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"You need liberal democracy to protect what journalism is. And I think part of the problem is that the traditional media doesn't know what to do as we slip further and further away from a pure liberal democracy."
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social on The Rebooting Show with Brian Morrissey:
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social on The Rebooting Show with Brian Morrissey:
"There is a non-zero chance we repeat this all over again at the end of January when the funding deal will run out. There’s a reason you’re not supposed to negotiate with terrorists." www.thebulwark.com/p/dems-rewar...
Dems Reward the Hostage-Taker
Perhaps ending the shutdown was the responsible thing to do. But by caving, Democrats risk legitimizing Trump’s maximum-pain shutdown tactics.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"There is a non-zero chance we repeat this all over again at the end of January when the funding deal will run out. There’s a reason you’re not supposed to negotiate with terrorists." www.thebulwark.com/p/dems-rewar...
Kash Patel did what anybody would do when taking heat for overusing their taxpayer-funded private jet: fly his private jet to Florida for a little break from it all. www.thebulwark.com/p/kash-patel...
Kash Patel’s Private Jet Problem Is Even Worse Than It Looks
This dude can’t stop flying to Nashville.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Kash Patel did what anybody would do when taking heat for overusing their taxpayer-funded private jet: fly his private jet to Florida for a little break from it all. www.thebulwark.com/p/kash-patel...
"All that’s missing is a ™ symbol and a hat tip to the Trump School of Belligerent Capital-Letter Nicknames. It’s been quite an education in how Stefanik would work and play with others." www.thebulwark.com/p/elise-stef...
Elise Stefanik’s Bad Bet on MAGA Politics
For a promise of power, she has let herself be yanked around. Now she’s launched a Trumpian campaign for governor of New York.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"All that’s missing is a ™ symbol and a hat tip to the Trump School of Belligerent Capital-Letter Nicknames. It’s been quite an education in how Stefanik would work and play with others." www.thebulwark.com/p/elise-stef...
The head of the Republican party is knocking his own party's candidates for losing while talking about his ballroom and putting his name on a stadium. He doesn't even care about Republican political fortunes. www.thebulwark.com/p/no-one-mat...
No One Matters to Trump But Trump
His self-serving treatment of last week’s elections shows his disregard for his party.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The head of the Republican party is knocking his own party's candidates for losing while talking about his ballroom and putting his name on a stadium. He doesn't even care about Republican political fortunes. www.thebulwark.com/p/no-one-mat...
"The reality is that nobody gets far in politics without ambition. And another reality is that women get attacked for ambition in a way men rarely do." www.thebulwark.com/p/michigan-s...
This State Will Determine If Dems Win the Senate—and Give an MRI of Their Soul
A three-way contest for the nomination in Michigan is a microcosm of the debate over the party’s future.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"The reality is that nobody gets far in politics without ambition. And another reality is that women get attacked for ambition in a way men rarely do." www.thebulwark.com/p/michigan-s...
"I'm a man of the people and you are not special as a congresswoman, actually, you are a representative. You should wait in the fucking security line with all of us," @timmiller.bsky.social tells @samsteindc.bsky.social and @willsommer.bsky.social of Rep. Nancy Mace's airport drama.
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"I'm a man of the people and you are not special as a congresswoman, actually, you are a representative. You should wait in the fucking security line with all of us," @timmiller.bsky.social tells @samsteindc.bsky.social and @willsommer.bsky.social of Rep. Nancy Mace's airport drama.
Democrats failed to max out their victory because they still do not understand how power functions in Donald Trump’s America. If Trumpism is to be defeated, this will have to change. 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 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Democrats failed to max out their victory because they still do not understand how power functions in Donald Trump’s America. If Trumpism is to be defeated, this will have to change. www.thebulwark.com/p/give-chuck...
@timmiller.bsky.social: "You know what would be a better message than what Angus King is saying out there? What Tim Dillon, the MAGA podcaster is saying: literally going on TV and being like, nobody's life is better [since Trump took office]... and maybe we should focus on helping people."
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
@timmiller.bsky.social: "You know what would be a better message than what Angus King is saying out there? What Tim Dillon, the MAGA podcaster is saying: literally going on TV and being like, nobody's life is better [since Trump took office]... and maybe we should focus on helping people."
Reminder: Genuine fascism always has an air of ridiculousness.
This Man Is the Face of the Future
Greg Bovino is next.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Reminder: Genuine fascism always has an air of ridiculousness.
