The Parade, the Profiteer, and the Powder Keg

Trump struts through DC while oil markets explode, vaccine science is gutted, and Marines are misused, all in service of the grift.

Good morning! By now, DC’s hotel owners were expecting a red-capped surge. Trump’s long-hyped Flag Day parade, part birthday party, part cosplay coup, part military fetish pageant, was supposed to draw MAGA pilgrims from across the nation. According to accounts on Bluesky, instead of overflowing rooms, there are vacancies, lots of them. Turns out you ca…