Andrew Slack
@andrewslack.bsky.social
Narrative and Culture Change Strategist
orphansandempires.substack.com
orphansandempires.substack.com
Trump is giving me such a headache.
I think I need a Tylenol.
I think I need a Tylenol.
September 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Trump is giving me such a headache.
I think I need a Tylenol.
I think I need a Tylenol.
In 1986, DC Comics redesigned Lex Luthor as a billionaire businessman.
Their confirmed model? Donald Trump.
America elected its own supervillain. Twice.
The real question isn't how Trump won. It's what toxin in our body politic made him possible. Maybe even inevitable.
Their confirmed model? Donald Trump.
America elected its own supervillain. Twice.
The real question isn't how Trump won. It's what toxin in our body politic made him possible. Maybe even inevitable.
America's Kryptonite
Truth #11 of The Thirteen Truths of Superman
orphansandempires.substack.com
August 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
In 1986, DC Comics redesigned Lex Luthor as a billionaire businessman.
Their confirmed model? Donald Trump.
America elected its own supervillain. Twice.
The real question isn't how Trump won. It's what toxin in our body politic made him possible. Maybe even inevitable.
Their confirmed model? Donald Trump.
America elected its own supervillain. Twice.
The real question isn't how Trump won. It's what toxin in our body politic made him possible. Maybe even inevitable.
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July 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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The Constitution's fatal blind spot: it never mentions corporations.
This enabled systemic racism, surveillance capitalism, and the real-life Lex Luthor in the White House.
But we're done letting traitors define what America means.
Let's fight "America's Kryptonite."
Let's Make America Super.
This enabled systemic racism, surveillance capitalism, and the real-life Lex Luthor in the White House.
But we're done letting traitors define what America means.
Let's fight "America's Kryptonite."
Let's Make America Super.
America's Kryptonite
Truth #11 of The Thirteen Truths of Superman
orphansandempires.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The Constitution's fatal blind spot: it never mentions corporations.
This enabled systemic racism, surveillance capitalism, and the real-life Lex Luthor in the White House.
But we're done letting traitors define what America means.
Let's fight "America's Kryptonite."
Let's Make America Super.
This enabled systemic racism, surveillance capitalism, and the real-life Lex Luthor in the White House.
But we're done letting traitors define what America means.
Let's fight "America's Kryptonite."
Let's Make America Super.
I think this might be the best thing I’ve ever written.
About America’s Kryptonite: the poison in our constitutional DNA.
With the hope that there's still time to Make America Super.
I’d so be grateful if you’d read, discuss, and share!
About America’s Kryptonite: the poison in our constitutional DNA.
With the hope that there's still time to Make America Super.
I’d so be grateful if you’d read, discuss, and share!
America's Kryptonite
Truth #11 of The Thirteen Truths of Superman
open.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I think this might be the best thing I’ve ever written.
About America’s Kryptonite: the poison in our constitutional DNA.
With the hope that there's still time to Make America Super.
I’d so be grateful if you’d read, discuss, and share!
About America’s Kryptonite: the poison in our constitutional DNA.
With the hope that there's still time to Make America Super.
I’d so be grateful if you’d read, discuss, and share!
We made the front page of The Hollywood Reporter!
@joseiswriting.bsky.social and I explain why Superman has always been an immigrant—no matter what Fox News says.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
#SupermanIsAnImmigrant
@joseiswriting.bsky.social and I explain why Superman has always been an immigrant—no matter what Fox News says.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
#SupermanIsAnImmigrant
July 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We made the front page of The Hollywood Reporter!
@joseiswriting.bsky.social and I explain why Superman has always been an immigrant—no matter what Fox News says.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
#SupermanIsAnImmigrant
@joseiswriting.bsky.social and I explain why Superman has always been an immigrant—no matter what Fox News says.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
#SupermanIsAnImmigrant
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1/8 Trump just told Americans who have bodies that sometimes get sick (and prefer not to die) to #GoFundYourself!
So we did.
We’ve launched a $723B GoFundMe to replace what he’s stealing from Medicaid.
Every $10 cancels $1K in medical debt.
Pitch in at GoFundYourself.page
So we did.
