This past week was a goldmine for those of us convinced that Delta Tango (DT) is not just unfit for office, but a genuine threat—to the country, global stability, and even our retirement plans. For those keeping score at home, let’s break it down:

Steel & Aluminum Tariffs, Redux
Doubling these tariffs isn’t about revitalizing U.S. steel. We can’t scale that fast. This is performative power—intended to juice the egos and portfolios of MAGA’s inner circle. (See Autopilot, which tracks Congressional stock moves.)

TPS Revoked for Over 500,000 Refugees
Hundreds of thousands—350,000 Venezuelans, 9,000 Afghans among them—now face deportation to nations plagued by chaos and violence. We welcomed them. Now we betray them. It’s cruel, and a disgrace to our national ideals.

Student Visa Interviews Suspended
All new student visa interviews are on hold, pending Orwellian social media screenings. Instead of welcoming the best and brightest, we’re ghosting them. The hypocrisy is rich—and shortsighted.

Habeas Corpus, On the Chopping Block
Stephen Miller floated suspending habeas corpus to accelerate deportations. This isn’t just fringe talk—it’s a direct attack on due process. The idea that critics of the regime could be detained without recourse is no longer the stuff of dystopian fiction.

Pardons for Donors and Drug Offenders
Trump handed out pardons like party favors—to dozens of wealthy donors and more than 20 major drug offenders, many of whom funneled millions into his PACs. So much for law and order.

Watchdogs Fired
At least 17 Inspectors General have been ousted. These are the people tasked with oversight. You don’t fire the referees unless you’re planning to cheat.

Targeting Lawyers
An executive order stripped federal contracts and clearances from firms seen as politically hostile. Undermining the adversarial legal system? That’s straight-up authoritarianism.

Historical Erasure by Executive Order
Denali is back to “Mount McKinley.” The Gulf of Mexico is now the “Gulf of America.” It’s petty, jingoistic, and an insult to history—and indigenous peoples.

Trade War, Unplugged
Trump has reignited global trade tensions, alienating allies, raising prices, and crippling small businesses. For those who slept through history: Pearl Harbor was preceded by a trade war.

The Chaos Strategy

Military strategists warn that in a target-rich environment, it’s easy to lose focus. Too many threats, no clear priority—and you either freeze or strike the wrong target.

That’s the game plan.

Trump and his team generate chaos not just to distract, but to overwhelm—to keep critics disoriented, reactive, and ultimately ineffective.

And disturbingly, it’s working.

We’ve Got the Wrong Strategy

One thing I learned at Xerox: negative selling doesn’t close deals. You don’t win customers by trashing the competition—you win by offering a better solution.

We’ve become addicted to doom-scrolling the latest outrage. We’re preaching to the choir while undecideds hear only static.

“Trump Derangement Syndrome”? That’s projection. But while we fight the villain, we’re not selling the alternative. And that’s the real failure.

Lead with Vision

It’s time for a reset.

We need to lead with values, articulate what we stand for, and show how our vision benefits real people. Then, and only then, should we contrast it with Trump’s chaos.

We can’t be the anti-Trump movement. We need to be the pro-democracy, pro-future, pro-human movement.

That’s where I’m headed—less reaction, more direction. Less fire alarm, more blueprint.

But hey, it’s still this week.

So… about Elon’s black eye—should we take comfort in the fact that a kindergartener can knock him out? Or just note that, once again, X marks the spot.