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Why is America "Trumpomuskovia"? A New Name for a New Regime

"Trumpomuskovia" is a word I introduced in an essay about some historical moments that might help us to understand the coming reality. The better we see the new regime, the more clearly we might also see its fractures and weaknesses.
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Trump Will Overplay His Hand. Here’s How to Be Ready. I lived through the rise of authoritarianism in Turkey. Here’s what I learned.

What do people think about these ideas? I would love to have this much hope. Article by Asli Adintasbas, a Turkish journalist who lived through Erdogan's rise to power.

🗣️ FOR THOSE WONDERING, TODAY’S JUDGE CONFIRMATION WAS NUMBER 223 FOR BIDEN! A LOT MORE TIME LEFT! THE SENATE IS *MOVING*!!!!!!

Reading the pardon coverage...I don't think the significance of the Gaetz/Patel/Bondi nominations has sunk in. People still aren't getting what a politicized DOJ and FBI, with the power to arrest/bug/harass anyone for any reason, would be able to do.

You decide whose description of Kash Patel is most accurate:

NYT: "firebrand loyalist."
WSJ: "loyalist."
WaPo: "staunch defender."
AP: "steadfast Trump ally."
Me: "Trump henchman."

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You are one of the people I read and recommend the most, both here and on Substack. Adore and respect you.

If you don’t think this is exactly what we’re up against, then you haven’t been paying attention.

"Donald Trump hasn't been sworn into office yet, but his ally Elon Musk is already getting started working for a government agency that hasn't yet been created.

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the "Department of Government Efficiency" co-director Musk is tweeting out

I'm not planning on attending protests going forward. I don't think it's going to be effective, and will just walk into their plans to violently target protesters/use it as an excuse to escalate. Good info on phone safety, though!

One thing I think people talking about the threat of authoritarian creep have gotten, if not exactly wrong, not quite right either is to frame discussion in terms of various European precedents.

Those are relevant to be sure, but we also have an American precedent - namely the South before 1965.

Note from Joyce: The Harsh Reality of Trump on Immigration Once you vote in someone like Donald Trump, it’s hard to stop that process once it’s in motion. You buy the ticket, you get the whole ride.

1/ I know you've heard me talk about the Alabamization of America--bad policy often gets a try out down here first. Mass deportations sound great for culture warriors, but that stops when they actually start happening. cafe.com/notes-from-c...

What Letting Trump Use Recess Appointments Could Mean Donald Trump’s stated desire to use recess appointments is about more than putting his cabinet secretaries and other appointees in place without a fight.

Trump's demand that the Senate permit him to use recess appointments to put his nominees in place is about more than just getting those nominees on board. joycevance.substack.com/p/what-letti...

Decapitation Strike Preserving America from Trump's Appointments

Timothy Snyder on the Cabinet picks: these are deliberate attempts to destroy each of these departments from the top. IMO, not worth the energy to lament each person's inappropriateness. But yes, push our senators to block.

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Collective Survival, Adaptation and Direct Action Defiance must be woven into the fabric of our daily lives, rather than simply proclaimed at marches or on social media.

Marches? Civil disobedience? We are in a different and more dire political situation. Focus on instrumental rather than expressive actions. This is a really incisive analysis.

The "dreary" one is just as beautiful!