“I know our brains have all melted from the constant flagrant lawlessness and overall weirdness of this administration and nothing feels real any more and we’re all just programmed to move on to the next thing because Trump will inevitably do something bizarre the next day like throw a tantrum in the Rose Garden or rub up against the flag like a horny 16-year-old at prom, but this is a horrifying moment.”
Seth Meyers pulled no punches in naming the latest White House response to police brutality protests for what it is. As citizens exercise their First Amendment rights en masse in all 50 states, and cities set curfews and sent in heavily armed police and military forces to quell even peaceful protesters with tear gas, rubber bullets, and other violent means, Trump has publicly and privately urged authorities to “dominate” the situation by escalating the violence even further and enacting mass arrests. Read more…
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