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Tristan Rader

@twrader.bsky.social
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Cleveland born, Lakewood home, Environmental & Energy Advocate, Husband, State Rep. Fighting for a sustainable future.

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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Is this the 7th or 8th time the Peace President attacked a foreign nation?
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
If you believe the US is spreading “freedom” with its B2 bombers… I’ve got some WMDs I’d love to sell you.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Merry Christmas. Grateful for the people and communities that call Ohio home. Wishing you a safe and joyful holiday.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Fuck yay!
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Local elections are THIS TUESDAY! These races decide how our schools, streets & communities are run, local gov’t matters. You can still early vote Sunday 1–5pm Cuyahoga Co. Board of Elections, 2925 Euclid Ave, Cleveland #VoteLocal #Cleveland #Lakewood #CuyahogaCounty
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
This week Rep. Abdullahi and I testified on HB 489, to repeal Ohio’s anti-boycott law that chills free speech on campuses and beyond. No one should be forced to take a political stance to work with the state. Free speech isn’t partisan, it’s American. 🇺🇸 #Ohio #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #Students
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Honored to receive @CAIROhio Champion of Justice Award with Rep. Abdullahi. Civil Rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer said it best: “Ain’t nobody free until everybody’s free.” Justice means standing up for everyone, & against genocide and oppression everywhere. #freepalesti̇ne 🇵🇸
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Learn to do good. Seek justice. Rescue the oppressed.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 04/10/2025
NEW: Illinois Gov. Pritzker announced President Trump intends to federalize 300 state National Guard troops “in the coming hours" over objections from state and city leaders. We resolutely condemn this potential escalation. It's a power grab meant to intimidate and torment Chicago's communities.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
I’m trying to repeal Ohio’s Israel Boycott ban. We shouldn’t have to swear alliance to any foreign nation to do business with the state.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Everyone deserves healthcare, everyone! We can’t fall for inhumane lies that deny care based on immigration, work status, or income. We have the resources, no one should be excluded. Healthcare is a human right. Refuse to let them strip people of their humanity.
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NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2025
Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."
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Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'
Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Trans rights = human rights 🏳️‍⚧️
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Extortion is his MO. Trump’s $100,000 fee on every H-1B visa isn’t about fairness or jobs… it’s a shakedown. It tells the world’s best and brightest: pay up or stay out. That’s how you weaken America, not strengthen it.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
🇺🇸 Today is Constitution Day. The Constitution is a promise that “We the People” are the authors of our government. Let’s honor it by protecting rights, expanding justice, and building a more perfect union together.
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Thank you, Rep. Sean Brennan, @twrader.bsky.social for bill protecting Ohio water & soil from toxic, radioactive gas and oil wastewater brine. Kudos to @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social for work on this issue! bit.ly/3JVuF13 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social @sarahedon.bsky.social @sustainableytown.bsky.social
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Reps. Rader, Brennan Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Radioactive Brine from Being Spread on Ohio Roads
COLUMBUS - State Reps. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) and Sean Patrick Brennan (D-Parma) today announced the introduction of legislation that would ban the use of toxic oil and gas brine, including commer...
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Alongside Rep. Sean Brennan, I introduced legislation to finally ban radioactive oil and gas brine from being spread on Ohio roads. These so-called “de-icers” are loaded with radium and heavy metals, putting our health, our waterways, and our communities at risk.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
As leaders, we cannot afford to stay silent. Our own humanity is at stake. open.substack.com/pub/tristanr...
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Why Gaza Matters, to America & Ohio
If not humanity, what is our national interest?
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
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The Fight for Fair Maps: From Texas to Ohio
The myth of Democratic gerrymandering hides the real story: Republican-drawn maps are silencing voters nationwide.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
This pisses me off!! DeWine is sending Ohio Guard to D.C. for a manufactured crisis — political theater, not public safety!!
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Notification about the Kennedy Center Honors:
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
You only target journalists when your enemy is the truth. Free Press. Free Palestine. ✊❤️🇵🇸
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
“I want to try my best as a human being to leave this planet better than where I found it, and part of that is keeping our lakes and streams and green spaces free of pollution.” ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/11/n...
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New Democratic bill would ban drilling under Ohio state parks and Lake Erie • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Democratic lawmakers want to prevent oil and natural gas drilling under Lake Erie and state parks.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Sales taxes are regressive, so I’m happy we can get a little break from these taxes, even just briefly — makes life a little more affordable.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Just introduced a bill to ban fracking under Lake Erie & state parks. Our water & lands aren’t a cash register for oil & gas. Making Ohio more reliant on dirty fossil fuel money is not the way forward. Public lands = public good, not private profit. www.wvxu.org/2025-07-30/d...
