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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:
Speaker Mike Johnson: "We're going to work on that [Charlie Kirk] statue in the Capitol."
December 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson: "We're going to work on that [Charlie Kirk] statue in the Capitol."
"It has become increasingly clear what unrestrained Trumpism means for the country: corruption and cruelty at home, incompetence and anarchy abroad." Turns out Americans don't love it. ICYMI Matt Johnson: lnk.thebulwark.com/48TqBqY
Americans Are Turning Hard Against Trumpism
His insane overreaches are giving Americans a new appreciation for free trade, immigration, and international alliances.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"It has become increasingly clear what unrestrained Trumpism means for the country: corruption and cruelty at home, incompetence and anarchy abroad." Turns out Americans don't love it. ICYMI Matt Johnson: lnk.thebulwark.com/48TqBqY
"I'll keep saying that Donald Trump should fire the secretary of defense. And when Donald Trump does stupid shit, which he does frequently, I'm gonna call him out on it. It's my job. I'm gonna continue to do my job."
@captmarkkelly.bsky.social joins @johnavlon.bsky.social on How To Fix It:
@captmarkkelly.bsky.social joins @johnavlon.bsky.social on How To Fix It:
December 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"I'll keep saying that Donald Trump should fire the secretary of defense. And when Donald Trump does stupid shit, which he does frequently, I'm gonna call him out on it. It's my job. I'm gonna continue to do my job."
@captmarkkelly.bsky.social joins @johnavlon.bsky.social on How To Fix It:
@captmarkkelly.bsky.social joins @johnavlon.bsky.social on How To Fix It:
"No one has ever introduced his household to new and exciting expletives after stepping on a book."
This Holiday, Give the Auntly Gift of Books
Young nieces and nephews may not thrill to them—but there is virtually no better way of inviting them into the world of your own childhood imagination.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"No one has ever introduced his household to new and exciting expletives after stepping on a book."
Why are Dem attack lines lagging behind public opinion?
Why Aren’t Dems Going After Trump’s Tariffs?
They don’t work and Americans hate them. Layup.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Why are Dem attack lines lagging behind public opinion?
Can the ad firm that helped propel Mamdani to the New York mayoralty help propel a billionaire to the governorship of California? ICYMI @lauren-egan.bsky.social interviews Tom Steyer: lnk.thebulwark.com/4anFLHu
Tales of a Billionaire-Populist Wannabe Governor
Tom Steyer has hired Zohran Mamdani’s ad firm to help get him elected in California. Can they pull it off?
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Can the ad firm that helped propel Mamdani to the New York mayoralty help propel a billionaire to the governorship of California? ICYMI @lauren-egan.bsky.social interviews Tom Steyer: lnk.thebulwark.com/4anFLHu
Two kinds of people think it's impossible to advocate for a Palestinian state without killing Jews: antisemitic terrorists, and hardline right-wing Israel supporters. ICYMI @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4oYhjQo
Don’t Blame the Australia Attack on Palestinian Statehood
Advocates for Israel are claiming that support for Palestinian statehood entails violence against Jews. That’s wrong—and it’s a recipe for terrorism.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Two kinds of people think it's impossible to advocate for a Palestinian state without killing Jews: antisemitic terrorists, and hardline right-wing Israel supporters. ICYMI @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4oYhjQo
He's the Speaker. But not of the House, really.
Mike Johnson, Speaker Irrelevant
The atrophied chamber is moving legislation without GOP leadership’s blessing.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
He's the Speaker. But not of the House, really.
We should have learned by now that the simple fact of a foreign leader being a corrupt, brutal dictator doesn't mean launching a war against him will be good for America or for global stability
Trump Is an Idiot Spoiling for War. Also, Maduro Is a Bastard.
The enemy of your enemy isn’t always your friend.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
We should have learned by now that the simple fact of a foreign leader being a corrupt, brutal dictator doesn't mean launching a war against him will be good for America or for global stability
The same old tricks are visually amazing, but at this point they *are* the same old tricks. ICYMI @sonnybunch.bsky.social reviews "Avatar: Fire and Ash": lnk.thebulwark.com/4pRKvKg
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review
‘Avatar’ by way of ‘Apocalypto.’
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The same old tricks are visually amazing, but at this point they *are* the same old tricks. ICYMI @sonnybunch.bsky.social reviews "Avatar: Fire and Ash": lnk.thebulwark.com/4pRKvKg
Americans are going to experience increasing amounts of economic pain over the next 12 months. Stoves, as it turns out, can be quite hot.
Trump’s Bad Economy Is Even Worse Than It Looks
Winter is coming.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Americans are going to experience increasing amounts of economic pain over the next 12 months. Stoves, as it turns out, can be quite hot.
"Is this a breakup episode?"
@gtconway.bsky.social explains the legal news to @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social one last time.
@gtconway.bsky.social explains the legal news to @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social one last time.
December 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Is this a breakup episode?"
@gtconway.bsky.social explains the legal news to @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social one last time.
@gtconway.bsky.social explains the legal news to @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social one last time.
"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