WATCH: @samsteindc.bsky.social, @timmiller.bsky.social, and @willsommer.bsky.social share their takes on Nancy Mace’s bizarre feud with Charleston airport security.
Nancy Mace is Still Complaining About Airport Security
Sam Stein, Tim Miller, and Will Sommer share their takes on Nancy Mace’s bizarre feud with Charleston airport security.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
WATCH: @samsteindc.bsky.social, @timmiller.bsky.social, and @willsommer.bsky.social share their takes on Nancy Mace’s bizarre feud with Charleston airport security.
"He's playing a very dangerous dual role inside the DOJ, and he seems to be egging the president on to test the boundaries of his presidential authorities in a way that is really destructive to the rule of law."
@lizoyer.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social discuss presidential pardon corruption.
@lizoyer.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social discuss presidential pardon corruption.
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
"He's playing a very dangerous dual role inside the DOJ, and he seems to be egging the president on to test the boundaries of his presidential authorities in a way that is really destructive to the rule of law."
@lizoyer.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social discuss presidential pardon corruption.
@lizoyer.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social discuss presidential pardon corruption.
If Trump were a little cannier, he'd embrace the Supreme Court striking down his tariff regime. www.thebulwark.com/p/how-the-su...
How the Supreme Court Could Save Christmas
If Trump lets them.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
If Trump were a little cannier, he'd embrace the Supreme Court striking down his tariff regime. www.thebulwark.com/p/how-the-su...
Instead of uncovering the possible identity of the Jan. 6 pipe bomb-dropping suspect, the Blaze may have a legal mess on its hands.
Will Sommer takes a look in the latest edition of False Flag, only on The Bulwark.
Will Sommer takes a look in the latest edition of False Flag, only on The Bulwark.
The Blaze’s Pipe-Bomb Bombshell Appears to Bomb
The right-wing outlet claimed to solve the Jan. 6th pipe-bomb mystery. Things quickly looked less certain.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Instead of uncovering the possible identity of the Jan. 6 pipe bomb-dropping suspect, the Blaze may have a legal mess on its hands.
Will Sommer takes a look in the latest edition of False Flag, only on The Bulwark.
Will Sommer takes a look in the latest edition of False Flag, only on The Bulwark.
Trump on Ilhan Omar: "I look at somebody who comes from Somalia...and she comes in and tells us how to run our country. 'The Constitution says this, the Constitution says that.' The whole thing is crazy."
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Trump on Ilhan Omar: "I look at somebody who comes from Somalia...and she comes in and tells us how to run our country. 'The Constitution says this, the Constitution says that.' The whole thing is crazy."
"I think, Tim, that he thought, and maybe the people around him being sycophants also thought, if I go to an NFL stadium, those are my people," @saletan.bsky.social says of Trump being booed. "They love me. And, you know, he didn't pay attention to the feedback he got in the election."
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
"I think, Tim, that he thought, and maybe the people around him being sycophants also thought, if I go to an NFL stadium, those are my people," @saletan.bsky.social says of Trump being booed. "They love me. And, you know, he didn't pay attention to the feedback he got in the election."
Ingraham asks Trump about destroying the East Wing to build his ballroom: "There was a report that Melania didn't love this idea. Is that true?"
Trump: "Well, she loved her little tiny office in there…If you were to ask her now, she says, 'It's great.'"
Trump: "Well, she loved her little tiny office in there…If you were to ask her now, she says, 'It's great.'"
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Ingraham asks Trump about destroying the East Wing to build his ballroom: "There was a report that Melania didn't love this idea. Is that true?"
Trump: "Well, she loved her little tiny office in there…If you were to ask her now, she says, 'It's great.'"
Trump: "Well, she loved her little tiny office in there…If you were to ask her now, she says, 'It's great.'"
Ingraham: "Why are people saying they are anxious about the economy?"
Trump: "I don't know that they are saying that. I think the polls are fake. We have the greatest economy we've ever had."
Trump: "I don't know that they are saying that. I think the polls are fake. We have the greatest economy we've ever had."
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Ingraham: "Why are people saying they are anxious about the economy?"
Trump: "I don't know that they are saying that. I think the polls are fake. We have the greatest economy we've ever had."
Trump: "I don't know that they are saying that. I think the polls are fake. We have the greatest economy we've ever had."
