This Trump administration situation has turned into a political psychological thriller with all the subtlety of an M. Night Shyamalan movie. We’re watching Trump and Musk ham it up for cameras while the real mastermind lurks in shadows. They’re setting off smoke bombs while the master thief slips away with democratic norms in a briefcase.
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Democrats Can’t Win by Playing Republican Dress-Up
Democrats can’t beat Republicans by turning into their awkward twin. It’s like showing up to a bar fight with a Nerf bat – nobody’s scared, and you’re just embarrassing yourself. The real prize is the millions of Americans who’ve ghosted the voting booth entirely, not the tiny sliver of undecided moderates.
Read MoreTrump’s Insane Threats to Free Speech and Democratic Norms
Trump’s threats to defund schools that permit protests mirrors tactics from history’s darkest chapters. In Nazi Germany, universities were among the first targets, with dissenters purged and funding redirected to compliant entities. When a former president leverages $149 billion in federal education funds to silence dissent, democracy itself is at stake.
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