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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 21/09/2026

Trump is facing a terrible spread on the issue of AI—and he may not even have bottomed out. In fact, the full contours of Trump’s uniquely insane approach to AI are only just coming into focus. Today's Morning Shots from @eggerdc.bsky.social:

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Trump’s AI Hubris Is a Blue Opportunity

The president for one welcomes our new robot overlords.

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Andrew Egger @eggerdc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"In much the same way that Trump truly believes Russia wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine if he were president, he genuinely seems to think a misaligned AI won’t dare to act up as long as he’s around." www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...

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Trump’s AI Hubris Is a Blue Opportunity

The president for one welcomes our new robot overlords.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16/09/2026

“Turns out that Mitch McConnell is actually alive.” After three months out of sight, Mitch McConnell has resurfaced in Washington. @timmiller.bsky.social, @jvl.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social inspect the proof-of-life footage.

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Andrew Egger @eggerdc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A year ago, I wouldn't have expected Ukraine hawks to manage to get Trump onside for more Russia sanctions. But I wouldn't have expected Congress to affirmatively create NEW tariff powers for Trump either. Today's newsletter: www.thebulwark.com/p/congress-t...

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Congress to Trump: MORE TARIFFS, PLEASE!

Oh, sorry, “sanctions.”

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

internal audit released by DHS’s inspector general found a significant dip in Homeland Security Investigations’ enforcement efforts against fentanyl trafficking from FY 2024 to FY 2025, because resources were diverted toward immigration instead. (via @eggerdc.bsky.social)

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AI Is a Test of Our Maturity. *Gulp*

Recursively self-improving machines vs. recursively self-deluding people.

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Andrew Egger @eggerdc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A little news in today's newsletter: Senate Dems are seeking more information about a DHS OIG report that found all-hands-on-deck immigration enforcement was crowding out anti-fentanyl trafficking work at Homeland Security Investigations www.thebulwark.com/p/ai-is-a-te...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/09/2026

"We used to be proud that Washington was the father of our country. We used to be proud of American exceptionalism. No more. Trump has Napoleon envy." That and much more in a big edition of Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social, @eggerdc.bsky.social, and @markhertling.bsky.social:

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Our Orange Napoleon Wants a Big Arch

It’s a lot of things, but it’s not “American.”

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Andrew Egger @eggerdc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Te Brown is the GOP nominee for House in FL-24. Te Brown is also a criminal defendant in a federal wire-fraud case going to trial this year. Brown the candidate insists to me that she is not Brown the accused fraudster. She's lying. Read more: www.thebulwark.com/p/we-found-h...

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We Found Her: The Most Absurd General-Election Candidate in America

She’s under indictment. She lost her primary. And she’s on the ballot in November.

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Andrew Egger @eggerdc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"To Trump, it isn’t that his unique bundle of pathologies has proven compelling for shaking the chuds, racists, militiamen, and conspiracy theorists out of the couch cushions every four years. It's that every pol around him is a chump with zero juice of their own." www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-com...

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Trump’s Coming Midterm Crashout

The president is already telling us exactly who he’ll blame.

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Andrew Egger @eggerdc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"There are many things that upset Donald Trump—women who spurn his advances, non-white refugees, Mike Pence certifying an election. But there’s one thing that may drive him the craziest of all: Being told he’s not allowed to put his name on something." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-w...

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Trump Is Weaker Than Ever

And therefore more dangerous.

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Andrew Egger @eggerdc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

So Darline Graham doesn't have any big thoughts about Taiwan! What difference does that make to the job of a U.S. senator? Not a rhetorical question. I'm genuinely asking. www.thebulwark.com/p/your-new-s...

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Your New Senator Is a Total Lightweight. She’s Perfect.

Darline Graham is the very model of a modern MAGA senator.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13/08/2026

As Trump's domestic agenda has stalled, he has run out of thrilling new initiatives to pivot to. As a result, he has begun to hyperfixate. It’s Trump’s summer of reruns, his summer of lost causes. Today's Morning Shots from @eggerdc.bsky.social and @markhertling.bsky.social:

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Trump’s Summer of Lost Causes

Rather than starting new fights, Trump is fixating on ones he’s already lost.

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Andrew Egger @eggerdc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

"As his domestic agenda has stalled, Trump has run out of thrilling new initiatives to pivot to. As a result, he has begun to hyperfixate. It’s Trump’s summer of reruns, his summer of lost causes." www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-sum...

