John Brownell
@johnbrownell.bsky.social
A 61 year old very underemployed PROGRESSIVE, Democratic Socialist and humanist in Wisconsin
(Single, not really looking) Cishet
Polyamorous/ENM and always an ally
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(Single, not really looking) Cishet
Polyamorous/ENM and always an ally
🍍♾️🧠😉🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️♀️
MDNI🔞
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I'm so thankful that I am a non-violent person. I became vegan in 1980. The Vegan Calculator states that I have saved about 16,424 animal lives; over 18 million gallons of water; 657,000 lbs of grain and almost half a million square feet of forest.
I'm at peace with that.😎
I'm at peace with that.😎
February 2, 2026 at 9:07 AM
I'm so thankful that I am a non-violent person. I became vegan in 1980. The Vegan Calculator states that I have saved about 16,424 animal lives; over 18 million gallons of water; 657,000 lbs of grain and almost half a million square feet of forest.
I'm at peace with that.😎
I'm at peace with that.😎
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Autocrats always set up an "enemy" to fight -- usually an imaginary enemy. Claims about “illegals voting” collapse under scrutiny. The Heritage Foundation documents 68 total non-citizen voting cases in 40+ years, but only ~10 involve undocumented immigrants
2019-07/Report_HeritageAnalysis_Final.pdf
2019-07/Report_HeritageAnalysis_Final.pdf
Because DHS paramilitaries are masked, heavily armed, poorly trained, and have been terrorizing Americans for months. Because Americans don't want to vote at gunpoint. #holdfast
February 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Autocrats always set up an "enemy" to fight -- usually an imaginary enemy. Claims about “illegals voting” collapse under scrutiny. The Heritage Foundation documents 68 total non-citizen voting cases in 40+ years, but only ~10 involve undocumented immigrants
2019-07/Report_HeritageAnalysis_Final.pdf
2019-07/Report_HeritageAnalysis_Final.pdf
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In the #Rationale magazine, cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson gives his take on what’s happening in current affairs. Check out his other recent cartoons here: rationalemagazine.com/index.php/au...
@mbjcartoonist.bsky.social #auspol
@mbjcartoonist.bsky.social #auspol
February 14, 2026 at 11:29 PM
In the #Rationale magazine, cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson gives his take on what’s happening in current affairs. Check out his other recent cartoons here: rationalemagazine.com/index.php/au...
@mbjcartoonist.bsky.social #auspol
@mbjcartoonist.bsky.social #auspol
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Unacceptable, Arkansas. We’ve got judicial races, prosecuting attorney, special elections, school board-lots of important decision will be decided March 3-besides the two primaries. Don’t let a tiny minority make these decisions. #vote #everyvotematters
February 15, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Unacceptable, Arkansas. We’ve got judicial races, prosecuting attorney, special elections, school board-lots of important decision will be decided March 3-besides the two primaries. Don’t let a tiny minority make these decisions. #vote #everyvotematters
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None of this is normal
February 15, 2026 at 8:13 PM
None of this is normal
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So the United States will only use empty warehouses to house people it wants to terrorize, not people it wants to shelter from the cold.
We really are not a very good-natured country.
We really are not a very good-natured country.
February 15, 2026 at 7:24 PM
So the United States will only use empty warehouses to house people it wants to terrorize, not people it wants to shelter from the cold.
We really are not a very good-natured country.
We really are not a very good-natured country.
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And it begins - the #EpsteinFiles Analysis.
February 15, 2026 at 6:05 PM
And it begins - the #EpsteinFiles Analysis.
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The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
February 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
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You aren't going to believe what's coming out about this ICE warehouse in Georgia!
February 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
You aren't going to believe what's coming out about this ICE warehouse in Georgia!
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
Oh FFS
It's not a question to be asked. - especially to somebody in the administration to spin.
It's a FACT!!!!
It's not a question to be asked. - especially to somebody in the administration to spin.
It's a FACT!!!!
O'Keefe to Homan: "2 agents now on leave bc video evidence shows sworn testimony appears to be untruthful. DHS initially said officer who shot the migrant was being ambushed. Combine that w/ 2 deadly shootings & a Chicago incident where evidence contradicted govt - does this undermine trust in ICE?"
February 15, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Oh FFS
It's not a question to be asked. - especially to somebody in the administration to spin.
It's a FACT!!!!
It's not a question to be asked. - especially to somebody in the administration to spin.
It's a FACT!!!!
Trump is so entangled and ANY prosecution of ANYONE will implicate him
#DispicableDon
#DispicableDon
February 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Trump is so entangled and ANY prosecution of ANYONE will implicate him
#DispicableDon
#DispicableDon
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Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
February 15, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
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This case raises an unsettling question: how many other incidents have gone unseen? Given ICE’s recent conduct, it’s reasonable to ask whether accountability would have happened at all absent video evidence.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Court rebukes Trump administration for denying immigration detainees access to lawyers
It’s the latest and perhaps most pointed rebuke yet from Minnesota federal judges.
www.politico.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This case raises an unsettling question: how many other incidents have gone unseen? Given ICE’s recent conduct, it’s reasonable to ask whether accountability would have happened at all absent video evidence.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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February 14, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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