Will Saletan
@saletan.bsky.social
Writer, @thebulwark.com. Email: saletan@thebulwark.com. You can also find me at https://www.threads.net/@wsaletan and http://substack.com/@saletan
A point-by-point breakdown of Trump vs. Jesus, based on the president's grotesque behavior at the National Prayer Breakfast and other "faith" events. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a19X...
The Most BLASPHEMOUS Speech in US History?
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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February 12, 2026 at 1:20 AM
A point-by-point breakdown of Trump vs. Jesus, based on the president's grotesque behavior at the National Prayer Breakfast and other "faith" events. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a19X...
Don't steal. Don't murder. Don't bear false witness. Don't take God's name in vain.
The Bible has clear moral instructions. And Trump, in speeches to so-called "faith" or "religious" groups, routinely flouts them.
My video breakdown of a faithless president and the phony Christians who egg him on.
The Bible has clear moral instructions. And Trump, in speeches to so-called "faith" or "religious" groups, routinely flouts them.
My video breakdown of a faithless president and the phony Christians who egg him on.
Spewing HATE At The Prayer Breakfast?
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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February 11, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Don't steal. Don't murder. Don't bear false witness. Don't take God's name in vain.
The Bible has clear moral instructions. And Trump, in speeches to so-called "faith" or "religious" groups, routinely flouts them.
My video breakdown of a faithless president and the phony Christians who egg him on.
The Bible has clear moral instructions. And Trump, in speeches to so-called "faith" or "religious" groups, routinely flouts them.
My video breakdown of a faithless president and the phony Christians who egg him on.
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Dictators don't wait until they've lost an election, and then try to overturn it.
"Real dictators, if you study the history, they make sure they get it right the first time.
"So Trump has probably learned from 2020" — an eerie warning from @saletan.bsky.social
"Real dictators, if you study the history, they make sure they get it right the first time.
"So Trump has probably learned from 2020" — an eerie warning from @saletan.bsky.social
How REAL Dictators Steal an Election
YouTube video by Matt Lewis Can't Lose
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February 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Dictators don't wait until they've lost an election, and then try to overturn it.
"Real dictators, if you study the history, they make sure they get it right the first time.
"So Trump has probably learned from 2020" — an eerie warning from @saletan.bsky.social
"Real dictators, if you study the history, they make sure they get it right the first time.
"So Trump has probably learned from 2020" — an eerie warning from @saletan.bsky.social
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On today’s pod, @saletan.bsky.social and I talk Lutnick’s lies, loyalty, & zero consequences in MAGA world. Plus tariffs revolt + more scandals.
Watch the full breakdown
Watch the full breakdown
Trump's Commerce Sec Admits Epstein Island Lunch – Why He Won't Resign
YouTube video by Matt Lewis Can't Lose
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February 11, 2026 at 5:49 PM
On today’s pod, @saletan.bsky.social and I talk Lutnick’s lies, loyalty, & zero consequences in MAGA world. Plus tariffs revolt + more scandals.
Watch the full breakdown
Watch the full breakdown
In any other administration, this would be a huge story. In this administration, it can barely get oxygen because it's buried under a daily torrent of destruction, criminality, and abuse of power. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
February 10, 2026 at 11:42 PM
In any other administration, this would be a huge story. In this administration, it can barely get oxygen because it's buried under a daily torrent of destruction, criminality, and abuse of power. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Your occasional reminder that no matter how bad things seem, they can always get much, much worse.
February 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Your occasional reminder that no matter how bad things seem, they can always get much, much worse.
While bragging that they're eliminating wasteful government jobs by cutting social services, Republicans tout government jobs added by ICE funding.
"We have a new ICE facility built in San Antonio," says Rep. Gonzales (R-TX) on FTN. "This is $125 million that's coming to the community, 1200 jobs."
"We have a new ICE facility built in San Antonio," says Rep. Gonzales (R-TX) on FTN. "This is $125 million that's coming to the community, 1200 jobs."
Transcript: Rep. Tony Gonzales on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 8, 2026
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Tony Gonzales, Republican of Texas, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 8, 2026.
