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Jonathan V. Last

@jvl.bsky.social
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Editor of The Bulwark www.thebulwark.com Host of a Secret Podcast. Also a super double-secret podcast you can't find.

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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 1h
America has invented an entirely new economic phenomenon: Moronic Inflation. My ground-breaking discovery is here: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-expert...
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The Experts Were Right: Trump’s an Economic Moron
Plus: The Triad Mailbag of your nightmares.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Super weird to have a reporter in the pooled press applying for the job of handling the pooled press for Trump . . . www.thebulwark.com/p/propagandi...
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The Propagandist in the Press Pool
From “covering” Trump to covering FOR Trump.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"A Republican victory in 2028 would mean we could never assume that 'liberalism”'was secure...It would mean living on the knife’s edge, between liberalism and fascism, forever. So don’t get complacent if Democrats wind up with some crazy number of Senate seats." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-doomsd...
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The Doomsday Scenario
Even if Democrats crush the midterms, we’re in a world of trouble.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump voter: "In Waterford, we used to have a police department. They defunded it. We no longer do. So Waterford has no police department." You’ll never guess what happened next! www.thebulwark.com/p/the-doomsd...
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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Omg this whole piece is like a glass of fine wine
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The word "insouciance" is what got me. If you want to feed the bad wolf, this is the piece for you. www.thebulwark.com/p/portrait-o...
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We’re getting close to Downfall territory. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-fore...
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Trump’s Forever War Is Sucking the Life Out of Him
If it bleeds, we can kill it.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Wanna guess why Mark Carney just got the highest approval rating in the history of Canadian politics? www.thebulwark.com/p/canada-ame...
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Canada Is Making America Its B*tch
The story of how a crafty middle power pantsed a moronic superpower.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Canada can't confront the US. But by dint of geography and resources it ca be a counterweight making America’s life difficult because it (a) sits on our doorstep and (b) has the ability to draw closer to both the EU and China. www.thebulwark.com/p/canada-ame...
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Canada Is Making America Its B*tch
The story of how a crafty middle power pantsed a moronic superpower.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Dear Democrats, You don't have to be perfectly fair and nuanced about the cost/benefits of data centers, or AI, or Flock cameras. You can just demagogue the ever-loving shit out of *all* of it. Thank you for your attention to this matter. www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
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Democrats Should Demagogue AI. Seriously.
The politics of data centers, Flock cameras, and runaway tech could hardly be clearer.
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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"Notre Dame, but if Notre Dame had an ex-Catholic cousin who got really into Wicca after freshman year and kind of just wandered off"
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Guys: This piece is INSANE. Do. Not. Miss. 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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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The American president is no longer leader of the free world. Worse: The American president is not indifferent to the free world. He is openly opposed to it. And he counts the new leaders of the free world as his personal enemies. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-vs-t...
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Trump vs. The Leaders of the Free World
We’re the baddies.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
One of the most depressing things I've written, which is a competitive category. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-vs-t...
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Trump vs. The Leaders of the Free World
We’re the baddies.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Was Natalie Harp's first video about Trump a testimonial or slashfic? Because it ends with a title card suggesting that she was playing a character . . . www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-and-...
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
However crazy you think the Trump-Natalie Harp stuff is, the reality is so much worse. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-and-...
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I'll just straight-up beg: I'm more excited about this piece than anything I've written in months. Give it a try: www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
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Trump’s America Is Really Hulk Hogan’s America
The lies, the grievance, the spectacle—and the political movement built from all three.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Hello, 9-1-1? I'd like to report a murder?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Maybe Hassett can sell his house and move to a small town next to one to set a proper example for the peasants. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This is shaping up to be the greatest day in online Philadelphia history
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Tony Romo arrested in Milwaukee on suspicion of operating under the influence
Former Cowboys QB Tony Romo was arrested on suspicion of operating while under the influence in Milwaukee, according to the sheriff’s office.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Opinion | When I vote for Trump, it’s a strategic triangulation that doesn’t reflect my real values. When urban Democrats nominate a leftist in a deep blue district, it’s proof that every member of their party is an America-hating extremist.
