In the past week or so, the courts have begun to try to set some boundaries on the Musk–Miller–Trump administration’s early blitz of recklessness.

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This judicial review provides at least a small reprieve, hope that some of the administration’s most destructive impulses will be stopped. Or at least pared back. But even with the courts stepping up, and even with the reality of the administration’s ineptitude sinking in, this early Musk–Miller–Trump blitz remains very—maybe irreparably—damaging. Of course, there are a lot of moles to whack: the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are being dismantled at an alarming rate, and the court system is not known for being nimble. The administration is betting, perhaps rightly, that at least some of its thoughtless, lawless efforts will slip through the cracks.

But even if the courts caught them all—and even if every court facing each lawless escapade said, “Nope, that’s not a thing”—still the entire process would be doing serious damage to our institutions. Think of it as someone spoofing your identity and going on a shopping spree with your credit cards. Even if the goon gets caught, you still have to go store by store to argue that the fraudulent purchase wasn’t legitimate and hope the debt is forgiven. And all the while, perhaps long after all the debts are dealt with, the torrent of uncertainty kills your credit score.

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    4 hours ago

    This is not the Democrats fault.

    No blame goes to the Dems at all?

    None?

    Not even any blame for running bad campaigns, with bad candidates? Three times in a row? No blame for relying on “Not Trump” as a campaign strategy? No blame for insisting the economy is grand, even though all the voters are saying otherwise?

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      Some. But it’s not equitable.

      “You can lead a horse to water, but can’t make it drink.”

      For months, people tried to warn others about p2025, and were ignored. For months, tried to warn others that tariffs would actually make the economy worse, but were ignored. For months, people warned others that Fuckface 45 would be worse for Gaza, but were ignored.

      The fucking 3rd party / protest / non voters are also to blame.

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        You are showcasing either malicious revisionism or media illiteracy. D pledged unconditional military aid to Israel. There’s nothing that indicates that they would have been better for Gaza than Fuckface 45-47. If there was they should have ran on that as their platform. There’s no such thing as a little genocide. There either is or isn’t. If you can’t understand that after all this time, then you might be suffering from manufactured consent poisoning.

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        Guess what, it’s the politicians job to get the horse’s head into the water. If they fail to do that they were either incompetent or didn’t work hard enough. You should go find Chuck Schumer’s words from the mid 2010s where he says he doesn’t mind losing blue collar votes.

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        For years, we were warning the Dems that they need to represent the working class, and they chose instead keep representing their campaign donors.

        So, who is ar fault again?