[View here as a Twitter thread] The Trump-GOP is no longer a conservative party. It’s an authoritarian party. Sort of what Flake tried to describe here: Here’s what that means for the midterms & generally. 1/ In a nutshell, what happened to the GOP was this: After the 1960s, many of the GOP leadership, to …
[View here as a Twitter thread] (Thread) Is Donald Trump a fascist? Yes, of course. Asking the question—and having a national conversation about the answer—could save the nation from fascism. Here’s what I mean. #TrumpIsAFascist 1/ Trump expertly controls the media. He has turned the presidency into Reality TV by creating an endless cycle of crises …
Spoiler: No. Trump can’t pardon his way out of this mess, at least in the foreseeable future. If you’re happy with that answer, read no more. If you want to dive into the weeds, here we go: The Constitution gives the president broad pardon powers. Hamilton said the purpose was to mitigate the cruelty of …
[View here as a Twitter thread] A friend said she’s worried about what terrible things Trump will do, now that he’s backed into a corner and desperate to hold on to power. It seems to me we know what he’s going to do—because he’s already doing it. 1/ If you’re worried about a bloody revolution, …
[View here as a Twitter thread] He’s flooding the zone—and it’s working. My feed this morning is filled with things like this: Ted Lieu debunking Trump’s latest law conspiracy theory. 1/ . . . and reports that Trump is again called the press the enemy of the people, and three hours later, the Boston Globe was …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Information in this thread comes from Yale Professor Timothy Snyder’s Road to Unfreedom. Putin consolidated power by torpedoing rule of law, which he did by undermining the existence of facts. Nothing is true, he said. Everyone lies. 1/His strategy: tell outrageous lies and turn news into entertainment, while convincing …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Cohen pleaded guilty to 52 USC 30116(a)(1)(A) and (a)(7), making excessive and unreported in-kind campaign violations through his payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal. 1/ Under penalty of perjury, Cohen said he made the payments for the purpose of influencing the election and “at the direction” of Trump. nymag.com/daily/intellig… Cohen …
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[View here as a Twitter thread] MAGA people are still asking: What crimes did Trump commit? The problem isn’t just “separate media bubbles.” The problem is that part of the population the victim of highly effective right wing propaganda. This thread is to help with argument settling. 1/ This list is for Trump and Trump …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Did Trump Aid and Abet Cyber Crimes? We’ve already done this one: Was Trump an Accessory After the Fact? Now let’s try aiding and abetting, a theory of liability that basically says you knew about a crime before it happened, and you helped out. 1/ Aiding and abetting is …
[View here as a Twitter thread] (Thread) When lies are the “truth” Dershowitz says, “every” candidate breaks laws. Trump and Giuliani lie constantly. Etc. Trump supporters knows they’re lies, yet they cheer. Professors Hahl, Kim & @ewzucker have an explanation that goes beyond Orwell. 1/ The study osf.io/preprints/soca… starts with 2 definitions: A “crisis of legitimacy” is when a group doesn’t …
