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Bulwark+ Takes
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Bulwark+ Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team. This is the home to ad-free video shorts, Bulwark+ member-only livestreams, and live event archives. The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither do we.
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The Most Important Research Project in American Political Journalism
2d ago00:00:30Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSam Stein and Brendan Harnett take on the most important research project in American political journalism: documenting every time Donald Trump has publicly lost his mind over how handsome a man is.After over 100 documented instances, it's fair to say we have a pattern on our hands. The president cannot stop slow-panning across a room full of guys and narrating what he sees. We're not here to judge. We're here to documentAs always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Add Bulwark+ Takes feed to your player of choice, here.
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Beef Prices Are Already Sky High. Now Comes Screwworm.
2d ago00:08:15Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comCatherine Rampell and Jonathan Cohn give their takes on the return of the flesh-eating parasite screwworm. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has already blamed the Biden's border and immigration policies as a potential cause after saying in November that it was under control. But is that the full story? We examine whether DOGE-related staffing cuts and the broader erosion of international cooperation may have played a role in weakening surveillance and response systems. Plus, beef prices are already at record highs, and ranchers are warning of even more disruption ahead if the outbreak spreads, we explain the economic impacts this could have on farmers and consumers.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Add Bulwark+ Takes feed to your player of choice, here.
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Receipts Live: Thom Tillis Said He Would Kill Trump’s Slush Fund. What Happened?
2d ago00:00:30Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comCatherine Rampell and Sam Stein went live to cover the week's financial and economic news.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Add Bulwark+ Takes feed to your player of choice, here.
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Ask JVL: On SpaceX IPO, American Isolationism, Talarico's Odds and What Becomes of The Bulwark after Trump?
2d ago00:05:23Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comJasmine poses Triad readers’ questions to JVL: How can retirement fund holders avoid Elon Musk’s monster SpaceX IPO? What in the world are Mikie Sherrill and Abby Spanberger thinking? Can James Talarico actually take Texas? All that and more (like how JVL imagines The Bulwark after Trump) in this week’s mailbag.To preview all the questions JVL and Jasmine tackle this week or read the transcript, check out the accompanying newsletter and join the Triad community in the comments. Cath up on previous editions of the Triad Mailbag here.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Add Bulwark+ Takes feed to your player of choice, here.
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Hunter Biden Is Going Through It Online
2d ago00:06:17Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comHunter Biden is back online and he’s not just lurking. He’s posting, replying, and diving headfirst into viral Twitter debates with users big and small. JVL, Sam Stein, and Sonny Bunch give their takes on whether Hunter’s unexpected social media renaissance is just chaos…or something more strategic. Could this be a redemption arc? A political liability? Or even the beginning of a strange new media career?As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Add Bulwark+ Takes feed to your player of choice, here.
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Trump Destroyed His Career. Why Is Cassidy Still Kissing His Butt?
2d ago00:00:30Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTim Miller takes on the Senate vote that kept Trump’s controversial $1.8 billion fund alive, exposing the Republican lawmakers who condemned it in public and then helped save it behind closed doors. Plus, the growing controversy surrounding Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, and Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump’s luxury island project in Albania as questions about corruption and self-enrichment continue to mount.Watch Deadline: White House on MS NOW: https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-houseAs always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Add Bulwark+ Takes feed to your player of choice, here.
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Nick Fuentes Saw His Fans on CNN and Immediately Disowned Them (w/ Donie O'Sullivan)
3d ago00:05:43Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comCNN’s Donie O’Sullivan joins Sam Stein and Will Sommer to discuss his new reporting on the Groypers, the followers of white nationalist streamer Nick Fuentes. Donie spoke to two Groypers who defended Fuentes sexist and racist views. But shortly after they spoke, the two were admonished by Fuentes and faced calls by other supporters to be doxxed because of how they looked. Sam, Will and Donie break down what it actually means to be a Groyper and how online extremism, irony, and nihilism blur together.Watch more of Donie’s work: https://www.cnn.com/videos/title-2600247As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Add Bulwark+ Takes feed to your player of choice, here.
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Democrats Add 4 New Pickup Opportunities for 2026 (w/ Suzan DelBene)
3d ago00:06:47Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comAs House Democrats look to reclaim the majority in 2026, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene joins Joe Perticone to unveil four new Democratic target districts and explains why her party believes the political map is expanding. DelBene discusses emerging pickup opportunities in New Jersey, California, Nebraska, and Florida, including the growing controversy surrounding Tom Kean Jr., who has been absent from public view for months. Plus, Joe also asks Florida's newly redrawn congressional map and whether DelBene and the DCCC is supporting Debbie Wasserman Schultz in her controversial new district.Read Joe Perticone's 'Press Pass' Newsletter: https://www.thebulwark.com/s/presspassAs always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Add Bulwark+ Takes feed to your player of choice, here.
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The Trio: Even Tim Miller Has a Line. We Crossed It.
3d ago00:00:30Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSam Stein, Tim Miller, and Will Sommer are back to give their takes on Ivanka and Jared Kushner’s luxury island project in Albania that's sparking mass protests, the candidate in Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial race who claims he performs exorcisms, and the federal insider trading investigation into George Santos. Plus, Will brings the latest update from the increasingly chaotic world of right-wing influencer Elijah Schaefer.Read Will Sommer's 'False Flag' newsletter: https://www.thebulwark.com/s/false-flagAs always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Add Bulwark+ Takes feed to your player of choice, here.
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The Stories From ICE’s Delaney Hall Are Stomach-Turning
4d ago00:04:34Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTim Miller takes on the growing controversy surrounding Delaney Hall, the ICE detention facility facing allegations of abusive conditions, blocked inspections, and a detainee hunger strike. He also examines the confrontation outside the facility involving protesters and Senator Andy Kim.Life inside the Delaney Hall ICE detention camp is a travestyS.O.S: A Second Letter From Delaney HallAs always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Add Bulwark+ Takes feed to your player of choice, here.
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