The key idea that propelled Bari Weiss’s online career is that the media is ideologically biased and can’t be trusted to relay the facts. But her stated reasons for canceling the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT are factually wrong, revealing again her own bias. www.justsecurity.org/127901/fact-...

So I have the cover story in next month's TNR. I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol. They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.

Everything about the “Trump-class battleship” screams VAPORWARE. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-clas...

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"She's doing what she was hired to do." Bari Weiss just spiked a "60 Minutes" story on the notorious CECOT prison, sparking outrage. @samsteindc.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social are joined by @maxtani.bsky.social to break down what happened, why Weiss made the call, and how Trump’s shadow looms.

The Trump supporter who runs CBS news just killed a story about Trump’s favorite torture prison. Here’s why America has a liberal media bias problem.

When he's right, he's right.

Dear Media, When JD Vance says "take the country back," what do you think he means? What would the party that controls the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, and various state goats—plus leading businesses, media orgs, and more—take back? Take what from whom? Thanks, Anti-bigotry Americans

CBS News may not want you to see its CECOT reporting, but I'm happy to share this powerful video that our team produced this year.

JD Vance’s position at the TPUSA event was that he would have no enemies to the right, including in the neo-Nazi right. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...

In the battle between people who are proud to be called Nazis and Nazis who would rather not be called Nazis, JD Vance is neutral and believes in a big tent.

Holy shit this Manhattan Institute focus group is my everything. www.thebulwark.com/p/behold-the...

Chris Licht feeling pretty excited this morning that he's no longer the most incompetent person to run a TV news org.

Would you consider supporting us at @theunpopulist.net? Since our founding, in 2021, we've made available everything we've ever done—essays, podcasts, videos—for free to all. That's not changing. But we do need your help to make all that happen. Asking for $80 for the year. Give us a look 👇

"American institutions appeared to systematically disfavor younger white men for employment, preferment and advancement." "Appeared," you say. How interesting. What's this appearance based on? If entirely facts, one would cite them. So how did some of these younger white men come to this impression?

This was my biggest tweet over in the bad place. It will live here now. 🧙‍♀️🎄

Trump's Epstien cover-up is the most incompetent cover-up ever.

@jvl.bsky.social - I was inspired by your "Match-Throwing Club" for this one. Well, less 'inspired' and more 'reassured that it was okay to write' - the only other person I know of who writes in parable is Elizer Yudkowsky, and I don't want to get any of *that* on me.

Guys. GUYS. We just did a Very Special TNL and I don't want to oversell it, but . . . it's amazing? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlwh...

“That is the most insidious corruption…Trumpism gets its defenders to insist terrible things could never happen…Until Trump does the thing. At which point these same people insist the thing which could never happen must happen. That it is right, good and necessary.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

“Do you think that Trump would be turning Washington into Pyongyang if he believed there was a chance that, during his lifetime, a future Democratic administration would swoop in and undo it all? Humiliating him? I do not.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

This is a journey. A wonderful journey.

Consumer sentiment is down nearly 30% compared to a year ago according to the final UMich Surveys of Consumers report. About 47% of consumers spontaneously mentioned that high prices are weighing down their personal finances. a year ago only 35% reported this

it's just kind of the same old story? guy has deep-seated dislike for entire categories of people, tells himself a just-so story about how that dislike is principled and how, if you put him and his friends in power, those people would go away and he would be happy for once.

The "law" is what the people with guns say it is.

One thing that absolutely definitely happens for real in the academic job market is that when you do not get a job, the Dean calls you and explains why you didn't get it. This is extra-super true when the explanation is something legally actionable on its face.

If you're looking for great media companies to support, the UnPopulist is at the top of my list. www.theunpopulist.net/p/help-us-st...

Yes, it’s illegal. Like changing it to Department of War, like ten thousand other things. Part of the Trump strategy is to break the law and convey “the rule of law is weak and feminine and laughable and should be overridden by Our Guy.” Trump is fundamentally anti-law. /1

Five years ago today, Trump summoned a mob to Washington, DC for a “protest” on Jan. 6, 2021, tweeting: “Be there, will be wild!” Rightwing extremists began planning for violence almost immediately. www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...

It's happening. Right now. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-hung...

Serious question: Why can't he rename the city of Washington? Who could stop him?

Remember when brands got nervous about alienating potential customers? Good times.

America's most important historian is breaking some news:

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You can take this to the bank: "If we get lucky enough save democracy, then the people who did this to America—the people who excused, and covered, and enabled Trump’s autocratic attempt—will take it as proof that Trump was never a real danger to begin with." www.thebulwark.com/p/susie-wile...

We’re going to share it with The Atlantic on Signal. 🤡

Erika Kirk, who I do not support, and Bari Weiss, who I also do not support, put together the most riveting hour of television that I have ever watched on CBS, which I also do not support. by Glenn Greenwald

In 1996 there was a mass shooting in Australia; 35 people were killed. Australia’s government passed a sweeping gun reform law in 12 days. 12 days. www.thebulwark.com/p/america-un...

One of the most blatantly authoritarian threats in a Trump term full of them

Earlier this year, JD Vance told us that Donald Trump was “the most pro-family, most pro-life American president of our lifetimes.” Now read this. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Yl0Tqn

I'm more concerned about the plans the incels have for the Disney Princesses

guess we gotta keep getting the message out: boycotting Tesla is literally our best opportunity to hit back at techno-fascism, the thermal exhaust in the right wing Death Star this is why Musk is so frantically pumping SpaceX and XAI: he knows Tesla can't support his empire youtu.be/L-Imw_s1aaI

Donald Trump has decided that CNN must be sold to a conservative owner. But someone gave their pronouns at a PTA meeting last week. I have never felt more politically homeless.

Ryan Coogler explains why he declined the invitation to join the Academy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/m...

It's always the ones you most expect.

“Every drug boat we kill saves 25,000 lives” might be the stupidest lie ever. Let me explain why. www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...

What will fearless Bari Weiss say!?!

Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE

Irony is dead

Thanks a lot, Olivia. kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...