It’s less irresponsible than it is intentional. None of them are fooled, they’re all in on it. More shooting's = more chaos which is what they want. Chaos is necessary to kill a democracy. People need to feel scared enough to give their rights away to a strongman.

The larger picture is that he’s declaring that any federal funding would be subject to his discretion, and every state gets federal fending. Ex: Medicaid. It’s how he will dictate to the states. Blackmail.

Taylor Swift just endorsed Harris/Walz on her instagram account. Can’t paste the link for some reason but it’s real. Check it for yourself.

Well, you take the good You take the bad You take it all And there you have, No reboot

Well the weight of the evidence we have leads me to conclude that the NYT is making a gamble that tyranny will be good for the bottom line… which will of course be shut down if not completely subservient to the dictator. It’s not sloppy, it’s consistent.

Yup. I checked wapo this morning and they just breezed by it to just repeat his attacks on her. These sites have turned into the propaganda wing of Weird Donald and the couch guy’s campaign. He he, the pillow guy is supporting them. There’s a joke in there somewhere.

Traditional authoritarian tactics. Make something up about the other side for your followers to get mad at so they are caught in a rage cycle that prevents critical thinking. There’s also a superiority play going on. I’d gambit it’s professional propaganda.

This MAGA fascism train has been heading towards us, steadily picking up steam, since 2016. It’s astonishing to me that there are still folks who claim it’s all a mirage.

Totally agree. I was a debate geek through college then worked in politics and government for a few decades. You’re right. It’s not a debate. It’s a sound bite contest for political junkies, fundraisers, and the media. Won’t matter by next week b/c July is parade, bbq and fireworks time.