Outside the Beltway

But Not Really (Wink Wink)

Trump’s speech at Fort Bragg.

“A brazen attempt at political intimidation.”

The information bubble is real.

He’s clearly using the standoff with the White House to elevate his national stature.

One poll, to be sure, but not one in Trump’s favor.

While critics warn of fascism, the public is thus far backing Trump’s immigration crackdown.

You know, as one does.

Like in NJ, ICE rejects a Representative from seeing a facility in CA.

There’s always a tweet

Calling a governor names during a crisis.

Things are getting ugly in LA.

The curious case of the finger tattoos.

Half the counties in America have moved more Republican in each of the last three elections.

He now faces a federal indictment.

It says a lot about the Trump era.

The bromance is apparently over.

You can’t take the politics out of politics.

The newest Executive Order.

The renaming of the USNS Harvey Milk is a prominent illustration.

Maybe they weren’t serious about fiscal discipline after all?

A plea to the mass media and anyone else who is guilty.

In classic dictatorial moves, Trump wants to influence art and culture.

Resisting gaslighting must be social. It’s crucial for those who oppose Trump’s falsehoods to remind each other, again and again, that 2 + 2 = 4.

Terrorism in Colorado. Continued awful violence in Gaza.

One for the pantheon of utterly terrible public non-apology “apologies.”

Administrative “errors.”

Maybe you can figure out the point, although clearly some people can’t.

It was inevitable.

It is as if qualifications for positions of power matter.

This time: Chinese students.

Well, most of them.

Hint: another variables may be the key.

Clearly not the Trump administration.

This isn’t normal.

Is it time for the Democrats to move to the center?

Keeping a running list of examples of the dishonesty, unreality, poor governance, and authoritarianism of the Trump administration.

It was rather unusual.

More from the annals of unrealty.

Or does it?

Budgets are choices and choices reveal values.

Is the worst of the idiocy over?

Another example.

One piece of a larger puzzle.

This time: the Social Security Administration.

He is either too dishonest or too stupid to hold the office (or, you know, both).