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Hunter Biden Is Going Through It Online Jun 05, 2026

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Hunter Biden is back online and he’s not just lurking. He’s posting, replying, and diving headfirst into viral Twitter debates with users big and small. JVL, Sam Stein, and Sonny Bunch give their takes on whether Hunter’s unexpected social media renaissance is just chaos…or something more strategic. Could this be a redemption arc? A political liability? Or even the beginning of a strange new media career?

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Trump Destroyed His Career. Why Is Cassidy Still Kissing His Butt? Jun 05, 2026

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Tim Miller takes on the Senate vote that kept Trump’s controversial $1.8 billion fund alive, exposing the Republican lawmakers who condemned it in public and then helped save it behind closed doors. Plus, the growing controversy surrounding Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, and Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump’s luxury island project in Albania as questions about corruption and self-enrichment continue to mount.

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Nick Fuentes Saw His Fans on CNN and Immediately Disowned Them (w/ Donie O'Sullivan) Jun 04, 2026

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CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan joins Sam Stein and Will Sommer to discuss his new reporting on the Groypers, the followers of white nationalist streamer Nick Fuentes. Donie spoke to two Groypers who defended Fuentes sexist and racist views. But shortly after they spoke, the two were admonished by Fuentes and faced calls by other supporters to be doxxed because of how they looked. Sam, Will and Donie break down what it actually means to be a Groyper and how online extremism, irony, and nihilism blur together.

Watch more of Donie’s work: https://www.cnn.com/videos/title-2600247

Read Will Sommer's 'False Flag' newsletter: https://www.thebulwark.com/s/false-flag

Democrats Add 4 New Pickup Opportunities for 2026 (w/ Suzan DelBene) Jun 04, 2026

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As House Democrats look to reclaim the majority in 2026, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene joins Joe Perticone to unveil four new Democratic target districts and explains why her party believes the political map is expanding. DelBene discusses emerging pickup opportunities in New Jersey, California, Nebraska, and Florida, including the growing controversy surrounding Tom Kean Jr., who has been absent from public view for months. Plus, Joe also asks Florida's newly redrawn congressional map and whether DelBene and the DCCC is supporting Debbie Wasserman Schultz in her controversial new district.

Read Joe Perticone's 'Press Pass' Newsletter: https://www.thebulwark.com/s/presspass

The Trio: We Can't Write Out What This GOP Candidate Funds. You Have to Listen. Jun 04, 2026

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Sam Stein, Tim Miller, and Will Sommer are back to give their takes on Ivanka and Jared Kushner’s luxury island project in Albania that's sparking mass protests, the candidate in Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial race who claims he performs exorcisms, and the federal insider trading investigation into George Santos. Plus, Will brings the latest update from the increasingly chaotic world of right-wing influencer Elijah Schaefer.

Read Will Sommer's 'False Flag' newsletter: https://www.thebulwark.com/s/false-flag

The Stories From ICE’s Delaney Hall Are Stomach-Turning Jun 03, 2026

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Tim Miller takes on the growing controversy surrounding Delaney Hall, the ICE detention facility facing allegations of abusive conditions, blocked inspections, and a detainee hunger strike. He also examines the confrontation outside the facility involving protesters and Senator Andy Kim.

Life inside the Delaney Hall ICE detention camp is a travesty
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/02/ice-detention-camp-delaney-hall

S.O.S: A Second Letter From Delaney Hall: https://www.lahuelga.com/sos

Ebola Returned at the Worst Possible Time | Command Post Live Jun 03, 2026

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Ben Parker and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (ret.) discuss Pete Hegseth’s controversial intervention in military promotions, rising tensions with Iran, and Ukraine’s latest strikes deep inside Russia. Then they’re joined by former Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker for a wide-ranging conversation on Ebola, pandemic preparedness, military medicine, and what America may be losing as public health infrastructure is dismantled.

Nothing Could Put a Dent in Pancreatic Cancer. Until Now. (w/ Zeke Emanuel) Jun 03, 2026

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Jonathan Cohn talks with oncologist and UPenn vice provost Zeke Emanuel about the breakthrough new pancreatic cancer treatment—what the science actually means, why it took so long, and what Trump's cuts to federal research funding put at risk.

Tim Miller's Idiot Governor Got Humiliated in Greenland Jun 03, 2026

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Tim Miller talks with Rufus Gifford—former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark—about Jeff Landry's uninvited, chaotic trip to Greenland as Trump's made-up "special envoy." Spoiler: it did not go well for Landry.

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BREAKING: CBS Fires Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes (w/ Max Tani) Jun 03, 2026

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Sam Stein and Semafor's Max Tani go live to react to CBS firing Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes. Pelley's firing comes after he tore into Bari Weiss and 60 Minutes' new executive producer Nick Bilton, accusing Weiss of "murdering" the venerated newsmagazine.

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