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Liberty Shrugged

Democracy Goes to Couples Therapy: The Week in Dysfunctional Love Affairs

Scene: A mid-century leather couch. Two water glasses. One jaded therapist with a clipboard labeled “Republic.” Enter Democracy, fraying at the seams, dragging her latest couples behind her.

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Jun 11, 2025
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Session One: Trump & Musk - From Billionaire Bromance to Budget Breakup

In the beginning, there was mutual adoration: private jets, deregulation pillow talk, and shared dreams of an America with no oversight and lots of Martian real estate. But last Thursday, the co-dependent techno-authoritarian couple imploded. It began, as most doomed relationships do…

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