The Cult of Brighter Days
@thecultofbrighterdays.org
🖤 We stare into the void, not because it’s deep, but because we’re already here.
🍏 Golden Apples. Dull Lemons. Existential dread.
💀 Balancing chaos and order while side-eyeing it all.
We laugh at the absurdity so we don’t scream. Probably.
#Abiscoridis
🍏 Golden Apples. Dull Lemons. Existential dread.
💀 Balancing chaos and order while side-eyeing it all.
We laugh at the absurdity so we don’t scream. Probably.
#Abiscoridis
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From Mascot to Manifesto
https://youtu.be/vTzgMvVZ9Kc
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer worked for North Pole Logistics, LLC—formerly known as “Santa’s Workshop” before the merger with Amazon.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/rudolphs-rise/
https://youtu.be/vTzgMvVZ9Kc
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer worked for North Pole Logistics, LLC—formerly known as “Santa’s Workshop” before the merger with Amazon.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/rudolphs-rise/
December 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
From Mascot to Manifesto
https://youtu.be/vTzgMvVZ9Kc
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer worked for North Pole Logistics, LLC—formerly known as “Santa’s Workshop” before the merger with Amazon.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/rudolphs-rise/
https://youtu.be/vTzgMvVZ9Kc
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer worked for North Pole Logistics, LLC—formerly known as “Santa’s Workshop” before the merger with Amazon.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/rudolphs-rise/
https://youtu.be/ucgUEx_Si_0
A Country That Confuses Justice With a Mood Swing
Every now and then, this country tests whether the roof beams of the republic can handle one more weight they were never designed to carry.
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A Country That Confuses Justice With a Mood Swing
Every now and then, this country tests whether the roof beams of the republic can handle one more weight they were never designed to carry.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/when-obedien...
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
https://youtu.be/ucgUEx_Si_0
A Country That Confuses Justice With a Mood Swing
Every now and then, this country tests whether the roof beams of the republic can handle one more weight they were never designed to carry.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/when-obedien...
A Country That Confuses Justice With a Mood Swing
Every now and then, this country tests whether the roof beams of the republic can handle one more weight they were never designed to carry.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/when-obedien...
https://youtube.com/shorts/u7qLjGPTOc8
Late-stage capitalism is eating people alive and calling it “convenience.”The
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Late-stage capitalism is eating people alive and calling it “convenience.”The
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November 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
https://youtube.com/shorts/u7qLjGPTOc8
Late-stage capitalism is eating people alive and calling it “convenience.”The
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/we-aint-buyi...
Late-stage capitalism is eating people alive and calling it “convenience.”The
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/we-aint-buyi...
https://youtube.com/shorts/DGJ7THj2dzA
Good news, everyone.
Apparently, the American economy is doing great — because Elon Musk is about to receive a one trillion dollar compensation package.
A trillion.
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Good news, everyone.
Apparently, the American economy is doing great — because Elon Musk is about to receive a one trillion dollar compensation package.
A trillion.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/good-news-am...
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
https://youtube.com/shorts/DGJ7THj2dzA
Good news, everyone.
Apparently, the American economy is doing great — because Elon Musk is about to receive a one trillion dollar compensation package.
A trillion.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/good-news-am...
Good news, everyone.
Apparently, the American economy is doing great — because Elon Musk is about to receive a one trillion dollar compensation package.
A trillion.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/good-news-am...
Parsing Power and Predation in the Epstein Files
Content note: This piece discusses sexual abuse, trafficking, and institutional failure.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/are-we-surpr...
Content note: This piece discusses sexual abuse, trafficking, and institutional failure.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/are-we-surpr...
November 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Parsing Power and Predation in the Epstein Files
Content note: This piece discusses sexual abuse, trafficking, and institutional failure.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/are-we-surpr...
Content note: This piece discusses sexual abuse, trafficking, and institutional failure.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/are-we-surpr...
The Art of Not Setting Yourself on Fire to Stay Warm
https://youtube.com/shorts/b1fAPWWAmpU
Some weeks feel like the universe is running a social experiment titled “How Much Can One Nervous System Take Before It Starts Smoking?”You’ve
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https://youtube.com/shorts/b1fAPWWAmpU
Some weeks feel like the universe is running a social experiment titled “How Much Can One Nervous System Take Before It Starts Smoking?”You’ve
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/running-away...