We’ve launched a $723B GoFundMe to replace what he’s stealing from Medicaid.
Every $10 cancels $1K in medical debt.
Pitch in at GoFundYourself.page
June 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
1/8 Trump just told Americans who have bodies that sometimes get sick (and prefer not to die) to #GoFundYourself!
So we did.
We’ve launched a $723B GoFundMe to replace what he’s stealing from Medicaid.
Every $10 cancels $1K in medical debt.
Pitch in at GoFundYourself.page
So we did.
We’ve launched a $723B GoFundMe to replace what he’s stealing from Medicaid.
Every $10 cancels $1K in medical debt.
Pitch in at GoFundYourself.page
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This is so heartbreaking and makes nothing better and no one safer. It is the punitive act of an administration that values fealty over human health.
A top scientist at Harvard who has spent years unraveling the mysteries of tuberculosis woke up Tuesday morning and discovered an order from the federal government telling her to halt her research.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/15/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/15/m...
Leading Harvard scientist ordered to halt research in funding freeze - The Boston Globe
Researchers may have to kill macaques, a kind of primate used in a vaccine study, due to the order.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This is so heartbreaking and makes nothing better and no one safer. It is the punitive act of an administration that values fealty over human health.
Major universities w/ massive endowments fought hard to displace impoverished people, ruining communities. But when fascists threatened funding—money these universities could easily replace—they folded immediately.
Respect to faculty & students standing strong. To admin who folded…I have no words.
Respect to faculty & students standing strong. To admin who folded…I have no words.
March 31, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Major universities w/ massive endowments fought hard to displace impoverished people, ruining communities. But when fascists threatened funding—money these universities could easily replace—they folded immediately.
Respect to faculty & students standing strong. To admin who folded…I have no words.
Respect to faculty & students standing strong. To admin who folded…I have no words.
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March 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Times Square, New York.
A rally in support of Ukraine 🇺🇸💙💛
A rally in support of Ukraine 🇺🇸💙💛
March 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Times Square, New York.
A rally in support of Ukraine 🇺🇸💙💛
A rally in support of Ukraine 🇺🇸💙💛
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Rest In Peace. Another great artist leaves the world. www.huffpost.com/entry/gene-h...
Screen Icon Gene Hackman Dies
The Oscar winner officially retired from acting in 2008.
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February 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Rest In Peace. Another great artist leaves the world. www.huffpost.com/entry/gene-h...
One of my closest friends, the brilliant Aaron Kagan is starting this new support group for dads. I promise you: this will be transformative.
Web page with all the details: www.aaronkagancoaching.com/groups-dads
Or go right to the sign-up form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Web page with all the details: www.aaronkagancoaching.com/groups-dads
Or go right to the sign-up form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Groups — Aaron Kagan Coaching
www.aaronkagancoaching.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
One of my closest friends, the brilliant Aaron Kagan is starting this new support group for dads. I promise you: this will be transformative.
Web page with all the details: www.aaronkagancoaching.com/groups-dads
Or go right to the sign-up form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Web page with all the details: www.aaronkagancoaching.com/groups-dads
Or go right to the sign-up form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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“If the Trump administration and Musk’s operation unilaterally gut NOAA, this would be an illegal overreach of presidential authority that will be swiftly challenged in the courts."
Learn how dismantling NOAA would endanger lives, the US economy, and infrastructure: act.ucsusa.org/42JVDQH
Learn how dismantling NOAA would endanger lives, the US economy, and infrastructure: act.ucsusa.org/42JVDQH
February 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“If the Trump administration and Musk’s operation unilaterally gut NOAA, this would be an illegal overreach of presidential authority that will be swiftly challenged in the courts."
Learn how dismantling NOAA would endanger lives, the US economy, and infrastructure: act.ucsusa.org/42JVDQH
Learn how dismantling NOAA would endanger lives, the US economy, and infrastructure: act.ucsusa.org/42JVDQH
Unlike 2016, Trump's team has executive orders & a grasp of power’s levers. It’s daunting. But Trump excels at performing power, not maintaining it.
