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Oops! Republicans just stepped in Schmitt again. This time, it's a nutball conspiracy theory about @jamestalarico.bsky.social. In this report, @willsommer.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social shred the bogus story. Their takedown is delicious. www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-james...

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MAGA’s Talarico Mental Breakdown Conspiracy Implodes—Instantly

The holes in this one were evident pretty quickly. Now the big question is will there be lawsuits in response?

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 22h

Kudlow on Fox today: "Has the Marist poll ever, in any state, for any office, ever come out and said the Republican is going to win?" Kellyanne Conway: "Definitely not in the Trump era, Larry, which spans 10 or 11 years." Incredible how lazy these people are. Three 2024 Marist headlines attached.

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The danger for the GOP isn’t just that Trump’s 2024 voters won’t show up in the midterms. It’s that the 31% who have turned against him will.

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

House GOP Whip Tom Emmer says Trump had to attack Iran because it posed an imminent threat. "They've got ballistic missiles that can hit western Europe. And if they can hit western Europe, Jon, they can hit the homeland right here in the United States of America." Um... abcnews.com/video/137174...

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Video 1-on-1 with Rep. Tom Emmer

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn, on “This Week.”

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

it just blows my mind now that during a nationwide persecution of trans trump is going to get people fired for using super intelligence’s deadname

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 08/10/2026

Susan Collins tried to distance herself from Trump in last night’s Maine Senate debate. Her big defense? She didn’t vote with him 95% of the time—it was 72%. @saletan.bsky.social on why that answer may have only made her problem worse.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

@saletan.bsky.social synthesizes Jack Smith testimony from last week and earlier to create the J6 "trial that could have been." Some points are familiar, others are revelatory. All woven into a very strong case. Fascinating. Video and transcript here: www.thebulwark.com/p/jack-smith...

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Jack Smith Reveals the Words That Could Have Buried Trump

Will Saletan lays out the case against Donald Trump that Jack Smith never got to present at trial.

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mre3s.bsky.social @mre3s.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

@saletan.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com looks at the evidence that Trump was repeatedly told the truth about the 2020 election, & breaks down Jack Smith’s testimony to prove that he would have been convicted in both the January 6th case & the Classified Documents case. 👍🏻 youtu.be/AzZ4Bcxv-1Q?...

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Jack Smith Reveals the Words That Could Have Buried Trump

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is a community note for the ages.

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Politics Explained @politicsexplained.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Excellent recap by Will @saletan.bsky.social @thebulwark.com outlining how trump LIED #2020Election using Jack Smith testimony youtu.be/AzZ4Bcxv-1Q?... Even his staff advised him he lost Trump wasn’t looking for ‘honest answers’ Then he created insurrection Jan 6th to not certify results

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Obstruction, bad court rulings, and Trump's reelection robbed you of the chance to see him put on trial by Jack Smith. Now, through video excerpts from Smith's testimony before Congress, we can show you the case he was ready to present. Enjoy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzZ4...

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Jack Smith Reveals the Words That Could Have Buried Trump

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Dan Mishkin @danmishkin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Testimony by Jack Smith over the past year, assembled by @saletan.bsky.social to lay out the powerful case the special counsel would have made against Donald Trump in court.

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This was an awesome indictment of Trump by @saletan.bsky.social w/evidence bombs dropped by Jack Smith during the hearings and testimony. Good watch. Full vid: 📺 youtu.be/AzZ4Bcxv-1Q?...

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Jack Smith Reveals the Words That Could Have Buried Trump

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/10/2026

@saletan.bsky.social makes the case against Trump and looks at evidence Jack Smith brought up in a deposition last year: “ If you think that Trump believed the election was stolen…DOJ officials told him that they didn't believe it was stolen…He knew he was telling them to lie.”

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

By putting together Jack Smith's testimony in two hearings and a deposition, we can now show you what you never got to see: the trial of Donald Trump for trying to overthrow the 2020 election. Watch it, and tell us how you would have voted if you were on the jury. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzZ4...

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Jack Smith Reveals the Words That Could Have Buried Trump

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/10/2026

@saletan.bsky.social on whether Democrats should consider impeaching President Trump again: “I am not against impeachment proceedings if the point is to investigate and expose the various crimes of the Trump administration. But…does it really need to be in the context of impeachment?”

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 03/10/2026

Donald Trump posted Tom Cotton's private phone number because the Arkansas senator is blocking his push for permanent daylight saving time. @saletan.bsky.social and @cheetah.bsky.social break down this strange fight.

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Breaking Bad. Veep. Game of Thrones. Fleabag. Succession. Mad Men. Curb Your Enthusiasm. The Wire. The Sopranos. On popular TV shows, "We live in an age of antiheroes," writes @sonnybunch.bsky.social. And it's a reflection of, if not a contributor to, who we are. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-age-of...

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The Age of Antiheroes

The best shows of TV’s best age featured the worst of people. And we loved it.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/09/2026

Two Republicans on the committee weren’t entirely hostile to Smith. Both, not coincidentally, are on their way out the door. For the rest of them, it's still Trump's way or the highway. @saletan.bsky.social on the Jack Smith smears:

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Jack Smith and the Republican Smear Squad

If holding Trump accountable makes you an enemy of the GOP, the party has told you everything you need to know.

