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Sen. Chris Murphy warns America is 'in the middle' of an authoritarian takeover
MSNBC· 2025-10-08 01:19
Political Landscape & Democratic Erosion - The analysis suggests a concern that the cumulative impact of actions by the Department of Justice and the media resembles state-run entities, potentially suppressing dissent [1] - The report posits that the aim is to suffocate the opposition's operational space, rigging the rules to prevent them from winning national elections, similar to the situation in Hungary [2] - The document indicates that actions across the DOJ, FCC, and Department of Defense are designed to discourage participation in protests, running for office, and voting, potentially undermining democracy [3] - The analysis highlights the risk of a party, specifically Donald Trump's party, becoming increasingly dominated by oligarchs benefiting financially from the government [4] - The report underscores that retribution is a central focus, with open discussion of the Insurrection Act without significant pushback [6] - The document expresses concern that the deployment of National Guard troops in various states without the governors' consent may indicate a slide into authoritarianism [6][7] - The analysis suggests that a plan is being executed to transition the country from democracy to something fundamentally different, possibly autocracy [8] - The report emphasizes that engaging in peaceful civic action, with approximately 2% of the population participating, can help safeguard democracy [9] Legal & Insurrection Act Implications - The document raises concerns about the president's use of presidential pardons for individuals involved in the January 6th insurrection [11] - The analysis questions whether the definition of militia in section 332 of the Insurrection Act is broad enough to include groups like the Proud Boys, potentially offering them protection for using force [12] - The report suggests that committing violence in support of Donald Trump may lead to impunity, while criticizing him could result in severe legal consequences [13][14][15]
Fascism scholar: Trump’s America is textbook authoritarianism
MSNBC· 2025-09-17 01:33
Yeah, this is completely playbook what is happening and scholars of authoritarianism have been warning about this for years. Every authoritarian ever waits for an atrocity to happen, a terrorist attack, and they have planned how they're going to use it. They're going to use it to target the political opposition.Steven Miller is now talking about Democrats the way he talks about immigrants. So this is just what we expected. Uh it's exactly what happens uh in any author.It's it's what you would do if you were ...
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Mike Benz· 2025-07-19 00:59
Trump State Dept just revoked the visas of the tyrant judge of Brazil who is silencing, censoring & arresting all political opposition. Kudos & praise to @SecRubio 🙌Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio):.@POTUS made clear that his administration will hold accountable foreign nationals who are responsible for censorship of protected expression in the United States. Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes's political witch hunt against Jair Bolsonaro created a ...