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Textbook autocrat playbook being used by Trump:
1. Escalate chaos + violence
2. Deploy troops to impose “order”
3. Threaten + prosecute local leaders
4. Use fear to seize more power
It’s been used in Hungary. Russia. Turkey. Now, in LA.
Looks like they may be on to step 3.
1. Escalate chaos + violence
2. Deploy troops to impose “order”
3. Threaten + prosecute local leaders
4. Use fear to seize more power
It’s been used in Hungary. Russia. Turkey. Now, in LA.
Looks like they may be on to step 3.
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan, in Los Angeles, told me he thinks "someone is going to lose their life" here, that he hasn't ruled out asking DOJ to prosecute Mayor Bass and Governor Newsom and, despite reports to the contrary, "there was no one outside of schools." www.nbcnews.com/video/tom-ho...
Border czar says top California officials could get arrested if they impede raids
White House border czar Tom Homan told NBC News' Jacob Soboroff that federal immigration raids will continue in Los Angeles despite demonstrators clashing with law enforcement. President Donald Trump ...
www.nbcnews.com
June 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Textbook autocrat playbook being used by Trump:
1. Escalate chaos + violence
2. Deploy troops to impose “order”
3. Threaten + prosecute local leaders
4. Use fear to seize more power
It’s been used in Hungary. Russia. Turkey. Now, in LA.
Looks like they may be on to step 3.
1. Escalate chaos + violence
2. Deploy troops to impose “order”
3. Threaten + prosecute local leaders
4. Use fear to seize more power
It’s been used in Hungary. Russia. Turkey. Now, in LA.
Looks like they may be on to step 3.
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This is one of those situations where you don’t know if Trump is lying or misinformed by his own people. The National Guard weren’t deployed to the city, according to the mayor.
June 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This is one of those situations where you don’t know if Trump is lying or misinformed by his own people. The National Guard weren’t deployed to the city, according to the mayor.
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Knowledge is power
May 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Knowledge is power