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Top O’ the BriefingHappy Wednesday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Deywaäld wouldn’t entertain any van conversion that didn’t have adequate fresh shrimp storage.
AsIamfondofremindingmybrilliantreaders,IhavebeenaRepublicanactivistforover40yearsnow.Yes,it’sabitofaflex—myegodoesneedtobefed—butImostlybringituptoprovidecontextforanythingIwriteorsayabouteitherofthetwomajorpoliticalparties.
TheDemocratsof2025arenotthesamekindsofpeopleI’veknownthroughoutmyactivismcareer.Theybegantotakeaturnfortheworseinlate2008andreallyhitthegasontheAwfulmobileinlate2016.AcasualobserverfromanothertimeoranotherplanetmighthavethoughtthattheDemscouldn’tbemoreunhingedthantheywereinJanuaryof2017,butthatobserverwouldbevery,verywrong.
PresidentDonaldTrumpandhisRepublicanmajorityinCongressaredealingwithaDemocraticPartythatisindireneedoffull-timesupervisionfromamentalhealthprofessional.Theseareemotionallyandpsychologicallyunwellpeoplewhoshouldbetreatedassuch.Republicanelectedofficia