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"To even remotely understand what Kennedy is talking about requires one’s brain to be thoroughly bathed in corrosive acid." Anna Merlan reports on how right-wing internet claims and muddled conspiracies have become an integral part of the second Trump administration.

I wrote about the incredible things the Trump flacks are doing with the English language lol motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

“In the end, Trumpese doesn’t say much: instead, it’s a kind of blustering white noise designed by turns to provoke, batter, smear and, above all, shut down questioners,” Anna Merlan writes.

Speaking Trumpese: “it’s a kind of blustering white noise designed by turns to provoke, batter, smear and, above all, shut down questioners…its strange linguistic conventions will stand as one of many reminders of just how far things went.” Anna Merlan motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

Asked about the ethics of Trump and family members using the presidency in various ways to make money, a Donald Trump Jr. adviser said: "We don’t actually give a fuck.”

“Experience is being lost. And real Americans will suffer.” Anna Merlan reports on how the the DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science, endangered research, and left America fading to black. motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

Today for WIRED (!): You're not ready for the next generation of scammers. What happens when AI tools get so sophisticated that even real-time video calls can't be trusted? wired.com/story/youre-no…

“You have constitutionally protected rights to protes. When you have somebody wielding surveillance in a specific way to try to chill and deter people from protesting, that’s a violation of your constitutional rights.” motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

The biggest threat to Los Angeles? A president hellbent on creating a crisis. motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

“This is a chilling statement.” An LAPD helicopter claimed cops identified protesters from above and would “come to your house.” motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

The head of a new RFK-backing group promoted 9/11 conspiracy theories and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

Great plug for Jean Guerrero's book Hatemonger, about how Stephen Miller got this way: bookshop.org/p/books/hatemo…

The Head of a New RFK-Backing Group Promoted 9/11 Conspiracy Theories and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Lehrman claimed Israel is “a leading candidate for architect of the 9/11 attacks.” ⁦Anna Merlan⁩ motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

Car horns. Tambourines. Trumpets. Call-and-response chants. Wacking a spoon against a metal folding chair. For demonstrators in LA, "No sleep for ICE” is the rallying cry, and the medium is noise. motherjones.com/politics/2025/…