The directives putting a pause on federal grants and the firing of career DOJ prosecutors is about trying to make the entirety of the federal government the tool of the man occupying the presidency. And it's all illegal and unconstitutional. Meanwhile, Trump is exactly the kind of broken sociopath who can dominate the war for attention—the defining resource of our time. Chris Hayes joins Tim Miller. show notes Chris's new book, “The Siren's Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource." https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/719661/the-sirens-call-by-chris-hayes/ Undercover video of Russ Vought on Project 2025 from August 2024 https://youtu.be/PY_chqyaRHo?si=ucWDRGYqR3kBUrfo 0:00 OMB freezes grants 7:10 DOJ firings 13:30 This is the worst case scenario 21:24 Leveraging the Attention Age 26:38 Whitmer on the split ticket 32:45 Dems need unpredictability 34:50 Attention is our defining resource 42:55 Attention Recognition Paradox 🔥 Get 30 days of Bulwark+ absolutely free: https://thebulwark.com/freetrial