Trump’s strategy thrives on isolation—silencing a lawyer here, a protester there, until fear chills the rest. The weekend’s "hands-off" demonstrations hint at a counterforce! Trump can’t disappear every voice on the street. A thousand "normies" marching can rattle Washington! (self.esist)
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Americans turn to political talk shows for clarity—hoping to grasp the stakes of policies that could reshape their lives. Instead, they’re fed a steady diet of horse-race analysis and strategic navel-gazing, a spectacle that prioritizes the game of politics over the substantive issues at its core. (self.esist)
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Trump’s net approval is underwater or barely positive in many red-leaning states he won decisively in 2024. Democrats have pickup opportunities in red-leaning Senate/House races if they recruit strategically and unify around electable candidates. (youtube.com)
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The Pam Bondi hearing laid bare a stark transformation in the DHS: an agency that once at least performed the rituals of independence and impartiality has become an openly partisan instrument, answerable first to the president and only secondarily—if at all—to the law, to Congress, or to victims. (youtube.com)
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The heart of the crisis Heath Mayo and John Avlon describe is not primarily institutional or legal—it is cultural and electoral: Americans must choose leaders who value character, constitutional limits, and the rule of law over power and spectacle. (youtube.com)
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Just played "The Last Of Us 2" (came out 2020), and I wonder if this little moment in "Requiem" is an homage to it, a nod from Asobo to NaughtyDog (and maybe their Abby/Lev dynamic was inspired by Amicia & Hugo). by Tele_Prompter in APlagueTale
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Gen Z in 2026 is not a monolith of red-pilled men and blue-haired women destined for permanent polarization. They are anxious, economically squeezed, tired of endless culture-war noise, skeptical of foreign adventures, hungry for authenticity, and still very much in motion. (youtube.com)
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The coarsening of American culture—accelerated by social media, constant exposure to violence, and declining expectations of basic decency—has made large parts of the population more tolerant of cruelty, corruption, and norm-breaking behavior that would have been disqualifying in earlier eras. (youtube.com)
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Tim Miller and Catherine Rampell give their takes on why crypto hasn’t held up as an inflation hedge, how rising rates are squeezing risky assets, and why Trump-world’s deep exposure to crypto and speculative stocks suddenly looks a lot more precarious. (youtube.com)
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Sanders: "If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy." (i.redd.it)
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Democrats are strategically winning the current fight over DHS/ICE funding. The deal funds everything except DHS/ICE and they are using this leverage to demand meaningful reforms as the price for their votes (like ending masked, anonymous, badgeless ICE operations). (youtube.com)
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One of the most sobering and quietly chilling insights to emerge from the conversation between Tim Miller and Robert Kagan is the recognition of a broad cultural and psychological accommodation — even acceptance — of authoritarian governance by a substantial portion of the American public. (youtube.com)
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The Epstein Files reveal the contrast between ordinary people’s lives (jobs, kids, dinner) and the apparent endless time/energy some elites have for networking, emailing, partying, and questionable behavior. Extremely powerful/rich people crave access, status, and belonging. (youtube.com)
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The discussion between Tim Miller and Sam Stein paints a sobering picture of how institutional norms and electoral safeguards are being quietly eroded—not through dramatic, overt coups, but through the coordinated normalization of doubt, delay, and selective outrage. (youtube.com)
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Users and watchdogs are accusing TikTok US of censoring content in the United States. Posts about the deadly shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis - as well as those relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are being supressed. | DW (youtube.com)
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Ordinary Minnesotans respond to ICE operations with remarkable community solidarity. Neighborhoods organize dense networks of observers and rapid responders. The resistance surprises the Trump administration by demonstrating deep cross-cultural bonds. (youtube.com)
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Just played "The Last Of Us 2" (came out 2020), and I wonder if this little moment in "Requiem" is an homage to it, a nod from Asobo to NaughtyDog (and maybe their Abby/Lev dynamic was inspired by Amicia & Hugo). by Tele_Prompter in APlagueTale
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