@RoKhanna “Given the right conditions, any society can turn against democracy. Indeed, if history is anything to go by, all of our societies eventually will.” - Anne Applebaum
When historians write about this time they will explore why no one stopped him: why no one in his govt or the GOP or the elites in finance that prop him back pretending they don't see the disintegration or not caring as long as they make $ did anything meaningful.
@elonmusk “Democracy itself has always been loud and raucous, but when its rules are followed, it eventually creates consensus. The modern debate does not. Instead, it inspires in some people the desire to forcibly silence the rest.”
― Anne Applebaum
@nypost Remember when Trump fired some of the FBI agents who were the most experienced in preventing terrorism because they weren't loyal enough https://t.co/AkreYzQtgS
Often, when autocrats are doing badly at home, they become more imperialist. It’s impossible to think about the War with Iran without thinking about Trump’s hubris and Netanyahu’s desired expansionism.
Trump’s clean energy war is actually hurting red states, says @USCleanPower board chair David Carroll.
"There's nearly half a million people that are directly employed by the clean energy industry," he tells our @kelseytam on Politico Energy podcast👇
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