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February 8, 2026 at 9:40 PM
While bragging that they're eliminating wasteful government jobs by cutting social services, Republicans tout government jobs added by ICE funding.
"We have a new ICE facility built in San Antonio," says Rep. Gonzales (R-TX) on FTN. "This is $125 million that's coming to the community, 1200 jobs."
"We have a new ICE facility built in San Antonio," says Rep. Gonzales (R-TX) on FTN. "This is $125 million that's coming to the community, 1200 jobs."
On FTN, @beckerdavidj.bsky.social refutes Trump's lies about the 2020 election, point by point.
He adds: "Democrats didn't somehow have the magical ability, while out of the White House, to steal an election in 2020 — and then forget to use that power in 2024 when they had the White House."
He adds: "Democrats didn't somehow have the magical ability, while out of the White House, to steal an election in 2020 — and then forget to use that power in 2024 when they had the White House."
Election officials are "very concerned" about Trump voting push, says David Becker
David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research and a CBS News election law contributor, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that election officials are "...
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February 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM
On FTN, @beckerdavidj.bsky.social refutes Trump's lies about the 2020 election, point by point.
He adds: "Democrats didn't somehow have the magical ability, while out of the White House, to steal an election in 2020 — and then forget to use that power in 2024 when they had the White House."
He adds: "Democrats didn't somehow have the magical ability, while out of the White House, to steal an election in 2020 — and then forget to use that power in 2024 when they had the White House."
"Jeff Bezos lacks the courage and resolve to lead one of the great institutions in American journalism. ... he is no longer a swashbuckling badass. He should sell the Post to someone who is."
Former WaPo managing editor @cameronbarr.bsky.social on Bezos's failed tenure.
Former WaPo managing editor @cameronbarr.bsky.social on Bezos's failed tenure.
Jeff Bezos Must Sell the Washington Post
Mass layoffs undermine his promises to protect a great American institution.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:16 PM
"Jeff Bezos lacks the courage and resolve to lead one of the great institutions in American journalism. ... he is no longer a swashbuckling badass. He should sell the Post to someone who is."
Former WaPo managing editor @cameronbarr.bsky.social on Bezos's failed tenure.
Former WaPo managing editor @cameronbarr.bsky.social on Bezos's failed tenure.
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"Her job is to focus on foreign threats, but she's not doing that job. She's focusing on the people Donald Trump thinks are his real enemies: Americans who didn't vote for him."
@saletan.bsky.social on Tulsi Gabbard's Georgia domestic adventure: lnk.thebulwark.com/4kpR98M
@saletan.bsky.social on Tulsi Gabbard's Georgia domestic adventure: lnk.thebulwark.com/4kpR98M
February 4, 2026 at 7:16 PM
"Her job is to focus on foreign threats, but she's not doing that job. She's focusing on the people Donald Trump thinks are his real enemies: Americans who didn't vote for him."
@saletan.bsky.social on Tulsi Gabbard's Georgia domestic adventure: lnk.thebulwark.com/4kpR98M
@saletan.bsky.social on Tulsi Gabbard's Georgia domestic adventure: lnk.thebulwark.com/4kpR98M
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Why would Tulsi Gabbard focus on Georgia in America over the Georgia next to Russia? Because she’s not interested in foreign threats. She’s working with Trump to conquer the people he regards as his true enemy: blue America. @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4kpR98M
Why Is Tulsi Gabbard Investigating the Wrong Georgia?
Sidelined from her real job, she chases Trump conspiracy theories instead of problems overseas.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Why would Tulsi Gabbard focus on Georgia in America over the Georgia next to Russia? Because she’s not interested in foreign threats. She’s working with Trump to conquer the people he regards as his true enemy: blue America. @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4kpR98M
Why would the director of national intelligence ignore the country of Georgia, which has corrupt elections, and instead investigate the state of Georgia, which doesn't?
She’s not interested in foreign threats. She’s working with Trump to conquer the people he treats as his true enemy: blue America.
She’s not interested in foreign threats. She’s working with Trump to conquer the people he treats as his true enemy: blue America.
