J. Elizabeth Spears
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Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook
Fascism expert @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social
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SCARY: Trump Knows What He's Doing | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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October 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook
Fascism expert @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social
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What in the biometric hell is this?
Just went to drop metal recycling like I’ve been doing for a year and they said they are now required to “set up an account,” take my picture and get a thumbprint??
WTF
Just went to drop metal recycling like I’ve been doing for a year and they said they are now required to “set up an account,” take my picture and get a thumbprint??
WTF
September 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
What in the biometric hell is this?
Just went to drop metal recycling like I’ve been doing for a year and they said they are now required to “set up an account,” take my picture and get a thumbprint??
WTF
Just went to drop metal recycling like I’ve been doing for a year and they said they are now required to “set up an account,” take my picture and get a thumbprint??
WTF
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The striking thing about this week’s list is not the number of broken norms, but the nature of what Trump is getting away with, and how he has yet again seized control of the narrative.
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
Episode 40 - Two Truths, Two Sets of Data
Catch up on the themes from Week 40's list in a quick listen!
open.substack.com
August 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The striking thing about this week’s list is not the number of broken norms, but the nature of what Trump is getting away with, and how he has yet again seized control of the narrative.
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
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Yesterday Secretary Rubio admitted the administration ignored its own intelligence reports while illegally dragging us into the conflict in Iran. He literally said "forget about intelligence."
That's the type of "leadership" that started the Iraq War.
That's the type of "leadership" that started the Iraq War.
Marco Rubio admitted the Admin ignored intelligence while dragging us into the conflict in Iran
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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June 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Yesterday Secretary Rubio admitted the administration ignored its own intelligence reports while illegally dragging us into the conflict in Iran. He literally said "forget about intelligence."
That's the type of "leadership" that started the Iraq War.
That's the type of "leadership" that started the Iraq War.
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The United States should not wage war against Iran.
Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran is unconstitutional. Only Congress can declare war — and the Senate must vote immediately to prevent an another endless war.
This is a horrific war of choice.
Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran is unconstitutional. Only Congress can declare war — and the Senate must vote immediately to prevent an another endless war.
This is a horrific war of choice.
June 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The United States should not wage war against Iran.
Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran is unconstitutional. Only Congress can declare war — and the Senate must vote immediately to prevent an another endless war.
This is a horrific war of choice.
Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran is unconstitutional. Only Congress can declare war — and the Senate must vote immediately to prevent an another endless war.
This is a horrific war of choice.
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🚨🚨BREAKING
TRUMP SAYS THE UNITED STATES IS NOW INVOLVED IN ISRAEL-IRAN WAR.
"We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran...Nobody does it better than the good ol’ USA."
TRUMP SAYS THE UNITED STATES IS NOW INVOLVED IN ISRAEL-IRAN WAR.
"We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran...Nobody does it better than the good ol’ USA."
June 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🚨🚨BREAKING
TRUMP SAYS THE UNITED STATES IS NOW INVOLVED IN ISRAEL-IRAN WAR.
"We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran...Nobody does it better than the good ol’ USA."
TRUMP SAYS THE UNITED STATES IS NOW INVOLVED IN ISRAEL-IRAN WAR.
"We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran...Nobody does it better than the good ol’ USA."
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Love the lil flex when they realise they just became the most famous bird in the world.
May 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Love the lil flex when they realise they just became the most famous bird in the world.
WE NEED REPORTING ON THIS
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Another plane of people being sent to El Salvador today
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Another plane of people being sent to El Salvador today
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Redirecting...
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April 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
WE NEED REPORTING ON THIS
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Another plane of people being sent to El Salvador today
www.facebook.com/share/v/15nP...
@davidpakman.bsky.social @briantylercohen.bsky.social @meidastouch.com @amysiskind.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com @rbreich.bsky.social
Another plane of people being sent to El Salvador today
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I’m not seeing much discussion about this.
We are at martial law stage
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
We are at martial law stage
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump authorizes US military to take control of land at US-Mexico border
Order allows armed forces to take ‘direct role’ in securing southern border, which Trump memo says ‘is under attack’
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I’m not seeing much discussion about this.
We are at martial law stage
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
We are at martial law stage
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Five calls is showing on 50K calls re the Venezuelan deportations
I sincerely hope more people than that are calling.
They will be sending US citizens next
I sincerely hope more people than that are calling.
They will be sending US citizens next
April 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Five calls is showing on 50K calls re the Venezuelan deportations
I sincerely hope more people than that are calling.
They will be sending US citizens next
I sincerely hope more people than that are calling.
They will be sending US citizens next
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They fired Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield—not because she couldn’t do the job, but because she wouldn’t hang up pictures of Trump and Hegseth. This ain’t about merit—it’s about ego.
Trump fires a top US military official to NATO
Conservative media has targeted Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield for comments she made about diversity.
www.politico.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
They fired Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield—not because she couldn’t do the job, but because she wouldn’t hang up pictures of Trump and Hegseth. This ain’t about merit—it’s about ego.
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Trump's EPA just moved to reverse state and local bans on toxic "forever chemicals" that can lead to birth defects and cancer.
So much for "Make America Healthy Again." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/05/trump-pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals
So much for "Make America Healthy Again." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/05/trump-pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals
Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’
EPA bids to change chemical risk evaluations, which could expose public to higher levels of PFAS and other pollutants
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump's EPA just moved to reverse state and local bans on toxic "forever chemicals" that can lead to birth defects and cancer.
So much for "Make America Healthy Again." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/05/trump-pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals
So much for "Make America Healthy Again." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/05/trump-pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals
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I hate to say this, and it gives me the chills just to think it, but CECOT is on (and not a short way down) the road to Auschwitz.
April 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I hate to say this, and it gives me the chills just to think it, but CECOT is on (and not a short way down) the road to Auschwitz.
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This is how Kaganovich talked about Stalin.
April 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This is how Kaganovich talked about Stalin.
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See how this works? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Billionaires Score Best-Ever Day as Stocks Soar on Tariff Pause
The world’s wealthiest people added $304 billion to their combined net worth on Wednesday — the largest one-day gain in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index — as stock markets soared after ...
www.bloomberg.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
See how this works? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.
April 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.
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Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
Top scientists warn that Trump policies are causing a 'climate of fear' in research
Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
www.npr.org
April 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
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Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
April 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"