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

schmirk (n): the self-satisfied look on Eric Schmitt’s face when he thought he’d caught Jack Smith lying about not attending a Hawks game. 😂

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:

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Mediaite @mediaite.com · 29/09/2026

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused Democrats of being “incredibly disingenuous,” saying they do “360s on every single policy position they have.”

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/09/2026

"Like propaganda in other authoritarian countries, Trump’s videos defy reality." And they're also paid for by you. New from @saletan.bsky.social:

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Congratulations, You’re a Trump Campaign Donor

Your tax dollars are funding his TV ads. And the White House says you should be proud to pay.

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Trump has found a new use for your tax dollars: promoting himself and his party in the midterms. He’s running campaign ads thinly disguised as PSAs. And through taxation and unauthorized spending, he’s forcing Americans to pay for them. My takedown of the president’s latest theft.

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Congratulations, You’re a Trump Campaign Donor

Your tax dollars are funding his TV ads. And the White House says you should be proud to pay.

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yesterday the attorney general said the president can selectively ban news organizations from the White House by calling their coverage "misinformation" and classifying them, on that basis, as threats to national security. That is straight-up authoritarian BS. I take it apart in this video.

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Mike Waltz Denies Trump Said It. Jake Tapper Came Prepared.

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Rubio defends Trump's blockade of media he dislikes. “They’re not banned,” he says. “We’re not closing CNN. There aren’t a bunch of police officers or soldiers kicking down the doors of [MS NOW] and arresting people." That's how Trump's lackeys justify his authoritarianism: Be glad it's not worse.

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As Trump Abuses the Press, Republicans Cheer Him On

His allies excuse and defend his ban of CNN, MS Now, and Politico.

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Bill Kuchman @billkuchman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Trump invented this excuse on Monday, three days after he explicitly said he had targeted the three offenders because they tried to ‘diminish the Republicans and a Republican administration,” writes @saletan.bsky.social. “His lackeys in Congress were happy to spout the new party line.”

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As Trump Abuses the Press, Republicans Cheer Him On

His allies excuse and defend his ban of CNN, MS Now, and Politico.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/09/2026

The excuses Republicans have offered for Trump's press ban are worth examining, in part as a measure of their willingness to justify any abuse of power. @saletan.bsky.social breaks them down:

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As Trump Abuses the Press, Republicans Cheer Him On

His allies excuse and defend his ban of CNN, MS Now, and Politico.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 24/09/2026

Trump actually is an internationalist and a global meddler, except in all of the worst possible ways for our nation's interests. @saletan.bsky.social from the archives:

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Trump’s Foreign Policy: Felons First

The pattern is clear—he’s using American power not to help Americans but to shield foreign authoritarians from justice.

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This position is a recipe for endless war. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Oh, so *that’s* what they meant by “Live Free or Die”

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/09/2026

It's not very good for the Republican party - or for America - when "I'm just like President Trump!" is the go-to defense for corruption and scandals. ICYMI @saletan.bsky.social:

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How to Survive a Republican Scandal: Imitate Trump

Embattled politicians have learned what to do: Never resign. Deny everything. Accuse the accusers. And invoke Trump.

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

@saletan.bsky.social on Trump's claim that he is building his arch "at the strong request" of the military: “ It was a strong request to the military, not from the military…It wasn't even a request; it was the mafia boss calling.”

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 20/09/2026

@saletan.bsky.social and @willsommer.bsky.social on Trump's ban of CNN, MSNow, and Politico from the White House press pool. "A lot of things are going really poorly for Trump, and I think he's lashing out."

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

But don’t worry, you are not at all living in an authoritarian country.

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Every celebrity who appears in an ad for online gambling has had plenty of warning that they’re collaborating, for cash, with the new version of the tobacco industry. Hold them accountable. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...

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At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose (Gift Article)

Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18/09/2026

@saletan.bsky.social on Trump claiming that oil stolen from Venezuela will be used to fund the ‘Trump Dividend’: “This guy shouldn't be in the White House. This guy should be in The Hague.”

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"What’s taking shape is the transition of Canada from America’s closest ally to a competitor, one positioning itself as a counterweight to us. ... They’re kicking our ass. And to be totally candid, I’m glad. We’re the bad guys now; we deserve it." @jvl.bsky.social on America's comeuppance.

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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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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Trump and his party have worked for years to rewrite history and bury basic truths. One of those truths is that Trump has served Putin's interests and was elected with Putin's help. In this book, @davidcorn.bsky.social lays out the evidence. It will keep you sane in a blizzard of Republican lies.

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How Russia Won — David Corn

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

When Republicans wail about "communism," remember: They applauded last week when Trump bragged about seizing shares of companies and sending free money to everyone. They're fine with "communism," as long as their guy is doing it. If you know anybody who's falling for this BS, send them this video.

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Republicans’ “Anti-Communist” Obsession Backfires Spectacularly

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/09/2026

@saletan.bsky.social analyzes the Republican Midterm Convention and Republicans's fixation on the rise of communism: “They sat there while their own president gave the most communist speech ever given at a Republican convention, and they applauded it.”

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"We talked to Texans who voted for Trump in 2024 but now disapprove of him." Most "said they’d vote for Talarico." Event those who say "he’s well to the left of them ... like Talarico and think his heart is in the right place." @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social brings surprising focus group results.

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Want to Understand Why Talarico Can Win? Listen to These Texas Trump Voters.

Ken Paxton’s problem is that his opponent is hard for MAGA to hate.

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