Why Is Tulsi Gabbard Investigating the Wrong Georgia?
Sidelined from her real job, she chases Trump conspiracy theories instead of problems overseas.
www.thebulwark.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Why would the director of national intelligence ignore the country of Georgia, which has corrupt elections, and instead investigate the state of Georgia, which doesn't?
She’s not interested in foreign threats. She’s working with Trump to conquer the people he treats as his true enemy: blue America.
She’s not interested in foreign threats. She’s working with Trump to conquer the people he treats as his true enemy: blue America.
My wife says she woke up last night and was beside herself. I'm trying to explain that actually it was just me
February 4, 2026 at 1:40 AM
My wife says she woke up last night and was beside herself. I'm trying to explain that actually it was just me
"When asked about the doctored image... the White House was unapologetic. Kaelan Dorr, the deputy communications director, brushed it off"
"Reposting the doctored photograph," he wrote: "The memes will continue."
Utter contempt for the truth. A reminder to believe nothing from this administration.
"Reposting the doctored photograph," he wrote: "The memes will continue."
Utter contempt for the truth. A reminder to believe nothing from this administration.
‘They Couldn’t Break Me’: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo
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February 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
"When asked about the doctored image... the White House was unapologetic. Kaelan Dorr, the deputy communications director, brushed it off"
"Reposting the doctored photograph," he wrote: "The memes will continue."
Utter contempt for the truth. A reminder to believe nothing from this administration.
"Reposting the doctored photograph," he wrote: "The memes will continue."
Utter contempt for the truth. A reminder to believe nothing from this administration.
America Is Definitely Not On The Road To Authoritarianism, Part XXVI www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
February 2, 2026 at 11:43 PM
America Is Definitely Not On The Road To Authoritarianism, Part XXVI www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
"The deputy attorney general sits there and tells ordinary Americans that money paid to the Trump family by a foreign government official is OK, because any money that goes to Trump benefits America."
"That is absolute bullshit."
My video takedown of Todd Blanche on the Sunday shows.
"That is absolute bullshit."
My video takedown of Todd Blanche on the Sunday shows.
Todd Blanche Broke His Promise to the Senate
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February 2, 2026 at 12:58 AM
"The deputy attorney general sits there and tells ordinary Americans that money paid to the Trump family by a foreign government official is OK, because any money that goes to Trump benefits America."
"That is absolute bullshit."
My video takedown of Todd Blanche on the Sunday shows.
"That is absolute bullshit."
My video takedown of Todd Blanche on the Sunday shows.
Next up: circumcising the Washington Monument. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
February 2, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Next up: circumcising the Washington Monument. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
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With such hearty agreement on matters of civil disobedience, crowd control, and lethal force, it’s a shame that leaders in Washington and Tehran don’t get along. ICYMI @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qJvuut
When It Comes to Killing Protesters, Trump Sounds Like Iran
From Minneapolis to Mashhad, similar rhetoric justifying lethal government violence.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM
With such hearty agreement on matters of civil disobedience, crowd control, and lethal force, it’s a shame that leaders in Washington and Tehran don’t get along. ICYMI @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qJvuut
Part of the problem with Trump’s deportation goons is that they believe the lies he and his senior officials have spouted about ICE protesters.
Here’s a particularly embarrassing episode featuring a suburban police chief near St. Paul. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Here’s a particularly embarrassing episode featuring a suburban police chief near St. Paul. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
January 31, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Part of the problem with Trump’s deportation goons is that they believe the lies he and his senior officials have spouted about ICE protesters.
Here’s a particularly embarrassing episode featuring a suburban police chief near St. Paul. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Here’s a particularly embarrassing episode featuring a suburban police chief near St. Paul. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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You know whom Trump, Vance, Bovino, Noem, et al. sound like when they talk about anti-ICE protesters?
They sound like the Iranian government talking about their own protesters. The same phrases, even.
www.thebulwark.com/p/protesters...
They sound like the Iranian government talking about their own protesters. The same phrases, even.
www.thebulwark.com/p/protesters...
