Sam Stein
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Drug courts are saving lives. Red states love them. People depend on them. But Trump could very well blow it all up
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Drug courts are saving lives. Red states love them. People depend on them. But Trump could very well blow it all up
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Drug Courts Save Lives. That May Not Save Them From Trump.
An Alabama man’s recovery story shows what the program can do—and what could be lost.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
NEW: The most important Sunday read.
Drug courts are saving lives. Red states love them. People depend on them. But Trump could very well blow it all up
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Drug courts are saving lives. Red states love them. People depend on them. But Trump could very well blow it all up
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Mike Johnson says "Every day of this shutdown [Trump] has tried... to lessen the pain as much as possible."
What a crock. Trump openly brags that he's using the shutdown to do mass layoffs, terminate programs, "kill" the Democrats, and inflict pain.
Johnson can't hide the truth: Trump is a sadist.
What a crock. Trump openly brags that he's using the shutdown to do mass layoffs, terminate programs, "kill" the Democrats, and inflict pain.
Johnson can't hide the truth: Trump is a sadist.
Trump Isn’t Easing the Shutdown Pain—He’s Inflicting It
Mike Johnson says the president is protecting Americans from the shutdown. That’s completely wrong.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Mike Johnson says "Every day of this shutdown [Trump] has tried... to lessen the pain as much as possible."
What a crock. Trump openly brags that he's using the shutdown to do mass layoffs, terminate programs, "kill" the Democrats, and inflict pain.
Johnson can't hide the truth: Trump is a sadist.
What a crock. Trump openly brags that he's using the shutdown to do mass layoffs, terminate programs, "kill" the Democrats, and inflict pain.
Johnson can't hide the truth: Trump is a sadist.
NEW: Sen. Mark Kelly says he's tried to contact Adm. Alvin Holsey, who led the US Southern Command, and whose abrupt retirement raised questions about whether he was uncomfortable with the military operations in the Caribbean. He has not been successful
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Mark Kelly: 23 Million Americans Are About to Get Punched in the Face
Sen.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
NEW: Sen. Mark Kelly says he's tried to contact Adm. Alvin Holsey, who led the US Southern Command, and whose abrupt retirement raised questions about whether he was uncomfortable with the military operations in the Caribbean. He has not been successful
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October 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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NEW: Scientists may be more comfortable in labs than on TV. They may prefer medical journals to press releases. They may find research more soothing than advocacy. But as RFK Jr has dismantled the CDC, they are now reorienting their lives around fighting back
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The CDC Diaspora Fights Back
How America’s scientific army is trying to stand up for public health—and stand up for itself.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
NEW: Scientists may be more comfortable in labs than on TV. They may prefer medical journals to press releases. They may find research more soothing than advocacy. But as RFK Jr has dismantled the CDC, they are now reorienting their lives around fighting back
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A tour de force that grew increasingly insane with every twist. I felt genuinely bad for the people who think these TV screens will heal them -- and who are funding MAGA media in the process.
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How a Bizarre Healing-TV-Screen Tycoon Is Funding MAGA Media
I had to try it out for myself.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A tour de force that grew increasingly insane with every twist. I felt genuinely bad for the people who think these TV screens will heal them -- and who are funding MAGA media in the process.
www.thebulwark.com/p/bizarre-he...
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A fascinating piece about life as an in-the-trenches GOP operative in the Trump era and the compromises you have to make. Almost all are now fully bought in. But some remain concerned. This one decided he had enough.
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My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party
Why I’m leaving the GOP and why I’m urging my former colleagues to do the same.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A fascinating piece about life as an in-the-trenches GOP operative in the Trump era and the compromises you have to make. Almost all are now fully bought in. But some remain concerned. This one decided he had enough.
Please read and share!
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Not a lot of urgency on redistricting in IL for some reason…
"In general, I do not think mid-decade redistricting for political purposes is something that any state should be doing. That's why I have to say that if we're forced into it....we can."
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October 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Not a lot of urgency on redistricting in IL for some reason…
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"It always becomes clear the GOP alternative will mean fewer people with insurance." Same as it ever was.
The latest edition of The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/something-...
The latest edition of The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/something-...
There’s Something Weirdly Familiar About This New GOP Argument
Republicans’ latest attempt to win the shutdown fight shows they still don’t get it on Obamacare.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"It always becomes clear the GOP alternative will mean fewer people with insurance." Same as it ever was.
The latest edition of The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/something-...
The latest edition of The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/something-...
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"Trump was asked, 'What’s your relationship with God like? And how do you pray?' ...The first words out of his mouth were: 'OK, so I think it’s good. I do very well with the evangelicals.' He bragged about all the people who prayed for him. He said nothing about praying for anyone or anything else."
Trump Is Worrying About the Afterlife. Thank Heaven.
“I want to try and get to heaven, if possible. I’m hearing I’m not doing well.”
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October 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"Trump was asked, 'What’s your relationship with God like? And how do you pray?' ...The first words out of his mouth were: 'OK, so I think it’s good. I do very well with the evangelicals.' He bragged about all the people who prayed for him. He said nothing about praying for anyone or anything else."
NEW: Two Nobel-winning economists at MIT (currently embroiled in a fight with the Trump administration) are decamping for the University of Zurich next academic year—a pretty clear illustration of brain drain.
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October 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
NEW: Two Nobel-winning economists at MIT (currently embroiled in a fight with the Trump administration) are decamping for the University of Zurich next academic year—a pretty clear illustration of brain drain.
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Chuck Around. Find Out.
Can Schumer lead the Democrats through the coming shutdown fight?
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September 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
NEW: Nine months ago, Elon Musk's nascent, DOGE effort killed off a beloved pediatric cancer initiative in the govt funding fight. I circled back to see where those bills now stood. What I discovered was less scandalous but no less depressing.
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Elon Musk Torpedoed a Beloved Pediatric Cancer Bill. It’s Yet to Recover.
Sometimes, a good piece of legislation fails to become a law for one simple, stupid reason: congressional inertia.
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September 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Nine months ago, Elon Musk's nascent, DOGE effort killed off a beloved pediatric cancer initiative in the govt funding fight. I circled back to see where those bills now stood. What I discovered was less scandalous but no less depressing.
www.thebulwark.com/p/elon-musk-...
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NEW: A new payolla scandal is rocking right-wing media circles, with accusations that top influencers have been given cash to try and smooth MAGA relations with India
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September 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
NEW: A new payolla scandal is rocking right-wing media circles, with accusations that top influencers have been given cash to try and smooth MAGA relations with India
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August 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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NEW: A Brazilian fugitive with a history of forgery, who's wanted by the FBI and who even the Bolsinaros consider nuts, has accused Bill Barr of orchestrating Trump's prosecutions. Crazier still, big MAGA accounts are falling for it.
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We Found It! The Flimsiest MAGA Conspiracy of All Time.
Folks, please. Check the credibility of your sources. They may be a Brazilian national fugitive wanted by the FBI.
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August 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
NEW: A Brazilian fugitive with a history of forgery, who's wanted by the FBI and who even the Bolsinaros consider nuts, has accused Bill Barr of orchestrating Trump's prosecutions. Crazier still, big MAGA accounts are falling for it.
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August 12, 2025 at 1:48 AM
August 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
It Gets UGLY: Right-Wing Influencers Explode on Main
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August 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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August 1, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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