Eine Studie der Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Dr. Johannes Thimm zum Systemsprenger Donald #Trump und der Erosion der Demokratie in den #USA.

Von den Diplomaten Europas ist mMn eine klare Haltung zur Sicherung aller demokratischen Bürgerrechte gefordert, die nationalen EU-Staaten sind gefordert strukturell autoritäre Kräfte in die Schranken zu weisen. Das liegt im Interesse aller Bürger, dazu sind politische Vertreter verpflichtet.

https://www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/systemsprenger-donald-trump-und-die-erosion-der-demokratie-in-den-usa
#europe #democracy #germany

This is totally thanks to trump:

"What happened here didn’t invent the tone of American life so much as reflect what’s been an incremental breakdown in public behavior. The country now lives in all-caps, from school-board meetings that sound like street rallies and comment sections that have spilled into the street. The algorithm bankrolls outrage, the put-down is political vernacular and the culture applauds 'saying the quiet part out loud'."

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/28/usa-fans-ryder-cup-rory-mcilroy?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

His supporters nod along with his asinine bullshit like they understand the nonsense he spews. But he's objectively wrong about history. The federal income tax saved the US from the boom-bust cycle of tariff-based government funding that led to the great depression. This is the most cynical #gaslighting this clown has attempted, and this particular clown is an accomplished gaslighter. Wow. Just wow.
#politics #trump

https://www.propublica.org/article/history-income-tax-history-16th-amendment-trump-tariffs-great-depression

This is freaking insane.

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~ Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China ~

#USA #musk #trump #usgovernment #USGov

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/politics/musk-pentagon-briefing-china-war-plan.html

RS:
'Maybe they should start there?' Ex-prosecutor turns tables on Trump and Elon Musk

...according to the TV legal analyst, there is a line item on the federal budget that Trump is ballooning instead of cutting.

...Trump’s weekend trip to the Super Bowl reportedly could have cost as much as tens of millions of dollars between the flight and the security...
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-musk-turn-tables-vance/

#News #Politics #Democracy #Democrats #Trump