To put together one's own birthday with the martial might of the country gets us very, very close to what we fought a revolution not to have, which is an autocratic, monarchical system in which we mistake the loyalty to a person, and we confuse loyalty to a person and loyalty to

country.

Grip on the Republican Party remains vice-like. More news from the Trump administration yesterday.

It is now revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students,

the latest escalation in its battle against that Ivy League school.

The Department of Justice announced in a letter yesterday that it is pulling the school's exchange

visitor program certification, saying Harvard's created an unsafe campus environment that is, quote,

hostile to Jewish students, promotes pro-Hama sympathies and employs racist diversity, equity,

and inclusion policies. The DOJ also accused the university of coordinating with the Chinese

Communist Party. Harvard called the action unlawful and says it's

working to provide guidance and support to students and the community. The university has nearly

7,000 international students which make up about 27% of the entire student body. Meanwhile,

just a few moments ago, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, a big lead school there, shared an open invitation to international undergraduate and postgraduate students currently enrolled at Harvard, inviting them to continue their academic career at their school over in Hong Kong. The university says it will prioritize

expedited admissions, credit transfers, and tailored support, including visa assistance and

housing to ensure a smooth transition. I mean, look, I think one of the ways to assess those

odds is to look at what's happening with the real power is in the Republican Party, and that is the larger right-wing media.

I mean, they have narrative dominance. That's where they, that is where they build an organized power. That is how they maintain it. That is the real whip when it comes to counting votes.

And if you look at how the right-wing media is handling this, they're enthusiastic about the bill. There isn't really any discussion or lamenting about the

effects of Medicaid. Yeah, they accept the fact that it's going to add some money to the

deficit, but they're largely bought in on this idea that somehow this legislation is going to

lead to this bounty of riches at some point that will easily

offset any of the debts and costs and deficits and I think that's the real tell the only one out

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