I don't want Canada or Greenland. I want PBS, Social Security, and The Smithsonian.

Mostly, I want democracy.

@jenn-m-8.bsky.social hi Jenn!

In praise of Pete Buttigieg. I concur heartily!

Three R’s NO SIFT FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. THE NEXT NEW ARTICLES WILL APPEAR ON MAY 12. Resist. Rebel. Rebuild. – Daredevil, from the season finale of Daredevil: Born Again There’s no featured pos…

This week: Francis, Hegseth, Harvard, Abrego Garcia, cause for optimism, and a falling arch.
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On Tariffs and the Markets Wednesday, Trump announced sweeping tariffs against almost every nation on Earth, with Russia being a notable exception. The plan included a 10% tariff on all imports, supplemented by specific tari…

The new Trump tariffs threaten the economy and have tanked the stock market, largely because they make no sense. weeklysift.com/2025/04/07/o...

Is this a turning point? The scenario where American democracy survives Trump got a little more credible this week. Consider the events of this week, all of which will be described in more detail in the weekly summary I&#8…

An autocratic movement depends on a myth of its own inevitability and the helplessness of its opposition. Trump's version of that myth took some big blows this week. weeklysift.com/2025/04/07/i...

Who is paying attention?

Where is my eye roll emoji?

From sea to shining sea…

Where can I get a sign like that?

“No kings since 1776!” Thank you to all who marched ❤️

Go Boston!

Welcome! It’s Dawn from FPB

As usual Pete Buttigieg has the right words

the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, signed on December 5, 1994, by Ukraine, the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom.

Ukraine agreed to eliminate all nuclear weapons on its territory. In return, the signatories provided Ukraine with security assurances, including:

What happened to Little Marco?

No Senator was elected to let the President or some unaccountable billionaire decide how YOUR tax dollars get spent.

Let me be clear: CONGRESS holds the power of the purse, and NO President can unilaterally abolish an entire agency or ignore our appropriations laws.

It's very reasonable for normal, upstanding Americans to make clear that they won't stand for unAmerican trash like JD Vance. Everyone has their limits.

Good trouble locally

Sam Stein, Jonathan V. Last and Will Saletan react to the shameful confrontation between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join BREAKING! Trump & Vance Pick NAUSEATING Fight with Zelensky! SHAMEFUL Moment in History!

What a shameful day.

Happy Economic Blackout Day!

One of my favorite days at the JFK Library is the Presidents’ Day Festival where we celebrate our democracy! #America250

Winged Victory NO SIFT NEXT WEEK. THE NEXT NEW ARTICLES WILL APPEAR ON MARCH 10. Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible. – George Orwell”Second Thoughts on James Burnham&#8…

This week: democracy v. autocracy, Musk attack, Ukraine, generals, tax proposals, and a different kind of emergency. weeklysift.com/2025/02/24/w...

First nuclear weapons management, now this. No one - Democrat or Republican - voted for this kind of incompetence.

Madness everywhere

Could someone place an order for 100 more Jasmine Crocketts for overnight delivery to the Democratic Party

thx in advance

The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

Unwelcome Advice I can even understand how a Chief Executive whose background is in business and politics might see the contemplated dismissal-with-leverage as a good, if distasteful, deal. But any assistant U.S. a…

This week: DoJ resignations, Musk, legal challenges, Ukraine, Gaza, budget proposal, and a virtual choir. weeklysift.com/2025/02/17/u...