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Demagogues have attempted to use bread and circuses to satiate the repressed masses for millennia. Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center is a newfound effort to do just that.

newrepublic.comInside Trump’s Bizarre Campaign to Bend the Art World to His WillThe president and his allies want to use institutions like the Kennedy Center and the National Endowment for the Arts to challenge the left’s cultural power. Here’s how their plan is going so far.

2/5/25, 4:23 pm15 reposts55 likes

running-wolf.bsky.social

@running-wolf.bsky.social

2 May 2025

Ubique

@libelandprivacy.bsky.social

2 May 2025

Trump's unique twist on the "bread and circuses" thing is that Trump is his own clown.

Citizen, Interrupted

@nywonk.bsky.social

2 May 2025

And as always, they have failed miserably. Trump will be no exception. Besides, the dude and his lickspittles have bad taste.

humpyydumpty.bsky.social

@humpyydumpty.bsky.social

2 May 2025

This wannabe Hitler needs to be eradicated! He is the most destructive person ever! If he doesn’t want it he gets rid of it, to hell with what the people want! Hateful, spiteful old man is a travesty to democracy!

Rose ☕️ Tea

@rosetea.bsky.social

2 May 2025

They can’t harness arts and culture with their illiberal fascism. We will keep the arts even if we have to take them underground. Boycott the Kennedy Center until it is depoliticized.