I'm rankled by public officials who mock people's appearances. It's especially odd to see JD Vance mocking anybody because of their weight. (A friend puts it this way: "JD pulling the GLP ladder up behind him.")
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Things not looking great for Judge Jeanine. (Also, statistically speaking, the top factor in predicting whether Trump will fire someone in this administration is their gender. He really likes firing women.)
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 13h agoTrump on Jeanine Pirro: "Well I just think she was totally wrong...I told her I was not happy." Q: "Is she safe? Are you going to keep her in the position?" Trump: "I haven't made a determination."
Things not looking great for Judge Jeanine. (Also, statistically speaking, the top factor in predicting whether Trump will fire someone in this administration is their gender. He really likes firing women.)
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 13h agoTrump on Jeanine Pirro: "Well I just think she was totally wrong...I told her I was not happy." Q: "Is she safe? Are you going to keep her in the position?" Trump: "I haven't made a determination."
@cwarzel.bsky.social tells @timmiller.bsky.social why the tech oligarchs’ grand vision for the future feels so profoundly anti-human: "They don't seem to be able to articulate a brilliant vision of what the future looks like, because I think their imaginations are really, really small."
LIVESTREAM: The Bulwark gang covering tonight's election results as they come in, with Jonathan Cohn reporting live from Michigan. YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukeJ... Substack: www.thebulwark.com/live-stream/...
The biggest technological revolution of our lifetime and it has nothing to do with AI, crypto, metaverse, robots or any of the other massively hyped "tech" the media always talks about instead
Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · 2d agoAbsolutely unbelievable how solar power has taken off worldwide during the Hormuz oil crisis. You don't have to hand it to him, but Trump may have done more to finally kick off a global civilization of effete librul solar users than anyone else in the West
"Cyberwarfare is not a future threat. It is part of the operational environment in which every modern democracy must function." The problem is that the United States is not good at "sustaining the political will, institutional continuity, and long-term investment" needed to protect the country.
The Attack We Knew Was Coming
Effectively defending against cyber threats against critical infrastructure requires a long-term commitment of political will.
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"Blanche has either bamboozled Cornyn and Tillis by giving them meaningless written 'assurances' that assure nothing, or they have simply caved to pressure from Trump, Senate colleagues, the right-wing blogosphere, or their own allies and supporters." www.thebulwark.com/p/dont-belie...
Don’t Believe Todd Blanche About Trump’s Slush Fund From Hell
The attorney general nominee did not kill off Trump’s egregiously corrupt fund, even if he duped Sens. Cornyn and Tillis into thinking he had.
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UPDATE to this story... the Department of Transportation writes to tell us that Sec. Sean Duffy's reality-TV show has not been canned, and "the final product" will be out "soon." Whatever that means. www.thebulwark.com/p/what-the-h...
What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?
Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.
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"Trump’s planet—where America is the hottest country in the world, Iran has been brought to its knees, vandals who destroyed the Reflecting Pool will be brought to justice, and he is extraordinarily popular and oh so good at golf—is so far from Earth it can no longer be seen with the naked eye."👇
Adam Keiper@adamkeiper.com · 23h ago"Trump has spent a decade trying to drag us along the path of his own suspended reality. But something has snapped; the real world has moved back onto its own course." www.thebulwark.com/p/ground-con...
"Trump has spent a decade trying to drag us along the path of his own suspended reality. But something has snapped; the real world has moved back onto its own course." www.thebulwark.com/p/ground-con...
Ground Control to Major Don
The president’s planet is getting farther and farther from our own.
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A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Playing on one of his specialty guitars (a "reversed triple-neck"), here's Luca Stricagnoli's solo instrumental cover of U2's "With or Without You," with a clapper attached for the beat and an e-bow to imitate the original's ghostly "infinite guitar." See you around.
U2 - With Or Without You - Luca Stricagnoli - Fingerstyle Guitar
YouTube video by Luca Stricagnoli
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A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Playing on one of his specialty guitars (a "reversed triple-neck"), here's Luca Stricagnoli's solo instrumental cover of U2's "With or Without You," with a clapper attached for the beat and an e-bow to imitate the original's ghostly "infinite guitar." See you around.
