Democracy Returns: Election Roundup

One reason it's important to revisit the aftermath of Russia's 2016 attack on the US (as laid out in Ball of Threads) is that the tactics remain the same: Exploiting Trump's narcissism and grievance was an easy way to get him to absolutely destroy the FBI. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/eWIEVry5q1k?si=lCqg8bRIT41D4W0R    Produced by LOLGOP Studios.  Support these videos and get more from Marcy and LOLGOP at https://patreon.com/lolgopstudios   

Think of Stephen Miller's elevation to be Chief of Staff as a subtraction -- one less person, Susie Wiles, in the room where she can influence the doddering old man -- rather than anything new. Indeed, Trump's authoritarianism is likely to get less competent. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/e3eRVHSo79w?si=iOcYQlrLIf2Go-wf  Produced by LOLGOP Studios. Please support these videos at https://www.patreon.com/LOLGOPStudios/  

Trump's obeisance to Vladimir Putin is more than a man-crush. The capitulation Trump is making to Russia today is merely the continuation of what Russia pitched back in 2017, after they helped elect him.  Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/H033dHI-IEU?si=Kwv_k0RTJRD6yNWE Please support these episodes by backing LOLGOP Studios: https://www.patreon.com/LOLGOPStudios/ 

Yesterday's rout matters both in January, when Democrats can start exercising some oversight, but even in the lame duck, when Congress may impeach Pete Hegseth and Congress has to fund government.   Watch: https://youtu.be/QxhE42lI1Jk?si=V_idM-DXNoGMiMwc    Produced by LOLGOP Studios.   Please support these videos at https://patreon.com/lolgopstudios   

Donald Trump's relentless attack on The Deep State arose from manufactured claims he was wiretapped in 2016. Back more videos like this by supporting LOLGOP Studios.  https://www.patreon.com/LOLGOPStudios/  Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/X0EbfdPm-dg?si=PhcuvikQzxZz6leK 

The polarization around the Russian investigation all arose from the Steele dossier. This episode explains how it was likely injected, full of stories designed to be inflammatory, and how Republicans -- probably advised to do so by Russia -- used it to distract attention from the real Russian investigation. Back more videos like this by supporting LOLGOP Studios.  https://www.patreon.com/LOLGOPStudios/  Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/_se4GcNtMag?si=89tcxsAAi6b7iZ-u 

In honor of Don Jr's oligarch-funded wedding party, we're reissuing the Ball of Thread Series from a few years back. Episode 1 covers how I understand the 2016 Russian attack to include not just several attempts to recruit Americans and stoke polarization, but also laid the groundwork for three devastating attacks on the US intelligence community. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/Shul5PbzBO0?si=fB3rdWnSBdf6flkL  Support this by backing LOLGOP Studios  / lolgopstudios  

In a perfect phone call in July 2019 orchestrated for months by mobbed up corrupt Ukrainians -- some backed by Russia -- Trump attempted to corrupt the newly elected president of Ukraine, who had been elected on an anti-corruption platform. That attempted failed, but the aftermath corrupted virtually the entire Republican Party. Produced by LOLGOP Studios.   / lolgopstudios   A buck a month to help save democracy is all we ask.

Why Andrew Boutros' invocation of Trump v. US in an attempt to dodge sanctions in the Broadview 6 case is terrifying.   Support these episodes by backing LOLGOP Studios on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/LOLGOPStudios   

DOJ rolled out a conspiracy indictment against 15 people in Minnesota that risks criminalizing opposition to Trump more generally. Watch:  https://youtu.be/tviFq9EkpvY?si=gqkgx5IUA6qrHHEG Read more: https://emptywheel.net/2026/06/26/the-stories-todd-blanche-spins-about-antifa/  Produced by LOLGOP Studios.   / lolgopstudios