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Trump’s promotion of an image of strength after assassination attempt borrows from authoritarian playbook

In the days since the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, supporters of the former president have used the incident to project an image of power.

The Conversation

Experts warn of a Trump autocracy

Speakers at a bipartisan summit in New York warned of the dire consequences of a second Trump term

Salon

Trump gloried in political violence for years. Will surviving an assassination attempt change his rhetoric?

Trump promises ‘unity’ when he accepts the Republican nomination for president. But after the threat to his life, Trump’s allies have shut down criticism of the ex-president as an act of violence itself, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

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‘Rule of the lawless’: what does the authoritarian playbook look like?

Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a historian and professor, on the contemporary threat of authoritarianism in the US

The Guardian - US

This Fourth of July, it’s hard to feel optimistic about the US. But I have hope

Let’s remember that we’ve come a long way – and the journey isn’t yet complete

The Guardian - US

A dangerous return to denial

One of the many reasons why the mainstream news media has lost credibility with huge swaths of the public

Salon

"Continuing the coup of January 6"

"This level of attack on a public figure — if I were Judge Merchan, I would be putting that in the pot"

Salon

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Why Trump loves violence — and needs it

Fascism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat says MAGA violence is a grave danger — no matter how the 2024 election turns out

Salon

We must start urgently talking about the dangers of a second Trump presidency

With New Hampshire behind, the question isn’t who’s running but whether US democracy will endure

The Guardian - US

Hunter Biden makes appearance at his own contempt of Congress hearing

US president’s son sat in front row as House oversight committee debated his refusal to comply with subpoena for testimony

The Guardian - US

The Trump campaign embraces Jan. 6 rioters with money and pardon promises

Three years after supporters of Donald Trump violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the future of the criminal cases against the rioters may hinge on the presidential election.

WEKU

Trumpers defend speech parroting Hitler

"I could care less what language people use as long as we get it right,” says Lindsey Graham

Salon

Trump’s ‘poisoning the blood of the country’ slur alarms critics: ‘Parroted Hitler’

His statements were roundly condemned as a warning of his increasingly authoritarian rhetoric

The Independent UK

Trump's rumored "cabinet of losers"

Axios report cites non-attorney Stephen Miller as possible attorney general — and MTG as veep

Salon

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Salon

The time to push back on Trump is now

As Trump returns to his old playbook, defenders of democracy must not lose hope

The Independent UK

Trump’s violent rhetoric charts his campaign warpath

Republicans shrug at Trump's dangerous attacks while his authoritarian vision collides with multiple criminal and civil trials against him, Alex Woodward reports

WEKU

Why Trump's authoritarian language about 'vermin' matters

The former president called his political opponents "vermin" and said immigration is "poisoning the blood" of the U.S., echoing language used by Adolf Hitler, raising questions about authoritarianism.

The Independent UK

Authoritarianism expert has a warning about Nikki Haley’s refusal to condemn Trump

‘We are living through real-time preparation for an authoritarian crackdown,’ Ruth Ben-Ghiat says

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The Guardian - US

Trump’s escalating violent rhetoric is straight out of the autocrat’s playbook

His menacing words toward Mark Milley and Letitia James should not be shrugged off

WEKU

New charges against Trump focus on lies. Scholars see an authoritarian playbook

Prosecutors allege the former president and co-conspirators used lies to advance criminal conspiracies to overturn the election. Scholars say distant and recent history show how potent lies can be.

The Independent UK

Trump supporters see latest indictment as proof of a conspiracy to take him down

The latest indictment of Donald Trump alleges the former president conspired to overturn the will of voters and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power

The Independent UK

Trump supporters view the latest indictment as evidence of a crime — against Trump

The latest indictment of Donald Trump alleges the former president conspired to overturn the will of voters and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power

Reason

Accusing Trump of Perpetrating "Big Lie" Is Opinion and Therefore Not Libelous, Court Holds

From Trump v. CNN, decided Friday (quite correctly, I think) by Judge Raag Singhal (S.D. Fla.): Trump alleges that CNN defamed him by making statements comparing him to Hitler and the Nazi regime …: [a.] On January 25, 2021, CNN published an article written by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a "frequent contributor…

The Independent UK

Trump's promise of payback for prosecution follows years of attacking democratic traditions

Donald Trump’s attacks on the justice system after his indictment on federal charges this week are the latest step in a now eight-year campaign by the former president and his allies against the traditions and institutions that have helped maintain American democracy

The Guardian - US

Sarah Palin denies then seems to confirm that Trumpism is a cult

The 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee’s tongue was tied as she tried to defend the ex-president’s supporters

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