The Blaze is finally backing away from its bogus Jan. 6 pipe bomber story falsely IDing a Capitol Police officer after a different person was arrested today. They just added this to the story:
04.12.2025 23:15 β π 347 π 69 π¬ 15 π 3
MAGA Influencers Take Heat Over Qatar Junket
βWow, Americaβs like really third world compared to these places.β
Pro-Trump influencers are in hot water after taking a luxurious, mysteriously funded trip to Qatar.
My new False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-influ...
04.12.2025 15:56 β π 92 π 33 π¬ 4 π 2
Tough break for the Blaze!
04.12.2025 13:45 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Thank you!
04.12.2025 02:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
FML. Here Come the Nick Fuentes Clones.
Plus: A Florida gubernatorial candidateβs luxury watch drama.
The Blaze, Glenn Beck's right-wing media outlet, is trying to build its own Nick Fuentes. But it's not winning over the Groypersβ¦
@willsommer.bsky.social with this concerning yet unsurprising development in his latest False Flag, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/fml-here-c...
02.12.2025 01:32 β π 121 π 22 π¬ 12 π 4
FML. Here Come the Nick Fuentes Clones.
Plus: A Florida gubernatorial candidateβs luxury watch drama.
Brace yourselves: MAGA media is trying to clone Nick Fuentes.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com is here:
www.thebulwark.com/p/fml-here-c...
02.12.2025 01:29 β π 112 π 23 π¬ 9 π 10
New X Games: Legitimate Groyper or Bangledeshi Bot?
The ragebait in your timeline may be coming from abroad.
X's new country location feature has roiled MAGA, sparking accusations of groyper astroturfing. But is it really that simple?
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/new-x-twit...
25.11.2025 01:26 β π 59 π 8 π¬ 1 π 1
βIgnorant and life-threateningβ: experts condemn Free Birth Society misinformation
Professionals say claims about birth, including excessive bleeding, blue babies and placenta care, are dangerous
This investigation of the Free Birth Society is both well-done and absolutely infuriating. It's unbelievable that its proponents are getting mega-rich off advice that is killing or disabling babies and nearly killing mothers. @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
24.11.2025 17:36 β π 48 π 14 π¬ 2 π 0
Opinion | Why the Epstein Story Is So Awkward for QAnon
"But with revelations about Mr. Trumpβs relationship to Mr. Epstein mounting, the default QAnon position has become that Mr. Epstein just isnβt that interesting anymore." - @willsommer.bsky.social
24.11.2025 11:52 β π 75 π 30 π¬ 4 π 1
Opinion | Why the Epstein Story Is So Awkward for QAnon
With Donald Trumpβs connections to Jeffrey Epstein facing scrutiny, QAnon believers are suddenly not so interested in Epstein anymore.
For @nytopinion.nytimes.com, I asked a man whom many believe to be JFK Jr in disguise for his take. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
24.11.2025 17:03 β π 164 π 41 π¬ 10 π 0
YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast
GOP Civil War Is Heating Up Fast w/ Will Sommer
Talked to @willsommer.bsky.social
youtu.be/qs0TsvNsXR0?...
20.11.2025 14:51 β π 256 π 50 π¬ 6 π 2
Meet the Ambitious, Duplicitous, Semi-Fictitious MAGA Upstart Driving Trump World Nuts
Plus: Tim Pool becomes persona non grata at TPUSA party.
NEW from @willsommer.bsky.social: After criticizing Turning Point and Charlie Kirk's security team, Tim Pool has been disinvited from TPUSA's AmFest.
Read about this and all the drama in MAGA world in @thebulwark.com's False Flag:
www.thebulwark.com/p/james-fish...
20.11.2025 16:49 β π 75 π 15 π¬ 5 π 0
Meet the Ambitious, Duplicitous, Semi-Fictitious MAGA Upstart Driving Trump World Nuts
Plus: Tim Pool becomes persona non grata at TPUSA party.
