Sarah Longwell
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“Anyone who helps me try to steal an election gets a pardon” is perhaps the most corrupt thing to happen in American history.
That “conservatives” have simply accepted this as the price of admission is the greatest moral and intellectual humiliation.
That “conservatives” have simply accepted this as the price of admission is the greatest moral and intellectual humiliation.
NEW: Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies in his bid to subvert the 2020 election including:
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“Anyone who helps me try to steal an election gets a pardon” is perhaps the most corrupt thing to happen in American history.
That “conservatives” have simply accepted this as the price of admission is the greatest moral and intellectual humiliation.
That “conservatives” have simply accepted this as the price of admission is the greatest moral and intellectual humiliation.
@eggerdc.bsky.social: "The government shutdown is ending at last...What do Democrats have to show for it Despite the flood of understandable anger and discontent coming from progressives right now, the answer is: a fair bit."
Read Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/dems-rewar...
Read Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/dems-rewar...
Dems Reward the Hostage-Taker
Perhaps ending the shutdown was the responsible thing to do. But by caving, Democrats risk legitimizing Trump’s maximum-pain shutdown tactics.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
@eggerdc.bsky.social: "The government shutdown is ending at last...What do Democrats have to show for it Despite the flood of understandable anger and discontent coming from progressives right now, the answer is: a fair bit."
Read Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/dems-rewar...
Read Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/dems-rewar...
@citizencohn.bsky.social reporting from the ground in Michigan on how the senate primary offers a window into the battle for the future of the Democratic Party. Only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/michigan-s...
This State Will Determine If Dems Win the Senate—and Give an MRI of Their Soul
A three-way contest for the nomination in Michigan is a microcosm of the debate over the party’s future.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
@citizencohn.bsky.social reporting from the ground in Michigan on how the senate primary offers a window into the battle for the future of the Democratic Party. Only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/michigan-s...
That will fix inflation, great plan. Very strong plan.
November 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
That will fix inflation, great plan. Very strong plan.
This is an excellent episode with an excellent guest Rachel Janfaza. We’re talking Zoomers. Personally I think this is a can’t-miss episode. I learned a ton. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Gen Z: They're Zooming Apart (with Rachel Janfaza)
Podcast Episode · The Focus Group Podcast · 11/08/2025 · 1h 4m
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November 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is an excellent episode with an excellent guest Rachel Janfaza. We’re talking Zoomers. Personally I think this is a can’t-miss episode. I learned a ton. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
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We didn’t design The Bulwark to be acquired by someone else. We designed it to be a real movement, that meant something to real people. We designed it to serve you.
Every hire we’ve made has been done with an eye toward serving our members. And that’s why Catherine @crampell.bsky.social is here.
Every hire we’ve made has been done with an eye toward serving our members. And that’s why Catherine @crampell.bsky.social is here.
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We didn’t design The Bulwark to be acquired by someone else. We designed it to be a real movement, that meant something to real people. We designed it to serve you.
Every hire we’ve made has been done with an eye toward serving our members. And that’s why Catherine @crampell.bsky.social is here.
Every hire we’ve made has been done with an eye toward serving our members. And that’s why Catherine @crampell.bsky.social is here.
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"I don't want to be reliant on any of the platforms. I don't want people to say, oh, you're a Substack company or oh, you're a YouTube company. Nope. We're The Bulwark."
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social talks media strategy with @pkafka.bsky.social on Channels:
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social talks media strategy with @pkafka.bsky.social on Channels:
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"I don't want to be reliant on any of the platforms. I don't want people to say, oh, you're a Substack company or oh, you're a YouTube company. Nope. We're The Bulwark."
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social talks media strategy with @pkafka.bsky.social on Channels:
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social talks media strategy with @pkafka.bsky.social on Channels:
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"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:
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"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:
Got to chat with Brian Morrissey on The Rebooting Show about why Old Media is failing to meet this moment, @thebulwark.com's success on YouTube and Substack, how we got here, and why @timmiller.bsky.social and his pearls have such star power: open.spotify.com/episode/21Ff...
The Bulwark's anti-neutrality approach
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November 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Got to chat with Brian Morrissey on The Rebooting Show about why Old Media is failing to meet this moment, @thebulwark.com's success on YouTube and Substack, how we got here, and why @timmiller.bsky.social and his pearls have such star power: open.spotify.com/episode/21Ff...
Had a great time talking to Peter Kafka about @thebulwark.com and our success on YouTube as we build a community united by a pro-democracy mission. Check it out: open.spotify.com/episode/0r8F...
