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Matt Gaetz: Trump Picks Literally Worst Person You Know for Attorney General
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Of all the people in the universe, Donald Trump has settled on Florida Representative Matt Gaetz to lead the Justice Department.
#MattGaetz #USattorneyGeneral #sycophant #Trumpism #Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism
Trump will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general
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Trump to Nominate and Famously Bad Lawyer Matt Gaetz for Attorney General
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* Florida congressman one of the Trump’s most loyal supporters
* builds upon Trump’s long-held views of Justice Department as extension of White House
* Trump threatening to prosecute enemies f. from Nancy Pelosi to media
#MattGaetz #USattorneyGeneral #sycophant #Trumpism #Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism
Trump to nominate sycophant, famously bad lawyer Matt Gaetz for attorney general
The Florida congressman is one of the president-elect's most loyal supporters.Mother Jones
[thread] Matt Gaetz
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* lawyer/politician
* FL U.S. Rep. Florida's 2017+
* staunch proponent far-right politics/Trump ally
* accused of sex trafficking/sexual relationships w minors
* voted against the Equality Act, & Respect for Marriage Act
* Nov 2024 Trump nom. Gaetz as U.S. attorney general
#MattGaetz #Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism
![[thread] Matt Gaetz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Gaetz
* lawyer/politician
* FL U.S. Rep. Florida's 2017+
* staunch proponent far-right politics/Trump ally
* accused of sex trafficking/sexual relationships w minors
* voted against the Equality Act, & Respect for Marriage Act
* Nov 2024 Trump nom. Gaetz as U.S. attorney general
#MattGaetz #Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism
#Christofascism #antiLGBT #transphobia](https://plantroon.com/photo/preview/640/358572 "[thread] Matt Gaetz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Gaetz
* lawyer/politician
* FL U.S. Rep. Florida's 2017+
* staunch proponent far-right politics/Trump ally
* accused of sex trafficking/sexual relationships w minors
* voted against the Equality Act, & Respect for Marriage Act
* Nov 2024 Trump nom. Gaetz as U.S. attorney general
#MattGaetz #Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism
#Christofascism #antiLGBT #transphobia")
I must once again urge you: please do not record your abortions on the blockchain.
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Please do not record your abortions on the blockchain
I must once again urge you: please do not record your abortions on the blockchain. There are a lot of very worried people right now, fearful of an impending regime that may well crack down on things like reproductive care, gender-affirming care, or t…Molly White
But voters need to understand why #Trump is attacking the #press, & where it will lead if he is reelected. The future of American #democracy is the key question of this #election. Trump has left an ample record showing that he is committed neither to the rule of #law nor to rule by the #people—after all, he tried to steal the last presidential election after he lost it.
#Fascist #Tyranny #Autocracy #Authoritarianism #illiberalism
The point here is not to plead for pity for the poor #press. Courageous reporting is courageous because it puts #journalists in conflict w/powerful people. Anyone who expects adulation all the time should go into a different business. (This also goes for any #media owner who might feel tempted to tone down criticism of #Trump [#Bezos].)
#Fascist #Tyranny #Autocracy #Authoritarianism #illiberalism
Although #Trump’s attacks on the #press are not new, they have escalated in recent weeks. Trump has said that #CBS should lose its broadcast license over a 60 Minutes interview w/VP #KamalaHarris, his Democratic opponent. He has pressured #FoxNews to stop airing ads that are critical of him. He has threatened #Google for showing negative stories about him. He has previously vowed to #jail #reporters.
#Fascist #Tyranny #Autocracy #Authoritarianism #illiberalism
He’s also employed this kind of attempted bullying before. 4 years ago, #Trump denied Goldberg’s story about “#SuckersAndLosers,” but other reporters quickly duplicated the reporting, including Jennifer Griffin of #FoxNews. Trump quickly (though unsuccessfully) demanded that Fox fire her. Trump has also sporadically railed at Goldberg & #TheAtlantic since 2020.
#Selfish #Fascist #Tyranny #Autocracy #Authoritarianism #illiberalism
“Trump used the terms #SuckersAndLosers to describe #soldiers who gave their lives in the defense of our country,” #JohnKelly recently told Goldberg. “There are many, many people who have heard him say these things.” Besides, #Trump has said himself that he wants to use the #military domestically, & he’s disrespected #FallenSoldiers by trying to use #ArlingtonNationalCemetery as a cheap campaign prop.
#Selfish #Fascist #Tyranny #Autocracy #Authoritarianism #illiberalism
#Trump likes to deny allegations of #AntiSemitism by pointing to his #Jewish family members, but he has a long history of #crude, stereotypical remarks about #Jews, & in this election he has repeatedly attacked #AmericanJews for not supporting him, saying they will be to blame if he loses.
1st, some housekeeping: #Trump’s own former staffers have confirmed the “#SuckersAndLosers” reporting #OnTheRecord. The Atlantic is thriving both journalistically—it has won the magazine industry’s top award 3 years running—& as a business, attaining profitability this year w/ >1M subscribers. Nearly the only thing that Trump got right was Goldberg’s name. As in past instances, he emphasized the name in a way that reeked of #AntiSemitism.
Friday night in Austin, TX, the Republican presidential nominee, Donald #Trump, fiercely criticized #TheAtlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, over a recent report about Trump’s troubling attitude toward the #military, which he believes should be loyal to him personally. As Goldberg reports, Trump said, “I need the kind of generals that #Hitler had,” which is both chilling & historically #illiterate.
#Tyranny #Autocracy #Authoritarianism #illiberalism
#democracy
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Trump Attacks The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg Over Hitler
The Republican nominee’s fixation on The Atlantic follows a dark pattern.David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
Because everything #Trump says is projection/confession, it's fair to assume that he is the enemy from within.
