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Briahna Joy Gray
@briebriejoy
Host @BadFaithPod, censored by @RisingTheHill. Former National Press Secretary for #BernieSanders2020. Former Senior Politics Editor @theintercept
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Aug 24, 2023 • 63 tweets • 11 min read
Boos for Christie right off the bat. #republicanDebate Opening with a clip of Biden defending "Bidenomics" is smart -- makes this a case against Democrats rather than an opportunity for infighting.

Interesting that the people the interview about the economy being bad are diverse. Also interesting that they choose to play Rich Men of Richmond even though he's woke now.
Jun 19, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Ok. I read up on the RFK Jr. autism stuff over the course of a 3 hour train ride and now I'm ready to "debate." Honestly don't see why folks are so squeamish.

He makes a number of specific claims that are vulnerable to probing. This should be a cakewalk for experts. 1) His original claims seemed to be about mercury (thimerosal) in vaccines given to young children. He points to a change in the vaccine schedule in the 80s that upped the # of vaccines w/ thimerosal & says there's a correlation with autism.
Jan 7, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
The argument that the squad would have forced the vote if Jimmy Dore had centered a better "ask" is an embarrassing admission that the squad chose to outsource their political strategy to a podcaster instead of leveraging their votes to do literally anything they wanted. They literally could've withheld the vote for *anything they wanted.* We discussed a range of asks *at the time,* but even if we hadn't, the squad shouldn't have been relying on internet pundits to come up with congressional strategy. Why didn't they dream up their own ask list?
Jan 7, 2023 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
My debate with Sam Seder was the most viewed video on my @BadFaithPod YouTube page. For some reason, it is no longer showing among the "popular" videos on the front page.

You can find it here. It's worth watching how much he admits in the first 10 min.

There's a lot of revisionist history happening now, where people who were adamantly against the *strategy* because they thought the squad would get "bad press," and bc of Jimmy Dore are now pretending they just didn't like the ask. It's important to hold folks accountable.
Nov 1, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
I'm sorry you feel this way. If there are clips that you think better represent your argument, I'm happy to ask my producer to pull them.

As has been done for over 200 eps, the producer has pulled clips to promote the podcast. I'm not responsible for guests' unpopular views. I wouldn't blame you for random internet strangers calling me a "reptile" or a "vile bitch." It should be unsurprising that many people disagree strongly with your view on Ukraine. The same is true of my view.

These strong feelings are the precise reason we decided to talk.
Nov 1, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
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It's our money!

This is unhinged. Like, I think it sucks that a poorer country might not be able to defend itself, and would need aid from interested parties whose interests might not align with their own, but that’s nothing new. It is so STRANGE to pretend that aid should be limitless and unconditional.
Oct 20, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
You used quotation marks but that's not what I said. This has nothing to do with what Musk would do. It's about acknowledging that what most people want is transparency and a fair application of moderation standards -- not no moderation at all. You guys just see a picture of me & project all this nonsense onto me as a consequence. It's absurd. I literally did a radar outlining all of the ways MUSK has violated speech -- pointing out that we need less suppression on the app, but that I'm skeptical that Musk will do it.
Aug 24, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
The seniors, the nurses, & the truck drivers have student debt.

40% of debtors *weren’t able to finish their degrees.” Often bc of high education costs.

Also, how abt teachers, who earn on average less than truck drivers. Working people aren’t some hard hat stereotype. Real populism is pulling together the 99%— social workers & truck drivers and teachers and electricians and nurses and public interest lawyers and family doctors — & fighting a better community for all together. It’s not stoking false resentments.

Aug 11, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Truly boggles my mind that people are choosing to read out the obvious irony of this tweet.

I'm in comms. I'm reframing right wing outrage in a way that supports the left. I'm *telling them* through this tweet that they are unwittingly proving our point about systemic failures. I made a 15 min video explaining this point. It's literally linked in the quote tweet. In it, I say, explicitly that MTG isn't acting in good faith and is a hypocrite, but I address the Rising audience saying that MTG's hypocrisy doesn't have to be shared by them.
Jun 24, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
.@ReddIsAri just closed her remarks with “socialism is possible” and the crowd at the Supreme Court cheered. Loudly. .@MeetMckayla speaking next. She’s primarying anti-choice Steny Hoyer. “First let me say, fuck SCOTUS.” [cheers].