Suzie Wiles & Project 2025 put lipstick on a pig—an intimidating shade, sure—but it’ll fade. Beneath it? A weird, chaotic little man who is beatable.
Suzie Wiles & Project 2025 put lipstick on a pig—an intimidating shade, sure—but it’ll fade. Beneath it? A weird, chaotic little man who is beatable.
January 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Unlike 2016, Trump's team has executive orders & a grasp of power’s levers. It’s daunting. But Trump excels at performing power, not maintaining it.
Suzie Wiles & Project 2025 put lipstick on a pig—an intimidating shade, sure—but it’ll fade. Beneath it? A weird, chaotic little man who is beatable.
Suzie Wiles & Project 2025 put lipstick on a pig—an intimidating shade, sure—but it’ll fade. Beneath it? A weird, chaotic little man who is beatable.
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If she can do it, we can all do it.
January 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If she can do it, we can all do it.
EXACTLY.
Also, for too long, the loudest voices of Christianity in the US have been those against the message of Jesus Christ.
I may not technically be classified as Christian but I love the teachings of Jesus and it’s really refreshing to see a prominent Christian in the US embodying them.
Also, for too long, the loudest voices of Christianity in the US have been those against the message of Jesus Christ.
I may not technically be classified as Christian but I love the teachings of Jesus and it’s really refreshing to see a prominent Christian in the US embodying them.
This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 23, 2025 at 4:56 AM
EXACTLY.
Also, for too long, the loudest voices of Christianity in the US have been those against the message of Jesus Christ.
I may not technically be classified as Christian but I love the teachings of Jesus and it’s really refreshing to see a prominent Christian in the US embodying them.
Also, for too long, the loudest voices of Christianity in the US have been those against the message of Jesus Christ.
I may not technically be classified as Christian but I love the teachings of Jesus and it’s really refreshing to see a prominent Christian in the US embodying them.
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You had different dreams for yourself than having to meet this shit historical moment.
I did too. I did too.
I did too. I did too.
January 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
You had different dreams for yourself than having to meet this shit historical moment.
I did too. I did too.
I did too. I did too.
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A neighbor friend shared this in the group chat. If you’re in #LAfires avoid the leaf blowers in terms of cleaning up ash. Lots of particulate and harmful crap in there you don’t what to blow around
January 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A neighbor friend shared this in the group chat. If you’re in #LAfires avoid the leaf blowers in terms of cleaning up ash. Lots of particulate and harmful crap in there you don’t what to blow around
The surreal nature of Trump’s 2nd inauguration falling on MLK Day reminds us: without MLK, Trump may never have met Roy Cohn. And yet, just as the Dream can birth a Nightmare—we’re called to turn it back toward the Dream.
Take a look, and let’s be good to each other!
Take a look, and let’s be good to each other!
Midnight in America: Dreams, Nightmares, and the Collision of MLK and Trump
At a Nation’s Crossroads: King’s Dream and Trump’s Nightmare Collide
orphansandempires.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The surreal nature of Trump’s 2nd inauguration falling on MLK Day reminds us: without MLK, Trump may never have met Roy Cohn. And yet, just as the Dream can birth a Nightmare—we’re called to turn it back toward the Dream.
Take a look, and let’s be good to each other!
Take a look, and let’s be good to each other!
Peter Thiel says he, Musk, and their fascist billionaire friends are the Rebel Alliance.
In this manifesto, I envision how we can flip the script.
Big idea: Let’s rebrand the Resistance as the Rebel Alliance.
Nerd out with me!
#RebelAlliance
In this manifesto, I envision how we can flip the script.
Big idea: Let’s rebrand the Resistance as the Rebel Alliance.
Nerd out with me!
#RebelAlliance
We Are the Rebel Alliance: A Manifesto to Transform the Resistance
I. Using Cultural Acupuncture to Harness Myth, Ritual, Symbol, and Community for Lasting Transformation
orphansandempires.substack.com
January 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Peter Thiel says he, Musk, and their fascist billionaire friends are the Rebel Alliance.
In this manifesto, I envision how we can flip the script.
Big idea: Let’s rebrand the Resistance as the Rebel Alliance.
Nerd out with me!
#RebelAlliance
In this manifesto, I envision how we can flip the script.
