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The Bulwark
· collected 2026-10-07 · by Jonathan V. Last
commentary
This article is an opinion piece where Will Sommer joins Sarah and JVL for a discussion on The Bulwark podcast. They cover various topics including MAGA's growing racial issues, personal news about Kash Patel’s engagement, and unusual political campaign ads. The episode also critiques the Heritage Foundation for alleged misconduct, tying these discussions back to how racism is affecting the MAGA coalition.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Jonathan V. Last hosts a show on The Bulwark where he discusses the alleged racism within MAGA, claiming it is fracturing its support base. He mentions an engagement celebration for Kash Patel and critiques Megyn Kelly's comments about a Jane Doe case at Cornell University. Last also touches on John Roberts facing public disgrace and unusual campaign ads involving Angela Paxton voting for her ex-husband. The episode concludes with a discussion of a New Yorker article by Emma Green, which details the Heritage Foundation’s alleged involvement in unethical behavior.
Written for “Maga Racism Controversy” on 2026-10-07,
grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
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Leaning: leans left for article 61627 (high confidence, 2 verified quotes) · logged 2026-10-07
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MAGA’s Racism is Blowing Up Its Own Coalition
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Racism → blow → Coalition
Will Sommer joins Sarah and JVL for a wild, wild show.
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Sommer → join → show
Memberships are 30% off for our October sale, a discount so large that JVL and Sarah would like it known they personally object to it.
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they → like → it
Please take advantage of this terrible business decision while you can.
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you → take → decision
The gang congratulates Kash Patel on his engagement, discuss JVL's Triad on the White House reporter-turned-press staffer from Real America's Voice.
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gang → congratulate → Voice
Then: Megyn Kelly's ghoulish rant against Cornell's Jane Doe, and whether we're happy to see John Roberts experiencing public shame.
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Roberts → see → shame
They wrap up by discussing a long New Yorker article about the Heritage Foundation's groypery turn.
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They → wrap → turn
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