The Bulwark

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"The choices are Susan Collins—who is supporting and funding the terrorizing of brown people in her state. And I guess this is what I just keep coming back to on Platner... is if you show me that he wants to do something like that, then I'm against him."

Tim Miller on Graham Platner.

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"Right after they say the economy is awesome, the next jobs report is pretty devastating... [and] he can't even blame some 'woke BLS administrator' because he got rid of that person."

Neera Tanden and Tim Miller discuss Trump's jobs problem and the trap his admin. is falling into.

Trump Puts Noem Down Like a Dog Her tenure—with its illegal deportations, immigrant pain, and killings of U.S. citizens—ends this month.

While Noem’s tenure is coming to an end March 31, it doesn’t mean she’s out of future possible legal trouble. With the midterm environment looking good for Democrats, a Democratic-led House would likely investigate her tenure next year.

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"The crazier the title, the more made up it is."

"We have, finally, justice for Cricket, her dog."

Neera Tanden and Tim Miller react to news that Kristi Noem was fired as Homeland Security secretary and named to special envoy for something called 'Shield of the Americas.'

Kristi Noem Broke Trump’s No. 1 Rule Never, ever, EVER blame the boss.

"Discomfort serves as a moral and strategic guardrail. Leaders who feel the weight of ordering teenagers toward hardship, injury, and death are more likely to ask the necessary hard questions."

‘The Bride!’ Review Every slugger will tell you: Big swings usually lead to big misses.

"In the world of the film, Dr. Frankenstein himself seems to be real. and yet the Bride’s body is repeatedly possessed by the mind of Mary Shelley, the author of the very fictional Frankenstein." *Shrug.*

Trump’s “Warflation” Has Just Begun If he were trying to increase prices on purpose, would he be doing anything differently?

War in the Middle East does not in fact make oil cheaper

Kristi Noem Didn’t Give a Sh*t About ‘the Details’ Such as a woman who was here legally and helped the homeless—but was then deported anyway.

"Maria was working with a shelter program to house fifty unhoused families at one of the Motel 6 properties she managed, she told me." Now that she's been deported, they might be out of a home.

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"At the point where you're, some might say, a shrine; you got your Hitler book, you've got your WWII Nazi grenades—it's not a great sign."

"It shows that there's probably a lot more racist skeletons in his closet."

@willsommer.bsky.social and @cheetah.bsky.social on Tony Gonzalez's replacement.

No, There Was No ‘Imminent Threat’ From Iran Team Trump shows that words made to mean everything will cease to mean anything.

"Imminent" means "I felt like doing it."

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"The choices are Susan Collins—who is supporting and funding the terrorizing of brown people in her state. And I guess this is what I just keep coming back to on Platner... is if you show me that he wants to do something like that, then I'm against him."

@timmiller.bsky.social on Graham Platner.

How the Iran War Looks From Russia And what it could mean for Ukraine.

"I think we can say with fairly high certainty that helping Putin was not a priority for Trump when he decided to take out Ali Khamenei. But, of course, Putin could still end up benefiting from this war."

Every Day We Inch Closer to Dystopian Parody Plus: A pair of indie-minded interviews.

"I don’t even know what kind of madness this is. A more demented version of Her, in which boomers pine for the wisdom of the founders rather than female companionship. I guess it’s preferable to AI companions who tell vulnerable users to kill themselves."

Watch the full episode of the Bulwark Podcast at lnk.thebulwark.com/4aoCA1S and YouTube, or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.thebulwark.com/4lesfJm?utm_...

"Right after they say the economy is awesome, the next jobs report is pretty devastating... [and] he can't even blame some 'woke BLS administrator' because he got rid of that person."

@neeratanden.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social discuss Trump's jobs problem.

Trump Puts Noem Down Like a Dog Her tenure—with its illegal deportations, immigrant pain, and killings of U.S. citizens—ends this month.

Noem’s disastrous testimony at House and Senate oversight hearings this week, at which both Republicans and Democrats pummeled her like red and blue Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots toys, was what ultimately cost Noem her job. Good riddance.

‘The Bride!’ Review Every slugger will tell you: Big swings usually lead to big misses.

"The Bride! does manage to be interesting. It’s never boring! You’re never tempted to look away from the screen, even when Maggie Gyllenhaal’s script goes into spastic repetition or Buckley jerks her head like she’s coping with Tourette’s."

Watch the full episode of the Bulwark Podcast at lnk.thebulwark.com/4aoCA1S and YouTube, or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.thebulwark.com/4lesfJm?utm_...

"The crazier the title, the more made up it is."

"We have, finally, justice for Cricket, her dog."

@neeratanden.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social react to news that Kristi Noem was fired as Homeland Security secretary and named to special envoy for something called 'Shield of the Americas.'

Kristi Noem Broke Trump’s No. 1 Rule Never, ever, EVER blame the boss.

"One hopes for the sake of the country that things turn out reasonably well, better than this administration deserves. But wars tend to dash hopes."

Kristi Noem Didn’t Give a Sh*t About ‘the Details’ Such as a woman who was here legally and helped the homeless—but was then deported anyway.

Another example of how the administration is hurting America by going after immigrants.

Trump’s “Warflation” Has Just Begun If he were trying to increase prices on purpose, would he be doing anything differently?

When economists say the president can't really do much to change prices, what they mean is he can't do much to *lower* prices.

No, There Was No ‘Imminent Threat’ From Iran Team Trump shows that words made to mean everything will cease to mean anything.

"Rubio explained, 'we went proactively in a defensive way to prevent [Iran] from inflicting higher damage.'" That's an Orwellian gem.

How the Iran War Looks From Russia And what it could mean for Ukraine.

"All we can say for now is that the longer the conflict, the greater the chance that something truly surprising—and disturbing—will emerge from that fog." Not ideal, but all we have.

‘The Bride!’ Review Every slugger will tell you: Big swings usually lead to big misses.

"Spectacularly ill-conceived from start to finish and stuffed to the gills with lots of Big Choices from stars Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale while having only the loosest grasp of the ideas it is playing with."