Even that sometimes shows them what they don’t want to see, so then they block or remove the offending content.

Panama. Greenland. Canada. Gaza.

It truly feels like Trump is desperate to cement his place in history with a territorial expansion. I honestly think these seeds were planted by Putin to destabilize Euro-American (and NATO) relations.

They insulate themselves from the difficult topics and nuance of the real world with Fox News and a carefully curated Facebook/X feed.

Instead of having their beliefs challenged regularly and being forced to critically think and introspect, they only reenforce their world-view and get fed a steady dose of fear, hatred and outrage until they’re incapable of human empathy with people different from them.

It’s awful. I’ve seen it with several family members and friends. Good, kind-hearted people transformed into the most hateful versions of themselves with only their most negative emotions driving their decisions.

It takes something deeply personal and challenging to force them to reevaluate. And for some that’s not even enough. They’ll double down instead of admitting they might be wrong, and go back to the comforts of their carefully crafted world instead.

Silly. They’re looking for a fall guy, not actually addressing the problem or being responsible.

“Oh God! The consequences of my actions are impacting me!”

• The honorable Mr Bacon.

“We are currently clean on OPSEC” - man leaking information on a non-official channel while cosplaying as a military leader.

My daughter’s daycare is more stringent on OPSEC for christ’s sake.

It’s like an email with a “If you’re not the intended recipient please don’t read and dispose of this message” footer levels of OPSEC.

Obviously fake. Not enough alcohol in frame 1.

Elno & Trump:

https://media1.tenor.com/m/Wv9QRUTqJOAAAAAC/liar-liar-jim-carrey.gif