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MAGA's Bewilderment: Trump's Unpredictable Shift Stuns Supporters

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People Mentioned

  • Zoran Mamdani (New York Mayor-elect) - Trump was smitten with him, and his interaction with Trump caused confusion among Trump's supporters.
  • Marjorie Taylor Greene (Congresswoman) - Announced her resignation from Congress, as Trump would not support her.
  • Laura Loomer - Expressed extreme displeasure about Mamdani and questioned why MAGA supporters should vote.
  • Charles Gasparino (Fox Business Commentator) - Commented on the Mamdani event, suggesting "the wheels are coming off the Trump presidency."
  • Mark Kelly (Senator) - Mentioned as someone the far-right wanted Trump to "hang."
  • Chrissy Houlahan (Representative) - Filed a threat report with the Capitol Police because of Trump's threat.
  • Kash Patel - Subject of investigations, including a report about him sending SWAT teams to protect his girlfriend.
  • Woodrow Wilson (Former US President) - His stroke and subsequent anosognosia were discussed as a historical example relevant to Trump's behavior.
  • Edwin Weinstein (Neuropsychiatrist) - Studied Woodrow Wilson's papers and wrote about his anosognosia.
  • David Dunning (Psychologist, co-creator of Dunning-Kruger syndrome) - Wrote about anosognosia, providing an example of a paralyzed patient.
  • Olivia Nuzzi (Reporter, formerly of New York Magazine) - Subject of a detailed discussion regarding her relationships, journalistic practices, and alleged "catch and kill" operations.
  • Ryan Lizza (Reporter) - Olivia Nuzzi's ex-fiancé, who wrote a detailed exposé about her and her alleged journalistic misconduct.
  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - Discussed in the context of Olivia Nuzzi's alleged "catch and kill" operations and other controversies.
  • Mark Sanford (Politician, former Governor of South Carolina) - Mentioned in relation to Olivia Nuzzi's alleged affair with him and a fake article she wrote about herself.
  • Jenna Ellis - Retweeted and then deleted a tweet related to Trump's "piggy" comment to a reporter.
  • Cat Turd (Twitter user) - Responded foolishly to a tweet about Arabic numerals, showing ignorance.

Organizations & Institutions

  • Capitol Police - Chrissy Houlahan filed a threat report with them against Trump.
  • State Department - Looked like "idiots" in the context of the Moscow-composed Ukraine plan.
  • FBI - Infiltrated a signal chat of anti-ICE organizers.
  • New York Magazine - Olivia Nuzzi's former employer, suggested to be investigated if Ryan Lizza's claims are true regarding "catch and kill" operations.

Articles & Papers

  • "The New York Times" story about Lizza, Nuzzi, and RFK Jr. - A story published by the New York Times concerning the relationship and alleged activities of Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
  • Ryan Lizza's exposé (Part One and Two) - Detailed accounts by Ryan Lizza about Olivia Nuzzi's behavior, relationships, and alleged "catch and kill" operations, published on his Substack.
  • "The Guardian" report on potential CNN programming changes - Discussed senior White House officials' preferences for Paramount/Skydance to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery and potential changes to CNN hosts.
  • "Chicago Sun-Times" article on police shooting himself - Reported on a probationary Chicago police officer accidentally shooting himself.
  • Vanity Fair review of its relationship with Olivia Nuzzi - Mentioned as an ongoing review following the revelations about Olivia Nuzzi.

Websites & Online Resources

  • YouTube - Global Gaming League Season Zero live-streams on this platform.
  • Twitch - Global Gaming League Season Zero live-streams on this platform.
  • Polymarket - Put out a tweet designed to test people's knowledge of Arabic numerals.
  • Internet Wayback Machine - Mentioned as a way to view historical captures of Olivia Nuzzi's teenage pop singer career on MySpace.
  • MySpace - Olivia Nuzzi's former platform for her music career as a teenager.

Other Resources

  • Signal chat of anti-ICE organizers - Infiltrated by the FBI.
  • "Moscows composed 28-point plan for Ukrainian victory" - A supposed peace plan for Ukraine, revealed to be composed in Moscow and delivered by Russians, which caused confusion within MAGA.
  • Wikipedia of ICE raids and tactics and agent identifications - A resource built by a group of Europeans documenting ICE activities.

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