So let me get this straight. Voters didn't care so much that he was a convicted felon, corrupt AF and a pathological liar. What they mostly wanted was someone who would be competent.
God help us.
With those kind of priorities, no wonder we're totally fucked.
https://archive.ph/2025.08.11-045751/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/08/trump-incompetence/683779/
Politics
Trumpβs Unforgivable Sin
Voters have proved willing to tolerate corruption, but thereβs one thing they wonβt ignore.
By Peter Wehner and Robert P. Beschel Jr.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/can-trump-invoke-a-federal-takeover-of-dc-experts-say-its-possible-but-not-simple
PBS News
By β
Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact
By β
Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact
Can Trump invoke a federal takeover of DC? Experts say itβs possible, but not simple
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Someone at DoJ forgot to delete this.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/violent-crime-dc-hits-30-year-low
Press Release
Violent Crime in D.C. Hits 30 Year Low
Friday, January 3, 2025
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia
USADC.Media@usdoj.gov
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/07/politics/federal-law-enforcement-dc-trump
Trump orders surge in federal law enforcement in DC
By Samantha Waldenberg, Kristen Holmes, Holmes Lybrand
Updated Aug 8, 2025
https://archive.ph/2025.08.01-181218/https://www.wsj.com/politics/justice-department-told-trump-name-in-epstein-files-727a8038
Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files
Bondi also told president at the meeting that Justice decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victims
By Sadie Gurman, Annie Linskey, Josh Dawsey and Alex Leary
July 23, 2025 3:08 pm ET
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71059502/democracy-forward-foundation-v-us-department-of-justice/
DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (1:25-cv-02597)
District Court, District of Columbia
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283567/gov.uscourts.dcd.283567.1.0.pdf
DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION,
Plaintiff,
vs.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Defendants.
Case No. 25-cv- 2597
Planet of the Vampires: The Comic Book (1965) Dir. by Mario Bava with Barry Sullivan and Norma Bengell
https://ok.ru/video/9927057082969
U.S. BUSINESSES FEELING IMPACT OF NEW TARIFFS NOW IN EFFECT
NBC News
August 7, 2025
https://youtu.be/KG0jlHgyJWo?si=HsRdjxOaCsnzNaZ5
Kinda checks all the boxes doesn't it.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/02/trump-authoritarian-jobs-report-bls-economy
Updated Aug 2, 2025 -Politics & Policy
Trump's authoritarian streak
Zachary Basu