Lennie Friedman
@LFried76
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Husband, Father, startup Exec, investor, 10 Year NFL Offensive Lineman, MMA Fan and fiercely independent thinker
Raleigh, NC
Joined June 2011
In times of turmoil, it’s easy to forget: this country was built to last. Not because we’re perfect—but because our system assumes conflict, allows correction, and relies on the judgment of the American people. That durability still matters. America the Durable
nationalreview.com
How Americans underrate their achievement.
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American elections are among the most secure and scrutinized in the world. They’ve been tested repeatedly—and they hold. The Trump administration and MAGA’s insistence that the system is fundamentally broken is a disgraceful legacy that undermines faith in one of America’s
According to election administrators and investigators, confirmed cases of unlawful voting are vanishingly rare. In a new Cato Podcast episode, @walterolson and @stephen_richer explore how voter roll audits work and what the evidence reveals about the scale of the problem.
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History shows what happens when regimes collapse without a plan. Iraq. Libya. Afghanistan. Iran must not follow the same path. My latest: https://t.co/JFPiXUMKO7
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Tillis free to speak his mind (in this case I fully agree) is a great reason why we need term limits. When politicians know they have to leave their seats, they vote their conscience…..
"All those [January 6] thugs have actually been pardoned, and yet we haven't thanked the Capitol Police officers for their work here." —@SenThomTillis
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I hope 2028 presidential candidacy is not a choice between the Progressive (Bernie Sanders Wing) of the Democrats and the MAGA (Vance) wing of the Republicans.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) unveiled legislation that would raise $4.4 trillion in taxes from America’s billionaires. The revenue from the annual 5 percent wealth tax would be redirected to social spending programs. https://t.co/7H7T7OjWan
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I like this one. Yup.
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I'm glad the U.S.-Israeli strikes killed Khamenei and are toppling Iran's oppressive regime—long overdue after decades of proxy terrorism, regional wars, and brutal repression at home. Enforcing red lines actually means something now. The real test: don't let chaos follow. Past
The death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leaves Iran with no obvious successor and an Islamic Republic in a fight for survival
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He's not wrong
Trump warned me that if I voted for Kamala Harris we’d have higher prices and a government-run economy at home and new wars abroad, and I voted for Harris and that’s exactly what we got.
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LeBron never did that
BREAKING: Jordan says it shot down two Iranian ballistic missiles
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The Iranian regime has been a destabilizing force for decades — funding Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist proxies, exporting violence across the Middle East, and undermining regional stability at every turn. At home, they have been brutal beyond excuse — killing tens of
reuters.com
Explosions also rang out in nearby oil-producing Gulf Arab countries.
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“Just as there was no emergency justifying the unilateral imposition of worldwide tariffs, there is no election emergency that permits the president to ignore Article 1, Section IV of the Constitution, which assigns election lawmaking authority to the states and Congress,” says
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When National Pride Declines, We Should All Pay Attention The recent Gallup polling showing a sharp decline in the percentage of Democrats who say they are proud to be American isn’t something to celebrate. It’s something to take seriously. National pride shouldn’t be partisan.
ap.org
WASHINGTON (AP) — Only 36% of Democrats say they're “extremely” or “very” proud to be American, according to a new Gallup poll, reflecting a dramatic
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After last night’s State of the Union, I felt orphaned by the two-party system. A President who overstates the benefits of tariffs, downplays their economic costs, questions the integrity of the Supreme Court when it rules against him, and too often chooses division over unity.
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Gerrymandering is a race to the bottom. Vote no on gerrymandering. Let politicians know you’ve had enough
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Thank you @dogwoodblooms. Really enjoyed the conversation, hearing your view points and clear passion for the great state of NC
I sat down with Lennie Friedman earlier this month to discuss the NC Forward Party. Some of y'all had pretty strong feelings about that. I got more than one comment saying I was sitting down with leftists in disguise. Was that true? Watch for yourself to find out! I will tell
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Want a sneak peek of my discussion with @dogwoodblooms 😎. She’ll drop the episode on Tuesday.
Want a sneak peek of my discussion with Lennie Friedman about the NC Forward Party? I’ve got you! The full episode drops on Tuesday. 🤗
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1. Voter ID is great, I'm for it. 2. Seems like a state issue. 3. The legislation at issue requires much more than ID, so why frame the conversation otherwise?
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We need more of this
.@HeathMayo: "What has made America great is the institutional architecture our founders build, and our repeated if imperfect willingness to live up to it. It's the separation of powers, the rule of law, a free press, the peaceful transfer of power. The idea, radical in 1776 and
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Trump owes the Supreme Court an apology—to the Justices he smeared on Friday and the institution itself. He doubtless won’t offer one, but his rant in response to his tariff defeat at the Court was arguably the worst moment of his Presidency. https://t.co/Cke9zoclHG
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Huge decision today. The Supreme Court rejected the use of emergency powers to impose tariffs under IEEPA. That’s not partisan. That’s constitutional. When one branch pushes too far, another pushes back. That’s the system the Founders designed — and it worked. 🇺🇸 This should
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