November 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The Art of Not Setting Yourself on Fire to Stay Warm
https://youtube.com/shorts/b1fAPWWAmpU
Some weeks feel like the universe is running a social experiment titled “How Much Can One Nervous System Take Before It Starts Smoking?”You’ve
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/running-away...
https://youtube.com/shorts/b1fAPWWAmpU
Some weeks feel like the universe is running a social experiment titled “How Much Can One Nervous System Take Before It Starts Smoking?”You’ve
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/running-away...
You know exactly who you are, and if you don’t, that’s part of the problem.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
You know exactly who you are, and if you don’t, that’s part of the problem.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A Cult of Brighter Days reflection for Veteran’s Day (and government shutdowns everywhere)
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Every
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November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A Cult of Brighter Days reflection for Veteran’s Day (and government shutdowns everywhere)
https://youtube.com/shorts/aeUqnihv6VU
Every
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Every
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Mourning MTV and the Death of Shared Culture
https://youtube.com/shorts/m-FBjyh6ua8
On October 10, 2025, MTV quietly announced it’s pulling the plug on its last remaining music channels. No tearful farewell, no retrospective montage.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/remember-whe...
https://youtube.com/shorts/m-FBjyh6ua8
On October 10, 2025, MTV quietly announced it’s pulling the plug on its last remaining music channels. No tearful farewell, no retrospective montage.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/remember-whe...
November 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Mourning MTV and the Death of Shared Culture
https://youtube.com/shorts/m-FBjyh6ua8
On October 10, 2025, MTV quietly announced it’s pulling the plug on its last remaining music channels. No tearful farewell, no retrospective montage.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/remember-whe...
https://youtube.com/shorts/m-FBjyh6ua8
On October 10, 2025, MTV quietly announced it’s pulling the plug on its last remaining music channels. No tearful farewell, no retrospective montage.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/remember-whe...
Indigenous Environmentalism in Wyoming
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My
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My
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November 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Indigenous Environmentalism in Wyoming
https://youtube.com/shorts/WfBEudUv_QI
My
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My
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A Field Guide
https://youtube.com/shorts/UVMO0XRh0YA
Thesis: Gen Z treats humor like a pocket particle accelerator: shove meaning in, whip it until the labels fly off, then laugh at the sparks.
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https://youtube.com/shorts/UVMO0XRh0YA
Thesis: Gen Z treats humor like a pocket particle accelerator: shove meaning in, whip it until the labels fly off, then laugh at the sparks.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A Field Guide
https://youtube.com/shorts/UVMO0XRh0YA
Thesis: Gen Z treats humor like a pocket particle accelerator: shove meaning in, whip it until the labels fly off, then laugh at the sparks.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/gen-zs-weird...
https://youtube.com/shorts/UVMO0XRh0YA
Thesis: Gen Z treats humor like a pocket particle accelerator: shove meaning in, whip it until the labels fly off, then laugh at the sparks.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/gen-zs-weird...
Snowflakes Turned Math Into Murder
https://youtube.com/shorts/-caztsTeMq0
A
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A
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November 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Snowflakes Turned Math Into Murder
https://youtube.com/shorts/-caztsTeMq0
A
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A
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What Trump Has Stripped in 2025 (And Why Some Don’t Even Notice)
https://youtube.com/shorts/Y9ow5unAq1s
The Ground Shift You Felt
Feeling off lately? Dizzy, disoriented, like the floor beneath the country just rearranged while you blinked?
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https://youtube.com/shorts/Y9ow5unAq1s
The Ground Shift You Felt
Feeling off lately? Dizzy, disoriented, like the floor beneath the country just rearranged while you blinked?
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/they-took-it...
November 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
What Trump Has Stripped in 2025 (And Why Some Don’t Even Notice)
https://youtube.com/shorts/Y9ow5unAq1s
The Ground Shift You Felt
Feeling off lately? Dizzy, disoriented, like the floor beneath the country just rearranged while you blinked?