Big idea: Let’s rebrand the Resistance as the Rebel Alliance.
Nerd out with me!
#RebelAlliance
As the inauguration looms, I’ve published the most ambitious piece I've ever written—a manifesto months in the making!
Let’s shift from Resistance to Rebel Alliance using myth, ritual, symbol, and community.
I’d love your insights and May the Force be with us!
Let’s shift from Resistance to Rebel Alliance using myth, ritual, symbol, and community.
I’d love your insights and May the Force be with us!
We Are the Rebel Alliance: A Manifesto to Transform the Resistance
I. Using Cultural Acupuncture to Harness Myth, Ritual, Symbol, and Community for Lasting Transformation
open.substack.com
January 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
As the inauguration looms, I’ve published the most ambitious piece I've ever written—a manifesto months in the making!
Let’s shift from Resistance to Rebel Alliance using myth, ritual, symbol, and community.
I’d love your insights and May the Force be with us!
Let’s shift from Resistance to Rebel Alliance using myth, ritual, symbol, and community.
I’d love your insights and May the Force be with us!
🌿 Rest, Gratitude, and the Poetry of Belonging 🌿
As the holiday season begins, I’m reflecting on how gratitude helps us hold both the beauty and the complexity of this time of year.
Wishing you peace as we enter this season of quiet, coziness, and gratitude.
open.substack.com/pub/orphansa...
As the holiday season begins, I’m reflecting on how gratitude helps us hold both the beauty and the complexity of this time of year.
Wishing you peace as we enter this season of quiet, coziness, and gratitude.
open.substack.com/pub/orphansa...
Rest, Gratitude, and the Poetry of Belonging
Poems and Practices for a Season of Complexity and Renewal
open.substack.com
November 27, 2024 at 9:39 PM
🌿 Rest, Gratitude, and the Poetry of Belonging 🌿
As the holiday season begins, I’m reflecting on how gratitude helps us hold both the beauty and the complexity of this time of year.
Wishing you peace as we enter this season of quiet, coziness, and gratitude.
open.substack.com/pub/orphansa...
As the holiday season begins, I’m reflecting on how gratitude helps us hold both the beauty and the complexity of this time of year.
Wishing you peace as we enter this season of quiet, coziness, and gratitude.
open.substack.com/pub/orphansa...
Since the election, there have been a billion hot takes on how the Democrats got the politics wrong.
But what if we are facing an existential crisis that's deeper than politics? I explore this and more in my latest piece.
orphansandempires.substack.com/p/the-thirte...
But what if we are facing an existential crisis that's deeper than politics? I explore this and more in my latest piece.
orphansandempires.substack.com/p/the-thirte...
The Thirteenth Reason Kamala Harris Lost
Why Our Crisis Isn't Political—It's Existential
orphansandempires.substack.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Since the election, there have been a billion hot takes on how the Democrats got the politics wrong.
But what if we are facing an existential crisis that's deeper than politics? I explore this and more in my latest piece.
orphansandempires.substack.com/p/the-thirte...
But what if we are facing an existential crisis that's deeper than politics? I explore this and more in my latest piece.
orphansandempires.substack.com/p/the-thirte...
In the wake of the 2024 election, I've started a newsletter.
Not your typical political one, but something I've dreamed of for ages.
I hope you're giving yourselves grace as we navigate this obscenely broken time:
orphansandempires.substack.com/p/a-broken-h...
Not your typical political one, but something I've dreamed of for ages.
I hope you're giving yourselves grace as we navigate this obscenely broken time:
orphansandempires.substack.com/p/a-broken-h...
A Broken Hallelujah
Grief, Hope, and the Stories That Can Save Us
orphansandempires.substack.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:56 PM
In the wake of the 2024 election, I've started a newsletter.
Not your typical political one, but something I've dreamed of for ages.
I hope you're giving yourselves grace as we navigate this obscenely broken time:
orphansandempires.substack.com/p/a-broken-h...
Not your typical political one, but something I've dreamed of for ages.
I hope you're giving yourselves grace as we navigate this obscenely broken time:
orphansandempires.substack.com/p/a-broken-h...