IMPORTANT REMINDER: This shit's not fair. Give yourself some grace. #usa #totalbullshit #why #america

This week’s Worthy of Brainspace is live: from Trump’s emergency power grabs to Kushner’s open letter to Macron to the Spotify playlists that got tech reporters doxxed (yes, JD Vance really is a Backstreet Boys guy).

Laughing so I don't scream

If you campaign on liberty, dignity, and law but govern with cruelty, chaos, and corruption, then you are not protecting this nation. You are betraying it. #treason #conservativelolwho #usa

Hope feels thin. Here is what helped. Two weeks of sharp reporting, hard-hitting pods, and TikTok deep dives. Read the new Brie-fing and share if it helps.

It's the kind of policy plan you can only put forth with a straight face if you don't believe we're all created equal. #news #usa #trump

If these are our leaders… the strongman in D.C., the conqueror in Tel Aviv, and the silent bystanders in Congress… then the rest of us had better find the courage to say out loud what’s become increasingly clear: This isn’t freedom. This is a show. #trump #netanyahu #news

Worthy of Brainspace: The most thought-provoking stuff my eyes beheld this week. Features from @thebulwark.com, naturally, one from @nytimes.com that hit HARD, and more. Kick ass & practice kindness, y'all. #usa #news #america

This past Sunday, The Brie-fing introduced our new Sunday series called Worthy of Brainspace, but we’re not done there! I’d love to formally introduce our new Tuesday series, Initial Impressions! #news #usa #trump

Americans are used to having politicians lie to their faces… but these folks aren't just lying; they're violating the Constitution and their oaths of office. If they don't care about working for us, what on Earth are they planning? …And for whose benefit?

23yo Arkansas man sentenced to PROBATION for impregnating a child.

PLEASE share this one. I never ask, but dear God, I can't believe this isn't the top news story. #ownerresponsibility #usa #news #america #donaldtrump @thebulwark.com @podsaveamerica.crooked.com @meidastouch.com

Racism is the albatross around America’s neck; it’s the sickness of ignorance that we’ve never taken the time to eradicate, and so it festers below the surface of all our progress, forever preventing us from reaching the potential this country was always meant to achieve.

This is viral on right now on TikTok, so I'm sharing it here too. Don't EVER forget who did this to the country. #trumptax #america Also if you see this and you like it, could you press buttons? I love Bluesky but it does not seem to love me. LOL

I believe the One Big Beautiful Bill of 2025 will go down as the single worst piece of legislation in U.S. History, and MAGA owns everything that happens to this country as a result.

I have deadass sucked at promoting my journal/archive sorta-book because self-promotion doesn’t come naturally. But I’m really gosh darn proud of it. It’s now $1.88 if you’d like to purchase a lil piece of history ❤️ #book #ebook #journal #archive #trump #first100days

For what it’s worth, I’m with Justice Sotomayor: this decision is “a travesty for the rule of law.” #supremecourt #nationwideinjunctions #breakingnews

The Brie-fing Bulletin is a no-rules, no-format JOURNAL; some days there will be 10 posts, some days there will be one. You’ll find far more rants, raves, meanderings, musings and honesty. Count on expletives being used liberally. #news #newsletter #thebrie-fing

#MediaLiteracy was trending on TikTok and my communication degree said 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 Media Literacy = Democracy

One can’t help but reflect on the reality of two peoples, the vast majority having no animosity whatsoever toward each other, forced into violent war for… what, exactly? What are we doing here? #news #june18 #ice #iran

Insane.

