Will Sommer
@willsommer.bsky.social
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X's new country location feature has roiled MAGA, sparking accusations of groyper astroturfing. But is it really that simple?
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New X Games: Legitimate Groyper or Bangledeshi Bot?
The ragebait in your timeline may be coming from abroad.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
X's new country location feature has roiled MAGA, sparking accusations of groyper astroturfing. But is it really that simple?
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/new-x-twit...
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/new-x-twit...
This investigation of the Free Birth Society is both well-done and absolutely infuriating. It's unbelievable that its proponents are getting mega-rich off advice that is killing or disabling babies and nearly killing mothers. @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘Ignorant and life-threatening’: experts condemn Free Birth Society misinformation
Professionals say claims about birth, including excessive bleeding, blue babies and placenta care, are dangerous
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This investigation of the Free Birth Society is both well-done and absolutely infuriating. It's unbelievable that its proponents are getting mega-rich off advice that is killing or disabling babies and nearly killing mothers. @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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"But with revelations about Mr. Trump’s relationship to Mr. Epstein mounting, the default QAnon position has become that Mr. Epstein just isn’t that interesting anymore." - @willsommer.bsky.social
Opinion | Why the Epstein Story Is So Awkward for QAnon
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"But with revelations about Mr. Trump’s relationship to Mr. Epstein mounting, the default QAnon position has become that Mr. Epstein just isn’t that interesting anymore." - @willsommer.bsky.social
With Donald Trump’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein facing scrutiny, QAnon believers are suddenly not so interested in Epstein anymore.
For @nytopinion.nytimes.com, I asked a man whom many believe to be JFK Jr in disguise for his take. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
For @nytopinion.nytimes.com, I asked a man whom many believe to be JFK Jr in disguise for his take. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Opinion | Why the Epstein Story Is So Awkward for QAnon
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
With Donald Trump’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein facing scrutiny, QAnon believers are suddenly not so interested in Epstein anymore.
For @nytopinion.nytimes.com, I asked a man whom many believe to be JFK Jr in disguise for his take. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
For @nytopinion.nytimes.com, I asked a man whom many believe to be JFK Jr in disguise for his take. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
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NEW from @willsommer.bsky.social: After criticizing Turning Point and Charlie Kirk's security team, Tim Pool has been disinvited from TPUSA's AmFest.
Read about this and all the drama in MAGA world in @thebulwark.com's False Flag:
www.thebulwark.com/p/james-fish...
Read about this and all the drama in MAGA world in @thebulwark.com's False Flag:
www.thebulwark.com/p/james-fish...
Meet the Ambitious, Duplicitous, Semi-Fictitious MAGA Upstart Driving Trump World Nuts
Plus: Tim Pool becomes persona non grata at TPUSA party.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
NEW from @willsommer.bsky.social: After criticizing Turning Point and Charlie Kirk's security team, Tim Pool has been disinvited from TPUSA's AmFest.
Read about this and all the drama in MAGA world in @thebulwark.com's False Flag:
www.thebulwark.com/p/james-fish...
Read about this and all the drama in MAGA world in @thebulwark.com's False Flag:
www.thebulwark.com/p/james-fish...
Tim Pool has been SNUBBED by Turning Point USA after suggesting the organization won't survive Charlie Kirk's murder. @thebulwark.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Tim Pool has been SNUBBED by Turning Point USA after suggesting the organization won't survive Charlie Kirk's murder. @thebulwark.com
Investor James Fishback is a rising star on the right, and now threatens to upend Trump's plans in the FL gov race. But to really understand Fishback, you have to read his many bizarre text messages.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/james-fish...
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/james-fish...
Meet the Ambitious, Duplicitous, Semi-Fictitious MAGA Upstart Driving Trump World Nuts
Plus: Tim Pool becomes persona non grata at TPUSA party.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Investor James Fishback is a rising star on the right, and now threatens to upend Trump's plans in the FL gov race. But to really understand Fishback, you have to read his many bizarre text messages.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/james-fish...
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/james-fish...
From the Epstein files to would-be assassin Thomas Crooks, Trump's presidency is being swallowed up by conspiracy theories he helped create.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-leopar...
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-leopar...
The Leopard Is Eating Trump’s Face
And it’s still hungry.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:58 AM
From the Epstein files to would-be assassin Thomas Crooks, Trump's presidency is being swallowed up by conspiracy theories he helped create.
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My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-leopar...
Kash Patel's much-younger girlfriend is driving Trump allies nuts with her legal battles over being called an Israeli honey-pot spy. Will the FBI director ever catch a break?!
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Kash Patel’s Girlfriend Is Driving MAGA Nuts
She’s litigious. They’re sexist. It’s a miasma of loathing.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Kash Patel's much-younger girlfriend is driving Trump allies nuts with her legal battles over being called an Israeli honey-pot spy. Will the FBI director ever catch a break?!
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com:
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New WSJ: After flying an FBI jet to see his girlfriend sing at a wrestling match, FBI director Kash Patel took the jet to a private Texas hunting resort called the Boondoggle Ranch. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director
In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
New WSJ: After flying an FBI jet to see his girlfriend sing at a wrestling match, FBI director Kash Patel took the jet to a private Texas hunting resort called the Boondoggle Ranch. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Pro-Trump media went wild for a bombshell exposé claiming the Jan. 6th pipe bomber was a Capitol Police officer with CIA ties.
