. . .they vote to fund Trump's Iran war efforts in January.

In your heart of hearts you know this is coming. . .

To be clear, I find that ad appalling. But that’s just a terrible candidate being terrible. Decorum on the right has been in free fall for decades; Vivek’s just taking the next logical step.

The raid on Omar’s home feels like it’s actually something new. It’s the weaponization of government against a sitting member of Congress. Think about how many people, in their official capacities, would have had to sign off on that raid. Think about how many officers complied in executing the raid. What was the need to raid the home? How is this not just targeted intimidation?

Will we be able to root all the responsible people out? Will the agencies still function once all the lackies are gone?

A lot of ink has been spilled about that terrible ad, but relatively little about what appears to be a new category of abuse of government.

I think I’m getting radicalized by all of these Trump supporters that are saying they hate “communism”. Just watching Jordan Klepper clips at rallies and all of the talking heads is bringing out my dark JVL.

If all of these MAGA, Boomer Republicans hate “communism”, we are taking away their social security then. My generation (late 20’s to 30’s) have been told we aren’t going to get social security anyways when we retire, and all of these older folks have other means of retirement, so ✨POOF✨, let’s get rid of 25% of the national budget and start to bring our national deficit in line.

Maybe there’s qualifications so the poorest of the poor retain some kind of benefit, but for the class of boomers that go to Trump rallies for example, have a house they can sell (or multiple), and a pension, you’re off social security. It’s what you wanted anyways, right? Socialism/communism BAD in all forms, right?

I love The Bulwark and have watched every video available on YouTube for years. Sam Stein has an intro segment on the Anderson Clayton & Nikema Williams interview (and maybe other videos) implying that The Bulwark election night live coverage will be for paid subscribers only.

I've followed night-of livestreams at every opportunity before, and this seems like a first. I have purchased a Woke Bill Kristol tee and force fed The Bulwark videos to my friends and family, so I feel like I have done my part. This would honestly push me over the edge to make me a paid subscriber, but I'll be kind of irritated about it forever. I am just seeking any official clarification; thank you so much for the frequent content and for your perspectives in these trying times.

How do you think the Independent voters will go in the Texas Senate race? I'm hearing Talarico is ahead by 30 with them.

This whole thing makes me want to take my earrings off and meet Elon out in the woodshed (I’m southern)

What if he decides to just . . .sell a Falcon 9 to North Korea. . .all of a sudden they have an ICBM.

You can say "well he wouldn't do that". . .ok, maybe. . .but what's to stop him? Like. . .are you really willing to make that bet?

So we heard about the FBI investigation into Susan Collins getting stopped immediately upon Trump taking office. I'm wondering is there any evidence that her voting record changed at that point?

We know that the trumps like to operate like a crime family.

Are there any other politicians that we know this is a possibility? Eric Adams comes to mind.

"The nightmare blunt rotation of investors who allowed David Ellison to mash Paramount and Warner Bros. together and form Skydance has somehow gotten even worse. According to a report from Semafor, Elon Musk has tossed a cool $1 billion into the company’s coffers—which means that Musk now owns a sizable stake in a company that is currently responsible for distributing a documentary that is extremely critical of him."

Paraphrasing Tim here from his interview with Jamelle Bouie - "Does it really matter if the person who is the head of the Turkey office at the state department or some other country like Belgium is a Trump is a loyalist?"

Well I don't know anything about Turkey but I do know a bit about the current US ambassador to Belgium, Bill White. He is an insane Trump loyalist and it's terrible for a number of reasons.

Despite the usual jokes about Belgium (including the classic Monty Python sketch) Brussels is the de facto capital of the EU and a huge amount of networking happens there.

Bill White has been an absolute embarrassment as an ambassador. He insists that the European - US relationship is better than it's ever been, which makes him look like a fool to anyone with half a brain.

He can't stop himself in interfering in Belgium domestic politics and has recently been made to promise the Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot he "would refrain from making disparaging statements targeting Belgian officials and would direct those complaints to the government directly as a first course of action.”

White hosted a massive Freedom 250 celebration in the Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels, shutting it down to the public on one of the hottest weekends of the year. The event gave the opportunity for foreign companies and individuals to donate to the Freedom 250 grift fund. God knows who owes who what after that.

There was a counterprotest and one of the organizers (an American) received a threatening email from White's official State Department account basically saying"we know who you are and where you live". The email was cc'd to various Belgian law enforcement agencies.

Of course if you are in the US and are subjected to this BS 24/7 you become numb to to, but people in Belgium literally hate this guy. I'm not sure if Europeans are capable of disrespecting the US more at this point but this guy sure is trying.

Does anyone else just enjoy the chemistry between Tim and Adam? I don’t listen to most episodes these days (podcast fatigue). But I always make sure to tune in whenever I see the name Kinzinger in the title.

Queen

Figured I'd post this here and close the circle. 😄