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40. The deputy chief of staff's conspiratorial vision is ridiculous, but given his position in the White House, it'd be a mi
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 04:34 PM
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The deputy chief of staff’s conspiratorial vision is ridiculous, but given his position in the White House, it’d be a mistake to ignore it.

Why Stephen Miller’s weird vision of a vast left-wing conspiracy matters

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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/stephen-millers-weird-vision-vast-left-wing-conspiracy-matters-rcna236217

A couple of months ago, Stephen Miller, Donald Trump’s notorious deputy chief of staff, offered an unsubtle assessment of the political opposition. “The Democrat [sic] Party is not a political party,” he said in August. “It is a domestic extremist organization.”.....

On Saturday afternoon, Miller took additional steps down the same right-wing path. “The Democrat [sic] Party has filled our legal and judicial system with radicals who protect leftwing terrorists,” the White House official wrote online. “This is a very real and dire crisis for our Republican form of government.”

Less than an hour later, he kept going, publishing this related missive:

The issue before is [sic] now is very simple and clear. There is a large and growing movement of leftwing terrorism in this country. It is well organized and funded. And it is shielded by far-left Democrat [sic] judges, prosecutors and attorneys general. The only remedy is to use legitimate state power to dismantle terrorism and terror networks.


.....A day later, according to an NBC News tally, Miller used the word “insurrection” at least 12 times over the course of Monday.

“The essence of post-liberalism is the rejection of the notion that some neutral standards of conduct apply to all parties,” The Atlantic’s Jon Chait explained in his latest column. “Miller, like Trump, appears to believe his side stands for what is right and good, and his opponents stand for what is evil. Any methods used by Trump are ipso facto justified, and any methods used against him illegitimate.”

There might be a temptation to shrug this off, but that would be a mistake. There’s a growing body of evidence that suggests Miller isn’t just a hyper-partisan anti-immigration zealot, he also appears to be a leading White House official with a decision-making role related to military resources.

The deputy chief of staff’s vision of a vast left-wing conspiracy is obviously weird and fantastical, but that doesn’t mean it’s irrelevant.

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Steven Miller only went into politics... sop Oct 2 #1
LOL! Ray Bruns Oct 2 #2
Seeing that kept me from giving voice to what I really think & wish for him... hlthe2b Oct 2 #5
Now that's brutal. Truth hurts. marble falls Oct 2 #12
Let's be honest angrychair Oct 2 #18
Miller is extremely twisted democrank Oct 2 #3
Scared? No. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2 #7
Wow! Is miller directing a Gaza-like attack on Memphis? UpInArms Oct 2 #4
Wow, if he wasn't already bad enough, this is crazy bad. ananda Oct 2 #13
Whooooo-- Bayard Oct 2 #22
The residents already acquited cops who beat a motorist to death on camera exboyfil Oct 2 #6
You just know he has a burial ground somewhere for the bodies of the animals he kills. Solly Mack Oct 2 #8
The ghoul, Stephen Miller, sounds like he is ready to turn Memphis ultralite001 Oct 2 #9
Nosferatu Miller sop Oct 2 #11
Deranged in the true sense of the word. louis-t Oct 2 #10
They need to get that Farmer-Rick Oct 2 #14
He needs flying lessons Turbineguy Oct 2 #15
We've witnessed the brutality of "real cops" EarthFirst Oct 2 #16
He says there won't be a block in Memphis where a citizen has to be afraid MadameButterfly Oct 2 #17
Stay safe Memphians 🩵 Clouds Passing Oct 2 #19
In a sane country he'd be detained and institutionalized Blue Owl Oct 2 #20
I think Rebl2 Oct 2 #21
No brain damage... GiqueCee Oct 2 #25
Saw that Rebl2 Oct 2 #30
Since he was a baby? ReRe Oct 2 #33
Miller told Memphis police they were now "unleashed" ...by order of the president." Grins Oct 2 #23
I've been wondering lately if all the crazed, totally false bullshit spewing from Orange Julius Caesar's mouth generalbetrayus Oct 2 #24
Oh, I don't think... GiqueCee Oct 2 #26
Bingo. Permanut Oct 2 #27
Miller is the source, and Trump doesn't even know what's being said in his name. sop Oct 3 #36
tough talk from a cuckold . Klarkashton Oct 2 #28
As part of Trump's crackdown on a CLAIMED* crime wave. Botany Oct 2 #29
Head of the SS Evolve Dammit Oct 2 #31
Reincarnated?! electric_blue68 Oct 2 #35
I think the Nazis froze Goebells and GOP just thawed him out?? Evolve Dammit Saturday #39
What do you do when an entire cabinet needs involuntary commitment orangecrush Oct 2 #32
There's a blurring here ReRe Oct 2 #34
Not sure why you are confident that that people will be read their rights, etc. OrwellwasRight Oct 3 #37
I don't know. ReRe Oct 3 #38
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