LilMikeSF<p>Phillip Bump's farewell after being downsized by <a href="https://c.im/tags/ElHefe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElHefe</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Bezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bezos</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonPost</span></a> is commentary focused on <a href="https://c.im/tags/DJT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DJT</span></a> being unable to simply sell his once most vocal voters & spirited supporters on quietly closing down the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Epstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Epstein</span></a> matter, revealing political perils of building a <a href="https://c.im/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> movement bent on stoking <a href="https://c.im/tags/suspicions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suspicions</span></a> , cherry picking perspectives, and tearing down <a href="https://c.im/tags/trust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trust</span></a> in institutions.</p><p>Meanwhile as I go to post @pbump link, I see several other <a href="https://c.im/tags/publications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publications</span></a>, including <a href="https://c.im/tags/Atlantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atlantic</span></a> have articles shared on how the pedantic <a href="https://c.im/tags/Prez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Prez</span></a> primed his own base to not trust him, and other similar takes on the ongoing hopelessly spinning shifty <a href="https://c.im/tags/scandal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scandal</span></a> and inability to stop the <a href="https://c.im/tags/story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>story</span></a> from spiraling with unintended consequences...</p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/07/trump-epstein-scandal-maga-base/683571/?gift=uceGSxyxlYsy3IfUxZfnIg1tRzVknfESkn3tItKWfS8&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar</span><span class="invisible">chive/2025/07/trump-epstein-scandal-maga-base/683571/?gift=uceGSxyxlYsy3IfUxZfnIg1tRzVknfESkn3tItKWfS8&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GiftLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiftLink</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/07/trump-epstein-late-stage-conspiracism/683570/?gift=LJE_j_ZDbLws7M7GVT_HAlbqwTzUeZZp7Xu10xTyOLw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/technology/arc</span><span class="invisible">hive/2025/07/trump-epstein-late-stage-conspiracism/683570/?gift=LJE_j_ZDbLws7M7GVT_HAlbqwTzUeZZp7Xu10xTyOLw</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/07/17/trust-institutions-authoritarianism-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/opinions/20</span><span class="invisible">25/07/17/trust-institutions-authoritarianism-trump/</span></a></p>