The Bulwark Podcast

Thousands of soldiers and Marines have arrived in the Middle East to potentially engage in combat on Iranian soil. Trump has done nothing to make the case for an invasion of Iran, even though he’s got plenty of time to wax rhapsodic about the patios and Corinthian columns on his ballroom project. The Republican congress may have abdicated its Constitutional obligations, but that doesn’t mean Democrats can’t raise hell: Cut your vacation short, demand a vote on the deployment of troops, and go on Fox and denounce Republicans for allowing one man to call the shots on this war—and also make a mess of our economy. Plus, the united opposition in the "No Kings" protests, the wisdom of Lincoln, and life lessons for poor Duke fans. Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
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Monday's "Morning Shots"

Lincoln's letter about the Mexican-American war

"Bulwark Takes" pod for breaking and developing news

Tim's interview with Al Gore

ProPublica on the nursing home owner with a Trump pardpon

The Atlantic on how the AI boom wasn't built for this kind of crisis

Tim's closing song today

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In addition to the global energy shock brought on by Trump's war, mortgage rates are surging, and labor costs and prices are rising. And Republicans don't seem to have a plan except to spend more, blame trans kids, and feed Trump's megalomania by allowing him to put his ugly signature on our currency. Plus, JD thinks Americans are stupid, the gap between Bibi's and Trump's objectives vis-à-vis Iran continues to widen, and where is Marco Rubio?
Michael Steele joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
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"The Weeknight" on MS Now 

JVL's and Catherine's live show Friday on the state of the economy

Find your local "No Kings" protest 

Tim's playlist

For nearly 50 years, since the Ayatollah seized power in Iran and took Americans hostage, the U.S. has known that the regime could single-handedly shut down the Strait of Hormuz. Trump was reportedly warned of this threat, but the failed casino owner blew it off. And now Iran unilaterally controls 20% of the world’s oil supply and an even higher percentage of the fertilizer inventory. But the former vice president tells Tim that Trump’s judgment has been even worse on climate change. On the 20th anniversary of “An Inconvenient Truth,” Gore discusses how the rest of the global economy has ‘miraculously’ responded to the climate threat. He also gives high marks to Mamdani, explains Trump’s use of fear, shares details about his relationship with Clinton—and how his actions after the 2000 election inspired Mike Pence on Jan. 6.
Former Vice President Al Gore joins Tim Miller.
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Gore’s climate change training in Nashville in May

More on Gore’s “Climate Reality Project”

Tim’s ‘Bulwark Take’ with Ezra Levin on Saturday’s “No Kings” protests

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Trump's shamelessness has been his political superpower, but the regime in Tehran is seeing a desperate and panicked man doing the opposite of what he's said about Iran for the past decade. But his supporters are not likely to see the dangerous moment we are in unless or until they feel real economic pain personally. Plus, Markwayne Mullin is another shorty tough guy, the Dems don't understand our reality show politics, and how an alternate universe might look if Kamala were president and we weren't in a war.
Phil Gordon and Angie "Pumps" Sullivan join Tim Miller.
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The "I've Had It" podcast

"IHIP News" podcast

Phil's book, "Losing the Long Game: The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East"

Markwayne's booster box

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A war of choice may evolve into a war of necessity because the brains at the White House apparently did not anticipate that Iran—in response to the bombing campaign—would shut down the Strait of Hormuz, which the global economy depends on being open. It's also not a good look for the U.S. to be got by a power like Iran because China is watching. Plus, how the war is impacting the supply chain, the markets may be underpricing oil because traders keep banking on Trump to do his usual TACO, and Israel acting like an illiberal Middle Eastern regime is creating a disconnect with American Jews.
The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg and Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal join Tim Miller.
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Where to catch Tim's Tuesday livestream at 8:30pm ET 

Jeffrey on Signalgate and Hegseth one year later 

The Atlantic's McKay Coppins on America's sports betting boom

Joe's "Odd Lots" podcast

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