34 felonies and two impeachments and America still said run it back

34 felony convictions. Two impeachments. And Donald Trump still walked back into the White House like it’s a Marriott lobby and he’s late for a timeshare pitch.

Phys.org basically wrote the autopsy report on America’s new political religion: scandal immunity. Not “forgiveness,” not “redemption,” just straight-up vibes-based amnesia with a partisan subscription plan.

They frame it like a market, which is depressingly accurate. If politics is Netflix now, scandals are just content warnings you scroll past because you already hit “Continue Watching.”

And it’s not just Trump. The comeback carousel is stocked. Andrew Cuomo pokes his head up like a cancelled sitcom reboot nobody asked for. Ken Paxton keeps surviving in Texas like he’s got a loyalty punch card for investigations. Every time you think “surely this is the one,” the system goes “lol no, season finale cliffhanger.”

The analysis lands on the bleak practical truth: polarization turns every scandal into a team sport. Your side says “fake,” the other side says “finally,” and the only people getting punished are the ones who can’t hire lawyers by the square foot.

Meanwhile your rent is up, your healthcare is a roulette wheel, and the people writing the rules are auditioning for immunity like it’s a Costco free sample.