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"The good news is that the slide into autocracy isn’t inevitable for the U.S. The courts may hold, Congress may start listening to protestors as Trump’s approval rating tanks, and the MAGA coalition may fall apart. Even so, the damage already done is real."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...
The Science of Autocracy Suggests the U.S. Is Headed for Dictatorship
The red flags abound—political research tells us the U.S. is becoming an autocracy
www.scientificamerican.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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The national average for car insurance rates could climb by 7% because of Trump’s tariffs.

He’s squeezing Americans’ wallets dry.
August 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Trump and Republicans' Big Ugly Law takes health care away from more than 15 million Americans.

Trump and Republicans' Big Ugly Law steals food away from children and seniors.

Trump and Republicans' Big Ugly Law raises utility bills and leaves less money in Americans' pockets.
August 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"Political science research shows that when 3.5% of a nation’s population mobilizes in peaceful protest at a key moment, it becomes nearly impossible for the government to ignore the people's demands for transformative change." @americanprogress.bsky.social
www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
How Peaceful Protest by Just 3.5 Percent of Americans Could Force Major Policy Changes From the Trump Administration
History shows that when just 3.5 percent of a population—about 12 million Americans—engage in peaceful protest, their demands become nearly impossible to ignore. This is particularly relevant today, a...
www.americanprogress.org
August 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Republicans don’t care about anything. Democrats shouldn’t try to to be like them: medium.com/@drtakho/rep...

"Democrats have to interpret polls for what they are today—inverse proportions to the Republicans’ nihilistic will to power."

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#nihilism #willtopower #polls #care #democracy ✊🏼
Republicans don’t care about anything. Democrats shouldn’t try to to be like them.
Republicans currently operate from a place of pure will to power. They are nihilists. They believe in nothing but amassing power, however…
medium.com
August 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The polls look bad for Trump but tyrants don’t depend on approval ratings:

"Tyrants don’t need high approval ratings. They intimidate voters, rig elections (or stop holding them altogether), suppress protest, and jail their critics." by @judith-levine.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
July 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Nearly every Republican in Congress voted to rip away health care and food assistance from the poor to fund massive tax breaks for their rich donors.

Join us to keep holding accountable every GOP politician who voted for this abomination: www.DemocraticCoalition.org

#ResistTrump
July 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Trump's approval rating on immigration is dropping quickly: www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

Republicans are breaking with Trump over Epstein Files: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/u...

Trump’s poll numbers hit a new low (37%), as he loses support from independents: time.com/7305351/trum...
July 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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July 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Donald Trump can do no wrong: medium.com/@drtakho/don...

"His administration is 'perfect' because he says it is. And the only salve is the people."

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#MAGA #Trump #Republicans #Democrats #Resistance
Donald Trump can do no wrong
President Trump can do no wrong. He has succeeded in radically expanding executive power, Congress is in his pocket, and the Supreme Court…
medium.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM