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· Nov 7
"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:
"Even if he’s determined to stay in Caligula mode, Trump might want to pace himself. At the rate he’s going, he’s going to run out of satisfying things to rename long before he’s set to leave office." You wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts!
Screw It. Let’s Rename the Moon.
Welcome to Trumplandia.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"Even if he’s determined to stay in Caligula mode, Trump might want to pace himself. At the rate he’s going, he’s going to run out of satisfying things to rename long before he’s set to leave office." You wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts!
"I know we shouldn't be surprised that he liked to move on this so fast, but it did just happen like 12 hours ago."
JVL and Catherine Rampell discuss the re-naming of the Kennedy Center, as Donald Trump continues to put his name on anything he can—congressional approval or not.
JVL and Catherine Rampell discuss the re-naming of the Kennedy Center, as Donald Trump continues to put his name on anything he can—congressional approval or not.
December 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"I know we shouldn't be surprised that he liked to move on this so fast, but it did just happen like 12 hours ago."
JVL and Catherine Rampell discuss the re-naming of the Kennedy Center, as Donald Trump continues to put his name on anything he can—congressional approval or not.
JVL and Catherine Rampell discuss the re-naming of the Kennedy Center, as Donald Trump continues to put his name on anything he can—congressional approval or not.
"Is this a breakup episode?"
George Conway explains the legal news to Sarah Longwell one last time.
George Conway explains the legal news to Sarah Longwell one last time.
December 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"Is this a breakup episode?"
George Conway explains the legal news to Sarah Longwell one last time.
George Conway explains the legal news to Sarah Longwell one last time.
"One of the big reasons why a lot of us grew up as conservatives is we were afraid that if you give too much power to the government, someone bad could come in and use it for their own personal gratification and empowerment," @gtconway.bsky.social says. "And here we are. This is exactly it."
December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"One of the big reasons why a lot of us grew up as conservatives is we were afraid that if you give too much power to the government, someone bad could come in and use it for their own personal gratification and empowerment," @gtconway.bsky.social says. "And here we are. This is exactly it."
Indiscriminate, mass deportation is not popular. ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:
The Americans Who Stood Up for Immigrants This Year
Faced with the Trump-Miller firehose of cruelty, many people rose up to defend their neighbors, friends, and fellow worshipers.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Indiscriminate, mass deportation is not popular. ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:
"You just get so tired of medical professionals not willing to hear other options... just juggling medications, and just 'trust me, do what I tell you.'"
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social discuss what is driving people toward the MAHA movement.
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social discuss what is driving people toward the MAHA movement.
December 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"You just get so tired of medical professionals not willing to hear other options... just juggling medications, and just 'trust me, do what I tell you.'"
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social discuss what is driving people toward the MAHA movement.
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social discuss what is driving people toward the MAHA movement.
"Every Great Awakening in American history arose not because conditions were ideal, but because they were intolerable." A cause for hope!
We Need a New Great Awakening
This dire moment in our nation’s moral life cries out for a renewal of hearts.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"Every Great Awakening in American history arose not because conditions were ideal, but because they were intolerable." A cause for hope!
"One of the big reasons why a lot of us grew up as conservatives is we were afraid that if you give too much power to the government, someone bad could come in and use it for their own personal gratification and empowerment," George Conway says. "And here we are. This is exactly it."
December 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"One of the big reasons why a lot of us grew up as conservatives is we were afraid that if you give too much power to the government, someone bad could come in and use it for their own personal gratification and empowerment," George Conway says. "And here we are. This is exactly it."
Politics is always full of strategy and calculation, but when do you hold out for a better deal, and when do you stop letting the perfect be the enemy of the good? ICYMI @samsteindc.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qg5TZn
A Milestone Pediatric Cancer Bill Fails at the Hands of Bernie
The Vermont senator is holding out for a bigger health care package. Advocates are asking: Is the price worth it?
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Politics is always full of strategy and calculation, but when do you hold out for a better deal, and when do you stop letting the perfect be the enemy of the good? ICYMI @samsteindc.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qg5TZn
David Frum: "One of the things that people like you and me get often asked is, 'is there anything positive you can say about President Trump?' I realized after today, yes, there is. He really loves musical theater."
Tim Miller: "He is a Broadway queen at heart."
Tim Miller: "He is a Broadway queen at heart."
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
David Frum: "One of the things that people like you and me get often asked is, 'is there anything positive you can say about President Trump?' I realized after today, yes, there is. He really loves musical theater."
Tim Miller: "He is a Broadway queen at heart."
Tim Miller: "He is a Broadway queen at heart."
"I like it that someone's finally speaking up and questioning it and it is a fight against Big Pharma that we're dealing with."
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social discuss rising anti-vax sentiment in this week's Focus Group.
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social discuss rising anti-vax sentiment in this week's Focus Group.
December 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"I like it that someone's finally speaking up and questioning it and it is a fight against Big Pharma that we're dealing with."
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social discuss rising anti-vax sentiment in this week's Focus Group.
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social discuss rising anti-vax sentiment in this week's Focus Group.
Trump is executing a cruel, indiscriminate policy that also endangers the economy. Why aren't we hearing more from one of the key industries being hurt? ICYMI @crampell.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4575EaU
Trump Is Walloping Construction Businesses. The Industry Stays Quiet.