But now the story looks shaky, tweets are getting deleted, and the story's backers are running for cover. My @thebulwark.com newsletter: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-blaze-...
But now the story looks shaky, tweets are getting deleted, and the story's backers are running for cover. My @thebulwark.com newsletter: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-blaze-...
The Blaze’s Pipe-Bomb Bombshell Appears to Bomb
The right-wing outlet claimed to solve the Jan. 6th pipe-bomb mystery. Things quickly looked less certain.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Pro-Trump media went wild for a bombshell exposé claiming the Jan. 6th pipe bomber was a Capitol Police officer with CIA ties.
But now the story looks shaky, tweets are getting deleted, and the story's backers are running for cover. My @thebulwark.com newsletter: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-blaze-...
But now the story looks shaky, tweets are getting deleted, and the story's backers are running for cover. My @thebulwark.com newsletter: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-blaze-...
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Get ready: Receipts, our new economic newsletter from @crampell.bsky.social, is dropping the first edition tonight! Subscribe now to get it in your inbox: www.thebulwark.com/subscribe
November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Get ready: Receipts, our new economic newsletter from @crampell.bsky.social, is dropping the first edition tonight! Subscribe now to get it in your inbox: www.thebulwark.com/subscribe
Kash Patel's private-jet problem is getting worse. The FBI director has taken the government jet to Nashville, his country-singer girlfriend's home city, even more than has been publicly reported.
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Kash Patel’s Private Jet Problem Is Even Worse Than It Looks
This dude can’t stop flying to Nashville.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Kash Patel's private-jet problem is getting worse. The FBI director has taken the government jet to Nashville, his country-singer girlfriend's home city, even more than has been publicly reported.
My latest newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/kash-patel...
My latest newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/kash-patel...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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NEW: Ex-Heritage officials have come out of the woodwork to level criticisms after the Tucker video with one telling @willsommer.bsky.social they didn’t think Roberts would “last much longer.”
Groyper War Consumes the Biggest Right-Wing Think Tank
Plus: Another round of nutty Trump pardons?
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November 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
NEW: Ex-Heritage officials have come out of the woodwork to level criticisms after the Tucker video with one telling @willsommer.bsky.social they didn’t think Roberts would “last much longer.”
MAGA's most important think tank has been roiled by the Tucker Carlson-Nick Fuentes interview, and the situation is only getting worse.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/groyper-wa...
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/groyper-wa...
Groyper War Consumes the Biggest Right-Wing Think Tank
Plus: Another round of nutty Trump pardons?
www.thebulwark.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM
MAGA's most important think tank has been roiled by the Tucker Carlson-Nick Fuentes interview, and the situation is only getting worse.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/groyper-wa...
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/groyper-wa...
Amid Pete Hegseth's purge of actual news outlet, Laura Loomer has joined the credentialed Pentagon press corps. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon
The far-right activist has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website and social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to President Donald Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Amid Pete Hegseth's purge of actual news outlet, Laura Loomer has joined the credentialed Pentagon press corps. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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"Suddenly, nothing—including the racism, Holocaust denialism, and antisemitism Fuentes has championed—seems to be too hot for MAGA media to embrace" —@willsommer.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
One of the Most Dangerous Interviews Ever in MAGA Media
Why Tucker Carlson platformed white supremacist Nick Fuentes.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"Suddenly, nothing—including the racism, Holocaust denialism, and antisemitism Fuentes has championed—seems to be too hot for MAGA media to embrace" —@willsommer.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
Tucker Carlson's interview with Nick Fuentes is even worse for the right—and America—than it looks.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
One of the Most Dangerous Interviews Ever in MAGA Media
Why Tucker Carlson platformed white supremacist Nick Fuentes.
www.thebulwark.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Tucker Carlson's interview with Nick Fuentes is even worse for the right—and America—than it looks.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
Trump is shaking up the critical Office of Naval Research.
OUT: A rear admiral.
IN: A 33-year-old DOGE staffer with no naval experience.
Scoop from @cheetah.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/scoop-trum...
OUT: A rear admiral.
IN: A 33-year-old DOGE staffer with no naval experience.
Scoop from @cheetah.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/scoop-trum...
SCOOP: Trump Swaps Decorated Admiral With 33-Year-Old DOGEr
The highly unorthodox personnel change affects a critical government research role.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Trump is shaking up the critical Office of Naval Research.
OUT: A rear admiral.
IN: A 33-year-old DOGE staffer with no naval experience.
Scoop from @cheetah.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/scoop-trum...
OUT: A rear admiral.
IN: A 33-year-old DOGE staffer with no naval experience.
Scoop from @cheetah.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/scoop-trum...
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I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
The right's civil war over Charlie Kirk's legacy is ramping up, as TPUSA's big conference approaches and Tucker Carlson and other Israel critics are still on the speaker's list.
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The Civil War Over Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Has Gotten Even Uglier
Right-wing personalities are feuding over the decision to invite Tucker Carlson to TPUSA’s annual confab.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The right's civil war over Charlie Kirk's legacy is ramping up, as TPUSA's big conference approaches and Tucker Carlson and other Israel critics are still on the speaker's list.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com:
www.thebulwark.com/p/civil-war-...
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com:
www.thebulwark.com/p/civil-war-...
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Semafor newsletter via @willsommer.bsky.social. I have expired. I am deceased.
October 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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