HeyJaredUp Close with Peter Sage
Politics. Messaging. Branding. I try to be fair-minded, which is less interesting than pure outrage and snark, but it is better for you. You can get outrage elsewhere.
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- Sep 30, 2026
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- Sep 7, 2026
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Trump as Übermensch (opens the original)
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Maybe Democrats have the “Trump corruption issue” backwards.Maybe a majority of voters secretly admire his corruption.I got a letter from a reader. He said Trump voters like the Trump wealth-seeking grift.Voters don’t care whether Trump is getting rich; they care whether they are getting poor, and no one thinks they are poor because Trump is corrupt. Maybe Trump getting richer is a rising tide that raises all boats.They admire Trump. They like that he breaks rules. Just loo
The problem with political gluttony (opens the original)
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Denise Krause can breathe a sigh of relief.Her opponent, Brad Hicks, went negative and contradicted his own campaign message.He sabotaged himself. It’s the problem of having too much money.<source type="image/webp
Is the ad I created fair? (opens the original)
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Is it wrong to expect Republican officeholders to speak up when they see Trump’s corruption?President Trump reported making $2.2 billion in income from crypto investments with open pay-to-play conflict-of-interest dealmaking.Republican officeholders see this and do nothing.I know they think it is wrong. After all, they saw President Biden indulge his screw-up addict son Hunter, and they shouted bloody murder. Hunter got hundreds of thousands. The Trump family scams billions.Republicans in Congre
Easy Sunday: Are data centers OK? (opens the original)
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Funny video.Or maybe it is scary, not funny.We asked Artificial Intelligence to tell us if data centers were OK.Answer: They are great. Like meadows and kittens and smiling faces on young women.Yeah, it’s funny.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Vrh2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0910134b-e98a-47de-af8e-ea20259b26db_640x376.png" target="_bla
Out of many, one (opens the original)
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Today: The Medford Multicultural Fair, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Pear Blossom Park.Free. Fun. Food. Music. Dancing.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="640" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!u4i4!,w_1456,c_l
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