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Trump has mobilized his violent cult to muzzle people who once would have challenged his contempt for law and basic decency.

Big Journalism, for whatever reason, doesn't think this is much of a story.

That's why we need outlets like Talking Points Memo.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/public-menace-how-trump-mobilizes-the-violent-extremists-in-his-midst-for-political-ends/sharetoken/a170ef86-130b-49f1-a8f6-abb08e23bb37

Public Menace: How Trump Mobilizes the Violent Extremists in His Midst for Political Ends

TPM Reader DB pressed me yesterday to connect the dots. Because of JD Vance's racist incitements to violence, now joined by Donald Trump, immigrants from Haiti in Springfield, Ohio…

TPM – Talking Points Memo

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Photo Ewen 📷Sep 13, 2024

@dangillmor

In every photo of Trump he looks like he's deciding whether or not he can punch someone in the face and get away with it.

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Gary Houston Sep 13, 2024

@dangillmor what will his cultists be able to do when they think they can get a pardon, or more likely won't even be prosecuted by Trump's Department of Justice?

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Zhi Zhu 🕸️Sep 13, 2024

@dangillmor

This chart showing how #Trump has sown doubt about US #elections over the past three presidential elections should ring warning bells. 🚩 🔔 🔔 🚩

During and after the 2020 election, Trump’s accusations of a rigged election led to the #violence of the #Jan6 attack on the US Capitol.

What will Trump’s #StochasticTerrorism lead to this time?

See Mastodon thread of article: https://newsie.social/deck/@ZhiZhu/112549854344488188

#BigLie #GOP #Republicans #Politics #US #USPolitics #UnitedStates #USA #News

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