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We've got posters all around D.C. demanding that federal agents take their masks off because public servants should face the public. Check them out and be sure to follow us @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social — we've got more coming and you're not going to want to miss it!
Hey D.C. friends! If you see billboards or posters in the District from @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social demanding federal agents take off their mask, be sure to take a picture and share it!
Public servants should face the public. So why are federal agents wearing masks to hide their faces? Check out our mobile billboard driving around Washington, D.C. right now demanding federal agents take their masks off!
"January 6 survivor and former MPD Officer Michael Fanone launches a campaign demanding that federal officers remove their masks, advocating for transparency." Check out our new D.C. campaign demanding federal agents take off their mask! @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social www.wusa9.com/article/news...
Mike Fanone: "There's no justification for using federal law enforcement and National Guardsmen as political pawns...It's imperative that officers conduct themselves professionally—and that starts with showing their faces." @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
@jvl.bsky.social: "We are close to a tipping point where even if a significant majority of Americans decide that they want to change course, they won’t be able to. The cascade will have doomed liberal democracy." Debate in the comments @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/democracy-...
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: "Cristobal was mistakenly stopped by police & put in a detention facility for more than two weeks in May...While Arias Cristobal is now home, preparing with her lawyer for what’s ahead, she feels trapped, she told @thebulwark.com." www.thebulwark.com/p/what-happe...
"Today Home of the Brave launched a major ad campaign across D.C. telling federal law enforcement to take off their masks." Read more about our new campaign from former Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/help-us-un...
We've launched a new D.C. campaign demanding that federal agents take off their masks — because public servants should face the public. Our posters and mobile billboard will be blanketing the District, demanding accountability.
New legal pod with @weissmann.substack.com sitting in for @gtconway.bsky.social. A fun episode!
"Matt Schlapp’s lobbying business cratered during the Biden administration...due to allegations that he groped a man. But now that Donald Trump is back in the White House...Schlapp’s operation is booming again." @cheetah.bsky.social for @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/matt-schla...
Gov. Wes Moore: “I’m not a simp. I’m a soldier, and I’m not just going to kowtow…And if you are deliberately coming after our folks…my job is to make sure that our people are going to be okay…I will work with anyone, but I will bow down to no one.”
ANGRY @jvl.bsky.social took to @thebulwark.com today: "Trump is waging war against the American government. When he’s done, he’ll use his government to wage war against Americans." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-cdc-th...
The America First crowd is really not happy that Trump is granting 600,000 student visas to Chinese nationals to study in the U.S. @willsommer.bsky.social with the reaction from Ron DeSantis, Bannon, MTG, Laura Ingraham, and Nick Fuentes — only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-meltd...
"You need to convince America that these Republicans are the insane party. *Your* one job, Democrats, just be the normal party." "We are so fucked." Catch @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, @timmiller.bsky.social, and @jvl.bsky.social in the latest episode of The Next Level:
@citizencohn.bsky.social joins Morning Shots today to break down the unfolding purge at the CDC. Only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/prayers-pe...
“It would probably be better” if the DNC “turned the lights off and padlocked the building for the next two years.” @lauren-egan.bsky.social for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/rakes-dems...
@eggerdc.bsky.social: "Dashing to social media to fire off hot takes after a tragedy feels good because it feels like doing something. But sometimes suffering with those who suffer is the only real thing you can do." A profound Morning Shots only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/prayers-pe...
Back together again.
A soybean farmer LIGHTS UP Rep. Mark Alford for supporting Trump's tariffs which have devastated farmers: "What do you tell farmers who are losing their farms because there's no market for them anymore? What do you say to them?"
@jvl.bsky.social got extra dark today in The Triad. Be sure to read it @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/fast-times...
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: "Trump’s deployment of 2,300 National Guard troops and 500 federal law enforcement agents has hurt foot traffic, chilled business, and made people cancel trips and nights out. It is slowly choking the life out of Washington, D.C." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-s...
"Getting with the program today means recognizing that these sorts of issues are now—at best—sideshows. It’s time for Democrats to head for the big tent." @eggerdc.bsky.social on Dems not knowing what time it is and still doing land acknowledgments. www.thebulwark.com/p/all-the-pr...
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social: All the President’s ‘Butt Snorkelers’ A must-read Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/all-the-pr...
I’m back from vacation and it appears conservatives have still abandoned all their principles.
Trump: “I have the right to do anything I want to do. I’m the president of the United States. If I think our country is in danger, and it is in danger in these cities, I can do it.”
Oh, so that’s the problem. He doesn’t know what capitalism is.
Ben Wittes: "The search of Bolton’s house was designed to send a message. I know because I was there. For a while, I was the only one there. And even as I was there apparently alone, the New York Post was reporting that the raid was happening." www.thebulwark.com/p/john-bolto...
Ben Wittes: "The Bolton raid was designed to scare us. I know because I was the first one there." Exclusively @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/john-bolto...
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social: "The business of this president is not fundamentally like that of his predecessors. The business of this president is subverting our free government. And yesterday was another day at the office for carrying out that business." www.thebulwark.com/p/dictator-f...
