Reed Galen

Citizens Under Assault: Reporting Live From Minneapolis - BigTentUSA Join us on Tuesday, January 20 at 7pm ET for a timely virtual conversation with public policy analyst and creator of the The Existentialist Republic newsletter Christopher Armitage, and political […]

Join me, @bigtentusa.bsky.social and @carmitage.bsky.social tomorrow night (Tuesday 1/20) at 7 pm Eastern for an update on Chris' visit to Minneapolis, his analysis of our crisis, and his suggestions for how we can all get involved. Register below! bigtentusa.org/event/citize...

I highly recommend getting in your car and singing @countingcrows.bsky.social at the top of your lungs.

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YouTube video by The Home Front The Importance of Primary Elections with Unite America's Nick Troiano

Check out my conversation with Unite America's executive director, Nick Troiano. We discuss why #primaryelections are locking millions of Americans out the political process. Subscribe while you're there, why don't you? youtu.be/37xoyEmS7kw?...

What Would You Say You Do Here? The Bobs Have a Few Questions for Congressional Democrats

@schumer.senate.gov, The Bobs would like a word. My latest, up now at Substack. Subscribe, why don't ya?? reedgalen.substack.com/p/what-would...

Civic Forum

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YouTube video by The Home Front A Mom's Car

Latest (solo) Home Front pod, up now. I talk #minneapolis, Kristi Noem's insanity, and what One Battle After Another can teach us about organizing. youtu.be/ZtuwfWWwG9k?...

Civic Forum

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Meta taps Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman Powell McCormick's connections to the global finance community has put her at the center of dealmaking across industries that matter to Meta in the AI era.

The Federal government and big tech have officially merged. What (else) could possibly go wrong? www.axios.com/2026/01/12/m...

The Sunday Reed :: We Must Be the Winds of Freedom Little By Little

My latest, up now. Politicians and leaders are weather vanes: We must create the wind that pushes them in the right direction. Sign up while you're there! reedgalen.substack.com/p/the-sunday...

Guess who's not gonna pay taxes on this cash?

Good on ya.

Our first ad of 2026! Because politics stuck in 2006 won't meet the moment.

It's time to stand up to ICE, white supremacists, and the billionaire oligarchy.

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If you're sick of rage-bait and doom scrolling, head on over to @jointheunionus.bsky.social - JoinTheUnion.us and sign up today! We're recruiting state leads for California, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Minnesota (with more to come!) Do it today!

Civic Forum

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The Sunday Reed :: In 2026, Stay on Target Bombs Bursting in Air Distract from the Work to be Done

open.substack.com/pub/reedgale... @reedgalen.bsky.social “If someone asks how you feel about Donald Trump ‘running Venezuela’ the response should be:
“How does he expect to run Venezuela when he can’t keep Americans fed, housed, clothed, and healthy?” READ THIS ARTICLE!

a man wearing a helmet and a microphone is sitting in a car with the words stay on target written on the screen . ALT: a man wearing a helmet and a microphone is sitting in a car with the words stay on target written on the screen .

For 2026:

Looking forward to watching all the people who initially defended the Iraq war....

....who then "reinvented" themselves to align with Bannon's/MAGA's anti-forever war, "America First" isolationism....

....suddenly morph back into regime-changing, oil recouping, Neocon occupiers....

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Resolved :: 2026 A Few Changes, A Lot of Challenges, Even More Opportunities

open.substack.com/pub/reedgale.... If you don’t follow & support Reed Galen you definitely should!! He’s the real deal when it comes to politics…and what we need to do to destroy the Repugs! @reedgalen.bsky.social

IN: physical media, media literacy, unions, mutual aid, public transit, crafting circles, democratic socialism OUT: Elon Musk, supporting monopolies, pickleball, capitulation under the guise of moderation, generative AI, lookalike contests

It’s 2026! Here are my ins and outs for Cultured Mag.

The Costs of War with Brown University Professor Catherine Lutz All These Years Later We Still Haven't Learned Our Lesson

My amazing teacher and sister @cathylutz.bsky.social with @reedgalen.bsky.social giving lessons on American war-making as Trump pushes us toward another unnecessary, costly, and immoral war.

The Costs of War with Brown University Professor Catherine Lutz All These Years Later We Still Haven't Learned Our Lesson

@reedgalen.bsky.social sat down with @cathylutz.bsky.social, "cultural anthropologist and co-founder of the Costs of War Project, to discuss the United States’ enduring propensity for military intervention, particularly in the context of Venezuela."

The Truth About Venezuela Essential information you're not hearing anywhere else about the truth behind Trump's Venezuela campaign

So glad to discuss my Venezuela reporting with a smart, engaged, fun interviewer like @reedgalen.bsky.social…

Happy New Year.

We’re going to win.

The Sunday Reed :: There is Work to Be Done Politics Is A Simple Game

Politics is a Simple Game. You throw the ball. You catch the ball. You hit the ball. BUT YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY PLAY. My latest, up now. If you like what you read, please subscribe or share! open.substack.com/pub/reedgale...

How Americans feel when Trump mocks the affordability crisis.

Thank you!

I offer solutions and paths forward. Their current mindset is that of perennial losers. The country can't afford it.

Why have this freak on television?

The Sunday Reed :: No War in Venezuela Don't Believe the Trump Administration

My latest, up now. We MUST NOT go to war in #Venezuela. open.substack.com/pub/reedgale...