The Left Hook - 15 - Black Friday

Mark Bland unleashes a no-holds-barred takedown of Donald Trump's chaotic second term. Coming off a personally tough holiday, Bland argues the real "black" in Black Friday 2025 isn't the shopping deals; it's the darkening economic picture the administration is desperately trying to hide. He spotlights the unprecedented cancellation of the third-quarter GDP report (the third major economic indicator scrapped in weeks), blaming mass deportations, new tariffs, and a lingering government shutdown for pushing the U.S. toward recession. Bland contrasts this year's generic, Great Value Thanksgiving dinners with the name-brand abundance Americans enjoyed under Biden, accusing Trump of gaslighting voters while quietly admitting his own policies are tanking the economy. From the turkey-pardoning stage turning into an angry rant against Chuck and Nancy, to Trump seemingly shrugging "just say yes" when asked if he's a fascist, Bland paints a picture of a presidency spiraling into pettiness, dementia-fueled loops, and authoritarian cosplay. Add Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation, ICE detaining U.S. citizens, the abrupt collapse of Elon's DOGE experiment, and Pete Hegseth picking fights with war hero Mark Kelly, and Bland declares: the chaos isn't coming; it's already here. A passionate call for adults to demand transparency and accountability in a country that feels increasingly run like a reality-TV dictatorship.