This week we continued down the slippery slope of the U.S. Department of Justice melding into Trump’s personal law firm. As acting Attorney General Todd Blanche seeks Trump’s nomination to run the agency, the DOJ has become unrecognizable. Any pretense of separation is gone as the gutted agency carries out Trump’s agenda and retribution campaign, however lawless.

Trump’s Iran War entered its tenth week, and Trump seemed unable to find a way out. Trump claimed to not need congressional approval despite passing the 60 day mark, citing the ceasefire, then established “Project Freedom” and unsuccessfully tried to get cargo ships through the Strait of Hormuz. By the end of the week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the war was over, and only Project Freedom remained, only to hours later have Trump post on Truth Social that Project Freedom was on pause. The narrative seems to shift daily and endlessly, most frequently with Trump leaking or posting a positive spin on ending the war before the stock market opens. Notably, also this week, Trump unilaterally pulled 5,000 troops out of Germany after their leader’s remarks about Trump failing in the Iran War.

Polling continues to fall, as the American people are increasingly unhappy with Trump, his war, and his policies. He does, however, maintain his power over the Republican Party, as demonstrated this week by a primary in Indiana, and Senate Republicans trying to push through $1 billion for his White House ballroom, despite just 28% of Americans supporting it.

Increasingly, Trump seems unhinged. A major story line this week is not only the increasing number of his Truth Social posts, but also that he is sending them often in the middle of the night, and they are becoming in many cases more alarming and bizarre. This week, Trump bragged in three separate occasions about taking cognitive tests, almost seeming to be an act of self-admittance that things are not so steady, as he has put the world and its energy prices on his shoulders, alone. With no good options for exit.

This is the longest weekly list of the second regime, so far. There is so much going on at once! I encourage you to read it, in its entirety.