I thought I’d seen it all, but no. The lead news analysis in the New York Times, by its longtime chief White House correspondent, puts this unprecedented moment in American history into perspective:

“Another jury, another indictment.”
“surreally routine”
“The novelty … has somehow worn off.”
“short attention spans … seen this before”
“priced into the market, as the Wall Street types would put it”
First quote—GOP consultant: “white noise … it all blurs together”

nytimes.com/2023/08/14/us/poli

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@JamesGleick Biden appears to shrug off large amounts of corruption, while Trump is still being dragged through the courts for January 6th.

Trump said to peacefully protest. Pelosi denied Trumps' request for more National Guard.

The lead news analysis is writing it off as routine because they know it's a dead letter.

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