From today’s “Letters from an American” by @hcrichardson.bsky.social heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-13-... Full carousel on Instagram. www.instagram.com/p/DcBSEdsljf...

First slide of an Instagram carousel summarizing Heather Cox Richardson's Letters from an American, August 13, 2026. A curly-haired dog is pictured in a teal circle on the left. Text reads: "In today's "Letters from an American," Heather details how a waning Trump administration is frantically cementing its agenda—from ramping up aggressive immigration crackdowns and environmental destruction to dismantling public health policies and rewarding loyalists with government contracts and luxury perks. She illustrates how this broad exercise of executive power prioritizes ideology and self-interest over established laws, public safety, and basic human dignity.”