Ray Bray
@gibbers.bsky.social
More of a reply guy - pr flack that's used to catching flak. Trying to be better. Prev: AB21, Kay Hagan, Cory Booker, Obama ‘12
I do think the MAHA coalition has the potential to be a long term drag on politics. They share a lot in common with autodealers and realtors: a political body of wealthy supplement sellers and alternative medicine providers with potentially major influence on several axes.
October 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I do think the MAHA coalition has the potential to be a long term drag on politics. They share a lot in common with autodealers and realtors: a political body of wealthy supplement sellers and alternative medicine providers with potentially major influence on several axes.
I have a theory that it’s all audience capture. You ever look at the comments in a Yglesias post? Sycophantic doesn’t even scratch the surface.
October 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I have a theory that it’s all audience capture. You ever look at the comments in a Yglesias post? Sycophantic doesn’t even scratch the surface.
Gotta be at least a couple dozen Matt’s born in 1988 with the worst AIM usernames ever.
October 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Gotta be at least a couple dozen Matt’s born in 1988 with the worst AIM usernames ever.
“For honor” - Democrats 2028?
September 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“For honor” - Democrats 2028?
There was a study recently from an upper midwest state that found among teachers, men’s wages went up after collective bargaining was repealed while women’s wages stagnated and I’m not sure how we’re prepared to discuss this as it relates to building union power.
September 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
There was a study recently from an upper midwest state that found among teachers, men’s wages went up after collective bargaining was repealed while women’s wages stagnated and I’m not sure how we’re prepared to discuss this as it relates to building union power.
Imo it’s the same reason why they want to abolish birthright citizenship. They want a permanent noncitizen class for unsafe low wage work.
September 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Imo it’s the same reason why they want to abolish birthright citizenship. They want a permanent noncitizen class for unsafe low wage work.
Morally the idea of moderating on social issues is repulsive to me. Tactically, I don’t buy that the evidence in support of this strategy is strong. We’re seeing this play out in the UK, this Labour government has been the worst on trans issues and it’s not manifesting any tactical upside.
September 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Morally the idea of moderating on social issues is repulsive to me. Tactically, I don’t buy that the evidence in support of this strategy is strong. We’re seeing this play out in the UK, this Labour government has been the worst on trans issues and it’s not manifesting any tactical upside.
She was co-owner of an SC political news website that is constantly ragging her - it’s fascinating how many bridges people can burn and still fail upward.
September 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
She was co-owner of an SC political news website that is constantly ragging her - it’s fascinating how many bridges people can burn and still fail upward.
More fundamentally the reckless dismantlement of everything and outright maliciousness in all actions in year 1 makes years 2, 3, and 4 far more unpredictable.
September 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
More fundamentally the reckless dismantlement of everything and outright maliciousness in all actions in year 1 makes years 2, 3, and 4 far more unpredictable.
I mean we didn’t have “global pandemic” in the cards until…November 2019? I was in aviation policy at the time and that’s when we started tracking it.
September 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I mean we didn’t have “global pandemic” in the cards until…November 2019? I was in aviation policy at the time and that’s when we started tracking it.
Maybe social media is the Hobbesian State of Nature and it can infect and destroy the Sovereign.
September 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Maybe social media is the Hobbesian State of Nature and it can infect and destroy the Sovereign.
I do worry that the accessibility, and ability to connect with people sharing and discussing, of violent footage is corrosive to the political body.
People are being exposed to the kind of scenes a veteran of Ypres would see and it’s not like those people went on to have healthy politics…
People are being exposed to the kind of scenes a veteran of Ypres would see and it’s not like those people went on to have healthy politics…
September 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I do worry that the accessibility, and ability to connect with people sharing and discussing, of violent footage is corrosive to the political body.
People are being exposed to the kind of scenes a veteran of Ypres would see and it’s not like those people went on to have healthy politics…
People are being exposed to the kind of scenes a veteran of Ypres would see and it’s not like those people went on to have healthy politics…
I remember playing one of those “made by only 20 people and a whalebone” games in the 2010s and when credits rolled I saw well over a hundred names. Why run on this when it’s factually disproven by the game itself?!?
September 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I remember playing one of those “made by only 20 people and a whalebone” games in the 2010s and when credits rolled I saw well over a hundred names. Why run on this when it’s factually disproven by the game itself?!?
Seconding Cat Sebastian. “We Could Be So Good” is on Kindle Unlimited if you’re looking for a 1950s NYC newsroom romance.
September 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Seconding Cat Sebastian. “We Could Be So Good” is on Kindle Unlimited if you’re looking for a 1950s NYC newsroom romance.
I don’t think it’s that. But I do think they flatten the Obama years and see OWS, Obergefell, Ferguson, and even the election of Obama as an existential threat to their view of America.
