Aaron Rupar@atrupar@journa.host
New in PN: The cult leader's hold weakens
"Trump's self-immolating response to the Epstein crisis is very unlikely on its own to be enough to break his deep spell over his followers, but the debacle is a stark demonstration of his waning abilities." https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-epstein-coverup
Nicole Parsons@Npars01@mstdn.social
@atrupar@journa.host
These narratives of Trump's decline have the same source as the narratives about Biden's age.
Thiel. Musk. Rockbridge or Koch Network.
Peter Thiel is one heart attack or brain aneurysm away from having his puppet JD Vance ensconced in a dictatorship.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/business/media/jake-tapper-original-sin-biden-book.html
Jake Tapper got a book deal out of it.
Was Penguin hoping to forestall a Trump lawsuit? Merger? Competition?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/15/trump-sues-media-outlets-bias
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/30/trump-allies-launch-maga-publishing-house-523564
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/penguin-random-house-and-ss-deal-bad-democracy/617334/
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/nov/21/penguin-simon-schuster-merger-abandoned-paramount-bertelsmann