#politicsofchaos — Public Fediverse posts

"I remember thinking when I saw the footage of the workers chiseling the name of the headquarters of USAID from its building that this was a terrible omen. It predicted something frightening: a Donald Trump unleashed from law and order and norms."

~ Lucian K. Truscott

#Trump #USAID #PoliticsofChaos #PoliticsofDestruction #norms #Constitution #ethics #immunity #SupremeCourt #WhiteHouse #EastWing #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom

https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/a-nation-not-of-laws-not-of-men-but

"I remember thinking when I saw the footage of the workers chiseling the name of the headquarters of USAID from its building that this was a terrible omen. It predicted something frightening: a Donald Trump unleashed from law and order and norms."

~ Lucian K. Truscott

#Trump #USAID #PoliticsofChaos #PoliticsofDestruction #norms #Constitution #ethics #immunity #SupremeCourt #WhiteHouse #EastWing #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom

https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/a-nation-not-of-laws-not-of-men-but

"The ethos of destruction can cause relatively little collateral damage if all you’re destroying is a company. But when you’re destroying the government, the effect on the lives of Americans, and even many people in other countries, will be sweeping and profound. Livelihoods will be ruined, communities will suffer, lives will literally be lost, all on a potentially huge scale."

~ Paul Waldman

#Trump #Musk #DOGE #chaos #PoliticsofChaos #PoliticsofDestruction
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https://paulwaldman.substack.com/p/appetite-for-destruction

"The ethos of destruction can cause relatively little collateral damage if all you’re destroying is a company. But when you’re destroying the government, the effect on the lives of Americans, and even many people in other countries, will be sweeping and profound. Livelihoods will be ruined, communities will suffer, lives will literally be lost, all on a potentially huge scale."

~ Paul Waldman

#Trump #Musk #DOGE #chaos #PoliticsofChaos #PoliticsofDestruction
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https://paulwaldman.substack.com/p/appetite-for-destruction

"Warning about the demise of democracy didn’t stop people from voting for Trump last November. While it’s still a powerful argument to half the country, the other half is unmoved by it."

#Trump #chaos #PoliticsofChaos #authoritarianism #strongman
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"Warning about the demise of democracy didn’t stop people from voting for Trump last November. While it’s still a powerful argument to half the country, the other half is unmoved by it."

#Trump #chaos #PoliticsofChaos #authoritarianism #strongman
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"Two weeks into President Trump’s second act, people like the chaos.
Not everyone. But enough to give him a 49 percent approval rating, according to an Emerson College poll of 1,000 registered voters that was conducted on Jan. 27 and 28."

~ Joan Vennochi

#Trump #chaos #PoliticsofChaos #authoritarianism #strongman
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/04/opinion/trump-policies-voter-support/

"Two weeks into President Trump’s second act, people like the chaos.
Not everyone. But enough to give him a 49 percent approval rating, according to an Emerson College poll of 1,000 registered voters that was conducted on Jan. 27 and 28."

~ Joan Vennochi

#Trump #chaos #PoliticsofChaos #authoritarianism #strongman
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/04/opinion/trump-policies-voter-support/

"These changes hurt the information ecosystem just as much as any threat against a news outlet. An analysis by the NYT found thousands of deleted web pages affecting info about 'vaccines, veterans’ care, hate crimes and scientific research, among many other topics.'"

#Trump #Republicans #CDC #EPA #ClimateChange #diversity #DEI #ScientificExpertise #healthcare #research #PoliticsofDestruction #PoliticsofChaos #vaccines #veterans #HateCrimes
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"The Atlantic: 'CDC data are disappearing.' NBC: 'Government webpages vanish.' AP: 'Federal agencies begin removing DEI guidance from websites.' NPR: 'Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies.' The Lever: 'Trump’s EPA just deleted climate change.'"

~ Brian Stelter

#Trump #Republicans #CDC #EPA #ClimateChange #diversity #DEI #ScientificExpertise #healthcare #research #PoliticsofDestruction #PoliticsofChaos
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https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/1738591916854a25cd9c519ad/raw

Taking down #USAID is a gift to China, Russia, and others seeking to increase their influence at US expense.

