Adam Keiper
@adamkeiper.com
Executive editor, The Bulwark (thebulwark.com) /// Cofounder of The New Atlantis (thenewatlantis.com) and American Purpose (americanpurpose.com).
Reposted by Adam Keiper
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Are there any backup singers cooler than the Pips? And is there any song where the Pips are better than this? Here's Gladys Knight—who, at 81, is still touring nowadays—and the Pips singing "Midnight Train to Georgia." See you around.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0F9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0F9...
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia (Official Audio)
YouTube video by GladysKnightTPVEVO
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:56 AM
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Are there any backup singers cooler than the Pips? And is there any song where the Pips are better than this? Here's Gladys Knight—who, at 81, is still touring nowadays—and the Pips singing "Midnight Train to Georgia." See you around.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0F9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0F9...
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Are there any backup singers cooler than the Pips? And is there any song where the Pips are better than this? Here's Gladys Knight—who, at 81, is still touring nowadays—and the Pips singing "Midnight Train to Georgia." See you around.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0F9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0F9...
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia (Official Audio)
YouTube video by GladysKnightTPVEVO
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:56 AM
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Are there any backup singers cooler than the Pips? And is there any song where the Pips are better than this? Here's Gladys Knight—who, at 81, is still touring nowadays—and the Pips singing "Midnight Train to Georgia." See you around.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0F9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0F9...
NEW: Important update to this story 👇 — the Trump administration has backed down and is rescinding its $2 billion in cuts to grants that support work on substance abuse. My colleague @citizencohn.bsky.social wrote an update that appears at the top of the article now...
NEW: Last night, the Trump administration made huge DOGE-like cuts to the grants from the federal agency that works on substance abuse and mental health issues. (Mind you, this is an agency for which the administration already cut the staff in half last year.)
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...
Trump Takes Another Blowtorch to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service
Potentially $2b was just cut from a key HHS agency with bipartisan support.
www.thebulwark.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 AM
NEW: Important update to this story 👇 — the Trump administration has backed down and is rescinding its $2 billion in cuts to grants that support work on substance abuse. My colleague @citizencohn.bsky.social wrote an update that appears at the top of the article now...
Reposted by Adam Keiper
Some protesters have reported being hit with rubber bullets close to the scene of a reported shooting in north Minneapolis involving federal agents in the area of W. 25th Street and Lyndale Avenue N.
Federal agents have deployed chemical irritants. Updates here: bit.ly/4sI4z3q
Federal agents have deployed chemical irritants. Updates here: bit.ly/4sI4z3q
January 15, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Some protesters have reported being hit with rubber bullets close to the scene of a reported shooting in north Minneapolis involving federal agents in the area of W. 25th Street and Lyndale Avenue N.
Federal agents have deployed chemical irritants. Updates here: bit.ly/4sI4z3q
Federal agents have deployed chemical irritants. Updates here: bit.ly/4sI4z3q
Reposted by Adam Keiper
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
Among my favorite things at @thebulwark.com is the art that @avecruth.bsky.social creates for so many of the articles and newsletters we publish.
I mean, look at these collages, just from the past twenty-four hours. That Kristi Noem image is **amazing**.
I mean, look at these collages, just from the past twenty-four hours. That Kristi Noem image is **amazing**.
January 15, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Among my favorite things at @thebulwark.com is the art that @avecruth.bsky.social creates for so many of the articles and newsletters we publish.
I mean, look at these collages, just from the past twenty-four hours. That Kristi Noem image is **amazing**.
I mean, look at these collages, just from the past twenty-four hours. That Kristi Noem image is **amazing**.
Reposted by Adam Keiper
"Truthfully, we don't have right now in our force structure the kinds of at-scale forces that would conduct Arctic operations." That's what, you know, allies are for.
@markhertling.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
@markhertling.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
January 15, 2026 at 2:15 AM
"Truthfully, we don't have right now in our force structure the kinds of at-scale forces that would conduct Arctic operations." That's what, you know, allies are for.
@markhertling.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
@markhertling.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
Reposted by Adam Keiper
Look at what Trump has done.
January 15, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Look at what Trump has done.
I truly am so fucking sick and tired of these Nazi Trumpists.
January 15, 2026 at 2:04 AM
I truly am so fucking sick and tired of these Nazi Trumpists.
Even if you don't read this whole newsletter, at least check out the three little updates about Nazism and the Trump administration.
