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October 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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The America we used to live in—the America we want to think we live in—is gone.

We’ll have to build again.
We want to think that the repeated, widespread abuse of basic rights by DHS; the DOJ actions against former officials like James Comey and John Bolton; the presence of 2020 election deniers across congressional and executive branch leaders; the unconstitutional dismantling of federal agencies; the consolidation of old and new media under leadership favorable to Trump; the use of lawsuits and executive branch power to intimidate and silence critics; and the clear attempts to subvert the 2026 and 2028 elections; and Trump’s constant insinuation that he might seek a third term do not all in fact mean that we have crossed the threshold into a competitive authoritarian environment. But we have. We have passed through the veil. Whatever becomes of American liberal democracy in the near or distant future, it will be a resurrection and not a continuation.
October 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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America is a competitive authoritarian state now. More than a few scholars of democracy are saying this

www.fairobserver.com/politics/ame...
America Crosses Into Competitive Authoritarian Rule Under Trump
Harvard political scientists Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way and Daniel Ziblatt argue that the United States has transitioned into a competitive...
www.fairobserver.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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It's very pretty. Assuming you like it, I'll note that there are 7 episodes and then there are 14 extra (very short) episodes. Some find the extra episodes a little meandering, which is a fair criticism, but I love the whole thing.
October 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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I recently watched Secrets Happened on the Litchi Island on YouTube. It's a queer coming of age story from China and I thought it was really well done
October 7, 2025 at 6:13 AM