At about 0.5% to 0.6% of annual federal spending, USAID’s projection of soft power is one of the best investments the US makes.

#foreignpolicy #softpower #politics #politicsofchaos

Taking down #USAID is a gift to China, Russia, and others seeking to increase their influence at US expense.

At about 0.5% to 0.6% of annual federal spending, USAID’s projection of soft power is one of the best investments the US makes.

#foreignpolicy #softpower #politics #politicsofchaos

"Are you reading about the growing risk of avian flu? At risk, or just paying attention? Or a farmer? Too bad. Because they don’t care who leaves—even if they are the scientists and veterinarians and Department of Agriculture employees tracking and triaging avian flu as we speak."

#Trump #Musk #FederalWorkers #PoliticsofChaos #healthcare #research #MedicalResearch #CDC #BirdFlu #AvianFlu #pandemics #DepartmentofAgriculture
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"Are you reading about the growing risk of avian flu? At risk, or just paying attention? Or a farmer? Too bad. Because they don’t care who leaves—even if they are the scientists and veterinarians and Department of Agriculture employees tracking and triaging avian flu as we speak."

#Trump #Musk #FederalWorkers #PoliticsofChaos #healthcare #research #MedicalResearch #CDC #BirdFlu #AvianFlu #pandemics #DepartmentofAgriculture
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"Are you sick? Fighting cancer, or at risk of it, hoping for research to keep you alive? They don’t care who leaves—even if they are the people on the brink of breakthroughs, or funding breakthroughs."

#Trump #Musk #FederalWorkers #PoliticsofChaos #healthcare #research #MedicalResearch #CDC
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"Are you sick? Fighting cancer, or at risk of it, hoping for research to keep you alive? They don’t care who leaves—even if they are the people on the brink of breakthroughs, or funding breakthroughs."

#Trump #Musk #FederalWorkers #PoliticsofChaos #healthcare #research #MedicalResearch #CDC
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"Do you travel? Do you rely on air safety and the Department of Transportation or the FAA to keep you safe? Well, they don’t care. However skilled people may be, however experienced, they want them gone. They could care less who might be the best at critical safety roles such as these."

#Trump #Musk #FederalWorkers #PoliticsofChaos #AirTravel #AirSafety #FAA #DepartmentofTransportation
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"Do you travel? Do you rely on air safety and the Department of Transportation or the FAA to keep you safe? Well, they don’t care. However skilled people may be, however experienced, they want them gone. They could care less who might be the best at critical safety roles such as these."

#Trump #Musk #FederalWorkers #PoliticsofChaos #AirTravel #AirSafety #FAA #DepartmentofTransportation
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"And that means the much bigger target of this email are all those Americans who those in government serve.

Such as:

Are you a veteran? Because this email just announced that those on top don’t care who serves, or supports or treats you or your needs. Whether they’re good or bad, skilled or passionate…they just don’t care. They want them gone."

#Trump #Musk #FederalWorkers #PoliticsofChaos #veterans
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"And that means the much bigger target of this email are all those Americans who those in government serve.

Such as:

Are you a veteran? Because this email just announced that those on top don’t care who serves, or supports or treats you or your needs. Whether they’re good or bad, skilled or passionate…they just don’t care. They want them gone."

#Trump #Musk #FederalWorkers #PoliticsofChaos #veterans
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David Pepper comments on the "thuggish email" the Trump administration sent to federal workers trying to bully them into resigning:

"Needless to say, the first target of these emails are the workers themselves. ...

And because they clearly don’t care who serves in these positions or who resigns, it means they don’t care about any of these services being done well, or done at all."

#Trump #Musk #FederalWorkers #PoliticsofChaos
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https://davidpepper.substack.com/p/type-the-word-resignhit-send

David Pepper comments on the "thuggish email" the Trump administration sent to federal workers trying to bully them into resigning:

"Needless to say, the first target of these emails are the workers themselves. ...

