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Decisions are being made by sovereign nations across the world; in every case they involve independence from American influence. And there is no going back.
The American Age Is Over. (For sure.) The AI Apocalypse Is Here. (Maybe.)
The weekend the world changed.
lnk.thebulwark.com
September 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Decisions are being made by sovereign nations across the world; in every case they involve independence from American influence. And there is no going back.
@timmiller.bsky.social on the Whatley campaign lying about Roy Cooper: “You're really going to trick a father who lost their kid?…And to use them to try to help this chud, Michael Whatley, get elected to the Senate is about one of the most disgusting things you can do in a campaign.”
September 20, 2026 at 7:45 PM
@timmiller.bsky.social on the Whatley campaign lying about Roy Cooper: “You're really going to trick a father who lost their kid?…And to use them to try to help this chud, Michael Whatley, get elected to the Senate is about one of the most disgusting things you can do in a campaign.”
“Once combat begins, events move at a speed that strategy must constantly struggle to match. The challenge is never simply to win engagements. It is to ensure that those engagements continue to serve the political purpose for which the war is being fought.”
The Iran War Is Moving Too Fast for Washington to Keep Up
America’s friends, partners, and enemies are making decisions now without waiting for the Trump administration to respond.
lnk.thebulwark.com
September 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM
“Once combat begins, events move at a speed that strategy must constantly struggle to match. The challenge is never simply to win engagements. It is to ensure that those engagements continue to serve the political purpose for which the war is being fought.”
Calculating how much America is spending on a war is relatively easy for the professionals. Determining whether that spending is producing a strategic outcome worth the cost is much harder.
The True Costs of the Iran War
The numbers don’t tell the whole story.
lnk.thebulwark.com
September 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Calculating how much America is spending on a war is relatively easy for the professionals. Determining whether that spending is producing a strategic outcome worth the cost is much harder.
Robert Kagan joins @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social live to cover the latest foreign policy issues and President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the White House.
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Trump’s Iran Disaster Is Reshaping the World (w/ Robert Kagan) | Bulwark on Sunday
Robert Kagan joins Bill to discuss Trump's foreign policy fiasco, and Xi's upcoming visit.
lnk.thebulwark.com
September 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Robert Kagan joins @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social live to cover the latest foreign policy issues and President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the White House.
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Karl: "Do you support Trump banning news organizations because he doesn't like what they're reporting?"
Scalise: "I don't think we've had a president that's been more open to the press…Joe Biden removed the press credentials from over 400 different agencies…He wants a free and fair press."
Scalise: "I don't think we've had a president that's been more open to the press…Joe Biden removed the press credentials from over 400 different agencies…He wants a free and fair press."
September 20, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Karl: "Do you support Trump banning news organizations because he doesn't like what they're reporting?"
Scalise: "I don't think we've had a president that's been more open to the press…Joe Biden removed the press credentials from over 400 different agencies…He wants a free and fair press."
Scalise: "I don't think we've had a president that's been more open to the press…Joe Biden removed the press credentials from over 400 different agencies…He wants a free and fair press."
Doocy: When will prices come down?
Hassett: "Well, one of the things you've seen, first of all, is how out of control the Iranians and now the Houthis are."
Hassett: "Well, one of the things you've seen, first of all, is how out of control the Iranians and now the Houthis are."
September 20, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Doocy: When will prices come down?
Hassett: "Well, one of the things you've seen, first of all, is how out of control the Iranians and now the Houthis are."
Hassett: "Well, one of the things you've seen, first of all, is how out of control the Iranians and now the Houthis are."
Hassett: "You'll notice that the far-left media…want to talk about these silly polls."
Doocy: "No far-left media here, Kevin."
Hassett: "You're saying what they say! Why don't you put up some facts?"
Doocy: "No far-left media here, Kevin."
Hassett: "You're saying what they say! Why don't you put up some facts?"
September 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Hassett: "You'll notice that the far-left media…want to talk about these silly polls."
Doocy: "No far-left media here, Kevin."
Hassett: "You're saying what they say! Why don't you put up some facts?"
Doocy: "No far-left media here, Kevin."
Hassett: "You're saying what they say! Why don't you put up some facts?"
Doocy: "Only 23% of voters think the economy is excellent or good, and 12% of voters describe their personal situation as getting ahead."
Hassett: "Polls over and over again harm impressions about the economy because they poll way too many Democrats."
Hassett: "Polls over and over again harm impressions about the economy because they poll way too many Democrats."
September 20, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Doocy: "Only 23% of voters think the economy is excellent or good, and 12% of voters describe their personal situation as getting ahead."
Hassett: "Polls over and over again harm impressions about the economy because they poll way too many Democrats."
Hassett: "Polls over and over again harm impressions about the economy because they poll way too many Democrats."
