Grover Wehman-Brown
@groverwehman-brown.bsky.social
Writer | Narrative Strategist | 🎙️Grover Reads the News; Masculine Birth Ritual Podcast.
🏳️🌈 I tend to plants & children in a swampy forest. 🦫 groverwehmanbrown.com, groverreadsthenews.substack.com
🏳️🌈 I tend to plants & children in a swampy forest. 🦫 groverwehmanbrown.com, groverreadsthenews.substack.com
Today is publication day for my first book: Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Step-by-Step Workbook to Help You Decide If Leaving the US is Right for you. Deciding to #leavetheUS is not a simple conversation, and so many are having it.
@supadupanova.bsky.social. Check it out: stayorgoworkbook.com
@supadupanova.bsky.social. Check it out: stayorgoworkbook.com
The Stay or Go Workbook Should you stay in the USA? | The Stay or Go Workbook
The Stay or Go Workbook is here to support compassionate people as they wrestle with the big decision to relocate abroad or stay put in the US with intention. Sixty one colorfully designed exercises w...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Today is publication day for my first book: Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Step-by-Step Workbook to Help You Decide If Leaving the US is Right for you. Deciding to #leavetheUS is not a simple conversation, and so many are having it.
@supadupanova.bsky.social. Check it out: stayorgoworkbook.com
@supadupanova.bsky.social. Check it out: stayorgoworkbook.com
In the midst of a long summer of big change, I had the pleasure of participating in an interview series with Hanne Blank Boyd as part of her newsletter "Reasons Not to Quit." The questions were refreshing, much like her newsletter.
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"No one ever died of awkward."
The Perfect 10 with Grover Wehhman-Brown — Season 1, Episode 6
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September 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
In the midst of a long summer of big change, I had the pleasure of participating in an interview series with Hanne Blank Boyd as part of her newsletter "Reasons Not to Quit." The questions were refreshing, much like her newsletter.
open.substack.com/pub/rntq/p/n...
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I arrived in the Netherlands a few weeks ago. Here's my first writings from inside a very hard decision - to build the next phase of life outside the US while my kids grow into teenagers: groverwehmanbrown.substack.com/p/i-write-yo... #Expat #DAFTVisa #Netherlands #FightFascism
I write you from a beginning.
My first reflections on arriving inside a decision.
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July 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I arrived in the Netherlands a few weeks ago. Here's my first writings from inside a very hard decision - to build the next phase of life outside the US while my kids grow into teenagers: groverwehmanbrown.substack.com/p/i-write-yo... #Expat #DAFTVisa #Netherlands #FightFascism
I wrote about a day-in-the-life-of-being-trans in this high-volume hateful fascist era and summoning our enduring safety calculus + bravery. groverwehmanbrown.substack.com/p/not-math-c...
Danger calculations.
A story about summoning bravery in an era of emboldened hatred.
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June 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I wrote about a day-in-the-life-of-being-trans in this high-volume hateful fascist era and summoning our enduring safety calculus + bravery. groverwehmanbrown.substack.com/p/not-math-c...
I went to this Jeffrey Gibson exhibit at @massmoca.bsky.social last weekend and it was Gay-mazing. Really the feeling of being IN queerness in a way I haven’t felt in a long while.
May 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I went to this Jeffrey Gibson exhibit at @massmoca.bsky.social last weekend and it was Gay-mazing. Really the feeling of being IN queerness in a way I haven’t felt in a long while.
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The heart of the issue isn't how liberals talk. It's that modern liberalism has a fundamental commitment to social egalitarianism that far-right leaders cannot accept, to the point where they will torpedo democracy to fight it.
Miss this difference, and you misunderstand the whole issue.
Miss this difference, and you misunderstand the whole issue.
May 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The heart of the issue isn't how liberals talk. It's that modern liberalism has a fundamental commitment to social egalitarianism that far-right leaders cannot accept, to the point where they will torpedo democracy to fight it.
Miss this difference, and you misunderstand the whole issue.
Miss this difference, and you misunderstand the whole issue.
Come for the flamingos, stay for the updates on people resisting ICE as they snatch moms from their homes and pin children to the ground. There's a new summary available at groverreadsthenews.substack.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.
May 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Come for the flamingos, stay for the updates on people resisting ICE as they snatch moms from their homes and pin children to the ground. There's a new summary available at groverreadsthenews.substack.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.
A new update of Grover Reads the News has dropped wherever you listen to podcasts or groverreadsthenews.substack.com.
May 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A new update of Grover Reads the News has dropped wherever you listen to podcasts or groverreadsthenews.substack.com.
Most BlueSky users aren't the target audience for Grover Reads the News - you're here because you wanna KNOW! But if someone you love is on team "I simply cannot look" send them a link to Grover Reads the News. A new episode is up today. GroverReadstheNews.Substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Most BlueSky users aren't the target audience for Grover Reads the News - you're here because you wanna KNOW! But if someone you love is on team "I simply cannot look" send them a link to Grover Reads the News. A new episode is up today. GroverReadstheNews.Substack.com
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Given his quote in here about talking to his attorney general “Pam” about this I guess I should repost this from this past weekend from @nikkimcr.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social and me for @rollingstone.com :
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April 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Given his quote in here about talking to his attorney general “Pam” about this I guess I should repost this from this past weekend from @nikkimcr.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social and me for @rollingstone.com :
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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I’ve long said space is none of my damn business and the Blue Origin stunt has only solidified my resolve.
April 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I’ve long said space is none of my damn business and the Blue Origin stunt has only solidified my resolve.
