The Bulwark: Morning Shots
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Winning the Midterms Is Not Enough
One wave election won’t defeat Trumpism.
Hegseth Wants You to Watch a Snuff Film
Neo-fascism as spectacles of violence.
Our Big Fat Greek Bribery Scandal
Kimberly Guilfoyle’s corruption is shocking, damning, and—by now—chump change.
Reasons for Hope. Reasons for Alarm
Things are looking up—for now.
Grandpa Trump Is Getting Desperate
And it’s starting to show.
A Death. A Funeral. And the Trump Rally Down the Block
On the day Springfield held a funeral for Pierre Damas Bel, the president held a rally 25 miles away. We went to both.
Not To Alarm You, But Trump’s Brain Is Melted
And Hegseth’s neo-fascism is out in the open.
Trump + AI = Blue Tsunami
It doesn’t take super intelligence to realize the GOP is screwed.
Eric Schmitts the Bed
Plus: Trump’s dangerous, reckless embrace of AI.
Impeach Him Again
There’s never been a better time.
‘We Are Losing Our Soul as a Nation’
What we saw in Springfield, Ohio.
Why We’re Going to Springfield
There’s honor in this fight.
Trump Kowtows to China
He rolled out the red carpet . . . literally.
We’ll Tolerate Tyranny, But Not Rising Prices
The problem with our potash potentate.
Trump’s Quadrangle of Doom
It’s going to get worse.
Trump’s AI Hubris Is a Blue Opportunity
The president for one welcomes our new robot overlords.
Why Do We Even Have a Constitution Day?
Because it’s the frame of silver for our apple of gold.
Congress to Trump: MORE TARIFFS, PLEASE!
Oh, sorry, “sanctions.”
Bill Smokes the Hopium Pipe in the Land of Corn
How much ground can Dems gain west of the Mississippi?
Trump Learns You Can’t Spell Mail Without an L
The Supreme Court nailed a layup. Well, most of them did.
AI Is a Test of Our Maturity. *Gulp
Recursively self-improving machines vs. recursively self-deluding people.