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Brandon Barnard

@claboyz.bsky.social
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Window-Washer, Sound Healer, Musician, Retreat Facilitator, Ceramic Artist, Painter & Philosopher.

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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 9h
buildersmovement.org/2026/10/14/i...
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An Israeli, a Palestinian, and a Room Full of Students - Builders
Israeli Palestinian dialogue on campus: PeaceWorks brings an Israeli and a Palestinian peacebuilder to UT Austin to teach students empathy over division.
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 10h
Congress Is Cashing In on the AI Boom thenationmagazine.substack.com/p/congress-i...
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Congress Is Cashing In on the AI Boom
Roughly one in five members of Congress has household investments in the industry.
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
VOTER INTIMIDATION! → White House threatens to station ICE agents at polling locations ahead of the midterms turnoutpac.substack.com/p/voter-inti...
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VOTER INTIMIDATION! → White House threatens to station ICE agents at polling locations ahead of the midterms
Sign the petition to BAN ICE from polling locations >>
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
ICE Raids Ilhan Omar’s Home open.substack.com/pub/migranti...
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ICE Raids Ilhan Omar’s Home
Homeland Security Investigations searched the Minnesota Democrat’s Washington-area home under a sealed warrant tied to forms her late father filled out when she was a child. No charge has been filed.
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Liberal Warrior 🏳️‍🌈👬🌊💙🌊👭🏳️‍🌈 @liberalwarrior.eu · 10/10/2026
This is yet another reason for us to turn out and show up at the ballot box, lest we slip back into a dark‑age mentality. 😤😒😔 #Blues
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Tell Airbnb: Remove Every Listing in Israel's Illegal Settlements action.eko.org/a/tell-airbn...
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Airbnb: Remove Every Listing in Israel's Illegal Settlements
Airbnb is helping tourists book holidays on stolen Palestinian land.Right now, the company lists more than 600 properties in illegal Israeli settlements across the occupied West Bank.Behind every list
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Unmasking the Pro-Family Scam ourmoralmoment.substack.com/p/unmasking-...
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Unmasking the Pro-Family Scam
Martin and Gabriella Soto have something to say about family values ahead of the midterm election
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Save the ICC! Block Trump’s sanctions now! actions.eko.org/a/save-the-i...
actions.eko.org
Save the ICC! Block Trump’s sanctions now!
Trump is treating the ICC like a terrorist organization—for daring to arrest Netanyahu. He wants it destroyed. And his sanctions may soon make it impossible for the court to pay its staff or keep its
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Türkiye raided homes overnight and jailed people for running LGBT+ organizations, calling their legal work a crime. Sign now and demand their release: a.allout.org/s/P3D8Q/
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Türkiye: Free the jailed LGBT+ activists
Police in Türkiye raided homes overnight and jailed people for running LGBT+ organizations, calling legal work a crime. Add your name and demand their immediate release.
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Democrat Abdul El-Sayed courts RFK Jr.'s MAHA voters with new health platform
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is making a play for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" supporters with the release Tuesday of a new health policy platform.
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Congress: Support the Dream and Promise Act. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Support the Dream and Promise Act
This administration is attacking programs meant to protect our families and communities. Some protections, like birthright citizenship and TPS protections for individuals from Haiti, Syria and other c...
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Join me in taking action with @inequality.org: High CEO Pay is Outrageous. Tell Congress to Act! actionnetwork.org/letters/high...
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High CEO Pay is Outrageous. Tell Congress to Act!
At Dollar General, half of all employees make less than $18,876 a year. Meanwhile, the CEO Todd Vasos raked in $8.2 million in 2025 — 432 times as much as his median employee. Tell your member of Cong...