Sen. Cassidy on Trump's $5,000 checks: "It's absolutely inflationary. If Joe Biden had proposed that, conservatives would have been all against it."
September 20, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Sen. Cassidy on Trump's $5,000 checks: "It's absolutely inflationary. If Joe Biden had proposed that, conservatives would have been all against it."
Brennan: "You spoke to the president [about his immigration policies]. Did he take any of your advice?"
Rep. María Elvira Salazar: "It was a very good conversation. He was a gentleman…I certainly hope he listened."
Brennan: "It doesn't sound like he agreed to take your advice."
Rep. María Elvira Salazar: "It was a very good conversation. He was a gentleman…I certainly hope he listened."
Brennan: "It doesn't sound like he agreed to take your advice."
September 20, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Brennan: "You spoke to the president [about his immigration policies]. Did he take any of your advice?"
Rep. María Elvira Salazar: "It was a very good conversation. He was a gentleman…I certainly hope he listened."
Brennan: "It doesn't sound like he agreed to take your advice."
Rep. María Elvira Salazar: "It was a very good conversation. He was a gentleman…I certainly hope he listened."
Brennan: "It doesn't sound like he agreed to take your advice."
Brennan: "Do you agree with the president's order [to ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico]?"
Rep. María Elvira Salazar: "I think the president has a different type of style, but at the same time, I think that he is the most accessible president…"
Rep. María Elvira Salazar: "I think the president has a different type of style, but at the same time, I think that he is the most accessible president…"
September 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Brennan: "Do you agree with the president's order [to ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico]?"
Rep. María Elvira Salazar: "I think the president has a different type of style, but at the same time, I think that he is the most accessible president…"
Rep. María Elvira Salazar: "I think the president has a different type of style, but at the same time, I think that he is the most accessible president…"
While the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia faced a measles outbreak, RFK Jr. spoke at an anti-vaccine event.
@citizencohn.bsky.social's latest looks at the impact of RFK's vaccine skepticism and the harm it has done to Pennsylvania.
@citizencohn.bsky.social's latest looks at the impact of RFK's vaccine skepticism and the harm it has done to Pennsylvania.
September 20, 2026 at 2:30 PM
While the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia faced a measles outbreak, RFK Jr. spoke at an anti-vaccine event.
@citizencohn.bsky.social's latest looks at the impact of RFK's vaccine skepticism and the harm it has done to Pennsylvania.
@citizencohn.bsky.social's latest looks at the impact of RFK's vaccine skepticism and the harm it has done to Pennsylvania.
Reposted by The Bulwark
NEW
This week showed us how big a deal a deal the Pennsylvania measles outbreak is
And how little RFK Jr. cares about it
My latest for @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/hhs-secret...
This week showed us how big a deal a deal the Pennsylvania measles outbreak is
And how little RFK Jr. cares about it
My latest for @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/hhs-secret...
RFK Jr.’s ‘Medical Freedom’ Comes With a Body Count
Measles showed up at a children’s hospital. The health secretary showed up at an anti-vax conference.
www.thebulwark.com
September 20, 2026 at 2:23 PM
NEW
This week showed us how big a deal a deal the Pennsylvania measles outbreak is
And how little RFK Jr. cares about it
My latest for @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/hhs-secret...
This week showed us how big a deal a deal the Pennsylvania measles outbreak is
And how little RFK Jr. cares about it
My latest for @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/hhs-secret...
Welker: "Do you agree with the president's ban [of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico]?"
Barrasso: "We all respect and value the freedom of the press; it's in the Constitution…The press has an obligation to report fairly, and the president doesn't see it happening that way."
Barrasso: "We all respect and value the freedom of the press; it's in the Constitution…The press has an obligation to report fairly, and the president doesn't see it happening that way."
September 20, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Welker: "Do you agree with the president's ban [of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico]?"
Barrasso: "We all respect and value the freedom of the press; it's in the Constitution…The press has an obligation to report fairly, and the president doesn't see it happening that way."
Barrasso: "We all respect and value the freedom of the press; it's in the Constitution…The press has an obligation to report fairly, and the president doesn't see it happening that way."
Welker: "Do you commit that if Republicans hold on to Congress, Americans will see those [$5,000] checks?"
Barrasso: *doesn't answer*
Welker: "Would you in fact support those checks? Do you commit that they will go out to Americans?"
Barrasso: "We will have a discussion in Congress."
Barrasso: *doesn't answer*
Welker: "Would you in fact support those checks? Do you commit that they will go out to Americans?"
Barrasso: "We will have a discussion in Congress."
September 20, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Welker: "Do you commit that if Republicans hold on to Congress, Americans will see those [$5,000] checks?"
Barrasso: *doesn't answer*
Welker: "Would you in fact support those checks? Do you commit that they will go out to Americans?"
