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Tom Nichols: Remember the Split Screen

2025/6/13
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Tom Nichols: 我对Kristi Noem政府在洛杉矶联邦大楼的行为感到震惊，这让人联想到东欧的政治强权。把美国参议员像这样粗暴对待是可耻的，对国家来说是尴尬的，而且让人感到恐惧。我认为如今的右翼极端主义与左翼极端主义没有区别。特朗普选择洛杉矶是因为他擅长挑选合适的斗争，并且他知道洛杉矶有一个会主动上钩的对手。如今的共和党只关心权力，而不是原则或意识形态。我一直呼吁解散国土安全部，因为我担心它会成为对911事件不必要的恐慌反应，并会滋生内部问题。当我拥有如此多的安全部队，训练可能不是最好的，并且这些人来自不同的机构，只是被给予徽章，你就会在这些组织内部拥有这些小型民兵。海吉斯、切尼等人根本无法胜任国土安全部部长的职位，他们只是为了在电视上露面而存在。特朗普在洛杉矶的行动只是为了制造素材，然后传播到美国其他地方。 Tim Miller: 我很高兴帕迪利亚这样做，但我理解有些人希望他们的政治领导人更加庄重。国土安全部声称他们不知道帕迪利亚是谁，他没有表明自己的身份，但他在一开始就大喊“我是参议员亚历克斯·帕迪利亚”。克里斯·墨菲一个月前质疑克里斯蒂·诺姆，谈到国土安全部失控，他们非法行事，花费他们没有的钱，他们的特工对人们表现得像暴徒。特朗普雇佣那些在电视上看到并喜欢的人来管理大型部门，这很可耻。克里斯蒂和她的新面孔在电视上立即谈论他没有表明自己的身份，这感觉像一个东欧的独裁国家。克里斯蒂·诺姆说，我们正在解放这座城市，我们现在有军队在街上，我们正在从社会主义市长手中解放这座城市。保守派不是应该支持第十修正案、地方控制、小政府、限制行政权力过度扩张以及不让深层政府将其军事触角延伸到各地吗？

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This chapter analyzes the incident where Senator Alex Padilla was manhandled by DHS security during Kristi Noem's press conference. The discussion covers the excessive use of force, the lack of proper identification procedures, and the broader context of DHS's increasingly authoritarian actions.
  • Senator Alex Padilla was manhandled and handcuffed by DHS security.
  • DHS claimed they didn't know his identity, despite him identifying himself.
  • The incident is viewed as part of a broader trend of authoritarian actions by DHS.

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On Saturday, Trump would like nothing more than images from Los Angeles of tear gas and balaclava-clad anarchists throwing bottles at Marines to complement video of himself in the stands at his military parade, saluting the troops amid a field of flags. That's part of the reason why he chose LA to federalize the Guard—home to numerous adversaries who willingly take his bait. And while tanks are going to roll through DC, wrecking its streets for the big birthday boy, Israel is going after Iran like it went after Hezbollah. Meanwhile, Kristi Noem handled the Padilla incident like a little fascist, and it only just occurred to Trump how the deportations will affect farms and hotels. Plus, a "Les Miz" correction, a 'Godfather' goof, and fighting words over The Beach Boys v. Lou Reed.

**Tom Nichols **joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod. *show notes *

-  Why Trump deployed troops to LA )

- Tom's late night piece on Israel's attack on Iran )

- Tom's "Silence of the Generals" piece )

- The baptism scene in* The Godfather *)

- Tim's playlist )