Brad Davis
@bradrdavis.bsky.social
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When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
Many of you have become drama-addicted doomers, and you seem to think it's important for the rest of us to join you.
Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
/5x
Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
/5x
January 10, 2026 at 2:50 AM
When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
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Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
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Keep talking to folks, even about the hard stuff. Have you heard that the economy is bad (except for the stock market), that prices are high, that interest rates are out of control, that folks are being sent to prison without a trial, that people are being starved in Gaza, etc? Talk about it.
August 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Keep talking to folks, even about the hard stuff. Have you heard that the economy is bad (except for the stock market), that prices are high, that interest rates are out of control, that folks are being sent to prison without a trial, that people are being starved in Gaza, etc? Talk about it.
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Perfect quote. No notes.
Leavitt: It is not journalism to propagate political disinformation in service of those in the intel community who hand over out of context and fake intelligence to push a false political narrative. I will now pass it over to the DNI Tulsi Gabbard.
July 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Perfect quote. No notes.
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Ex-farm worker here.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
July 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ex-farm worker here.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
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Ted Cruz claims it’s “not time for partisan finger-pointing” about the Texas floods - but he sure didn’t hesitate to blame “leftist policies” for the horrific California wildfires in January.
We don’t need to tolerate constant MAGA hypocrisy about when its appropriate to “politicize” tragedy.
We don’t need to tolerate constant MAGA hypocrisy about when its appropriate to “politicize” tragedy.
July 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Ted Cruz claims it’s “not time for partisan finger-pointing” about the Texas floods - but he sure didn’t hesitate to blame “leftist policies” for the horrific California wildfires in January.
We don’t need to tolerate constant MAGA hypocrisy about when its appropriate to “politicize” tragedy.
We don’t need to tolerate constant MAGA hypocrisy about when its appropriate to “politicize” tragedy.
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There'll never be a better mantra for the Trump regime
"Forget About Intelligence"
"Forget About Intelligence"
Host: Are you saying the US did not see intelligence that the Supreme Leader had ordered weaponization?
Rubio: That’s irrelevant
Host: No, that's a key point
Rubio: No it’s not… Forget about intelligence
Rubio: That’s irrelevant
Host: No, that's a key point
Rubio: No it’s not… Forget about intelligence
June 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
There'll never be a better mantra for the Trump regime
"Forget About Intelligence"
"Forget About Intelligence"
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Marco Rubio needs to be asked whether he believes his grandfather who remained in the U.S. after receiving a deportation order from our govt should have been treated the way the father of 3 Marines was treated by ICE this weekend in California.
ASK HIM. Make him confront his lack of character.
ASK HIM. Make him confront his lack of character.
So video of this 2012 interview is popping up on other sites. Feels super relevant at the moment. Wait for the moment Rubio gets pinned to the wall about his grandfather’s deportation order…
(h/t @reuben_reyñoso)
(h/t @reuben_reyñoso)
June 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Marco Rubio needs to be asked whether he believes his grandfather who remained in the U.S. after receiving a deportation order from our govt should have been treated the way the father of 3 Marines was treated by ICE this weekend in California.
ASK HIM. Make him confront his lack of character.
ASK HIM. Make him confront his lack of character.
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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 4:54 PM
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.
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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 4:17 PM
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.
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So many people at the #NoKingsDay rally in Houston 👏👏👏
June 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
So many people at the #NoKingsDay rally in Houston 👏👏👏
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Authoritarians want you to feel isolated and alone, to feel like their vision of the world is the only one.
That’s why taking part in public protests matters. You connect with other people like you and you show those numbers off to the world. It’s a great feeling. Try it!
That’s why taking part in public protests matters. You connect with other people like you and you show those numbers off to the world. It’s a great feeling. Try it!
June 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Authoritarians want you to feel isolated and alone, to feel like their vision of the world is the only one.
That’s why taking part in public protests matters. You connect with other people like you and you show those numbers off to the world. It’s a great feeling. Try it!
That’s why taking part in public protests matters. You connect with other people like you and you show those numbers off to the world. It’s a great feeling. Try it!
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When you spend $45 million of other people's money on your dictator chic birthday and it's still worse than a roadside Taco Bell value-package party.
June 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
When you spend $45 million of other people's money on your dictator chic birthday and it's still worse than a roadside Taco Bell value-package party.
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One block over from the White House: the aspirational security line setup
June 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
One block over from the White House: the aspirational security line setup
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NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“
June 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“
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"They took her in a car, in essence kidnapping her ... I met another young woman whose husband has quite literally disappeared" -- Newsom shares harrowing details of specific cases of ICE terrorizing immigrants in California
June 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
"They took her in a car, in essence kidnapping her ... I met another young woman whose husband has quite literally disappeared" -- Newsom shares harrowing details of specific cases of ICE terrorizing immigrants in California
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Who is beyond the law? Who is bought and sold? Who is free to choose? Who does the time? Who follows orders? Who salutes longest? Who prays loudest? Who dies first? Who laughs last?
The downtown L.A. mural that was a prophetic backdrop to ICE street protests
The downtown L.A. mural that was a prophetic backdrop to ICE street protests
ICE protests downtown had a powerful backdrop: the 1990 Barbara Kruger mural 'Questions,' which interrogates the very nature of power and control.
www.latimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Who is beyond the law? Who is bought and sold? Who is free to choose? Who does the time? Who follows orders? Who salutes longest? Who prays loudest? Who dies first? Who laughs last?
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f̶r̶e̶e̶d̶o̶m̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶p̶r̶e̶s̶s̶
June 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
f̶r̶e̶e̶d̶o̶m̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶p̶r̶e̶s̶s̶
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“Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.”
Doechii at the #BETAwards
Doechii at the #BETAwards
June 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.”
Doechii at the #BETAwards
Doechii at the #BETAwards
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I can not disagree with this take more.
The military parade will be a parade of force and intimidation by wanna-be authoritarians.
It fits right alongside the outsized military display in CA right now—making the same point.
The military parade will be a parade of force and intimidation by wanna-be authoritarians.
It fits right alongside the outsized military display in CA right now—making the same point.
“In today’s climate, a military parade could offer an opportunity to counter misperceptions about the armed forces. It could bring Americans closer to service members and juice military recruitment—all of which is sorely needed,” @kschake.bsky.social writes:
Sometimes a Parade Is Just a Parade
Not everything the Trump administration does is a threat to democracy.
bit.ly
June 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I can not disagree with this take more.
The military parade will be a parade of force and intimidation by wanna-be authoritarians.
It fits right alongside the outsized military display in CA right now—making the same point.
The military parade will be a parade of force and intimidation by wanna-be authoritarians.
It fits right alongside the outsized military display in CA right now—making the same point.
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Deploying the National Guard—over the objections of state leaders and local law enforcement—is a dangerous escalation.
This isn’t about enforcing law and order, it’s about seizing power and control. Americans won’t tolerate this slide into authoritarianism.
This isn’t about enforcing law and order, it’s about seizing power and control. Americans won’t tolerate this slide into authoritarianism.
June 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Deploying the National Guard—over the objections of state leaders and local law enforcement—is a dangerous escalation.
This isn’t about enforcing law and order, it’s about seizing power and control. Americans won’t tolerate this slide into authoritarianism.
This isn’t about enforcing law and order, it’s about seizing power and control. Americans won’t tolerate this slide into authoritarianism.