Reposted by Sean MXela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 14hwww.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... 1081860747 0
Reposted by Sean MBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 15/10/2026“I will note that the Gilded Age begat the Progressive Era, a period of unprecedented social and political reform in the early 20th century that rose from the backlash against the decadence and impunity of the previous era.” www.editorialboard.com/rage-against...editorialboard.comRage against new Gilded Age is reaching point of consensusDonald Trump symbolizes "the money power." 22587124 0
Reposted by Sean MKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 14hREMINDER: Today by 12 pm ET, Todd Blanche shall submit, in REDACTED form, to the Court for in camera review the FBI interview notes for the South Carolina woman who alleges she was 13 years old when she was sexually and physically abused by Donald Trump. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 33771912661 0
Reposted by Sean MBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 15h"Tomorrow it will be inspiring to see millions of Americans show up at No Kings. Because before the polls changed, there were the efforts of the No Kings organizers. There were the peaceful and patriotic participants. Before it was fashionable, No Kings was there." www.thebulwark.com/p/katie-zach...thebulwark.comKatie Zacharia’s Problem Is That She’s Bad at LyingPlus, three cheers for No Kings. 20659137 0
Reposted by Sean MAndrew Egger @eggerdc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Kimberly Guilfoyle's pay-for-play scandal is grotesque and obviously corrupt. But she'd have to run it 20,000 times to match Trump's own haul for second-term graft. www.thebulwark.com/p/our-big-fa...thebulwark.comOur Big Fat Greek Bribery ScandalKimberly Guilfoyle’s corruption is shocking, damning, and—by now—chump change. 15368112 0
Reposted by Sean MBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Tim and I were pretty tough on Tillis on the pod Monday. But not tough enough! 146902143 0
Reposted by Sean MBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: It’s genuinely amazing how little Trump tries to hide his own mob-boss style.” www.thebulwark.com/p/our-big-fa...thebulwark.comOur Big Fat Greek Bribery ScandalKimberly Guilfoyle’s corruption is shocking, damning, and—by now—chump change. 1944897 0
Reposted by Sean MDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A man dug a tiny waterhole in the Brazilian rainforest, then set up a camera to see who would show up for a drink 1174894975 0
Reposted by Sean MCharlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026 How did Trump gather such a wretched hive of scum and villainy around him? The question is only partly rhetorical, but it seems timely, as we read the latest chapter in the saga of Don Jr.’s former girlfriend. charliesykes.substack.com/p/honey-plea...charliesykes.substack.com“Honey Please I Need You To Get This Done For Me Today”Another spectacular episode in our Trumpian Age of Grift. 2417639 0
Sean M @mcksusa.bsky.social · 08/10/2026 So tired of " winning" ....most businesses feel the impact of these cost increases... #TrumpIsACriminal #Kakistocracy 000 0
Reposted by Sean MCharlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026So, while we are pondering the P(doom) percentage that AI will destroy humanity, perhaps we should also be asking what is the P(doom) percentage that Trump will wake up and decide to nuke, say, Teheran? Or Toronto? Or a midterm election polling site? charliesykes.substack.com/p/whats-your...charliesykes.substack.comWhat’s Your P(Doom) Percentage?Maybe we’re asking the wrong question. 97818 0
Reposted by Sean MCharlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Trump’s attack on elections: The Three-Ds —Deceive, Disrupt, Deny. Ian Bassin on today’s “To the Contrary” podcast…. 49225 0
Reposted by Sean MThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/09/2026Rep. Ted Lieu: “I cannot believe Democrats are using the power of the federal government to take over parts of private sector companies. Oh wait, it's not Democrats, it's the Trump administration.” 481801557 0
Reposted by Sean MChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Met a gun owner on my walk who wanted to talk to me about protecting the 2nd Amendment but she also believes in universal background checks and required training and was shocked to learn the NRA opposes all that - and this is a conversation I have with gun owners all the time. 401428257 0
Reposted by Sean MThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/08/2026"The coffee-spitting moment came when Blanche was asked whether he would carry out an order that 'crossed a legal or ethical line' and he proclaimed that 'The president will never ask me to do something unethical or legal—or illegal. He never has.'"lnk.thebulwark.comTodd Blanche’s One Promise: DishonestyI would trust him on that. 40483131 0
Reposted by Sean MJacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 03/08/2026my face in this thumbnail sums up how I feel about SCOTUS striking down limits on how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates. *loved* this conversation with Professor Sample. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZuq...youtube.comMoney & Maps: How GOP structural barriers are choking our democracyYouTube video by MS NOW 011826 0
Reposted by Sean MThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 02/08/2026Rep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?" 10891148190 0
Reposted by Sean MLincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 25/06/2026While Hegseth rails against DEI, he's replacing it with his own version: favoring white men. bit.ly/4xL1BO9 @eisendrath.net welcomes Margaret M. Donovan, former United States Army JAG Corps Captain, federal prosecutor, & current Lecturer at Yale Law School on It’s The Democracy, Stupid. 12816 0
Reposted by Sean MThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 28/07/2026"Has the anime Nazi-style racism of the 'new right'... has that taken over the mainstream elite of the Republican Party? Of course it has." @swin24.bsky.social and @willsommer.bsky.social discuss how the right stopped flirting with Groyper politics and began putting its worldview into practice. 512528 0
Reposted by Sean MThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 05/07/2026USAID saved lives. It follows almost by definition that abruptly gutting it kills people.lnk.thebulwark.comYes, the Cuts to USAID Have KilledElon Musk dismisses the human toll of the Trump administration’s gutting U.S. foreign aid—but it’s real and it’s measurable. 39939369 0
