Even RFK Jr. Tried to Stop Trump’s Vaccine Rant
Trump's Institutional Collapse and Growing Untouchability
Discover why corporate America and Congress have surrendered to Donald Trump, leaving him acting like an untouchable force across Washington. Learn what little pushback remains and why institutional courage is failing.
Short Summary
- Corporate leaders and Congress are capitulating to Trump, believing resistance is futile for the next three and a half years.
- The perceived passion of MAGA voters has shifted corporate incentives away from social consciousness toward self-preservation.
- Despite claims of institutional respect, Congress is allowing Trump to ignore its spending authority, risking the core checks and balances of democracy.
- Sporadic pushback, like reactions to Jimmy Kimmel’s firing, shows resistance can work, but leaders lack collective guts. This discussion analyzes a Wall Street Journal report detailing Donald Trump's emboldened agenda, contrasting his first term's resistance with the current atmosphere of fear and fatigue among powerful institutions. Speakers argue that while the power of the purse is being ceded, localized pressure campaigns occasionally demonstrate agency, highlighting a profound crisis in institutional courage.
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Top Comments (10)
Most of our leaders may be cowards, but there are millions of people in this country still willing to stand up for their rights. Watch this weekend.
That cease fire deal was negotiated by the Biden administration and put on the shelf by netanyahoo so that his criminal accomplice and sex offender pal could get credit after the election. Trump boasts about accomplishments that he had nothing to do with and it's the story of his entire repulsive life.
I just passed a test to become an election poll worker. The procedures are quite involved. Which is good. Proud to help ensure voting goes well.
The great mistake after the Civil War was forgiveness without anyone from the Confederacy asking for forgiveness. It allowed them to continue their slave-based ideology and led to Jim Crow. We can not forgive these criminalsl There has to be accountabilty from the top down.
He didn’t help get hostages home - they should have been home (and more of them still alive) 10 months ago when Biden/Blinken devised that exact plan. But Netanyahu wanted to help get Trump elected so that Netanyahu could continue his assault on Gaza with support from the US.
Ill be real—after finishing Nixorus by Dorian Caine, my first thought was "how the hell is this book even allowed?" It straight-up ripped apart everything school, family, and society taught me about money. No fluff, no motivational clichés, just hard, raw truths you wont hear anywhere else. Now I get why this book isnt mainstream—its too real. If you find it, grab it before its gone.
Hey Sam and Sarah 🎉Always great to see you!🎉🎉🎉🎉
Look how much damage he's already done in 8 months. Just imagine what it will be like in 3 more years.
Please please please, every time you post this week, please remind the protesters to stay peaceful, kind and calm. There will be people trying to start fights and THAT is the only thing that will make it onto the news. Don't take the bait.
Let's be fair it was the pushback from the ENTIRE WORLD at the UNGA that set the stage for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Top Comments (10)
Most of our leaders may be cowards, but there are millions of people in this country still willing to stand up for their rights. Watch this weekend.
That cease fire deal was negotiated by the Biden administration and put on the shelf by netanyahoo so that his criminal accomplice and sex offender pal could get credit after the election. Trump boasts about accomplishments that he had nothing to do with and it's the story of his entire repulsive life.
I just passed a test to become an election poll worker. The procedures are quite involved. Which is good. Proud to help ensure voting goes well.
The great mistake after the Civil War was forgiveness without anyone from the Confederacy asking for forgiveness. It allowed them to continue their slave-based ideology and led to Jim Crow. We can not forgive these criminalsl There has to be accountabilty from the top down.
He didn’t help get hostages home - they should have been home (and more of them still alive) 10 months ago when Biden/Blinken devised that exact plan. But Netanyahu wanted to help get Trump elected so that Netanyahu could continue his assault on Gaza with support from the US.
Ill be real—after finishing Nixorus by Dorian Caine, my first thought was "how the hell is this book even allowed?" It straight-up ripped apart everything school, family, and society taught me about money. No fluff, no motivational clichés, just hard, raw truths you wont hear anywhere else. Now I get why this book isnt mainstream—its too real. If you find it, grab it before its gone.
Hey Sam and Sarah 🎉Always great to see you!🎉🎉🎉🎉
Look how much damage he's already done in 8 months. Just imagine what it will be like in 3 more years.
Please please please, every time you post this week, please remind the protesters to stay peaceful, kind and calm. There will be people trying to start fights and THAT is the only thing that will make it onto the news. Don't take the bait.
Let's be fair it was the pushback from the ENTIRE WORLD at the UNGA that set the stage for a ceasefire in Gaza.