And because they clearly don’t care who serves in these positions or who resigns, it means they don’t care about any of these services being done well, or done at all."

#Trump #Musk #FederalWorkers #PoliticsofChaos
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https://davidpepper.substack.com/p/type-the-word-resignhit-send

"This [i.e., what the Trump regime is doing to destroy government] is not just a bowel movement expelling what the body no longer needs, it is an evacuation of everything that has kept the body alive up to this point.

They are digging a shithole so deep that there will be literally no way to climb back out again."

~ Timothy Burke

#Trump #authoritarianism #PoliticsofChaos #BreakingThings #FederalGovernment
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https://timothyburke.substack.com/p/the-news-a-shithole-recipe

"Chaos isn’t a by-product; it’s the goal."

~ Timothy Noah

#Trump #authoritarianism #PoliticsofChaos #BreakingThings #FederalGovernment
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https://newrepublic.com/article/190838/trump-funding-crisis-chaos-shutdown

"Incompetent people in charge of trillions of dollars is terrifying on its own. And the last two days proved how badly they can damage our country and how far the White House will go to gaslight us about it."

~ Jay Kuo

#Trump #authoritarianism #PoliticsofChaos #BreakingThings #FederalGovernment
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https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/the-incompetent-liars

"Egg prices going up because of the avian flu? That’s on Trump. People not getting needed aid because of the federal funding freeze? Trump’s fault. Crime and disorder happening around the country? Trump. Chaos abroad? Trump. A collapse in the Gaza ceasefire? Also Trump."

#Trump #authoritarianism #PoliticsofChaos #BreakingThings #FederalGovernment
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"Egg prices going up because of the avian flu? That’s on Trump. People not getting needed aid because of the federal funding freeze? Trump’s fault. Crime and disorder happening around the country? Trump. Chaos abroad? Trump. A collapse in the Gaza ceasefire? Also Trump."

#Trump #authoritarianism #PoliticsofChaos #BreakingThings #FederalGovernment
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"Donald Trump and the Republicans control all three branches of government. They are the only ones with the power to solve pressing problems or address people’s needs. Trump declared that he can fix everything and that America is in a 'Golden Age.' He is responsible for all outcomes.

~ Dan Pfeiffer

#Trump #authoritarianism #PoliticsofChaos #BreakingThings #FederalGovernment
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https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/how-democrats-can-start-fighting

"Donald Trump and the Republicans control all three branches of government. They are the only ones with the power to solve pressing problems or address people’s needs. Trump declared that he can fix everything and that America is in a 'Golden Age.' He is responsible for all outcomes.

~ Dan Pfeiffer

#Trump #authoritarianism #PoliticsofChaos #BreakingThings #FederalGovernment
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https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/how-democrats-can-start-fighting

"Trump is doing to gov’t what Musk did to Twitter."

~ David Kurtz

#Trump #authoritarianism #PoliticsofChaos #BreakingThings #FederalGovernment #Musk #Twitter
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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/dont-let-the-chaos-mask-trumps-lawless-power-grabs

"Trump is doing to gov’t what Musk did to Twitter."

~ David Kurtz

#Trump #authoritarianism #PoliticsofChaos #BreakingThings #FederalGovernment #Musk #Twitter
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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/dont-let-the-chaos-mask-trumps-lawless-power-grabs

"In the midst of massive uncertainty, the federal government is encouraging the employees with the best skills to exit public service. The Trump administration is making no meaningful effort to sort out high and low performers, or to manage the outflow of staff."

~ Don Moynihan

#Trump #authoritarianism #PoliticsofChaos #BreakingThings #FederalGovernment
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https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/compelling-mass-civil-servant-resignations

"In the midst of massive uncertainty, the federal government is encouraging the employees with the best skills to exit public service. The Trump administration is making no meaningful effort to sort out high and low performers, or to manage the outflow of staff."

~ Don Moynihan

#Trump #authoritarianism #PoliticsofChaos #BreakingThings #FederalGovernment
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https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/compelling-mass-civil-servant-resignations

"The 'be careful what you wish for' adage, however, could not more aptly apply. In situations like this, it’s always those who have the most sought-after skills and expertise that exit an organization, taking with them essential knowledge and abilities."