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Dem lawmakers want drilling banned under Ohio state lands, Lake Erie
Two Democrats want to change Ohio law and ban any drilling for oil and gas, although the bill is unlikely to secure backing from the majority caucus.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Children in Gaza are being killed just for trying to get food. Aid lines have become death traps, over 1,000 Palestinians, including children, have been shot or starved while seeking basic survival. This is not “war.” This is genocide. #Gaza #StopTheKilling
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Immigrants & refugees make Cleveland stronger! Today we cut the ribbon on the Roundstone Pavilion, an urban farm & kitchen on public housing land making fresh food accessible to CMHA residents while supporting immigrant & refugee entrepreneurs. Welcome to your American dream, right here!!
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
I didn’t run for office to rearrange deck chairs on the Titanic. Ohio’s sinking—public schools gutted, billionaires bailed out, democracy under attack. The far right has a roadmap. We need a damn compass. It’s time to fight like it matters. tristanrader.substack.com/p/the-status...
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The Status Quo Was Already Failing—Now It’s on Fire
Stop Rearranging the Deck Chairs. Start Steering the Ship.
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Her Hoop Stats @herhoopstats.com · 20/07/2025
The players with a clear message during warmups.
The All-Stars wearing a shirt saying “Pay Us What You Owe Us” during warmups.
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Disco Gnostic @mazov.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Got damn
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Stripping citizenship from critics? This is authoritarianism, plain and simple. First it’s immigrants, then the opposition, then LGBTQ people, then Jews, minorities. That’s the playbook, silence everyone until no one’s left to fight back.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
July 1st - gets $600 million handout from Ohio to move the Browns. July 2nd - buys $25 million beach house in Palm Beach. The job of Ohio Republican is crystal clear… make the rich richer at your expense. www.bizjournals.com/columbus/new...
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Great night with @IBEW 4th District leaders, NECA partners, and industry allies from across the region. Powerful conversations, strong solidarity, and a clear vision for the future of labor. Grateful to be in the room. ⚡️✊ #IBEW #UnionStrong #LaborMovement #Ohio
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
…Rader told POLITICO. “They’re making incredibly unpopular decisions of giving away literally billions of dollars to billionaires while undercutting education and Medicaid — we know that’s not popular.” www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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Blue state lawmakers' response to Medicaid cuts: Keep calm and bash Republicans
As they stare down federal funding losses they cannot possibly make up for, lawmakers are applying their energy to attacking Republicans while waiting to see what the full impact will be.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
“A Republic, if you can keep it.” July 4th, 1776 was the declaration. Freedom came only after a bloody war. Our democracy was never guaranteed, it’s always been something we had to fight for. Now it’s our turn. Now we don’t just celebrate, we organize, we resist, and we fight to keep it. 🇺🇸✊
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Standing in solidarity with our friends at Teamsters Local 506 ✊ It’s been over a year they’ve shown up, negotiated in good faith, and still AirGas is dragging its feet. These workers aren’t asking for the moon they’re demanding fairness, respect, and a contract. No more delays. No more excuses.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Don’t be fooled. Ohio’s budget is still the worst in history, $1.7B handout to billionaires, shifting tax burden from rich to working people. www.statenews.org/government-p...
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DeWine approves flat income tax, $600m for Cleveland Browns' stadium in two-year Ohio budget
Gov. Mike DeWine signed his last budget right at the deadline, vetoing 67 items, but allowing a flat income tax and $600 million for the Cleveland Browns' stadium in Brook Park to go forward.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
I stood with our immigrant communities today to oppose HB 1 & SB 88. These bills weaponize fear to push racist, anti-immigrant property bans. Ohio should protect rights—not punish people for where they’re from. #NoToHB1 #NoToSB88 #OhioAgainstHate
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people: 1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money 3) We won’t need a lot of troops 4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq 5) We’ll find WMDs 6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators 7) It will be easy 8) It won’t take long All lies.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Trump just dragged us back into war in the Middle East. 30,000 pound bombs dropped… 40,000 U.S. troops now on high alert sitting ducks. No vote. No debate. No strategy. Just one man’s ego lighting the fuse on another forever war. We’ve seen this movie before. It ends in blood, lies, and blowback.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Ohio voters enshrined abortion rights in our Constitution. Now GOP lawmakers want to ban abortion, IVF, AND birth control! They’re trying to overturn your vote and criminalize healthcare. This is a full-blown attack on freedom! TOTAL AUTHORITARIANISM! www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...
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Republican lawmakers in Ohio to propose total abortion and IVF ban
Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would completely ban and criminalize abortion, IVF and some forms of contraception.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
That face you make when you’re waiting for the Ohio Senate to send over a horrible state budget so you can vote against it.
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Tristan Rader @twrader.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Had a blast with Ms. Radick’s 3rd grade class at John Gallagher K–8 today as we wrapped up this year’s mentorship program. We ended with an egg drop—and every single egg survived! These kids are going places. #MentorshipMatters #EggDropChampions #JohnGallagherK8
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