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Joe Perticone

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Reporting on Congress and sometimes clothes for The Bulwark. Perticone@thebulwark.com 📍 D.C.

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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 4h
The America dot gov AI assistant can read my questions in Italian but can't answer back in Italian. That doesn't make any sense to me.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Asked the new Trump admin's AI chatbot a question. Uh oh. www.thebulwark.com/p/an-evangel...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/09/2026
"Everyone from Big Oil executives to his most die-hard rallygoers has expressed doubt about whether the president’s priorities are in line with the country’s needs." Evangelical Christians, too. The latest edition of Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social:
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An Evangelical Kingmaker Is Lost in the Age of Trump
Four years after Dobbs, evangelical leaders are confronting a Republican party increasingly uninterested in abortion.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You can add the pro-life movement to the long list of groups who think Trump isn't prioritizing the right things. Perkins repeatedly brought up how they “have an administration that’s not as committed to it as we’ve seen before.” www.thebulwark.com/p/an-evangel...
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An Evangelical Kingmaker Is Lost in the Age of Trump
Four years after Dobbs, evangelical leaders are confronting a Republican party increasingly uninterested in abortion.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Eric Scmitt: You were assisted by an FBI agent, correct? Jack Smith: I'm not familiar with this Schmitt: He let you into his Toyota Supra to escape the police. Said he owes you a 10-second car. Smith: I believe, I, uh. I don't recall that but it sounds like the plot to the Fast and the Furious
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I saw Goody Proctor at the Atlanta Hawks game on February 3, 2024
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Literally every profile like this
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I will never apologize for my beliefs
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Older relatives when Three 6 Mafia's "Fuck that shit" starts on the wedding reception playlist
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 24/09/2026
"It’s no secret the price of gasoline has been way up since the start of the Iran war. But it sometimes feels as though GOP lawmakers have been trying to keep it a secret from themselves." Not getting easier. The latest edition of Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social:
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Republicans Are Running Out of Gas on Trump’s Iran War
Here’s what they’re saying about the latest White House proposal.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Read through the whole newsletter to see George Santos repeatedly fall into a river www.thebulwark.com/p/republican...
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Republicans Are Running Out of Gas on Trump’s Iran War
Here’s what they’re saying about the latest White House proposal.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
(Tony Soprano breathing heavily) “You’re not interested in revolutionary praxis. That’s gotta be resolved.”
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
keep at it!
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Today is the feast day of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, one of my favorite saints. I carry this prayer card in my wallet. Definitely one of the most fascinating mystics if you ever wanna do a deep dive. Bilocation, battling demons, the Stigmata! Also he was portrayed by Shia LaBeouf for some reason.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Some news: Fundraiser's now OFF www.thebulwark.com/p/jeffries-t...
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hakeem Jeffries is slated to hold a fundraiser with several lobbyists for the very Trump-friendly lobbying shop Ballard Partners www.thebulwark.com/p/jeffries-t...
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SCOOP: Jeffries to Fundraise With Fox News’s Favorite Democrat
Thin wallets make strange bedfellows.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We have a good edition of Press Pass today. What else is new? This one is particularly good. Sign up to get it straight to you inbox www.thebulwark.com/s/presspass
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Press Pass | The Bulwark | Substack
In-depth reporting on Congress, campaigns, and the way Washington works from Joe Perticone reporting for The Bulwark. Click to read The Bulwark, a Substack publication with millions of subscribers.
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Kenny Logins @kennylogins.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The tumboy
@TheTumboy
Al Swearengen: And by what strange presence am I currently so fucking graced? Another of the sinister and fucking innumerable agents of Yankton, or perhaps just one of the unwashed and unknown threads woven into the tapestry of this cocksucking camp

