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Nikki Haley says 1) no woman should be jailed for getting an abortion, 2) we should respect each woman’s personal experience, and 3) we should let the people closest to the issue decide. She's right. And that's why she — and everyone — should support freedom of choice. lnk.thebulwark.com/3LxyK9w

The Pro-Life Case for Choice
The Pro-Life Case for Choice

Nikki Haley says abortion is a deeply personal issue. She’s right.

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Ramaswamy has issued an alarming new threat. As VP, "he would have required Congress to impose new federal rules," including a "ban on early in-person voting." "Only if Congress yielded to these demands would he have certified the election results on January 6." https://lnk.thebulwark.com/3szigr2

Vivek Ramaswamy Is a Threat to Democracy
Vivek Ramaswamy Is a Threat to Democracy

As vice president, he says, he would certify election results—but only if Congress passes new restrictions on voting.

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Republicans are demanding: 1) a ban on transgender people in the military, and 2) reinstatement of personnel who refused orders to get vaccinated against COVID. They pretend that the “woke mind virus” is a threat to military readiness, but an actual virus isn’t. https://lnk.thebulwark.com/3QRqCo6

Culture Warriors: GOP Hypocrisy and Lies About the Armed Forces
Culture Warriors: GOP Hypocrisy and Lies About the Armed Forces

Republicans insist that service members who defied COVID vax orders should be reinstated—yet those arguments are flipped when it comes to demanding that transgender personnel be discharged.

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This was the most delightful and interesting interview I've had in a long time. We talked about the perils of online polarization, the importance of self-correction, and the corruption that comes from hating your opponents. Enjoy! https://pod.link/1536169792/episode/cbf4d04152f68ce79ebc75b7f8d4e7bb

Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other
Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other

Politics and Religion. We’re not supposed to talk about that, right? Wrong! We only say that nowadays because the loudest, most extreme voices have taken over the whole conversation. Well, we‘re t...

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"Republicans stumbled into authoritarianism ... almost through a kind of sleepwalking." It was ad hoc: "Every time Trump abused his power, Graham simply broadened his interpretation of presidential authority to cover that offense." Catch Episode 5, out today. https://lnk.thebulwark.com/3Ok5Kme

Ep. 5: The Corruption of Lindsey Graham
Ep. 5: The Corruption of Lindsey Graham

By the time of the Ukraine scandal and impeachment, Lindsey Graham and other Republicans had grown tired of defending Trump’s corrupt behavior. But they didn’t blame Trump—they blamed the inves...

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"In 2015, Graham had called out Trump as a race-baiting bigot. Now, just four years later—with a revised vocabulary and a clear conscience—Graham was rationalizing race-baiting." In Episode 4, Graham excuses Trump's ethnic attacks on Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and AOC. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Y3VYcG

Ep. 4: The Corruption of Lindsey Graham
Ep. 4: The Corruption of Lindsey Graham

After the 2018 midterms, Lindsey Graham moved to a new stage of collaboration with Trump. Graham was no longer just protecting him from accountability—he began helping Trump to usurp power. The Bulw...

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While Lindsey Graham spent most of the '16 campaign excoriating Trump as a toxic demagogue, he began transforming into his chief apologist after the election—in an effort to influence Trump on natsec and foreign policy. Listen to @saletan.bsky.social read Episode 2!

Ep. 2 The Corruption of Lindsey Graham
Ep. 2 The Corruption of Lindsey Graham

While Lindsey Graham spent most of the 2016 campaign excoriating Trump as a toxic demagogue, he began transforming into his chief apologist after the election—in an effort to influence Trump on nati...

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