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you can get in touch with them, I would like to have them over for a covered dish supper before we get started. 💙
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Meta and X silenced dozens of LGBT+ groups the moment Türkiye's government asked – part of a crackdown where 110+ people now face legal action. Sign demanding they restore the accounts. a.allout.org/s/P8DJd/
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Meta and X: Stop blocking Turkish LGBT+ groups
Türkiye ordered Meta and X to block dozens of LGBT+ groups,Meta and X blocked dozens of Turkish LGBT+ groups the moment Türkiye asked – part of a crackdown where 110+ people now face legal action. Sign demanding they restore the accounts:
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Canada: Anti-Zionism is not Antisemitism. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Canada: Anti-Zionism is not Antisemitism
Cliquez ici pour une version française de cette campagne. Last week, Public Safety Canada tried to quietly redefine anti-Zionism as antisemitic. This marks the first time the Canadian government has...
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell the Senate to Pass Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s Resolution on Israeli Settler Violence in the Occupied West Bank!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell the Senate to Pass Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s Resolution on Israeli Settler Violence in the Occupied West Bank!
Israeli settlers and security forces terrorize families in the occupied West Bank, drive Palestinians from their homes, beat and shoot people, and jail children, all with the support of the Israeli st...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
AI Regulation Was Coming. Then Trump Killed It. www.levernews.com/ai-regulatio...
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AI Regulation Was Coming. Then Trump Killed It.
After a flood of tech industry cash, President Donald Trump killed a requirement that AI giants disclose their riskiest experiments to national security officials. Now lawmakers are scrambling to catc...
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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In a small Colorado town, neighbors protect neighbors
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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ken Paxton... where areeeee you?!
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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After 21 Years, Sheila Denton Is Exonerated in 2004 Murder - Innocence Project
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ICEbreaker News: Detention Expands, Transparency Shrinks, Courts Push Back | September 24, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/icebreak...
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ICEbreaker News: Detention Expands, Transparency Shrinks, Courts Push Back | September 24, 2026
ICE enforcement continues to expand as detainees disappear from public records, courts challenge deportation policies, and accountability questions grow nationwide.
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Banks: stop funding KEPCO's coal action.eko.org/a/banks-don-...
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Banks: stop funding KEPCO's coal
Update, August 10, 2026: The pressure is working! KEPCO did not reissue this bond. It’s a good sign that no banks financed it, but we still need banks to publicly rule out financing all of KEPCO's fo
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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Defeating corrupt Susan Collins in November is not optional. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/09/22/...
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I just took this action with @foodandwater.bsky.social. Will you join me? act.foodandwaterwatch.org/page/102814/...
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I took action on: Ban Secret Dirty Deals!
Will you take this quick action to help?
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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Gas prices have skyrocketed to a national average of $4.37 per gallon. Are we great yet??
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ed Sheeran: Cancel your US tour! action.eko.org/a/ed-sheeran...
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Ed Sheeran: cancel your genocide-friendly tour
Macklemore stood on stage with pop superstar Ed Sheeran and said two words: "Free Palestine."Days later, Ed Sheeran dropped him from his remaining US shows.Ed Sheeran chose warmongering billionaires o
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell the Senate to Pass Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s Resolution on Israeli Settler Violence in the Occupied West Bank!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell the Senate to Pass Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s Resolution on Israeli Settler Violence in the Occupied West Bank!
Israeli settlers and security forces terrorize families in the occupied West Bank, drive Palestinians from their homes, beat and shoot people, and jail children, all with the support of the Israeli st...
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Weeks before the midterms, the Democrats’ highest-profile icons are publicly celebrating the AI industry’s revolving-door corruption aiming to infiltrate the party. www.levernews.com/why-are-dems...
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Why Are Dems Touting Their Capture By AI Oligarchs?
Weeks before the midterms, the Democrats’ highest-profile icons are publicly celebrating the AI industry’s revolving-door corruption aiming to infiltrate the party.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Looks like a certain petulant brat got his saggy ass handed to him by a strong woman. You know how much he must have delighted in that. Thank you, President Connolly!
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Houthi advance in Yemen puts U.S. in a new bind
By Humeyra Pamuk, Simon Lewis and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - A lightning offensive by the Iran-aligned Houthis has put the militants in a position to control a crucial Middle East
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Republican seeking to implicate Abdul El-Sayed over 9/11 voted twice against benefits for first responders
Mike Rogers has also helped kill other bills that would have provided healthcare to responders and survivors
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/politic... The prayer was hardly unusual by North Carolina political standards. What was surprising was the man who delivered it. Pastor Daimon L. King is a registered sex offender, twice sentenced to prison for convictions involving children, according to state and court records.
