Franklin Velazquez
@velazquezorison.bsky.social
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, attorney, meditator and believer in democracy with human rights.
Most Western democracies have some version of national health insurance which even conservative governments have not eliminated. Would you support national health insurance in the United States or should we be the exception.
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Most Western democracies have some version of national health insurance which even conservative governments have not eliminated. Would you support national health insurance in the United States or should we be the exception.
Let’s make life’s journey about kindness, starting with ourselves. Compassion for our hurts and vulnerabilities. Compassion for the pain of others. Let’s make this journey about inter connectedness. We are necessary constituents of life and the cosmos.
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Let’s make life’s journey about kindness, starting with ourselves. Compassion for our hurts and vulnerabilities. Compassion for the pain of others. Let’s make this journey about inter connectedness. We are necessary constituents of life and the cosmos.
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Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities.
Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.
Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.
October 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities.
Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.
Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.
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I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
October 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
I believe in a kinder world where trees and leaves are allowed to speak ancient wisdom to us. We need to listen to the soft whisper of the moon and the rivers. Let’s work together to save our planet and each other.
October 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I believe in a kinder world where trees and leaves are allowed to speak ancient wisdom to us. We need to listen to the soft whisper of the moon and the rivers. Let’s work together to save our planet and each other.
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The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!
Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.
Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.
October 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!
Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.
Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.
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The murder of Charlie Kirk is part of a disturbing rise in political violence that threatens to hollow out our public life.
A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation.
No more political violence.
A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation.
No more political violence.
In Wake of Charlie Kirk Murder, Sen. Bernie Sanders Addresses Rising Political Violence in America
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
youtu.be
September 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The murder of Charlie Kirk is part of a disturbing rise in political violence that threatens to hollow out our public life.
A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation.
No more political violence.
A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation.
No more political violence.
The Vietnamese Buddhist monk, philosopher, Thich Nhat Hahn, wrote a book Peace is Every Step. Our country, our world never needed more peace and love. Hatred never leads to love but to more violence. We start with our loved ones and extend outwardly to friends and neighbors with love and compassion
September 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The Vietnamese Buddhist monk, philosopher, Thich Nhat Hahn, wrote a book Peace is Every Step. Our country, our world never needed more peace and love. Hatred never leads to love but to more violence. We start with our loved ones and extend outwardly to friends and neighbors with love and compassion
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We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
April 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
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Many hours have passed and I’ve thought about what happened in the Senate some more.
And you know what? I’m still mad as hell.
I may just repost their names every day until everyone knows them by heart.
And you know what? I’m still mad as hell.
I may just repost their names every day until everyone knows them by heart.
March 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Many hours have passed and I’ve thought about what happened in the Senate some more.
And you know what? I’m still mad as hell.
I may just repost their names every day until everyone knows them by heart.
And you know what? I’m still mad as hell.
I may just repost their names every day until everyone knows them by heart.
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Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too?
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My YES vote is *not* an endorsement of this deeply flawed CR.
My YES vote is 💯 about refusing to shut our government down.
I refuse to punish working families and plunge millions of Americans into chaos.
I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote to shut our government down.
My YES vote is 💯 about refusing to shut our government down.
I refuse to punish working families and plunge millions of Americans into chaos.
I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote to shut our government down.
March 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too?
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New column: Stay Silent and Stay Powerless Against Trump’s Tyranny
Stay Silent and Stay Powerless Against Trump’s Tyranny - Ralph Nader
By Ralph Nader March 14, 2025 There are reasons why influential or knowledgeable Americans are staying silent as the worsening fascist dictatorship of the Trumpsters and Musketeers gets more entrenche...
nader.org
March 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
New column: Stay Silent and Stay Powerless Against Trump’s Tyranny
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These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
March 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Hoy preparé mi pollo al horno, adobado con ajo fresco y pimienta blanca, además de orégano y comino. Lo hice al estilo boricua. Me quedó formidable con arroz blanco y habichuelas rojas. Mi pilón me ayudó con el adobo. Mi sazón fresco le dio un buen sabor a las habichuelas.
March 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Hoy preparé mi pollo al horno, adobado con ajo fresco y pimienta blanca, además de orégano y comino. Lo hice al estilo boricua. Me quedó formidable con arroz blanco y habichuelas rojas. Mi pilón me ayudó con el adobo. Mi sazón fresco le dio un buen sabor a las habichuelas.
