Bully . . . Bedlam August 12, 2025 “A bully pulpit” is supposed to mean “a jolly good pulpit” from which to capture people’s attention — not a pulpit from which to bully them. Or universities. Or law firms. Or TV networks. Or corporations. Or legislators. Or other countries. What are we to make of a president who declares an emergency to send troops to confront non-existent “bedlam” in the nation’s capital . . . but watches on TV — for hours — as the Capitol itself is being attacked without lifting a finger to stop it? A president who calls Nancy Pelosi “a disgusting degenerate” but never has a bad word to say about murderous dictators like Putin and Kim? Our friends who think “it can’t happen here” need to understand that it IS happening here. See, for example: I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here. If you have friends who are fixated, instead, on the problem of “men playing in women sports” (which no one advocates) or (rightly) annoyed by over-wokeness, ask them to watch the clips I shared yesterday, which are arguably more important: 1. This 60-second video of protestors brutally beaten in Trump’s America. 2. This Rachel Maddow segment — no matter how much they may dislike her – because it is profoundly important. On the subject of over-wokeness, it’s important to acknowledge, as I think most on our side do, that it went too far. (E.g., Enough With The Pronouns.) Yes, they ban books, which is terrible. But we ban “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” (No: really.) Behold the absurdity of the over-woke (two minutes). My friend David sent me that clip with the caption: “ONE reason we lost in 2o24.” But then he followed it with a cheerful: “And THIS is why America will endure.” (Two minutes.) But will it? As a democracy? Does the bully in the White House care? Or the bullies in the Proud Boys or the bullies who beat those protestors? Join Indivisible. Support the opposition. Spread DIS-disinformation. BONUS John Oliver on RFK, Jr. It would be funnier if you or a loved one were not at risk of dying — literally — as a result of his incompetence.