Raids on work sites. Roofers under siege. But builders keep mum.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Trump is executing a cruel, indiscriminate policy that also endangers the economy. Why aren't we hearing more from one of the key industries being hurt? ICYMI @crampell.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4575EaU
We're about to learn whether the groypers actually meaningfully exist in electoral politics. *Gulp.* ICYMI @willsommer.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4s1MxJr
Meet the First Groyper Politician
James Fishback’s campaign may not be flashy but it sure is fashy.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We're about to learn whether the groypers actually meaningfully exist in electoral politics. *Gulp.* ICYMI @willsommer.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4s1MxJr
"As stupid as the idea was then, it's exponentially stupider now after the natural gas and shale revolution"
Tim Miller and David Frum discuss the absurdity of Trump wanting to go to war for oil.
Tim Miller and David Frum discuss the absurdity of Trump wanting to go to war for oil.
December 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"As stupid as the idea was then, it's exponentially stupider now after the natural gas and shale revolution"
Tim Miller and David Frum discuss the absurdity of Trump wanting to go to war for oil.
Tim Miller and David Frum discuss the absurdity of Trump wanting to go to war for oil.
You might think serving as an ambassador for your country is more alpha than posting about Hooters on the web, but apparently not for this guy! ICYMI @cheetah.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/490ZE4y
Trump’s Hooters-Loving Ambassador Nominee Is Getting Antsy
The Australian-born “Alpha Male” is spending his days posting online
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
You might think serving as an ambassador for your country is more alpha than posting about Hooters on the web, but apparently not for this guy! ICYMI @cheetah.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/490ZE4y
"All the people whom Ben Shapiro is talking about are much crazier than they were half a decade ago. The economy is much worse. The Republican Party is in real trouble."
David Frum and Tim Miller discuss the fracturing of the GOP.
David Frum and Tim Miller discuss the fracturing of the GOP.
December 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"All the people whom Ben Shapiro is talking about are much crazier than they were half a decade ago. The economy is much worse. The Republican Party is in real trouble."
David Frum and Tim Miller discuss the fracturing of the GOP.
David Frum and Tim Miller discuss the fracturing of the GOP.
Some of the same conservatives who constructed an entire worldview around a fear that someday the federal government would create a panopticon to persecute them ended up building one to use against their enemies the minute they got the chance.
Trump, Hunger Games, and the Kennedy Center
The dystopia everyone said was impossible is already here.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Some of the same conservatives who constructed an entire worldview around a fear that someday the federal government would create a panopticon to persecute them ended up building one to use against their enemies the minute they got the chance.
David Frum: "The only thing Trump could do to make a difference to the problems that are afflicting most Americans is say, the central economic idea of my administration, the central economic idea of my life was stupid and wrong. I'm sorry I did it to you."
December 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
David Frum: "The only thing Trump could do to make a difference to the problems that are afflicting most Americans is say, the central economic idea of my administration, the central economic idea of my life was stupid and wrong. I'm sorry I did it to you."
"As this year that has seen so many families torn apart and so many people treated inhumanely comes to an end, at least Jesus will be spending this Christmas with his loved ones." Jesus Teran, the Pennsylvania carpenter.
The Americans Who Stood Up for Immigrants This Year
Faced with the Trump-Miller firehose of cruelty, many people rose up to defend their neighbors, friends, and fellow worshipers.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"As this year that has seen so many families torn apart and so many people treated inhumanely comes to an end, at least Jesus will be spending this Christmas with his loved ones." Jesus Teran, the Pennsylvania carpenter.
"They were best friends," David Frum says of Trump and Epstein. "The only photos you ever see of Donald Trump where he is authentically smiling in the presence of another human being, is with Jeffrey Epstein."
December 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
"They were best friends," David Frum says of Trump and Epstein. "The only photos you ever see of Donald Trump where he is authentically smiling in the presence of another human being, is with Jeffrey Epstein."
"Yes, a real reckoning with Epstein would mean a real re-thinking of questions of gender, wealth, and power. So be it. Real reckonings are uncomfortable. That’s what it means to come to a reckoning." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ap1rmD
Screw It. Let’s Rename the Moon.
Welcome to Trumplandia.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"Yes, a real reckoning with Epstein would mean a real re-thinking of questions of gender, wealth, and power. So be it. Real reckonings are uncomfortable. That’s what it means to come to a reckoning." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ap1rmD
"If we are to survive this moment, let alone rise from it, we must do more than reform our politics, we must call forth a new Great Awakening." lnk.thebulwark.com/4s7gV4O
We Need a New Great Awakening
This dire moment in our nation’s moral life cries out for a renewal of hearts.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM
"If we are to survive this moment, let alone rise from it, we must do more than reform our politics, we must call forth a new Great Awakening." lnk.thebulwark.com/4s7gV4O
The Fish rots from the head
Meet the First Groyper Politician
James Fishback’s campaign may not be flashy but it sure is fashy.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Fish rots from the head
"I heard that Ben Shapiro is against conspiracy theories, but Matt Walsh...was posting a conspiracy theory about how the Brown University shooting investigation was sabotaged," @timmiller.bsky.social says. "I don't know who that would be sabotaged by—the Republicans control everything."
December 20, 2025 at 3:45 AM
"I heard that Ben Shapiro is against conspiracy theories, but Matt Walsh...was posting a conspiracy theory about how the Brown University shooting investigation was sabotaged," @timmiller.bsky.social says. "I don't know who that would be sabotaged by—the Republicans control everything."
"We may find ourselves back in this exact place yet again, one year from now, asking the least fortunate among us to continue to wait patiently for Congress to act." lnk.thebulwark.com/4qg5TZn
A Pediatric Cancer Bill Fell One Vote Short. Bernie Cast It.
The Vermont senator is holding out for a bigger health care package. Advocates are asking: Is the price worth it?
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
"We may find ourselves back in this exact place yet again, one year from now, asking the least fortunate among us to continue to wait patiently for Congress to act." lnk.thebulwark.com/4qg5TZn