Liminal Space
October 29, 2025
Big Top was grown from Lucidity and Juicy
T he people’s house—the living symbol of our democracy—has become the circus tent of a fading republic. Its marble bones echo with laughter from the rafters while the ringmaster turns government into entertainment and truth into farce.
As the clown prances through his circus of power, spreading chaos and mockery, the ruthless acts now seep into every life, crossing borders and breaking bonds between political parties.
A month in, the shutdown is bleeding $30 billion a week from the economy while paychecks stall, confidence dips, and recession risk starts writing its own timeline. The U.S. economy now runs on its top 1%, while the bottom 60% struggle to keep the lights on in an AI-powered meritocracy.
And this, astonishingly, is only October’s show. Beneath the Big Top, the acts unfold faster than any art can capture:
- Military, media, and agency purges: national security reporters expelled from the Pentagon; senior officers ousted.
- Massive, peaceful “No Kings” Rally; over 7 million Americans protest.
- Second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history, causing widespread hardship.
- Major China trade escalation and a $40B Argentina bailout.
- U.S. missiles focus shift from sea to land targets in Venezuela.
- Israeli hostage deal; launch of the Gaza GREAT Trust. Bombing commences to begin phase 2, the removal of all Palestinians.
- Waves of free speech attacks, group “terrorist” designations, and militarized federal forces in cities.
- Aggressive redistricting and removal of healthcare for 20+ million.
- Demolition of the White House East Wing for an extravagant ballroom.
- Politicized indictments (John Bolton, Letitia James, James Comey) and aggressive raids on activists and immigrants.
- Federal shutdown weaponized; mass firings, stacking agencies with loyalists.
- Continued crackdowns on nonprofits, universities, and protest rights; rollback of civil rights enforcement.
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