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— WeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) January 18, 2019
i think so elizabeth i think so
— WeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) January 18, 2019
Michelle Goldberg, smart person in the NYTimes, “Our National Emergency Turns 2”:
… I feared, at the beginning of this administration, that Trump would try to exploit American intelligence capabilities against his personal enemies, but instead he gets his intelligence from Fox News. The fact that so many high-level Trump associates have pleaded guilty to crimes is a sign of his corruption, but it also shows he hasn’t corrupted our entire system.
Trump has turned out to be the Norma Desmond of authoritarians, a senescent has-been whose delusions are propped up by obsequious retainers. From his fantasy world in the White House, he barks dictatorial and often illegal orders, floats conspiracy theories, tweets insults and lies unceasingly. But much of the time he’s not fully in charge. He has the instincts of a fascist but lacks both the discipline and the loyal lieutenants he’d need to create true autocracy.
That doesn’t mean, however, that the country isn’t coming undone. Trump’s bumbling incoherence, coupled with his declining political fortunes since the midterms, makes him seem less frightening than he once did. But, two years in, the jaded weariness many of us have developed might obscure how bad things are. We’re living through an unprecedented breakdown in America’s ability to function like a normal country.
The shutdown throws our crisis into high relief. For the first two years, Trump destroyed American norms, standards and conventions. Now he’s cavalierly destroying American lives…
Gropey Glenn Thrush wails: But mah NARRATIVE!…
Dem messaging? every poll taken shows Americans blame Trump/GOP for shutdown. but I guess they have great messaging…. https://t.co/pOxGieHVYL
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 18, 2019
what’s unfolding is a colossal, lopsided GOP loss. so press warns Dems they’re losing
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 18, 2019
Tbh, Trump could board the helicopter from WH lawn following impeachment and NYT would still argue Dem messaging was broken
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 18, 2019
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