James De Pietro
@pasadena1886.bsky.social
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The owners of this building were given zero input into this massive change.
New satellite images show the scale of demolition that has occurred on the East Wing of the White House in less than a month.
October 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The owners of this building were given zero input into this massive change.
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This civil war will be different, because this time we will win.
by Pete Hegseth, Steve Miller, and JD Vance
by Pete Hegseth, Steve Miller, and JD Vance
October 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This civil war will be different, because this time we will win.
by Pete Hegseth, Steve Miller, and JD Vance
by Pete Hegseth, Steve Miller, and JD Vance
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Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
September 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
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Are we great yet?
A woman protesting outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, was brutally assaulted by goons who used mace and sting balls on her.
September 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Are we great yet?
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Erick Erickson thinks we at The Bulwark have "affiliated with the left now."
I think we've affiliated with America.
I think we've affiliated with America.
September 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Erick Erickson thinks we at The Bulwark have "affiliated with the left now."
I think we've affiliated with America.
I think we've affiliated with America.
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That’s exactly what this feels like!
September 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
That’s exactly what this feels like!
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The CDC has learned its lesson.
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
August 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The CDC has learned its lesson.
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
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74% of Californians back this summer's historic pro-housing CEQA reform law.
These groundbreaking changes are working to accelerate new projects and make housing more affordable for all Californians.
These groundbreaking changes are working to accelerate new projects and make housing more affordable for all Californians.
August 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
74% of Californians back this summer's historic pro-housing CEQA reform law.
These groundbreaking changes are working to accelerate new projects and make housing more affordable for all Californians.
These groundbreaking changes are working to accelerate new projects and make housing more affordable for all Californians.
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The mental health benefits of not knowing any history right now must be massive. Moving through your day with total equanimity. What happens next? Who knows? Maybe something good
August 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The mental health benefits of not knowing any history right now must be massive. Moving through your day with total equanimity. What happens next? Who knows? Maybe something good
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No-one knows how this ends. And so the narrative shifts from pointless tariff uncertainty to pointless monetary uncertainty, and none of this helps the American people.
Just received this statement from Lisa Cook:
"President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."
"President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."
President Trump said he is firing Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, "effective immediately." It's his most direct assault yet on Fed independence -- and a step that it is far from clear he can legally take.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u... #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u... #EconSky
August 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
No-one knows how this ends. And so the narrative shifts from pointless tariff uncertainty to pointless monetary uncertainty, and none of this helps the American people.
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Tell me the president doesn’t understand the economy without telling me the president doesn’t understand the economy.
Your occasional reminder -- as arrivals on student visas decrease 28% -- that tuition from foreign students counts as an export, which means that every rejected student visa is going to contribute to the US trade deficit.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Student Arrivals to US Continue to Plummet, With Asia Hit Especially Hard
Visitors to the US arriving on student visas plunged in July, falling year-on-year for a fourth straight month.
www.bloomberg.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Tell me the president doesn’t understand the economy without telling me the president doesn’t understand the economy.
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It's just so sad and pathetic to think that Marco Rubio of all people—who long reviled Putin and who spent his Senate career championing human rights—would be reduced to echoing Neville Chamberlain ("A quarrel in a faraway country, between people of whom we know nothing").
Marco Rubio: "Life in America on a daily basis will be largely unaffected whether there's peace in Ukraine or not. That's just a fact. We have a lot of issues we're focused on not just at home, but around the world."
August 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
It's just so sad and pathetic to think that Marco Rubio of all people—who long reviled Putin and who spent his Senate career championing human rights—would be reduced to echoing Neville Chamberlain ("A quarrel in a faraway country, between people of whom we know nothing").
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A Democratic Party with any spirit would stage a press conference every single day to present Donald Trump with one sarcastic award after another.
