@juliopenabk.com
Elected District Leader, 51st AD | Full-time Superhero | Sunset Park | posts my own | Positively bedeviled with meetings et cetera
@tonymelone.bsky.socialReposted by @juliopenabk.comGood reporting on the ongoing fight against the Brooklyn machine — @juliopenabk.com’s coalition won in June but the losers are still trying to cling to power. www.brooklynpaper.com/brooklyn-dem...
@nywfp.bsky.socialReposted by @juliopenabk.comICE OUT OF NEW YORK 🚫 Out of our schools 🚫 Out of our hospitals 🚫 Out of our communities 🚫 Out of New York. Period.
@juliopenabk.comWe must abolish ICE. We cannot have bands of secret police roaming through the streets terrorizing our communities. Enough is enough! Every elected official who has enabled these despicable acts should be run out of office and as Democrats, we must send a clear msg this November.
@jessyedwards.bsky.socialReposted by @juliopenabk.comIf you were confused about the latest updates in the Brooklyn Democratic Party power struggle saga, fear not. I have drawn an insane diagram that somewhat corresponds to 13 bulletpoints on the issue, to help us all understand:
@juliopenabk.comThe former chair of the BK Dems is trying to call a meeting at 10pm tonight to pick a new chair, in defiance of a judge’s order and using rules that the court struck down. No one should attend this meeting. Democrats respect the results of elections and the rule of law.
@juliopenabk.comI’m sat 👀⤵️
@juliopenabk.comIn the Party’s attempt to out maneuver reformers, they neglected to nominate a Chair of the County Committee. That leaves Rep. Nydia Velázquez as the defacto head of the party. A clear sign of things to come 👏🏽 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/n...
@gregpak.netReposted by @juliopenabk.com@jumaane.bsky.social, District Leader @juliopenabk.com (who would be the new Brooklyn Party Chair if not for the power grab), @cmcrystalhudson.bsky.social, and assembly member Monique Chandler-Waterman at the @newkingsdems.bsky.social rally.
@gregpak.netReposted by @juliopenabk.comIf Bichotte Hermelyn's post-election power grab is thwarted, @juliopenabk.com would become the new Brooklyn Democratic Party leader. He and other folks at the rally spoke of time wasted - right now, we should be uniting to beat Republicans in Brooklyn, not grappling with an internal power grab.
@newkingsdems.bsky.socialReposted by @juliopenabk.comToday, BK Dems vote on a new chair to represent the 1M+ Dems in Brooklyn.
The choice is clear: Respect the June election and elect @juliopenabk.com, or keep a party that runs a patronage mill while sitting on the sideline for general elections. #BrooklynCantWait
@newkingsdems.bsky.socialReposted by @juliopenabk.comPlease join us for a rally and press conference tomorrow morning (Wednesday, 9/23) at 9 am at 275 Jay Street in Downtown Brooklyn.
Confirmed speakers include @jumaane.bsky.social, NY Assemblyman Brian Cunningham, @sandynurse.bsky.social, @cmcrystalhudson.bsky.social, and @juliopenabk.com
@bdlimm.myatproto.socialReposted by @juliopenabk.comWow—the court deemed this a matter of first impression and sided with the reformers. Big victory indeed.
Congratulations to @juliopenabk.com, the other plaintiffs, your attorneys, and @newkingsdems.bsky.social. Onward 👏
@newkingsdems.bsky.socialReposted by @juliopenabk.comDistrict Leaders @juliopenabk.com, Shaquana Boykin, @chrismccreight.bsky.social, and @albo4nyc.bsky.social agree: The Brooklyn Democratic Party should be focusing on serving our communities and mobilizing voters instead of doubling down on an illegal power grab that damages the party and democracy:
@bdlimm.myatproto.socialReposted by @juliopenabk.com"Our coalition believes the party chair’s power grab is illegal and we are fighting it in court, but we also need all Democrats to keep speaking out and holding our leaders accountable."
— @juliopenabk.com, BK Dems' rightful executive committee chair as chosen by a majority of its elected leaders
@newkingsdems.bsky.socialReposted by @juliopenabk.com“Democrats rely on young people, Black and Latino voters, and working-class voters to defend democracy. But we have good reason to distrust institutions that treat our participation as welcome only when it does not threaten the status quo.”
@juliopenabk.com in the @nydailynews.com this weekend
@lidbk.bsky.socialReposted by @juliopenabk.com"How can we ask Democrats to stand up to Trump and his fascist government when our own Democratic institutions are using his playbook to hold on to power?" Powerful words from Brooklyn Young Dems leader Jackie Smiley and LID's own @juliopenabk.com.
@juliopenabk.comMy op-ed in this morning’s @nydailynews.com with Jackie Smiley. We can’t lose a generation of voter’s who are already feeling unseen from the Democratic Party. www.nydailynews.com/2026/09/05/b...
@gregpak.netReposted by @juliopenabk.comBig turnout of Brooklyn electeds to denounce Bichotte-Hermelyn's power grab and support @juliopenabk.com. @shahanafrombk.bsky.social, @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social, @agounardes.bsky.social in this picture. More to come in the 🧵!
@gregpak.netReposted by @juliopenabk.comBig rally today at Borough Hall against Brooklyn Democratic Party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn's undemocratic power grab. Here a huge group of Brooklyn electeds and district leaders applaud @juliopenabk.com, their choice for the new Brooklyn Democratic Party chair. 🧵
@bkindivisible.bsky.socialReposted by @juliopenabk.com💙💙 love to see Dem leaders joining forces against disgusting Bichotte’s power grab. Always stronger together fighting for democracy — even within the Kings County Dem Party!
@bradlander.bsky.social @shahanafrombk.bsky.social @juliopenabk.com @jumaane.bsky.social @newkingsdems.bsky.social
