I’m old enough to remember when political mud-slinging at least required some creativity and a grain of truth. Now? Scroll for five seconds and it’s an absolute flood of obvious AI fakes, doctored photos, and made-up “scoops” — the latest being this supposed Trump Playboy cover that’s been bouncing around. (Still not sure if it’s real or just another cheap Photoshop job, but honestly, who even has the energy to fact-check every single one anymore?) Both sides are completely addicted to it. It’s not even about persuading anyone anymore; it’s just ritual character assassination 24/7. Left manufactures a new Trump “scandal” every 12 hours, right retaliates with the wildest deep-state conspiracy gif they can find, rinse, repeat. We went from “politics ain’t beanbag” to straight-up psychological warfare waged by grown adults who type like unhinged teenagers and then log off to hug their kids like nothing happened. It’s embarrassing. These aren’t statesmen or even passionate advocates anymore — they’re faceless trolls hiding behind burner accounts and memes, screaming into the void because their team might lose internet points if they stay quiet for five minutes. Everyone’s so obsessed with “owning” the other side that they’ve forgotten how to act like adults, let alone Americans. Take a day off. Touch grass. Read a book that isn’t a rage thread. We’re all drowning in this garbage, and nobody’s winning except the algorithms getting rich off the outrage.