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Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Autocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autocrats</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Colbert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colbert</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MarkTwain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarkTwain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WaronHumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaronHumor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Laughter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laughter</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Weapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Weapons</span></a> </p><p>Borowitz Report 7/18/25<br>Trump Will Lose His War on Laughter</p><p><a href="https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-will-lose-his-war-on-laughter?r=5avamc&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=false" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">borowitzreport.com/p/trump-wil</span><span class="invisible">l-lose-his-war-on-laughter?r=5avamc&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=false</span></a></p>
PeachMcD<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://functional.cafe/@carcosa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>carcosa</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@QasimRashid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>QasimRashid</span></a></span> </p><p>We've all talked to death about how the <a href="https://union.place/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> wing took over &amp; warped the <a href="https://union.place/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> </p><p>We need to have the same conversation about how <a href="https://union.place/tags/CitizensUnited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CitizensUnited</span></a> enabled <a href="https://union.place/tags/neoliberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neoliberal</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/CorporateDemocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateDemocrats</span></a> to take over &amp; warp the <a href="https://union.place/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> </p><p>It started out the party of Southern slaveholders &amp; their lackeys - <a href="https://union.place/tags/autocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocrats</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a> &amp; enablers... it morphed into a coalition btw <a href="https://union.place/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://union.place/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> flanks</p><p>Let's face it, the party's returning to its roots</p>
Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ZohranMamdani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZohranMamdani</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a>. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Kings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kings</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Autocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autocrats</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> </p><p>Aaron Parnas 6/30/25 <br>TRUMP THE AUTOCRAT</p><p>Trump threatened to cut off federal funding to New York City if mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, “doesn’t behave himself” if elected.<br>Mamdani denied being a communist but stood by his plans to raise taxes on the wealthy, saying, “I don’t think that we should have billionaires.”</p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Thursday, June 26, 2025</strong></p> <p>Something unknown hits key Russian drone facility in Taganrog — Putin insists the Russian economy is fine, but Kremlin officials say otherwise — Donetsk Oblast city ‘on brink of humanitarian catastrophe,’ governor says as drones cripple infrastructure — America signals support for sending more Patriot missiles to Ukraine … and more</p> <p><a href="https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/06/thursday-june-26-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025</span><span class="invisible">/06/thursday-june-26-2025/</span></a></p>
Malcolm Nance<p>Looks more like a Sunday stroll to the chow hall than a parade. </p><p>No doubt the <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> Army is professional and excels at what it does, but this was poorly executed. If you’re going to put on a show, do it right - otherwise, maybe leave the theatrics to <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/autocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocrats</span></a> and commies</p>
Daniel AJ Sokolov<p>"The <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Fascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascists</span></a>, <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Autocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autocrats</span></a>, and <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dictators</span></a> Looking to <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Ruin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ruin</span></a> Our <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> Are Creeping Closer"<br><a href="https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/fascists-autocrats-and-dictators-looking-ruin-our-democracy-are-creeping-closer" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">highnorthnews.com/en/fascists-</span><span class="invisible">autocrats-and-dictators-looking-ruin-our-democracy-are-creeping-closer</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>'This Is What <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Autocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autocrats</span></a> Do': Concern Grows Over Single Paragraph Buried Deep in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GOPBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOPBill</span></a></p><p>The provision would force those challenging Trump "to pay up in the form of a posted bond—something many people can't afford to do. That means only the wealthy will be able to even attempt to challenge the most powerful man in the country."</p><p>Jon Queally<br>May 31, 2025 </p><p>"A single paragraph buried deep in a spending bill that passed the GOP-controlled House of Representatives earlier this month is causing growing concern among democracy watchdogs who warn the provision will make it so only the well-to-do would be in a good position to launch legal challenges against a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration that has shown over and over again its disdain and disregard for oversight or judicial restraint of any kind.</p><p>"Coming just about half-way through what President Donald Trump has dubbed the Republican Party's so-called "One <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigBeautifulBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigBeautifulBill</span></a> Act"—which progressive critics point out is a giant giveaway to the nation's wealthiest at the expense of the working class and the common good—the language in question is slight, but could have far-reaching impacts.</p><p>" 'This is what autocrats do. Consolidate power, increase the penalty for objecting, ultimately making it more difficult—eventually impossible—to challenge them.'</p><p>"On Saturday, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsWatch</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HRW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HRW</span></a>) noted in a detailed social media thread how the provision 'hasn't gotten nearly enough scrutiny' from lawmakers or the public.</p><p>"A recent piece by USA Today columnist Chris Brennan put it this way: 'One paragraph, on pages 562 and 563 of the 1,116-page bill, raised alarms for reasons that have nothing to do with America's budget or safety-net programs or debt. That paragraph invokes a federal rule for civil court procedures, requiring anyone seeking an injunction or temporary restraining order to block an action by the Trump administration to post a financial bond.</p><p>" 'Want to challenge Trump? Pay up, the provision said in a way that could make it financially prohibitive for Americans to contest Trump's actions in court.</p><p>"HRW details how the provision, if included in the final legislation, 'would make it more expensive to fight Trump's policies in court by invoking a federal rule that effectively punishes anyone willing to stand up against the administration.'</p><p>"Anyone seeking a legal action that would involve an injunction request against a presidential order or policy, the group said, would to face a much larger barrier because Republicans would make it so that anyone challenging Trump in court in this way would 'have to pay up in the form of a posted bond—something many people can't afford to do. That means only the wealthy will be able to even attempt to challenge the most powerful man in the country."</p><p>Read more / listen to audio:<br>www.commondreams.org/news/trump-buried-provision</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigUglyBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigUglyBill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigUglyFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigUglyFascists</span></a></p>
