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Jonathan V. Last
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For DMs use Signal, not Twitter. Only auto-tweets from the Life Model Decoy of JVL. Writing: @bulwarkonline Podcast: SubBeacon.com
- A commenter makes a key point about one difference between the parties: "The Democratic base doesn't get mad if you bring broadband to Alabama." thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/joe-bidens-h…
- George Santos is wearing a Cartier Santos and I'm sure it's 100% authentic.
- If the GOP was a normal political party, then DeSantis would be a logical heir to Trump. But it's not. So the post-Trump succession will look more like The Death of Stalin than 1988. thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/kari-lake-ro…
- As Jesus says in Two Corinthians, "Love they neighbor as thyself. Or use him to get earned media. Your call, bruh." thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/ron-desantis…
- Unless Trump comes out against it. At which point the numbers flip within five mins. See free trade, Russia, gov.t. bullying of private enterprise . . .The percentage of Republicans who oppose allowing same-sex marriage has plunged from 84 to 31. Acceptance of gay marriage is fast becoming the majority position *within* the GOP. Republican senators who oppose it are on the wrong side of their own party. bit.ly/3U6OuDl
- Today we've published @saletan's book-length dissection of what happened to Lindsey Graham. It's not a dunk-fest. It's a reconstruction of Graham's own words tracing his evolution in the service of understanding how authoritarians gain power.
- The corruption of the business side of Fox seems like an even bigger deal than the corruption of the front-of-the-house operation. thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/fox-is-worse…
- It must be agony to be this guy. Imagine waking up every day and *this* is what you have to do to maintain your status? thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/liars-poker
- Declining fertility rates create lots of problems and risks. I wrote a book about it. Pace @elonmusk, "population collapse" isn't one of them. thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/elon-musk-is…
- Amanda. Was. Right. Where are the anti-anti defenders now?
- No one disdains the MAGA People more than the MAGA Elites. thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/no-one-despi…
- Killing al Zawahiri. Super tough on China. Facing down Putin. Expanding NATO. This is the McCain administration America was yearning for. thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/killing-al-z…
- The parable of the Match Throwing Club. thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/ross-douthat…
