William Lindsey :toad:@wdlindsy@toad.social
"First, recognize gaslighting.
Second, understand his true targets.
Third, watch for 'alternative facts.'
Fourth, listen for dogwhistles."
#Trump #WashingtonDC #fascism #BLS #data #statistics #facts #Smithsonian #history #economy
/26
William Lindsey :toad:@wdlindsy@toad.social
Like all the other outrageous things Trump has been doing in the last weeks, the DC takeover is, first and foremost, an attempt to deflect from the Jeffrey Epstein case. …
But it is not just a deflection, it is also an attempt to bring the attention of his base back to the core of their bond with Trump, namely authoritarianism and nativism (which are, as always with the far right, closely connected)."
~ Cas Mudde
#Trump #Epstein #WashingtonDC #authoritarianism
/27
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/13/why-is-trump-deploying-national-guard-troops-to-washington-dc