The Cruelty Is the Point Trump and his supporters find community by rejoicing in the suffering of those they hate and fear.

Life got out of hand this week, so your reading for WEEK 3 of America's #AuthoritarianCrisis is an old standard, Serwer's "The Cruelty is the Point"--an essential notion that most journalists still can't manage to hang onto.
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The First White President The foundation of Donald Trump’s presidency is the negation of Barack Obama’s legacy.

For WEEK 2 of America's #AuthoritarianCrisis, your reading assignment is Ta-Nehisi Coates's classic, "The First White President" (2017). What was true then is even more obvious now--MAGA represents the mainstreaming of the American White Power movement.
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On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder - Timothy Snyder On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder is a call to arms and a guide to resistance, with invaluable ideas for how we can preserve our freedoms in the uncertain years to come.

For WEEK 1 of America's #AuthoritarianCrisis, your reading assignment is #OnTyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social. Get it, study it well, & return to it often over the next four years.
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