“Hormone therapy is a readiness crisis when a transgender captain takes it. Hormone therapy is a lethality program when the Secretary promotes it.”
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open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
Parade Strength
Pete Hegseth’s testosterone initiative exposes a Pentagon more interested in performing strength than building it.
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July 17, 2026 at 6:08 AM
“Hormone therapy is a readiness crisis when a transgender captain takes it. Hormone therapy is a lethality program when the Secretary promotes it.”
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Whether a 20% fee or the Gulf states making “MASSIVE” investments in the United States doesn't matter. It's a racket.
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The Pirates’ Old Rate
A Navy built to end protection rackets should not become one.
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July 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Whether a 20% fee or the Gulf states making “MASSIVE” investments in the United States doesn't matter. It's a racket.
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America faces a paradox: many of the problems we must solve require government action, yet faith in government has collapsed.
A two-part series-
1. How we collapsed and how we restore faith.
2. How we make government actually work better for people.
Part 1:
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A two-part series-
1. How we collapsed and how we restore faith.
2. How we make government actually work better for people.
Part 1:
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When Government Became the Enemy
How trust collapsed... and why rebuilding it is the work of our time
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March 20, 2026 at 12:59 PM
America faces a paradox: many of the problems we must solve require government action, yet faith in government has collapsed.
A two-part series-
1. How we collapsed and how we restore faith.
2. How we make government actually work better for people.
Part 1:
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
A two-part series-
1. How we collapsed and how we restore faith.
2. How we make government actually work better for people.
Part 1:
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
August 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
New Year’s Eve. Last day in the military.
I wiped away the tears. Then I told jokes.
I know a thing or two about transition. Turns out laughter is a pretty good one. 🎤
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I wiped away the tears. Then I told jokes.
I know a thing or two about transition. Turns out laughter is a pretty good one. 🎤
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How I Ended My Military Career: Stand-Up
New Year’s Eve.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:54 PM
New Year’s Eve. Last day in the military.
I wiped away the tears. Then I told jokes.
I know a thing or two about transition. Turns out laughter is a pretty good one. 🎤
substack.com/@breefram/no...
I wiped away the tears. Then I told jokes.
I know a thing or two about transition. Turns out laughter is a pretty good one. 🎤
substack.com/@breefram/no...
Action Without Wisdom Is Not Strength:
Venezuela and the Doctrine of Spectacle Over Strategy
Note: I wrote this article before the press conference where everything said by Trump, Rubio and Hegseth illustrates these points.
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Venezuela and the Doctrine of Spectacle Over Strategy
Note: I wrote this article before the press conference where everything said by Trump, Rubio and Hegseth illustrates these points.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Action Without Wisdom Is Not Strength:
Venezuela and the Doctrine of Spectacle Over Strategy
Note: I wrote this article before the press conference where everything said by Trump, Rubio and Hegseth illustrates these points.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
Venezuela and the Doctrine of Spectacle Over Strategy
Note: I wrote this article before the press conference where everything said by Trump, Rubio and Hegseth illustrates these points.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
The Constitution doesn’t enforce itself.
It survives because people insist it still applies.
When Congress abdicates and courts delay, responsibility doesn’t disappear—it transfers.
To us.
One year in. Still fighting. Finding hope.
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It survives because people insist it still applies.
When Congress abdicates and courts delay, responsibility doesn’t disappear—it transfers.
To us.
One year in. Still fighting. Finding hope.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
January 28, 2026 at 5:36 PM
The Constitution doesn’t enforce itself.
It survives because people insist it still applies.
When Congress abdicates and courts delay, responsibility doesn’t disappear—it transfers.
To us.
One year in. Still fighting. Finding hope.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
It survives because people insist it still applies.
When Congress abdicates and courts delay, responsibility doesn’t disappear—it transfers.
To us.
One year in. Still fighting. Finding hope.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
It is important today to acknowledge and thank federal workers for their service.
If they are forced out, it is not only they who will suffer. Far more of us than we can imagine will end up in trauma; we just do not know when it will strike.
Short essay: substack.com/@breefram/no...
If they are forced out, it is not only they who will suffer. Far more of us than we can imagine will end up in trauma; we just do not know when it will strike.
Short essay: substack.com/@breefram/no...
October 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It is important today to acknowledge and thank federal workers for their service.
If they are forced out, it is not only they who will suffer. Far more of us than we can imagine will end up in trauma; we just do not know when it will strike.
Short essay: substack.com/@breefram/no...
If they are forced out, it is not only they who will suffer. Far more of us than we can imagine will end up in trauma; we just do not know when it will strike.
