Joined @aaronparnas.bsky.social yesterday to talk about my U.S. Senate campaign and my experience teaching the law of armed conflict. Now is NOT the time to disregard the Constitution’s balance of power and the rule of law. Full interview on my YouTube!

Israel attacking diplomatic targets in Qatar is blatantly illegal & brings no one closer to peace. Using US-supplied weapons to attack another US ally is unacceptable. As Israel’s primary benefactor, the US can & should impose accountability. #RuleofLaw

As an Independent Senate candidate in SD who won't take money from Big Money corporate PACs, social media is crucial to get my message out. If you're interested in my policy-driven, pro-worker, pro-democracy campaign, you can help me boost my message today by sharing this post. Thank you.

This quote from the NOTUS article I was in shows the necessity of Independents in the Senate. Party politics isn't working for regular folks, but a few principled Independents in the Senate could place pressure on dysfunctional institutions to work. People over parties.

The fact that we still experience these preventable tragedies is a blaring siren that politics isn't working. Common sense reforms could have averted this while still preserving 2nd Amendment rights. I apologize to the victims for the failures of our political system.

109 years ago today, the National Park Service was created to “preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System…” I am proud to have been a WICA Park Ranger. I’m running for the US Senate to stand up for our parks & their stewards.

Social Security was establishing on 14 Aug 1935. On this anniversary, remember that it isn't just a safety net, but a promise. Millions of Americans depend on it as the primary defense against life in poverty. Protecting it means protecting our future. #ProtectThePromise

Today is Agent Orange Awareness Day, highlighting its lifetime health impacts to Vietnam veterans. The 2022 PACT Act expands benefits for vets suffering from Agent Orange & other toxins. Mike Rounds voted no, only switching when public support was too much to ignore.

Healthcare monopolies are great at cheating sick, poor, or elderly Americans out of coverage. The price of monopoly is paid from working folks’ pockets to CEOs. As a Senator, I would fight to make healthcare more accessible and affordable.

South Dakotans want a Senator who will actually work for them. As an Independent whose only bosses would be S Dakotans, I am ready to fight for them. Mike Rounds only listens to party bosses and Big Money donors. #FollowTheMoney

I'm running for Senate as an Independent because I do my own thinking. I care more about achieving real change for working folks in SD than toeing a party line. I can only be a legitimate challenger to Sen. Mike Rounds in '26 by acting outside party politics.

Mike Rounds is saying NOTHING while Congress hands over its tax (tariff) authority to the President, violating separation of powers with an arbitrary tax on the American people. That is Taxation without Representation.

The core of democracy, voter choice in a fair system, is being ignored in a Hatfield-McCoy feud. The President wants to use gerrymandering to disenfranchise his opposition, while his minions put parties over people and step aside. I support the Fair Representation Act.

Our founders considered tariffs (duties) a tax on Americans under sole authority of Congress. US CONST, Art I, Sec 8: “The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises...." Why doesn’t Mike Rounds care about us or separation of powers?

The purpose of taxation is to fund gov't operations & programs that benefit the people. Trump funneled taxpayers' money to himself with a Scotland golfing vacation at his OWN resort. South Dakota's Senators are standing aside while their people get ripped off.

The richest of the rich (top 0.1%) in the USA hold almost 14% of America's $160.35T total wealth. Instead of making them pay their fair share, Mike Rounds voted to cut their taxes. You'll never guess who Big Money Mike gets 87% of campaign contributions from. #FollowTheMoney

Democracy only functions when voters are able to make a real choice for themselves. No district should be taken for granted by ANY party because of how "safe" it is. Mike Rounds takes South Dakota for granted, but this state deserves better. Let's give S Dakotans a real choice.

I was quoted in a POLITICO piece on red-state independents: "If you have a handful of independents that actually want some structural reform, that deprive either party of a majority, you can actually accomplish some significant business" Politics shouldn't be two-team game.

Poor S Dakotans are either in a food bank or a grocery store if they have SNAP benefits. USDA funding cuts created a $2.5M budget shortfall for Feeding South Dakota, our largest hunger-relief org. Mike Rounds' vote to cut $186B in SNAP funding will leave many S Dakotans hungry.

The president is touring the Federal Reserve today. I echo 1950s Republicans in advocating monetary policies where the "Federal Reserve System exercis[es] its functions in the money and credit system without pressure for political purposes from the Treasury or the White House.”

