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Brillaint take on how performative authortarianism works. The observation about playing to a rabid base captures something crucial: these spectacles aren't about governance or even enforcement, they're loyalty signals designed to keep everyone aligned. I saw this same dynamic play out at a company where leadership kept making big public punishments that had zero operational impact but kept people scared and compliant.

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Debra Messing a Trumper?! For real, Matt? I know she was pro-Israel, but did she really make the jump to Trump?

If this is true, maybe that is why she and Megan Mullaly fell out a few years ago.

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