Build a gaudy monstrosity. Then use that to argue the White House is too small and needs to be demolished to make way for something that matches.

This is why we skip Ea-nāṣir's house.

Nah. The thing with conspiracy theories and religious zealotry is that its almost nothing to do with the real details and everything to do with the believers undetlying biases

Hence, Trump is building the surveillance state they've always claimed to fear, and *crickets*

Thiel knows this

Because the sacred duty of the news media is not to inform Americans, but to monitor the impact of disinformation campaigns.

He's the human version of ChatGPT. He regurgitates strings of words, with no thought or understanding of their meaning.

"... the clocks were striking thirteen."

He was born to.

They can do the math. Their assumption is that others can't.

They believe regular people are idiots. It's foundational to the entire worldview.

Peter Principle implies competency at prior levels, Max.

I don't think in-fighting will be a problem for them. They'll play nice and won't act against the party. At least not until there's a real schism (death of dear leader).

Whichever they can't afford to lose.

I'm not speaking of the likelihood they'll win or lose. I'm saying that win or lose, they will not permit peaceful processes from compromising their grip on power.

We are past that.

But can you really picture them accepting results and relinquishing power if they lost?

Unfortunately, historically, the idea that stupidity is an impediment to seizing and holding power while doing vast harm isn't well supported.

You have to be more specific.