This week we ride the whiplash carousel: Trump’s export-grade optics tour, a UN speech that treats climate like a con while flirting with détente, and a culture-war ouroboros where the “anti-cancel” crowd cancels with gusto. We kick the tires on 2028 succession gossip (MAGA edition), stress-test the AOC timeline, and peek at Powell’s maybe-cuts that keep getting maybe-later. Plus: memorials, forgiveness, and what accountability actually looks like in a country addicted to main-character energy. It’s messy, it’s loud, and—sorry—not everything is a psyop. Bring your seatbelt and your irony.