CNN gives people like Tricia McLaughlin airtime because they don't respect their viewers

Here’s Trump threatening violence, calling for his political enemies’ executions, celebrating the deaths of people he didn’t like, and otherwise casually promoting political violence. There was also the small matter of Jan. 6 and subsequent pardons for violent felons.

The people at National Review *hate* The Bulwark because rather than being principled, taking an honest assessment of the GOP, and acting accordingly, NRO just pretends it's spring 2012 and a Romney win in November will turn it all around.

The answer is don’t go.

POV you’re wearing your baby in a wrap carrier and have just walked in the view of a group of boomer men

Happy White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend, everybody!

“When does shoplifting become an act of political protest?” Never. It never becomes a political protest. Stop trying to justify anti-societal behavior. Look here is a gift article from my paid subscription, because I’m not an anti-societal loon. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/o...

Wait until they see more of him and realize he is a mega dork. You can’t hide being a mega dork behind a meme.

It’s kind of astonishing how many news outlets have published versions of a “Tucker Carlson apologized for telling people to support Trump” story by writers who very clearly did not listen to the podcast.

If the Bears leave Chicago they are dead to me. In fact, they should be banned from using the name “Chicago Bears.” They can be called the Arlington Heights Discount Furniture Depot chicago.suntimes.com/bears-stadiu...

Yes, well…

The thing is, she’s good.

Anyone who mocks Ocasio-Cortez for being a bartender - rather than seeing those skills are a significant part of her arsenal - is the sort of person who's never in their life gotten a free drink.

That’s a good poster

It comes with an Apple News+ subscription, which is part of the Apple One subscription.

This probably explains the wide gap between the two.

You lamestream media members ain’t going to catch old Kash Patel in a lie!

You ever try to code switch at work and fail? 😂

We are at the Bush Line.

New: Kash Patel's FBI launched an unnecessary raid on the home of a former Capitol Police officer, based on Jan. 6 conspiracy theories from right-wing media outlet The Blaze.

That’s…not what a “Christian economy” would look like.

Tim Cook did a phenomenal job as a steward of one of the best companies of all time. He took Apple into new heights products and incredible. services. But this crap is the final cap on an impressive career. A total unforced error and blemish on an otherwise impressive legacy. It sucks.

Right, sure, I’m sure it’s these things that have been around for decades and not the behavior encouraged by social media and reality TV.

no amount of money will save anyone from getting verbally abused by groups of surly teens who catch you wearing them. they will say things that will make your therapist throw up when you tell her what happened.

Record Store Day reminder: the best parts of a community only survive if we show up. Places like CD Cellar in VA are still here because people choose them. Shopping local isn’t just nostalgia, it’s an investment in the communities we want. Took a break to pop in, say hello & grab some amazing vinyl!

The Paramount-WB merger isn't a done deal yet, though derailing it will be difficult. I discussed how creatives are trying to slow it with indie producer/former Amazon Studios exec Ted Hope, as well Jax Deluca and Jon Reiss of the Future Film Coalition: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-ameri...

This is a great conversation about a big issue that will have huge ramifications for you…yes, you, an audience member that will pay more for less. Lindelof explains how and why.

Is Pope Leo the first person to have successfully mogged Trump?

The press is going to enjoy pitting Dune Part 3 versus Avengers: Doomsday against each other because it is good for clicks. Theater owners are thrilled. The two weeks around Christmas are basically one long weekend. Plus, you have MLK weekend right after the New Year. Both films will have legs.

Okay @thebulwark.com crowd, let’s get @jvl.bsky.social across the finish line for his Webby Award. The voice of darkness has a posse, and now it’s time for the posse to deliver the voice of darkness a Webby. vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...

Heads up @thedigitalbits.bsky.social readers: David Fincher's FIGHT CLUB (1999) is now available in remastered #4K on Apple TV (and likely all your favorite Digital services)!

Me in July of last year www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...

He’s covering the microphone while he takes a drink of water.

I find it incredibly hard to believe he saw himself as a person that works a 12 hour shift treating sick people.

The Truth Social post he will unleash on DoorDash Grandma at 3:00 AM is going to be insane.

Boy, if you thought those nutty kids at Euphoria High got into some hijinks in school, just wait until you see what they are up to now!

Was the AI promo for this “put all the sacrilege and idolatry you can into a photo”? Because, if so, nailed it.

Jon Hamm’s whole deal in Your Friends and Neighbors season 2 is that he robs from the rich so he can spend his afternoons watching movies and buying collector editions of Blu-rays. Which, seems appealing.

One week this show will go deep on test audiences and how they work, and then later it’s a conversation with the guy who wrote one of Hollywood’s perfect scripts (Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure). You get it all. In your podcast feed. Every Friday morning. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Weezer’s Pinkerton album is not any better than the Green, Red, Maladroit, or Radical albums. The Blue is the best, and the rest are solid.

Well, this is some weird shit.

A ceasefire that leads to a deal in which the Iranian regime is stronger, lifts sanctions, and leaves the Strait of Hormuz in their control while the rest of the world deals with supply chain disruptions and pays more for oil is the best-case scenario. Think about that for a minute.

Your commemorative white MAGA flag is in the mail with your $25 donation to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Museum / Hotel & Conference Space.

If a civilization ends tonight, then I’m taking a mental health day tomorrow. I just don’t see myself being able to be fully present at an all-hands AI Integration Workshop webinar with that going on.

KUBRICK AND HITCHCOCK USE REAR PROJECTION — HERE'S WHY THATS BAD FOR CINEMA The best movie magazines in the 1960's, I assume.

Pope Leo and MTG: War is evil, and this is unjust. End it now. Democrats: Let me be clear, I’m no fan of the Iranian government. The course Trump has taken without our allies is dangerous. We expect him to wind down operations, and any funding will be limited.

Frankly, I’m sick of Democrats having less clarity, moral and communication wise, than MTG.

Has anybody ever written a paper or a book about how this film is the product of a prominent Catholic director, Martin Scorsese, and a prominent Calvinist, Paul Schrader? Because, wow, does it show.

If I were programming a film schedule for Easter Weekend, this is what I would screen: The Matrix Robocop Zack Snyder’s Justice League The Last Temptation of Christ

I've said it before, but Francis backed Leo because Leo is a better diplomat than he was. Francis spoke off the cuff too much, and he knew it. Leo chooses his words carefully, but this is not just knowing when and how to duck. He seems to understand force and how much he can get away with.