"When we talked, tears came to his eyes... in a way that really caused me to bond with him." Al Gore tells @timmiller.bsky.social about a moment where Mike Pence expressed the profound effect Gore's decision to certify the 2000 election played in his role on Jan. 6, 2021.

I don't think people fully appreciate how apocalyptic things are for US science. I haven't had any new funding since 2024, but I'm still ok since typical grants are for three years. This means next year I will be completely out of funding and will have to fire everyone in the lab. It's not great.

Zero Americans benefit from this. All of us, every Conservative and every Liberal American, are watching our future hobbled. Shattering a treasured national asset: our former status as the top destination for global talent, hard-wrought by generations of visionary Republicans and Democrats.

"Science is not a 35-page, college B+ quality research paper to justify [altering the vaccine schedule]" - @citizencohn.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com Listen to the @msignorile.bsky.social Show LIVE weekdays 3pm-6pm ET and On Demand at Signorile.com

“Nature will allow 1 in 5 human infants to die in the first year of life, which is why generations of scientists and doctors have worked to bring that number way, way down.” www.cnn.com/2026/03/24/h...

New: Pete Hegseth’s pastor and close spiritual advisor says he wants Texas Democratic state Rep. James Talarico to die. “We want him crucified with Christ,” Brooks Potteiger said of Talarico, as the podcast host said he prays “that God kills him.” www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-h...

‼️On Today's @MSignorile Show‼️ @mjsdc.bsky.social of @slate.com @citizencohn.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com Eleanor Clift of @thedailybeast.bsky.social 🔊Listen Here: Signorile.com 📞Join the Conversation: 866-997-4748

No Kings, One Boss www.startribune.com/bruce-spring...

What is wrong with Trump and so many Republicans? Would it kill them to rethink a policy or two? For SAVE America Act month, I wrote about the path from GOP to MAGA, and the choice to suppress voters rather than change the dog-food recipe. New @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-grows-...

No to global warming, yes to hot candidates @lauren-egan.bsky.social on the science of attractiveness -- and the questions Democrats are contemplating as they size up presidential contenders www.thebulwark.com/p/thirst-tra...

We’ve seen this before: Demand for fuel-efficient cars surges after an oil shock, Detroit’s carmakers unprepared But this time they were ready, thanks to Biden-era support—had been gearing up to compete on Electric Vehicles Only to have Trump pull the plug www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-elec...

I am a member of @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social & I encourage you to listen @thebulwark.com podcast “Just Measles” Left Her Sister Disabled for Life.” Thank you, @samsteindc.bsky.social & @citizencohn.bsky.social phenomenal episode! @nurseteria.bsky.social relentlessschoolnurse.com/2026/03/21/t...

“It wasn’t just the subsidies that Trump removed,” @coreybcantor.bsky.social, research director at the Zero Emission Transportation Association, told me. “It was the fuel economy standards. It was the California regulations. So it was almost a triple whammy of policy pullback.”

Not sure how much lack of promotion is wariness of Trump, how much they just aren't that committed or interested (I suspect the latter is a bigger deal at the dealer level) Either way, seems like a big mistake -- especially when they have a genuinely strong product to sell

NEW at @thebulwark.com I wrote about Donald Trump’s assault on America’s EV industry And how his war in Iran shows how much America is going to regret it www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-elec...

"We're not trying to be political, we're not trying to shame people or scare people....We're just simply telling our story." Stories they hope we won't have to tell. Therese Vogel talks her work with Grandparents for Vaccines with @samsteindc.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social

The Bulwark’s interview with Therese whose sister’s lifelong intellectual disabilities resulted from measles. MMR vaccine not only stops disease; it prevents lifelong irrevocable complications. @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social @defendpublichealth.bsky.social @citizencohn.bsky.social

"Haphazard and driven by some combination of whim and anti-vax ideology and ... weird obsessions of the particular people who’ve been put in positions of power" That's @sbagen.bsky.social -- an HHS veteran -- on how vaccine policy is getting made under RFK Jr. www.thebulwark.com/p/somebody-f...

"Kennedy suffered a major setback, and I'm here to tell you what happened, who was responsible for it, and why it is such an important example of what can happen when people fight back." Read about it in The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/somebody-f...

NEW at @thebulwark.com I wrote about that big court ruling against RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccination crusade And why it matters even if the decision doesn’t survive appeal www.thebulwark.com/p/somebody-f...

“The Iran war is like COVID Part Deux: an absolute bonfire of stupidity.” — @jvl.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/our-low-iq...