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Bari Weiss’s central conceit is that she knows better than the mainstream media because of woke excesses. She has an unearned arrogance, which the anti-woke Right celebrated. Her outlet, The Free Press, is worse than legacy media - riddled with ideological drivel, not real journalism. Now CBS.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
under the cloak of boring technical guidance, the Trump administration is working to delete the existence of millions of immigrants, steal congressional seats and redirect potentially hundreds of billions of federal dollars www.thebulwark.com/p/inside-tru...
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Inside Trump’s Stealth Trick to Rig the Census—and Congress
The administration’s latest power grab is disguised as boring technical guidance.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I'd be interested in a graph plotting US public opinion of Israel against various other countries' opinion of the US. See how big the shift against the US has been in Canada, Spain, Denmark, etc. Magnitude is probably less; but trend similar?
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Seems important for America to internalize this lesson, too.
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Paul Bleicher @pbleic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Astonishing. RFK Jr. adds 8 members to a 6 member FDA advisory panel. 6 of them were sellers of peptides, and the 7th a compounding pharmacist. In an 8-6 vote with all 8 votes coming from these new panel members, the panel approved 4 peptides against the objections of FDA scientists.
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FDA Panel Supports Lifting Restrictions on Four Peptides (Gift Article)
In an all-day hearing, the agency’s scientists argued against allowing broad access to unproven drugs that the agency had banned three years ago.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
OMG yes
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Worst part of the new @status.news report is that the Bari Weiss team appears to get its view of what is actually happening in the world from Twitter. They were asking Vega to include things that *weren't real* b/c they didn't know any better. www.status.news/p/cecilia-ve...
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
In the Economist interview, Musk says "money won't matter by 2036." Then why offer SpaceX on the public market? Is it fraud to sell people something you think will soon have no value?
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Colleague, 3 mins ago: "Did you see LeBron is going to Philly?" Me: Shapiro will be insufferable. Colleague:
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 24/07/2026
"'The Last Straight Woman' is probably better conceived as an exploration of tensions than an attempt to resolve them, which is why, despite this long and incomplete list of disputes, I thoroughly enjoyed it." Clare Coffey reviews Phoebe Maltz Bovy:
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Against Heteropessimism
Accounting for the nature of straight women’s desire is hard. What to do about it?
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I feel seen. 🙏
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🙏
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I thought it was the best jersey in the tournament. Really strong design.
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
think i just solved a paradox. the trick is to have another cat open the box.
two black cats, in a box, one out. they look like they’ve staring at each other through the cardboard somehow.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
If you would like some #realtalk about Lindsey Graham, I'm your huckleberry. www.thebulwark.com/p/lindsey-gr...
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Lindsey Graham: The Good, the Bad, and the Banality of Evil
A cautionary tale about the human condition.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The Longines is a "better" watch by the specs. But both are absolute, rock-solid value plays. My advice to get whichever one speaks to you more deeply. You can't go wrong here.
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Danielle Kurtzleben @titonka.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
There is no purer distillation of optimism than a Container Store purchase.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Every single paragraph of this 10,000 word piece is filled with stuff I wish I'd written. It's amazing. harpers.org/archive/2026...
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Not yet. Two is probably my limit. But a case could be made for three.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Two. So far.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
It's hard to stay focused on the news when Jersey Jack's Sonic Pinball just dropped. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pubr...
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Sonic the Hedgehog Pinball Official Trailer | Jersey Jack Pinball
YouTube video by Jersey Jack Pinball
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Trump and Vance are doing so much winning that Iran is now allowed to sell oil—at market price!—to America. That's right. Thanks for Donald Trump you can now pay the Iranian regime for the privilege of filling your tank. www.thebulwark.com/p/thanks-to-...
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Thanks to Trump You Can Now Fill Your Car with Iranian Gasoline!
Hope you’re not sick and tired of all the losing—because Trump is just getting started.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
They found a way to support the Iran surrender in less than 48 hours.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This piece 🤯 www.thebulwark.com/p/oops-we-in...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16/06/2026
Trump's "American flag blue" reflecting pool is looking quite green. With the pool covered in algae and debris, Brendan Hartnett took a water sample and the results weren't great…
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This is my everything.
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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I've lost count how many times I've thought of this 'The Dark Knight Rises' line over the past decade
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
There's a reason we sell the shirt. www.thebulwark.com/p/weve-got-a...
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We've Got a Situation
The Iran deal is coming any minute 🙄 and the Epstein fallout continues.
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Alison Preston @alisonserene.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Excellent explainer of our specific hell. Long, but unputdownable.
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