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  • Trump’s Politico Interview Was a Warning.

      America Should Stop Pretending It Was Normal. There are presidential interviews. There are difficult interviews. And then there is the Politico interview with President Trump which played out like a masterclass in how to detach fully and confidently from reality while expecting the rest of the planet to clap. Trump appeared under the studio

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  • Netflix Cancelled Its Way Into Power. Now It HAS Warner Bros Too

    Hollywood is not overreacting. It is sounding the alarm because Netflix has a terrible pattern that stretches from creative abandonment to corporate carelessness. The company that just swallowed Warner cannot be trusted to protect legacy studios. It cannot be trusted with workers. It cannot be trusted with storytellers. It cannot be trusted with the fans

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  • America Is Being Governed by a Man Who Cannot Be Bothered to Stay Awake

    There are failures of leadership that require long investigations. And then there are failures so blatant they photograph themselves. In recent weeks Americans have been treated to a gallery of images that no spin machine can bury. The president of the United States asleep. Not metaphorically. Not rhetorically. Literally unconscious while meetings proceed around him.

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  • The “Affordability President” Is a Fantasy. Trump’s Real Record Is Indifference

    There is something uniquely obscene about a politician announcing himself as the champion of affordability after years of watching people drown and calling it background noise. Donald Trump did not stumble into this claim innocently. He has seized it because his usual weapons grievance outrage spectacle are no longer enough. Voters are exhausted. The bills

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  • Trump Administration Caught Lying. If This Is True, It Isn’t a Scandal. It’s a Warning

    Some headlines demand outrage. Others demand brakes. The report circulated by Aaron Parnas alleging that the Trump Administration misled the public about a Washington, D.C., shooting suspect while concealing alleged ties to the Central Intelligence Agency belongs firmly in the second category. If true, this is not a fleeting scandal or a partisan food fight.

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  • Trump and America Want Transitional Housing. The Idea Is Brilliant. The Infrastructure Is a Fantasy.

      The Idea Is Brilliant. The Infrastructure Is a Fantasy. The Idea Is Not the Problem, the Capacity Is There is nothing inherently cruel or misguided about transitional housing. In fact, when done well, it is one of the most humane approaches available. It provides structure, expectations, community and momentum. It treats people as participants

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  • Trump’s Beyond Petty Banana Republic Cosplay With A Spray Tan Filter

    Trump Wants the DOJ to Reopen Epstein But Only for Democrats The latest tantrum, we meant demand from the Trump administration arrived not through a formal briefing but through a blast of political theater amplified by loyal surrogates, the President wants the Department of Justice to reopen the Epstein investigation but only to pursue Democrats.

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  • The Thirst Trap Presidency

    By Solin | Pragmatic Issues Everyone wants him. Not in the noble way you want a leader. In the same way you cannot look away from a reality show that should have been cancelled five seasons ago. The cameras cannot quit him. The headlines feed him. The microphones practically drool. America has fallen for its

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  • A Filibuster Fix or a Portability Trick?

      Mr. President, Is This About Guarding America or Guarding Your Agenda Donald Trump is clinging to his demand to kill the Senate filibuster. He says it is time to stop gridlock and start “getting things done.” That sounds noble until you realize that what he really means is “getting his things done.” He has

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