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The king of the birther conspiracy knows he needs to round up the white male vote, so he's serving up one of his old faves—straight-up anti-Muslim bigotry. And he's added a new one: Making Americans pay for another political ad, this time about what a tough guy he is. But Trump also has another corruption problem, courtesy of Trump Jr.'s ex-fiancée, Amb. Kimberly Guilfoyle, who seems to have a habit of calling in very expensive favors. Plus: Rubio is laying the groundwork for 2028, Hegseth is lobbying to keep his job after the midterms, the Democratic establishment is coming together for El-Sayed, Bibi has been very bad for Israel, and Trump has created a long-term security crisis for the West as a result of his Iran war.
Susan Glasser joins Tim Miller.
show notes:

Susan on Hegseth declaring victory in the wrong war

The NYT on Iran forcing Trump and Hegseth to retreat

Sam's interview with the guy who snitched on Guilfoyle

Susan's 'Political Scene' podcast

Trump falling asleep during the Susan Dell photo-op

Will Sommer on the Andrew Tate eel-sex problem

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Closing song: MJ Lenderman's "She's Leaving You"

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Florida's Democratic nominee for the Senate says average Americans right now are living in the dreams of oligarchs and the super-rich, and it's time for regular people to live their own dreams. The progressive maverick promises to fight to help all Floridians—regardless of party—to be healthy, prosperous, and safe. And while Republicans like to point out Nixon's DSA affiliation, the Trump administration itself is acting socialist, while also sending immigrants back to countries like Cuba and Venezuela. Plus: Nixon weighs in on Vance's racist dog whistle, and Tim praises Troy Jackson's debate performance against Susan Collins—who seemed out of touch and was forced to play defense over Trump, the war, and the stupid tariffs.
Angie Nixon joins Tim Miller.
show notes:

Angie’s campaign site

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Closing Song: The War on Drugs - “Suffering”

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Destroying trust in the government is one of Trump's key sources of power, but Michael reports from the front lines of the deep state that there still are good employees serving the public interest. In his new book, Michael celebrates some of the heroes who either managed to survive DOGE—or were stupidly pushed out despite the vital roles they filled. And the absolute failures of DOGE raise serious questions about how Elon could be trusted to run any enterprise. Plus: Trump sure sounded like he was inviting Iran to bomb two big blue cities, and Republicans are rushing money to South Carolina and a very GOP district in Kentucky. Seems like Tim and Bill were onto something with their long-shot midterms picks on Monday.
Michael Lewis joins Tim Miller.
show notes:

Michael's new book, "Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State"

Tim's 'Take' on how Trump's corporate enablers should be worried about 2027

Michael's post-Katrina piece, "Wading Toward Home"

"The Fifth Risk," Michael's book on Trump 1.0

Michael on Sam Bankman-Fried, "Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon"

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Closing Song: MJ Lenderman - She’s Leaving You

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Like all good demagogues, Trump's appeal works when he's got someone to blame. But it's on his watch that we've got a war-related global food crisis brewing and mass layoffs in Ohio—where Trump just happened to hold a rally over the weekend. So, POTUS is focused on getting his family more money through a new bribery scheme while Republicans struggle to demonize Dems and throw away resources on Paxton. Plus: Bill and Tim share their new long shot picks (in South Carolina, Florida, and Kentucky), Thom Tillis is a coward and a weakling, online trolls claiming The Bulwark is trying to get Dems more hawkish on the war really ought to catch one of our podcasts, and Russia's got a worrisome plague outbreak.
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
show notes:

Andrew in “Morning Shots” on the Pierre Damas Bel funeral vs. Trump’s rally

Andrew joins Bill for “Bulwark on Sunday”

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Washington Sun on Trump meme coin/bribery scheme

The WSJ on the brewing global food crisis

Tim’s new candidate list

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What is going on with Trump's legs? He appears to be wearing a brace and a recent video shows him standing in a most unnatural way—as though he is mid-exorcism. But his apparent health issues don't seem to be stopping the administration from re-escalating against Iran with an additional 10,000 troops on their way to the region. Meanwhile, Trump's son-in-law, Jared (AKA the point person on the Gaza peace deal) turns out to be a war profiteer heavily invested in Israeli bomb-making companies. Plus: Some of the recent polls have been too rosy for the Dems, Islamophobia may be at play in the Michigan Senate race, Tim makes the case for regime change in Eritrea, and the cabal of guys at the All-In podcast—who bought their access to Trump—are some of the loudest voices pushing for his all gas, no breaks approach to AI. 
Tommy Vietor joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
show notes:

Tommy’s “Pod Save the World”

Recent video of Trump standing

Closing Song: Orville Peck - “It’s the End of the World”

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