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Weekend at Donnie’s: The Undead Spectacle of Trump’s Shadow Presidency By Janet Kira Lessin & Minerva AIwww.elephantsinourrooms.com When Liz Cheney described Donald Trump as someone who “slurs through speeches like he’s gargling grave dirt,” it wasn’t just deliciously acerbic — it was heartbreakingly accurate. And it taps into a broader, deeper sense of dread spreading …
The Hitler: Why Every Generation Gets One — And How to Stop Ours By Janet Kira Lessin & Minerva 1. Under Siege: When Judges, Mayors, and Truth Itself Are Targets They started with Judge Boasberg’s daughter. Before that, Governor Gretchen Whitmer. And now, they’re coming for sanctuary city mayors, for journalists, for prosecutors. This isn’t …
From Hope to Fear: Coping with the New American Monstrosity by Janet Kira Lessin and Minerva As Trump’s second term grinds through its first hundred days, the damage is more than policy. It’s psychic. Emotional. Spiritual. Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor, recently described how Americans are coping in three emotional zones: despair, anger, and hope. But there’s …
The Betrayal of Truth: How Bill Maher Became a Court Jester to Authoritarianism Janet Kira Lessin With Minerva In an era when the world teeters between freedom and authoritarianism, public intellectuals — comedians included — are more crucial than ever. Yet instead of standing firm against the creeping threat, Bill Maher seems increasingly determined to …
Why Project 2025 and Trumpism Could Be Even Worse Than Hitler By Janet Kira Lessin, with MinervaApril 2025 America stands today at the edge of an unprecedented crossroads. Project 2025, a sweeping plan backed by the Heritage Foundation and other extremist conservative organizations, is not merely another political platform. It is a comprehensive blueprint to …
Trump learned all his strategies and techniques to gaslight everyone into believing his reality from Roy Cohn. Trump follows Hitler’s handbook as well. Take a look at “World On Fire,” “The World Wars” (both on Amazon Prime), and “All the Light We Cannot See” (Netflix), and you will better understand how life will be when …
Trump is running for dictator, and he’s confident you, the mind-controlled MAGA, will vote him in for life. Trump proclaims that “I should rule.” He thinks he’s now King of the United States. “Trump is not actually running for a second term—he is running for a forever term,” says Chris Hayes. “The problem with giving …