Barrasso: "We will have a discussion in Congress."
Barrasso: *doesn't answer*
Welker: "Would you in fact support those checks? Do you commit that they will go out to Americans?"
Barrasso: "We will have a discussion in Congress."
Behind the ICE arrest numbers are hospital arrests, families torn apart, and children asking why they’re being treated like criminals. ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:
Inside Trump’s Summer of Cruelty
Behind the ICE arrest numbers are hospital arrests, families torn apart, and children asking why they’re being treated like criminals.
lnk.thebulwark.com
September 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Behind the ICE arrest numbers are hospital arrests, families torn apart, and children asking why they’re being treated like criminals. ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:
Bash: "Trump banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House…Are you comfortable with this?"
Mike Waltz: "The president is absolutely within his rights...particularly when, in his opinion, they're not behaving as good-faith journalists…I think the president's absolutely spot on here."
Mike Waltz: "The president is absolutely within his rights...particularly when, in his opinion, they're not behaving as good-faith journalists…I think the president's absolutely spot on here."
September 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Bash: "Trump banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House…Are you comfortable with this?"
Mike Waltz: "The president is absolutely within his rights...particularly when, in his opinion, they're not behaving as good-faith journalists…I think the president's absolutely spot on here."
Mike Waltz: "The president is absolutely within his rights...particularly when, in his opinion, they're not behaving as good-faith journalists…I think the president's absolutely spot on here."
"Trump fired the director of the FBI. He’s trying to fire a governor of the Federal Reserve Board. Trump put his face on U.S. currency, in bald contravention of the law. He attempted a fucking coup. Don’t tell me what can’t be done."
Impeach Them. All of Them.
Hegseth is only the beginning.
lnk.thebulwark.com
September 20, 2026 at 12:01 PM
"Trump fired the director of the FBI. He’s trying to fire a governor of the Federal Reserve Board. Trump put his face on U.S. currency, in bald contravention of the law. He attempted a fucking coup. Don’t tell me what can’t be done."
"Most of the time, Trump is a master marketer and a manipulator of media narratives, someone who can flood the zone with shit and then sculpt from that shit whatever he likes." Some things, it turns out, are immune to that. ICYMI @crampell.bsky.social:
Here’s Who Trump Should Blame for the Rate Hike He’s Raging About
He promised lower prices and lower interest rates. His policies delivered renewed inflation and a rate hike.
lnk.thebulwark.com
September 20, 2026 at 10:01 AM
"Most of the time, Trump is a master marketer and a manipulator of media narratives, someone who can flood the zone with shit and then sculpt from that shit whatever he likes." Some things, it turns out, are immune to that. ICYMI @crampell.bsky.social:
Remember what this is about: There is no cause more important than a renewal of liberal constitutionalism. There is no task more urgent than defending and strengthening our constitutional government.
Why Do We Even Have a Constitution Day?
Because it’s the frame of silver for our apple of gold.
lnk.thebulwark.com
September 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Remember what this is about: There is no cause more important than a renewal of liberal constitutionalism. There is no task more urgent than defending and strengthening our constitutional government.
"Director Zach Cregger has put together a film based on a video game that feels pretty explicitly like *playing that game*." No small feat. ICYMI @sonnybunch.bsky.social reviews "Resident Evil":
‘Resident Evil’ Review
It’s like watching someone play a video game (complimentary).
lnk.thebulwark.com
September 20, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"Director Zach Cregger has put together a film based on a video game that feels pretty explicitly like *playing that game*." No small feat. ICYMI @sonnybunch.bsky.social reviews "Resident Evil":
@sonnybunch.bsky.social and @monacharen.bsky.social on The Odyssey's casting backlash—a reminder that Elon Musk's X isn't as predominant as it's made out to be:
"I'd be curious to know how many people in the mainstream had even heard of this nonsense."
"I'd be curious to know how many people in the mainstream had even heard of this nonsense."
September 20, 2026 at 1:15 AM
@sonnybunch.bsky.social and @monacharen.bsky.social on The Odyssey's casting backlash—a reminder that Elon Musk's X isn't as predominant as it's made out to be:
"I'd be curious to know how many people in the mainstream had even heard of this nonsense."
"I'd be curious to know how many people in the mainstream had even heard of this nonsense."
@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."
"A lot of things are going really poorly for Trump, and I think he's lashing out."
September 20, 2026 at 12:15 AM
@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."
"A lot of things are going really poorly for Trump, and I think he's lashing out."
"In just two years, Canada has made us their bitch. Good for them."
Canada Is Making America Its B*tch
The story of how a crafty middle power pantsed a moronic superpower.
lnk.thebulwark.com
September 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM
"In just two years, Canada has made us their bitch. Good for them."