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...
Grateful to @mikegrunwald.bsky.social for writing The Breakdown while I was on vacation
And highly recommend his latest book, We Are Eating the Earth
Smart and original, and sure to challenge you no matter what your political priors www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Are...
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...
In the midst of the Epstein files revelations, this is the guy who Trump's defense secretary invites in to the Pentagon for an official U.S. government-endorsed religious service:
(warning that story contains details of child sexual abuse and rape)
www.vice.com/en/article/i...
Very interesting story here -->
Don't think MAHA leaders will abandon either Trump or RFK Jr., despite some threats to do so
But the intensity of their support matters because of the singular role they play in shaping views of their supporters and followers -- i.e., the people who vote (7/x) www.thebulwark.com/p/maha-meltd...
What about RFK Jr.? Good question!
He’s plenty focused on attacking vaccines, has time to make workout videos w/Kid Rock
Not a peep about the mercury, even though previously he’d crusaded for tighter limits (6/x) www.thebulwark.com/p/maha-meltd...
But there's no question the Trump administration is taking steps favorable to industry -- and hazardous to public health -- in precisely the way some in MAHA fear
Example: Rolling back limits on mercury emissions, which EPA classifies as a “potent neurotoxin” (5/x) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/c...
