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I am not your father.

Now we know how 1930's Germany succumbed to fascism.

Awol from Twitter: Absent without official leave but without intent to desert.

We live closer in time to Tyrannosaurus rex than it did to Stegosaurus.
Ruth Ben-Ghiat- Professor, author, and expert on Authoritarianism gives an illuminating take on America's current political landscape and Trump. https://castbox.fm/vb/617952048
199. Ruth Ben-Ghiat

<p>The Republican Party is an authoritarian-embracing cult. I come from that cult and escaped that cult. Ruth Ben-Ghiat has been writing about authorita...

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@KatLS @Strandjunker If MAGA GOP wishes to rewrite history, they need to win the war first.

@chidi_anagonye @georgetakei

Agree 100%

Why wouldn't Trump think he"d escape justice?

Reagan's treason with Iran during the hostage crisis and subsequent pardons by Bush Sr.

Bush Jr illegally capturing the presidency in Florida by purging voter rolls.

Bush Jr wars based on false WMD propaganda.

Bill Barr acting as Trump's personal attorney neutralizing DOJ.

Etc., etc.

@Strandjunker

100%

History is not there to be rewritten, coopted, or whitewashed.

To fit a regimes twisted ideology, narrative, or supremacy.

@JizzelEtBass @jimstewartson Same. Deleted the Twitter app. Account still exists but rarely used.
@georgetakei The Trump network will beat some of these indictments through lawfare and corruption. Keep them coming fast and strong. His defeat will not save democracy but is essential in setting a precedent.
The selection process for a grand jury that could potentially consider criminal charges against Trump & his allies in the Fulton County case began yesterday. Anna Bower’s dispatch from last night: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/they-ll-be-in-the-room-where-it-happens
How Authoritarians Target Universities

What happens on campus reflects and often anticipates democratic decline.

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