Reposted by Sean MThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/06/2026Trump is a mess! Peter Hamby and Tim break down the break down on the latest Bulwark Podcast. 48912 0
Sean M @mcksusa.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Well known for the last 4 decades..... Why bombing Iran is (still) a bad idea | Brookings share.google/FAjjeJzZFC3G...share.googleWhy bombing Iran is (still) a bad idea | BrookingsThe United States and Israel have both approached their dealings with Iran with a failed paradigm: the belief that greater pressure and more aggression will force Tehran to capitulate, when the likeli... 000 0
Reposted by Sean MKara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Moron. Correction: persistently inebriated moron. 34819118 0
Reposted by Sean MThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 26/05/2026"It seems to me that the last few months...has made it such that Iran is positioned in a way that almost thinks that it has to have a nuclear weapon in order to prevent an attack. I don't know how we get out of this." @esglaude.bsky.social on how Trump’s Iran policy backed us into a corner. 711735 0
Reposted by Sean MForbes @forbes.com · 18/05/2026Sean Duffy has caught heat for taking his large family on an extended road trip funded by corporate sponsors—from Google, NBC/Comcast and more—that have spent millions lobbying the government.forbes.comHow Much Was Donated To Sean Duffy’s Family Road Trip? Most Sponsors Still Won’t SaySean Duffy has caught heat for taking his large family on an extended road trip funded by corporate sponsors—from Google, NBC/Comcast and more—that have spent millions lobbying the government. 47737151433 0
Reposted by Sean MAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 24/05/2026Trump: “only complete and total surrender” Iran: “nah” Trump: “Ok then no nukes ever! We want the nuclear dust!” Iran: “we’re keeping it” Trump: “ok!!!! We have a deal” Foxnews crowd:static.klipy.comPlug Shoebody Bop RitualALT: Plug Shoebody Bop Ritual 15848651003 0
Reposted by Sean MThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 06/05/2026Khanna: "[Lutnick] refused to say there was any blackmailing, even though he thought that happened in the past. He refused to say that there was any video recording, even though he said in the past that Epstein was recording these young girls…Someone obviously got to him." 571253443 0
Reposted by Sean MBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 06/05/2026An awful lot of credulous quoting of “federal law enforcement” sources in the coverage of the Louise Lucas matter. Given the manifest politicization of Trump’s DOJ and FBI, why should media agree to quote any of these sources on background? 21711145 0
Reposted by Sean MMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Here is what the Democracy Docket team is tracking: Active Voting Rights Cases: 161 Active Redistricting Cases: 42 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 81 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 77 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 29 Help them by spreading the word and subscribing now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz 4929361076 0
Reposted by Sean MTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 05/05/2026This is Deep State stuff 231555 0
Reposted by Sean MThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 05/05/2026Has Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ reignited war with Iran? | The Latesttheguardian.comHas Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ reignited war with Iran? | The LatestDonald Trump has launched a new operation to try and open the strait of Hormuz, but could it spark a re-escalation of the war? Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s senior international correspondent, Julian Borger 11306 0
Reposted by Sean MEigen Spiders @eigenseide.bsky.social · 13/02/2025And while we're at it, here is a gift link to a piece in the NYT by Nikolas Kristof. Note that both Power and Kristof point out that the reasoning for Musk to close down USAID was some alleged fraud, but he hasn't given a single example. It's just pure cruelty. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/o...nytimes.comOpinion | It’s America That Suffers When We Cut Foreign Aid (Gift Article)U.S.A.I.D. keeps children alive and us safe. 142 0
Reposted by Sean MJefeDeLosGatos @jefedelosgatos.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Richard Stengal, the Under-Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy in the Obama administration, writes, www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...theguardian.comI was the US soft power czar. Our popularity may never recover | Richard StengelTrump’s venal persona and his war on Iran will do untold damage to America’s ability to make a positive difference in the world 052 0
Reposted by Sean MAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 20/04/2026We are not being asked to sit in a trench. We are not being asked to sign a document that will get us hanged. We are being asked to stay engaged. That's it. After 250 years of Americans dying for this idea, that's all we owe. I wrote about it here. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...open.substack.comIs the United States Worth Saving?Every generation has faced a moment when quitting seemed reasonable — and every generation refused. We have no right to be the first. 752559659 0
Reposted by Sean MThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 20/04/2026Rep. Pat Ryan: "The fact that the president did not understand that closing the strait would be the obvious and immediate leverage point for the Iranians just shows how out of depth they are in initiating this war." 792240553 0
Reposted by Sean MAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Orbán's electoral crushing is a far greater achievement than most people outside Hungary realise. He systemically consolidated power for 16 years, fixed the electoral map, abused govt power for political purposes & censored media. The hurdles that Hungarians overcame for this moment were immense. 251189624362 0
Reposted by Sean MBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 12/04/2026The brave Hungarian freedom fighters of 1956 were brutally crushed by the Soviet Union. But their Revolution was the "first tear in the Iron Curtain." May the people of Hungary succeed today, 70 years later, in defeating those seeking to impose a new iron curtain on the free world. 201367237 0
