This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
Life is full of unavoidable tragedies. Yet many Americans are subjecting their children to completely avoidable ones. Hard to fathom the idiocy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
14.02.2026 18:36 — 👍 20 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 2
How Democrats Can Crush the Midterms
Trump has offered up the issues on a silver platter.
"By all means, get angry about the savagery; stress that law and order means . . . the state cannot be the lawbreaker. But also add that borders are not notional and chaos cannot be permitted to prevail along the Rio Grande." How Democrats Can Crush the Midterms open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
12.02.2026 11:00 — 👍 19 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 0
Look at this flagrant typo in WaPo. That’s what happens when you fire 1/3 of staff.
09.02.2026 12:19 — 👍 13 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
100%
06.02.2026 18:27 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
It's actually not a co-equal branch. It's the first among equals --the premier branch given the most authority in the Constitution.
01.02.2026 19:20 — 👍 24 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
How Niall Ferguson Learned to Love Trump
… and snagged a pundit slot at CBS News in the Bari Weiss makeover.
How Niall Ferguson went from a respected historian and Trump critic to a Trump booster—he even now chalks up January 6th to pandemic craziness and believes Trump genuinely believes he won in 2020—handpicked by Bari Weiss for a CBS pundit gig.
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-niall-...
29.01.2026 21:20 — 👍 59 🔁 22 💬 20 📌 9
Trump Can’t Stop Backing Down
Where the bully encounters strength, he withdraws. Constantly.
"The people of Minneapolis have reminded us that this country is still planted thick with inspiring, selfless, heroic people who will put their very lives on the line rather than submit to MAGA’s naked barbarism." Trump Can’t Stop Backing Down open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
28.01.2026 12:02 — 👍 22 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 2
Lest we forget:
On Sat night, as Minnesotans braved Arctic cold to honor Alex Pretti and demand that ICE/CBP leave their state...
...Tim Cook was at the White House for "friends and family" premiere of payola-based 'Melania' movie. Also Andy Jassy, Amazon CEO.
Bezos was at fashion show in Paris.
26.01.2026 16:54 — 👍 786 🔁 253 💬 43 📌 16
Amen.
25.01.2026 16:10 — 👍 28 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
For Some, Trump’s Mask Is Finally Slipping
European leaders have given up pretending the president is someone he’s not. Maybe some American voters will, too.
"It’s entirely possible that those swing voters care only about the cost of living and not about the collapse of American decency . . ." For Some, Trump’s Mask Is Finally Slipping open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
23.01.2026 12:00 — 👍 22 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
This is a second by second analysis of available video that is must watching. Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
16.01.2026 16:29 — 👍 14 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1
So glad you're feeling better. You have an awful disease. Social media is full of worms. Ignore them.
07.01.2026 22:45 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
03.01.2026 10:52 — 👍 59837 🔁 20320 💬 1564 📌 1137
That's unfortunate but maybe not a good idea to get medical advice from actors.
11.12.2025 20:49 — 👍 19 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
Quite a moment.
11.12.2025 20:46 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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05.12.2025 13:08 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Why yes I have watched the video of my grandson's first smiles about nine times. Why do you ask?
18.11.2025 15:29 — 👍 28 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
This is the most fun I've had writing in weeks.
12.11.2025 17:45 — 👍 39 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
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