Peaceful protesters in Chicago and Portland have been so clever and effective at ridiculing the masked Stasi agents in their cities that the political momentum for putting troops on the street feels like it’s petering out. And while Republicans keep smearing this weekend’s No Kings day as about hating America, the real ‘Hate America’ side is the one calling patriots ‘terrorists’ because they intend to exercise their First Amendment rights. Meanwhile, the Comey and Tish James indictments are all about Trump’s mental illness and narcissism. Plus, the joy and the sadness around the release of the hostages, the Dems look to be winning the shutdown fight despite their messaging, and it may take a generation before the Justice Department is restored to its rightful role of ensuring the rule of law.
 Former Trump attorney Ty Cobb and Bill Kristol join Tim Miller.
show notes
Lauren on Dems and protesters mocking Trump
Monday's "Morning Shots"
When Bill was hit with a pie
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Jacob Soboroff and Sarah McBride: Democracy at the Ground Level
The administration may be trying to lay the groundwork for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act by invading Chicago, but the real human stories are breaking through: ordinary Chicagoans are outraged that good, decent immigrants are being snatched off the street and their families’ lives ruined. And while Kristi Noem keeps promoting the bad guys that are being rounded up, ICE is also treating American citizens abhorrently. Plus, from our live show in D.C., Rep. Sarah McBride talks with Sarah Longwell about the need for a big tent coalition without purity tests, and how the Dem demands for a renewal of the ACA subsidies is also a challenge to Trump’s authoritarian power grab.
Jacob Soboroff joins Tim Miller and Rep. Sarah McBride was live with Sarah Longwell.
show notes
Stephen Miller discussing plenary authority on CNN
Tim's 'Bulwark Take' with George Retes
Jacob's book, "Separated: Inside an American Tragedy"
Stephen Markely's book, "The Deluge," referenced by Tim
"City of Quartz," by Mike Davis, referenced by Jacob
Tix for MSNBC live show Saturday in NYC
Tim's playlist
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Sam Stein: A Bunch of Violent Keystone Cops
ICE and other armed federal agents are doing their best to incite violence in blue cities so they can help Trump realize his unfulfilled dream from 2020 to impose a military crackdown. At the same time, Trump can only point to what happened in Portland five years ago during Black Lives Matter protests to try to bolster his case. Meanwhile, Comey has a pretty good shot to get his case dismissed—thanks in part to a Truth Social post that was supposed to be a DM to Bondi directing her to go after his enemies. Plus, doubts around the longterm sustainability of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, the butch-up cosplay behind the blowing up of boats off of Venezuela, and the real power of conservative media influencers like Candace and Tucker. Sam Stein joins Tim Miller.
Sam Stein joins Tim Miller.
show notes
Adrian on ICE's propaganda videos
Amit Segal's newsletter Tim referenced, "It's Noon in Israel"
Katie Porter's interview with local CBS reporter; starts around 13:45
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Casey Newton: Lawlessness and Danger in Tech's Brave New World
Trump's TikTok deal looks like classic crony capitalism as well as open theft. But China has bigger fish to fry with trade than its TikTok algorithm—which led Congress last year to ban the app in the U.S. Meanwhile, Silicon Valley thinks they're building a machine god with AI, but we really may be heading into catastrophe. Plus, the armed invasion of Chicago, Sam Altman seems disconnected from reality, and Tim Cook's pathetic bending over for backwards for Trump.
Casey Newton joins Tim Miller.
show notes
Casey's Platformer newsletter
Casey's "Hard Fork" podcast
JVL's emergency 'Triad' on Chicago
Tim's 'Bulwark Take' on DHS using Zach Bryan's music in a propaganda video
Tucker's interview with Sam Altman
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Jake Tapper: Trump Is Making the Country Less Safe
A new kind of McCarthyism has settled in at the Justice Department, where career prosecutors—including those handling tough national security cases—are getting canned for voicing any opposition to politically-motivated demands from top DOJ officials. And those who survive the ongoing purge are literally working in fear that they are being surveilled by the FBI. Meanwhile, MTG may play a role in resolving the shutdown. Plus, Tapper’s timely new book, his maybe/maybe not text interview with Trump, and the heat he’s still taking over his earlier Biden book.
Jake Tapper joins Tim Miller.
show notes
Jake's new book out Tuesday, "Race Against Terror"
Jake and Alex Thompson's book on Biden, "Original Sin"
Bulwark Live in DC (10/8) with special guest Rep. Sarah McBride
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