In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics.... We’re live here on YouTube and Facebook every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 pm Maine time (3 pm PT). Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe You can also find me: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/ Resources: https://redwine.blue/ https://www.commoncause.org/take-action/ https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member 00:00 - Welcome 00:59 - Warning about deepfakes 03:13 - WaPo article about Dep. of Homeland Security 11:50 - DOGE review—Who’s in charge? 19:19 - Projecting “strength” 24:35 - Heritage Foundation, MAGA split 32:17 - QAnon + Epstein: Then & Now 41:00 - CBS 60 minutes segment spiked by Bari Weiss 42:35 - Trump backlash 50:55 - Republican fantasy under attack by reality