Joe Perticone
@cheetah.bsky.social
Reporting on Congress and sometimes clothes for The Bulwark. Perticone@thebulwark.com
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Why did they put Maduro in a matching Nike tech fleece set??? Or was he in one when they grabbed him? I need answers
January 3, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Why did they put Maduro in a matching Nike tech fleece set??? Or was he in one when they grabbed him? I need answers
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LIVE: We're reacting now with @samsteindc.bsky.social, @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, @cheetah.bsky.social, @markhertling.bsky.social and Ben Parker to Trump saying that the U.S. is going to be running Venezuela: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aeaw...
Trump Addresses Nation on Venezuela Regime Change Operation
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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January 3, 2026 at 5:39 PM
LIVE: We're reacting now with @samsteindc.bsky.social, @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, @cheetah.bsky.social, @markhertling.bsky.social and Ben Parker to Trump saying that the U.S. is going to be running Venezuela: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aeaw...
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I also love America and believe in its stated values.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
Incredible. CBS Evening News announces five new “simple values” — instead of their “38-page handbook” — as they roll out Tony Dokoupil is lead anchor.
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
January 2, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I also love America and believe in its stated values.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
The Florida-ization of Italy www.wantedinrome.com/news/italy-m...
Italian man who lost three fingers in New Year fireworks risks losing eye after he left hospital to set off rocket
A young Italian man ended up in hospital in Naples twice on New Year's Eve after sustaining serious injuries in two separate fireworks-related incidents.
www.wantedinrome.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The Florida-ization of Italy www.wantedinrome.com/news/italy-m...
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I was born in April 1805
Napoleon was master of Europe
Only the BRITISH FLEET stood before him
Oceans were now battlefields
Napoleon was master of Europe
Only the BRITISH FLEET stood before him
Oceans were now battlefields
December 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I was born in April 1805
Napoleon was master of Europe
Only the BRITISH FLEET stood before him
Oceans were now battlefields
Napoleon was master of Europe
Only the BRITISH FLEET stood before him
Oceans were now battlefields
Bill the Butcher will return in Avengers: Doomsday
December 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Bill the Butcher will return in Avengers: Doomsday
The new season of Emily in Paris prominently features the Colosseo Quadrato, otherwise known as Mussolini’s colosseum.
December 24, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The new season of Emily in Paris prominently features the Colosseo Quadrato, otherwise known as Mussolini’s colosseum.
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Caso Epstein, nuove rivelazioni su Trump: ha viaggiato almeno 8 volte sul jet del finanziere pedofilo
https://www.corriere.it/esteri/25_dicembre_23/caso-epstein-nuove-rivelazioni-su-trump-i-viaggi-sul-jet-del-finanziere-e-la-lettera-a-larry-nassar-874a4da1-619a-49f2-88b3-672901ea9xlk.shtml
https://www.corriere.it/esteri/25_dicembre_23/caso-epstein-nuove-rivelazioni-su-trump-i-viaggi-sul-jet-del-finanziere-e-la-lettera-a-larry-nassar-874a4da1-619a-49f2-88b3-672901ea9xlk.shtml
December 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Caso Epstein, nuove rivelazioni su Trump: ha viaggiato almeno 8 volte sul jet del finanziere pedofilo
https://www.corriere.it/esteri/25_dicembre_23/caso-epstein-nuove-rivelazioni-su-trump-i-viaggi-sul-jet-del-finanziere-e-la-lettera-a-larry-nassar-874a4da1-619a-49f2-88b3-672901ea9xlk.shtml
https://www.corriere.it/esteri/25_dicembre_23/caso-epstein-nuove-rivelazioni-su-trump-i-viaggi-sul-jet-del-finanziere-e-la-lettera-a-larry-nassar-874a4da1-619a-49f2-88b3-672901ea9xlk.shtml
They are going to be painted gold aren’t they
President Trump will announce on Monday a new type of large warship he is calling “battleships,” marking a step toward achieving the president’s vision for a new “Golden Fleet.”
Trump To Announce Navy Will Buy New ‘Battleship’
The new warship will be the latest in what the White House envisions as a “Golden Fleet.”
on.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
They are going to be painted gold aren’t they
I left my heart in Seattle Franerisco
Google Gemini Pro: please generate a map of the western united states showing cities of over 250K population
December 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I left my heart in Seattle Franerisco
John Kennedy fundraising for Scalise keeps sending out the same email “madder than a wet hen in a tote sack” whatever that means…
December 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
John Kennedy fundraising for Scalise keeps sending out the same email “madder than a wet hen in a tote sack” whatever that means…
Some Dems are gonna be very weary of pursuing something like this in an election year when they currently have the GOP in a bind and forced to deal with health care, their single worst policy issue. I would even anticipate some House Dems sit out a privileged impeachment table vote.
