Rhys Johnstone
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The arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lundy are unacceptable and a clear violation of the Constitution.
This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.
They must be released immediately.
This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.
They must be released immediately.
January 30, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lundy are unacceptable and a clear violation of the Constitution.
This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.
They must be released immediately.
This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.
They must be released immediately.
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I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
January 28, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
This is the position I ask my Senators, @whitehouse.senate.gov @reed.senate.gov , and Rep, @magaziner.house.gov to take as the funding deadline approaches. Voting No on the funding bill is the minimum. ICE must be abolished and as your constituent I demand you take that same position
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 26, 2026 at 8:53 PM
This is the position I ask my Senators, @whitehouse.senate.gov @reed.senate.gov , and Rep, @magaziner.house.gov to take as the funding deadline approaches. Voting No on the funding bill is the minimum. ICE must be abolished and as your constituent I demand you take that same position
No Senator, this doesn’t need work. As your constituent, I demand that you call for the abolition of ICE
Leader Thune must keep DHS $$ separate, like House did, so we can pass all other appropriations. Everyone sees DHS needs work.
January 26, 2026 at 8:45 PM
No Senator, this doesn’t need work. As your constituent, I demand that you call for the abolition of ICE
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BREAKING: ICE killed a Minnesota woman in broad daylight & there must be accountability.
But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down.
They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.
But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down.
They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.
January 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
BREAKING: ICE killed a Minnesota woman in broad daylight & there must be accountability.
But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down.
They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.
But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down.
They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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Sources say this is the ICE agent who murdered a woman in cold blood today.
January 8, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Sources say this is the ICE agent who murdered a woman in cold blood today.
Come join the public meeting at the Westerly Library to express your support for better rail service in Rhode Island!
#RhodeIsland #Westerly #trains #publictransportation
#RhodeIsland #Westerly #trains #publictransportation
November 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Come join the public meeting at the Westerly Library to express your support for better rail service in Rhode Island!
#RhodeIsland #Westerly #trains #publictransportation
#RhodeIsland #Westerly #trains #publictransportation
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If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
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Senate Democrats need to hold the line. No healthcare, no deal.
Mainers want a Democratic Party that fights for them, not one that rolls over.
When we fight, we win.
Mainers want a Democratic Party that fights for them, not one that rolls over.
When we fight, we win.
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Senate Democrats need to hold the line. No healthcare, no deal.
Mainers want a Democratic Party that fights for them, not one that rolls over.
When we fight, we win.
Mainers want a Democratic Party that fights for them, not one that rolls over.
When we fight, we win.
This is why progressives don’t like the Democratic party. They always sell out. It’s no wonder they struggle to beat Republicans
My statement on the funding deal to reopen government, protect federal employees, and vote to protect health care:
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This is why progressives don’t like the Democratic party. They always sell out. It’s no wonder they struggle to beat Republicans
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I will door knock every block in NYC if I have to in order to primary Chuck Schumer.
PAGING BRAD LANDER.
PAGING BRAD LANDER.
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I will door knock every block in NYC if I have to in order to primary Chuck Schumer.
PAGING BRAD LANDER.
PAGING BRAD LANDER.
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The streets of Chicago are full with tens of thousands of people standing up to ICE and Trump.
Join us.
Join us.
September 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The streets of Chicago are full with tens of thousands of people standing up to ICE and Trump.
Join us.
Join us.
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Today's healthcare is the result of policy, we can change that.
September 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Today's healthcare is the result of policy, we can change that.
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I want to reiterate that countless conservative judges issued universal injunctions against the Biden administration, and the Supreme Court never halted the practice. Now, barely five months into Trump's second term, the court puts an end to these injunctions. A brazen double standard.
June 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I want to reiterate that countless conservative judges issued universal injunctions against the Biden administration, and the Supreme Court never halted the practice. Now, barely five months into Trump's second term, the court puts an end to these injunctions. A brazen double standard.
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The governor of Connecticut, Ned Lamont, just vetoed a pro-housing bill and endorsed Andrew Cuomo. He needs to be primaried ASAP. What a pathetic joke.
also, just further evidence that Cuomo is the NIMBY candidate
also, just further evidence that Cuomo is the NIMBY candidate
June 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The governor of Connecticut, Ned Lamont, just vetoed a pro-housing bill and endorsed Andrew Cuomo. He needs to be primaried ASAP. What a pathetic joke.
also, just further evidence that Cuomo is the NIMBY candidate
also, just further evidence that Cuomo is the NIMBY candidate
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Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
Brad Lander: "I'll keep coming back to court, week after week"
YouTube video by Brad Lander for NYC
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June 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
“Immigrate the legal way” - MAGA probably
*arrests people doing it the right way*
Fuck ICE
*arrests people doing it the right way*
Fuck ICE
Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
June 17, 2025 at 8:35 PM
“Immigrate the legal way” - MAGA probably
*arrests people doing it the right way*
Fuck ICE
*arrests people doing it the right way*
Fuck ICE
Fuck ICE. Fuck this administration
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was just arrested by Trump’s ICE agents because he asked to see a judicial warrant.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
June 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Fuck ICE. Fuck this administration
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The "I'll lower costs and get us out of endless wars" candidate is now presiding over surging costs and brand new wars.
June 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The "I'll lower costs and get us out of endless wars" candidate is now presiding over surging costs and brand new wars.
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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
May 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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This is some authoritarian shit. Noem said since Harvard won’t give her disciplinary records on students, she’s terminating their foreign exchange student program immediately, and ordered that foreign students must transfer to other schools or have visas revoked.
May 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This is some authoritarian shit. Noem said since Harvard won’t give her disciplinary records on students, she’s terminating their foreign exchange student program immediately, and ordered that foreign students must transfer to other schools or have visas revoked.
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Bullying students and schools to provoke fear and silence dissent is how we trade democracy and freedom for authoritarianism. This will affect nearly a third of Harvard's students. We cannot be silent.
May 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Bullying students and schools to provoke fear and silence dissent is how we trade democracy and freedom for authoritarianism. This will affect nearly a third of Harvard's students. We cannot be silent.