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Capitol Cop: Nothing I Saw in Iraq Prepared Me for January 6

Day One of the select committee’s hearings showed why Republicans fought so hard against it.

Jim Swift
Jul 27, 2021
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Capitol Cop: Nothing I Saw in Iraq Prepared Me for January 6

JIM SWIFT: Day One of the select committee’s hearings showed why Republicans fought so hard against it.

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🎧 On the Pods… 🎧

Amanda Carpenter on Cheney and the 1/6 Committee

On today's podcast, Amanda Carpenter joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the Cheney vs. McCarthy, the first day of the January 6 Committee, the humiliation of George P. Bush, and anger over vaccine refusal.

ATMA: 'Pig': The Best Movie of 2021 (So Far!)

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MORNING SHOTS: A Double Dose of Political Karma 🔐

CHARLIE SYKES: The 1/6 hearings begin; and the humiliation of George P. Bush.

THE TRIAD: What "Back the Blue" Really Means 🔓

JVL: It's about the violence

BONUS ATMA: Best Nic Cage Movies! 🔐

Fun bonus episode for you this week as we pick our favorite Nicolas Cage movies. Perhaps unsurprisingly, these choices tell you as much about your humble hosts as they do Cage’s years of great work. He truly is the Rorschach test of our time!

From The Bulwark Aggregator…

  • What to Know About COVID Breakthrough Infections – Chas Danner, Intelligencer

  • Republicans Recast Jan. 6 Riot Defendants as ‘Political Prisoners’ – Will Sommer, The Daily Beast

  • How the Whole Government Became the DMV – Annie Lowery, The Atlantic

  • Republicans bank on uneventful New York primary season for moon-shot race – Mary Frances McGowan, National Journal

  • We have questions about Jan. 6. The new House committee can answer them. – The Washington Post

  • McAuliffe calls on Youngkin to drop out of ‘election integrity’ rally – Julia Manchester, The Hill

  • Take Five: Peter Meijer – Jim Saksa, Roll Call

In Today’s Bulwark...

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We’ve Seen Enough of J.D. Vance

JIM SWIFT: You can't let charity cloud analysis.

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Thomas Barrack’s Indictment Is Even Worse Than It Looks

DENNIS AFTERGUT: It’s called “consciousness of guilt.”

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Should Lauren Boebert Visit Auschwitz?

BENJAMIN PARKER: For our leaders to casually drop Nazi and Holocaust references as insults for their opponents is both morally obtuse and dangerous.

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The Damnation of George P. Bush

JONATHAN V. LAST: It all ends in tears. These things usually do.

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🚨OVERTIME 🚨

All dogs go to heaven… Please say a prayer for a friend’s dog, who crossed the rainbow bridge in the last few days.

Did states that cut unemployment see a boost of new jobs? The Post reports: no.

Ted Cruz doesn’t want to be a Senator anymore… But you knew that.

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Ali Zaslav @alizaslav
Sen. Ted Cruz comes to votes in workout clothes, telling reporters they scheduled a vote “in the middle” of his basketball game
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9:29 PM ∙ Jul 27, 2021
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Gotta scrub your likes, brother. J.D. Vance gets burned.

This looks good.

A big day for the the Eastern District…

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US Attorney EDNY @EDNYnews
United States Sells Unique Wu-Tang Clan Album Forfeited by Convicted Hedge Fund Manager Martin Shkreli
justice.govUnited States Sells Unique Wu-Tang Clan Album Forfeited by Convicted Hedge Fund Manager Martin ShkreliEarlier today, the United States sold the sole copy of the Wu-Tang Clan album “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” (the “Album”) which had previously been ordered to be forfeited as a substitute asset in connection with the approximately $7.4 million forfeiture money judgment (Forfeiture Money Judgment) en…
5:42 PM ∙ Jul 27, 2021
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That, and:

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CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella
Quite a day for the US Attorney's Office for the EDNY. Sold the Wu-Tang Album and seized the Epic of Gilgamesh
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Matt Ford @fordm
Inbox: DOJ seizes the Epic of Gilgamesh from Hobby Lobby https://t.co/kUEDCBcnv4
6:54 PM ∙ Jul 27, 2021
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We’ll be back tomorrow.

That’s it for me for today. We’ll see you back here tomorrow. Tech support questions? Email support@substack.com. Questions for me? Drop me a line: swift@thebulwark.com

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