Now she’s pointing out that Dems had the opportunity to codify Roe and didn’t. Says if Dems lose seats it’s their fault, “not our fault.”
Jun 15, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
When I disagree with someone I know & respect, I invite them on my podcast to discuss it with me.

I'm grateful to @ggreenwald & @NathanJRobinson for engaging maturely w/ the question of how to use, but not be exploited by, conservative media.

Part II here.

Jun 2, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
I haven't been following it, but can someone explain, in 240 characters, how the court could find Heard's ACLU article was defamatory if it also found that Depp's statement that Heard's accusations were a "hoax" was defamatory? If her defamation claim wasn't a "hoax," it was true, no? And isn't truth the defense to Depp's suit?

Is the answer that "hoax" implies that she intentionally was trying to mislead the public, which might be untrue even if she represented what happened in a way that was false?
May 19, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Corporate media establishment acolytes are furious they can’t “cancel” me bc I’m already independent. They’re also mad that they can’t dismiss me by weaponizing identity politics against me. These gatekeepers have ruined the discourse. I’m grateful for the chance to help fix it. Image I’m enormously proud of yesterday’s Radar on @HillTVLive, & am heartened by how many conservatives who find Tucker Carlson’s arguments appealing are reconsidering after I explained my objections in a way that doesn’t take for granted that everyone already thinks as I do. ImageImage
May 10, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
My ancestors were slaves. Every day these people make a compelling case case for CRT, which, of course, is the name they've given to basic American history.
Apr 29, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
It is true that student loan cancellation doesn't target the very poorest, but it also doesn't target the rich, who quite obviously don't need to take out usurious loans.

Hand wringing abt "distributional consequences" amounts to little more than an attack on the middle class. In every other context, "tax cuts" or other "distributional policies" to uplift the middle class are celebrated. Allowing home homeowners to deduct mortgage interest on their taxes? Great for "rich" people w/ homes!

Child tax credits that excluded the poorest families? Oh well!
Apr 28, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Lot's of folks openly admitting to not understanding 1) math, 2) compound interest.

Weird flex.

Also, it's weird how many people say me keeping up with high loan payments consistently without fail for years is somehow . . . a failure on my part? I deferred my loans for a year to do something we're all encouraged to do for career building -- a federal judicial clerkship. My loans grew about 10k that year from interest.

My first year paying after that? My interest alone was 18k.
Apr 8, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Taking questions now! Norm Finkelstein on Ideology in the Classroom & Ukraine on The DEBRIEF With Briahna Joy Gray. Join us live now! callin.com/link/RJGehxuWyR "Ukraine, where nazis are playing an outsized role, are aligned w/ a formidable military block, called NATO. Nato keeps advancing..closing in on Russia trying to suffocate it. And beginning in '16 under trump, begins to arm Ukraine --pouring in weapons...behaving v provocatively"
Apr 4, 2022 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
Kendra Brooks of PA asking @JoeBiden to “cancel that jawn.” #CancelStudentDebt .@Indiawaltonbflo talking about how she has 88k + of student debt “with a question mark” bc she’s stopped checking the balance. Also criticizing “vote blue no matter who” unless you’re progressive.

“Pick up the pen Joe… There’s 45 million of us and we vote.”
Mar 29, 2022 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Talked about it on my Callin last night. Just finished recoding two interviews with congressional candidates. I haven’t had time to eat today, but I’m about to make lunch and watch while I do. I hope that satisfies this complete zero on the internet. ☺️ callin.com/link/wggdvjRtHv
Mar 17, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
‼️The Revolution Will Not Be Streamed (w/ @AbbyMartin)‼️

"I wonder if you've given thought to how we can do independent media under capitalism?"

I spoke to Abby abt her show being censored, working at RT, & what western media gets wrong abt Ukraine.

patreon.com/posts/episode-… Listen free wherever you get your podcasts.

open.spotify.com/episode/74rVQi…
Feb 16, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Much respect to the bot network. 😂 Image Normally instagram is a safe space. SMH.