I am so sick and tired of these Nazi Trumpists.
www.thebulwark.com/p/foucault-b...
I am so sick and tired of these Nazi Trumpists.
www.thebulwark.com/p/foucault-b...
We Make Our Own Monsters
Foucault’s Boomerang and the road from Fallujah to Minneapolis.
www.thebulwark.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Even if you don't read this whole newsletter, at least check out the three little updates about Nazism and the Trump administration.
I am so sick and tired of these Nazi Trumpists.
www.thebulwark.com/p/foucault-b...
I am so sick and tired of these Nazi Trumpists.
www.thebulwark.com/p/foucault-b...
Always read @markhertling.bsky.social 👇
"Disbelief gives way to alarm. Greenland is covered by NATO’s Article 5. An armed attack on it would legally constitute an attack on Denmark, potentially triggering collective defense obligations among alliance members.…In other words, the U.S. would be attacking the very alliance it helped design."
The Best Military ‘Option’ for Greenland: Let It Be
Attacking an ally with special forces would be the wrong tool for the wrong mission.
www.thebulwark.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Always read @markhertling.bsky.social 👇
"Disbelief gives way to alarm. Greenland is covered by NATO’s Article 5. An armed attack on it would legally constitute an attack on Denmark, potentially triggering collective defense obligations among alliance members.…In other words, the U.S. would be attacking the very alliance it helped design."
The Best Military ‘Option’ for Greenland: Let It Be
Attacking an ally with special forces would be the wrong tool for the wrong mission.
www.thebulwark.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:59 AM
"Disbelief gives way to alarm. Greenland is covered by NATO’s Article 5. An armed attack on it would legally constitute an attack on Denmark, potentially triggering collective defense obligations among alliance members.…In other words, the U.S. would be attacking the very alliance it helped design."
In case you didn't catch the insanity behind this story 👇, X recently changed its terms of service so that any new lawsuits brought against it must be heard in a specific court in Texas that tends to be friendly. But tonight the TOS are changing again, so even EXISTING lawsuits must be heard there.
January 15, 2026 at 1:57 AM
In case you didn't catch the insanity behind this story 👇, X recently changed its terms of service so that any new lawsuits brought against it must be heard in a specific court in Texas that tends to be friendly. But tonight the TOS are changing again, so even EXISTING lawsuits must be heard there.
I would be okay with NOT abolishing ICE…
…so long as everybody who worked there under Trump was fired, some of them were investigated and prosecuted, the agency was given a new name, the funding was scaled way back, new hires were screened*, and strict new rules governing conduct were in place.
…so long as everybody who worked there under Trump was fired, some of them were investigated and prosecuted, the agency was given a new name, the funding was scaled way back, new hires were screened*, and strict new rules governing conduct were in place.
January 15, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I would be okay with NOT abolishing ICE…
…so long as everybody who worked there under Trump was fired, some of them were investigated and prosecuted, the agency was given a new name, the funding was scaled way back, new hires were screened*, and strict new rules governing conduct were in place.
…so long as everybody who worked there under Trump was fired, some of them were investigated and prosecuted, the agency was given a new name, the funding was scaled way back, new hires were screened*, and strict new rules governing conduct were in place.
Reposted by Adam Keiper
My husband was on the 2 train and a guy started braying about how Renee Good deserved to die and her "lesbian lover" did too. My husband got pissed and said, "You're absolutely disgusting." "Fuck you!" the guy said. "Fuck YOU!" my husband said. The guy left.
See? We just need to talk to each other.
See? We just need to talk to each other.
January 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM
My husband was on the 2 train and a guy started braying about how Renee Good deserved to die and her "lesbian lover" did too. My husband got pissed and said, "You're absolutely disgusting." "Fuck you!" the guy said. "Fuck YOU!" my husband said. The guy left.
See? We just need to talk to each other.
See? We just need to talk to each other.
Media Matters has almost 415,000 followers on X, about double its following here on Bluesky @mmfa.bsky.social
Individuals from Media Matters also have hundreds of thousands of followers on X. Matthew Gertz has about 220,000 followers on X, but about 272,000 here on Bluesky. @mattgertz.bsky.social
Individuals from Media Matters also have hundreds of thousands of followers on X. Matthew Gertz has about 220,000 followers on X, but about 272,000 here on Bluesky. @mattgertz.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Media Matters has almost 415,000 followers on X, about double its following here on Bluesky @mmfa.bsky.social
Individuals from Media Matters also have hundreds of thousands of followers on X. Matthew Gertz has about 220,000 followers on X, but about 272,000 here on Bluesky. @mattgertz.bsky.social
Individuals from Media Matters also have hundreds of thousands of followers on X. Matthew Gertz has about 220,000 followers on X, but about 272,000 here on Bluesky. @mattgertz.bsky.social
NEW: Media Matters is quitting X. A scoop here from our @eggerdc.bsky.social:
www.thebulwark.com/p/media-matt...
www.thebulwark.com/p/media-matt...
