#political-spectacle

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fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

No one likes a hothead and a jerk, especially one who is the director of the FBI

Congressional hearings have shifted from deferential, controlled exchanges to more confrontational, performative spectacles that prioritize spectacle over restrained testimony.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Trump's strongman image got boos at the US Open, and perhaps that was the point | Andrew Lawrence

Donald Trump's US Open appearance sought to project authoritarian spectacle and to distract from political, economic, and personal controversies, provoking mixed cheers and louder boos.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

Pete Hegseth's Department of Cringe

Trump plans to rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, signaling an embrace of aggressive, offensive military rhetoric and spectacle.
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