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William Benson

@williamgbenson

9 months

Thanks @michaeljknowles for highlighting our work @ampostliberal !

The American Postliberal

@ampostliberal

9 months

Thank you, @michaeljknowles , for the shout-out this morning!

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

When I say I’m a conservative, this is what I mean:

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@williamgbenson

1 year

On this Independence Day, bring back the Presidential Yacht

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Many are saying this!

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@JasonSCampbell

1 year

Michael Knowles: “Science is mostly fake”

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William Benson

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9 months

Daniel Di Martino 🇺🇸🇻🇪

@DanielDiMartino

9 months

Imagine roles were reversed Trump is president and is stopping illegal immigrants. Now California and New Mexico seize their borders with Mexico and let everyone through. Is that legal? That's what Texas is arguing they have the right to do by forbidding Border Patrol access.

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Low key the Old Supreme Court chamber would make a great cigar lounge

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

It’s not every day that you meet your heroes—thank you @michaeljknowles !

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Tonight is the result of 70 years of “conservatism” that didn’t believe in anything. The old party is truly dead.

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

This might be the greatest community notes ever

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

American “conservatives” are just liberals

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

6 months

Finally got the Mayflower Cigars @michaeljknowles

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

2 years

A great morning to start writing a politics paper!

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William Benson

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

6 months

Who is better on the policy issues, Biden or Trump? Abortion? Trump. War and peace? Trump. Climate change? Fake. Aiding the poor? Trump. Stewarding the economy? Trump. Gun control? Trump (no gun control). Multilateralism? Trump. Migration? Trump. I could go on…

Tony Annett

@tonyannett

6 months

Who is better on the policy issues, Biden or Trump? Abortion? A tie. War and peace? Biden. Climate change? Biden. Aiding the poor? Biden. Stewarding the economy? Biden. Gun control? Biden. Multilateralism? Biden. Migration? Biden. I could go on…

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

3 years

@michaeljknowles At my high school, Saint Thomas Academy, in Minnesota, we are required to give a senior speech to the school. I wanted to say thank you for inspiring me these past few years, this speech is the culmination of everything I believe in.

William Benson — Senior Speech

Senior Speech of William Benson, Saint Thomas Academy, Class of 2022

www.youtube.com

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

@JDVance1 Welcome to Kenservatism!

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

You just defined liberalism

Mike Pence

@Mike_Pence

1 year

Big Government Republicans reject timeless conservative beliefs: that limited government and free market economics is the surest path to the common good, not activist government!

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

2 years

Had an excellent lunch this afternoon discussing post-liberalism with the great @ccpecknold !

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

3 years

@michaeljknowles Thank you!!

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

6 months

NewsWire

@NewsWire_US

6 months

BIDEN CALLS FOR TRIPLING OF TARIFFS ON CHINESE STEEL, ALUMINIUM

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Don’t agree with Vivek on much, but he is fantastic on foreign policy and the debate was a testament to that — he’s hated by all the right Haley-types

Disclose.tv

@disclosetv

1 year

NEW - Vivek Ramaswamy says "some post-Zelenskyy warlord" will take over without the US "stepping in and saying we're not going to fund any more of it."

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

First person we are drafting is Mike Pence

The Calvin Coolidge Project

@TheCalvinCooli1

1 year

🚨Report: Mike Pence warns that U.S. troops may have to fight Russia if Ukraine loses war.

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

@michaeljknowles Sound of Freedom? Just got back from seeing it in theaters, pretty good movie

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

7 months

Spot the difference between these two photos. You can’t

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

@d_frickel @ampostliberal @mikeipps No, it actually has the exact same meaning

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

These are literally the two greatest politicians in the country

Reagan Conservative

@_Reaganite_

1 year

The worst Republican elected officials in America. Both of them push left-wing economics, betraying the soul of conservatism. They’re fundamentally unintelligent people who use bigotry to make up for that.

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

2 years

He is Risen!

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

42 years later and we're still talking about tax cuts! Maybe, just maybe, someday conservatives will wake up

YAF

@yaf

1 year

Unleashing Prosperity: A Reflection on the 42nd Anniversary of President Reagan’s Historic Tax Cut “The results of the Reagan tax cuts were resoundingly positive: unprecedented GDP growth, surging employment rates, & tamed fostered national prosperity.”

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Only 15 followers away from 1,000 Would appreciate it if anyone could help a brother out

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

6 months

Tony Annett

@tonyannett

6 months

Nothing to see here. Just a student at a Catholic pontifical university repudiating major aspects of Catholic social teaching - including calling one of the pope’s major moral issues “fake.” We can trace this all the way back to William F. Buckley’s dissent on Mater et Magistra.

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

The "New Right" needs to co-op Reagan, we cannot let groups like @yaf own his legacy

American Moment

@AmMomentOrg

1 year

"Ronald Reagan was — he talked of free trade, for sure — but his policy was very much a populist economic policy." Robert Lighthizer on Reagan's policies to strengthen American industries, from semiconductors to steel to the auto industry. FULL VIDEO:

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

We’re back

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Project Liberal 🗽

@ProjectLiberal

1 year

Liberalism is not left or right, revolutionary or reactionary. It is progress.

