Illiberalism
Fig. 1. Photograph by Joachim F. Thurn, August 1991, Bundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-F089030-0003, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE.
Argentinians were fed up with the economy. But don’t expect much of a honeymoon for this guy.[1] But for the moment at least, if you encounter a Donald Trump supporter, you can tell them to move to Argentina rather than Russia.
Samantha Schmidt and David Feliba, “Trump-like libertarian Javier Milei wins Argentina’s presidency,” Washington Post, November 19, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/19/argentina-presidential-election-results-javier-milei/
Gilead
Donald Trump
Fig. 1. Donald Trump, depicted in an orange jumpsuit, reportedly by the Drudge, via Mediaite,[2] fair use. Apparently, no mugshot was taken when he was actually arrested over hush money paid to Stormy Daniels.[3]
Tom Nichols has decided Donald Trump is a fascist. But not his followers.[4]
Tom Nichols, “Trump Crosses a Crucial Line,” Atlantic, November 16, 2023, https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/11/trump-crosses-a-crucial-line/676031/
In case anyone is wondering, I am now reasonably satisfied that my iPhone 15 move is working out. I am seeing far fewer global positioning system (GPS) glitches, I more reliably have mobile data (this is likely in part due to my addition of Boost Infinite), and yes, the battery is better behaved. I’ll never know if these modest improvements will actually pay off, but I can hope.
- [1]Samantha Schmidt and David Feliba, “Trump-like libertarian Javier Milei wins Argentina’s presidency,” Washington Post, November 19, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/19/argentina-presidential-election-results-javier-milei/↩
- [2]Alex Griffing, “Drudge Puts Trump in an Orange Jumpsuit as Site Monitors His Potential Indictment,” Mediaite, August 29, 2022, https://www.mediaite.com/news/drudge-puts-trump-in-an-orange-jumpsuit-as-site-monitors-his-potential-indictment/↩
- [3]Sarah D. Wire and Alexandra E. Petri, “Trump charged with 34 felony counts in alleged hush money cover-up case,” Los Angeles Times, April 4, 2023, https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-04-04/donald-trump-alleged-hush-money-investigation-indictment-arraignment↩
- [4]Tom Nichols, “Trump Crosses a Crucial Line,” Atlantic, November 16, 2023, https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/11/trump-crosses-a-crucial-line/676031/↩