Nicholas J Orcutt
@nicholasjorcutt.bsky.social
"Paramedic. I don't write to soothe you. I write so we stop pretending. Essays on trauma & institutional violence: https://www.substack.com/@nicholasjorcutt
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Is that too much to ask, America, Senate, Congress, DNC?
February 7, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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February 6, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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February 6, 2026 at 5:59 PM
JD hasn't had this negative of a reaction since Ashley Furniture banned him.
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
JD hasn't had this negative of a reaction since Ashley Furniture banned him.
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Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl? Desi Lydic Foxsplains why that's no bueno
February 6, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl? Desi Lydic Foxsplains why that's no bueno
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Flashback to 2008 when John McCain shut down a racist line of questioning.
I miss this Republican Party.
I miss this Republican Party.
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Flashback to 2008 when John McCain shut down a racist line of questioning.
I miss this Republican Party.
I miss this Republican Party.
I was 15 when the second plane hit.
I'm 39 watching Minnesota.
Same sick feeling. Same knowing the machine will use this trauma to justify the violence it always wanted.
We never learn. Or maybe we just can't stop it.
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I'm 39 watching Minnesota.
Same sick feeling. Same knowing the machine will use this trauma to justify the violence it always wanted.
We never learn. Or maybe we just can't stop it.
open.substack.com/pub/nicholas...
They Want You Afraid
Why America feels like it’s under attack — and who benefits from keeping it that way
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February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I was 15 when the second plane hit.
I'm 39 watching Minnesota.
Same sick feeling. Same knowing the machine will use this trauma to justify the violence it always wanted.
We never learn. Or maybe we just can't stop it.
open.substack.com/pub/nicholas...
I'm 39 watching Minnesota.
Same sick feeling. Same knowing the machine will use this trauma to justify the violence it always wanted.
We never learn. Or maybe we just can't stop it.
open.substack.com/pub/nicholas...
Im just a Paramedic writing about trauma, institutional failure, and what it costs to survive systems designed to break you.
Here to connect with writers who refuse to sanitize the damage.
Essays: www.substack.com/@nicholasjor...
Here to connect with writers who refuse to sanitize the damage.
Essays: www.substack.com/@nicholasjor...
Nicholas J Orcutt | Substack
Paramedic. Father. Confrontational writer. I don’t write to soothe you. I write so we stop pretending Author of Insurrection https://a.co/d/fYXxd4r
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February 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Im just a Paramedic writing about trauma, institutional failure, and what it costs to survive systems designed to break you.
Here to connect with writers who refuse to sanitize the damage.
Essays: www.substack.com/@nicholasjor...
Here to connect with writers who refuse to sanitize the damage.
Essays: www.substack.com/@nicholasjor...