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Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina
A pastor kicked off a recent campaign stop for Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate, with a prayer that asked God to bestow “integrity and honesty” upon the event and to right wrongs “ha...
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Palestinians should lead the rebuilding of Gaza | Donate now | Oxfam America
Decisions about the future of Gaza must be made by Palestinians, with respect for basic human rights and self-determination.
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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The long shadow of the “war on terror” and the world that could have been
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Helping businesses protect their workers from ICE
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Allow Kshama Sawant into the Israeli-occupied West Bank! Stop blocking solidarity with the Palestinian people!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/allo...
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Allow Kshama Sawant into the Israeli-occupied West Bank! Stop blocking solidarity with the Palestinian people!
The Israeli state has revoked Kshama Sawant's travel authorization for Israel, where she was going to visit the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Kshama has relentlessly fought against Israel's genocide of ...
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
David Sirota remembers the day everything changed — and traces how the ensuing War on Terror helped create today’s unchecked presidency. www.levernews.com/9-11-changed...
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9/11 Changed America — And Built Trump’s Playbook
The Lever’s founder reflects on how presidents of both parties turned the War on Terror into a decades-long expansion of White House power
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A new study suggests Democrats’ broken promises won’t just cost them elections — they could fuel an even more dangerous MAGA backlash. www.levernews.com/how-status-q...
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How Status Quo Democrats Could Create Another Trump
A new study suggests Democrats’ broken promises won’t just cost them elections — they could fuel an even more dangerous MAGA backlash.
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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
41 years ago Legacy of Brutality is a compilation album of early songs by the American punk rock band Misfits, released in September 1985. #punk #punks #punkrock #horrorpunk #misfits #legacyofbrutality #history #punkrockhistory
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Mamdani: NYC leaders ‘lied’ about post-9/11 air quality
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Tuesday released records related to the city government’s response to worsened air quality after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, saying city leaders “l...
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Forward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Trump refuses to label Iran a “war.” Instead, he writes off our fallen troops as “small potatoes.”
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
New Hampshire congressional candidate Maura Sullivan worked for a biotech giant accused of using “shell” customers to inflate its business — and its executives are now campaign donors. www.levernews.com/the-billiona...
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The Billionaire-Backed Democrat With An Enron-Sized Problem
New Hampshire congressional candidate Maura Sullivan worked for a biotech giant accused of using “shell” customers to inflate its business — and its executives are now campaign donors.
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Before Deadly Floods, Trump Diverted Emergency Responders To Beautify D.C. www.levernews.com/before-deadl...
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Before Deadly Floods, Trump Diverted Emergency Responders To Beautify D.C.
Trump reassigned 300 National Park Service emergency responders to golf course and reflecting-pool renovations before the Grand Canyon flooded.
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The Corporate Democrat Who Mistook Youth For Progress www.levernews.com/the-corporat...
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The Corporate Democrat Who Mistook Youth For Progress
Massachusetts voters need more than a fresh face — they want someone with a strong record of fighting on their behalf.
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.cpr.org/2026/09/01/h...
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Healthcare and staff misconduct are the top concerns among detainees at ICE facility in Aurora
Colorado has sued GEO Group and the Dept. of Homeland Security due to a lack of transparency over at least one case of tuberculosis in the ICE detention center.
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Restoring the right to vote for all
Voting is fundamental to our democracy and is a right that should never be taken away. But in November, as many of us cast the most important votes of our lives, millions of Americans will once again ...
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Brandon Barnard @claboyz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Former Rep. Max Rose helps lead an influential network intervening in Democratic primaries — while quietly advising a tech-funded political operation targeting AI regulation. www.levernews.com/he-champions...
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He Champions Centrist Dems On Cable. He Also Works For Big AI.
Former Rep. Max Rose helps lead an influential network intervening in Democratic primaries — while quietly advising a tech-funded political operation targeting AI regulation.
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