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SpaceX experienced a “Rapid Unplanned Dissembling” — to protect the IPO.

Titanic Completes Mostly Successful Maiden Voyage

JFK Ends Mostly Successful Dallas Trip

Morning everyone. Do you know that your President just exempted himself, his family, and all his family's companies from our tax laws? You are subject to the law. Now he is not. No one should not pretend this is okay or normal. It's an ongoing constitutional crisis.

How strange and sad it is that American principles may no longer be upheld by the United States.

NEW: A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities whose parents or relatives receive SNAP benefits.

"The defense of civil liberties and the rule of law is as important today as it was before Saturday night. The true moment of national danger we face is Trumpism, and there is no reason to hesitate or waver in opposition to it."

"We should resist efforts by this administration and its MAGA minions to use Saturday night as an excuse to criminalize political dissent, silence legitimate criticism, and curtail our civil liberties. Such efforts got underway within hours of the shooting." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are all planning huge layoffs. Amazon got $17.5B in federal tax breaks last year. Jeff Bezos is worth $271B. Meta saved $13.7B in taxes. Mark Zuckerberg is worth $231B. Microsoft saved $12.5B last year. Its CEO is worth $1.3B. This is what a rigged economy looks like.

Podcast pioneer Jimmy Pardo celebrates the 20th anniversary of “Never Not Funny” and debates Scott about how long they’ve known each other! Then, actress Pearl Corgette makes her first appearance on the show. And just in time for tax season, certified public accountor Greg Amenay. What a show!!

Republicans are total buffoons now.

Trump is Ceaușescu

"Raising the possibility of internal resistance within the executive branch and of impeachment may seem alarmist. But it’s not alarmism, it’s sober realism, to doubt we can make it safely through the next thirty-three months without considering measures like these." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

No Kings. www.npr.org/2026/01/09/n...

He warned us he would run our country like his businesses.

Maybe we can be grateful for one thing. At least now a long state of the union speech will have unpatriotic associations, so future presidents will want to keep it short.

Former ICE lawyer Ryan Schwank: “I received secretive orders to teach new cadets to violate the Constitution.”

Would you rather have an army of dogs, or a thumbs up emoji always floating above your head? @scottaukerman.bsky.social @brettmorris.bsky.social

@scottaukerman.bsky.social Would you rather have motherfuckin’ snakes on a motherfuckin’ plane, or have to pretend you were Nicholas Cage every time you had sex?

You *Can* Do Something To Hurt the Oligarchs open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

"That’s my challenge to you: Cancel something. Even if it’s one thing. Tell us in the comments what it was. And then share this newsletter with one person you think might be open to joining us."

Musician Dan Mangan joins the nine-timers club for his latest album, “Natural Light.” Then Former Resident Evil Merchant tells us about his hustles AND grinds before crooner Lloyd Martin delights us with some songs. Plus, a round of “Would You Rather?” which we play every week!

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Since every state gets two senators, someone living in Wyoming has 16 times the influence on senate policy than someone living in New Jersey.

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Liberals need to move to red states. The country is currently at the whims of whoever is living in Wyoming.

Everyone should do this!

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Yes, a corrupt president may pardon the crooks who act on his behalf, but a modest change in the law could give them pause. Violating civil rights should carry a profound cost, and the message to the Trump administration must be clear: Protect the integrity of the election, or we will make you pay.

Wrestling fans have realized. Let’s have a “F-D-T” chant at the #Superbowl!

This has all been public for a couple of decades. It's Thiel’s client Vance’s job to bring this to completion if Trump doesn't suffice. (2/2)

Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)

Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.

Without identification there is no accountability. We are seeing the consequences of that over and over again in American communities, with officers engaging in violence, violations of rights, and even murder. We don’t do secret police in America — the masks must come off.

AOC on ICE: It’s our task to figure out how to claw back what has essentially supercharged this agency into becoming a relentless domestic paramilitary that is also a blank check to Palantir to create facial-recognition scans on U.S. citizens.

Headline: Trump Against States’ Rights. President Donald “Banana Don” Trump and his lackey Tom “Cava Bag” Homan tell states they must submit to federal authorities or face armed response. #minneapolis

The devil will first tell you exactly who he is, and then will trick you into giving him exactly what he wants.

This goes out completely unironically to the protestors in Minneapolis. “There’s a choice we’re making, we’re saving our own lives. It’s true, we make a better day, just you and me.” youtu.be/9AjkUyX0rVw?...

@weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social Ray Madoff, author of The Second Estate- you NEED to have her on the show!

@timmiller.bsky.social song suggestion for the podcast: New American by Rancid

@timmiller.bsky.social Democrats ARE for they/them. Also for me/you. Donald Trump is for him/self.

We are holding our own.