[View here as a Twitter thread] To begin with: It’s important to remember that the GOP is no longer a conservative party; it is authoritarian. What do I mean? See. 1/ The GOP is a minority party; the portion of the population that is inclined toward authoritarianism is less than 40%. Yet the GOP controls …
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[View here as a Twitter thread] 1/ The National Park Service proposed a rule limiting protest in D.C. regulations.gov/document?D=NPS… They want to impose fees and limit where protesters can march, including restricting public areas outside the White House. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/activists-launch-full-court-press-against-new-park-service-rules-that-would-charge-fees-to-demonstrate/2018/10/12/deed78f8-ce36-11e8-a360-85875bac0b1f_story.html?utm_term=.8ecdaf923b41 2/Now, in court papers, Trump also argues that disseminating stolen emails (from the DNC hack) was …
[Click here to read on the Slate Magazine website] The upcoming Supreme Court case Gamble v. United States has fueled speculation that Republicans are pushing for a favorable outcome in order to free Trump to issue pardons of his associates without fear that they will face consequences from state prosecutors. While the case on the question of double jeopardy …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Someone on Twitter asked me why low income people are supporting Trump, even though Trump helps the rich, and not them. This makes perfect sense in the context of a fascist leadership cult. 1/ People who value liberal democracy expect the government to make their lives better. Fascism isn’t …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Let’s keep our current situation in perspective. Two things are happening. First, we’re in the midsts of a slow-motion constitutional crisis prompted by Congress failing to act as a check on presidential power. 1/ As a result, we have a president with authoritarian impulses whose instincts are not being …
[View here as a Twitter thread] (Thread) Can a sitting president be indicted? Spoiler: Most likely yes—even with Kavanaugh’s vote. But it’s not a game-changing issue. (It’s complicated—so a long thread) Indictment means there’s basis for a criminal charge; Guilt is found at trial.https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/indictment 1/ The reason some of you are worried about whether a …
[View here as a Twitter thread] [First 8 tweets are some notes from the Snyder Speaks series/ YouTube] Fascism always begins with clearing the horizon of factuality. The fascist clears away facts & starts with myth—usually the nation’s mythic past and future destiny of greatness. 1/ Trump naturally and gracefully inhabits a world of fiction. …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Tony Schwartz wants to know why nobody is paying attention to the NYT Trump tax fraud story. https://twitter.com/tonyschwartz/status/1047591440681975813 … I can think of a few reasons By now Trump’s critics know he was never a “successful businessman” and that he committed a boatload of crimes. 1/ What’s more important, the GOP …
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[View here as a Twitter thread] Trump pummels our emotions. He keeps Democrats on a roller coaster of outrage and anxiety. His followers swing from elation at his latest antics to fear and fury at Democrats. 1/ Like Putin, Trump governs by keeping everyone spinning. (What do I mean? See twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield… ) Yesterday’s moment was when Trump …
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Trump has been attacking the FBI since he took office. Why? Trump’s goal—and one of his method for undermining the Mueller probe and putting himself above the law—is to create what Paxton calls a A Cult of Leadership. [View here as a Twitter thread] 1/ From Paxton: The followers believe the Leader’s instincts are superior …