Trump on unpaid air traffic controllers: "A lot of people want the job. I was not happy...Life is not so easy for anybody...We should not have had people leaving their jobs."
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Trump on unpaid air traffic controllers: "A lot of people want the job. I was not happy...Life is not so easy for anybody...We should not have had people leaving their jobs."
"The biggest takeaway from all this is that Donald Trump learns another lesson in the virtues of brazening it out. He is willing to shoot the hostage, and the Democrats are not. This ultimately strengthens his negotiating hand."
Dems Reward the Hostage-Taker
Perhaps ending the shutdown was the responsible thing to do. But by caving, Democrats risk legitimizing Trump’s maximum-pain shutdown tactics.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"The biggest takeaway from all this is that Donald Trump learns another lesson in the virtues of brazening it out. He is willing to shoot the hostage, and the Democrats are not. This ultimately strengthens his negotiating hand."
Ingraham: "So we're dependent on China to keep our universities going?"
Trump: "No. I think it's good to have outside countries."
Ingraham: "They're not the French. They're the Chinese."
Trump: "What you think the French are better?"
Ingraham: "Yeah."
Trump: "Really…I'm not so sure."
Trump: "No. I think it's good to have outside countries."
Ingraham: "They're not the French. They're the Chinese."
Trump: "What you think the French are better?"
Ingraham: "Yeah."
Trump: "Really…I'm not so sure."
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Ingraham: "So we're dependent on China to keep our universities going?"
Trump: "No. I think it's good to have outside countries."
Ingraham: "They're not the French. They're the Chinese."
Trump: "What you think the French are better?"
Ingraham: "Yeah."
Trump: "Really…I'm not so sure."
Trump: "No. I think it's good to have outside countries."
Ingraham: "They're not the French. They're the Chinese."
Trump: "What you think the French are better?"
Ingraham: "Yeah."
Trump: "Really…I'm not so sure."
The Secret Podcast: @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social break down why Republicans are in full disarray, how Trump’s SNAP showdown is backfiring, and what new polling says about the road ahead.
Secret Podcast: JD Vance Can’t Control What He Unleashed
JVL is half-delirious from the shingles vaccine and Sarah Longwell is dragging him through one of the wildest weeks in politics. From massive Democratic wins to Jeff Flake’s fantasy-land op-ed, Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar ego trip, and the jaw-dropping humanitarian fallout fro...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The Secret Podcast: @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social break down why Republicans are in full disarray, how Trump’s SNAP showdown is backfiring, and what new polling says about the road ahead.
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We didn’t design The Bulwark to be acquired by someone else.
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"As of right now, they won," @timmiller.bsky.social tells @saletan.bsky.social. "What will matter in the next year's midterms is Republicans shit healthcare policies, the shit economy, and the tariffs — and the Democrats can run on that now. The Democrats did fight like Republicans this time."
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"As of right now, they won," @timmiller.bsky.social tells @saletan.bsky.social. "What will matter in the next year's midterms is Republicans shit healthcare policies, the shit economy, and the tariffs — and the Democrats can run on that now. The Democrats did fight like Republicans this time."
Her district was purplish back then, and Stefanik was a moderate. Her rating from the conservative Heritage Foundation for 2017-19, the first half of Trump’s first term, was a fractional 24 percent.
How a few years can change a person. www.thebulwark.com/p/elise-stef...
How a few years can change a person. www.thebulwark.com/p/elise-stef...
Elise Stefanik’s Bad Bet on MAGA Politics
For a promise of power, she has let herself be yanked around. Now she’s launched a Trumpian campaign for governor of New York.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Her district was purplish back then, and Stefanik was a moderate. Her rating from the conservative Heritage Foundation for 2017-19, the first half of Trump’s first term, was a fractional 24 percent.
How a few years can change a person. www.thebulwark.com/p/elise-stef...
How a few years can change a person. www.thebulwark.com/p/elise-stef...
By withholding his support for Winsome Sears in Virginia, Trump undercut his party. But he protected what mattered more to him: his win-loss record as an endorser. Trump is a party leader in name only. www.thebulwark.com/p/no-one-mat...
No One Matters to Trump But Trump
His self-serving treatment of last week’s elections shows his disregard for his party.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
By withholding his support for Winsome Sears in Virginia, Trump undercut his party. But he protected what mattered more to him: his win-loss record as an endorser. Trump is a party leader in name only. www.thebulwark.com/p/no-one-mat...