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

2 years

Thank you for having us, Dr. Pecknold!

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Thank you to @LeadershipInst for having me on their “Value of an Intern” panel last week!

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

The French Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race

Eric Zemmour

@ZemmourEric

1 year

Très belle fête nationale à tous et bon défilé à nos armées. Vive le #14Juillet et surtout, surtout, vive la France ! 🇫🇷

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

2 years

It was great to hear @gjpappin speak tonight on Christian family policy and American statecraft @AmMomentOrg ’s Theology of American Statecraft event!

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

I’m thinking we’re back

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

“Americans are longing for something beyond mere restatements of liberalism." My debut @amspectator over recent claims against Catholic Political Realism. Check it out! ⬇️

Catholic Political Realism is the Only Hope for America - The American Spectator | USA News and...

“How monotonously alike all the great tyrants and conquerors have been: how gloriously different are the saints,” wrote C.S. Lewis.

spectator.org

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

BREAKING: Donald Trump clear winner of the first GOP presidential debate

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

5 months

The Good Liars

@TheGoodLiars

5 months

We were at the Libertarian Convention today and Donald Trump was NOT popular.

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

8 months

It was an honor to introduce @PatrickDeneen last night on behalf of @ISI & @ampostliberal !

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

The best is yet to come @ampostliberal ! Join us tomorrow for the launch of our new podcast with special guest @ccpecknold !

The American Postliberal

@ampostliberal

1 year

🚨 NEW PODCAST🚨 We are proud to announce the launch of The American Postliberal Podcast tomorrow! Stay tuned for our first episode, where @ccpecknold sits down with co-founders @williamgbenson & @mikeipps to discuss Catholic Political Realism!

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Project Liberal 🗽

@ProjectLiberal

1 year

Make your choice.

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

11 months

“By removing the jurisdiction of the courts, Republicans offer … a fighting chance for life. While winning over hearts and minds … will always be important, it is no substitute for total electoral, judicial, and legislative victory.” My debut @FDRLST ⬇️

GOP Must Get Serious About Governing If It Wants Pro-Life Wins

Proposed legislation in the Ohio House would allow the legislature to interpret the recently passed Issue 1 instead of the courts.

thefederalist.com

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

9 months

This mentality is why Republicans are such losers

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

I would like to extend the offer for all candidates to attend a GOP debate hosted by @ampostliberal

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Senator Vance is one of the few men in politics actually willing to take a stand. We need more like him.

JD Vance

@JDVance

1 year

There are two schools of thought within the GOP on Blackrock. The old guard thinks they’re creating value and need to be rewarded with tax cuts. I think they’re destroying value and are engaged in illegal and immoral conduct. They need to be dealt with accordingly.

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

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“America does not want Dick Cheney in three inch heels!”

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

An entire generation is being lied to about the country’s founding and its history

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Someone just told me @reason is moving offices in DC Looks like Adam Smith decided they lost

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

“I Don’t Want to Violently Overthrow the Government. I Want Something Far More Revolutionary.” 🔥🔥🔥 Well said @PatrickDeneen

‘I Don’t Want to Violently Overthrow the Government. I Want Something Far More Revolutionary.’

Republican politicians are embracing the “postliberal” ideas of Patrick Deneen. But just what is he calling for?

www.politico.com

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Guy on the metro sitting next to me is wearing a Bukele 2024 hat 👍👍👍🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

I will not vote for a candidate that thinks there was nothing good before 1776, ignoring the entire inheritance of our civilization

Vivek Ramaswamy

@VivekGRamaswamy

1 year

Old World Europe believed that citizens couldn’t be trusted to govern themselves and that enlightened elites had to settle the answers to normative questions. We rejected that vision in 1776. We need to dissolve the managerial bureaucracy that pervades the administrative state

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

9 months

So glad to be a part of this great team @ampostliberal !

The American Postliberal

@ampostliberal

9 months

The American Postliberal IRL

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

8 months

Honored and excited to be bringing @PatrickDeneen to @CatholicUniv on behalf of @ampostliberal , @ISI , and the Institute for Religion, Politics & Culture! Join us in Heritage Hall at CatholicU, at 6:00pm, on March 7th. This event is free and open to the public!

The American Postliberal

@ampostliberal

8 months

🚨Attention Postliberals of D.C.🚨 Join @PatrickDeneen , @ampostliberal & @ISI in Washington, D.C. on March 7th for a lecture on “Our Postliberal Future”! Learn more and register here! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

It was a privilege tonight to hear @PatrickDeneen speak on our postliberal future @ISI ’s Modern Age panel! It was great discussing postliberalism with @ccpecknold , @Danielb_oyle , and @mikeipps as well!

