The Guardian has put into words what many of us have been fearing for some time: “(Trump) is leading the world’s oldest continuous democracy to a once unthinkable destination.
“Eviscerating the federal government and subjugating Congress; defying court orders and delegitimising judges; deporting immigrants and arresting protesters without due process; chilling free speech at universities and cultural institutions; cowing news outlets with divide-and-rule.
“Add a rightwing media ecosystem manufacturing consent and obeyance in advance, along with a weak and divided opposition offering feeble resistance. Join all the dots, critics say, and America is sleepwalking into authoritarianism.”
The Guardian article is very long and goes into great detail before ending on a surprising and welcome positive note.
Norm Eisen, a lawyer and founder of State Democracy Defenders Action, says “There is reason for hope but nobody knows. Will we go the way of Brazil, Poland, Czech Republic, where I was ambassador, all of which pushed out autocratic regimes in recent years? Or will we go the way of Hungary and Turkey, which failed to oust autocrats? It remains to be seen but I, at least, am hopeful.”
HEADLINES:
The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism (Guardian)
Autocrats worldwide rolling back rights and rule of law — and citing Trump’s example (WP)
Trump moves closer to court crisis (Axios)
It’s Trump vs. the Courts, and It Won’t End Well for Trump (NYT)
New Trump memo seen as threat to lawyers, attempt to scare off lawsuits (WP)
Canadian PM Carney calls snap election, says Trump wants to break Canada (Reuters)
US Hopes for Ukraine Peace Deal as Putin Seems in No Hurry (Bloomberg)
Voice of America journalists sue Trump officials for dismantling the outlet (WP)
America’s European allies are trying to pry their unspent money back from USAID (AP)
Trump officials defend use of wartime law to deport migrants (Reuters)
More US states report measles cases amid vaccine misinformation (Guardian)
Gaza’s Health Ministry says Israel has struck the largest hospital in the territory’s south (AP)
Israeli air strike kills top Hamas official in Gaza (BBC)
Tesla in Trouble (CNN)
‘Very dangerous’: Japanese Americans warn of Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act (WP)
Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the courage to brawl for the working class (Guardian)
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem (Atlantic)
JD Vance Reminded Caddies Not Allowed In Clubhouse (The Onion)
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