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U.S.–Iran Tensions Explode, MAGA Meltdown, and the Death of ‘Normal’ Politics
On this week’s Substack convo, Charlie Sykes and Matt break down the latest escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict, plus:
— Why it feels like déjà vu and a “kabuki dance,” with the Strait of Hormuz closed, Trump boxed in by markets, and sinking poll numbers
— Cabinet drama: Kash Patel’s alleged drinking issues and freak-out, and Pete Hegseth’s Pulp Fiction “Bible verse” recitation.
— Washington elites still don’t know “what time it is”: Media nostalgia at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and the death of the old norma
l— Conspiracy karma: MAGA turning on itself with staged assassination…
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