>> SALE AT SONIC SMOOTH COMM. >> I'M BACK WITH MILES TAYLOR, FORMER DHS CHIEF OF STAFF DURING TRUMP'S FIRST ADMINISTRATION, AND MSNBC LEGAL CORRESPONDENT LISA RUBIN. LISA, I JUST WANT TO KEEP GOING DOWN THIS ROAD BECAUSE BECAUSE IT SEEMS ABSTRACT TO PEOPLE.WHEN PEOPLE GET TARGETED BY THE GOVERNMENT OR THE PRESIDENT USED TO BE, IF A GUY LIKE MILES GOT INTO THAT KIND OF TROUBLE, THERE WOULD BE A LINEUP OF HIGH PROFILE LAW FIRMS THAT WOULD SAY, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS BECAUSE BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO ...

Recruitment & Policy Changes - DHS is eliminating the age cap for new ICE hires, allowing individuals aged 18 and older to join [3] - ICE is offering signing bonuses up to $50,000, student loan repayment up to $60,000, and a 25% premium pay to attract recruits [3] - ICE used to require employees to have an undergraduate degree, but this is no longer a requirement [4] Ideological Concerns & Parallels - Recruitment ads are using themes and art associated with white supremacist ideologies [11][12] - The recruitment strategy focuses on defending culture, raising concerns about potential ideological biases within the agency [3][11][15] - ICE is being compared to the Gestapo, raising concerns about the agency becoming a loyalist, quasi-violent force [15] Funding & Expansion - Nearly $170 billion is allocated for immigration enforcement and border security, with $75 billion specifically for ICE [6] - ICE is becoming the highest funded law enforcement agency in the federal government [6] - ICE's size and power are projected to double that of the FBI [8] Potential Mission Creep & Political Influence - Concerns are raised about ICE being deployed for purposes outside its original remit, such as addressing crime in DC [19] - The agency is potentially becoming a personal enforcement army for the president [20][22] - The administration is accused of eliminating individuals who understand the importance of keeping the military out of civilian policing [23] Crime Statistics & Pretexts - DC crime statistics show a decrease in overall crime (down 7%), violent crime (down 26%), and property crime (down 4%) [24] - The use of DHS, National Guard, and ICE in DC is questioned, as it doesn't align with the actual crime statistics [24] - The attacks on institutions are being done with completely fake pretexts [25]

Political Landscape & Strategy - The report highlights a perceived sense of oligarchy and authoritarianism in the current political climate, suggesting a need for collective action and resistance [1][6] - Democratic leaders are encouraged to engage with the public, particularly in red states and districts, to counter despair and mobilize grassroots support [3][7] - The strategy involves holding rallies and town halls to connect with voters and challenge the influence of the "billionaire class" [3][8] - The report suggests a generational shift in Democratic Party leadership is needed, advocating for new approaches and a departure from the "old playbook" [9] Electoral Concerns & Actions - Concerns are raised about potential election rigging and voter suppression efforts, particularly by Donald Trump, aiming to undermine the Voting Rights Act [20][22] - Texas Democrats are commended for their quorum break, seen as a crucial effort to buy time for national mobilization against these threats [21] - The report mentions the potential for redistricting efforts in states like Florida, mirroring actions in Texas, which could significantly impact future elections [19] Healthcare & Policy - Donald Trump's policies are criticized for potentially removing 17 million Americans from their healthcare coverage, framing the issue as a battle between billionaires and the general public [10]

If Israel glorifies those who orchestrate famine and ethnic cleansing in Gaza, its politics and society will lurch towards demagoguery and authoritarianism. It is not too late to prevent this https://t.co/ArMfSMcLhm ...

So after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent end of the Cold War, many experts predicted that democracy would flourish and spread and that Soviet authoritarianism was an aberration. Well, we've had 35 years now to run this natural experiment and to ask whether or not that was actually true. And we're now in a position where we can ask the question, is democracy spreading.And unfortunately the answer to this question is not really. Over the last several decades democracy has faced many many headwi ...

And joining us now is Princeton historian and professor Julian Zeazar. Um, thanks for being with us, Julian. It's good to see you.This is not the president's first attempt to control the source of information, right. Peter Baker of the New York Times points out that there are intel officials who were fired because the president didn't agree with them. He created his own tax plan cost estimate.He's pulled archive climate data off government websites. Steven reportedly pressured the Smithsonian recently to pu ...

Today, Fox News commentators reacted in stunned silence to a brutal July jobs report that was way below market expectations. Crucially, the report also revised the previous jobs data from the last two months, which is standard practice. This happens a lot.It's a hard thing to measure. That turned out to be the worst part of today's report, right. So, the revisions reduced job growth for May and June by a combined 258,000 jobs.Like, enormous revisions. Basically, what we have now is the worst 3 months of job ...

Joining me now is Lukan Ahmed Way, distinguished professor of democracy at the University of Toronto and the author of numerous books including Revolution and Dictatorship: The Violent Origins of Durable Authoritarianism and Joyce Vance, former United States Attorney, co-host of the Sisters-in-law podcast and an MSNBC contributor. Welcome to you both. Luka, I think I'm we're getting a commission from University of Toronto.Uh this this show we had uh we had Jason Stanley on at at 10:00. You have studied how ...

The danger for Ukraine is that, as things stand, the country risks deep political crisis and strategic drift. There is mounting concern about what many see as a drift towards authoritarianism https://t.co/QNjfurDDtG ...

the way that we're feeling is is a plan of attack by the GOP, right. Like this is what they want us to feel is scared and afraid that we actually don't know what to do. We don't know how to change it.So what makes us, you know, all of our knee-jerk reaction is to stay home, keep our people safe. But the truth is is like when I go out into the streets and I protest, when I go to a women's sporting event, I actually am around other people who are also experiencing this moment and want to try to do something a ...