There’s so much to write about this week. A government shutdown wreaking havoc on everyday lives. A small startup helping to fund Zoom calls between National Park rangers and classrooms so they can get a paycheck. ICE detaining people who shouldn’t be detained. The National Guard marching into Portland to face blowup frogs and unicorns and threatening Chicago and San Francisco with the same. The Epstein files inching toward daylight. And Marjorie Taylor Greene, of all people, urging her own party to protect Affordable Care Act credits. It’s a strange moment when chaos feels less like a headline and more like a strategy.

What do people do when they’re trying to hide from the truth? They create a distraction. Or many, big distractions that get people to lose focus.

The noise works. Eac

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