Hard to believe, and impossible to make this up. From Charlie Sykes this morning.

Stable Genius launches jihad against…

Amid the outbreak of wars and rumors of wars; in the midst of genuine crises at home and abroad, MAGA turned its fevered attention to… Taylor Swift.


I hesitate to state the obvious, but this is beyond parody; a story so stupid it makes even our Very Stupid Times blush.

Trump is triggered by the expectation that the popstar, one of most famous women on the planet, may endorse Joe Biden (as she did in 2020). A rational political actor would probably just move on, ignoring the whole thing. But we are not dealing with rational political actors, are we?

The presence of Swift and her boyfriend at the Super Bowl has deranged even the pre-demented, who are spinning out wild, hysterical, and ludicrous conspiracy theories. Like this:




And this…




And this from Vivek, who is desperate not to be left behind in the Moron Olympics.



Then there’s Trump Himself, who apparently is somewhat obsessed with the question of whether Swift might be more popular than he is.

Trump’s inner circle is taking time off from writing detailed plans for foreign policy, the border, and tax cuts, ranting about judges and juries to target the performer.

[Others] close to him — including GOP operatives, some of his 2024 staff, and Trump-y media figures — have been brainstorming different ways to go after Swift. Since late last year, these Trump allies have repeatedly discussed how to turn the culture-warrior dial up to 11 if she re-endorses Biden this year, the sources recount.

“It would be more fuel thrown onto the culture-war fires,” says an official working on the Trump reelection efforts. “Another left-wing celebrity who is part of the Democrat elite telling you what to think.”

Publicly, members of Trump’s inner sanctum and social circle are already signaling Swift’s prominent position atop their enemies list — a situation that has reached fever pitch now that Swift’s boyfriend will once again be playing in the Super Bowl.

For a much deeper dive into the clownish insanity here, check out A.B. Stoddard’s Bulwark piece: “MAGA Has TDS—Taylor Derangement Syndrome.”

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She is everything he's not, successful through her own efforts and intelligence. She makes serious donations to food banks in every city she performs in instead of throwing paper towels at hurricane victims, gave each of the truck drivers who moved her tour around $100,000 bonuses and has encouraged her fans to register and vote.

And these stupid Trumpers are going to attack her and motivate all those fans to get out and vote against him?

That's just brilliant...

Oh no. She’s using her First Amendment rights. Why does trump hate America? Because he has shit for brains. Just like his dumbass apologists.