Miles Bruner
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Miles Bruner
@mbruner.bsky.social
Did Nick Fuentes really win his war with the GOP?

WATCH: My latest video on the phenomenal
@rollingstone.com article by @tessastuart.bsky.social declaring Nick Fuentes the victor in his war with the Republican Party. youtu.be/vPPf14PPaEI
Hot take: Did Nick Fuentes win the GOP Civil War?
YouTube video by Miles Bruner
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December 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
"As a Republican digital fundraiser, I fed off of these news stories. We routinely circulated the latest Fox News report that depicted waves of migrants at the border or violence in cities. These stores were catnip to our donor base, and it kept them trapped in an alternate universe of lies."
Breaking Ranks Daily: Fox News is STILL doctoring news footage
Breaking Ranks is a daily political newsletter from the perspective of a GOP operative in self-imposed exile
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December 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Take it from a former Republican operative, Trump’s challenge to Birthright Citizenship is an attack on all of us. Watch why the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Barbara could be worse than you think
Video: Ex-GOP Operative | SCOTUS' threat to Birthright Citizenship is worse than you think
YouTube video by Miles Bruner
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December 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I can personally attest this is true for pretty much 90% of every GOP Party member, activist, and elected leader in Orange County, CA.
MTG says she’s watched colleagues who once mocked Trump pivot to “kissing his ass” and wearing MAGA hats.
December 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
After I went public with my decision to leave the GOP, I decided to take up writing as a side project, sharing my perspective on the Republican Party and American politics. Please show your support and subscribe today: substack.com/@milesbruner...
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Trump's out there crowning himself with the FIFA World Peace Prize like he's Napoleon.
December 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Catch this morning's daily Breaking Ranks newsletter for your morning dose of political news from a former Republican operative in self-imposed exile.
Hegseth out Committing War Crimes for the Lulz
In yet another sign that online, rightwing meme culture has fully infested the administration, Pete “one drink is never enough” Hegseth, thought it’d be funny to use the prestige of the Defense Secret
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December 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Pete "one drink is never enough" Hegseth out committing war crimes for the lulz.
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Today, I'm launching my first newsletter Breaking Ranks Daily. The goal of this publication is to provide a daily dose of political news around the country and the state of the Republican Party from the perspective former operative inside the GOP.
White Hoods aren't needed anymore. White supremacy is official government policy.
Breaking Ranks is a daily newsletter from the perspective of a GOP operative in self-imposed exile, who worked for 10 years inside a Republican Party dominated by Donald Trump and the MAGA movement.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
There's been some exuberance over the prospect of MAGA cracking up or Trump ceasing to be a force in the Republican Party. What could step into the power vacuum could be far worse.
My cynical take on the great MAGA crack-up of 2025
I’m terrified at the prospect of this ideological bloc inside the Republican Party stepping into the power vacuum following Trump’s exit.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This Thanksgiving I wanted to share my message about resisting the urge to sink into nihilism and embracing hope.
Giving Thanks, Learning to Resist Nihilism, and Embracing Hope
How do we give thanks in times like these?
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November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I've had a month to reflect on my decision to leave my career as an operative inside the Republican Party. Looking back, I have never been more at peace with my decision and am thrilled at the opportunity to join the fight to rebuild our democratic institutions. open.substack.com/pub/milesbrn...
I left the GOP 1 month ago. A lot has changed.
Tomorrow it will have been one month since I went public with my decision in The Bulwark to leave the GOP and an entire career as a professional operative over the party’s descent into authoritarianis
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November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Thank you to @adamkinzinger.substack.com for inviting me to share my story about leaving the Republican Party and its descent into authoritarianism.
He left the GOP because he couldn't ignore his conscience anymore. Hear the story of Miles Bruner, and why he had a Jerry McGuire walkout
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Video: Another Who Left MAGA
Miles Bruner worked for the GOP for a decade. But he finally had enough
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November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I don't revel in this in the slightest. When I published my article announcing my decision to leave the GOP, I got a few threats on social media, and that was scary enough. I can't fathom what it's like to get a deluge of likely way more credible threats.
I don’t want anyone to receive threats, but for many years Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has enjoyed this sort of energy from President Trump when it’s been directed at her political enemies and now objects to it when she’s on the receiving end.
November 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the GOP isn’t having a reckoning over illiberalism in its ranks. open.substack.com/pub/milesbrn...
No, the GOP isn’t having a reckoning over illiberalism in its ranks
Until Republicans are willing to come to terms with the real cause of the crisis they have helped create, the Groyper movement and Nick Fuentes aren’t going anywhere.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Take it from someone who served as a consultant for Winsome Sears. She CAN NOT become Virginia's next Governor. That's why I was proud to cast my ballot for Virginia's next governor for @abigailspanberger.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
According to Polymarket ads on Facebook, Cuomo’s chances of winning skyrocket when they go up by 2.3%… Beginning to think they’re not totally on the level.
November 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I wrote countless fundraising emails decrying the destruction of confederate statues back in 2020. Many of those Republicans are now radio silent over the destruction of the White House East Wing. Cowards.
October 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
My first post here. Please catch my article on @thebulwark.com that goes through my decision to abandon the GOP’s descent into authoritarianism.
October 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM