Brad Rourke

Chief External Affairs Officer & Director of DC Operations for the Charles F. Kettering Foundation @KetteringFdn. He/him. Views my own.

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Rainy day move . . . back to Montgomery County! #newchapter

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Headed home from a terrific Global Democracy Coalition regional conference in Prague.

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Astronomical clock on the old town hall, Prague. Installed 1410. The legend is that city councillors blinded the clock maker after he built it, so he would not repeat the feat anywhere else.

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Headed back out — Prague via Madrid from PHL. Looking forward to the European regional convening of the Global Democracy Consortium, which @ketteringfoundation is honored to support.

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Still on my trip home from Copenhagen. My second attempt at leaving Heathrow, after a late flight cancelation.

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After a very successful trip for the Copenhagen Democracy Summit, pleased to be in the Heathrow South lounge about to board for my last leg home.

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The Copenhagen Democracy Summit, convened by the Alliance of Democracies, was a remarkable conference featuring global leaders from government and civil society — prime ministers and beyond. It was marked by a clear eyed understanding that the role of the U.S. in the democrati…

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A moment at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit.

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Gefion Fountain, #copenhagen

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St. Alban’s from across the moat. #copenhagen

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The Little Mermaid at golden hour. #copenhagen

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Greetings from Copenhagen — here for the Copenhagen Democracy Summit.

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In Heathrow club enroute to Copenhagen.

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Celebrating @andreajarrell on this Mother’s Day. One of the most remarkable mothers and human beings I know.

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Enjoyed serving on Gallup panel with Justin Lall, Robert Griffin, Sara Schapiro, Andy Kemp at AI+ Expo (by Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP) to discuss GenZ and AI via a vis our Democracy for All Project — I also focused on the critical need to bring a democratic lens…

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Proud to stand with @Comey

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We stand with former FBI Director and Kettering Foundation Senior Fellow James @Comey and his family. And we stand for a Department of Justice that is faithful to the law, not captive to the personal grievances of any president.

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Filled with inspiration and gratitude after last night’s @brennancenter Legacy Awards celebration which we were honored to support in a small way. Grateful for terrific colleagues to join me.

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I’m a sucker for the sights sometimes. #nyse

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In recent remarks made at the Stanford University School of Law, KF Senior Fellow @judgeluttig argues, "We are desperately in need of a revival, a revival that will renew and revitalize the flagging faith of the American people in our Constitution and the Rule of Law, the organic law of our ordered liberty." https://t.co/gLeVsWBXHL

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The Trump Justice Department announced it will execute federal prisoners by firing squad, look at building an “execution facility,” and is moving to change rules to narrow clemency and habeas review.

It is 2026 and the federal government is preparing to build a killing facility.