Will Sommer

Candace Owens Is in Some REAL Trouble Her wild attacks on Brigitte Macron have led to a serious defamation suit—and diplomatic trouble.

Candace Owens is facing a serious lawsuit from Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron. I talked with libel experts about Owens's chances—they say it's not looking good.

Also: Owens claims Trump begged her to stop talking about the story. The WH weighs in: www.thebulwark.com/p/candace-ow...

Dan Bongino, an Emotional Wreck, Throws QAnon a Bone Plus: Nick Fuentes and Tim Pool rethinking their looks.

Dan Bongino's overwrought attempt to hype up Trump's Russiagate distraction appears to have backfired, convincing QAnon believers that the administration is about to bust a pedophile cabal.

My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/dan-bongin...

There's a good moment in this new WSJ profile of Tim Pool where Pool complains that the Justice Dept exposed Russia's $100k-per-video payments to him.

He then proceeds to gamble away $200 at lunch. www.wsj.com/business/med...

Will Trump ever get out of his Jeffrey Epstein mess? Will the president pardon Ghislaine Maxwell? I'm discussing Trump's myriad Epstein problems today at 1:30 ET with @thebulwark.com members.
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This is grotesque. A civil society group effectively being destroyed utterly meritless litigation because of expression that antagonized a politically-connected billionaire. Who ludicrously claims to be a champion of free speech.

MAGA Inches Closer to a Ghislaine Maxwell Alliance Is perpetrating heinous crimes against children too big a hurdle for a political alliance of convenience? Maybe not.

As Trump's DOJ meets with Ghislaine Maxwell, Trump's right-wing media allies are preparing for the unthinkable: teaming up with a convicted sex-trafficker to save Trump.

MAGA's "Free Ghislaine" campaign is already underway. My latest for @thebulwark.com:

www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-inche...

Trump’s Big Epstein Distraction Isn’t Working Plus: The new MAGA in-fighting over…polygamy?

Trump is dangling the prospect of an Obama arrest to get past his Jeffrey Epstein problems. But so far, his followers don't seem to be buying it.

My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-big-...

What is Steve Bannon hiding about Jeffrey Epstein? Amidst the fever-pitched online clamor for disclosure of materials related to Jeffrey Epstein (which I agree with in spirit — release everything you’ve got!) it’s truly bizarre that so little attentio...

Steve Bannon, who claims to be very interested in uncovering the truth about Jeffrey Epstein, has 15 hours of filmed interviews with Epstein himself. Why won't he release them? www.mtracey.net/p/what-is-st...

A new sign of trouble at Bari Weiss's University of Austin—Larry Summers resigns from advisory board over the university's direction.

Opinion | Why Trump Can’t Shake Jeffrey Epstein

Why can't Trump get past Jeffrey Epstein? More importantly: why can't his base?

I talked with @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social about it on this new episode of The Ezra Klein Show. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/o...

The Five MAGA Factions Waging an Epstein Civil War A taxonomy of truculent Trumpists.

The Epstein battle lines have been drawn! A look at MAGA's five factions in the Epstein civil war.

My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/five-maga-...

A(nother) Major Blow to Conservative Media Plus: A missing-flag mystery at RFK Jr.’s Health and Human Services Department.

A MAGA investment company promoted by right-wing media stars like Hugh Hewitt and Erick Erickson has collapsed, leaving fans wondering if they've been scammed. One conservative says he put in $450K.

My False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/another-bl...

YouTube video by The Bulwark Pam Bondi's Epstein Binder Blunder EXPOSES Political Motives (w/ Tara Palmeri)

Why did Trump close the Jeffrey Epstein investigation so abruptly? I talked with Epstein expert @tarapalmeri.bsky.social for the @thebulwark.com. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvB0...

New MAGA rationale for Epstein case shutdown: the client list names are so powerful that prosecution would mean global chaos, so Trump decided to let them get away with it.

This idea emerged on Tim Pool last night, and several panelists (though not Tim) supported Trump doing so.

MAGA World’s Mega Meltdown Over Latest Epstein Flop The online right wants the attorney general fired after being told that the disgraced sex trafficker did not, in fact, have a client list.

