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Ray Bruns

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2. You really have to read the whole article. It's beautiful.

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Wed Feb 4, 2026, 10:59 AM

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“As Jamelle Bouie of the New York Times recently wrote, “The only thing Trump and his allies know how to do is use the coercive force of the state.” It seems the president really did think he could just remake the Kennedy Center in his own trashy image, and that people would, like zombies, continue to book shows and buy tickets there. Instead, he got his stink all over the place, and now no one wants to be associated with it”

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