Adam Keiper
@adamkeiper.com
Executive editor, The Bulwark (thebulwark.com) /// Cofounder of The New Atlantis (thenewatlantis.com) and American Purpose (americanpurpose.com).
"MAGA blood feud"
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Exclusive: White House probes claims of missing Kennedy Center money in "MAGA blood feud"
"If there is missing money, this is a big, big problem," a senior administration official said.
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October 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
"MAGA blood feud"
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Whiny and dumb is a bad combination.
Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night.
Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.
Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.
October 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Whiny and dumb is a bad combination.
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Now that is quite a photo.
(Credit: Doug Mills / New York Times)
(Credit: Doug Mills / New York Times)
October 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Now that is quite a photo.
(Credit: Doug Mills / New York Times)
(Credit: Doug Mills / New York Times)
NEW: Pyongyang on the Potomac
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Katie Zacharia and Pyongyang on the Potomac
North Korean state media in the White House Briefing Room.
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October 14, 2026 at 4:33 PM
NEW: Pyongyang on the Potomac
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NEW: Our review of 'Whalefall'—a claustrophobic, earnest movie about fathers and sons.
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October 14, 2026 at 4:22 PM
NEW: Our review of 'Whalefall'—a claustrophobic, earnest movie about fathers and sons.
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Trump’s Strategic Flunky Reserve Is Running Low
The rise and imminent fall of Katie Zacharia.
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October 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM
NEW: Campaigning Republicans are repeating Trump's claim that he lowered the cost of prescription drugs. (Remember his Oval Office signing ceremonies with guys from pharma?) Here's the reality: secret deals, lost opportunities, and drug prices still high.
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Trump Tells One Health Care Story. The Facts Tell Another.
With voters angry about costs, the GOP is campaigning on presidential boasts about drug prices that don’t stand up to scrutiny.
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October 14, 2026 at 2:41 PM
NEW: Campaigning Republicans are repeating Trump's claim that he lowered the cost of prescription drugs. (Remember his Oval Office signing ceremonies with guys from pharma?) Here's the reality: secret deals, lost opportunities, and drug prices still high.
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A really fine reporter. R.I.P.
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Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69
Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.
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October 14, 2026 at 2:40 AM
A really fine reporter. R.I.P.
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Dissecting Trump's deal with Putin—our @crampell.bsky.social talks with @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social, author of a provocatively titled new book.
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“Superpower Suicide”: Dissecting Trump’s Deal With Putin
Chrystia Freeland, the former Canadian finance minister, explains how Trump has crossed the Rubicon with Russia, and why decent people in the administration should resign.
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October 14, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Dissecting Trump's deal with Putin—our @crampell.bsky.social talks with @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social, author of a provocatively titled new book.
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Devastating sound bite.
Sen. Ossoff: "Congress is full of congressmen's sons who are only in Congress because their daddies were congressmen, just like Mike Collins, who are perfectly happy to send other people's children to die in a war. How is this war a success, Mike?"
October 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Devastating sound bite.
"If you own a home, Donald Trump’s economic policies are eating away at your investment. But here’s where Trump’s special magic comes in: If you’re trying to buy a home, you’re worse off, too!"
NEW: "Get ready, America, because President Trump is pulling off a truly spectacular achievement: He’s tanking the value of your home while *also* making it more expensive to buy a house."
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Enter … The Trump Zone: Where Everybody Loses
Trump just screwed the housing market, too. The Bad Orange Man’s stupidity warps even the laws of supply and demand.
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October 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
"If you own a home, Donald Trump’s economic policies are eating away at your investment. But here’s where Trump’s special magic comes in: If you’re trying to buy a home, you’re worse off, too!"
NEW: "Get ready, America, because President Trump is pulling off a truly spectacular achievement: He’s tanking the value of your home while *also* making it more expensive to buy a house."
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Enter … The Trump Zone: Where Everybody Loses
Trump just screwed the housing market, too. The Bad Orange Man’s stupidity warps even the laws of supply and demand.
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October 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
NEW: "Get ready, America, because President Trump is pulling off a truly spectacular achievement: He’s tanking the value of your home while *also* making it more expensive to buy a house."
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“She is often asked whether classical literature remains relevant today. Her answer reverses the question. ‘It’s more our task to be relevant to them,’ she said. ‘Listen to the ancients rather than replacing them with your own ideas of how they are relevant to you.’”
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Nobel Laureate Anne Carson’s flight from boredom
Anne Carson defies genre boundaries, blending classics, poetry, and prose to explore desire, memory, and intellectual restlessness.
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October 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
“She is often asked whether classical literature remains relevant today. Her answer reverses the question. ‘It’s more our task to be relevant to them,’ she said. ‘Listen to the ancients rather than replacing them with your own ideas of how they are relevant to you.’”