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/they-took-it...
https://youtube.com/shorts/Y9ow5unAq1s
The Ground Shift You Felt
Feeling off lately? Dizzy, disoriented, like the floor beneath the country just rearranged while you blinked?
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/they-took-it...
SNAP, Shutdowns, and the Fight for Dignity
https://youtube.com/shorts/XkT4rgnKbYA
I’ve relied on food stamps more times than I can count.
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https://youtube.com/shorts/XkT4rgnKbYA
I’ve relied on food stamps more times than I can count.
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November 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
SNAP, Shutdowns, and the Fight for Dignity
https://youtube.com/shorts/XkT4rgnKbYA
I’ve relied on food stamps more times than I can count.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/when-the-saf...
https://youtube.com/shorts/XkT4rgnKbYA
I’ve relied on food stamps more times than I can count.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/when-the-saf...
Why We Need Halloween (and the Switch Witch)
https://youtube.com/shorts/BuM1T-Po6sQ
Once a year, society gives us permission to be absolutely ridiculous — and somehow, it’s part silly, and part holy.
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https://youtube.com/shorts/BuM1T-Po6sQ
Once a year, society gives us permission to be absolutely ridiculous — and somehow, it’s part silly, and part holy.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/%f0%9f%8e%83...
October 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Why We Need Halloween (and the Switch Witch)
https://youtube.com/shorts/BuM1T-Po6sQ
Once a year, society gives us permission to be absolutely ridiculous — and somehow, it’s part silly, and part holy.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/%f0%9f%8e%83...
https://youtube.com/shorts/BuM1T-Po6sQ
Once a year, society gives us permission to be absolutely ridiculous — and somehow, it’s part silly, and part holy.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/%f0%9f%8e%83...
“Trump’s Ballroom Blitz: Bulldozing History During a Shutdown (Because Of Course He Is)”
https://youtube.com/shorts/CExullfqGgM
Trump's
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Trump's
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October 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
“Trump’s Ballroom Blitz: Bulldozing History During a Shutdown (Because Of Course He Is)”
https://youtube.com/shorts/CExullfqGgM
Trump's
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https://youtube.com/shorts/CExullfqGgM
Trump's
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A Pastoral Rant in Five Bounce-Filled Movements
https://youtube.com/shorts/wZ2B8gySN2w
The world is on fire, and someone showed up dressed like a giant inflatable penis.Good.Not because it’s funny (though it is, deeply).
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https://youtube.com/shorts/wZ2B8gySN2w
The world is on fire, and someone showed up dressed like a giant inflatable penis.Good.Not because it’s funny (though it is, deeply).
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/thank-you-in...
October 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A Pastoral Rant in Five Bounce-Filled Movements
https://youtube.com/shorts/wZ2B8gySN2w
The world is on fire, and someone showed up dressed like a giant inflatable penis.Good.Not because it’s funny (though it is, deeply).
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/thank-you-in...
https://youtube.com/shorts/wZ2B8gySN2w
The world is on fire, and someone showed up dressed like a giant inflatable penis.Good.Not because it’s funny (though it is, deeply).
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/thank-you-in...
How the GOP Went from Emancipation to “Maybe Books Are the Problem”
https://youtube.com/shorts/2xDRFFuM0Ck
It
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It
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October 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
How the GOP Went from Emancipation to “Maybe Books Are the Problem”
https://youtube.com/shorts/2xDRFFuM0Ck
It
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It
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Pentagon Press Walkout and the Future of Truth
https://youtube.com/shorts/8I8dLxC2uQQ
At precisely 4:00 p.m. on October 15, 2025, the Pentagon’s press room became a vacuum. No shouting. No slammed doors.
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https://youtube.com/shorts/8I8dLxC2uQQ
At precisely 4:00 p.m. on October 15, 2025, the Pentagon’s press room became a vacuum. No shouting. No slammed doors.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/the-silence-...
