Listen to On Tyranny, 20 Lessons from the 20th century by Timothy Snyder , from 2017. About 2 hr read.

The twenty lessons on how authoritarians are clearly outlined and are happening now, as was predicted 8 years ago.

For example, false declarations of many “crises” w solutions favor the rich

Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago.

Reading Illiberal America, it’s really not surprising that America’s drift toward authoritarian rule has progressed to this point. In fact its amazing that it has not happened sooner, as the author covers the roots from our founding until January 6, 2021

Illiberal America: A History
By Steven Hahn

Gonna try another old-Twitter-style thread, since the last one got a lot of engagement. This time about a topic some people have raised, but needs more attention: the likelihood that Trump's tariffs will become an engine of immense corruption 1/