When It Comes to Killing Protesters, Trump Sounds Like Iran
From Minneapolis to Mashhad, similar rhetoric justifying lethal government violence.
www.thebulwark.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:36 PM
You know whom Trump, Vance, Bovino, Noem, et al. sound like when they talk about anti-ICE protesters?
They sound like the Iranian government talking about their own protesters. The same phrases, even.
www.thebulwark.com/p/protesters...
They sound like the Iranian government talking about their own protesters. The same phrases, even.
www.thebulwark.com/p/protesters...
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"Clearly, the administration needs new faces to defend its thuggery. Perhaps it should consider the rich talent pool available in a country with a like-minded government: Iran."
New from @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qJvuut
New from @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qJvuut
When It Comes To Killing Protesters, Trump Sounds Like Iran
From Minneapolis to Mashhad, similar rhetoric justifying lethal government violence.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Clearly, the administration needs new faces to defend its thuggery. Perhaps it should consider the rich talent pool available in a country with a like-minded government: Iran."
New from @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qJvuut
New from @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qJvuut
Trump seems to be looking for new spokesmen to defend the street executions his agents are doing in Minneapolis.
Why not hire from the talent pool available in a country that's done a lot of street executions lately?
The country is Iran. I outline a few Iranian officials Trump should consider.
Why not hire from the talent pool available in a country that's done a lot of street executions lately?
The country is Iran. I outline a few Iranian officials Trump should consider.
When It Comes To Killing Protesters, Trump Sounds Like Iran
From Minneapolis to Mashhad, similar rhetoric justifying lethal government violence.
www.thebulwark.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Trump seems to be looking for new spokesmen to defend the street executions his agents are doing in Minneapolis.
Why not hire from the talent pool available in a country that's done a lot of street executions lately?
The country is Iran. I outline a few Iranian officials Trump should consider.
Why not hire from the talent pool available in a country that's done a lot of street executions lately?
The country is Iran. I outline a few Iranian officials Trump should consider.
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"When I talk about a fascist government in the United States, this is part of what I'm talking about. People say, 'oh, it can happen here.' It is happening here."
@saletan.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social talk the attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar and Trump and his goons' response.
@saletan.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social talk the attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar and Trump and his goons' response.
January 29, 2026 at 12:15 AM
"When I talk about a fascist government in the United States, this is part of what I'm talking about. People say, 'oh, it can happen here.' It is happening here."
@saletan.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social talk the attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar and Trump and his goons' response.
@saletan.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social talk the attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar and Trump and his goons' response.
ICE agent barges into a consulate in Minneapolis (against U.S. treaty obligations) and when confronted says “If you touch me, I’ll grab you.”
This is a big part of what Congress must rein in: the agency’s sense of entitlement and unlimited power, coupled with its pursuit of physical escalation.
This is a big part of what Congress must rein in: the agency’s sense of entitlement and unlimited power, coupled with its pursuit of physical escalation.
January 28, 2026 at 1:05 PM
ICE agent barges into a consulate in Minneapolis (against U.S. treaty obligations) and when confronted says “If you touch me, I’ll grab you.”
This is a big part of what Congress must rein in: the agency’s sense of entitlement and unlimited power, coupled with its pursuit of physical escalation.
This is a big part of what Congress must rein in: the agency’s sense of entitlement and unlimited power, coupled with its pursuit of physical escalation.
The sequence shown in this NYT assembly of videos, taken from multiple angles, makes a prima facie case that the two agents who shot Pretti should go to jail for a long time.
I’ll await the investigation and trial. But if there’s no trial and no real investigation, I’ll go with the video evidence.
I’ll await the investigation and trial. But if there’s no trial and no real investigation, I’ll go with the video evidence.
Video: New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti
A frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a target who didn’t pose a threat.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The sequence shown in this NYT assembly of videos, taken from multiple angles, makes a prima facie case that the two agents who shot Pretti should go to jail for a long time.
I’ll await the investigation and trial. But if there’s no trial and no real investigation, I’ll go with the video evidence.
I’ll await the investigation and trial. But if there’s no trial and no real investigation, I’ll go with the video evidence.