Washington DC! Join @timmiller.bsky.social, @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social for a LIVE event on 10/8! Get tickets here before they sell out: www.ticketmaster.com/event/150063...
Sarah Matthews: "Pam Bondi herself said that she had the Epstein list on her desk...Dan Bongino, Kash Patel were out there saying that they wanted to release the Epstein files...They either have to admit that they were lying to get votes or they're now part of a cover up."
Sarah Matthews: "We know that Virginia Giuffre was recruited by Ghislaine Maxwell while she was working at Mar-a-Lago...It leads one to believe that Donald Trump knew exactly why these young women were being poached by Epstein and what they were being used for."
www.thebulwark.com/p/despotism-...
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social: It's not backsliding, it's a march to dictatorship. Only @thebulwark.com
@lauren-egan.bsky.social spoke to @cortezmasto.senate.gov about the issue that must be Democrats' number one focus as they work their way out of the wilderness: winning swing states. Great conversation @thebulwark.com: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3xc...
Q: "You're spending time talking about crime. Is this something the Democratic Party needs to be more vocal about? I hear you doing that, it is a big change from 2020 when the idea was defund the police." Gov. Wes Moore: "Absolutely."
It would be a huge step forward for Democrats and for general clarity in political writing if these terms went away. These came mostly from academic hothouses.
Less than a minute a searching and I provided examples of elected Dems using this language, and putting it in legislation. But "it's just some barista and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social 's focus groups are just the victims of propaganda" is an easier thing to argue with.
The U.S. now owns 10% of INTEL. MAGA communism is real.
H/t: @thirdwaymattb.bsky.social @thirdway.bsky.social www.thirdway.org/memo/was-it-...
Don't say "birthing person." Don't say "incarcerated person." Don't say "the unhoused." Don't say "chest feeding." Don't say "centering. Don't say "Latinx." When voters hear this, they think Democrats are out of touch crazy people. Just talk normal. Be normal.
@cheetah.bsky.social: California Republicans Are Scared of Losing Their Seats Read the latest Press Pass @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/california...
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis on the deployment of the National Guard to D.C.: "I just don't think thats why people join the National Guard. They want to defend this country against foreign adversaries, and what they're doing now is micromanaging local government."
Republican Senator Thom Tillis (NC) on Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act: "The healthcare policy that was passed in H.R.1 is flawed. It's gonna hurt North Carolina."
"A peace agreement with Putin is a contradiction in terms." — Mark Hertling for @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/putin-alwa...
@jvl.bsky.social with advice for Jerome Powell: take a page from @gavinnewsom.bsky.social. Only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/fed-fight-...
Our Toronto live event on 9/26 is almost sold out! Get your tickets now right here: admitone.com/events/the-b...
@thebulwark.com's @monacharen.bsky.social with a common sense, winning position for Democrats: More cops, less ICE. "The Democrats should be the party of more police, and also more judges." www.thebulwark.com/p/front-row-...
@lauren-egan.bsky.social on the #TN07 special election: "Primary voters...may prioritize ideological purity over electability. Even in a deep-red district in the South, the concern...is that Democratic primary voters may not be able to get out of their own way." www.thebulwark.com/p/blood-in-t...
"Rich idiot breaks all the rules. Creates a death trap. And everyone hears the popping noises signaling that it’s all about to implode." @jvl.bsky.social on OceanGate and the Trump economy, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/oceangate-...
Like Willie says, we’re on the road again! Join the gang @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social , @timmiller.bsky.social, @samsteindc.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social for live shows this Fall! We’re hitting Toronto on 9/26, DC on 10/8 and NYC on 10/11!
Get your tickets now before we sell out: www.thebulwark.com/p/bulwark-ev...
D.C.! NYC! Toronto! Come hang with @thebulwark.com!
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social with the exclusive details on a network of 5,000 churches launching a rapid-response action plan to protect worshipers during ICE raids. Read Huddled Masses only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...
New from Hannah Yoest on Gavin Newsom and the art of shitposting. Read Morning Shots only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/thank-you-...
"Nick Adams, the masculinity hobbyist and naturalized immigrant from Australia whom President Donald Trump nominated to be U.S. ambassador to Malaysia, appears to be toning down his macho online persona." @cheetah.bsky.social on our Hooters-obsessed ambassador: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-hoot...
@jvl.bsky.social: "ICE has some new cars. They are cartoonishly fascist." Read the Triad @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/fascist-se...
I'm sure you weren't aware of a fist fight between two mid-tier MAGA influencers at Charlie Kirk's TPUSA summit. Fortunately, we have @willsommer.bsky.social here @thebulwark.com to keep us in the loop on the depths of MAGA. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-brawl-...
@eggerdc.bsky.social: "The Constitution doesn’t carry its own guns. But the National Guardsmen do." A dark Morning Shots today @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-a...
Gen. Mark Hertling: "A principled ceasefire and negotiation require hard work. Trump prefers a fantasy peace." Only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-al...
@cathyyoung63.bsky.social: "In the aftermath of the Alaska summit...it looked like the worst might have been avoided...Alas, Trump’s subsequent interviews made it clear that he had been snookered once more by the Kremlin autocrat." Read @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-want...
