Adam Keiper
@adamkeiper.com
Executive editor, The Bulwark (thebulwark.com) /// Cofounder of The New Atlantis (thenewatlantis.com) and American Purpose (americanpurpose.com).
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A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: From 1971, a live performance by Carole King and James Taylor of King's song "So Far Away." She was 29 here, he was 22. See you around.
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Carole King - So Far Away (BBC In Concert, February 10, 1971)
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January 13, 2026 at 7:34 AM
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: From 1971, a live performance by Carole King and James Taylor of King's song "So Far Away." She was 29 here, he was 22. See you around.
youtu.be/zBMGovfHccI?...
youtu.be/zBMGovfHccI?...
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: From 1971, a live performance by Carole King and James Taylor of King's song "So Far Away." She was 29 here, he was 22. See you around.
youtu.be/zBMGovfHccI?...
youtu.be/zBMGovfHccI?...
Carole King - So Far Away (BBC In Concert, February 10, 1971)
YouTube video by CaroleKingVEVO
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 7:34 AM
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: From 1971, a live performance by Carole King and James Taylor of King's song "So Far Away." She was 29 here, he was 22. See you around.
youtu.be/zBMGovfHccI?...
youtu.be/zBMGovfHccI?...
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For all its many flaws, the existing childcare subsidy program has kept a finger in the dam. We may be about to find out what happens when leaders choose to let the deluge through.
How Trump Is Harming Federal Childcare Funding
A court shut down his five-state freeze—for now—but his “defend the spend” policy is still a recipe for chaos.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:30 AM
For all its many flaws, the existing childcare subsidy program has kept a finger in the dam. We may be about to find out what happens when leaders choose to let the deluge through.
Just a superb piece 👇 by @markhertling.bsky.social. "I’ve commanded soldiers in combat zones where anonymity could mean life or death. Even then, we understood that identity signaled responsibility. It signaled professionalism, discipline, and confidence in the mission."
"In democratic societies, the use of lawful force depends on legitimacy. Legitimacy depends on accountability. And accountability begins with identification."
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Take the Masks Off
ICE won’t even match the courage and professionalism of the Iraqi Police.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Just a superb piece 👇 by @markhertling.bsky.social. "I’ve commanded soldiers in combat zones where anonymity could mean life or death. Even then, we understood that identity signaled responsibility. It signaled professionalism, discipline, and confidence in the mission."
"In democratic societies, the use of lawful force depends on legitimacy. Legitimacy depends on accountability. And accountability begins with identification."
www.thebulwark.com/p/take-the-m...
www.thebulwark.com/p/take-the-m...
Take the Masks Off
ICE won’t even match the courage and professionalism of the Iraqi Police.
www.thebulwark.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:14 AM
"In democratic societies, the use of lawful force depends on legitimacy. Legitimacy depends on accountability. And accountability begins with identification."
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I would strongly advocate that Democrats recognize that they could weaken Trump more effectively by holding impeachment hearings on some of his most out-of-control and vulnerable appointees.
IMPEACH: The case for Democrats to get moving on impeachment now—and what that would look like, and why it could help them rather than hurt them in the midterms. (And not just Trump but his terrible cabinet, too.)
From @jilldlawrence.bsky.social.
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From @jilldlawrence.bsky.social.
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Embracing Impeachment
The case against Trump and his cabinet keeps growing—and the argument for waiting is no longer convincing.
www.thebulwark.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I would strongly advocate that Democrats recognize that they could weaken Trump more effectively by holding impeachment hearings on some of his most out-of-control and vulnerable appointees.
Trump and his supporters have made clear that they believe international law is a fiction—it's "fake and gay," as one recently said—and what really matters is just power: might makes right.
And it sure seems like they believe the same to be true domestically.
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And it sure seems like they believe the same to be true domestically.
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The Law Is “Fake and Gay”
Turns out the Trump domination theory of foreign policy applies to domestic politics, too.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Trump and his supporters have made clear that they believe international law is a fiction—it's "fake and gay," as one recently said—and what really matters is just power: might makes right.
And it sure seems like they believe the same to be true domestically.
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-law-is...
And it sure seems like they believe the same to be true domestically.
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-law-is...
IMPEACH: The case for Democrats to get moving on impeachment now—and what that would look like, and why it could help them rather than hurt them in the midterms. (And not just Trump but his terrible cabinet, too.)
From @jilldlawrence.bsky.social.
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From @jilldlawrence.bsky.social.
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Embracing Impeachment
The case against Trump and his cabinet keeps growing—and the argument for waiting is no longer convincing.
www.thebulwark.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:54 AM
IMPEACH: The case for Democrats to get moving on impeachment now—and what that would look like, and why it could help them rather than hurt them in the midterms. (And not just Trump but his terrible cabinet, too.)
From @jilldlawrence.bsky.social.
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From @jilldlawrence.bsky.social.
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This is fascism, pure and simple.
Breaking NYT:
Federal investigators assigned to the killing of Renee Good are looking into her possible connections to activist groups.
It's in line with the admin's strategy of deflecting blame toward opponents they describe as domestic terrorists — without providing evidence.
Federal investigators assigned to the killing of Renee Good are looking into her possible connections to activist groups.
It's in line with the admin's strategy of deflecting blame toward opponents they describe as domestic terrorists — without providing evidence.
F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:16 AM
This is fascism, pure and simple.
'Hamnet' was awarded best picture in the Golden Globes tonight; here's our review of it:
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Children in Peril Are Powering Awards Season
Reacting to ‘Hamnet,’ ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,’ and ‘Train Dreams.’
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January 12, 2026 at 6:09 AM
'Hamnet' was awarded best picture in the Golden Globes tonight; here's our review of it:
www.thebulwark.com/p/children-i...
