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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 1d

As the militarization of civil society picks up steam, and as Chicago and Portland become testing grounds for martial law-in-all-but-name, in my latest Santa Fe Reporter column I write about what is happening.
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It is Happening Here

You have been warned

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 1d

As shutdown drags on, WH is letting it be known it may not guarantee to back-pay furloughed fed workers.
My upcoming book on the DOGE purges of hundreds of thousands of employees, as told through stories of 11 fired workers, explains consequences of breaking the govt.
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American Carnage

American Carnage is the first book-length reckoning with the consequences of Donald Trump’s war on the so-called "deep state," following eleven federal workers as their lives are propelled into uncert...

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 3d

What utter fascist drivel. It's extraordinary the lengths this Administration goes to flaunt the most offensive, and a-historical narratives possible.

Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 6d

Trump has eviscerated anti-hunger programs. Now he has cancelled the hunger survey that could monitor the impact of these cuts. Here's my Truthout article explaining what all of this means. truthout.org/articles/did...

Did Trump End National Hunger Survey to Hide Growing Hunger Under His Policies?

Over 47 million Americans are already food insecure, and that number is expected to increase thanks to Trump’s budget.

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Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 7d

We speak with The Nation’s @sashaabramsky.bsky.social to assess the plight of public service workers who are being targeted by Trump and Vought using the government shutdown as an excuse to inflict "trauma" by firing them. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Trump and Vought Use Shutdown to Gleefully Inflict Trauma on Public Workers

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 7d

When the president calls for military recruits to be trained in America's "dangerous cities" and when the Defense Secretary calls for loosened rules of engagement to effectively green light war crimes, we are in dark, dark territory. My nation column...
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The Moral Hollowing Out of the United States

On the brink of a potentially devastating government shutdown, Trump spent his day with Pete Hegseth haranguing generals at a summit that should’ve been an e-mail.

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 8d

BREAKING: Governor Pritzker calls for the REMOVAL of Donald Trump as President by invoking the 25th amendment. Governor Pritzker also cited health concerns for the president.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 8d

Defense officials were shocked at the cost and danger of assembling the military’s top officers to listen to meandering tirades.

Trump and Hegseth Gathered U.S. Military Leaders for an “Embarrassing” Rant

Defense officials were shocked at the cost and danger of assembling the military’s top officers to listen to meandering tirades.

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 12d

Pretty much every significant Constitutional Amendment except the Second is now under sustained attack as this fascist putsch intensifies. History is watching, while the GOP systematically dismantles this glorious, albeit flawed, 250 year human experiment in democracy, plurality, and diversity.

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 12d

That Hegseth is convening an unprecedented meeting of top military brass hints at further unthinkable assaults on what is left of the country's democratic fiber.

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 12d

That Trump is today crowing about going after a slate of other political opponents, and is demanding RICO prosecutions of Soros and others, shows how far down the rabbit hole we have fallen.

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 12d

That Trump demanded, and that the DoJ gave, the tools of persecution, is likely the darkest moment in American political history. That the career staff at the DoJ haven't walked out today, and/or resigned en masse signals just how debased the system of governance has become.

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 12d

Fascist states and banana republics conjure up prosecutions of the caudillo's political enemies, and find rationales after the fact to justify their persecution. Democracies don't behave this way.

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 13d

It's 1919 with AI and the might of a National Security state in full-flower added in. And withfed govt stripped of watchdogs and meaningful Congressional oversight.
You might be interested in my soon-to-be-published book: American Carnage: How Trump, Musk and Doge Butchered the US Government.

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 13d

This is very much modeled on AG Palmer's attacks on the left and anti-war movement, first during WW1 and then during the Red Scares.

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 13d

Trump on why DoJ is mandating prosecutors seek death penalty in cases in DC: "It's a very interesting capital punishment, capital city. Capital, capital, capital."
This is what spews forth when a truly malicious brain turns to senile, addled mush. To re-phrase: "gibberish, gibberish, gibberish."

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 13d

My Truthout article on the growing federal assault on Blue cities. truthout.org/articles/sta...

State GOP Officials Seize Trump’s “War on Crime” to Disempower Blue Cities

GOP officials have long sought to erode Democratic-led cities’ autonomy on abortion access, LGBTQ rights, and more.

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 15d

Trump's blood-and-soil tirade at the UN was a combination of sheer ignorance and propaganda. He lied about climate change; about other countries destroying themselves by letting immigrants in; even about London, claiming it was subject to Sharia law. What a disgraceful display of buffoonery.

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 15d

My Santa Fe Reporter column on thin-skinned Trump-the-Snowflake's attacks on the First Amendment.
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The Hard-Right Snowflakes Now Running the Show

Trump Administration works to protect the fragile feelings of its feckless leader

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 17d

My Nation column on the totalitarian implications of Trump demanding of AG Bondi that she prosecute his political opponents NOW and of Bondi not immediately resigning in response. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Trump Dials Up the Authoritarianism to 11

When Trump asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his enemies and she didn’t resign, it was a sign that we’ve already passed into strongman rule.

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 19d

Kristof's extraordinary, deeply reported article today on the deadly cuts to USAID is a must-read. Trump's administration is directly responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, and the likely deaths of millions more. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...

Opinion | Trump’s Most Lethal Policy

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 19d

This move effectively kills, in practice if not name, H1B program. All those skilled workers who came to US will now park their skills in other countries. Who loses? Not those other countries. America loses, by forfeiting access to a wealth of talent. Truly insane. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...

Trump Says the U.S. Will Institute $100,000 Fee for Skilled Worker Visas

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20d

Glad that Gov. Gavin Newsom is up for the fight and understands the danger.

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 21d

For those of you who have never seen Edward R. Murrow's takedown of McCarthy, here is the clip. This should be mandatory watching for every craven executive at ABC/Disney who made disgraceful decision to take Kimmel off air -- and for every politician defending Trump.
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Edward R. Murrow - A Report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 21d

ABC's decision to take Kimmel off the air is an absolute disgrace. Such a contrast to how CBS stood up to McCarthy with Murrow's denunciation of demagoguery. www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...

ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after remarks about Charlie Kirk | CNN Business

Disney’s ABC is taking Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show off the air indefinitely amid a controversy over his recent comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer.

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