And read Fanone's latest on Trump's takeover of D.C. @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/as-a-20-ye...
Check out Home of the Brave's Mike Fanone, a 20-year D.C. police veteran, on @velshimsnbc.bsky.social discussing Trump's takeover of Washington, D.C.:
Mike Fanone: "It's not an efficient use of federal resources. They could be better used. Federal agencies do a few things really well....Federal agents should be used for things like federal task forces, not walking around harassing people."
Mike Fanone: " I worked alongside federal partners as a D.C. Metropolitan Police officer. There is a place for that. That place is not having roving bands of officers in tactical gear aimlessly walking around Georgetown creating the optics of an occupying force."
The Focus Group pod is coming back on September 6th! But in the meantime, here’s me answering some FAQ’s from listeners about why we do focus groups and why we don’t argue with participants.
Bad @jvl.bsky.social is back @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/bonfire-of...
The stopgap measures that have so far protected consumers from feeling the effects of tariffs are nearly at an end. @eggerdc.bsky.social for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-tari...
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social spoke to @gallego.senate.gov about the Democratic Party's failures on immigration. Only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/senator-ru...
Ranking the Shadowboxing 2028 Dem Hopefuls New on Substack from Amy Walter and the folks at Cook Political Report: thecookpoliticalreport.substack.com/p/ranking-th...
All the cool kids are getting on Substack! Subscribe to my friend Amy Walter's new Cook Political Report substack! thecookpoliticalreport.substack.com
Officer Daniel Hodges: "Do you really think Pam Bondi has some keen insight into the deployment of urban law enforcement resources that our own law enforcement leaders don't have?"
Officer Daniel Hodges: "FEMA cut financial assistance to D.C. by like 44%. That's money that we need that could be used to fight crime." Q: "So you think there are things the federal government could do to help, it's just not what is happening now?" Officer Daniel Hodges: "Ya."
Officer Daniel Hodges: "D.C. has crime — no doubt. But it's not a war-torn hellscape like Trump is making it out to be. I don't understand how any of this is supposed to help anything."
Officer Daniel Hodges: "Jan. 6 was an actual emergency that they could have activated the National Guard for...But Trump sat in his little chair and watched us get beaten on Fox. I had someone try to gouge out my eyes, someone beat me with my baton. But apparently that wasn't a national emergency."
Officer Daniel Hodges: "The federal government actually has the power to help us out. The first thing they could do is allow us to spend our own money...But Mike Johnson iss not doing anything about it — he dismissed the House early so he could protect Trump from Epstein."
@lauren-egan.bsky.social talked to Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb about how mayors are preparing for Trump to deploy the National Guard to their cities. Plus 2028 talk. Only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-pre...
What does getting rid of age limits for new ICE hires actually look like? 18-year-old vigilante ICE agents. @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social asks what's in the heart of an 18-year-old ICE recruit in his latest Huddled Masses @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/prepare-yo...
Ukraine just has to outlast Putin. That's certainly possible. @jvl.bsky.social's latest Triad @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-do...
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social: "It’s sad but true: Contemptible men occupy the highest offices in our land." Read Morning Shots only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-worst-...
Dementia?
Did you forget about Michele Bachmann? @cheetah.bsky.social with the latest for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/michele-ba...
@jvl.bsky.social on the laughable appointment of E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-minist...
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social: We’ve seen this happen in other countries. We thought it couldn’t happen here. It is. Read Morning Shots only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-isnt...
@willsommer.bsky.social with everything you need to know about Laura Loomer's disastrous deposition in her lawsuit against HBO's Bill Maher. A must read @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/laura-loom...
...Voters really, really care about controlling immigration and crime. They just do. And if voters don’t think Democrats will take those issues seriously, they elect a garbage human like Trump who will seize the opportunity to expand his own power.
Trump’s federal takeover of DC is unwarranted and a massive federal overreach that actual conservatives should oppose. It’s also practice for more federal takeovers of blue cities and meant to distract from Epstein. But Democrats also need to hear this...
@jvl.bsky.social: "Andry, Khalil, and Öztürk have all been released. I doubt that they would have been without the public outcry on their behalf. They will get due process now—but only because people were loud about it." Only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-mak...
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social: The president’s dutiful sidekick already seems to be planning for life without Trump. Read Morning Shots only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/et-tu-jd-v...
NEW: I read the comments and respond to your outstanding questions about my focus groups and my thoughts on Gavin Newsom and 2028. Only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/sarah-long...
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EXCLUSIVE: @timmiller.bsky.social spoke to Andry as he shared his journey through U.S. detention that led to imprisonment in El Salvador. He speaks about abuse, survival, and rebuilding his life through faith and his hope for the future. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ySs...
Useful advice for the Democrats, I think, from @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and me. youtu.be/jzZdJbRoBE0?...
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Watch Tim's interview last night with Andry, exclusively at The Bulwark: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ySs...
@timmiller.bsky.social is in Morning Shots today writing about his interview last night with Andry, the innocent hairdresser who our sent to be tortured in an El Salvador gulag. A must read @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/can-we-eve...
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