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Adam Keiper
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Executive editor, The Bulwark (thebulwark.com) /// Cofounder of The New Atlantis (thenewatlantis.com) and American Purpose (americanpurpose.com).
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zamosta.bsky.social
If you scroll on X, you are only being shown what Elon wants you to see. If you create content on X, no one will see it unless Elon wants them to.
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
I guess one way to distract people from your friendship with a sex criminal is to claim that you are friends with a political murderer.
November 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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NEW: "The real threat to our understanding of the U.S. economy" is that "the Trump administration has been quietly snuffing out thousands of other data series, particularly those that might produce politically inconvenient results."

From our @crampell.bsky.social

www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-one...
Trump’s One Weird Trick for Eliminating Bad News: Delete It
The disappearance of inconvenient facts and the remaking of reality.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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scottgibbs.bsky.social
So to sum up: rainbow flags = hate symbol, swastika = not hate symbol. Got it.
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Disturbing: "We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas."
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
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November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: When I've taken one of my kids to his music lesson in recent weeks, another student down the hall has been learning this wistful lullaby from 'Annie.' Here's the version from the 1982 movie, sung by Aileen Quinn. See you around.
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Maybe
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November 20, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: When I've taken one of my kids to his music lesson in recent weeks, another student down the hall has been learning this wistful lullaby from 'Annie.' Here's the version from the 1982 movie, sung by Aileen Quinn. See you around.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kssY...
Maybe
YouTube video by Aileen Quinn - Topic
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November 20, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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It's the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. "In that brief speech which illuminated a moment of both exhaustion and despair, Lincoln spoke not of the dead, nor even of victory. He spoke of purpose." A meditation from @markhertling.bsky.social

www.thebulwark.com/p/the-great-...
‘The Great Task Remaining Before Us’: Lincoln’s Vision at Gettysburg
On the anniversary of his address, a reminder that democracy requires dedication.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Appalling:
elizabethjacobs.bsky.social Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1d
This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:

“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
Vaccine Safety MENU V For Everyone NOV. 19, 2025 KEY POINTS • The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism. • Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities. • HHS has launched a comprehensive assessment of the causes of autism, including investigations on plausible biologic mechanisms and potential causal links.
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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The case for optimism about Trump's defeat. ("I think we may be past his high-water mark.")

And the case for pessimism about Trump's defeat. ("That’s a real nice story. So let me tell you how it could go the other way.")

www.thebulwark.com/p/spoiler-we...
Spoiler: We . . . Win?
I come to you at the turning of the tide.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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“And so “distrust and verify” should be the motto going forward. Congress, the media, the survivors—everyone committed to the truth come out—needs to be prepared to keep the pressure on, and to scream from the rooftops if there seems to be evasion or stonewalling.
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-epstei...
The Epstein Saga Has Only Just Begun
The next phase will involve ensuring Trump complies with the disclosures. Let us distrust and verify.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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noupside.bsky.social
Just wanna re-up in simple terms that when Biden talked to platforms, Jim Jordan launched years of investigations into everybody involved, said it was tyranny, censorship, etc.

And now they just straight up acknowledge that they talk to platforms too.