Short essay: substack.com/@breefram/no...
A clean shave won’t win a war. But outdated standards can cost us the talent to fight one.
I'm thrilled Jessica Ruttenber, a powerful change agent, agreed to co-author this piece with me.
Readiness isn't built with a razor. Or a bun. Or banning identity.
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I'm thrilled Jessica Ruttenber, a powerful change agent, agreed to co-author this piece with me.
Readiness isn't built with a razor. Or a bun. Or banning identity.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
Military Standards Matter — Except When They Don’t
Our greatest strength is adaptation — not appearance.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A clean shave won’t win a war. But outdated standards can cost us the talent to fight one.
I'm thrilled Jessica Ruttenber, a powerful change agent, agreed to co-author this piece with me.
Readiness isn't built with a razor. Or a bun. Or banning identity.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
I'm thrilled Jessica Ruttenber, a powerful change agent, agreed to co-author this piece with me.
Readiness isn't built with a razor. Or a bun. Or banning identity.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
This is a short, practical guide. It’s serious in purpose, a little lighthearted in delivery, and built for the long haul.
Speak out, get involved... get a cat? Is it really that easy? This is one of my longer pieces, but I hope you'll give it a read.
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Speak out, get involved... get a cat? Is it really that easy? This is one of my longer pieces, but I hope you'll give it a read.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
October 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is a short, practical guide. It’s serious in purpose, a little lighthearted in delivery, and built for the long haul.
Speak out, get involved... get a cat? Is it really that easy? This is one of my longer pieces, but I hope you'll give it a read.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
Speak out, get involved... get a cat? Is it really that easy? This is one of my longer pieces, but I hope you'll give it a read.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
Fuck Trump, Kegsbreath, and MAGA in its entirety for this.
Just wait until the People have decided they've had enough of this shit.
It's coming. Sooner than you think.
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Just wait until the People have decided they've had enough of this shit.
It's coming. Sooner than you think.
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Bree Fram on Substack
On the final day of Pride, the Department of Defense changed the official database and all of Master Sergeant Logan Ireland's military records to female.
Not only was Logan one of the early pioneers ...
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July 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Fuck Trump, Kegsbreath, and MAGA in its entirety for this.
Just wait until the People have decided they've had enough of this shit.
It's coming. Sooner than you think.
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Just wait until the People have decided they've had enough of this shit.
It's coming. Sooner than you think.
substack.com/@breefram/no...
The starless midnight feels real—but it isn’t final. ✨
History won’t wait for the passive. It bends only when we bend it toward justice.
➡️ Full essay: open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
History won’t wait for the passive. It bends only when we bend it toward justice.
➡️ Full essay: open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
September 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The starless midnight feels real—but it isn’t final. ✨
History won’t wait for the passive. It bends only when we bend it toward justice.
➡️ Full essay: open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
History won’t wait for the passive. It bends only when we bend it toward justice.
➡️ Full essay: open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
I'm working on a personal project during admin leave: a comprehensive values-driven framework for American leadership.
Here’s how I define national security to kick off the conversation: open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
Let me know what resonates—and what doesn’t.
Here’s how I define national security to kick off the conversation: open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
Let me know what resonates—and what doesn’t.
July 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I'm working on a personal project during admin leave: a comprehensive values-driven framework for American leadership.
Here’s how I define national security to kick off the conversation: open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
Let me know what resonates—and what doesn’t.
Here’s how I define national security to kick off the conversation: open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
Let me know what resonates—and what doesn’t.
At its heart, an election is a question of trust.
So why does earning it require so much money?
My latest on Substack
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So why does earning it require so much money?
My latest on Substack
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
The Price of Admission to Public Service
What 100 Fundraising Calls Taught Me About Our Democracy
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February 7, 2026 at 11:12 PM
At its heart, an election is a question of trust.
So why does earning it require so much money?
My latest on Substack
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
So why does earning it require so much money?
My latest on Substack
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
The world feels heavy right now. It’s as though we’ve entered a new phase, where the frost that visited a few times is giving way to a deep snow that is certain to linger. If it stays long enough, another storm will come through and drop more on top of it...
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open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
September 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The world feels heavy right now. It’s as though we’ve entered a new phase, where the frost that visited a few times is giving way to a deep snow that is certain to linger. If it stays long enough, another storm will come through and drop more on top of it...
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
Imagine being a juror and hearing these instructions from the judge, “If the defendant has been formally charged with a crime, your only option is to find them guilty. Your job is to determine whether they’ve been charged.”
