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When a cultish movement the size of MAGA begins to fray at the edges - and I don't know there's ever been one quite like this - cognitive dissonance sets in. Many more Trump supporters are now uncomfortable than only a short time before. And many more are uncomfortable than are letting on. It's very difficult for any group to reconcile that dissonance in a way that changes their world view. This is especially true with MAGA, whose world view is anchored by emotion more than by reasoned thought. I've been listening closely to the messaging from Fox and other RW amplifiers, and I do see some flailing, some overreaching, some pivoting, some lies that are more unconvincing, even some infighting. Because they know that the cracks in MAGA could morph to fissures. In all the time I've monitored and evaluating collective human behavior, this is the first time that I can actually smell cognitive dissonance.

@Angry_Staffer Maybe too late? x.com/i/status/20396…

I think the “bomb them back to the Stone Age” comments already ruined the pro-American thing Pretty good way to send the Iranian people back into the arms of the regime.

My brother is an American military pilot. He texted me FROM A DITCH IN ISRAEL because during bombing the Israelis refused to let American soldiers into the bomb shelter. Israel has betrayed us.

So far, Trump is just lying about Obama’s nuclear deal. Not a word he said about the JCPOA is true

ICE detention center refuse to allow family to visit—if wearing any clothes the color blue. Women who wore white were also turned away. Mother rejected for carrying baby in her arms—who didn't have shoes on. "The dress code for women is much longer than men," volunteer said. Banned items include—leggings, tank tops, V-necks, and skirts above the knee. "The more they can demoralize the detained person that's inside, the more likely they are to get them to sign self-deportation papers." Volunteers with ICE Out are available to accept your clothing donations outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey.

This is what Maga voted for🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

.@ChefJoseAndres: I am a cook and I know there is no America without immigrants. There is no food at our table without immigrants. There is no farm without immigrants. There are no kitchens without immigrants.

SAVAGE TAKEDOWN — AGED LIKE FINE WINE: One of the most brutal political takedowns in American history. Watch Jamie Raskin absolutely demolish Byron "The GOP Butler" Donalds — exposing his constitutional illiteracy and pathetic Trump bootlicking in real time. Raskin went full savage mode, and Butler Donalds couldn't even finish his shift at the table. This is your candidate for governor, Florida? The man who confuses the Constitution with a Trump rally flyer? Dems hit harder… MAGA comes with rehearsed talking points and a fragile ego. Watch the Butler get schooled on camera.

Absolute bombshell at the UN. Peacekeeping Chief confirms Israeli forces are killing and critically injuring UN peacekeepers in Lebanon. Indonesia just lost soldiers to an explosion. The world is watching Israel attack the UN with zero consequences.

Thomas Massie says there are only about 30 good Republicans in the House, and the rest are either evil or just NPCs. “There are about 30 folks like that… 30 good people out of a Republican conference in the House that has 220.” “They wake up every day and they want to do the right thing, even if it would cost them their election.” “Then there’s 30 bad folks… they are evil… they will do the wrong thing even if the right thing would get them more votes.” “That leaves 160 members of Congress who are all running the same program.” “They’re like NPCs. They will follow whichever set of leadership prevails.” @RepThomasMassie @ComicDaveSmith

In a Chinese school two teachers explained static electricity to students in a fun and engaging way..

🚨BOOM: Senator Jeff Merkley EVISCERATES coward Republicans - tells them to get the hell out if they’re going to sit back while Trump burns this country down: “The Republicans are hiding… If you can't stand up for the values you're sworn to protect, then resign and get the hell out.” Let that sink in. And then he buried them. “They are supporting this strongman destruction of our Constitution… they are hiding from the American people.” Translation: they know exactly what’s happening - and they’re choosing fear and loyalty to one man over their oath. And here’s the kicker. Merkley says it would only take four or five Republicans to break ranks - and everything changes. But they won’t. Because they’re cowards - and they should lose their jobs. Every. Single. One.

🚨THERE IT IS: Tom Homan announces that despite Trump signing an order to pay TSA workers, ICE agents will remain at airports INDEFINITELY. Why? Because Trump is turning ICE into his own heavily armed security force that could be deployed at his whim. We cannot normalize this.

A federal judge just ruled that videos of DOGE staffers must stay up — and they are devastating. Under oath, they couldn't define DEI. They admitted they never reduced the deficit. And they wiped out $100 million in humanities grants — including a Holocaust documentary — using ChatGPT. The regime tried to bury this. It didn't work. dworkinsubstack.com/p/shut-it-down…

It's important for us to process everything Trump says and does with ironclad recognition that he has ZERO sense of a greater good. Because he CANNOT see beyond himself. Not that he WON'T. He CAN'T. He is a smorgasbord of impulses and cravings - desiring wealth, power, adoration, grandiosity, and vengeance - he's a giant id. Deep down, he is insecure - as all malignant narcissists are - and he knows he's illegitimate, and his merit is illusory. And he knows he has secrets and lies he must protect and distract from. This need for grandiosity and to avoid humiliation is all he is now. It's why he blusters and boasts all day every day. It's why he so badly craved the Nobel Prize - which he saw as an inarguable legitimacy. Malignant narcissists NEVER change. They ALWAYS get worse. They NEVER want to go down alone. We're seeing his decline. And it's dangerous. He's become so false, so desperate, and so narrow, that I could argue this guy controlling nukes isn't even a fully formed person - he was always abnormal, now he's devoid of all normalcy. He is a pariah. A parasite. A pathology.

Breaking🚨: A "double impeachment" is being prepared that could change the course of the U.S. In 2026. Do you support starting impeachment proceedings against Trump and Vance?

In case you were wondering what NYC looked like yesterday for No Kings. 📹Vuralelibol

A man with no official title, no confirmed role, and no public accountability allegedly walked into DHS and started running a pay-to-play scheme with BILLION-dollar contracts.    His name is Corey Lewandowski. Multiple companies say they were pressured to pay him or risk losing government contracts. And guess what? Trump knew and did nothing to stop it.     Welcome to Episode 10 of the Corruption Chronicles.

The Daily Mail says that @StephenM ordered DHS to cause confrontations with protestors in advance of the Alex Pretti murder.