<p>As Paul Waldman notes, somehow the US got through a couple of hundred years without law enforcement officers needing to cover their faces. Yet suddenly this is the norm for the Trump administration, which claims this is necessary to protect the officers. Why?</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/masks/" rel="tag">#masks</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#violence</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://paulwaldman.substack.com/p/masked-men-with-guns-are-there-to" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="paulwaldman.substack.com/p/masked-men-with-guns-are-there-to"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paulwaldman.substack.com/p/mas</span><span class="invisible">ked-men-with-guns-are-there-to</span></a></p>
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<p>“We put a man on the moon years ago … YEARS … I’m confused as to why we stopped. We could have them all up there by now.”</p><p><a href="/tags/men/" rel="tag">#Men</a> <a href="/tags/rapeculture/" rel="tag">#RapeCulture</a> <a href="/tags/maleprivilege/" rel="tag">#MalePrivilege</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#violence</a></p>
<p>Julie Ingersoll provides an instructive rundown of what white Christian nationalism of the ilk of Douglas Wilson, Pete Hegseth's pastor, intends to impose on the US (and the entire world).</p><p><a href="/tags/whitechristiannationalism/" rel="tag">#WhiteChristianNationalism</a> <a href="/tags/douglaswilson/" rel="tag">#DouglasWilson</a> <a href="/tags/hegseth/" rel="tag">#Hegseth</a> <a href="/tags/bible/" rel="tag">#bible</a> <a href="/tags/misogyny/" rel="tag">#misogyny</a> <a href="/tags/homophobia/" rel="tag">#homophobia</a> <a href="/tags/patriarchy/" rel="tag">#patriarchy</a> <a href="/tags/maleentitlement/" rel="tag">#MaleEntitlement</a> <a href="/tags/maledomination/" rel="tag">#MaleDomination</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#violence</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/douglas-wilson-pete-hegseth-moscow-idaho-theocracy-dominionism-christian-reconstruction-theonomy" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thebulwark.com/p/douglas-wilson-pete-hegseth-moscow-idaho-theocracy-dominionism-christian-reconstruction-theonomy"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thebulwark.com/p/douglas-w</span><span class="invisible">ilson-pete-hegseth-moscow-idaho-theocracy-dominionism-christian-reconstruction-theonomy</span></a></p>
<p>"Donald Trump didn’t surprise anyone by welcoming the death of Robert Mueller, an American hero who exemplified all the admirable qualities he does not possess.</p><p>But the president’s fresh demonstration of depravity underscored a defining characteristic of his presidency. I do not mean corruption, or dishonesty, or ignorance, though Trump is thoroughly corrupt, dishonest, and ignorant."</p><p>~ John Harwood</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/hegseth/" rel="tag">#Hegseth</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#violence</a> <a href="/tags/performativemasculinity/" rel="tag">#PerformativeMasculinity</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://zeteo.com/p/trump-anger-stumbling-presidency" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="zeteo.com/p/trump-anger-stumbling-presidency"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zeteo.com/p/trump-anger-stumbl</span><span class="invisible">ing-presidency</span></a></p>
<p>"An absolute insane person. My god."</p><p>~ Sarah Longwell quoted by Greg Dworkin</p><p>P.S. Are we really going to play the purist CW labeling games — US Pol — when the fate of the WHOLE WORLD is at stake as a madman with his hand on the nuclear button threatens to rain down destruction on a nation he's targeting?</p><p>Do we really have the luxury of that kind of purism right now?</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/death/" rel="tag">#death</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#violence</a> <a href="/tags/destruction/" rel="tag">#destruction</a> <a href="/tags/nuclearweapons/" rel="tag">#NuclearWeapons</a> <a href="/tags/warcrimes/" rel="tag">#WarCrimes</a><br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/4/6/2376433/-Abbreviated-Pundit-Roundup-Trump-s-unqalification-to-lead-is-on-full-display" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/4/6/2376433/-Abbreviated-Pundit-Roundup-Trump-s-unqalification-to-lead-is-on-full-display"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/</span><span class="invisible">4/6/2376433/-Abbreviated-Pundit-Roundup-Trump-s-unqalification-to-lead-is-on-full-display</span></a></p>
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<p>"We are witnessing a profound shift in the way power is exercised and performative violence is consumed. On one of the holiest days of the Christian calendar—Easter—the discourse was not one of resurrection and hope, but of 'war crimes' and 'hell.'” </p><p>~ Danielle Moodie</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/death/" rel="tag">#death</a> <a href="/tags/destruction/" rel="tag">#destruction</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#violence</a> <a href="/tags/easter/" rel="tag">#Easter</a> <a href="/tags/whitechristiannationalism/" rel="tag">#WhiteChristianNationalism</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://daniellemoodie.substack.com/p/the-golden-calf-of-2026" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daniellemoodie.substack.com/p/the-golden-calf-of-2026"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daniellemoodie.substack.com/p/</span><span class="invisible">the-golden-calf-of-2026</span></a></p>