From Dongles to Dictatorships: This Week in Trump’s Golden Ballroom Republic

A bigger monitor, a smaller moral compass, and a MAGA meltdown, CPI sleight of hand, tariff theater, “drill, baby, drill” drift, DC’s anti-fascist crowds, Epstein’s lingering shadow, and MTG erupts

Good morning! I’ve spent the last week cranking out these roundups on what can only be described as a postage stamp disguised as a monitor, squinting like I was proofreading the Dead Sea Scrolls. While I was certain I had ordered the dongle, a word that makes my kids collapse into giggles every time I say it, apparently I hadn’t, and the result has been…