T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 09/10/2025Agreed. It's a false binary. There's no solving the problems of climate change, ecological overshoot, etc; the "solutions" are Pollyanna-ish, so people turn to doomerism. Focus on mitigation. Every action pushes us one way or the other, if negligibly. In the aggregate, it all gets us where we are. 020
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 09/10/2025Twenty-five years in the making, my dystopian sci-fi neo-Western noir post-apocalyptic adventure thriller series book number one releases Nov 4! (You can see why it took so long to get made) tjbrearton.net#/the-body-co... 001
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 13/08/2025I took an online quiz and at the end it was like "1.99 for your results" and I was like... sigh, okay. A month later, I was billed 29.99 by the same company. I wrote them and they said, "the auto renew for full subscription notice was there, you just didn't see it." They know what they're doing. 010
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 12/08/2025So far, in 2025, my: Mortgage Home insurance Auto insurance Electric Water Most apps and subscriptions Local farm prices Most things at the grocery store have all gone up. Life is always getting more expensive but never have so many costs increased in a single year in my entire adult life. 000
Reposted by T.J. BreartonJason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 08/08/20255. A survey of youth climate movement orgs found that more than half say that the root cause of the climate and ecological crisis is “a system that puts profit over people and planet”. 89% of this group specified the system as capitalism Climate Vanguard 2023 www.climatevanguard.org/publications...climatevanguard.org 13412
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 11/08/2025Mark Cuban, Nick Hanauer... the other five million are in some state of denial or negligent disavowal 000
Reposted by T.J. BreartonMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 10/08/2025This is exactly why Dems get their ass handed to them by Trump's world. They have no clue how to leverage social media algos to their advantage. open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...open.substack.comSilent Coup: How Trump’s Allies Are Gaming Algorithms To Seize Your FeedNew research unravels the secret tactics behind Stop the Steal and other right-wing disinformation campaigns. 91144491738
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 17/07/2025medium.com/some-of-the-...medium.comWe’re Not Dealing With Climate ChangeHere’s what to do about that. 000
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 16/07/2025Pretty crazy writing dystopian sci-fi right now since it's all already happening 000
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 16/07/2025For sure. Protesting with paint should not be considered terrorism. More broadly, Hamas is a terrorist organization and meanwhile people call Israel's actions genocide / terrorism. Ergo my reply. 010
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 13/07/2025Everybody thinks they're the freedom fighter and the *other* side are the terrorists. 100
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 01/07/2025Annabella Sciorra. No idea if I spelled that right but I didn't look it up. Noteworthy films: Cop Land and What Dreams May Come. A stone cold fox. 010
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 11/06/2025medium.com/writers-blok...medium.comWhat I’ve Learned Writing 27 NovelsPart One: why some rate better than others 000
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 03/06/2025Released within a month of one another. Is the market getting a wee bit crowded and redundant? 000
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 29/05/2025(an escape hatch with a slot machine release lever haha) 110
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 29/05/2025I hear you. I've made my living as a writer for over ten years, and that's been through publishing with independent (plus one trad imprint) digital-first pubs. But it's getting harder. The market can't absorb so much new product. I see trad as an escape hatch, though I could be deluding myself. 110
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 21/05/2025Thanks for your candor. I'm finding it frustratingly, disturbingly difficult to land a reputable publisher for my cli-fi dystopian western noir. (Well, jeez, when I put it like that...) But seriously, over a decade of crime fiction sales and an ace agent hasn't cut it. 110
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 14/05/2025When the Sky Breaks looks awesome. How many places did you submit it before self-publishing or did you plan to self-pub from the beginning? 210
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 14/05/2025It's absolutely amazing to me how many people are gleefully leaning into AI at the same time it prepares to eat their f*cking lunch. 000
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 09/05/2025I have mixed feelings about Stephen King. As in, I've not been able to finish a lot of his books due to his admitted literary elephantitis and my ADHD. Some, I have adored. Unsurprisingly, my favorite is one of his shortest. Can't wait for this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAtU...youtube.comThe Long Walk (2025) Official Trailer - Cooper Hoffman, David JonssonYouTube video by Lionsgate Movies 000
Reposted by T.J. BreartonNightmarica @n1ghtmarica.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Ooo, Senator Chris Murphy- SCATHING! versus Noem youtu.be/EwZWCk1ytPU?...youtu.beMurphy To Secretary Of Homeland Security Kristi Noem: Your Department Is Out Of ControlYouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy 24320108
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 09/05/2025He really is kicking total ass. Super smart and unafraid. Love 'im. 020
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 09/05/2025medium.com/deconstructi...medium.comTo Jesus or Not to JesusThat is the recovery 000
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 02/05/2025ideas.bkconnection.com/10-awful-tru...ideas.bkconnection.com10 Awful Truths About PublishingThe 10 Awful Truths about Book Publishing by Steven Piersanti, Senior Editor, Berrett-Koehler Publishers 000
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 02/05/2025medium.com/writers-blok...medium.comAI-Assisted Creative WritingJust a fad? 000
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 16/04/2025She's like that person at the bar with a couple of Coors Lights in her, shouting out all the quips she heard on Twitter. "The best way to defeat a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun! Anyone I don't like is funded by George Soros!" 010
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 15/04/2025tjbreartonx.substack.com/p/bill-maher...tjbreartonx.substack.comBill Maher's Dinner With Donald TrumpWhat the comedian misses about the President's true nature 010
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 17/03/2025tjbrearton.net/micro-podcas...tjbrearton.net#2 - The Two Types of Religion — T.J. BreartonEver wonder why one type of religion seems to serve the ego while the other seeks to transcend it? Or maybe that’s a false dichotomy? Let’s break it down and find out. 000
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 17/03/2025I am the same age as the dad in "Say Anything." That's f*ckin crazy. 000
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 10/03/2025My goodness. Bluesky is just as littered with bots as X. They're everywhere! 000
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 10/03/2025medium.com/bouncin-and-...medium.comYou Can’t Separate Trump’s Personality from his PolicyThe worst brand of Trump apologism 000
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 05/03/2025Fun fact: trade wars often lead to shooting wars. www.csis.org/analysis/tra...csis.orgTrade Wars and Real WarsA positive U.S. economic vision would help counter falling expectations. It would also push back against China’s attempts to fashion itself as a champion of global openness in the absence of U.S. lead... 000
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 14/02/2025medium.com/some-of-the-...medium.comAre We Not Entertained?Trump and Musk fans tell themselves a powerful story — what about the rest of us? 000
T.J. Brearton @tjbrearton.net · 06/02/2025Friend link! (no paywall) A Medium-boosted story: medium.com/bouncin-and-...medium.comA TV President in a TV WorldMastery of information networks is the new meritocracy 001
