The Deep State term stretched to explain away any inconvenient event

Evidence

Small enough to fit in a soda can or large enough to encompass a violent plot against America, in the hands of Trump partisans, the Deep State functioned like Silly Putty, stretching in all directions to cover anything that might need explaining away. — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 934

Categorization

• CANDY: The ‘Silly Putty’ line (ending with the EPA being blamed for a hunting-license probe) is a compact, quotable characterization of how flexible a conspiracy label can be.
• XREF: connects to: Political discourse dissolves complexity into myth and suppresses causal understanding; Repressed historical truths resurface distorted in conspiratorial politics — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror…, 901; People read coordinated intent into states that are actually blundering

Broader Connections

• Repressed historical truths resurface distorted in conspiratorial politics #qualifies (0.90) — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, 901
• People read coordinated intent into states that are actually blundering #qualifies (0.85)
• Political discourse dissolves complexity into myth and suppresses causal understanding #exemplifies (0.80)