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Patrick Brown

@yesthisispat.bsky.social

Nonprofit Director | Emmy Award–winning journalist | Systems writer Focused on poverty, rural economic reality, and institutional accountability. Founder, The Support Cafe | Publisher, Plainspoken

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Patrick Brown @yesthisispat.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Sitting in my office, I heard and saw a man in his beat-up car at the stoplight, bass shaking windows and a cigarette hanging out the door. He looked about fifty. For a moment it felt like the whole town was trying not to disappear. Plainspoken — Witness from a small town. lnkd.in/gypFJXvy

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Plainspoken

Witness from a small town

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Patrick Brown @yesthisispat.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Indiana’s new property tax framework under SEA 1 changes how local governments, schools, and indirectly healthcare systems sustain operations over time. These dynamics are emerging across many #Indiana communities. Here's what it means in real life. #INGov open.substack.com/pub/plainspo...

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What the Decision Means

Our community is deciding whether to allow a data center.

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Patrick Brown @yesthisispat.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Overdose Awareness Month ends with hashtags. The people who fueled the opioid crisis end with bonuses. This isn’t just tragedy — it’s a balance sheet. And someone got rich. #PharmaProfits

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The Money Behind the Opioid Crisis

The opioid epidemic wasn’t an accident. It was a business model.The settlements now on the table are blood money. The question is whether we’ll waste them—or finally build housing, clinics, jobs, and ...

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Patrick Brown @yesthisispat.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Quality, affordable, accessible childcare IS economic development. open.substack.com/pub/plainspo...

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Childcare:

An Economic Development Issue, Not a Personal Problem

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Patrick Brown @yesthisispat.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I'm going to subscribe to one or the other: The Atlantic or _________________________________. What's anyone got that they love?

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Patrick Brown @yesthisispat.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

This. Don’t confuse Christ with Christian-Nationalism. They are not the same.

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Patrick Brown @yesthisispat.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Kentucky Derby Day Dog

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Patrick Brown @yesthisispat.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Eating the Best Breaded Tenderloin in Indiana. At Jonesy’s Junction in Akron IN. THUMBS UP from this conesouir! 👍👍👍👍👍😊😊😊

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Patrick Brown @yesthisispat.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

@resfoundation.bsky.social Is there a US group like yours? On Bluesky? Anywhere? If ‘no’, can you start one?

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Patrick Brown @yesthisispat.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

In this time of … whatever it can be called, i see you ❤️ youtu.be/NB5uSHCIgS0?...

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Mr.Rogers helpers

YouTube video by Jesse Jonas

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Patrick Brown @yesthisispat.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

This is part of an open/close to a preso on multi-generational poverty. There is more content to the entire piece. I'm looking for constructive criticism.

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Patrick Brown @yesthisispat.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

First heard this as a kid. Meant nothing to me. I remember chuckling, there were no fascists in the world. Then. But today, oh my today. I present to you the genius (modern re-make) of "All You Fascists Bound To Lose" by Woody Guthrie in the 1940's. youtu.be/dWUa7aAIfLE?...

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Resistance Revival Chorus with Rhiannon Giddens "All You Fascists Bound To Lose"

YouTube video by Resistance Revival Chorus

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Patrick Brown @yesthisispat.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Amazing Book. Reminds me of the phrase, "Everyone wants to know the truth. But nobody wants to hear it." #povertyabolition #BuildBabyBrains youtu.be/DQgTTfT-eG0?...

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Matthew Desmond Talks About How to End Poverty in America | The Businessweek Show

YouTube video by Bloomberg Originals

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