#Trump #authoritarianism #PoliticsofChaos #BreakingThings #FederalGovernment
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"The 'be careful what you wish for' adage, however, could not more aptly apply. In situations like this, it’s always those who have the most sought-after skills and expertise that exit an organization, taking with them essential knowledge and abilities."

#Trump #authoritarianism #PoliticsofChaos #BreakingThings #FederalGovernment
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"In recent days, Trumpers could be heard cackling in joy over the chaos that Trump’s reckless executive orders caused throughout the federal workforce. One apparent goal of this strategy is to drive as many people out of the government as possible."

~ David R. Lurie

#Trump #authoritarianism #PoliticsofChaos #BreakingThings #FederalGovernment
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https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-chaos-governance-second-term

"In recent days, Trumpers could be heard cackling in joy over the chaos that Trump’s reckless executive orders caused throughout the federal workforce. One apparent goal of this strategy is to drive as many people out of the government as possible."

~ David R. Lurie

#Trump #authoritarianism #PoliticsofChaos #BreakingThings #FederalGovernment
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https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-chaos-governance-second-term

"He means to overwhelm the anti-Trump coalition, to make it feel like he’s creating such a firestorm on the first day that there is no point in resistance or even in paying attention."

~ Kate Riga

#Trump #ExecutiveOrders #PoliticsofChaos #PoliticsofDominance #ShockandAwe #authoritarianism
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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/live-blog/under-cover-of-shock-and-awe-trump-takes-concrete-steps-to-hobble-government

"His [i.e., Musk's] investment in Twitter seemed insane, and it certainly was damaging, but it gave him this power, and this power led to Tesla stock going up. So it probably turned out to be a good investment – in ruining America."

~ Jeff Jarvis

#ElonMusk #Twitter #Trump #disinformation #fascism #PoliticsofChaos

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/23/jeff-jarvis-elon-musks-investment-in-twitter-seemed-insane-but-it-gave-him-this-power

"His [i.e., Musk's] investment in Twitter seemed insane, and it certainly was damaging, but it gave him this power, and this power led to Tesla stock going up. So it probably turned out to be a good investment – in ruining America."

~ Jeff Jarvis

#ElonMusk #Twitter #Trump #disinformation #fascism #PoliticsofChaos

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/23/jeff-jarvis-elon-musks-investment-in-twitter-seemed-insane-but-it-gave-him-this-power

"It's an information war. And I said this depressingly that Putin and our enemies won the information war for now without firing a bullet. And Steve Bannon 10 years ago said that the enemy is not the Democrats, it's the media. It's a long term plan. Republicans have won for now, just like they've won the judges."

~ Wajahat Ali

#Trump #economy #eggs #PriceofEggs #media #PoliticsofChaos
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https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/why-should-americans-remain-optimistic

"It's an information war. And I said this depressingly that Putin and our enemies won the information war for now without firing a bullet. And Steve Bannon 10 years ago said that the enemy is not the Democrats, it's the media. It's a long term plan. Republicans have won for now, just like they've won the judges."

~ Wajahat Ali

#Trump #economy #eggs #PriceofEggs #media #PoliticsofChaos
/5

https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/why-should-americans-remain-optimistic

"Voters may have been willing to risk it all for slightly lower egg prices, but regardless of what they thought they were doing, they’re getting a chaos machine — and that sort of thing gets exhausting pretty quickly."

~ Aaron Rupar

#Trump #economy #eggs #PriceofEggs #PoliticsofChaos
/3

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-gaetz-hegseth-chaos-factory

"Voters may have been willing to risk it all for slightly lower egg prices, but regardless of what they thought they were doing, they’re getting a chaos machine — and that sort of thing gets exhausting pretty quickly."

~ Aaron Rupar

#Trump #economy #eggs #PriceofEggs #PoliticsofChaos
/3

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-gaetz-hegseth-chaos-factory

"Governing is complicated, messy, and (sometimes) difficult to explain. Spreading falsehoods is simple and lazy.

