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Editor at large, The Bulwark. Director, Defending Democracy Together. Host, Conversations with Bill Kristol. Never Trump.
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social“It’s about degrading the people. It’s about desensitizing the public.
The United States military is far better than this. Senior officials should protest, and if necessary resign, rather than being complicit in the voyeuristic degradation of our democracy.”
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social“A familiar feature of fascism is the transformation of politics into spectacle. Fascism wants to reduce active citizens into voyeurs—especially voyeurs of cruelty and death. Such degradation of a democratic public is key to fascism’s project and to its success.”
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.socialRespectable Republican™️ Brian Fitzpatrick is very close to his good friend and political ally Dave Sommers.
Sommers: “Every liberal Democrat female is a sexual assault survivor, especially the morning after, when the guy hasn’t fallen in love with her."
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.socialI enjoyed this talk with Leah Greenberg, and her comparison of our elites to the husband in the film Force Majeure, who flees an avalanche, leaving his family behind, and then expects to be excused for his behavior.
And remember: No Kings, Oct. 17.
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.socialThe wave is beginning to look more like a tsunami.
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.socialReposted by @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social“‘Eric, I really wish you would stop papering all these things,’ Guilfoyle responded. ‘It’s really dangerous and not helpful to you or me while you could simply just call me on signal.’
…A U.S. ambassador lecturing her briber on bribing best practices.”
@thebulwark.comReposted by @billkristolbulwark.bsky.socialEric Deters on paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to Amb. Kimberly Guilfoyle: "I feel like a dumbass…If I could turn the clock back, I wouldn't have given them a damn nickel.”
@thebulwark.comReposted by @billkristolbulwark.bsky.socialEric Deters tells @samsteindc.bsky.social: "Last week I sent an email to Susie Wiles, Don Jr., and Kimberly Guilfoyle and I laid out what I was going to do…I'm suing [Guilfoyle] for defamation…She told the WSJ that those text messages were all fake and…I'm a notorious blackmailer."
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.socialA must-read new newsletter from the Civil Defense Institute. Tracking and investigating threats to a free society, including extremist organizations, conspiracy campaigns, foreign influence, & more. Headed by my friend and colleague, the formidable Tom Joscelyn.
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social“‘Eric, I really wish you would stop papering all these things,’ Guilfoyle responded. ‘It’s really dangerous and not helpful to you or me while you could simply just call me on signal.’
…A U.S. ambassador lecturing her briber on bribing best practices.”
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social“We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: It’s genuinely amazing how little Trump tries to hide his own mob-boss style.”
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social"The public has moved pretty decisively in the right direction over the past two years. Our elites have not. Some are eagerly taking advantage of the benefits of crony capitalism. Others are cowering or cutting deals. Few are standing up to autocracy."
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.socialTrump’s job disapproval is ~ 62%-35%. Democratic advantage on the generic ballot is ~ 51%-43%.
"The more this election is about Trump, the better. The more the generic ballot numbers move towards the presidential approval numbers, the better."
@thebulwark.comReposted by @billkristolbulwark.bsky.socialAtlanta! @eggerdc.bsky.social, Lt. Gen. @markhertling.bsky.social, and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social are joining @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, @samsteindc.bsky.social, @jvl.bsky.social, and @timmiller.bsky.social on October 20 at The Eastern.
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@thebulwark.comReposted by @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social"Be hopeful and alarmed. And organize, persuade, and vote. It’s our country, after all, either to nobly save or meanly lose."
@thebulwark.comReposted by @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social“It looks like a racket across the board.”
@michaeldweiss.bsky.social on Jared Kushner negotiating wars involving Israel on America’s behalf while simultaneously cashing in on investments in Israeli companies.
@thebulwark.comReposted by @billkristolbulwark.bsky.socialThe public has moved pretty decisively in the right direction over the past two years. Our elites have not. And whatever happens this November, there are two years left.
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
@thebulwark.comReposted by @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social"I suspect there’s a lot of this in the world. People who see reality and then contort themselves to avoid it—because confronting the reality would mean changing the view they have of themselves in their heads."
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.socialTim and I were pretty tough on Tillis on the pod Monday. But not tough enough!
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social💯. My first thought as well.