This week on The Lonely Liberal, Rick and I cover a whirlwind of headlines that span the outrageous, the authoritarian, and the just plain bizarre.
In the news:
- Elon Musk finally turns on Trump—so naturally, Steve Bannon wants to deport him.
- Trump signs a proclamation to restrict student visas and ban entry from 12 countries.
- A new investigation into Biden’s cognitive health is underway,
- The administration says federal jobs will now go to “Patriotic Americans” first
- The National Guard is deployed to LA to crack down on ICE protestors.
- The Trump administration moves to remove Harvey Milk’s name from a Navy ship.
- Louisiana passes a bill banning chemtrails (yes, those chemtrails).
- A 22-year-old named Thomas Fugate is now apparently leading terror prevention efforts.
- Chuck Schumer starts calling the GOP bill the “we are all going to die” bill.
- Democrats launch the SAM Project to study young men
- And Hong Kong’s health chief wants people to stare at smokers until they stop.
It’s a week that perfectly encapsulates our new political era—equal parts dystopia and parody. Let’s break it all down.
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