“President Trump regards people who take their constitutional oath seriously as, by definition, his political enemies,” writes @RadioFreeTom. “His attack on public service is not about reform; it’s a first strike against a key obstacle to authoritarianism” https://t.co/3mTbAravrg
@BulwarkOnline@jon_rauch@monacharen There’s this guy with a bad spray tan that did some voodoo or something on the churches, and now more than ever this is the message.
I had a long conversation with a Trump voter in Pennsylvania just before the election, and she was absolutely certain the Trump would not do something as stupid as tariffs.
When I pointed out that he did it in his first term, she said: “He did?”
Today JD Vance again admitted that the Haitians eating dogs and cats story was a lie but he defended making it up because….it makes media pay attention. I wrote about this in @gzeromedia and how the use of disinformation is now an open campaign weapon https://t.co/NuIsUAGbgh
JUST IN: Bloomberg reports, based on an analysis by Wolfe Research, that at the US consumer end of the supply chain, 'the average price of a new car may climb by about $3,000' due to new tariffs.
@RachelBitecofer They will staple or somehow affix the new higher prices to their bodies as tribal display. Their psyop-propaganda has been that powerful.
@RachelBitecofer@jeffjarvis Someone has written the article about how what they are doing is in part filling the vacuum left by the passing of Hugh Hefner, right?
@SarahLongwell25 In a better world we’d see a minute, hell two minutes, spot during the Super Bowl where Sarah’s message is delivered by Obama, W, Romney, McRaven… the HOF patriots. A powerful, FDR on 12/8/41 level message that goes viral.
Jason Crow: "You cannot tell me that releasing militia leaders, insurrectionists, criminals back onto the street because it's what you did to placate your political base makes us any more safe ... it's creating an environment that gives permission to extremists to be more bold"
@juliaioffe Kotkin rocks and I'm on Stalin audiobook 2. I grew up in that America and it wouldn't have been possible without F-book. Raise your hand if you have MAGA church going relatives celebrating the release of violent criminals on social media. Пожалуйста.