The Titanic thread

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Shocker.

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Trump is a genius! April fool!

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NEW: Pam Bondi was fired, in part, because President Trump believed she had tipped off Eric Swalwell, according to the Daily Mail.

Trump reportedly believes Bondi had tipped off Swalwell about the FBI's effort to share investigative documents about his relationship with an alleged Chinese spy.

"The FBI was preparing a cache of documents on Swalwell's relationship with Christine Fang," the Daily Mail reports.

"She's intervening in those matters. The White House wasn't pleased she was intervening due to her personal friendship with Swalwell," a source told the Daily Mail.

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Deinstitutionalization of Presidential Speech: Vexler emphasizes that this event signals a decay in the institution of presidential communication. By treating a prime-time address with such lack of coherence and strategic depth, it degrades the function of presidential speech as a tool of governance for future leaders
Lack of Strategic Purpose: Unlike authoritarian regimes that might use confusing rhetoric as a calculated tool, Vexler argues that this speech lacked any coherent political strategy. He characterizes it as an "excretion" of the president's internal thoughts rather than a measured communication to the public
Alarming to Allies: The speech, which included erratic threats regarding the Straits of Hormuz and power plants , was viewed with concern by international allies. The alarm stems not just from the content, but from the glaring incompetence and lack of filtering in a prepared, high-level address
A "Health Event" Level of Failure: While not a medical crisis, Vexler likens the poor quality of the speech to a "health event" because of the visible inability to maintain presidential standards, creating a sense of helplessness and national embarrassment

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A "Health Event" Level of Failure: While not a medical crisis, Vexler likens the poor quality of the speech to a "health event" because of the visible inability to maintain presidential standards, creating a sense of helplessness and national embarrassment

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I like Vlad's insights. It's the philosophy I wish I had, but could never read enough and absorb it.