The Bulwark's Sarah Longwell on Why Republicans Won the Attention War
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November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Had a great time talking to Peter Kafka about @thebulwark.com and our success on YouTube as we build a community united by a pro-democracy mission. Check it out: open.spotify.com/episode/0r8F...
Elon Musk and the coming twilight of the elites.
Read Morning Shots with @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/let-them-e...
Read Morning Shots with @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/let-them-e...
Let Them Eat AI-Generated Cake
Elon Musk and the coming twilight of the elites.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Elon Musk and the coming twilight of the elites.
Read Morning Shots with @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/let-them-e...
Read Morning Shots with @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/let-them-e...
"What happens when your party gets killed in an election but you can’t admit that anything is actually wrong?"
@cheetah.bsky.social with his latest Press Pass on Republicans being in denial about Tuesday's crushing defeats, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/republican...
@cheetah.bsky.social with his latest Press Pass on Republicans being in denial about Tuesday's crushing defeats, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/republican...
Republicans Are in Denial About Tuesday
What happens when your party gets killed in an election but you can’t admit that anything is actually wrong?
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November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"What happens when your party gets killed in an election but you can’t admit that anything is actually wrong?"
@cheetah.bsky.social with his latest Press Pass on Republicans being in denial about Tuesday's crushing defeats, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/republican...
@cheetah.bsky.social with his latest Press Pass on Republicans being in denial about Tuesday's crushing defeats, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/republican...
In today's Triad, @jvl.bsky.social offers a mini state-of-The-Bulwark. You should read the whole thing @thebulwark.com, but here's the gist of who we are and what we care about:
November 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
In today's Triad, @jvl.bsky.social offers a mini state-of-The-Bulwark. You should read the whole thing @thebulwark.com, but here's the gist of who we are and what we care about:
Kash Patel keeps taking the FBI's private jet to visit his girlfriend in Nashville.
Read @willsommer.bsky.social's latest False Flag on the FBI Director's love life and his countless taxpayer-funded trips on a private jet, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/kash-patel...
Read @willsommer.bsky.social's latest False Flag on the FBI Director's love life and his countless taxpayer-funded trips on a private jet, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/kash-patel...
Kash Patel’s Private Jet Problem Is Even Worse Than It Looks
This dude can’t stop flying to Nashville.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Kash Patel keeps taking the FBI's private jet to visit his girlfriend in Nashville.
Read @willsommer.bsky.social's latest False Flag on the FBI Director's love life and his countless taxpayer-funded trips on a private jet, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/kash-patel...
Read @willsommer.bsky.social's latest False Flag on the FBI Director's love life and his countless taxpayer-funded trips on a private jet, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/kash-patel...
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"What it's like to defend democracy, only to be called an un-American traitor."
Sgt. Aquilino Gonell defended the Capitol on January 6. He wrote a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump and his enablers:
Sgt. Aquilino Gonell defended the Capitol on January 6. He wrote a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump and his enablers:
Rioters tried to kill me on January 6. Trump pardoned them.
What it’s like to defend democracy, only to be called an un-American traitor.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"What it's like to defend democracy, only to be called an un-American traitor."
Sgt. Aquilino Gonell defended the Capitol on January 6. He wrote a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump and his enablers:
Sgt. Aquilino Gonell defended the Capitol on January 6. He wrote a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump and his enablers:
Donald Trump is destroying the economy. But at least he has a shiny new ballroom paid for by all the rich people he’s making richer with his kleptocracy.
Layoffs are rising to recession-like levels, new report says www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Layoffs are rising to recession-like levels, new report says www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Layoffs rise to recession-like levels through October, new report says
Layoffs are rising to recession-like levels, with U.S. employers announcing 1.1 million job cuts so far this year, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Donald Trump is destroying the economy. But at least he has a shiny new ballroom paid for by all the rich people he’s making richer with his kleptocracy.
Layoffs are rising to recession-like levels, new report says www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Layoffs are rising to recession-like levels, new report says www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
NEW: Dems are finally getting very serious about retaking the Senate — with eyes on Maine, North Carolina, Iowa, Ohio, Alaska, and Texas.
Read the latest edition of The Opposition from @lauren-egan.bsky.social, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
Read the latest edition of The Opposition from @lauren-egan.bsky.social, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
Dems Are Suddenly Very Serious About Retaking the Senate
“We are so back.”
