National opinion columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer; author of After the Ivory Tower Falls; free weekly newsletter at inquirer.com/bunchhttps://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3mqm43umflk2xSome good questions but there's still time for more [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:metos4p2yzc3tcdu6h7kszfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqm43umflk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3mqm3sw5uic2xOn The Beach (2026)14 Jul 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:metos4p2yzc3tcdu6h7kszfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqm3sw5uic2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3mqlzzf4b522x237 years later, it's a beautiful day to storm something14 Jul 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:metos4p2yzc3tcdu6h7kszfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqlzzf4b522xhttps://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3mqlwohbl4s2xFor God's sake, it's Tuesday already? I guess it's time for your questions for the Will Bunch Newsletter that drops later today There's a lot of things to ask about. Just don't ask about Maine -- those topics are covered Fire away14 Jul 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:metos4p2yzc3tcdu6h7kszfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqlwohbl4s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3mqlwfdd26s2xI was really hoping the S.C. governor would fill the Senate vacancy with this guy14 Jul 2026 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:metos4p2yzc3tcdu6h7kszfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqlwfdd26s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3mqkwyemlh22xEvery word of this story is a gut punch. This should win a Pulitzer, whether or not the photo does [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:metos4p2yzc3tcdu6h7kszfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkwyemlh22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3mqkpwhqbjc2lLooks like I may have an all-Maine newsletter tomorrow As Maine goes, so goes the nation-al opinion columnist13 Jul 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:metos4p2yzc3tcdu6h7kszfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkpwhqbjc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3mqkn5l37tc2l"You can't be 20 on Pickaxe Mountain..." [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jul 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:metos4p2yzc3tcdu6h7kszfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkn5l37tc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3mqkkoeok5k2l"I tried to stop," said the immigrant shot in the head and bleeding to death This is the new "I can't breathe" https://www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/biddeford-witness-saw-gunshot-victim-bleeding-from-head-2/13 Jul 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:metos4p2yzc3tcdu6h7kszfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkkoeok5k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3mqkkabth5s2lDumb and dangerous. If he's not declaring a "national emergency," he's laying the groundwork [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jul 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:metos4p2yzc3tcdu6h7kszfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkkabth5s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3mqkcp5pkks2lMonstrous. Again13 Jul 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:metos4p2yzc3tcdu6h7kszfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkcp5pkks2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3mqk5wdm5ss2lWhatever actually happened in Maine, this much is clear Immigrants aggressively chased by goons in unmarked vehicles know instinctively that if they stop a) their family will be broken forever and b) they're headed to a gulag where folks die from neglect So they panic And ICE murders them13 Jul 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:metos4p2yzc3tcdu6h7kszfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk5wdm5ss2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3mqk24tjs4k2lGuardians of the Strait of Hormuz13 Jul 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:metos4p2yzc3tcdu6h7kszfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk24tjs4k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3mqjygrgnys2lGreat soccer is coming to Chester! (lol not the Union obviously)13 Jul 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:metos4p2yzc3tcdu6h7kszfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjygrgnys2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3mqjxzlvwe22lThe GOP's Home Run Derby Going. Going. Gone13 Jul 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:metos4p2yzc3tcdu6h7kszfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjxzlvwe22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3mqjltgycus2lParanoia, the destroyer Like mad kings from Caligula to Putin, Trump's growing fear he'll be assassinated endangers everyone - behind new tensions with Iran, civil-rights abuses like the NYT investigation, and a DC bunker mentality A downward spiral: My new column https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/trump-assassination-fears-first-amendment-20260712.html13 Jul 2026 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:metos4p2yzc3tcdu6h7kszfz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjltgycus2l