About
I’m Brie McReynolds — writer, researcher, and creator of The Brie-fing. I built this publication out of a bone-deep belief that information should serve the public, not manipulate it.
I don’t come from legacy media. I didn’t climb the traditional journalist ladder. And that’s part of the point. I’m not here to be neutral — I’m here to be accurate. I’m here to help people make sense of chaos without getting swallowed by it.
How I Got Here
My background is a blend of communication strategy, deep research, political analysis, and lived experience. I’ve worked behind the scenes in high-stakes messaging environments, developed content that bridges emotional truth and hard data, and spent years decoding the ways power hides itself in plain sight.
I’ve always been a close observer — of language, systems, propaganda, and emotional undercurrents. I grew up watching institutions contradict their promises and media coverage distort the public’s sense of reality. Like many people, I spent a long time trying to make peace with how broken things felt — until I realized the truth doesn’t need to be softened, it needs to be named.
Why I’m Doing This
I created The Brie-fing because the world doesn’t need more recycled headlines or performance punditry. It needs rigorous, emotionally intelligent analysis from people who aren’t afraid to take sides when the stakes are life and death.
I’m especially drawn to:
Authoritarian drift and democratic erosion
Narrative warfare — the coded language, psychological tactics, and media framing used to distort public opinion
The emotional toll of civic collapse, and how people can resist despair without disconnecting
My work blends policy research, historical pattern recognition, and first-person clarity. I write for people who feel overwhelmed, misled, or dismissed — and who still want to stay in the fight.
Why I’m Well-Suited for This Work
I know how to translate complexity without dumbing it down.
I understand how propaganda works, and more importantly, how it feels.
I have a high tolerance for nuance, discomfort, and contradiction — which is where truth tends to live.
And I write with the emotional stakes fully intact — not from a pedestal, but from the middle of the storm.
I also have ADHD, which means I naturally think in patterns, systems, and outliers — ideal for connecting seemingly unrelated political threads. And I’ve lived through enough real-world collapse to know the difference between performative panic and grounded urgency.
What I’m Building
The Brie-fing is entirely independent. No corporate sponsors. No venture backing. No click-chasing. It’s powered by readers who want honest, well-researched, emotionally resonant analysis — and are willing to support it so it can survive.
My goal is simple:
To make a sustainable living by producing trustworthy, courageous information — funded directly by the people it’s meant for.
If you're here, it's probably because you're looking for something real.
You found it.
Join me?