Tl;Dr: The Flight 93 Election is the lodestar of GOP thought. Everything from Burke to Bork is irrelevant.
Tl;Dr: The Flight 93 Election is the lodestar of GOP thought. Everything from Burke to Bork is irrelevant.
September 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I don’t think it’s that. But I do think they flatten the Obama years and see OWS, Obergefell, Ferguson, and even the election of Obama as an existential threat to their view of America.
Tl;Dr: The Flight 93 Election is the lodestar of GOP thought. Everything from Burke to Bork is irrelevant.
Tl;Dr: The Flight 93 Election is the lodestar of GOP thought. Everything from Burke to Bork is irrelevant.
Gandalf was actually nervous when he saw the palantir because he’s been banking on an IT issue to get out of meetings and now he’s got nothing.
September 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Gandalf was actually nervous when he saw the palantir because he’s been banking on an IT issue to get out of meetings and now he’s got nothing.
The other miscalculation is that the average small business owner has a great relationship with their suppliers but hates the young staff that keep “goofing around” and thinks they should be paid $5 an hour (what he made in ‘85 btw).
September 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The other miscalculation is that the average small business owner has a great relationship with their suppliers but hates the young staff that keep “goofing around” and thinks they should be paid $5 an hour (what he made in ‘85 btw).
I have a theory that they correctly identified the tea party revolt as being driven by smallholder capitalist and think we need to win them back.
The problem is that the tea party was fueled by racism, and any material issues were icing because smallholder capitalists are fucking insane.
The problem is that the tea party was fueled by racism, and any material issues were icing because smallholder capitalists are fucking insane.
September 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I have a theory that they correctly identified the tea party revolt as being driven by smallholder capitalist and think we need to win them back.
The problem is that the tea party was fueled by racism, and any material issues were icing because smallholder capitalists are fucking insane.
The problem is that the tea party was fueled by racism, and any material issues were icing because smallholder capitalists are fucking insane.
Permitting reform would fix this or something
September 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Permitting reform would fix this or something
I thought it was a club for millennials that loved Simcity
September 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I thought it was a club for millennials that loved Simcity
Some people are built for posting
the rest are forced to bun dance
the rest are forced to bun dance
September 5, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Some people are built for posting
the rest are forced to bun dance
the rest are forced to bun dance
*Manosphere voice*
“You can’t get with a woman that’s had a female partner. Her estrogen levels are too high and it’ll turn you into a woman. To protect yourself buy T-Booster in the link below and use the code REDPILL20 to get a 20% discount. That’s a months supply for the low price of $200!”
“You can’t get with a woman that’s had a female partner. Her estrogen levels are too high and it’ll turn you into a woman. To protect yourself buy T-Booster in the link below and use the code REDPILL20 to get a 20% discount. That’s a months supply for the low price of $200!”
September 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
*Manosphere voice*
“You can’t get with a woman that’s had a female partner. Her estrogen levels are too high and it’ll turn you into a woman. To protect yourself buy T-Booster in the link below and use the code REDPILL20 to get a 20% discount. That’s a months supply for the low price of $200!”
“You can’t get with a woman that’s had a female partner. Her estrogen levels are too high and it’ll turn you into a woman. To protect yourself buy T-Booster in the link below and use the code REDPILL20 to get a 20% discount. That’s a months supply for the low price of $200!”
We’re gonna see some horrific pseudoscience for “what happens when a woman sleeps with too many women.”
September 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
We’re gonna see some horrific pseudoscience for “what happens when a woman sleeps with too many women.”
I don’t know if it’s still the case but in 2013 the DCCC was making serious bank off of long-shot special elections, I worked on one of them as an organizer and it left such a sour taste in my mouth.
September 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I don’t know if it’s still the case but in 2013 the DCCC was making serious bank off of long-shot special elections, I worked on one of them as an organizer and it left such a sour taste in my mouth.
I have seen the error of my ways on this take lmao
Semi-related: It fascinates me how people can live this way. Not trying to “no true scotsman” but I don’t get how you can be a CoS for a consumer protection-centered Rep while your partner runs a fleecing operation that preys on people.
Semi-related: It fascinates me how people can live this way. Not trying to “no true scotsman” but I don’t get how you can be a CoS for a consumer protection-centered Rep while your partner runs a fleecing operation that preys on people.
September 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I have seen the error of my ways on this take lmao
Semi-related: It fascinates me how people can live this way. Not trying to “no true scotsman” but I don’t get how you can be a CoS for a consumer protection-centered Rep while your partner runs a fleecing operation that preys on people.
Semi-related: It fascinates me how people can live this way. Not trying to “no true scotsman” but I don’t get how you can be a CoS for a consumer protection-centered Rep while your partner runs a fleecing operation that preys on people.