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Pinch yourself if you want, but it really happened www.thebulwark.com/p/vive-la-re...

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"When it came to Trump’s imposition of crushing tariffs against every nation on the globe, Kavanaugh curled up at the feet of executive power like a purring cat." It's good that SCOTUS will likely reject Trump's claims, but nuts it won't be 9-0.

Trump really did cost his party lots and lots and lots of votes on Tuesday. @saletan.bsky.social breaks it down.

"Govern effectively, get shit done, show people you're making their lives better, and demonstrate how the extremism and the chaos of Donald Trump is making their lives worse." @governor.pa.gov talks tips for Dems with @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social:

Tuesday night's data points sparked a frenzy of conversations about what other seats could be in play in such a political climate. Even, possibly, Senate seats Dems once had no hope for. www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...

Rep. Jason Crow: "Trump and Republicans were the ones that shut this government down because they froze us out of negotiations. They literally recessed the House of Representatives over a month ago and haven't even opened the doors, so we can't even debate, vote, or negotiate."

"You're going to hear from Fox News, the right wing pundits, that this doesn't matter that much. No, this matters a great deal. This is the beginning of a turning point." Maybe even the start of a GOP schism over Trump. It's @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, @timmiller.bsky.social, and @jvl.bsky.social

Rep. Brendan Boyle: "We can walk and chew gum at the same time. Let's ensure these healthcare cuts do not happen and let's keep our government open."

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I will praise Nancy Pelosi. She had an incredible career for her party...I'm very impressed at her ability to get things done. I wish we were able to get things done for our party like she was able to get things done for her party."

Patel argues his predecessor, unlike himself, really misused FBI planes. Others consider him a flaming hypocrite. A fuller understanding of just how often Patel is using the jet and for what purposes would help. The latest False Flag from @willsommer.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/kash-patel...

Self-described Democratic voters outnumbered self-described Republicans, but only by 5 points in Virginia and 7 points in New Jersey. In both states, Trump’s negative effect on the Republican candidates went far beyond that. ICYMI @saletan.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/hey-republ...

Trump thinks "negotiation is beneath him....We would be out of this in a few hours if he would engage." Tuesday's Democratic sweep will force Trump's hand on the shutdown. Maybe. @kaine.senate.gov joins @samsteindc.bsky.social:

Trump: " I've instructed the Department of War to start testing our nuclear weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately."

Trump: "We're gonna do things to Nigeria that Nigeria's not gonna be happy about, and may very well go into that now disgraced country guns a-blazing... I'm hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action. If we attack it will be fast, vicious, and sweet."

"When Patrick Henry worried that the president might easily become a king, James Madison sought to reassure him by noting that 'the purse is in the hands of the representatives of the people.'" Let's see how many justices agree. @monacharen.bsky.social on tariffs: www.thebulwark.com/p/which-cons...

Gov. Josh Shapiro: "Make no mistake, Donald Trump is going to try to undermine our midterm election…He's made no bones about the fact that he wants to rig the process going forward. We have to stand tall. We can both deliver for the people we serve and protect our democracy."

"For a president, a major off-year election loss is the political equivalent of a punch in the mouth. But it can also be a wake-up call." Here's what Trump might do - if he weren't Trump. Today's Morning Shots, featuring @eggerdc.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/heres-what...

"In my conversations with Democratic leaders and operatives over the past 24 hours, it’s clear that the party’s sense of defeatism about the Senate is beginning to fade away." Read about it in the latest edition of The Opposition from Lauren Egan: www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...

Nancy, are you okay? Nancy, are you okay? Are you okay, Nancy? @daveweigel.bsky.social talks Nancy Mace's meltdown and much more with @timmiller.bsky.social in the latest Bulwark Podcast:

"There can be no lasting victory over illiberalism until the Republican party chooses to abandon its illiberal project. On this score, I am somewhat less optimistic. But that’s a conversation for another day." www.thebulwark.com/p/2025-elect...

In the California referendum, self-identified Democratic voters outnumbered self-identified Republicans by 22 percentage points. But Prop 50 passed by about 28 points. www.thebulwark.com/p/hey-republ...

From conversations with Democratic leaders and operatives over the past twenty-four hours, it’s clear that the party’s sense of defeatism about the Senate is beginning to fade away and that they are convinced that a relentless focus on affordability can open up various pathways to fifty-one seats.

