In many ways, it was quite obvious that Trump didn't win the election as much as the incumbent/insider/Deep-State Democrats lost it. Drunk on their own navel-gazing, they thought Americans were game on non-binary bs, the covid deceptions/authoritarianism, the climate nonsense and race wars and the rest of it. And the histrionics since haven't been much better (#775380).
Here is Edward Luce, of the Financial Times, trying to square his brains with what's up: Surely Trump is mad and the sane Democrats will get back in line?
Naaah.
For years, [Trump] has been insisting that America’s system is rotten. Now he is putting a torch to it. Aside from the markets, which still have trouble processing that Trump means what he says, Democrats stand exposed as complacent.
Playbook is this, it would seem:
Schumer recently predicted that “Trump will screw up”. Republicans would then lose the 2026 midterm elections and Trump then become a lame duck.
OK best of luck to yahs.
Assuming that they will fight the next election on a level playing field is an act of faith. Trump has been in office for two weeks. There are 21 months until the midterms.
And obvs, the intelligentsia have got to stick it to Elon (#829287)
The giga-tycoon has seized control of the federal payments system and the country’s personal data [...] Where in the constitution does it say that the unelected richest man in America gets to decide which programmes live or die, who to hire and fire, and what contracts to revoke?
I dunno, Stackers. I just grab my popcorn and enjoy the show
non-paywalled: https://archive.md/2spr0