Brian Barnes

Former Navy Officer | Ran for Congress | Advised two presidential campaigns | Not Left. Not Right. Just tired of the B.S. | Working to fix this.

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@IsaacDovere &.@DanaBashCNN Your reporting on the 2024 DNC was great. You should look back to Minnesota and you’ll see (behind the curtain) there was a preview of how things would be handled under current DNC leadership. @CNN

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: The Year Voters Asked for Competence https://t.co/rQ8kgSUoae via @LinkedIn

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: The Year of Small Elections and Big Consequences https://t.co/SRb7tytevb via @LinkedIn

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Check out the latest article I wrote in the @FWDohio_team newsletter: Who’s Really Running America? The Hidden Power of the Majority https://t.co/52VCtu2oF2 via @LinkedIn

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It’s time we LISTEN to the people, not the parties.

It’s time we BUILD a better government that works for all Americans.

It’s time we RUN morally grounded individuals that believe in fairness.

It’s time we have a working democracy.

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Most elections are decided before a single vote is cast.

Not in a booth. In a back room. With a map.

Two parties lying about supporting you.

This isn’t democracy. It’s performance.

And it’s working exactly as designed.

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There was a time when you could say “both parties are wrong” and still be taken seriously.

Now that gets called weakness.

But maybe clarity isn’t weakness.
Maybe it’s the beginning of courage.

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We’ve been told this is just what politics is now.

The shouting. The shaming. The purity tests.

But that’s not strength.
That’s a system out of ideas.

We’ve done better.
We *can* do better.

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There was a time when you could disagree and still get lunch after.

Now, question your party and you’re called a traitor.

That’s not democracy. That’s indoctrination.

We didn’t choose this - the legacy parties did to maintain control.

…But we don’t have to pass it down.

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It wasn’t always like this.

We used to argue over ideas, not identities.
Now disagreement makes you the enemy.

This chaos isn’t normal.
It’s been engineered to divide us.

And those that pushed it, the legacy parties, only win if we let them.

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They want you to feel alone.
But millions of us are thinking the same thing.

We’re not alone.
We’re just waiting for a voice to bring us together.

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The myth: the middle is where ideas go to die.

The truth: it’s where ideas survive, get tested, and improve.

Compromise isn’t weakness.
It’s leadership.

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Both parties are acting like the country only has two choices:
🟥 Retreat into a fictionalized past
🟦 Sprint into ideological purity

If you don’t pick a side, they call you confused.

But choosing neither extreme?
That’s courage.
...and that is the new direction.

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We didn’t change.

We still believe in hard work, kindness, and fairness.
The parties twisted themselves and told us “we” were the problem.

We’re not.
We’re the proof something better still exists.

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@PressSec No wonder there is no ink for real legislation... you let the children play with the printer again.

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Congress just advanced the most dangerous bill you’ve never heard of.

H.R. 1526 would block courts from issuing nationwide injunctions—even against unconstitutional laws.

This is how you dismantle democracy with a pen.

#HR1526 #NoRogueRulingsAct #USPolitics #ChecksAndBalances

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Can we please acknowledge that @RepDeanPhillips was right back in the spring? All the soul-searching now needs to start with the fact we ignored the messenger.

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Those who stand up and say “Send me” deserve to be honored today. From my great uncle that served in WWII and survived being a POW, my father who served just before Vietnam, & to my brother who served in Bosnia - Thank You! You showed me how to serve honorably. #VeteransDay