Writer at The Bulwark / Author of THE TEN YEAR WAR & SICK / Fan of Red Sox, Dolphins, Wolverines, Billy Joel / Proud husband & dad
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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**Some Personal News**
THE TEN YEAR WAR, my new book, is available for pre-order.
It’s an effort to tell the story of Obamacare and, more broadly, the story of American politics over the last decade. (1)
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NEW: Flu is surging unusually early in some parts of the western US. Seattle Childrens’ health system has been seeing case levels they typically see in early December. Experts saying consider getting shot now instead of waiting. My story.
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This is probably the best and most interesting thing I’ve heard him say in an interview setting, rooted in civil rights tradition. So naturally a bunch of performative losers on here are mad about it.
Jon Ossoff chats with longtime morning radio host Frank Ski:
I spoke to a group of young people yesterday and some of them told me they were feeling despair.
And I was very blunt with them that despair is an indulgence. Despair is a luxury that we can't afford.
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Live, at 10:00 am Sunday:
Andrew Egger joins me to report from Ohio. Andrew attended the tragic funeral of 20-year-old Haitian immigrant Pierre Damas Bel in Springfield, and then Donald Trump’s unhinged rally in nearby Vandalia. Quite a day.
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In new NYT/Siena poll of AK, IA, KS, OH, & TX, all won by Trump by >10 in 2024, Trump approve-disapprove:
AK: 41%-56% (June was 47%-49%)
IA: 40%-58% (June 44%-54%)
KS: 40%-55% (no June poll)
OH: 38%-59% (June 44%-54%)
TX: 40%-58% (June 44%-52%)
Wow.
nytimes.com/interactive/2026…
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"In a 'competitive' race in 2020, Marshall won by a cool 11 points. Things have changed, though, with the Democratic nominee, Adam Hamilton, leading Marshall 45 to 43 in a recent Emerson poll." Trump's immigration policy isn't helping Marshall.
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RFK Jr famously said that healthy people should not die of measles. That’s mostly true.
The thing is it’s also bad when sick people die.
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It’s a source of some amazement that Kansas has joined the growing list of 2026 Senate contests in which Republicans are vulnerable.
Re-upping my report from Kansas on how Democrat Adam Hamilton, a Methodist pastor, is flipping many scripts simultaneously.
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NEW at @BulwarkOnline
RFK Jr. is a huge fan of AI in health care, so we decided to try it out
We fed Claude and a few other assistants some of Kennedy's statements about vaccines
Wanna guess how it went?
Link below...
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NEW at @BulwarkOnline
RFK Jr. wants more AI in health care? Sure thing
Here's what it says about his views on vaccines thebulwark.com/p/rfk-jr-want…
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Nearly 1,000 Pennsylvania measles cases this year. Almost 1 in 5 hospitalized. Five associated deaths. Over 95% of cases in the unvaccinated or undervaccinated.
Hard to take anyone seriously who shrugs at that, then complains the rest of us “didn’t care about kids” in 2020. 🤷🏽♂️
Pennsylvania nears 1,000 measles cases, state health department reports
thehill.com/policy/healthcar…
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Debate Week in Michigan:
Four forums in three nights.
How to watch 'em (only one is open to voters):
detroitnews.com/story/news/p…
via @nannburke & me
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This is blatantly unconstitutional and an Antideficiency Act violation.
Congress set the ADA penalty in 1906: 2 years in jail and/or $5,000. It would’ve taken the typical person 31,250 hours of work to pay the fine then, meaning it’s the equivalent of a $1.2 million fine today.
Trump: "I am pleased to announce that my Administration will, immediately, begin sending 'Checks' of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicare Part B premiums, which we have already reduced by significant amounts. This money will come from the Medicare Improvement Fund, a pointless 'Slush Fund' that has only been used by Dumocrats in Congress to pay for the Waste, Fraud, and Abuse for their Special Interest friends, and drive up Healthcare costs. We are finally using this Fund, along with my Most Favored Nations Deals, to substantially LOWER costs for our Seniors. I pledged to protect and preserve Medicare and Social Security, which were on the verge of RUIN by Joe Biden, who foolishly and maliciously let tens of millions of Illegal Aliens into our Country, and we are doing just that for America’s Seniors. This is separate from the equally substantial Refund 'Checks' we are sending to One Million Americans who were overcharged for their Unaffordable Care Act plans by Joe Biden.
Because I delivered on this very important issue for the American People, they can also rest assured the highly popular $5,000 Trump Dividend will be distributed to every U.S. Citizen if, and when, the Republicans win the Midterm Elections! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP"
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NEW: @AbdulElSayed, @ElissaSlotkin join forces to target @MikeRogersForMI in #MISEN race
What they said at their first joint campaign event together in Warren:
detroitnews.com/story/news/p…
via @sarahmatwood & @detroitnews
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The breadth of the public backlash against President Trump’s tumultuous second term is rapidly widening the campaign battlefield for 2026. My take. cnn.com/2026/10/04/politics/…
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The 5th Measles Death Was a 20-Year-Old Newly Wed With Leukemia who could not get the vaccine becuase of cancer treatment. open.substack.com/pub/stopan… via @AboutPediatrics
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In Springfield, OH, nearly 1,400 workers were laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally. Layoffs were large enough to basically erase an entire year of job growth in the greater Dayton, Ohio, area. apnews.com/article/trump-ohi…
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“Today’s increase in US cases marks the eighth straight week of triple-digit increases in cases.” cidrap.umn.edu/measles/measl…
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The #Ebola outbreak in DRC isn't getting much attention these days. It should be. statnews.com/2026/10/02/ebol…
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On this, David is right. we are not just anti-Trump. We have
@CitizenCohn one of the best health care reporters in the country
@willsommer the chief chronicler of the online right
@Carrasquillo who writes the most important immigration-focused newsletter in the country
@crampell who is widely regarded as the sharpest economics reporter/columnist in the game
@Lauren_V_Egan who is authoring a must-read newsletter on the Democratic party
@JoePerticone who is absolutely plugged in on the Hill, FARA and so much more
@SonnyBunch who is such an incredible movie critic and reviewer that it's kind of unfair
@EggerDC who's morning newsletter covers the entire waterfront and whose writing is exceptional
@michaeldweiss and @Mpolymer who are giving us top notch national security insights from the perspectives of those who report on it and lived in it
@MarkHertling who's expertise on the military is really unmatched.
It's a great publication with so many different topics covered on so many different mediums. Our work matters. Just this past week we reported on and raised more than $500k for Haitians losing TPS status in Springfield.
If this is the type of outlet you think you'd benefit from, I'd encourage you to subscribe. You may even get a column from David about the need to focus on corruption in government.
I felt like this had to be said, didn't know if anyone would be interested, but it clearly resonated. I am encouraged lots of folks rightly sense that things are not what they seem & that @BulwarkOnline is an ideological project, not just anti-Trump. x.lingyaoai.com/i/trending/21057975141…
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