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Presumed Unfit
Discharge Boards Should Judge Performance, Not Identity
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August 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Imagine being a juror and hearing these instructions from the judge, “If the defendant has been formally charged with a crime, your only option is to find them guilty. Your job is to determine whether they’ve been charged.”
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open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
I’ve spent most of my adult life thinking about what security actually means. I often come back to the phrase “sense of security,” which really just means: I feel safe.
So, what happens when the institutions meant to keep us safe become a source of fear instead?
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So, what happens when the institutions meant to keep us safe become a source of fear instead?
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
January 11, 2026 at 12:53 AM
I’ve spent most of my adult life thinking about what security actually means. I often come back to the phrase “sense of security,” which really just means: I feel safe.
So, what happens when the institutions meant to keep us safe become a source of fear instead?
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
So, what happens when the institutions meant to keep us safe become a source of fear instead?
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
“Carry on, Patriots.” Again.
Hegseth is not restoring a warrior ethos. He's destroying a professional one.
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Hegseth is not restoring a warrior ethos. He's destroying a professional one.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
The Secretary of Selective Standards
The hypocrisy of Hegseth's two-tier military
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July 10, 2026 at 5:43 PM
“Carry on, Patriots.” Again.
Hegseth is not restoring a warrior ethos. He's destroying a professional one.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
Hegseth is not restoring a warrior ethos. He's destroying a professional one.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
My latest on efficiency, universal care, and who you should actually talk to.
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Wait, wait. Don’t medicate me.
Healthcare shouldn't depend on which line you can afford to wait in.
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June 25, 2026 at 12:25 PM
My latest on efficiency, universal care, and who you should actually talk to.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
This week, Pete Hegseth visited Elon Musk at SpaceX’s launch base in Texas. Musk opened the public remarks by saying, “It's like we want to make Star Trek real, ok?” Hegseth agreed, “How about this? Star Trek, real.”
I have some thoughts on how wrong they are.
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I have some thoughts on how wrong they are.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
This week, Pete Hegseth visited Elon Musk at SpaceX’s launch base in Texas. Musk opened the public remarks by saying, “It's like we want to make Star Trek real, ok?” Hegseth agreed, “How about this? Star Trek, real.”
I have some thoughts on how wrong they are.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
I have some thoughts on how wrong they are.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
If we want to compete under our own flag in the future, we need to change course.
The Olympics reflect politics and offer lessons about legitimacy, aggression, and how the world sees us.
My latest: Neutral Athletes, Iran, and the meaning of “Stronger — Together.”
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The Olympics reflect politics and offer lessons about legitimacy, aggression, and how the world sees us.
My latest: Neutral Athletes, Iran, and the meaning of “Stronger — Together.”
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
February 22, 2026 at 11:26 PM
If we want to compete under our own flag in the future, we need to change course.
The Olympics reflect politics and offer lessons about legitimacy, aggression, and how the world sees us.
My latest: Neutral Athletes, Iran, and the meaning of “Stronger — Together.”
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
The Olympics reflect politics and offer lessons about legitimacy, aggression, and how the world sees us.
My latest: Neutral Athletes, Iran, and the meaning of “Stronger — Together.”
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
STAND FOR SOMETHING: Pointing Our National Compass
🧭 Part 5 – Enduring National Values
Are the values that have guided the American experiment for nearly 250 years tools for navigating the future? I think so, but they're worth reviewing.
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🧭 Part 5 – Enduring National Values
Are the values that have guided the American experiment for nearly 250 years tools for navigating the future? I think so, but they're worth reviewing.
substack.com/profile/9929...
Bree Fram (@breefram)
STAND FOR SOMETHING: Pointing Our National Compass
🧭 Part 5 – Enduring National Values
Are the values that have guided the American experiment for nearly 250 years tools for navigating the future? I...
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July 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
STAND FOR SOMETHING: Pointing Our National Compass
🧭 Part 5 – Enduring National Values
Are the values that have guided the American experiment for nearly 250 years tools for navigating the future? I think so, but they're worth reviewing.
substack.com/profile/9929...
🧭 Part 5 – Enduring National Values
Are the values that have guided the American experiment for nearly 250 years tools for navigating the future? I think so, but they're worth reviewing.
substack.com/profile/9929...
Recent reporting on DoD halting participation in think tank events, eliminating spending on basic research, and cuts to the State Department, pushed me to finally write down some long-simmering thoughts.
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open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
The Triumph of Tactics
How to Look Strong While Losing the Future
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July 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Recent reporting on DoD halting participation in think tank events, eliminating spending on basic research, and cuts to the State Department, pushed me to finally write down some long-simmering thoughts.
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...
open.substack.com/pub/breefram...