“We’re literally inviting this terror back into our lives” That’s retired pediatrician Arthur Lavin talking about diseases he used to treat before vaccines And why his group — Grandparents for Vaccines — is trying to warn Americans before it’s too late www.thebulwark.com/p/meet-the-h...

NEW at @thebulwark.com Meet the seniors trying to take on anti-vaxxers by leveraging the moral authority of grandparents And by reminding everybody just how devastating diseases like measles can be www.thebulwark.com/p/meet-the-h...

She didn’t finish residency, she doesn’t have an active license And in her confirmation hearing, she couldn’t give a straight answer on vaccines Is this who we want to be Surgeon General? www.thebulwark.com/p/casey-mean...

So honored to be a colleague of @markhertling.bsky.social And so excited to read his new book, sneak peak here:

NEW for @thebulwark.com I wrote about the distinguished history of the U.S. Surgeon General… The 1964 smoking report, Koop on AIDS in the 1980s… And all the reasons to believe Casey Means is nowhere near qualified for the job www.thebulwark.com/p/casey-mean...

I'm not sure anybody has spent as much time studying -- or thought as carefully -- about the rise of MAGA as @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social Now she's written on book on what to do about it It's called How to Eat An Elephant You can pre-order here static.macmillan.com/static/smp/h...

RFK Jr’s food agenda doesn’t get the same scrutiny as his vaccine agenda Here’s why it should, according to @mikegrunwald.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/robert-ken...

If human rights are limited to certain groups, they are not really human rights, are they?

Trump says his prescription drug deals will give Americans the lowest prices in the world. @citizencohn.bsky.social explains why the reality is far more limited, and why the policy may be distracting from much bigger changes to health care.

Thank you Bulwark community! You raised more than $60,000 raised for Second Harvest Heartland, feeding more than 180,000 families in need in Minnesota. Our friends there still need help. ICE is still active in their communities. Help feed families affected by the ICE siege.

*Brutal but absolutely fair and accurate *Gives a new meaning to "special government employee" *Yeah, thats her husband listening to all of this

As promised my colleague Andy Schneider with a *must read* blog taking a deep dive into the Trump Admin's latest unprecedented effort to block federal #Medicaid funding in order to punish Minnesota. A few key takeaways to follow (1/x): ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/03/02/c...

It really is crazy how exceptionally disordered this whole thing is. This is what happens when you have a mentally deteriorating old man as president that can be easily manipulated by those around him

You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America. And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency.

Trump wants to make his prescription drug deals a focus of the midterms Here's what he's not telling you about them NEW at @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/no-trump-d...

Yep. Funding is about a year late for a post doc program that was supporting one of my fellows. An award already made, but no dollars released. Also hearing similar things from faculty about R01s.

This story from @michaeldgreen.phd is way too common at the Trump/Bhattacharya NIH. Program staff can't give grantees clear answers; they don't have them. That is the MO: provide intentionally ambiguous guidance under threat of retaliation, creating an environment where staff over-comply out of fear

"She's got two degrees from Stanford. She knows what the studies say. But she's close with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and would be working for him." Which one do you think would win out? @citizencohn.bsky.social on the Casey Means hearing

Some 🔥🔥🔥 for MAHA from @jvl.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/behind-the...

No, you didn't miss the affordability pivot Latest from @crampell.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/the-trump-...

“There is really good reason to think that any savings from rolling back all of these pollution limits would be more than offset by the higher cost of medical bills and lost productivity from people getting sicker and dying earlier.” RFK Jr. is on board with it, too.

Tonight Trump bragged about the OBBB That legislation included the largest Medicaid cut in history 10 million expected to lose insurance A refresher: www.thebulwark.com/p/an-ignomin...

Every time I write about measles, experts warn that polio is next. But it's been so long since we had polio outbreaks, there are very few doctors who even know how to treat its long-term health issues. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Spanberger has substance and gravity. Light years from Katie Britt in her kitchen, remember that?

Pretty you’re going to hear Trump boast that he’s made massive progress on drug prices Here’s the real story, from @gooznews.bsky.social — who literally wrote the book on that subject gooznews.substack.com/p/the-stock-...

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: @petebuttigieg.bsky.social is joining us on tonight's SOTU livestream with @timmiller.bsky.social to react to Trump's speech

Oh lord, it's happening again. But this time you can watch it live with us. Join Sam, Tim and a host of special guests as we livestream Trump's State of the Union. Tune in at 8:50 PM ET on YouTube and Substack.

The female stars of Team USA were the story of the 2026 Games. slate.trib.al/BrWaYXx

Like I said, I haven't gone deep enough on the substance to trust my opinion But I've known @mikegrunwald.bsky.social a long time and, well, he's usually right Also you should buy his book www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Are...