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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

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - US

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.

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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

The Independent UK

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…

Reason

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 Independent UK

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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

The Guardian - US

‘The more women accuse him, the better he does’: the meaning and misogyny of the Trump-Carroll case

Being found liable for sexual abuse would normally leave your career in tatters. But the cult of Trump means nothing is out of the question

The Guardian - UK

Italy has kept its fascist monuments and buildings. The reasons are complex

Unlike Germany, which after World War II underwent a rigorous de-Nazification effort, pride, rather than shame, is the emotion many Italians feel for the symbols of the country's fascist past.

WEKU

What has Donald Trump said about Ron DeSantis?

Ex-president publicly ridicules Florida governor he once endorsed while the latter privately considers Maga figurehead a ‘moron’ with no business pursuing a second White House term

The Independent UK

What has Donald Trump said about Ron DeSantis?

Ex-president publicly ridicules Florida governor he once endorsed while the latter privately considers Maga figurehead a ‘moron’ with no business pursuing a second White House term

The Independent UK

Donald Trump plans to ‘take revenge’ on Ron DeSantis if reelected, niece Mary Trump says

Trump once endorsed DeSantis, but relationship has soured

The Independent UK

Meloni, fascists rise to power in Italy

"This is a sad day for the country," opposition leader says

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Trump’s increasing tirade against FBI and DoJ endangering lives of officials

The ex-president’s cries of a witch-hunt by law enforcement, echoed by his allies, have imperiled officers’ physical safety

The Guardian - US

Trump in increasing legal peril one month on from Mar-a-Lago search

The photo released by the justice department of materials seized at his resort sends a message: the time for frivolity is over

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