Scapegoating, the Republican party, and white Christians

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Scapegoating, the Republican party, and white Christians

Aug 26, 2026

My dad and I sat down for a conversation instigated by the story of Julia Curlee, a former CIA analyst who was unceremoniously fired by the Trump Administration for being transgender. She’s an amazing person, one of our finest.

We used clips from the two Bulwark podcasts listed below. You can also read this article that Julia Curlee wrote for the Atlantic.

The Bulwark

Julia Curlee and Errin Haines: Cowards Are Running This Country

When Trump came back into power, his administration leaned heavily on former CIA analyst Julia Curlee to help safeguard our national security. The first CIA officer to transition openly, Curlee had worked at the highest levels in the White House for years. But once her gender identity became public through a witch hunt, she was hounded out. Curlee talks with Tim about the chaos of Trump’s slash-and-burn firings, the administration’s demonizing of trans people, and how Mike Pence treated her with dignity and respect when she was his personal briefer. Plus: The 19th’s Errin Haines joins to discuss the Florida primaries, the Dems’ prospects in the South, the real backlash against the…

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7 days ago · 850 likes · 240 comments · Tim Miller

This one is for Subsribers only, I believe.

The Bulwark

Is Jon Ossoff the One We’ve Been Waiting For?

Sarah and JVL did a BIG show today. Sample awesome…

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5 days ago · 2079 likes · 937 comments · Jonathan V. Last and Sarah Longwell

Scapegoating, the Republican party, and white Christians

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