U2 - With Or Without You - Luca Stricagnoli - Fingerstyle Guitar
YouTube video by Luca Stricagnoli
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Wowza: Supreme Court of Hawaii bashes the majority of the U.S. Supreme Court: "The Court that now defines federal due process does not honor the work of 1954. It revives the work of 1857. The work of 1896." 1954 = Brown v. Board; 1857 = Dred Scott; 1896 = Plessy www.thebulwark.com/p/a-blisteri...
A Blistering Critique of the Roberts Court, From Hawaii’s Supreme Court
In an extraordinary opinion, the state justices accuse the SCOTUS majority of undermining democracy.
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"Transportation companies like Boeing, United Airlines, and Toyota bankrolling a luxe vacation for the secretary of transportation and his family is not the best look when average Americans are feeling financially pinched." www.thebulwark.com/p/what-the-h...
What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?
Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.
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"I am not a lawyer, but it seems to me that either someone from the Department of the Interior should go to jail, or someone from the Department of Justice should be disbarred. (Or both?)" <whynotboth.gif> www.thebulwark.com/p/behold-the...
Behold the TRUMP Act: I Know How to Fix American Politics
How to save the republic with one weird trick.
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"'I think we should be gentler and less comfortable commenting on people's bodies, no matter what,' she said in a 2023 TikTok video." apnews.com/article/aria...
Ariana Grande withdraws from London musical and will take a break from the public eye
Ariana Grande has pulled out of an upcoming stage musical in London. Grande was set to star alongside Jonathan Bailey in “Sunday in the Park With George” at the Barbican theater in 2027.
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NEW: Three months ago, the secretary of transportation announced he'd have a summer TV show. One month ago he told the press that only "finishing touches" are left. Now summer is half done—so where the hell is it? www.thebulwark.com/p/what-the-h...
What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?
Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.
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Democrats "should drag out matters on the Senate floor to keep the issue of Blanche front and center as long as possible, and then hammer his confirmation during the recess as a key example of the truth that a Republican Senate will never stand up to Trump."👇
Adam Keiper@adamkeiper.com · 2d ago"Democrats need to make this next week as visible and painful as possible for the GOP." www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-sheep-...
"Democrats need to make this next week as visible and painful as possible for the GOP." www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-sheep-...
GOP Sheep to the Midterm Slaughter
Todd Blanche’s confirmation will be bad for the country—and a gift to Senate Democrats.
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Michigan Democratic primary voters explained to us why they feel so conflicted over the choice between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed. www.thebulwark.com/p/michigan-d...
‘It’s My Bleeding Heart’: Michiganders Agonize Over Stevens vs. El-Sayed
Tomorrow’s Michigan primary is the Democratic party’s identity crisis in microcosm.
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Why don't more journalists do detailed journalism, like @saletan.bsky.social @thebulwark.com does, and eviscerate lies? This is obviously an effort to vilify a Fauci, a national treasure, to stoke agitprop and witch-hunts to distract from Iran, costs, corruption... #Fauci #journalists #journalism
Fox Knows They're Lying to You. They Don't Care.
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"This shouldn’t be complicated: First, Democratic senators should kill the deal on the continuing resolution. Then they need to use the Blanche confirmation to highlight the truth that a Republican Senate will simply be a rubber stamp for Trump over the next two years." –Woke Bill Kristol👇
Adam Keiper@adamkeiper.com · 2d ago"Chuck Schumer and ... Patty Murray announced their support for a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 11.... Leave aside that, in my judgment, it’s a bad agreement on substance ... it’s also politically foolish." www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-sheep-...
"Chuck Schumer and ... Patty Murray announced their support for a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 11.... Leave aside that, in my judgment, it’s a bad agreement on substance ... it’s also politically foolish." www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-sheep-...
GOP Sheep to the Midterm Slaughter
Todd Blanche’s confirmation will be bad for the country—and a gift to Senate Democrats.
thebulwark.com
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Herbie Hancock's original 1969 version of his song "Tell Me a Bedtime Story." See you around. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGxg...
Tell Me a Bedtime Story
YouTube video by Herbie Hancock - Topic
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A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Herbie Hancock's original 1969 version of his song "Tell Me a Bedtime Story." See you around. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGxg...
Tell Me a Bedtime Story
YouTube video by Herbie Hancock - Topic
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