www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/3...
DHS playing 'whack-a-mole' shooting down made-up ICE stories
The Department of Homeland Security is stepping up efforts to combat fake news, viral AI videos, and misinformation on ICE and Border Patrol.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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such cope
Screenshot of a Donald Trump Truth Social post, dated 19 Nov 2025. You can find the full text at this link: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115579394833948106 . It's too long for this "alt" field, but here is how it begins: Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged by the Trump Justice Department in 2019 (Not the Democrats!), was a lifelong Democrat, donated Thousands of Dollars to Democrat Politicians, and was deeply associated with many well-known Democrat figures, such as Bill Clinton (who traveled on his plane 26 times), Larry Summers (who just resigned from many Boards, including Harvard), Sleazebag Political Activist Reid Hoffman, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (who asked Epstein to donate to his Campaign AFTER Epstein was charged), Democrat Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, and many more. Perhaps the truth about these Democrats, and their associations with Jeffrey Epstein, will soon be revealed, because I HAVE JUST SIGNED THE BILL TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES! As everyone knows, I asked Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, to pass this Bill in the House and Senate, respectively. Because of this request, the votes were almost unanimous in favor of passage. At my direction, the Department of Justice has already turned over close to fifty thousand pages of documents to Congress. Do not forget — The Biden Administration did not turn over a SINGLE file or page related to Democrat Epstein, nor did they ever even speak about him. Democrats have used the “Epstein” issue, which affects them far more than the Republican Party, in order to try and distract from our AMAZING Victories, including THE GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL TAX CUT BILL, Strong Borders, No Men in Women’s Sports or Transgender for Everyone, ending DEI, stopping Biden’s Record Setting Inflation, lowering Prices, Biggest Tax and Regulation Cuts in History, ending EIGHT Wars, rebuilding our Military, knocking out Iran’s Nuclear capability, getting Trillions of Dollars INVE…
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Some really great suggestions in the replies here:
chrislhayes.bsky.social Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d
Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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NEW: Dems are still debating shifting from just "kitchen-table issues" to "everything plus the kitchen sink."
www.thebulwark.com/p/throw-ever...
Throw Everything at the Wall
After the Epstein vote, Dems debate shifting from just ‘kitchen table’ issues to an ‘even the kitchen sink’ approach.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Corinne Bailey Rae's Grammy-winning cover of Bob Marley's "Is This Love." See you around.
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Corinne Bailey Rae - "Is This Love" [Official Audio]
YouTube video by Corinne Bailey Rae
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November 19, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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@citizencohn.bsky.social on the ill-fated healthcare "plan" Republicans want to rush out the door before their constituents get hit with massive premium spikes.

The Breakdown @thebulwark.com is essential reading with all of Trump's healthcare chaos. Check it out: www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
The Not-So-Impressive “New” Health Care Ideas Republicans Want to Rush Out
What GOP leaders are missing in their mad scramble to remake health care policy.
www.thebulwark.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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NEW: The great new Republican health care ideas aren’t new, and they aren’t great.
www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
The Not-So-Impressive “New” Health Care Ideas Republicans Want to Rush Out
What GOP leaders are missing in their mad scramble to remake health care policy.
www.thebulwark.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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willbunch.bsky.social
The guest list is a veritable Murderer's Row www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Who Is Attending Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince?
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November 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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praddenkeefe.bsky.social
I have been thinking about this line today, on the value of editors, from the late great John Bennet, for no reason in particular.
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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On Trump's cognitive decline:
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-n...
Trump is not have all the mentals. McDonald’s. Water. Sir! (Very strong.)
An examination of the president's cognitive functioning at Monday’s McDonald’s summit.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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martynwendell.bsky.social
A+ use of the en-dash. The editor who worked on this piece must be a real sicko (complimentary)
"post–IT HAPPENING" is highlighted in a screengrab of a paragraph that reads, in full, "And of course, you will have to tread carefully around RELATIVES, who will probably throw an absolute REACTION when IT HAPPENS. But WE can be MAGNANIMOUS in this new, post–IT HAPPENING world."
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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"It was not that easy but I got it sort of finally. Not the greatest but I pouring it in asking him all sorts of stupid questions but it was very interesting. Amazing, a little thing is not, it’s a little complex, right?"
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Trump is not have all the mentals. McDonald’s. Water. Sir! (Very strong.)
An examination of the president's cognitive functioning at Monday’s McDonald’s summit.
www.thebulwark.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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NEW: It's done: The House has passed the Epstein resolution.
www.thebulwark.com/p/in-major-r...
In Major Rebuke to Trump, House Passes Epstein Files Resolution
Trump’s grip on his party is beginning to loosen because a group of renegade Republicans.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM