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Putin Belongs Before a Court, Not at the ‘Peace Table’ Real peace in Ukraine will require justice and accountability.

"Vladimir Putin has already earned his place in the dock at the Hague. And it’s taken far too long, but Donald Trump has finally realized what much of the world has known for years: Putin is evil."

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A Glenn Beck caller: "We have a president who tells us to move on from Epstein because it doesn't matter....And yet he still talks about the 2020 election fraud, he talks about the Hunter Biden laptop." @samsteindc.bsky.social and @willsommer.bsky.social discuss how Epstein is breaking Trump's base:

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"It seems to have panicked Trump....It's just sweaty panic." @radiofreetom.bsky.social talks Trump's continuing Epstein scandal with @timmiller.bsky.social in the latest episode of The Bulwark Podcast:

The Dangerous Plan to Turn Military Lawyers Into Immigration Judges The U.S. military is not a civilian law enforcement agency.

"It is especially concerning that JAG officers are being pulled into civilian immigration courts mere months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth purged the senior leadership of the Army and Air Force JAG Corps."

Trump Is Caught in His Own Trap He has no one to blame for his Jeffrey Epstein problem but himself.

"Trump and the forces he unleashed have destroyed the norms and rules that protect innocent people from unjust accusations and flagrant incitement. He cannot hide behind those destroyed norms now." Especially when that's not even his motivation.

An Enigma Wrapped in a Wonderful Secret A new Epstein revelation leads Trump to declare war against the Wall Street Journal.

"Which will be stronger? Their years-long conviction that there’s more to the Epstein story and determination to see it brought to light? Or their Pavlovian response to radicalize against any story the president dubs 'FAKE NEWS'? Call it an enigma."

Street Vendors Hit Hard by Trump’s Assault on L.A. “I want to live the American dream. . . . Just because I’m not a citizen doesn’t mean I don’t deserve a good life.”

"'Everybody calls us, but my mom tells them not to worry, that when you worry too much, bad things happen.' But the state of their business *is* concerning." @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social on the local economic effects of ICE raids in LA: www.thebulwark.com/p/street-ven...

‘Eddington’ Review 2020: The year we all went a little nuts.

"The feed never stops. There’s always more. It never ends. Just a few more videos. You can sleep later. You can never sleep, if that’s what you’d prefer. Who knows what you’ll miss when you’re asleep? And we wonder why everyone has gone a little nuts."

With armed troops on our streets and plans to divert more National Guard JAG officers to immigration enforcement, the risk of militarizing society and politicizing the military poses a direct threat to our democracy, write former JAG leaders in @thebulwark.com.

Street Vendors Hit Hard by Trump’s Assault on L.A. “I want to live the American dream. . . . Just because I’m not a citizen doesn’t mean I don’t deserve a good life.”

NEW from me: Street Vendors Hit Hard by Trump’s Assault on L.A.

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Putin Belongs Before a Court, Not at the ‘Peace Table’ Real peace in Ukraine will require justice and accountability.

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On the Fast Track Toward a Government Shutdown Plus: An Epstein files revolt in the House is picking up steam

"A fun anecdote: After Trump finally admitted that Obama was born in the U.S....I rode the Metro back to Capitol Hill with Trump’s then-future press secretary, Sean Spicer. He exhaled and said to me, 'Do you think this is over now?' I laughed and said something to the effect of, 'That’s up to him.'"

An Enigma Wrapped in a Wonderful Secret A new Epstein revelation leads Trump to declare war against the Wall Street Journal.

“This was flailing back-to-the-wall damage control. Trump’s claim that ‘I don’t draw pictures’ was disproven…[And] the alleged letter was written one year after Trump [said] Epstein ‘likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.’”
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Street Vendors Hit Hard by Trump’s Assault on L.A. “I want to live the American dream. . . . Just because I’m not a citizen doesn’t mean I don’t deserve a good life.”

NEW: The story of how the street vendor community in Los Angeles has been hit hard by the Trump crackdown on immigrants, with some people going into hiding—and how allies are organizing to help them.
www.thebulwark.com/p/street-ven...

The Dangerous Plan to Turn Military Lawyers Into Immigration Judges The U.S. military is not a civilian law enforcement agency.

NEW: Three prominent retired JAG officers explain why the DeSantis/Trump plan to use National Guard JAG officers as immigration judges is dangerous.
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ICYMI @leahlitman.bsky.social joins @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social to discuss the Supreme Court in Trump's second term, and, here, whether a justice will retire, and who it might be:

Bombshell: Trump Admin’s Secret Flight Logs Revealed. Prisoner Exchanges With Venezuela? Hacked flight logs reveal dozens more migrants secretly deported by the U.S.

Hacked flight logs reveal dozens more migrants secretly deported by the U.S. to El Salvador’s gulag—just as a shocking prisoner swap deal emerges. @timmiller.bsky.social takes on the latest bombshell developments: www.thebulwark.com/p/bombshell-...

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"It wasn't a slur. The Nazis called themselves Nazis. It was a badge of honor actually. They had a salute. They had a leader....these n-words are very different."

@timmiller.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social on Greg Gutfeld's bizarre joke about "reclaiming" the word "Nazi":

On the Fast Track Toward a Government Shutdown Plus: An Epstein files revolt in the House is picking up steam

The last time we hit a funding deadline, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a handful of his colleagues voted to pass the current continuing resolution in order to prevent a shutdown. They may not let Republican out of their mess this time.

America Is a Good Place and Worth Fighting For Plus: Trump's letter to Jeffrey Epstein.

"I get down on America, and Americans, pretty often. I fear for where our country is headed. But even with all of that, America is better, safer, more liberal, and more stable than most places." Don't stop fighting for it.

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I recently went with a friend to the immigration office. I'd like to share his story with you: www.thebulwark.com/p/america-is...

EDDINGTON reminds me a bit of BODIES BODIES BODIES in that it's generally sympathetic to progressive ideals but it takes an absolutely *brutal* scalpel to the absurdities baked into identity politics. www.thebulwark.com/p/eddington-...

YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show Why Trump Can’t Shake Jeffrey Epstein | The Ezra Klein Show

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 "It's not just covering it up, but it being known by other powerful people who did nothing about it."

@willsommer.bsky.social joined The @ezraklein.bsky.social Show to talk Epstein, conspiracy theories and a whole lot more. Listen here 👉 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/o...

MAGA’s Born Losers Shameful joy is still joy, right?

"What are we supposed to do with people like this? People in dying towns who suck up national resources and not only aren’t grateful—have they ever said 'thank you' once?—but believe that *they’re* the aggrieved party?"

Tim Miller and Sarah Longwell discuss Greg Gutfeld’s bizarre on-air attempt to joke about fascism as the trend of far-right figures hiding behind bad comedy grows, and why it’s not just a joke. Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join Fox Host Decides To Take Back WHAT WORD?!

NEW: @timmiller.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social discuss Greg Gutfeld’s bizarre on-air attempt to joke about fascism as the trend of far-right figures hiding behind bad comedy grows, and why it’s not just a joke. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AFg...