October 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Pentagon Press Walkout and the Future of Truth
https://youtube.com/shorts/8I8dLxC2uQQ
At precisely 4:00 p.m. on October 15, 2025, the Pentagon’s press room became a vacuum. No shouting. No slammed doors.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/the-silence-...
https://youtube.com/shorts/8I8dLxC2uQQ
At precisely 4:00 p.m. on October 15, 2025, the Pentagon’s press room became a vacuum. No shouting. No slammed doors.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/the-silence-...
Even When the People in Power Don’t Give a Fuck
https://youtube.com/shorts/EGVHWKjXHSg
I drove the half-hour through the golden aspens and granite of the Black Hills to attend my second ever protest in the Queen City of Spearfish.
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https://youtube.com/shorts/EGVHWKjXHSg
I drove the half-hour through the golden aspens and granite of the Black Hills to attend my second ever protest in the Queen City of Spearfish.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/why-showing-...
October 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Even When the People in Power Don’t Give a Fuck
https://youtube.com/shorts/EGVHWKjXHSg
I drove the half-hour through the golden aspens and granite of the Black Hills to attend my second ever protest in the Queen City of Spearfish.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/why-showing-...
https://youtube.com/shorts/EGVHWKjXHSg
I drove the half-hour through the golden aspens and granite of the Black Hills to attend my second ever protest in the Queen City of Spearfish.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/why-showing-...
And I’m Betting It’ll Matter a Lot This Saturday
https://youtube.com/shorts/DqWaMhCAqOQ
I was walking downtown—just wandering, trying not to think too hard. Past the courthouse. Past empty sidewalks.
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https://youtube.com/shorts/DqWaMhCAqOQ
I was walking downtown—just wandering, trying not to think too hard. Past the courthouse. Past empty sidewalks.
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October 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
And I’m Betting It’ll Matter a Lot This Saturday
https://youtube.com/shorts/DqWaMhCAqOQ
I was walking downtown—just wandering, trying not to think too hard. Past the courthouse. Past empty sidewalks.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/i-stumbled-o...
https://youtube.com/shorts/DqWaMhCAqOQ
I was walking downtown—just wandering, trying not to think too hard. Past the courthouse. Past empty sidewalks.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/i-stumbled-o...
What Trump’s Playbook Shares with Hitler’s Rise
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The
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The
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October 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What Trump’s Playbook Shares with Hitler’s Rise
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The
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YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO NOTICE THIS
Somewhere in the blur of screaming headlines and dopamine-scrolling, the United States started bombing boats in the Caribbean. No, seriously. Missiles. Explosions.
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YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO NOTICE THIS
Somewhere in the blur of screaming headlines and dopamine-scrolling, the United States started bombing boats in the Caribbean. No, seriously. Missiles. Explosions.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/caribbean-bo...
October 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
https://youtube.com/shorts/ugbvEUpiw5w
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO NOTICE THIS
Somewhere in the blur of screaming headlines and dopamine-scrolling, the United States started bombing boats in the Caribbean. No, seriously. Missiles. Explosions.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/caribbean-bo...
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO NOTICE THIS
Somewhere in the blur of screaming headlines and dopamine-scrolling, the United States started bombing boats in the Caribbean. No, seriously. Missiles. Explosions.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/caribbean-bo...
Romulan secrets. Cardassian cruelty. Ferengi capitalism on steroids. Resistance may not be futile, but it better show up soon.
https://youtube.com/shorts/xg9jM6mk0DY
🚨 Mild Nerd Warning: Yes, this article contains high concentrations of Star Trek.
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https://youtube.com/shorts/xg9jM6mk0DY
🚨 Mild Nerd Warning: Yes, this article contains high concentrations of Star Trek.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/%f0%9f%96%96...
October 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Romulan secrets. Cardassian cruelty. Ferengi capitalism on steroids. Resistance may not be futile, but it better show up soon.
https://youtube.com/shorts/xg9jM6mk0DY
🚨 Mild Nerd Warning: Yes, this article contains high concentrations of Star Trek.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/%f0%9f%96%96...
https://youtube.com/shorts/xg9jM6mk0DY
🚨 Mild Nerd Warning: Yes, this article contains high concentrations of Star Trek.
www.thecultofbrighterdays.org/%f0%9f%96%96...