Keep Paying Attention to Marjorie Taylor Greene
Some Republicans want you to look away—because they know she makes them look bad.
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Keep Paying Attention to Marjorie Taylor Greene
AMANDA CARPENTER: Some Republicans want you to look away—because they know she makes them look bad.
We’re doing a livestream tomorrow. You can only join us if you’re a member. So, if you’re not:
🎧 On the Pods… 🎧
Bill Kristol on the GOP's Choice: Cheney or Taylor-Greene
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the House GOP’s Cheney / Taylor-Greene choice, impeachment, and COVID-19 relief.
For Bulwark+ Members… 🔐
MORNING SHOTS: Liz Cheney And the Fate of the GOP 🔐
CHARLIE SYKES on why: Liz Cheney is a reminder why, despite all the bluster among politicos about “fighting” and “bravery,” actual courage is vanishingly rare.
THE TRIAD: The Golden Age of Founders Is Ending 🔐
JONATHAN V. LAST: The tech companies which have defined a generation are turning over their leadership.
THE NEXT LEVEL: Where in the World Is JVL? 🔐
SARAH LONGWELL AND TIM MILLER: Sarah and Tim talk about gay firsts, impeachment, Liz Cheney, the future of the GOP, and RuPaul’s Drag Race. By themselves.
From The Bulwark Aggregator…
Trump Lost Twitter and the Presidency. Guess Which One Hurts More? – Molly Jong-Fast, The Daily Beast
The Second COVID-19 Shot Is a Rude Reawakening for Immune Cells – Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic
Trump’s Lawyers Say He Can’t Be Impeached for Trying to Subvert the Election Because He Was Just Expressing an Opinion – Jacob Sullum, Reason
Biden moves quickly to make his mark on federal courts after Trump’s record judicial nominations – Ann E. Marimow and Matt Viser, The Washington Post
The Down Side to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks, Breaks – Stefanos Chen, The New York Times
Choosing their scars: Lawmakers still a long way from deciding what to preserve from insurrection – Chris Cioffi, Roll Call
In Today’s Bulwark….
Reclaiming Freedom from the Right Wing
LAWRENCE M. EPPARD, ERIK NELSON, AND EDUARDO BONILLA-SILVA: Allowing freedom to become synonymous with the cultural right will make it harder to address a range of public challenges, and will degrade the concept of freedom itself.
Trump’s Lawyers Show Their Cards
KIMBERLY WEHLE: Their arguments in the impeachment trial wouldn’t hold up in a real court, but may give Republican senators cover.
Vaccinating NBA Players Can Save the Season—and American Lives
DANIEL MCGRAW” Given vaccine hesitancy amongst the young and African-Americans, the NBA can solve both their own COVID-19 problem and America’s.
🚨OVERTIME 🚨
It only gets better with Newsmax. You can’t make this up.
Nancy Pelosi goes on offense. A big shot at Kevin McCarthy.
Screw your neighbors. That’s the tact of Capitol Hill resident and TPUSA apparatchik Benny Johnson. Owning AOC means not being sorry people who live or work near blocks from you should be scared about literal bombs by where they work.
Benny @bennyjohnson
AOC Wasn't Even in the Capitol Building During Her 'Near Death' Experience. What actually happened? A Capitol Police officer knocked on her door in the Cannon Building to direct her to another building. #AlexandriaOcasioSmollett https://t.co/WcJaeE8qIuGreat going!
I’m sorry, Scotland. America needs to send an apology for having to deal with Eric Trump.
Please clap. Five years ago today…
The end of the Zombie Senate… McConnell and Schumer come to an agreement.
Grab your kleenex. Watching the memorial ceremony for Officer Brian Sicknick absolutely wrecked my day. As it should. He was a patriot.
LIVESTREAM TOMORROW! Save the date! We’ll see you tomorrow night for a livestream with our good friend and Bulwark contributor Adam J. White.
I’ll send details tomorrow.
See you then!
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