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Trump’s Summer of Lost Causes

Rather than starting new fights, Trump is fixating on ones he’s already lost.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A slightly unusual Morning Shots: @eggerdc.bsky.social on Anthony Fauci, Katie Miller, and MAGA. Me on Wayne Gretzky, Todd Blanche, and Epstein. And more! open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

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A Portrait of MAGA Psychodrama

Or: On the political necessity of denouncing one’s friends.

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I'm so disillusioned, I almost don't even care who gets the FIFA Peace Prize next year

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Andrew Egger @eggerdc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Nobody loved White House UFC more than the Beltway elites who have started wearing MAGA credentials as if they’re a talisman to ward off Real Americans who might otherwise want to stuff them in a locker. www.thebulwark.com/i/202117679/...

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We Can Reject Trump’s Orgy of Decline

And in many ways, we are.

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Andrew Egger @eggerdc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Wrote on the hilarious idea that UFC on the White House lawn is what REAL AMERICA(TM) loves and if you think it's tacky you're basically a pinko: www.thebulwark.com/p/we-can-rej...

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Morning Shots today: Come for a terrific report by @eggerdc.bsky.social of Trump's scheme to simply seize and spend taxpayer money, and just how shameless and dangerous it is. Stay for my account of how Greta Garbo's Ninotchka explains Trump's Republican Party. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

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How to Rob Taxpayers of $1.8 Billion Without Really Trying

Start by completely bypassing Congress and the Constitution.

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Martyn Wendell Jones @martynwendell.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Righteous piece from @eggerdc.bsky.social on Trump's settlement pot of U.S. government cash, which the president intends to set aside for unaccountable distribution to undisclosed cronies, allies, and supporters: www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-rob...

Once again, then, Trump’s aptitude for unprecedented shamelessness seems to have exposed yet another piece of our government that ultimately runs on the honor system: If a corrupt president wants to dip into the Treasury for literally any purpose whatsoever, all he has to do is sue the government, then settle with himself outside of court to create a payout fund for whatever purpose he might desire.

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Andrew Egger @eggerdc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Maybe the most staggering thing about the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" is how much of a black box it is. 5 hand-picked Trump goobers empowered to set 100 percent of the procedures and make 100 percent of the decisions w/ zero oversight or transparency. Newsletter: www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-rob...

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Andrew Egger @eggerdc.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I didn't go to Rededicate 250 (I was at church) but I did write about it. More from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and me in Morning Shots at @thebulwark.com : www.thebulwark.com/p/its-trumps...

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Andrew Egger @eggerdc.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I wrote on the vaporware Trump phone and the preposterous fact that the Trump family--even while raking in billions of dollars from oil barons abroad in corrupt quid-pro-quo cash--still bothers with all these rinkydink schemes to bilk the truest MAGA believers out of $50 here, $100 there:

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1-800-Trump-Scammed-Us

To the First Family, all MAGAs are marks.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/05/2026

Join @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social , @timmiller.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social live and in-person! JUST ANNOUNCED—The gang will be joined on stage in LA on May 21 by: @vanlathan.bsky.social, @jonfavs.bsky.social, @janecoaston.bsky.social , Erin Ryan and @briantylercohen.bsky.social!

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Misinformation isn't spreading into politics because people are reading Politico or going on Bluesky to post about court-packing. It's because people are spending 2+ hours a day swiping through addiction-based short-form video apps that aren't specifically political, sharing memes about politics.

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Today, @eggerdc.bsky.social joined us on the #HotDishPod. Serving as White House Correspondent for @thebulwark.com, Egger provides his takes on Trump's coalition and how it is collapsing. Tune in here for more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/trumps-coa...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/04/2026

Over in California, With Swalwell gone, the field is suddenly looking astonishingly weak—and Tom Steyer simply buying his way to victory is actually a genuine possibility. That and more in today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:

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Cali Dems Need to Get Their Sh*t Together

At this point, Gov. Tom Steyer might be the least bad outcome.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

since JD Vance is new to Catholicism, let me explain that when the head Bishop writes a public letter specifically calling out your theological errors and reminding you that the Pope is the Vicar of Christ, that's considered "bad"

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 14/04/2026

Really smart insight here from @eggerdc.bsky.social about a rhetorical trope that we too often just let slide. Read the whole thing: www.thebulwark.com/i/194180315/...

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Andrew Egger @eggerdc.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

"How can it be that Democrats have sleepwalked into yet another high-profile race for which they seem to have basically zero highly qualified and popular candidates? Am I the only one for whom this nonsense is starting to get old?" www.thebulwark.com/p/california...

