How MAGA Sees The World Now

Their fever dreams are the world’s nightmares (especially after the Trump-rally shooting).

There was a shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania. Trump is fine. The would-be assassin—a 20-year white male, registered Republican from Pennsylvania—has been killed by counter-sniper fire, according to reports.

It’s too soon to say anything meaningful about the shooting situation itself, and reportage is not why anyone subscribes to this newsletter anyway.

What I want to offer is a bit of sense-making about how the MAGA movement—and Trump—are likely to metabolize this act of violence…and how they’re already responding to it. The implications are stomach-churningly bad for anyone who cares about peace, democracy, or equality.