An investigation into the machinery of Donald Trump's second administration reveals how a core group of advisors—Stephen Miller, Pete Hegseth, Susie Wiles, Dan Scavino, Karoline Leavitt, James Blair, and Vince Haley—are translating presidential authority into concrete policy through immigration enforcement, military operations, personnel control, and institutional reorganization. Miller's documented influence has produced more than 200 executive orders targeting immigration, while Hegseth faces bipartisan congressional scrutiny over a Pentagon Inspector General report finding he violated protocols by sharing classified information on Signal and over controversial Caribbean military strikes. Scavino now controls "almost all positions in government" through the Presidential Personnel Office. This examination of Trump's first eleven months back in office documents how loyalty-based staffing, agency reorganizations, and centralized decision-making are reshaping federal institutions in ways that may outlast this administration.
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How Excited Delirium Became a Cover for Police Violence
In the annals of modern policing, there’s a term that flares up in the headlines when a routine arrest turns fatal, when bodycam footage sparks protests, or when another Black or brown body ends up lifeless on the asphalt. That term is excited delirium—a medical-sounding phrase with a murky past and a troubling present, one that has become a catch-all explanation for deaths that occur under aggressive police restraint.
Capitalist Evangelicalism: Faith, Power, and Misused Monies
Capitalist Evangelicalism, at its core, combines the fervent religious convictions of evangelical Christianity with the principles of unregulated capitalism. This marriage of faith and economics is not new, but its recent surge and consequential impact on society are worth an in-depth analysis. As faith becomes entwined with the economic system, the potential for manipulation increases dramatically, manifesting in forms as varied as public policy influence to exploitation of the faithful's goodwill.