Are you overwhelmed by the news and finding it hard to face? You're in good company. My wife interviewed me about why I made Grover Reads the News, a weekly news summary delivered with a grounded connection. Find it at groverreadsthenews.substack.com, YouTube & wherever you listen to podcasts.
April 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Are you overwhelmed by the news and finding it hard to face? You're in good company. My wife interviewed me about why I made Grover Reads the News, a weekly news summary delivered with a grounded connection. Find it at groverreadsthenews.substack.com, YouTube & wherever you listen to podcasts.
March 11. Would you like to hear a news update?
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March 11. Would you like to hear a news update?
US, International, and Nature news delivered with grounded compassion.
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March 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
March 11. Would you like to hear a news update?
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Grover Reads the News is now available via YouTube. Here's yesterday's summary. youtu.be/oG0uR4p9KZA?...
I've got a news update for you. Would you like to hear it? Feb. 28th, 2025.
YouTube video by Grover Reads the News
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March 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Grover Reads the News is now available via YouTube. Here's yesterday's summary. youtu.be/oG0uR4p9KZA?...
I'm just sitting at home recording today's podcast and not buying any damn thing. That's easy for me as a work-from-home person with everything I need right here. But I'm curious what could be if millions of us continue to have days of withholding our swipes from big business. #economicblackout
a cat is playing with a pile of money with the words my money written below it
ALT: a cat is playing with a pile of money with the words my money written below it
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February 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I'm just sitting at home recording today's podcast and not buying any damn thing. That's easy for me as a work-from-home person with everything I need right here. But I'm curious what could be if millions of us continue to have days of withholding our swipes from big business. #economicblackout
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During a GOP town hall at Coeur d'Alene High School, Teresa Borrenpohl called out, “Is this a lecture or a town hall?” Witnesses said three unidentified men, who were not wearing badges or ID, then physically removed from her seat by order of the Idaho county sheriff.
February 24, 2025 at 5:20 AM
During a GOP town hall at Coeur d'Alene High School, Teresa Borrenpohl called out, “Is this a lecture or a town hall?” Witnesses said three unidentified men, who were not wearing badges or ID, then physically removed from her seat by order of the Idaho county sheriff.
This week was WOWWWWW. In today's Grover Reads the News update I did my best to bring calm clarity to summarize the coup-like actions and resistance-like actions for my target audience: people overwhelmed by and turned away from the news cycle. groverreadsthenews.substack.com/p/feb-7th-20...
Feb. 7th, 2025. Would you like to hear a news update?
A US and international news summary delivered with grounded connection.
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February 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This week was WOWWWWW. In today's Grover Reads the News update I did my best to bring calm clarity to summarize the coup-like actions and resistance-like actions for my target audience: people overwhelmed by and turned away from the news cycle. groverreadsthenews.substack.com/p/feb-7th-20...
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Attorneys general from 18 states sued to block an executive order by President Trump that seeks to deny citizenship to babies born to unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. The states view Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship as “extraordinary and extreme.” nyti.ms/3E2qr53
January 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Attorneys general from 18 states sued to block an executive order by President Trump that seeks to deny citizenship to babies born to unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. The states view Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship as “extraordinary and extreme.” nyti.ms/3E2qr53
Morning. I just sent the 11th iteration of a news digest created for people who care about the world & have checked wayyy out of news. Do you know anyone like this? You're on 📘☁️, so it's prob. not you, but check in with your friends. Can we face the news together?
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Would you like to hear a news update? Jan 15, 2025
News about the US and the world with not-so-bad animal news at the end.
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January 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Morning. I just sent the 11th iteration of a news digest created for people who care about the world & have checked wayyy out of news. Do you know anyone like this? You're on 📘☁️, so it's prob. not you, but check in with your friends. Can we face the news together?
open.substack.com/pub/groverre...
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New post about a sign on a bus in Norway and how it got me in my public sector feelings in a way that I need as I prepare for the next chapter in our time on this earth together.
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The baseline of our public sector longings.
As we prepare to play defense at an even bigger scale, what's the baseline of our longings?
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December 13, 2024 at 4:27 PM
New post about a sign on a bus in Norway and how it got me in my public sector feelings in a way that I need as I prepare for the next chapter in our time on this earth together.
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Hi everyone. I've got a couple of pans in the fire these days, but I wanted to share a project I started right before the election. It's called Grover Reads the News, a digest of four news topics shared with an orientation to connection. groverreadsthenews.substack.com
Grover Reads the News | Grover Wehman-Brown | Substack
Audio news updates delivered two times a week with careful compassion. We can do this together. Click to read Grover Reads the News, by Grover Wehman-Brown, a Substack publication with hundreds of sub...
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December 10, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Hi everyone. I've got a couple of pans in the fire these days, but I wanted to share a project I started right before the election. It's called Grover Reads the News, a digest of four news topics shared with an orientation to connection. groverreadsthenews.substack.com
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The U.S. media is looking inward as #SouthKorea fights for its democracy. This short read (heavy with citations) by @heesoojang.bsky.social gives important context to understand the escalating threat to the South Korean democracy.
Please like & share.🙏🏼 The world needs to know!
#democracy #crisis
Please like & share.🙏🏼 The world needs to know!
#democracy #crisis
I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage.
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know
Last updated December 3, 10:09 AM South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know Heesoo Jang Assistant Professor of Media Law and Ethics Journalism Department, University of...
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December 8, 2024 at 4:28 PM
The U.S. media is looking inward as #SouthKorea fights for its democracy. This short read (heavy with citations) by @heesoojang.bsky.social gives important context to understand the escalating threat to the South Korean democracy.
Please like & share.🙏🏼 The world needs to know!
#democracy #crisis
Please like & share.🙏🏼 The world needs to know!
#democracy #crisis