The graph's starting point is Inauguration Day. Losing eight points in approval rating in five weeks must be some kind of a record.

Kremlin.
But of course.

It's become pretty clear very quickly.

That is all correct, every line.

And yet they are in power, by a democratic election, too.

This world has become completely incomprehensible.

Screenshot from 538 at 7:15 pm Finnish time. The approval lines have begun to turn. Start date in the figure is Jan 24 so it shows a very brief timeline.

Hieman käsitekommentointia tähän väliin. Englanninkielen käsitteen "manbaby" tai "manchild" suomalainen vastine on tässä hyvin demonstroitu, havainnehenkilön kera.

Saturday's lead feature in Finland's biggest newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat. I'm sure the "movie poster" needs no translation. The story itself begins with the words "This was not supposed to be possible."

Full story, in Finnish: www.hs.fi/paivanlehti/...

And then... So okay, the madness escalates, but on this particular case it's impossible to see ANY point in this move. Because of RFK? Because Trump didn't like the way people laughed at his "cure covid with detergent" talk back in the good old days of the mere pandemic?

Anyone surprised...?

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