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The Trump–Omar Saga: Who Expected This October Surprise?
A raid on a member of Congress’s home—do you believe a president who says he had nothing to do with it?
 • Hal Brown
Hey, MAGA: Your “Frickin’ Genius” Took the Wrong Kind of Test.
A cognitive screening doesn’t measure IQ. You’d think a genius would know that.
 • Hal Brown
Trump Isn’t Just Being Trump. He’s Unmoored From the Truth.
An Alaska rally offered a torrent of lies, insults, and self-glorification. Familiarity shouldn’t make it acceptable.
 • Hal Brown
Trump Wants the Applause and Adoration. What Happens When Voters Say No?
He can script the taxpayer-funded propaganda. He cannot script the voters’ verdict..
 • Hal Brown
Holy Eff’n F: Federal Agents raid Ilhan Omar’s house before dawn
Trump wanted Omar jailed. Now Agents Have Searched Her Home. His public demands make the justification for this pre-dawn search especially important.
 • Hal Brown
On the Nobel Peace Prize, Nobody Expected Class from Trump. He Delivered.
Trump could take a lesson from “Bambi”
 • Hal Brown
Hegseth Wants America to Watch an Execution. What About the Children?
What Will Children Learn From Hegseth’s Execution Spectacle?
 • Hal Brown
Repost: Outrage - Pentagon will livestream firing squad execution and ICE justifies shooting seven rounds at man with five yer old in his…
I am posting this again for those who missed it because I added it after I posted an earlier stack
 • Hal Brown
Trump may be lots of things, but he isn’t goofy.
I wrote this last night before I saw the news…
 • Hal Brown
Pete Push-ups C₁₉H₂₈O₂ Hegseth
Introduction: I couldn’t do five sets of 47 push-ups when I was Pete Hegseth’s age—if memory serves, I could manage about 25.
 • Hal Brown
More serious censorship sh*t from Trump
My hope is that a significant number of people will resist being fed pap.
 • Hal Brown
Did Trump say it was acceptable for Iran to “take out” the liberal cities of San Diego and Los Angeles. Listen and you be the judge.
If Trump is the master of the weave and an improv genius he really blew it yesterday.
 • Hal Brown
A Beta Brain
I am a retired psychotherapist who writes a daily Substack about politics and political psychology, sometimes with satire and AI cartoons.
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