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2026-03-11 News & Politics
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Description

Sam Stein, Will Sommer, and Andrew Egger give their takes on the new right-wing conspiracy that claims John Thune is secretly controlled by Punchbowl News and that’s why he won’t eliminate the filibuster to pass the SAVE Act. The theory comes from a software engineer known online as “Data Republican,” who gained prominence during the DOGE era by posting false claims about uncover government waste. Her latest claim hinges on a series of confusing flowcharts that immediately collapses under even minimal scrutiny, but it’s still gaining traction in conservative circles, including Sen. Mike Lee. Get free shipping and 365 day returns with Quince at https://Quince.com/BULWARKTAKES. Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@SigmaWhy 2026-03-11

DataRepublican is in part responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths and the world should never let her forget that

167 1 replies
@jasonGamesMaster 2026-03-11

Data Republican is an oxymoron

100 4 replies
@maureenerickson-robertshaw3985 2026-03-11

The lack of media literacy on the Right is concerning.

93 3 replies
@shelbychesnut99 2026-03-11

This reminds me of the "data" created by My Pillow Guy.

91 3 replies
@catc8927 2026-03-11

DataRepublican, DOGE, etc are the Dunning-Kruger effect in action. Just smart enough to do damage, not smart enough to understand the damage caused.

77 4 replies
@ace448 2026-03-11

As someone who works with data in healthcare. Running things off of my “excel sheet tells me” makes me shiver.

76 10 replies
@mariaangelova8275 2026-03-12

Man, I appreciate Will Sommer so much for keeping tabs on this crazy stuff lol

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@brrb476 2026-03-11

The real story here is not the details of the ad, or how unhinged this theory is. It’s that John Thune is being attacked by his own side, I believe in a pressure campaign to nuke the filibuster.

61 2 replies
@buckdowns2924 2026-03-11

kind of like the Roseanne Rosannadanna of our political moment

37 2 replies
@nzlemming 2026-03-12

Musk went after USAID because they were investigating some of his contracts. Nothing to do with Data Republican.

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