WELKER: Massie and Khanna say they are looking at options including impeachment and contempt for DOJ officials. Would you support those steps?
KAINE: I think that's premature
KAINE: I think that's premature
December 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Some Dems are gonna be very weary of pursuing something like this in an election year when they currently have the GOP in a bind and forced to deal with health care, their single worst policy issue. I would even anticipate some House Dems sit out a privileged impeachment table vote.
The first week back on the Hill is gonna be insane.
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
bit.ly
December 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The first week back on the Hill is gonna be insane.
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The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
This should terrify you, but if you need a pick me up, just watch this vid bsky.app/profile/rudb...
From a focus group of Gen Z Republicans. (www.city-journal.org/article/manh...)
December 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This should terrify you, but if you need a pick me up, just watch this vid bsky.app/profile/rudb...
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I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
There's been a lot of chaos this year. Here are some of my favorite pieces I've written for @thebulwark.com in 2025 if you wanna relive the horror
Dispatch from the J6ers Inaugural ball www.thebulwark.com/p/where-we-g...
Dispatch from the J6ers Inaugural ball www.thebulwark.com/p/where-we-g...
Where We Go One, We Go Ball
The January 6th insurrection finally has its victory party.
www.thebulwark.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
There's been a lot of chaos this year. Here are some of my favorite pieces I've written for @thebulwark.com in 2025 if you wanna relive the horror
Dispatch from the J6ers Inaugural ball www.thebulwark.com/p/where-we-g...
Dispatch from the J6ers Inaugural ball www.thebulwark.com/p/where-we-g...
Real ones will spot the Dripping Wet Surf Shop stickers from Sydney on the tale of the board.
"His nomination is just kind of waiting there. In the meantime, he's gone back to what he loves, which is posting weird things about alpha males and Hooters on the internet."
@cheetah.bsky.social on Nick Adams: lnk.thebulwark.com/490ZE4y
@cheetah.bsky.social on Nick Adams: lnk.thebulwark.com/490ZE4y
December 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Real ones will spot the Dripping Wet Surf Shop stickers from Sydney on the tale of the board.
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Please Do Not Release Any More Epstein Files, They Are Not Important, by A Guy In The Epstein Files
December 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Please Do Not Release Any More Epstein Files, They Are Not Important, by A Guy In The Epstein Files
Been trying (and failing) to convince my wife to watch Apocalypto for years. This @sonnybunch.bsky.social review of the new Avatar provides the perfect opening for another shot. Did you like it? Yes? Great, I have a comparable film we should watch next. www.thebulwark.com/p/avatar-fir...
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review
‘Avatar’ by way of ‘Apocalypto.’
www.thebulwark.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Been trying (and failing) to convince my wife to watch Apocalypto for years. This @sonnybunch.bsky.social review of the new Avatar provides the perfect opening for another shot. Did you like it? Yes? Great, I have a comparable film we should watch next. www.thebulwark.com/p/avatar-fir...
Yesterday's newsletter was about how you should expect more discharge petitions as Mike Johnson loses his grip on the House. This morning, we have another successful trigger www.thebulwark.com/p/mike-johns...
Mike Johnson, Speaker Irrelevant
The atrophied chamber is moving legislation without GOP leadership’s blessing.
www.thebulwark.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Yesterday's newsletter was about how you should expect more discharge petitions as Mike Johnson loses his grip on the House. This morning, we have another successful trigger www.thebulwark.com/p/mike-johns...
The 3-year ACA extension discharge petition has received its 218th signature. It will get a vote.
December 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The 3-year ACA extension discharge petition has received its 218th signature. It will get a vote.
Every single day this White House finds new ways to upset me
December 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Every single day this White House finds new ways to upset me
You shouldn't interpret what's happening as some great bipartisan awakening. It's just that everyone has a breaking point when the leaders won't play ball and there are ways in which they can go around the party brass www.thebulwark.com/p/mike-johns...
Mike Johnson, Speaker Irrelevant
The atrophied chamber is moving legislation without GOP leadership’s blessing.
www.thebulwark.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
You shouldn't interpret what's happening as some great bipartisan awakening. It's just that everyone has a breaking point when the leaders won't play ball and there are ways in which they can go around the party brass www.thebulwark.com/p/mike-johns...