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Cali Dems Need to Get Their Sh*t Together

At this point, Gov. Tom Steyer might be the least bad outcome.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

A hilarious thing about this is if this become actionable policy today, trump would likely corruptly intervene — to help Mamdani lol

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

If we didn't have a maniac as secretary of defense, a toady as secretary of state, and a nobody as chief of staff, they'd be spending today making sure the military checks in with them before obeying any orders from Trump, and quietly getting in touch with Congress to arrange for his impeachment.

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The President, White House, and FCC's Brendan Carr are calling for action -- and implying a criminal investigation -- against CNN for... accurately reporting what Iran's state media shared as a statement from Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

Trump "Truth": The alleged Statement put out by CNN World News is a FRAUD, as CNN well knows. The false Statement was linked to a Fake News site (from Nigeria) and, of course, immediately picked up by CNN, and blared out as a “legitimate” headline. The Official Statement by Iran was just released, and posted on TRUTH, below. Authorities are looking to determine whether or not a crime was committed on the issuance of the Fake CNN World Statement, or was it a sick rogue player? CNN is being ordered to immediately withdraw this Statement with full apologies for their, as usual, terrible “reporting.” Results of the investigation will be announced in the near future. President DONALD J. TRUMP

White House Rapid Response account: "ATTENTION
@cnni
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@POTUS
just said, Iran’s official statement is linked in his TRUTH below AND posted by the Iranian foreign minister. This alleged statement by “Iran” is a FRAUD! Correct immediately!" [Photo of CNN story citing "a statement from Iran's Supreme National Security Council report by Iranian state media."

Brendan Carr tweet: More outrageous conduct from CNN.

Fake news is bad enough for the country, but pushing out a hoax headline in such a sensitive national security moment as this requires accountability.

Iran put out an official statement that simply cannot be squared with the one CNN's false headline attributes to them.

Time for change at CNN.

Iran's PressTV Twitter account:

Supreme national security council:

Iran achieved historic victory by forcing criminal US to accept its 10-point plan.

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

This is exactly right—“distraction talk” presumes there is one thing Trump and cronies are doing we should be paying attention to; they are doing thousands of terrible things and should be attending to all of them.

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

No one out-pizzas the UAE

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 02/04/2026

LIVE SOON: We're going live with the news that Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi. Tune in on: YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/0agiueq... Substack: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

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BREAKING: Trump Fires Pam Bondi

YouTube video by The Bulwark

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/04/2026

"Here's where we'll put the plane. And also a Marine One and a fighter jet. But if TED Talks is what your event planning needs require, we have this lovely amphitheater. With a giant gold fist raised." @jvl.bsky.social, @samsteindc.bsky.social, and @eggerdc.bsky.social on Trump's non-library:

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/04/2026

"Apparently the case he intends to make here is, 'look, don't blame me. Blame the UK. You know, if they'd come in—it's their oil. We were only there to kind of help out.' Notwithstanding the fact that we started the war!" @eggerdc.bsky.social on Trump's plans for the Strait of Hormuz.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/04/2026

"Until the fallout from Liberation Day, Trump’s momentum had seemed unstoppable: You can just do things was the MAGA credo on which the country was suddenly running." And then TACO was born. Today's Morning Shots featuring, @eggerdc.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/47DhPxv

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Liberation Day Brought Us Here

Trump’s tariff catastrophe taught the world about TACO. We may have over-learned the lesson.

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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Tomorrow will be one year since Liberation Day. As @eggerdc.bsky.social writes in Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: "We’ve been living in the time of TACO ever since…By introducing us to the TACO model, it sowed the seeds of our present catastrophe, too." www.thebulwark.com/p/liberation...

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Liberation Day Brought Us Here

Trump’s tariff catastrophe taught the world about TACO. We may have over-learned the lesson.

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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Just got word that my friend Shane DiGiovanna passed away. Shane was an OG Bulwark reader whom I got to know shortly after moving to Cincinnati. He was quite a person. 🧵

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Andrew Egger @eggerdc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

"Madman theory never really works. But we have a president who gives us all of the obvious drawbacks and none of the purported benefits—who shakes the global economy around like a rag doll yet whose economic bluffs remain easy for our adversaries to predict." www.thebulwark.com/p/better-to-...

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Better to TACO Than Not to TACO

Trump chickened out again . . . for now.

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I think this is the primary reason why the Epstein files never stopped dogging Trump. There are too many maganites with too much incentive. I like how @eggerdc.bsky.social puts it. Maga is the GOP establishment. Naturally, there's now a counter-establishment. www.thebulwark.com/p/joe-kent-a...

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