Me: uhh one beer please
7:26 AM • 4/24/21
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19/09/2026
"One Democratic lawmaker even quipped to me that there’s a very large pool from which to draw talent for this purpose. He was referring to the mass exodus of lawyers from the Department of Justice during Trump 2.0." ICYMI @cheetah.bsky.social:
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EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Democratic Party’s Trump Oversight Plans
Lawmakers are already gearing up to tackle the widespread corruption.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18/09/2026
The vice president isn’t the only one to express his love of the disgraced former president. Democrats are interested in the Nixon era, too. But their specific area of interest is a bit different. ICYMI @cheetah.bsky.social:
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EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Democratic Party’s Trump Oversight Plans
Lawmakers are already gearing up to tackle the widespread corruption.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Lots of fresh details in here
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It's going to be all they can really do legislatively, so the effort is going to be huge www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...
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EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Democratic Party’s Trump Oversight Plans
Lawmakers are already gearing up to tackle the widespread corruption.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Early reports say that Mills was standing on the rubble with his whole body covered in ash except his eyeballs like Wile E. Coyote
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
happy to report that I am normal at something www.searchlightinstitute.org/political-ne...
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It's very funny that members of Congress have gotten wise to the My Pillow guy's fake TV network that isn't actually on TV. All their videos now are just "Rep./Sen. X doesn't answer our reporter"
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It is still seersucker weather in DC
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16/09/2026
Thomas Massie forced a Hegseth impeachment vote. House Republicans responded by leaving town until after the election. @cheetah.bsky.social explains:
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
You should be very skeptical of CEOs begging "please regulate us." It's often a tactic to box out competitors and solidify their power. www.thebulwark.com/p/ai-ceos-wo...
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AI CEOs Would Very Much Like Congress to Save the World
Guardrails might save humanity. They could also entrench the companies already on top.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Press Pass readers know I like to give Tuberville a hard time but after talking to senators about this AI moment yesterday, he was way more up to speed than many of his colleagues. It's an odd but informative one out this afternoon. Sign up if you aren't already. www.thebulwark.com/s/presspass
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Press Pass | The Bulwark | Substack
In-depth reporting on Congress, campaigns, and the way Washington works from Joe Perticone reporting for The Bulwark. Click to read The Bulwark, a Substack publication with millions of subscribers.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"Americans can’t rely on mainstream media to hold the lines of democracy anymore. Not because mainstream media is bad, but because it’s actively being captured, or hollowed out, or reconfigured by people who do not share its traditional mission." www.thebulwark.com/p/how-maga-b...
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How MAGA Bewildered Voters Into Its Alternate Reality
The years-long project to discredit fact-based media and replace it with MAGA slop has been disastrously successful.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A lot of MAGA campaign merch is more expensive than just two years ago. I guess no one's immune to inflation. www.thebulwark.com/p/trumpflati...
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Trumpflation Hits MAGA Merch
Republican campaign swag is more expensive this year than in the last election cycle.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Phones remain too big. They should make a small iphone, like the size of a credit card.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"Glad folks are tunin' in tonight instead of watching the WOKE NFL am I right?" (Arena is silent other than Matt Schlapp whistling with both his pinkies in his mouth)
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I've always thought "Brent Crude" sounds like the name of a republican House candidate in an R+37 district
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brian nam-sonenstein @bson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
dear god.. a flavor scientist at the Cheetos factory has published a blog post saying no one is prepared for how "dangerously cheesy" they are
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Brian @ahugebird.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Detective Bosch hates picking up his cell phone…. But boy does he love hanging up on people
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 08/09/2026
"It’s true that the House has passed hundreds of bills and resolutions since the start of 2025. But as with bowel movements, quantity alone can be quite a misleading measure of success." The latest edition of Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social:
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Mike Johnson Wants You to Grade the House GOP on a Curve
The 119th Congress has been anything but productive.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
If you’re a sicko who tunes into the GOP midterm convention this week, you’re going to hear a lot about how successful the House has been over the past two years. It’s horribly misleading. It’s one of the most stale and unaccomplished of all time www.thebulwark.com/p/speaker-mi...
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Mike Johnson Wants You to Grade the House GOP on a Curve
The 119th Congress has been anything but productive.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Sorry, when/why did NFL players start believing in Antarctica conspiracies?
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Today is the day that @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social's new book is finally out. Order here! static.macmillan.com/static/smp/h...
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How to Eat An Elephant
From the founder of The Bulwark and one of the sharpest political communicators of her generation, HOW TO EAT AN ELEPHANT is the playbook for consigning MAGA-style politics to the ash heap of history ...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/09/2026
"Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) suggested that Shapiro enjoys the support even of some Republicans—cautious ones who expect the governor to win re-election, and who want to avoid alienating or antagonizing him at the start of a new four-year term."
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Pennsylvania Republicans: We’re Toast
Stacy Garrity is trailing in fundraising and the polls—and GOP officials are lowering expectations all the way to the basement.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It was an honor to work with him/ her
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 03/09/2026
“Well, I don’t know, I think Gov. Shapiro has a pretty strong position there” - Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) to @cheetah.bsky.social. Pennsylvania isn't looking so great for Republicans. That and more in the latest edition of Press Pass:
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Pennsylvania Republicans: We’re Toast
Stacy Garrity is trailing in fundraising and the polls—and GOP officials are lowering expectations all the way to the basement.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A swing state race is already being written off as a lost cause www.thebulwark.com/p/pennsylvan...
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Pennsylvania Republicans: We’re Toast
Stacy Garrity is trailing in fundraising and the polls—and GOP officials are lowering expectations all the way to the basement.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Have a video coming out soon in which I go full tinfoil hat to explain my theory of why Ken Paxton is apparently wearing someone else's giant pair of shoes here
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
If you've watched previous Susan Collins runs and dealt with her in the Senate, her saying this indicates she's extremely panicked.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Oh no, it appears the FDA has recalled umbrellas in 37 states because when you open them it flings an ancient cursed mummy dust in all directions.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Root beers, ranked (no small/obscure brands. Just the big ones): 1) Dad's 2) A&W 3) Mug 4) IBC 5) Barq's. Basically sewage.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/09/2026
The Republican party is holding a 2026 convention next week. Lots of House Republicans won't be there. The latest edition of Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social:
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Sorry, Mr. President. I Have a Thing.
Next week’s ‘Trumpapalooza’ and the conveniently timed epidemic of GOP scheduling conflicts.
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