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My crank opinion is that like 85% of the bad shit going on now would have been avoided if elites had held the line that it's the Gulf of Mexico.
January 12, 2026 at 3:49 AM
My crank opinion is that like 85% of the bad shit going on now would have been avoided if elites had held the line that it's the Gulf of Mexico.
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Sentiment check: r/wallstreetbets is absolutely libbing out, indistinguishable from Bsky.
January 12, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Sentiment check: r/wallstreetbets is absolutely libbing out, indistinguishable from Bsky.
W. David Marx on art today: “Even in a so-called populist era, a small cadre of celebrities continues to define what is possible, desirable, and righteous.…culture became a lowest-common-denominator battle for attention.…infamy and esteem become indistinguishable.”
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January 12, 2026 at 4:17 AM
W. David Marx on art today: “Even in a so-called populist era, a small cadre of celebrities continues to define what is possible, desirable, and righteous.…culture became a lowest-common-denominator battle for attention.…infamy and esteem become indistinguishable.”
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www.thebulwark.com/i/184058321/...
"I continue to struggle with the effects of meningococcal disease to this day. I recently had my leg amputated below the knee because the toeless stump of my right foot had deteriorated in the last few years....Now is the time for serious, organized opposition to these drastic vaccine changes."
My Life Shows the Horror of RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Guidelines
The Trump administration just yanked the recommendation for a vaccine that can spare people from what I went through.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:10 AM
"I continue to struggle with the effects of meningococcal disease to this day. I recently had my leg amputated below the knee because the toeless stump of my right foot had deteriorated in the last few years....Now is the time for serious, organized opposition to these drastic vaccine changes."
Margaret Atwood's work "creates a little space for the head to think and heart to feel; her books reveal how the imagination—whether amusing, or dystopic, or searing, or humane, or all of these at once—may sustain us against ideological clampdowns and various other sad, sadistic things."
No True Believer
Margaret Atwood’s look back at her life and career shows readers that building and maintaining an independent mind is a full life’s work.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Margaret Atwood's work "creates a little space for the head to think and heart to feel; her books reveal how the imagination—whether amusing, or dystopic, or searing, or humane, or all of these at once—may sustain us against ideological clampdowns and various other sad, sadistic things."
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Congress’s authority over war and peace? Treaties as supreme law of the land? Nah.
Trump: "If we don't take Greenland, Russia or China will take Greenland, and I am not going to let that happen…One way or the other, we're going to have Greenland."
January 12, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Congress’s authority over war and peace? Treaties as supreme law of the land? Nah.
The Senate is considering extending those Obamacare subsidies—it turns out they aren't quite dead yet—but with a few tweaks.
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Turns Out the Obamacare Subsidy Extension Was Only Mostly Dead
Last week’s House vote sets up a big fight in the Senate over relief for millions.
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January 12, 2026 at 1:18 AM
The Senate is considering extending those Obamacare subsidies—it turns out they aren't quite dead yet—but with a few tweaks.
www.thebulwark.com/p/obamacare-...
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Trump opens another front in his war on Jerome Powell and the Fed, which he longs to control.
And Powell, thankfully, stands firm.
And Powell, thankfully, stands firm.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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January 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Trump opens another front in his war on Jerome Powell and the Fed, which he longs to control.
And Powell, thankfully, stands firm.
And Powell, thankfully, stands firm.
NEW: A funding fight? Impeaching Noem? Campaigning to "Abolish ICE"? How should Democrats push back against the rogue DHS agency?
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ICE Becomes Central to 2026
Democrats debate how best to push back against the rogue agency and its leaders.
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January 12, 2026 at 12:21 AM
NEW: A funding fight? Impeaching Noem? Campaigning to "Abolish ICE"? How should Democrats push back against the rogue DHS agency?
www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-become...
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A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Here's Sara Bareilles singing her song "She Used to Be Mine" on stage at the Kennedy Center a year ago in a duet with Rufus Wainwright. When they harmonize: magic. See you around.
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Sara Bareilles and Rufus Wainwright Perform "She Used to Be Mine" | Next at the Kennedy Center
YouTube video by PBS
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January 11, 2026 at 6:21 AM
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Here's Sara Bareilles singing her song "She Used to Be Mine" on stage at the Kennedy Center a year ago in a duet with Rufus Wainwright. When they harmonize: magic. See you around.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAZ1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAZ1...
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Here's Sara Bareilles singing her song "She Used to Be Mine" on stage at the Kennedy Center a year ago in a duet with Rufus Wainwright. When they harmonize: magic. See you around.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAZ1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAZ1...
Sara Bareilles and Rufus Wainwright Perform "She Used to Be Mine" | Next at the Kennedy Center
YouTube video by PBS
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:21 AM
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Here's Sara Bareilles singing her song "She Used to Be Mine" on stage at the Kennedy Center a year ago in a duet with Rufus Wainwright. When they harmonize: magic. See you around.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAZ1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAZ1...
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"The question that you're basically asking is, can our cops arrest them? From a legal perspective, yes. From a practical perspective...they have bigger guns than we do." That's where we're at.
Look out for @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social!
Look out for @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social!
January 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
"The question that you're basically asking is, can our cops arrest them? From a legal perspective, yes. From a practical perspective...they have bigger guns than we do." That's where we're at.
Look out for @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social!
Look out for @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social!
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I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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Perhaps the most surreal part of all of this saber-rattling from the administration is just how unnecessary it ultimately is. ICYMI @cheetah.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4jFRsMk
GOP Senators Sure Hope Trump Is Kidding About Invading Greenland
Plus: The path ahead for the Obamacare subsidies extension bill.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Perhaps the most surreal part of all of this saber-rattling from the administration is just how unnecessary it ultimately is. ICYMI @cheetah.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4jFRsMk