MAGA is melting down over the Justice Dept's new Epstein memo—with all eyes on AG Pam Bondi's claim that she had the now apparently nonexistent client list on her desk.

My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com:
www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-world...

What happened in the intervening four months between this Bondi statement and the DOJ report on Epstein?

You’ll Never Believe Where Kash Patel’s Election Fraud Bombshell Came From Scouring the swamps to smear his predecessor.

Trumpworld is going wild over a new FBI report that supposedly proves China stole the 2020 election. But I read the report, and it turns out the source of their evidence is significantly crazier than they claim.

My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/youll-neve...

Trump Is Coming for Your Citizenship Your citizenship won't save you any more than Congress, or the laws, or the courts do.

"Anyone who demands that a masked ICE agent show identification might be made to fit this description. As could anyone standing within 50 feet of the word 'Communist.'" Yes, they can take your citizenship.

Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/can-trump-...

Is an ‘Orgasm Cult’ Tycoon Looking for a Trump Pardon? All signs point to: Yesssssssss!!! YESSSSSSS!!!!!

The leaders of an alleged female “orgasm cult” facing 20 years in federal prison are cozying up to MAGA media figures like Dr. Phil, in an apparent bid for a pardon from Trump.

My latest newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/orgasm-cul...

MAHA Fury Over RFK Jr.’s Fitbit Frenzy Plus: How Iran is splitting the right. And the travails of the Liver King.

RFK Jr.'s push for every American to wear a fitness "wearable" by 2029 has infuriated his MAHA fans. And this time, they've got a good point!

My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/maha-fury-...

A Word to the Weiss David Ellison has quietly courted Bari Weiss for a possible role at CBS News—a move that hints at how he may steer the network if his merger goes through.

Future CBS owner David Ellison has been eying a role for Bari Weiss at CBS News, @oliverdarcy.bsky.social reports, potentially as a "60 Minutes" correspondent. (Paywall) www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

MAGA Doves Learn to Love The Bomb War, what is it good for? Exposing some hypocrisy, for starters.

The Iran bombing put the MAGA doves in a tough place, with most deciding to get into the war bloodlust anyway. Cleverly, a pair of pro-Trump twins claimed that they both supported the war AND opposed it.

My False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-doves...

Very kind thank you!

Trump Erupts in Crazed Hard-Right Rant as MAGA Fury Takes Darker Turn As President Trump endorses a vile, extreme concept called “remigration,” a writer who closely tracks Trumpism explains how lawless violence and outright sadism have become central to MAGA politics.

Trump's new focus on "remigration"—an idea borrowed from the European ultra-right that means forcing non-white people, even legal citizens, out of the country—portends something sinister. I discuss with @gregsargent.bsky.social on the Daily Blast podcast: newrepublic.com/article/1968...

Essential point in this exchange with @willsommer.bsky.social: Trump-Miller have to target noncriminals for deportation because it's the only way to get the numbers they need to try for "full-scale ethnic change." Terror is central to this.

Will is very good here:

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Those boys would never get mixed up in something like this! Too pure!

They Did Nazi It Coming: Antisemites Furious as Meme Coin Scheme Unravels An antisemitic podcaster famous for hosting Kash Patel tried his hand in crypto. It didn’t end well.

The neo-Nazi crypto community has been torn apart by drama.

At issue: an extremist who frequently hosted Kash Patel on his show, and now stands accused of ripping off his best Nazi buddy with a memecoin.

My False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com is here: www.thebulwark.com/p/they-did-n...

Kent State and the Event Horizon When history develops enough mass, it becomes impossible to see the future.

This Saturday holds the potential to create enough gravitational pull that seeing the future beyond it becomes impossible. www.thebulwark.com/p/kent-state...

How the Groypers Won In the clash between Charlie Kirk and Nick Fuentes, the Pepe people prevailed.

After the LA immigration crackdown, white nationalist Nick Fuentes says his groypers have defeated Charlie Kirk and their other foes in the GOP. He’s right.

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YouTube video by Oliver Anthony Music Oliver Anthony Music - Scornful Woman (Official Music Video)

Big development in the state of American men: Oliver Anthony of "Rich Men North of Richmond" fame has released a divorce anthem about his ex-wife getting 50% of his money. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DH6...