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November 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM
NEW: Dems are finally getting very serious about retaking the Senate — with eyes on Maine, North Carolina, Iowa, Ohio, Alaska, and Texas.
Read the latest edition of The Opposition from @lauren-egan.bsky.social, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
Read the latest edition of The Opposition from @lauren-egan.bsky.social, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We're so back! I talked to Josh Shapiro about last night's victories, the 4 House seats PA Dems are going to flip in '26, and how to keep winning.
His advice? Govern effectively, get shit done, make people's lives better, and fight Trump's extremism. @thebulwark.com: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsZY...
His advice? Govern effectively, get shit done, make people's lives better, and fight Trump's extremism. @thebulwark.com: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsZY...
Democrats Are Winning… Now What? (w/ Josh Shapiro)
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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November 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
We're so back! I talked to Josh Shapiro about last night's victories, the 4 House seats PA Dems are going to flip in '26, and how to keep winning.
His advice? Govern effectively, get shit done, make people's lives better, and fight Trump's extremism. @thebulwark.com: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsZY...
His advice? Govern effectively, get shit done, make people's lives better, and fight Trump's extremism. @thebulwark.com: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsZY...
@jvl.bsky.social on the day the Resistance finally strikes back.
Read The Triad @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/election-d...
Read The Triad @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/election-d...
Election Day 2025: The Resistance Strikes Back
A data-driven case for what to look for in New Jersey, Virginia, California, and New York City.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
@jvl.bsky.social on the day the Resistance finally strikes back.
Read The Triad @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/election-d...
Read The Triad @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/election-d...
"Ex-Heritage officials began coming out of the woodwork to level criticisms…Another told The Bulwark they didn’t think Roberts would 'last much longer.'"
@willsommer.bsky.social's latest @thebulwark.com on the Heritage Foundation fallout ([email protected]): www.thebulwark.com/p/groyper-wa...
@willsommer.bsky.social's latest @thebulwark.com on the Heritage Foundation fallout ([email protected]): www.thebulwark.com/p/groyper-wa...
Groyper War Consumes the Biggest Right-Wing Think Tank
Plus: Another round of nutty Trump pardons?
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November 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
"Ex-Heritage officials began coming out of the woodwork to level criticisms…Another told The Bulwark they didn’t think Roberts would 'last much longer.'"
@willsommer.bsky.social's latest @thebulwark.com on the Heritage Foundation fallout ([email protected]): www.thebulwark.com/p/groyper-wa...
@willsommer.bsky.social's latest @thebulwark.com on the Heritage Foundation fallout ([email protected]): www.thebulwark.com/p/groyper-wa...
Flashback to the time I got into it with Scott Jennings on CNN because he was claiming antisemitism only exists on the left. I pointed to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago dinner with Nick Fuentes and Kanye. He dismissed it as “one stupid dinner.”
Welp, here we are.
Welp, here we are.
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Flashback to the time I got into it with Scott Jennings on CNN because he was claiming antisemitism only exists on the left. I pointed to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago dinner with Nick Fuentes and Kanye. He dismissed it as “one stupid dinner.”
Welp, here we are.
Welp, here we are.
I think it’s….interesting…that some on right seem to just suddenly becoming aware of their Nick Fuentes problem. When Trump invited him to dine at Mar-a-lago where did you all think this was going?
November 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I think it’s….interesting…that some on right seem to just suddenly becoming aware of their Nick Fuentes problem. When Trump invited him to dine at Mar-a-lago where did you all think this was going?
Donald Trump is a communist.
Read @jvl.bsky.social's Triad on Trump's national socialism @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-t...
Read @jvl.bsky.social's Triad on Trump's national socialism @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-t...
Donald Trump Is a Commie
Bernie’s democratic socialism is still compatible with liberal democracy. Trump’s national socialism is not. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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November 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Donald Trump is a communist.
Read @jvl.bsky.social's Triad on Trump's national socialism @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-t...
Read @jvl.bsky.social's Triad on Trump's national socialism @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-t...
"The president’s spurning of the War Powers Act is just his latest claim that he can wield deadly force outside the law."
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social in Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/under-trum...
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social in Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/under-trum...
Under Trump, the Law Is Just a Speed Bump
The president’s spurning of the War Powers Act is just his latest claim that he can wield deadly force outside the law.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"The president’s spurning of the War Powers Act is just his latest claim that he can wield deadly force outside the law."
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social in Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/under-trum...
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social in Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/under-trum...