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Trump won Kansas by 16 points. Now a Democratic pastor has a shot at beating Sen. Roger Marshall there. What’s going on? Dig deeper than the polls with this focus group from our @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social—a conversation with disaffected Trump voters.
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Why Adam Hamilton Could Win in Kansas, as Explained by Trump Voters
The main reason isn’t that he’s a megachurch pastor.
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October 13, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Trump won Kansas by 16 points. Now a Democratic pastor has a shot at beating Sen. Roger Marshall there. What’s going on? Dig deeper than the polls with this focus group from our @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social—a conversation with disaffected Trump voters.
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A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Cory Henry's "gospelified" take on the Beatles' "Yesterday." See you around.
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Grammy-Winning Pianist Cory Henry Covers "Yesterday" by the Beatles
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October 13, 2026 at 6:07 AM
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Cory Henry's "gospelified" take on the Beatles' "Yesterday." See you around.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkMW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkMW...
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Cory Henry's "gospelified" take on the Beatles' "Yesterday." See you around.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkMW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkMW...
Grammy-Winning Pianist Cory Henry Covers "Yesterday" by the Beatles
YouTube video by KCRW
www.youtube.com
October 13, 2026 at 6:07 AM
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Cory Henry's "gospelified" take on the Beatles' "Yesterday." See you around.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkMW...
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"Identifying where the actual radicalism in American politics lies at this moment is important."
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October 12, 2026
Billionaire Elon Musk has already funneled at least $366 million into the midterms to try to make sure voters elect Republicans.
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October 13, 2026 at 5:20 AM
"Identifying where the actual radicalism in American politics lies at this moment is important."
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“Living through a global resurgence of fascism, the difficulty has proved to be not arguing against it, but convincing non-fascists that fascism’s adherents really mean it. That they believe what they are telling us they believe—and they will act accordingly.”
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Fascists Really Believe It
Millions could die because of ideas intellectually and morally equivalent to the ‘lizard people’ conspiracy theory.
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October 13, 2026 at 12:25 AM
“Living through a global resurgence of fascism, the difficulty has proved to be not arguing against it, but convincing non-fascists that fascism’s adherents really mean it. That they believe what they are telling us they believe—and they will act accordingly.”
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A librarian writes on what librarians (tend to) think about Libby, the audiobook/ebook app:
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October 13, 2026 at 3:51 AM
A librarian writes on what librarians (tend to) think about Libby, the audiobook/ebook app:
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My kid has started a Letterboxd list called Killer Sweaters for films where the killer wears a great sweater and they've asked me to throw it out to Bluesky for more because "that's the kind of thing those weirdos like to do"
October 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
My kid has started a Letterboxd list called Killer Sweaters for films where the killer wears a great sweater and they've asked me to throw it out to Bluesky for more because "that's the kind of thing those weirdos like to do"
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A U.S. Air Force member jailed since August for publicly calling for President Donald Trump's impeachment is being held in solitary confinement 24 hours a day, according to his attorney. www.military.com/air-force-ma...
Air Force Maj. Jason Watson is in Solitary 24 Hours Daily After Publicly Calling For Trump’s Impeachment
Maj. Jason Watson has been jailed since August after publicly opining on the president and his administration, drawing a big legal battle.
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October 13, 2026 at 2:31 AM
A U.S. Air Force member jailed since August for publicly calling for President Donald Trump's impeachment is being held in solitary confinement 24 hours a day, according to his attorney. www.military.com/air-force-ma...
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Watch the full episode of Psycho Politics:
Trump’s Mental Decline Is Now a National Emergency (w/ Jim Acosta)
In the premiere episode of Psycho Politics, George Conway welcomes Jim Acosta to discuss Trump’s increasingly bizarre ramblings, his conspiracy-minded White House, and the media’s reluctance to confront his behavior.
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October 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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Why won’t the press ask Trump why he keeps falling asleep? @jimacosta.bsky.social tells @gtconway.bsky.social the reporters aren’t the problem. Their bosses are:
“They will not stand up for their reporters if those reporters get in Donald Trump’s crosshairs.”
“They will not stand up for their reporters if those reporters get in Donald Trump’s crosshairs.”
October 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Why won’t the press ask Trump why he keeps falling asleep? @jimacosta.bsky.social tells @gtconway.bsky.social the reporters aren’t the problem. Their bosses are:
“They will not stand up for their reporters if those reporters get in Donald Trump’s crosshairs.”
“They will not stand up for their reporters if those reporters get in Donald Trump’s crosshairs.”
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Candidates for statewide or federal office should refuse to participate in debates unless the broadcaster agrees to put the footage in the public domain as soon as the live event is over—relinquishing copyright, making the debate freely available for anyone to rebroadcast, stream, or clip.
October 12, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Candidates for statewide or federal office should refuse to participate in debates unless the broadcaster agrees to put the footage in the public domain as soon as the live event is over—relinquishing copyright, making the debate freely available for anyone to rebroadcast, stream, or clip.