Investor James Fishback is a rising star on the right, and now threatens to upend Trump's plans in the FL gov race. But to really understand Fishback, you have to read his many bizarre text messages.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/james-fish...
20.11.2025 16:52 β π 32 π 10 π¬ 1 π 1
Great detail!
18.11.2025 02:01 β π 13 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
I donβt think itβs a joke!
18.11.2025 02:00 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
The Leopard Is Eating Trumpβs Face
And itβs still hungry.
From the Epstein files to would-be assassin Thomas Crooks, Trump's presidency is being swallowed up by conspiracy theories he helped create.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-leopar...
18.11.2025 00:58 β π 80 π 23 π¬ 2 π 0
Kash Patelβs Girlfriend Is Driving MAGA Nuts
Sheβs litigious. Theyβre sexist. Itβs a miasma of loathing.
Kash Patel's much-younger girlfriend is driving Trump allies nuts with her legal battles over being called an Israeli honey-pot spy. Will the FBI director ever catch a break?!
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com:
www.thebulwark.com/p/kash-patel...
13.11.2025 16:14 β π 109 π 32 π¬ 12 π 6
The Blazeβs Pipe-Bomb Bombshell Appears to Bomb
The right-wing outlet claimed to solve the Jan. 6th pipe-bomb mystery. Things quickly looked less certain.
Pro-Trump media went wild for a bombshell exposΓ© claiming the Jan. 6th pipe bomber was a Capitol Police officer with CIA ties.
But now the story looks shaky, tweets are getting deleted, and the story's backers are running for cover. My @thebulwark.com newsletter: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-blaze-...
11.11.2025 01:35 β π 647 π 175 π¬ 24 π 15
Get ready: Receipts, our new economic newsletter from @crampell.bsky.social, is dropping the first edition tonight! Subscribe now to get it in your inbox: www.thebulwark.com/subscribe
06.11.2025 18:17 β π 160 π 37 π¬ 6 π 7
Kash Patelβs Private Jet Problem Is Even Worse Than It Looks
This dude canβt stop flying to Nashville.
Kash Patel's private-jet problem is getting worse. The FBI director has taken the government jet to Nashville, his country-singer girlfriend's home city, even more than has been publicly reported.
My latest newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/kash-patel...
06.11.2025 15:54 β π 398 π 146 π¬ 23 π 22
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Bulwark's Election Night Coverage
The @thebulwark.com election show is live NOW, starring none other than @samsteindc.bsky.social. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj91...
05.11.2025 01:17 β π 44 π 12 π¬ 1 π 0
Groyper War Consumes the Biggest Right-Wing Think Tank
Plus: Another round of nutty Trump pardons?
NEW: Ex-Heritage officials have come out of the woodwork to level criticisms after the Tucker video with one telling @willsommer.bsky.social they didnβt think Roberts would βlast much longer.β
04.11.2025 14:43 β π 107 π 41 π¬ 10 π 2
Groyper War Consumes the Biggest Right-Wing Think Tank
Plus: Another round of nutty Trump pardons?
MAGA's most important think tank has been roiled by the Tucker Carlson-Nick Fuentes interview, and the situation is only getting worse.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/groyper-wa...
04.11.2025 01:42 β π 411 π 93 π¬ 36 π 25
One of the Most Dangerous Interviews Ever in MAGA Media
Why Tucker Carlson platformed white supremacist Nick Fuentes.
"Suddenly, nothingβincluding the racism, Holocaust denialism, and antisemitism Fuentes has championedβseems to be too hot for MAGA media to embrace" β@willsommer.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
31.10.2025 13:29 β π 188 π 63 π¬ 8 π 11
One of the Most Dangerous Interviews Ever in MAGA Media
Why Tucker Carlson platformed white supremacist Nick Fuentes.
Tucker Carlson's interview with Nick Fuentes is even worse for the rightβand Americaβthan it looks.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
30.10.2025 20:41 β π 449 π 131 π¬ 20 π 10
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