Still, the media can no longer ignore the GOP trainwreck in Congress and Trump's struggles in the courtroom and on the campaign trail. Nor can the media ignore that President Biden will once again achieve his legislative agenda after months of effort."

#Biden #Republicans #MAGA #extremism #PoliticsofTheater #PoliticsofChaos #PoliticsofDistraction #PoliticsofDestruction
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"There is a growing sense of two competing political universes in America. President Biden and the Democrats are doing the hard work of governing the country while Trump and MAGA extremists are play-acting in the pretend world of performative politics.

Governing is hard. Stoking outrage with lies is easy."

~ Robert B. Hubbell

#Biden #Republicans #MAGA #extremism #PoliticsofTheater #PoliticsofChaos #PoliticsofDistraction #PoliticsofDestruction
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https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/sanity-prevails-in-the-senate

What drives Trump supporters, John Pavolvitz asks? His answer: spite:

"MAGA voters would rather give a strident middle finger to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton even at the expense of the air their kids breathe and the schools they attend."

They're happy to tear it all up — for themselves and their own children — as long as they feel they're owning the libs.

#Trump #Republicans #PoliticsofDestruction #PoliticsofChaos

https://johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/destroying-america-to-own-the-libs

What drives Trump supporters, John Pavolvitz asks? His answer: spite:

"MAGA voters would rather give a strident middle finger to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton even at the expense of the air their kids breathe and the schools they attend."

They're happy to tear it all up — for themselves and their own children — as long as they feel they're owning the libs.

#Trump #Republicans #PoliticsofDestruction #PoliticsofChaos

https://johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/destroying-america-to-own-the-libs

"In Republican hands, this is also the least productive House congressional session in a generation."

~ Jay Kuo

#Republicans #House #PoliticsofChaos #PoliticsofDestruction #PoliticsofTheater #obstruction #NoAdultsinRoom

https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/biden-2024-truman-1948-inflation

"In Republican hands, this is also the least productive House congressional session in a generation."

~ Jay Kuo

#Republicans #House #PoliticsofChaos #PoliticsofDestruction #PoliticsofTheater #obstruction #NoAdultsinRoom

https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/biden-2024-truman-1948-inflation

"The attempt of a Republican minority to impose its will on the majority of Americans appears to be sparking a backlash. In today’s election in New York’s Third Congressional District to replace indicted serial liar George Santos, a loyal Trump Republican, voters chose Democrat Tom Suozzi by about 8 points."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Republicans #NewYork #Santos #Suozzi #border #immigration #NATO #Ukraine #PoliticsofChaos #PoliticsofDestruction
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-13-2024

"The attempt of a Republican minority to impose its will on the majority of Americans appears to be sparking a backlash. In today’s election in New York’s Third Congressional District to replace indicted serial liar George Santos, a loyal Trump Republican, voters chose Democrat Tom Suozzi by about 8 points."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Republicans #NewYork #Santos #Suozzi #border #immigration #NATO #Ukraine #PoliticsofChaos #PoliticsofDestruction
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-13-2024

"The Trump wing of the Republican Party isn’t interested in policy—it’s interested in sending signals. The MAGA crowd would rather impeach Mayorkas, even if they know he won’t be convicted and it won’t change anything, than enact a law that actually affects the border. The point is expression, not legislation."

~ David A. Graham

The Republican party IS the Trump wing.

#Trump #Republicans #border #impeachment #PoliticsofChaos #PoliticsofTheater #PoliticsofDestruction

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/trump-republican-national-convention-chaos-2024/677375/

"The mainstream media should be honest about Trump’s border sabotage.

And Joe Biden should bully them into it...

Trump’s self-interested angle on this bill is often omitted from or buried in news reports, when it’s really the whole story."

~ Brian Beutler

#Trump #border #Republicans #immigration #PoliticsofChaos

https://www.offmessage.net/p/mainstream-media-honest-trump-border-sabotage