Brianna Westbrook

Brianna Westbrook

@briannawestbrook.com

Democratic Strategist | Senior Technology Consultant | Fmr. AZ Dem Party Vice Chair | Fmr. Bernie Sanders Surrogate | 🐺🇺🇸 (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ A better world is possible 🌐 westbrookforarizona.com 📍 Phoenix, Arizona

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When politicians say ICE just needs more training or better leadership, understand what that language is doing. It isn’t stopping violence. It’s laundering it: same institution, same harm, softer words.

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His 6 month old stopped breathing! HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING! A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside! His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!

Imagine calling yourself “law enforcement” while your job is hunting janitors, farmworkers, and moms on their way to work. That’s not safety. That’s state-sponsored violence.

This proposal is unconstitutional. Incentivizing people to report protected speech and advocacy is a direct violation of the First Amendment.

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As a trans rights activist, I’m not intimidated by fear-based politics. History is very clear about how this kind of rhetoric ends, and I refuse to be silent about it.

Calling for bounties on people who advocate for equality is authoritarian, not “law and order.” Criminalizing advocacy and targeting trans people won’t make anyone safer. It just proves how fragile these attacks on our existence really are.

Excluding trans people from sports is not the end—it’s the entry point. The broader agenda is social conditioning: to normalize the belief that trans people do not belong in public life, and ultimately, should not exist.

I am heartbroken to hear about Alfredo Gutierrez's passing. He was a giant in Arizona politics, a champion for immigrant rights, and a mentor to so many, including me. I offer my love and deepest condolences to his wife and family. His legacy will never be forgotten.

azcentral.comAlfredo Gutierrez, migrant-rights activist and political consultant, dies at 79Branded as a radical early on, Alfredo Gutierrez was a master at navigating the needs of diverse communities and forging high-profile alliances.

Trump is desperate for people to stop talking about Epstein. That’s the pressure point—drive it relentlessly. Don’t get distracted by the noise about sports team names or culture war bait. Stay on the wedge.

Imagine waking up every day and choosing to be an ICE agent. You’re not protecting anyone. You’re not serving justice. You’re terrorizing working families, separating children, and weaponizing a badge to feed your ego.

Why are authoritarians obsessed with immigrants and trans people? Because both disrupt control. Immigrants challenge borders and white identity. Trans people challenge gender roles. Fear is weaponized to justify censorship, policing, and state power — always in the name of “order.”

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Doctors call it the Physiology of Poverty: The stress of trying to survive every day breaks the mind and the body. That's why working class people in America live SEVEN years shorter than the very wealthy.

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Uh-oh, more bad news for Tesla… Things are so bad that Elon Musk had to step in and calm employees. In an all-hands meeting, he told arsonists to “stop being psycho,” —while a new report shows Tesla owners are unloading their vehicles as fast as investors are dumping shares.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but these people are deliberately eliminating employees to dismantle everything—just so they can turn around and say, ‘Look how broken it is,’ and justify privatizing it at rock-bottom prices for billionaires. That’s the whole plan.

Nazi Germany controlled media and propaganda through a highly centralized system designed to enforce ideological conformity, suppress dissent, and mobilize the population in support of Hitler’s totalitarian regime.

Most Americans can’t stand Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg. Musk’s billionaire cosplay as a “man of the people” falls flat, with 54% holding an unfavorable view, while Zuckerberg’s corporate grip has 66% of Americans rolling their eyes. When the rich hoard power, the people see right through it.

pewresearch.orgHow Americans view Elon Musk and Mark ZuckerbergJust over half of U.S. adults (54%) say they have an unfavorable view of Musk, and two-thirds of Americans have an unfavorable view of Zuckerberg.

We’ll meet their cruelty with community, their hate with solidarity. Every time they try to isolate us, we’ll strengthen our connections. Every right they take, we’ll build support systems. Every lie they spread, we’ll answer with truth—loud, proud, and unshaken.

dailykos.comResist. Rise. Reclaim.Here’s the truth: the Trump administration is trying to erase trans people—not with gas chambers or the obvious violence of Nazi Germany, but through quiet, calculated attacks on our right to exist. I...

I'm not sure if it’s just me, but Steve Bannon’s salute at CPAC today looks eerily similar to this shot of Elon Musk from a few weeks ago—and both are nearly identical to this image from the 1930s.

While the top 0.1% hoard record wealth, the bottom 50% fight for scraps. This is by design. Every dollar spent at Amazon, Walmart, or Netflix fuels their empire. I’m done contributing. No more subscriptions, fast fashion, or corporate convenience. I’m choosing people over profits. Who’s with me? ✊

Trump won, but it’s not a mandate. Only 23% of Americans voted for him. Turnout was lower than in 2020, and more people voted for someone else—or didn’t vote at all. That’s not the majority. This should be said over and over.