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Democrats need to have an aggressive and coordinated media strategy involving all of their members, surfacing derogatory information about Republicans, enumerating the problems they’ve failed to address, and filling the news hole with fresh complaints.
Shove the Presidency Down Trump’s Throat
Liberals spent the president-elect’s first term trying and failing to kick him out of office. This time out, they need to turn the White House into a prison.
newrepublic.com
January 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Democrats need to have an aggressive and coordinated media strategy involving all of their members, surfacing derogatory information about Republicans, enumerating the problems they’ve failed to address, and filling the news hole with fresh complaints.
I have found meditation to assist me greatly in calming the mind. When no beach is around, we can focus on our breath and observe how thoughts come and go, without judging them. We are the universe and the coming and going of thoughts, like ocean waves. The finite empties into the infinite.
December 27, 2024 at 5:41 PM
I have found meditation to assist me greatly in calming the mind. When no beach is around, we can focus on our breath and observe how thoughts come and go, without judging them. We are the universe and the coming and going of thoughts, like ocean waves. The finite empties into the infinite.
I have come to believe good friends are truly soul sisters and brothers. The Universe has created compatible friendships that come together in ways that defy serendipity as a random event. Something binds us together in the awesomeness of love.
December 14, 2024 at 6:10 PM
I have come to believe good friends are truly soul sisters and brothers. The Universe has created compatible friendships that come together in ways that defy serendipity as a random event. Something binds us together in the awesomeness of love.
Necesitamos un mundo con más compasión, humildad y cariño. Necesitamos un mundo con medicina gratuita para todos. Necesitamos un mundo sin guerras y con más equidad social. Podemos lograrlo con la solidaridad humana.
December 7, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Necesitamos un mundo con más compasión, humildad y cariño. Necesitamos un mundo con medicina gratuita para todos. Necesitamos un mundo sin guerras y con más equidad social. Podemos lograrlo con la solidaridad humana.
If we want to continue seeing the sunlight through clouds, and breathing the fresh air of the ocean, we will need to put our environment above profits. To safeguard this planet for our progeny will demand courage on our part. We are this planet and universe.
November 26, 2024 at 5:06 PM
If we want to continue seeing the sunlight through clouds, and breathing the fresh air of the ocean, we will need to put our environment above profits. To safeguard this planet for our progeny will demand courage on our part. We are this planet and universe.
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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are using misinformation about Argentina to sell their plan to gut the U.S. economy. Don’t fall for it.
beingliberal.org/debunking-th...
beingliberal.org/debunking-th...
Debunking the Milei Myth: Misinformation and the U.S. Political Agenda
How Viral Misinformation Fuels Dangerous Agendas in the U.S.
beingliberal.org
November 25, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are using misinformation about Argentina to sell their plan to gut the U.S. economy. Don’t fall for it.
beingliberal.org/debunking-th...
beingliberal.org/debunking-th...
Más de sesenta años atrás, el mundo era otro. Tantas guerras desde ese entonces ha cambiado el rumbo del mundo. Pero cada día celebramos la vida. Nací en un hogar humilde y me siento orgulloso de ese comienzo. Sigo creyendo en un mundo de justicia social, económica y política.
November 24, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Más de sesenta años atrás, el mundo era otro. Tantas guerras desde ese entonces ha cambiado el rumbo del mundo. Pero cada día celebramos la vida. Nací en un hogar humilde y me siento orgulloso de ese comienzo. Sigo creyendo en un mundo de justicia social, económica y política.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy has been proven to be an effective treatment for depression, anxiety and trauma. Many people are in crisis and can benefit from therapy. As a society, we need to do more to address the mental health crisis.
November 19, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy has been proven to be an effective treatment for depression, anxiety and trauma. Many people are in crisis and can benefit from therapy. As a society, we need to do more to address the mental health crisis.
Democratic options to fighting crime exists for the United States. We can learn from the experience of other countries.
In an era when fear of violent crime increasingly shapes—and distorts—politics throughout Latin America, Uruguay’s election offers an important lesson.
Uruguay's Crime-Fighting Lessons for the World
Violent crime is on the rise in the Latin American country—but authoritarian politicians are not.
foreignpolicy.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Democratic options to fighting crime exists for the United States. We can learn from the experience of other countries.