Malcolm Nance<p>I wrote a whole book about this 7 years ago. <br>We are now part of the “<a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Axis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Axis</span></a> of <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Autocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autocrats</span></a>”.</p><p><a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a></p>
***Dave Hill 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️<p>If an independent <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/agency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agency</span></a> doesn't immediately buckle to the dictates of those in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a>, then it is clearly *too* independent. </p><p>But, then, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/partisan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>partisan</span></a> hacks and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/autocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocrats</span></a> always hate independence. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GAO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GAO</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/27/gop-declares-war-on-gao-00369762" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/05/27/g</span><span class="invisible">op-declares-war-on-gao-00369762</span></a></p>
Aktionsb. neue soziale Medien<p>📣 The number of followers of German scientific institutions in the <a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> surpassed the 160k mark 💥 last weekend, see <br>👉 <a href="https://mastodon-listen.playground.54gradsoftware.de/?liste=institute-de" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon-listen.playground.54g</span><span class="invisible">radsoftware.de/?liste=institute-de</span></a> </p><p>Yes, it's true: we shouldn't get caught up in this nonsensical discussion about <a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/reach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reach</span></a> of <a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a>. <br>On the other hand, it’s a great success 🏆 for initiatives such as <a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/Unis4Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unis4Mastodon</span></a>, <a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/Byebyeelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Byebyeelon</span></a>, <a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/WissXit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WissXit</span></a>, <a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/SaveSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSocial</span></a>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@helloQuitX" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>helloQuitX</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@leavex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>leavex</span></a></span> and others that more than 150 research institutions in Germany are contributing to the expansion of the Fediverse.</p><p>To our friends in the <a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>, we say that we are alarmed at how the new <a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/USpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolicy</span></a> is attacking <a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a>. We are trying to build decentralized and independent <a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/socialnetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialnetworks</span></a> to make our research institutions and democracy resilient to attacks from <a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/autocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocrats</span></a> and <a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/hostilitytoscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hostilitytoscience</span></a>. <br>And we think this transformation should happen in other countries, too, to strengthen <a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/eXit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eXit</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Beware of 'peace' proposals from autocrats. ... Autocrats want to make the world safe for them to plunder, kill, and steal, and the Trump administration is now the accomplice of such criminal activity."</p><p>~ Ruth Ben-Ghiat</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocrats</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/strongmen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strongmen</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PutinsPoodle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PutinsPoodle</span></a><br>/1</p><p><a href="https://lucid.substack.com/p/trump-shows-his-hand-as-a-putin-partner" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lucid.substack.com/p/trump-sho</span><span class="invisible">ws-his-hand-as-a-putin-partner</span></a></p>
BavariaNephro<p>Meanwhile in <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>turkey</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Dualistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dualistic</span></a> men-led regime restricts womens access to cesarean sections. </p><p>What is wrong with those <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/autocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocrats</span></a>? </p><p>Article in german:<br><a href="https://www.aerzteblatt.de/news/turkei-fuhrt-teilweises-verbot-von-geplanten-kaiserschnitten-ein-12f41493-0ba6-4e1f-972a-6d626b55c300" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aerzteblatt.de/news/turkei-fuh</span><span class="invisible">rt-teilweises-verbot-von-geplanten-kaiserschnitten-ein-12f41493-0ba6-4e1f-972a-6d626b55c300</span></a></p>
Christoph Deppe<p>Research into how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> affects democracy has never been more important. But <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocrats</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/populists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>populists</span></a> discredit any findings that challenge their worldview. In my latest article on ECPR's The Loop I describe how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is changing the rules of communication, and manipulating public discourse</p><p><a href="https://theloop.ecpr.eu/gulf-of-america-how-the-spread-of-lies-is-reshaping-democracy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theloop.ecpr.eu/gulf-of-americ</span><span class="invisible">a-how-the-spread-of-lies-is-reshaping-democracy/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicalscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politicalscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polsci</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicalcommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politicalcommunication</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>academicchatter</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/politicalscience" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>politicalscience</span></a></span></p>

#Pranksters vs. #Autocrats : Why #DilemmaActions Advance #Nonviolent #Activism

Author(s) Popovic, Srdja, McClennen, Sophia A.

Abstract
The Lawrence & Lynne Brown #Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at #PennState , recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, & organizations that produce innovations to further democracy in the USA or around the world.

> I was just introduced to this #book. Does anyone have any commentary or feedback?

ecommons.cornell.edu/items/8e9

#SPIEGEL International - Freitag, 7. März 2025 - highlights from #DERSPIEGEL in English

"Europe on the Sidelines - Trump Steers America Away from Allies and Towards Autocracies - For 80 years, the United States was the undisputed leader of Western democracies. But Donald Trump is discarding allies and values in favour of power and money as he steers America into the camp of the #autocrats."

Aspiring #autocrats like #Trump are always more dangerous the second time in office

Trump clearly feels emboldened to adopt the conduct long familiar from his businesses: just see how far you can push and see who will really sue

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

The Guardian · Aspiring autocrats like Trump are always more dangerous the second time in officeBy Jan-Werner Müller