Gavin Brennan
@gavgabb.bsky.social
Herself's Husband. Proud father, clumsy carpenter, IT guy, DC native now suburban schlub yelling at the deer in the yard. I try to listen more than talk. Pronouns: he/him
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LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
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It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
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FYI This was David French’s critique of Helen Andrew’s’ viral essay. Made famous by Douthat’s podcast.
Gift:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Gift:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Opinion | Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace?
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
FYI This was David French’s critique of Helen Andrew’s’ viral essay. Made famous by Douthat’s podcast.
Gift:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Gift:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
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One key trick to making people mad on Bluesky is to not link the article, which does not propose that women destroyed the West but argues against Helen Andrews proposal that they did!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
One key trick to making people mad on Bluesky is to not link the article, which does not propose that women destroyed the West but argues against Helen Andrews proposal that they did!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...
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This is an excellent idea!!!
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is an excellent idea!!!
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We are being ruled by absolute losers
November 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
We are being ruled by absolute losers
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Priceless Jewels Stolen From Louvre In Daytime Raid
https://theonion.com/priceless-jewels-stolen-from-louvre-in-daytime-raid/
https://theonion.com/priceless-jewels-stolen-from-louvre-in-daytime-raid/
October 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Priceless Jewels Stolen From Louvre In Daytime Raid
https://theonion.com/priceless-jewels-stolen-from-louvre-in-daytime-raid/
https://theonion.com/priceless-jewels-stolen-from-louvre-in-daytime-raid/
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I say this as a white dude - white dudes running for office already have one strike for me.
I am far less prone to trust them, because I grew up as a white dude in America, and I know how easy it is to learn to say the right things while being privately shitty. How much gets forgiven, ignored.
I am far less prone to trust them, because I grew up as a white dude in America, and I know how easy it is to learn to say the right things while being privately shitty. How much gets forgiven, ignored.
October 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I say this as a white dude - white dudes running for office already have one strike for me.
I am far less prone to trust them, because I grew up as a white dude in America, and I know how easy it is to learn to say the right things while being privately shitty. How much gets forgiven, ignored.
I am far less prone to trust them, because I grew up as a white dude in America, and I know how easy it is to learn to say the right things while being privately shitty. How much gets forgiven, ignored.
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I'm so sick of discourse from supposed allies about where trans people went wrong.
Where we "went wrong" is that billionaires spent unimaginably large sums to attack us repeatedly and major media outlets have spent a decade piling on.
Where we "went wrong" is that billionaires spent unimaginably large sums to attack us repeatedly and major media outlets have spent a decade piling on.
October 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I'm so sick of discourse from supposed allies about where trans people went wrong.
Where we "went wrong" is that billionaires spent unimaginably large sums to attack us repeatedly and major media outlets have spent a decade piling on.
Where we "went wrong" is that billionaires spent unimaginably large sums to attack us repeatedly and major media outlets have spent a decade piling on.
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SWITCH TO TIDAL TODAY
YOU CAN TRANSFER YOUR PLAYLISTS WITH THE LINK BELOW
IT IS EASY, THE SOUND QUALITY IS BETTER, THEY HAVE MUSIC VIDEOS, AND THERE'S NO GESTAPO ADS
tidal.com/transfer-music
YOU CAN TRANSFER YOUR PLAYLISTS WITH THE LINK BELOW
IT IS EASY, THE SOUND QUALITY IS BETTER, THEY HAVE MUSIC VIDEOS, AND THERE'S NO GESTAPO ADS
tidal.com/transfer-music
Found out that Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads, if you need another reason to quit using it.
October 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
SWITCH TO TIDAL TODAY
YOU CAN TRANSFER YOUR PLAYLISTS WITH THE LINK BELOW
IT IS EASY, THE SOUND QUALITY IS BETTER, THEY HAVE MUSIC VIDEOS, AND THERE'S NO GESTAPO ADS
tidal.com/transfer-music
YOU CAN TRANSFER YOUR PLAYLISTS WITH THE LINK BELOW
IT IS EASY, THE SOUND QUALITY IS BETTER, THEY HAVE MUSIC VIDEOS, AND THERE'S NO GESTAPO ADS
tidal.com/transfer-music
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If you know me, you know I care a lot about words. Not as provocation or flourish, but as a matter of personal integrity. I use them to tell the truth. And you know I’ve spent my professional life working on threats that seem unimaginable until the moment they define our world.
