Reid Bramblett
@reidbram.bsky.social
Editor, writer, travel expert, outdoorsman, cook, dad.
A long but important read. snyder.substack.com/p/unfreedom-...
Unfreedom at the Washington Post
How an editorial line fosters authoritarianism
snyder.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A long but important read. snyder.substack.com/p/unfreedom-...
lso, who here has the same workload every single week? What if last week happened to be idling between big projects (or, more accurately, cleaning up from the last and prepping for the next in small, unimpressive yet necessary ways)? www.404media.co/former-herit...
Former Heritage Foundation Staffer Orders Treasury Employees to Respond to Elon Musk’s Email
Treasury workers don't know who the person is or why he is sending emails from a "Secretary of the Treasury" email address.
www.404media.co
February 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
lso, who here has the same workload every single week? What if last week happened to be idling between big projects (or, more accurately, cleaning up from the last and prepping for the next in small, unimpressive yet necessary ways)? www.404media.co/former-herit...
This should make any MAGA “Christian” worth their (pillar of) salt pull a Moses and smash their stone-carved copies of Project 2025 on the ground in disgust.
Mar-a-Lago goat has sparked outrage from Christians
The goat is plastered in fake $100 bills in which Trump's face has replaced Benjamin Franklins. The bills say 'In Trump We Trust' instead of 'In God We Trust.'
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
This should make any MAGA “Christian” worth their (pillar of) salt pull a Moses and smash their stone-carved copies of Project 2025 on the ground in disgust.
Yes, this is a coup by kleptocratic oligarchs to install their own autocrat puppet. It’s cruel, vindictive, vicious, racist, sexist, hateful, and just so fucking petty. But you know what really bothers me? That the latest polls show between 47% and 53% approval for Trump. That's his highest ever.
February 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Yes, this is a coup by kleptocratic oligarchs to install their own autocrat puppet. It’s cruel, vindictive, vicious, racist, sexist, hateful, and just so fucking petty. But you know what really bothers me? That the latest polls show between 47% and 53% approval for Trump. That's his highest ever.
Sounds like a good resource to help cut through the noise. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
The Democracy Index
*An Introduction and an Invitation*
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Sounds like a good resource to help cut through the noise. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Musk to rehire DOGE staffer with history of racist tweets
February 8, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Musk to rehire DOGE staffer with history of racist tweets
Whatever the opposite of “shocked” is, I’m that.
Exclusive | DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts
A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, whose access to Treasury payment systems was approved by a judge, has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism a...
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Whatever the opposite of “shocked” is, I’m that.
Reposted by Reid Bramblett
Help spot the pattern…
❌Banned clubs at West Point: Black, Asian, Hispanic, women, and Native American heritage clubs
✅Not banned at West Point Military Academy: German, French, and Polish clubs
Can’t quite put my finger on it…
❌Banned clubs at West Point: Black, Asian, Hispanic, women, and Native American heritage clubs
✅Not banned at West Point Military Academy: German, French, and Polish clubs
Can’t quite put my finger on it…
February 6, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Help spot the pattern…
❌Banned clubs at West Point: Black, Asian, Hispanic, women, and Native American heritage clubs
✅Not banned at West Point Military Academy: German, French, and Polish clubs
Can’t quite put my finger on it…
❌Banned clubs at West Point: Black, Asian, Hispanic, women, and Native American heritage clubs
✅Not banned at West Point Military Academy: German, French, and Polish clubs
Can’t quite put my finger on it…
“Deportations are a spectacle to turn Americans against one another, to make us afraid… They also create busy-work for law enforcement, locating the “criminals” in workplaces across the country, as the crime of the century takes place at the very center of power.”
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
open.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“Deportations are a spectacle to turn Americans against one another, to make us afraid… They also create busy-work for law enforcement, locating the “criminals” in workplaces across the country, as the crime of the century takes place at the very center of power.”