Racists don't get to come to NAACP conventions just because they're President. DAMN RIGHT 👍

He was just another rich, famous American on television to me; like Barbara Streisand, like Regis Philbin, like Ryan Seacrest. Still, I had never paid the man any attention… so the first REAL time I ever heard him speak was that day, 10 years ago. #USA #DonaldTrump #GoldenEscalator

I decided to watch the parade for a few minutes and record my reaction. I was not expecting to laugh. #nokings #wow #embarassing

Something feels different this time. The tension is real, the scale is massive, and the President seems to want chaos. I wrote about what’s coming, how to prepare, and some signs in case you're still deciding. Stay safe, stay loud, stay free. #TheBrie-fing #NoKings #June14

In 2022, a village in Afghanistan was nicknamed "One-Kidney Village” because so many of the residents SOLD THEIR ORGANS TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES. DHS says it's all good now, though. Women's rights? WHO NEEDS ‘EM.

The Trump 2.0 Archive Journal: First 100 Days is LIVE! 1,000+ citations, ~200 sources, 90 pages of my handwritten journal + Substack posts + more. Profane, biased (I warned you!), but packed with receipts + links. E-book is $8.88 — cheaper, instant, and you get a library of sources + my chaos.

Should we bow too?

I am exactly as I was, but I have changed completely. My country has transformed before me, even as I stood with two feet upon its land. #trump #crybaby #america

Dear Canada, Show us how it's done. Love, USA ❤️

I call this piece "The 47th Administration" #politics #hideous #dlonmump #canva

United States of Russiamerica

May the world cast aside any opinion the U.S. has about human rights or freedom for the next half century. We’ve forfeited the right to speak with moral authority. #HumanRights #America #ICE #Shame

"Deliberate cruelty is unforgivable." -Blanche Dubois

"Personally, I'm finding it harder and harder not to worry these days. Even though so many of the Administration’s moves were predicted ahead of time, we're sliding into a dictatorship faster than anyone expected." #authoritarianism #dictator #unitedstates #news #democracy

Hard not to be inspired by the protests this weekend: Next One is May 1st.

"If the circumstances bringing us here weren't so bad, I'd be struck by the beauty of a nation standing together. Perhaps I still am." Please share if you find value in the piece :) #trump #american #deepdive

This administration has already done permanent damage to the country. How we respond will determine whether it’s a generation’s worth of damage, or a century. #Protests #April19 #NoKings

IMHO: @thebulwark.bsky.social is doing a very important thing extremely well. Worth your follow.

A Florida Cop unlawfully arrested a U.S. citizen because his skin is brown and he doesn't speak English. By all means, read for yourself. Let me know if you draw a different conclusion. #ThisIsLiterallyRacism

This post perfectly encapsulates how Donald Trump resembles Joffrey Baratheon; it’s not just the sadistic enjoyment of cruelty they share, it’s also the abject stupidity of their ideas. #Vicious #Idiot #President #Trump

Many have argued that, for some of Trump’s policies, cruelty seems to be the point; I would argue another point was fear. #trump #america #kilmarabregogarcia #news

All I know is that my story⎯⎯my views, history, dreams, successes and failures, best and worst memories, and everything that makes me ME⎯⎯are all purely, unabashedly, and unmistakably AMERICAN… … And I’m telling you, I do not recognize my country. #KilmarArmandoAbregoGarcia #NayibBukele #America

We The People, the stewards and producers of the largest economy in the world, elected a President who disdains the very institutions that made us the largest economy in the first place. #news #politics #usa #tariffs #tradewar

This is a wildly unpredictable President, changing SO many facets of society in such a short amount of time… everybody feels jittery and I don’t blame ‘em.

Soooooooooo are we liberated? Is this the Golden Age?

I couldn’t be among the crowds yesterday. So instead, I spent hours gathering what they left behind: images, voices, truths. A record. A living archive of a day that will be studied and remembered long after this administration is gone.

Is this what MAGA signed up for? Everyone is about to find out. #tariff #tradewar #economy #unitedstates

There hasn’t been much to celebrate since the election, but it’s safe to say that Donald Trump dissenters got to breathe a little easier last night, if only for a moment.

I am incredulous and unabashedly proud. I started writing because it felt like somebody should (a lot of somebodies, honestly)… so I did; if it hadn’t been for the folks on Substack encouraging me the whole way, there’s no saying whether I’d have had the courage.