Dwain Northey (Gen X)

We’re living in the upside down when the same administration that once celebrated whistleblowers now calls for prosecuting those who expose government secrets—if the target is politically inconvenient. The Los Angeles Lakers—yes, a basketball team—being lumped into conversations about deception sounds absurd, but somehow it fits in a world where public figures are accused of lying one day and praised the next, depending on political utility. When classified leaks benefit the narrative, they’re “important contributions to transparency,” but when they expose uncomfortable truths, they’re “criminal breaches of national security.”

This administration has condemned border walls as xenophobic, only to quietly resume construction later. It has slammed fossil fuels while begging oil-rich nations to increase production. Officials decry “misinformation” online, yet themselves twist facts or quietly walk back earlier statements when convenient. Student loan forgiveness was declared legally impossible—until it became politically advantageous. They denounce “corporate greed” while celebrating record stock market gains. They call for free speech but partner with tech platforms to censor dissenting views.

It’s not just hypocrisy—it’s a willful, almost Orwellian manipulation of truth. Double standards have become the standard. In this political funhouse mirror, what’s true depends less on facts than on who benefits—and that’s the real distortion.