Jonathan V. Last
@jvl.bsky.social
Editor of The Bulwark
https://www.thebulwark.com/
Host of a Secret Podcast.
Also a super double-secret podcast you can't find.
https://www.thebulwark.com/
Host of a Secret Podcast.
Also a super double-secret podcast you can't find.
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They are certainly never boring.
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
They are certainly never boring.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but . . . I'm on the side of establishment Dems who have no idea what time it is? I'm Ron Burgundy? www.thebulwark.com/p/give-chuck...
Give Chuck a Break. It Could Have Been Worse.
Even though Democrats didn’t get the biggest possible win, they still won the shutdown.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I can't believe I'm saying this, but . . . I'm on the side of establishment Dems who have no idea what time it is? I'm Ron Burgundy? www.thebulwark.com/p/give-chuck...
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Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op de Amerikaanse begraafplaats in Margraten is het opeens stil geworden rond de zwarte Amerikanen die hielpen Nederland bevrijden. Twee panelen die hun bijdrage herdachten – én wezen op hun strijd tegen racisme binnen het leger – werden zonder toelichting verwijderd.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
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SCOOP: Alexander Smirnov, the FBI informant convicted of lying about a fake bribery scheme involving the Bidens has been quietly released from prison just months into a six-year sentence—raising concern he could be pardoned by Trump any moment.
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FBI Informant Who Lied About Bidens Quietly Released From Jail Sparking Trump Pardon Fears
Alexander Smirnov was quietly furloughed from prison months ago.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
SCOOP: Alexander Smirnov, the FBI informant convicted of lying about a fake bribery scheme involving the Bidens has been quietly released from prison just months into a six-year sentence—raising concern he could be pardoned by Trump any moment.
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Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
New College of Florida shows soaring expenses as state targets 'woke waste'
A report by Florida DOGE found that Sarasota's New College is the most financially inefficient school in the university system.
www.heraldtribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
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Elon Musk and the coming twilight of the elites.
Read Morning Shots with @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/let-them-e...
Read Morning Shots with @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/let-them-e...
Let Them Eat AI-Generated Cake
Elon Musk and the coming twilight of the elites.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Elon Musk and the coming twilight of the elites.
Read Morning Shots with @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/let-them-e...
Read Morning Shots with @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/let-them-e...
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“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
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@reuters.com #Chicago
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November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
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@reuters.com #Chicago
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Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.
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Let’s hear more of the dangers of democratic socialism under Mamdani
Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Let’s hear more of the dangers of democratic socialism under Mamdani
Pretty excited about this dropping tonight.
Get ready: Receipts, our new economic newsletter from @crampell.bsky.social, is dropping the first edition tonight! Subscribe now to get it in your inbox: www.thebulwark.com/subscribe
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Pretty excited about this dropping tonight.
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The Trump regime is East Winging the Goddard Space Flight Center, home to the 10,000 scientists and engineers in NASA science and engineering directorates.
BREAKING: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is illegally closing 13 campus buildings (including ~100 laboratories).
Report coming from GESTA, the Goddard employee union
Report coming from GESTA, the Goddard employee union
November 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Trump regime is East Winging the Goddard Space Flight Center, home to the 10,000 scientists and engineers in NASA science and engineering directorates.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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* Most October layoffs since 2003
* Most Q4 layoffs since 2008
* Most YTD layoffs since 2020
* Least YTD hiring since 2011
* Least holiday seasonal hiring since 2012
The labor market has a problem.
www.axios.com/2025/11/06/l...
* Most Q4 layoffs since 2008
* Most YTD layoffs since 2020
* Least YTD hiring since 2011
* Least holiday seasonal hiring since 2012
The labor market has a problem.
www.axios.com/2025/11/06/l...
October layoffs hit 22-year high as labor market wobbles, Challenger says
Employers announced 153,074 layoffs in October.
www.axios.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
* Most October layoffs since 2003
* Most Q4 layoffs since 2008
* Most YTD layoffs since 2020
* Least YTD hiring since 2011
* Least holiday seasonal hiring since 2012
The labor market has a problem.
www.axios.com/2025/11/06/l...
* Most Q4 layoffs since 2008
* Most YTD layoffs since 2020
* Least YTD hiring since 2011
* Least holiday seasonal hiring since 2012
The labor market has a problem.
www.axios.com/2025/11/06/l...
Anyone know how Elon Musk’s America Party did yesterday?
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Anyone know how Elon Musk’s America Party did yesterday?
No one has figured out the exact scale of the Hispanic vote collapse yet, but I tried to get my arms around it. Read the rest here: www.thebulwark.com/p/2025-elect...
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
No one has figured out the exact scale of the Hispanic vote collapse yet, but I tried to get my arms around it. Read the rest here: www.thebulwark.com/p/2025-elect...
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Imagine having a kid in this daycare who watches as their teacher is bodily dragged away by masked goons.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Imagine having a kid in this daycare who watches as their teacher is bodily dragged away by masked goons.
Seriously: WTOP has better coverage of the VA elections than the Post does. It's shocking.
The @washingtonpost.com 's home page this morning looks like a dying local paper. Quick, spot the placement for results in the gigantic local election:
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Seriously: WTOP has better coverage of the VA elections than the Post does. It's shocking.
The @washingtonpost.com 's home page this morning looks like a dying local paper. Quick, spot the placement for results in the gigantic local election:
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The @washingtonpost.com 's home page this morning looks like a dying local paper. Quick, spot the placement for results in the gigantic local election:
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Reporter: When trump promised that he will give only the bare minimum to New York as a result of this election, what do you say to that?
AOC: I think he should be careful about what cities he threatens because as we see from this electorate—these are not people who take well to threats.
AOC: I think he should be careful about what cities he threatens because as we see from this electorate—these are not people who take well to threats.
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
That's an alpha warrior war-fighter right there. Get my man a free Punisher tattoo.
November 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
That's an alpha warrior war-fighter right there. Get my man a free Punisher tattoo.
I'm going to keep trying to make "Trump = National Socialism" happen. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-t...
Donald Trump Is a Commie
Bernie’s democratic socialism is still compatible with liberal democracy. Trump’s national socialism is not. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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November 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I'm going to keep trying to make "Trump = National Socialism" happen. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-t...
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"'I took your baby, Turning Point USA, and I fucked it,' Nick Fuentes said before Kirk’s murder. 'And I’ve been fucking it. And that’s why it’s filled with groypers.'"
Real stand-up guy here to be a face of the right. www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
Real stand-up guy here to be a face of the right. www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
One of the Most Dangerous Interviews Ever in MAGA Media
Why Tucker Carlson platformed white supremacist Nick Fuentes.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"'I took your baby, Turning Point USA, and I fucked it,' Nick Fuentes said before Kirk’s murder. 'And I’ve been fucking it. And that’s why it’s filled with groypers.'"
Real stand-up guy here to be a face of the right. www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
Real stand-up guy here to be a face of the right. www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
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NEW: This ain't capitalism.
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-nuc...
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Trump's Nuclear Socialism
You’re worried about Mamdani? The real socialism is coming from inside the White House.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NEW: This ain't capitalism.
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-nuc...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-nuc...
We keep inching closer to the Bulwark x Behind the Bastards collab the world is demanding.
one of the few kinda nice things about this period of time is that it's revealed, often surprisingly, which influential political figures actually believe in something
It's funny that Kristol has endorsed a vote for Zohran before Gillibrand and Chuck
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We keep inching closer to the Bulwark x Behind the Bastards collab the world is demanding.