i haven't watched anything beyond local news and Steve Kornacki on election nights since 2020. well, i watched about two hours the day somebody tried to put a bullet in Trump’s brain but even that barely registered interest.
there is no need for opinionated news filters when the actual film, published statements, and seeing the words direct from the horse's ass mouth is horrifying enough.
i will grant that a portion of those that voted for Trump do not fall into the 'just hurt people i don't like' camp. and a lot of those people are also shell-shocked by how fast and thoroughly the destruction is happening. but being naive and/or uninformed is no excuse, they still bear responsibility. but hardcore maga? the OG cult members? detestable assholes right here on this community? they're real happy about the trauma and terror. we've all seen it. just visit reddit, or some real life maga enclaves, or hell, some of the actual elected politicians who are on camera and online saying 'better get used to it!' and 'oh yeah there's more coming!' and folks like John Cornyn actually mocking his constituents. the admin is doing things to cause suffering and has basically gone on record with 'sorry, you're gonna have to suffer'. the co-president has literally said 'empathy is bad'.
so, you know, gtfo here with 'they don't want people to suffer'.