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I just called my Representative and Senators to express my support of S.4973 No Kings act because no President or Vice President should be above the law, and my opposition to H.R.9495 which could be used to circumvent due process and destroy non-profits.
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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)