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Gavin Newsom raises the stakes, the cold civil war heats up, Taylor Swift gives cause for hope

In today’s letter: Is Gavin Newsom’s Trump bit more than a parody? Is Donald Trump’s plan taking shape — or already in action? Can Taylor Swift help us imagine the future?

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THE GIST: Has Gavin Newsom turned his Trump parody into a real fight?

For months, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s been pushing Donald Trump’s buttons by imitating his bluster, his A.I. slop visual style, and his all-caps verbiage. But last week, he may have shown Democrats that the parody isn’t just PR — sometimes imitation is the sincerest way to fight back…