Vindicated
Special Monday Edition of The Brand Brief 7.27.26: Anthony Fauci, the Tate Brothers, Caitlin Clark, Abdul El-Sayed, Troy Jackson, and Mamdani
Actionable media intel: The Brand Brief delivers a daily snapshot of the conservative media ecosystem - FOX News, podcasts, and more. | Brought to you by On Brand Strategies | Written by Carly Moran and Nathan Brand
📣 Driving the Conversation…
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What Matters: Special Monday Edition
New Media Voices: Rogan, Von, and Ryan
Leading FOX: Michigan, Maine, and the International Space Station
Trending: DSA and the WNBA
What the Right is Writing: DSA, UAW, and the NBA
✍️ WHAT MATTERS AND WHERE WE’RE GOING…
Nathan’s quick take on where we’re headed…
We usually skip Mondays (we’re taking Friday off this week instead!), but this weekend’s news couldn’t wait.
Welcome to a special edition of The Brand Brief. While legacy media largely ignores it, the “Fauci Files” will dominate conservative podcasts this week. This news cycle will present one of the starkest topic bias divides we have seen in a while.
Many of the conservative shows we monitor saw massive growth during COVID, making the Anthony Fauci documents a powerful vindication of their long-held frustration, anger, and skepticism.
What’s next: Expect another wave of coverage driven by Fauci’s U.S. Senate testimony on Wednesday. - NRB
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🎙️ NEW MEDIA VOICES
Recent long-form interviews from the unorthodox generalists’ shows.
The Joe Rogan Experience
“Secrets in Stone” podcaster Cassie Coppersmith explains how academic hierarchies stop researchers from questioning narratives
Dr. Zach Bush argues our disconnection from nature is a primary driver of modern health crises
Book of Enoch author Timothy Alberino believes the Smithsonian covered up and destroyed giant skeletons
This Past Weekend with Theo Von
Comedian Casey Rocket talks about male hot flashes, “high dollar trauma,” and the decline in American malls
The Shawn Ryan Show
Exorcist Father Ripperger explains demonic forces, expresses concerns about the manipulation of Christianity through alien narratives
Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Dr. Michael Scheeriga gives a counterargument to Bessel van der Kolk’s psychology book The Body Keeps the Score
Glenn Beck talks about his new children’s history curriculum and “America’s Story” audio series to bring back civic literacy
The Tim Dillon Show
Dillon slams the Tate brothers for human trafficking, makes fun of theater kid energy in Congress, expresses concerns about the rise of the DSA, and laments the fall of family chain restaurants
📺 LEADING FOX NEWS
FOX & Friends
Three killed, five injured after a shooting at a Seattle food festival, while a 12-year-old boy was killed by crossfire in NYC
Maine Democrats’ new Senate candidate Troy Jackson is already facing claims of anger issues, President Trump flies to Michigan rally ahead of early in-person voting
Sheridan Gorman’s alleged killer, an illegal migrant, is due in court today
North Carolina woman Elizabeth Waddell has gone missing in Grenada
Florida law enforcement is looking to crack down on “teen takeovers”
Barack Obama encourages WNBA star Caitlin Clark to stay positive
Cyclosporiasis has been identified in 41 states
ASU launches an “influencer” major
A New York school has paused their plans to use a robot teacher following backlash
The U.S. pauses strikes on Iran for opportunity for talks
Multiple 9/11 victims’ families want NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani barred from the 25th anniversary memorial
International Space Station astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space
The DOJ updates its religious liberty protections to defend parental transparency in education
🍿 TRENDING AND POUNCING
Tomorrow’s news today…
DSA Co-Chair Megan Romer confirms their platform includes: Abolishing the Senate, presidency, & Supreme Court, Abolishing ICE, borders, & prisons, Defunding the Pentagon, Mass amnesty for illegals [X, RNC Research]
The WNBA refused to wear the patriotic “USA 250” patches during its All-Star game on Saturday, becoming the only major American pro sport to reject the patch. [X, Breitbart]
The organisers of Berlin Pride say yesterday’s attack must not be used “for political ends.” But the jihadist who attacked the event did it for political ends - his goal was to massively raise the cost of all non-Islamic mass events in Europe, including Pride events. [X, Pavlou]
🗞️ WHAT THE RIGHT IS WRITING
FOX News Digital
NBA star blasts NYC’s Mamdani as ‘mayor playing president’ [FOX News]
Iran rejects talks as Trump pauses 2-week bombing campaign [FOX News]
GOP rep calls to ‘clean house’ at the Smithsonian [FOX News]
Breitbart
Pregnant Woman Among Three Injured in Paris Stabbing Spree: ‘Allah Sent Me to Kill Women’ [Breitbart]
‘Far More Than We Need’: Trump Rejects Claims U.S. Short on Munitions [Breitbart]
Trump Halts Iran Escalation Amid Pentagon Air Defense Supply Alert [Breitbart]
Berlin Pride Parade Terror Attack Suspect Identified as Islamist ‘Abdul B.’ [Breitbart]
Wall Street Journal Editorials
Republicans Go for a UAW Ride [WSJ Ed]
Abolish the Senate, Says the DSA [WSJ Ed]
A House Warning to District of Columbia Socialists [WSJ Ed]
The Welfare State That Ate Britain [WSJ Ed]
New York Post
Biden admin allowed Floyd Bennett Field migrant camp to become ‘dumping ground,’ fire hazard [NYP]
DSA calls US Constitution ‘rationalization of pirate kingdom’ in workshop to rewrite it [NYP]
Becerra’s governor’s campaign rocked by horrifying claims about missing migrant kids under his watch: ‘Despicable’ [NYP]
Washington Free Beacon
‘Doctor’ Adbul El-Sayed’s Longtime Aide Sold Shady Brain Pills in ‘Pyramid Scheme,’ Falsely Claimed Pills Treat Alzheimer’s Disease [WFB]
Washington Reporter
T.W. Arrighi: The world will miss my friend and former boss, Lindsey Graham [Reporter]
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