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fromThe Nation
1 week ago

Epstein Class Clowns

Adisturbing number of the oligarchs responsible for the mess we're in are not very smart. I realize that this seems like a minor complaint when so many of them are also evil, incompetent, and causing enormous amounts of human suffering. (Though perhaps it's better that they're dimly lit, because who knows how much worse things would be if they were truly evil geniuses?)
Left-wing politics
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Digested week: ICE's performance is intimidating and deadly, but also farcical | Emma Brockes

ICE projects a farcical, fascist-style aesthetic—costumes and militarized performance—that intimidates despite incompetence and slapstick behavior.
fromIntelligencer
3 months ago

Give Thanks for Incompetence Destroying Trump's Second Term

The collapse of the indictments of James Comey and Letitia James speak to the rot at the heart of the Trump administration. Lindsey Halligan, predictably, was found to be appointed illegally after her predecessor was driven out of office after rightly concluding that the cases did not have legal merit. The Senate never confirmed Halligan, and her interim appointment couldn't be indefinite as a matter of law.
US politics
SF politics
fromemptywheel
8 months ago

"The Answer Is Zero:" When Fragile White Supremacists Discover ... They Aren't - emptywheel

Whiskey Pete's incompetence as Defense Secretary poses severe risks to U.S. national security, especially during crises.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
8 months ago

Iran's Stunning Incompetence

The Israeli attacks on Iran highlight the Iranian regime's incompetence in protecting both its military and civilian population.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
10 months ago

Maddow Declares Trump Attempting Authoritarian Overthrow' of U.S. But So Far Too Incompetent' to Pull it Off

Rachel Maddow asserts Trump has botched his first 100 days more than any president, framing it as an inept attempt at authoritarian control.
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