WATCH: Sarah Longwell talks with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro about what Democrats’ big election wins really mean, how Trump’s tariffs and shutdowns hurt his own voters, why voters are rejecting chaos, and how Democrats can win by simply making people’s lives better.

Join @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social in a nostalgic, patriotic song www.thebulwark.com/p/vive-la-re...

"John McTiernan’s Predator is not necessarily the best movie ever made. Hell, it’s probably not even the best John McTiernan movie ever made; after all, this is the guy who made Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October. But it is an absolutely perfect movie."

Among people who cast ballots in the Virginia governor’s race, 16 percent said one reason for their vote was to support Trump. More than twice as many, 38 percent, said one reason for their vote was to oppose him. www.thebulwark.com/p/hey-republ...

Sen. Chris Murphy: "The Republican Party...is being led off a cliff by Donald trump."

We have to keep our moral vocabulary strong and alive and not let the endless flow of malfeasance sap it. We can’t simply trust that someone else is going to tell the story straight after Trump is gone. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-whit...

Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill: "There's no one-size-fits-all. New York City is very different from Trenton. So I think there are different ways that we go forward to meeting people's needs."

Gov. Josh Shapiro: "This is a president who doesn't respect the rule of law and doesn't respect the people of this country enough to let them go to the polls and make up their own minds without him trying to interfere in that process…We're going to continue to stand up to him."

Trump holds an enormous amount of power and has a lot of room to maneuver. Things could get much worse before they get any better. But the momentum of Trumpism has been stopped. www.thebulwark.com/p/2025-elect...

Mamdani's populism rang true for a lot of folks, in the way that Bernie's did and Kamala's didn't. @daveweigel.bsky.social talks Tuesday's fallout with @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:

In these exit polls, only about one in seven voters said the administration’s actions hadn’t gone far enough on immigration enforcement. And those who said Trump *had* gone too far voted overwhelmingly for the Democrats. www.thebulwark.com/p/hey-republ...

Sen. Ruben Gallego: "Latinos who somewhat agree with Trump that the border in 2024 was not secure...did not want this. Parents of U.S. soldiers are being deported even though they have no criminal history. If you don't think that's going to have an effect with [Latino] voters, you're wrong."

Republicans are now stuck between the rock of Trump being a lame duck and the hard place of Trump still being the national main character. And don't it feel good (for everyone else)! www.thebulwark.com/p/vive-la-re...

Sam Stein on the Democrats' big wins last night: “They focused on the cost of goods, the economics of the moment, and whether they were a Democratic Socialist or a former fighter pilot turned moderate Democrat, that was the main theme. And it worked up and down the ballot.”

With the Trumpian Hispanic realignment theory dead, this Home Depot boycott might be even more likely to materialize. Go back and read @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/scoop-ice-...

Rep. Jason Crow: "Donald Trump wants to keep the government shutdown. He wants to inflict pain on the American people and he wants to weaponize hunger, government services, and healthcare to consolidate power...Democrats want to govern."

Rep. Crow: "Around the country, not just in Virginia, not just in New Jersey, but in Pennsylvania, in Colorado...where city councils and mayors races and school boards flipped...America is repudiating MAGA. They are repudiating Donald Trump. They want people to actually govern."

"Union City, New Jersey, was my bellwether here because it’s a heavily Hispanic town (81.6 percent Hispanic) that swung toward Trump for two consecutive elections. How did Republican Jack Ciattarelli do in Union City? Holy shit." www.thebulwark.com/p/2025-elect...

Trump on Mamdani's victory speech: “I thought it was a very angry speech, certainly angry towards me. And I think he should be very nice to me…It's a very dangerous statement for him to make.”

Trump responds to a three-time Trump voter who is upset that prices haven't gone down: “I think of groceries. It's an old-fashioned word, but it's a beautiful word. Beef, we have to get down, but we've got prices way down.”

Baier: "How do you read last night's election results?" Trump: "I thought that New Jersey would do better. I didn't think that Virginia was going to do very well. I didn't think the candidate, well you know, didn't really have my support, my big support...I didn't endorse her."

"Yes, it’s occasionally a little silly, even a little cheesy. And no, it doesn’t have much use for subtext." It's not the first "Predator," but "Predator: Badlands" is entertaining enough:

Our legacy media institutions are responsive to incentives that make normalizing this administration’s actions the likeliest outcome for the first draft of history that the news industry provides.

Once again, it's okay to feel hopeful for a little bit, anyway