Mike Rounds has been a politician for 35 years. What has he done to make your life better? Playing to national party politics instead of serving South Dakotans is how Big Money Mike gets 87% of his donations from a set of 200 rich donors. SD deserves better. #FollowTheMoney

New cuts to public broadcasting orgs add to a long list of betrayals against rural Americans in the past month. Mike Rounds has voted to gut Medicaid, rural hospitals, and now public radio. Mike Rounds serves Big Money and a party line, not the people of SD. #FollowTheMoney

I said it before & I'll say it again: RELEASE. THE. FILES. This administration is suppressing the evidence to protect the guilty & attacking anyone who wants the truth revealed. S Dakotans see Mike Rounds is still silent. Why? Who does he want to protect? #FollowTheMoney

Our tax system is rigged in favor of the ultra rich because of how easily they can buy politicians. The system needs a change-up so the 1% pays their fair share, giving the middle class a break. Big Money donates to Mike Rounds. I'm backed by regular folks. #FollowTheMoney

With 3,300 unique donors & an average donation of just $21, our campaign has more contributors than both of our opponents combined. 99% of Mike Rounds' contributions came from investments, Big Money donors, and corporate PACs, compared to our 0%. #FollowTheMoney

SD is the #2 state for wind power production with capacity for more. SD produces less oil in a year than ND does in a DAY. Senator Rounds just voted for oil company tax breaks & penalties for future wind power. Does he know he's from South Dakota? #FollowTheMoney www.keloland.com/keloland-com...

NPR reported that DOGE was given control over USDA funds to the tune of BILLIONS of dollars. We shouldn’t bite the hands that feed us, and we certainly shouldn’t give external meddlers the power to strangle the millions of farmers & ranchers who grow our food. #FollowTheMoney

The cuts in the "Big Beautiful Bill" disproportionately impact kids & the elderly on Medicaid, creating healthcare deserts for thousands of South Dakotans. Senator Rounds praised the BBB’s “generational benefits” & spun his vote for the BBB as “pro-family.” #FollowTheMoney

Mike Rounds’ true priorities showed with his vote for the “Big Ugly Bill.” He chose to close rural hospitals & cut healthcare coverage so billionaires/corporations can hoard MORE money.   Meanwhile, the rest of us are scratching for a “minimal quality of life.” #FollowTheMoney

Since 2002, over 1000 minors have been exploited and victimized by Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking operation. Even as Trump backs down from his campaign promises to release the files, we owe it to the victims and every parent in America to have the truth released. Release. The. Files.

The Big “Beautiful" Bill extends tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit the ultra-wealthy. Almost 80% of the tax benefits go to the top 1%, while regular folks will lose Medicaid and SNAP support.

Cutting the VA is a fundamental betrayal of our veterans and their families. Culling 30,000 VA employees imposes an unnecessary extra burden for all vets who rely on VA services. Not to mention all the other safety nets already severed by this administration. #FollowTheMoney

If health insurance comes with a job why do >8% of S Dakotans lack health insurance despite an unemployment rate of <2%? Mike Rounds chose to make it harder to enroll & retain Affordable Care Act coverage. Plus premiums are likely to rise by 75% next year. #FollowTheMoney

Previewing what's to come for SD, NE's small town Curtis Medical Center is closing after 30+ years due to financial challenges. When your local clinic closes remember that Mike Rounds thought the sacrifice was necessary for billionaires to pay less & national debt to increase.

I believe that main street small businesses should pay a lower tax rate than large corporations. Is that radical?

Partisan politicians have put party ahead of people for way too long. I pledge to always put South Dakotans ahead of partisanship.

Americans are working harder and still struggling to get by. Over the past 25 years, there were 4 multi-trillion dollar tax cuts for the billionaires. It’s past time regular folks got real tax cuts.

This is absurd. We need to ban Congressional stock trading.

Congress works well for the donor class, but not for the voters who sent them to DC in the first place.

Our tax system is rigged in favor of the ultra rich because the middle class can't afford to buy politicians.

Your tax dollars are now at risk of being routed to billionaire yachts instead of your local critical‑access hospital. Thanks to the BBB—and Senator Rounds’ yes vote.

This is such blatant corruption.

We need term limits to end the practice of career politicians. I pledge to serve no more than two terms if elected.

Mike Rounds voted to gut $900 billion in Medicaid funding. This will take away health care from 163,000 South Dakotans and 17 million Americans. He did this not to reduce the debt, but to pay for another tax cut for the ultra rich.

Tonight marks our very first end-of-quarter deadline — and I’m incredibly grateful for the support we’ve received so far. Over 3,300 people have chipped in, with an average donation of just $20.24. This is a people powered campaign. If you could chip in, I’d really appreciate it.

As rural hospitals lose funding from the Big Beautiful Bill, patients in towns like Pierre or Huron might have to drive hours for basic care—if they can afford it—while billionaires get an even smaller tax bill.

They call it fiscal responsibility—but it’s just a shell game. The Senate GOP’s bill adds $3.3 trillion to the national debt, and guess who’s left holding the bag? Regular working folks. They rig the rules, reject the math, and still expect us to pay the price. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

If America is a pull yourself by your boot straps country, you need to have boots. Cutting Medicaid to fund tax cuts for the rich leaves too many folks barefoot.

When career politicians like Mike Rounds slash $800 billion in Medicaid to give billionaires another tax cut, they’re not trimming the budget—they’re endangering our parents, grandparents, and neighbors.

If you hunt, fish, or just feel strongly about conservation, you might not appreciate Senate Republicans' plan to sell millions of acres of public lands to billionaires to offset those billionaires' tax cuts. So Mike Rounds, this sound like a good idea to you? #FollowtheMoney