The Dennis Hastert Award for Enabling Pedophilia
The Richard Nixon Memorial Trophy for Lawlessness
The Blue Ribbon for Setting a Record Federal Deficit
The Dennis Hastert Award for Enabling Pedophilia
The Richard Nixon Memorial Trophy for Lawlessness
The Blue Ribbon for Setting a Record Federal Deficit
Trump: Since 1978 the Kennedy Center honors have been amongst the most prestigious awards. I wanted one, never able to get one. I would have taken it. I waited and waited and waited and I said to hell with it, I'll become chairman. I will give myself an honor. Next year we'll honor trump, okay?
August 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A Democratic Party with any spirit would stage a press conference every single day to present Donald Trump with one sarcastic award after another.
The Dennis Hastert Award for Enabling Pedophilia
The Richard Nixon Memorial Trophy for Lawlessness
The Blue Ribbon for Setting a Record Federal Deficit
The Dennis Hastert Award for Enabling Pedophilia
The Richard Nixon Memorial Trophy for Lawlessness
The Blue Ribbon for Setting a Record Federal Deficit
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Members of QAnon claimed that a cabal of pedophiles had infiltrated the highest levels of our government. It turns out they were right.
August 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Members of QAnon claimed that a cabal of pedophiles had infiltrated the highest levels of our government. It turns out they were right.
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It would be helpful if someone started creating a database with badge numbers and ID for all the ICE agents caught on video. Just in case we ever get the chance for a reckoning.
July 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It would be helpful if someone started creating a database with badge numbers and ID for all the ICE agents caught on video. Just in case we ever get the chance for a reckoning.
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Why Jesus would have hated Medicaid.
by Mike Johnson
by Mike Johnson
July 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Why Jesus would have hated Medicaid.
by Mike Johnson
by Mike Johnson
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"The Dodgers’ muted response to the humanitarian and political upheaval in their hometown has been so pronounced that it’s caused unease among their fan base and talk among local commentators about whether a boycott should be in order." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-dodger...
The Dodgers Owe More to Their Latino Fan Base
Forty percent of their fans are Latino, but the team has been silent as protests against ICE have raged.
www.thebulwark.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"The Dodgers’ muted response to the humanitarian and political upheaval in their hometown has been so pronounced that it’s caused unease among their fan base and talk among local commentators about whether a boycott should be in order." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-dodger...
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Happy No Kings Day to all of us who celebrate.
June 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Happy No Kings Day to all of us who celebrate.
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NEW: "First Trump normalized the use of masked, unidentified secret police. Now he has normalized the mobilization of the military against civilians....We are approaching the sum of all fears."
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-most-d...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-most-d...
The Most Dangerous Week in American History (So Far)
Emergency Triad: It’s happening here.
www.thebulwark.com
June 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
NEW: "First Trump normalized the use of masked, unidentified secret police. Now he has normalized the mobilization of the military against civilians....We are approaching the sum of all fears."
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-most-d...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-most-d...
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As an editor, I crave order; as a student of history, I revel in this messiness.
June 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
As an editor, I crave order; as a student of history, I revel in this messiness.
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These people are just wrong about literally everything.
June 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
These people are just wrong about literally everything.
Giving off very John Bolton vibes.
A scandal worse than Watergate that the reporter waited to tell until he had a book to sell. Okay.
Jake Tapper on Biden: "It is a scandal. It is without question -- and maybe even worse than Watergate in some ways, because Richard Nixon was in control of his faculties when he wasn't drinking."
May 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Giving off very John Bolton vibes.
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“Rise of the Toligarchs” (No Mercy / No Malice” as read by @georgehahn.com 👇🏻👇🏻
This week’s No Mercy / No Malice by @profgalloway.com: Rise of the Toligarchs, read by yours truly. Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/5JTH...
May 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“Rise of the Toligarchs” (No Mercy / No Malice” as read by @georgehahn.com 👇🏻👇🏻
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NEW: "Surviving Bad Presidents" — a review of the new book 'The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It,' by Corey Brettschneider, @democracyprof.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/surviving-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/surviving-...
Surviving Bad Presidents
What the Constitution asks of us.
www.thebulwark.com
May 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
NEW: "Surviving Bad Presidents" — a review of the new book 'The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It,' by Corey Brettschneider, @democracyprof.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/surviving-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/surviving-...