80 years, Germany would not be the third-largest economy, a democracy, and united. All the more bitter, then, that the USA have sold out Europe.”
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Read "A CIO says consumer sentiment has ‘collapsed,’ and US households are flashing a major warning sign" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6FKYGxTG/f...
A CIO says consumer sentiment has 'collapsed,' and US households are flashing a major warning sign (Business Insider)
Consumer sentiment is in the dumps and sources say it's a signal worth watching.
Market pros say the Fed won't be able to ignore...
l.smartnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Read "A CIO says consumer sentiment has ‘collapsed,’ and US households are flashing a major warning sign" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6FKYGxTG/f...
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Your Black Friday reminder that in 75% of U.S. industries, a smaller number of companies now control more of the business than they did twenty years ago. We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Your Black Friday reminder that in 75% of U.S. industries, a smaller number of companies now control more of the business than they did twenty years ago. We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.
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"My poll numbers have never been better."
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"My poll numbers have never been better."
Um Donny,
A President, thanks to YOUR Supreme Court, has almost universal executive privilege and complete immunity for the actions of his administration in carrying out "Presidential Duties".
So, how exactly do you charge him with a crime?
A President, thanks to YOUR Supreme Court, has almost universal executive privilege and complete immunity for the actions of his administration in carrying out "Presidential Duties".
So, how exactly do you charge him with a crime?
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Um Donny,
A President, thanks to YOUR Supreme Court, has almost universal executive privilege and complete immunity for the actions of his administration in carrying out "Presidential Duties".
So, how exactly do you charge him with a crime?
A President, thanks to YOUR Supreme Court, has almost universal executive privilege and complete immunity for the actions of his administration in carrying out "Presidential Duties".
So, how exactly do you charge him with a crime?
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The irony is rich.
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The irony is rich.
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It's remarkably easy to not take money from Russia
I was once offered a paid slot of Russia Today to promote a satirical comedy show of mine as long as I shit on the government
Even though I hated the government at the time, I wasn't going to take money from a dictatorial regime despite being poor
I was once offered a paid slot of Russia Today to promote a satirical comedy show of mine as long as I shit on the government
Even though I hated the government at the time, I wasn't going to take money from a dictatorial regime despite being poor
November 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
It's remarkably easy to not take money from Russia
I was once offered a paid slot of Russia Today to promote a satirical comedy show of mine as long as I shit on the government
Even though I hated the government at the time, I wasn't going to take money from a dictatorial regime despite being poor
I was once offered a paid slot of Russia Today to promote a satirical comedy show of mine as long as I shit on the government
Even though I hated the government at the time, I wasn't going to take money from a dictatorial regime despite being poor
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The only reason to have the military in D.C. is to increase tensions and antagonize people to the point they over-react, creating "justification" for increasing crackdowns on innocent people. It's all a con.
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The only reason to have the military in D.C. is to increase tensions and antagonize people to the point they over-react, creating "justification" for increasing crackdowns on innocent people. It's all a con.
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GUARDIAN: “Per head, 🇺🇸 output is six times China’s, and yet, inexplicably, there seem to be more abjectly poor Americans than Chinese. 🇺🇸 inequality is breathtaking… keeps getting worse…”
Wanting to address this isn’t radical.
NOT wanting to is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wanting to address this isn’t radical.
NOT wanting to is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
GUARDIAN: “Per head, 🇺🇸 output is six times China’s, and yet, inexplicably, there seem to be more abjectly poor Americans than Chinese. 🇺🇸 inequality is breathtaking… keeps getting worse…”
Wanting to address this isn’t radical.
NOT wanting to is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wanting to address this isn’t radical.
NOT wanting to is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Watch this video before you do your Black Friday shopping on Amazon.
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Watch this video before you do your Black Friday shopping on Amazon.
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It already happened! We already had an election won by a buffoon with a platform of very obvious lies and fraud while the entire system screamed abuse at his opponents as traitors and horked up dubious legal cases against them. Our institutions have been packed with malignant wingnuts for years!
November 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
It already happened! We already had an election won by a buffoon with a platform of very obvious lies and fraud while the entire system screamed abuse at his opponents as traitors and horked up dubious legal cases against them. Our institutions have been packed with malignant wingnuts for years!
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Thank GOD for Andrew Fisher!! FINALLY we get to hear about Spain on #r4today
The fastest growing economy in Europe & outstripping the US as well & how?
Wealth tax, rent controls & a positive integration-focused approach to immigration & asylum!! 🙌👏👏👏
The fastest growing economy in Europe & outstripping the US as well & how?
Wealth tax, rent controls & a positive integration-focused approach to immigration & asylum!! 🙌👏👏👏
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Thank GOD for Andrew Fisher!! FINALLY we get to hear about Spain on #r4today
The fastest growing economy in Europe & outstripping the US as well & how?
Wealth tax, rent controls & a positive integration-focused approach to immigration & asylum!! 🙌👏👏👏
The fastest growing economy in Europe & outstripping the US as well & how?
Wealth tax, rent controls & a positive integration-focused approach to immigration & asylum!! 🙌👏👏👏
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They are still essential heroes in my eyes. Thank you to our healthcare workers!
November 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
They are still essential heroes in my eyes. Thank you to our healthcare workers!