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Trumper May Madness: Market Crashes, Mental Lapses & Moral Corruption

"Are you, like, a crazy person?" - Evey Hammnond, "V for Vendetta"

Cliff Schecter
May 26
 
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If you missed today's Amped Up, you missed one hell of a safari through the rotting guts of Republican-dictated dysfunction—with much gallows humor to go around.

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Kristi Noem had a helluva week. One part of her vanity and stupidity was pitching a reality show that would—and I’m serious—pit immigrants against each other to get U.S. citizenship. She’d star in it, of course. Yes, she’s a fucking ghoul:

Aaaand…In our Wednesday livestream discussed Kristi’s BAD week had some Trump insiders, including Trump, mulling over whether she was worth all the trouble:

Then there were the leaks by Trump’s own allies that, well…in meetings he was a few gallons short of a full gas tank:

This week’s letter is a bit shorter and later as Memorial Day weekend activities have commenced. Happy Memorial Day! We’ll get you a newsletter tomorrow as always. Have a great night!


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