September 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
If you know me, you know I care a lot about words. Not as provocation or flourish, but as a matter of personal integrity. I use them to tell the truth. And you know I’ve spent my professional life working on threats that seem unimaginable until the moment they define our world.
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“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have.
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
September 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have.
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
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This is NOT normal! At an ICE facility in Illinois, a woman was assaulted by masked agents.
Credit: Ford Fischer/ News2Share
Credit: Ford Fischer/ News2Share
September 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This is NOT normal! At an ICE facility in Illinois, a woman was assaulted by masked agents.
Credit: Ford Fischer/ News2Share
Credit: Ford Fischer/ News2Share
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Just a reminder that Richard Hanania is not a centrist and has not changed his white supremacist views. The data most definitely doesn't show crime rates are about race unless you ignore every other causative variable (urban/rural, poverty, population density, etc.).
September 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Just a reminder that Richard Hanania is not a centrist and has not changed his white supremacist views. The data most definitely doesn't show crime rates are about race unless you ignore every other causative variable (urban/rural, poverty, population density, etc.).
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One of the key ways you refuse to comply with fascism is by becoming even louder and more fearless in supporting vulnerable people. You SHOW that you are unwilling to throw the "undesirables" under the bus if only for self-preservation because under fascism you will also become undesirable one day.
September 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
One of the key ways you refuse to comply with fascism is by becoming even louder and more fearless in supporting vulnerable people. You SHOW that you are unwilling to throw the "undesirables" under the bus if only for self-preservation because under fascism you will also become undesirable one day.
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“None of the very bad things that are happening now surprise me…Not the details of course, but the general descent into authoritarianism…It is hard to avoid feeling like all of that serious and sincere writing was like whistling in the wind.”
jeffreycisaacdesign.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/w...
jeffreycisaacdesign.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/w...
What I Think About Last Wednesday
September 14, 2025 What happened last Wednesday was truly terrible. Have I said enough? Many friends and colleagues, people I both like and respect, have been telling me for days that they are look…
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September 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
“None of the very bad things that are happening now surprise me…Not the details of course, but the general descent into authoritarianism…It is hard to avoid feeling like all of that serious and sincere writing was like whistling in the wind.”
jeffreycisaacdesign.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/w...
jeffreycisaacdesign.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/w...
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shoutout to tumblr user kleinergeist for this post which is going straight into my powerpoint for Grendel day in my monster class this week
September 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
shoutout to tumblr user kleinergeist for this post which is going straight into my powerpoint for Grendel day in my monster class this week
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The US has been the de facto world leader for 80 years since WWII. In just a few months, Republicans have made the US far weaker and less relevant than at any time in living memory.
My latest: On how despite all Trump's efforts to the contrary, his is an incredible shrinking presidency. Unfortunately, he is also making the entire US weaker and less relevant along the way. www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump’s Presidency Is Making America Irrelevant
Foreign leaders—along with those here at home—have concluded that the only way to live with Trump is to learn to live without him.
www.thedailybeast.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The US has been the de facto world leader for 80 years since WWII. In just a few months, Republicans have made the US far weaker and less relevant than at any time in living memory.
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September 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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I really enjoyed this @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social pod about Covid & MAHA, but one thing it repeatedly revealed is a habit of liberals that drives me crazy. A short 🧵.
MAHA Is a Bad Answer to a Good Question
Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 08/22/2025 · 1h 22m
podcasts.apple.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I really enjoyed this @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social pod about Covid & MAHA, but one thing it repeatedly revealed is a habit of liberals that drives me crazy. A short 🧵.
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You can certainly spread the blame around but the truth is if it weren’t for John Roberts, Trump would be in prison right now.
August 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
You can certainly spread the blame around but the truth is if it weren’t for John Roberts, Trump would be in prison right now.
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“Improving our nation through better design” is certainly important work: we know this, because it’s exactly what we were doing when DOGE eliminated 18F entirely.
Improving Our Nation Through Better Design
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
August 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
“Improving our nation through better design” is certainly important work: we know this, because it’s exactly what we were doing when DOGE eliminated 18F entirely.
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we want to believe that no great art can be made by shitty people because then we never have to do the really painful reckoning
August 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
we want to believe that no great art can be made by shitty people because then we never have to do the really painful reckoning