Media Matters Says It’s Ending Its Presence on X
The liberal watchdog says changes to the terms of service make it impossible for them to keep posting on the platform.
www.thebulwark.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:40 PM
NEW: Media Matters is quitting X. A scoop here from our @eggerdc.bsky.social:
www.thebulwark.com/p/media-matt...
www.thebulwark.com/p/media-matt...
"What would 'special operations' against Greenland even mean?...There is no plausible JSOC mission set that accomplishes a military takeover of Greenland without instantly escalating into open conflict with Denmark—and by extension, with NATO and maybe the EU."
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-best-m...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-best-m...
The Best Military ‘Option’ for Greenland: Let It Be
Attacking an ally with special forces would be the wrong tool for the wrong mission.
www.thebulwark.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:56 PM
"What would 'special operations' against Greenland even mean?...There is no plausible JSOC mission set that accomplishes a military takeover of Greenland without instantly escalating into open conflict with Denmark—and by extension, with NATO and maybe the EU."
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-best-m...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-best-m...
Reposted by Adam Keiper
We are collecting information on terminated SAMHSA grants at Grant Witness: grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
We are collecting information on terminated SAMHSA grants at Grant Witness: grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
NEW: "A society that has daily encounters with brutalism abroad and manufactures justifications for it must become desensitized and nudged toward savagery. How could it be any other way?"
www.thebulwark.com/p/foucault-b...
www.thebulwark.com/p/foucault-b...
We Make Our Own Monsters
Foucault’s Boomerang and the road from Fallujah to Minneapolis.
www.thebulwark.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:42 PM
NEW: "A society that has daily encounters with brutalism abroad and manufactures justifications for it must become desensitized and nudged toward savagery. How could it be any other way?"
www.thebulwark.com/p/foucault-b...
www.thebulwark.com/p/foucault-b...
Reposted by Adam Keiper
“These are tens of thousands of people that will lose access to services, hundreds of providers, thousands of providers that are going to lose access to their training and technical assistance resources…”
NEW: Last night, the Trump administration made huge DOGE-like cuts to the grants from the federal agency that works on substance abuse and mental health issues. (Mind you, this is an agency for which the administration already cut the staff in half last year.)
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...
Trump Takes Another Blowtorch to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service
Potentially $2b was just cut from a key HHS agency with bipartisan support.
www.thebulwark.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:26 PM
“These are tens of thousands of people that will lose access to services, hundreds of providers, thousands of providers that are going to lose access to their training and technical assistance resources…”
NEW: Last night, the Trump administration made huge DOGE-like cuts to the grants from the federal agency that works on substance abuse and mental health issues. (Mind you, this is an agency for which the administration already cut the staff in half last year.)
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...
Trump Takes Another Blowtorch to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service
Potentially $2b was just cut from a key HHS agency with bipartisan support.
www.thebulwark.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
NEW: Last night, the Trump administration made huge DOGE-like cuts to the grants from the federal agency that works on substance abuse and mental health issues. (Mind you, this is an agency for which the administration already cut the staff in half last year.)
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...
NEW: A centrist Dem think tank is circulating a new memo this morning making the case against "Abolish ICE" as a slogan or as a policy approach. The memo instead advocates an approach it calls "Reform and Retrain."
www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
Dems Are Begging Their Own to Drop ‘Abolish ICE’
A new memo circulating on Capitol Hill urges Democratic lawmakers to instead embrace reforming the agency.
www.thebulwark.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:14 PM
NEW: A centrist Dem think tank is circulating a new memo this morning making the case against "Abolish ICE" as a slogan or as a policy approach. The memo instead advocates an approach it calls "Reform and Retrain."
www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
Reposted by Adam Keiper
The journalist who wrote the story is on Bluesky: @hannahnatanson.bsky.social This is the story she wrote: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:16 PM
The journalist who wrote the story is on Bluesky: @hannahnatanson.bsky.social This is the story she wrote: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...