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

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.

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.

Alfredo Gutierrez, migrant-rights activist and political consultant, dies at 79

Branded as a radical early on, Alfredo Gutierrez was a master at navigating the needs of diverse communities and forging high-profile alliances.

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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.”

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.

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.