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

In 1887, Pope Leo XIII chartered @CatholicUniv with the mission “to give the Republic her best citizens.” In my latest for @ampostliberal , I attempt to recover this sentiment for all educational institutions today. Check it out! ⬇️

The American Postliberal

@ampostliberal

1 year

"If the postliberal academic can articulate this vision of faith, truth, and freedom rightly understood, then we will be able to give the Republic her best citizens." Read Editor-in-Chief @williamgbenson 's article, "Her Best Citizens," HERE:

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Simply anti-human — our purpose is not to just to labor and die while she makes millions shilling for Raytheon and Lockheed

Heartland Signal

@HeartlandSignal

1 year

Nikki Haley tells Bloomberg News "65 is way too low" for the retirement age, advocates attaching it to life expectancy

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William Benson

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1 year

Thank you, Dr. Pecknold! We are looking forward to this week!

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Oppenheimer 9.5/10—not disappointed

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

I was in an Uber this morning and on the radio they were giving away concert tickets to whoever called-in and and gave the best "confession" You cannot convince me liberalism is not just another religion (with just some slight tweaks to the sacraments)

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

7 months

At your service, Mr. President 🫡

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Haley Fan angry that they don’t have the personnel to bomb the Middle East

HaleyFan 🇺🇸

@NikkiHaleyFan02

1 year

Senator Tuberville is a disgrace.

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

9 months

Very pleased to feature @RCCoulombe this morning in @ampostliberal on the legacy of Bl. Karl of Austria and what lessons he holds for today. Check it out now! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

The American Postliberal

@ampostliberal

9 months

“Karl was a great man, who deserved far better from his countrymen and the world. In truth, the tragedy of his defeat was not his, but ours.” @RCCoulombe | "Blessed Karl of Austria-Hungary: Emperor of Contradiction, Emperor of Reconciliation"

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

2 years

My first for @LoConservative

Not Far Enough | Lone Conservative

All human life is sacred, and real lives hang in the balance of our national policy. While states will do much of the work in prohibiting abortion in the short-term, this is not a long-term solution,...

loneconservative.com

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

7 months

Excited to be quoted in @amconmag about @ampostliberal ’s recent event with Patrick Deneen and the role of conservative youth in our postliberal future. We will build a definitively conservative political order. Special thanks to @ISI , too!

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

“Cool” is a word for any country that can’t take any of these concepts seriously

Vivek Ramaswamy

@VivekGRamaswamy

1 year

Make family cool again. Make faith cool again. Make patriotism cool again. Make hard work cool again. As the first millennial to run for the GOP nomination, that’s my responsibility.

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

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A lot of Republicans will say the primary is about finding the candidate who can win the general, then turn around, look you dead in the eyes, and then say we need to raise the retirement age and cut social security

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Must send my obligatory WE ARE SO BACK

Tucker Carlson

@TuckerCarlson

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Ep. 1

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Jacobin

@jacobin

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Studying the writings of Edmund Burke, the father of modern conservatism, reveals something important: that right-wing intellectual thought is little more than a series of dressed-up defenses of conventional social relations and traditional hierarchies.

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William Benson

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1 year

I was not prepared for the sudden return of masks…I think it’s mostly people who just long for them from the first time

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

My grandpa has informed me that he has been reading @PostlibOrder vigorously and is coming around to postliberalism — victory!

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Make Pluto a planet again

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Happy Barbenheimer Day to all who celebrate

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Senator Blake Masters will make a great addition to the Senate alongside Senators Vance and Hawley.

The Calvin Coolidge Project

@TheCalvinCooli1

1 year

🚨Just in: Blake Masters officially plans to enter the 2024 Arizona Senate Race.

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

2 years

It is not communist to support the common good

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

What is great about Trump is that he does not pretend to be something he isn’t. I have no doubt he couldn’t fill up his car with a tank of gas, and that is fine by me. He is authentically a billionaire elite. There is no jeans and a vest for Trump, he owns his character.

Breaking911

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WATCH: Fmr. VP Mike Pence pretends to fill up a pickup truck with gas in campaign ad — but forgot to select the fuel grade

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

11 months

I would love to take political theory with Joe Biden

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Aliens are fake it's either a distraction or demons

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

Narrator: The three, in fact, were all the same

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@tylersyck

1 year

The Three Types of Liberals A Thread 🧵

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

You will be forced to be free

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

"Go forth, and set the world on fire." - St. Ignatius of Loyola

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

I’m not one to idolize liberals for being ever so slightly conservative, but now I’m listening…

NBC Politics

@NBCPolitics

1 year

The Democratic presidential candidate said Sunday that he would support a national ban on abortion after the first three months of pregnancy if elected.

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

1 year

It was an honor tweeting with all of you🫡

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William Benson

@williamgbenson

2 years

It was an honor tonight to introduce @ssharmaUS , president of @AmMomentOrg , to give a speech on how conservatives are going to retake the federal government from bureaucratic control! A huge thank you to Saurabh and the rest of American Moment for joining us! @CUA_Republicans

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