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J Tate Ball @jtateball.bsky.social · 21h

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J Tate Ball @jtateball.bsky.social · 1d

I motion for Franky to start sending out occasional campaign messages!

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J Tate Ball @jtateball.bsky.social · 4d

So proud of @aftynbehn.bsky.social!!! What a great win tonight. Now let’s send her to Washington on December 2nd!!

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#AftynForCongress #TN07 #TeamAftyn #PeoplePowered #FlipThe7th

Aftyn for Congress

FEED KIDS. FIX ROADS. FUND HOSPITALS.

www.aftynforcongress.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

BEHN: “Feed kids. Fix roads. And fund hospitals. Instead of handing out corporate tax breaks.”

TN-07 Democratic nominee @aftynbehn.bsky.social puts her people-first priorities front and center in a high-energy victory speech

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Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 4d

Now, we’re taking this momentum into the general — because our communities deserve a representative who fights for us, not corporate donors.

Let’s finish the job. 🗳️
➡️ aftynforcongress.com...

#AftynForCongress #TN07 #TeamAftyn #PeoplePowered #FlipThe7th

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Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 4d

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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Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 5d

TODAY IS ELECTION DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! VOTE FOR AFTYN BEHN!!!!

1. Check your polling place and time by clicking the link below:
web.go-vote-tn.elect...

2. Grab your government-issued ID!

3. Head to polls! They close at 7 PM CT!

Let's send our girl to Congress! #VoteForAftyn

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Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 5d

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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J Tate Ball @jtateball.bsky.social · 5d

The shifting of the North Atlantic Current…I remember how this one ends…

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J Tate Ball @jtateball.bsky.social · 5d

I love this!! ❤️

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

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...

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J Tate Ball @jtateball.bsky.social · 10d

Does @lucyrohden.bsky.social know she has a doppelgänger on the 11th series of taskmaster?

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J Tate Ball @jtateball.bsky.social · 13d

Good on so many Packers using the padded helmets. No shame in a brain.

J Tate Ball @jtateball.bsky.social · 15d

@mikeryanruiz.bsky.social put the town on alert

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Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 16d

It’s not possible to find one lens to explain the moment we’re living in.

But the idea that hyper financialization has turned society into an asset class to be raided in order to get stock prices up is pretty close.

A quote from journalist Chris Hedges about how Marx predicted the end stage of unregulated capitalism would lead to the devouring of society itself to keep the markets growing.

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J Tate Ball @jtateball.bsky.social · 16d

It’s a soap opera, not a sport. It’s athletic, sure, but the endings are pre-planned and opponents coordinate with each other. It’s manufactured melodrama, not a sporting competition.

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Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 23d

TENNESSEE WOMEN ARE RAGE VOTING

A small glimpse into early vote totals shows that women are outvoting men 65% to 35%! This gap may decrease, but women are using this race to show they are fed up with what's going on. Aftyn is the only woman seeking the Democratic nomination.

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J Tate Ball @jtateball.bsky.social · 23d

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Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 25d

✨State of the Race✨

Early voting today and Team Aftyn is leading the momentum in TN-07!

🌟 Nearly 3,000 grassroots contributions — powered by people, not PACs
🌟 500+ active volunteers across the district
🌟 Over 150,000 voter contact attempts

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25d

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J Tate Ball @jtateball.bsky.social · 29d

That’s clearly in honor of Lady Grantham for the Downton movie this weekend.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 29d

So Matthew Dowd was right.

Will MSNBC re-hire him?

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Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · Sep 10

As someone who has lived through the fear of political violence in this country firsthand, no one — regardless of party or ideology — should ever face violence for their political beliefs.

Our democracy depends on our ability to debate fiercely and still ensure every person’s right to safety.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Sep 10

Charlie Kirk called me a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘prostitute’ and demanded I be deported.

Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.

We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Sep 10

We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.

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