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The ability of demagogues & autocrats to surprise, to create a new scandal every day, is their superpower. It diminishes attention to the previous day's transgressions & normalizes them. It slowly numbs the senses, including outrage. Values are the only defense. Hold them dear.

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) November 14, 2024

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Trump turning his cabinet into a freak show this time was predictable. He can’t run again, so in his mind he has nothing to gain from his administration being good or bad for the American people, including his voters. Settle scores, loot, do favors, put on a show for his image.

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) November 14, 2024

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Update: His health guy doesn't believe in medical science. His law guy is a sex trafficker. His intelligence gal is a Russian asset. You're all caught up.

— Jack E. Smith (@jack-e-smith.bsky.social) November 15, 2024 at 8:52 AM

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There it is. Gabbard obliterates any national security credibility gained with the nominations of Waltz & Rubio. Gabbard's only constituencies are in Damascus & Moscow, and apparently that's an important box for Trump to check. Time to see if the GOP is dead or just mostly dead. https://t.co/HyY0CqkC56

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) November 13, 2024

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Have these people been awake this last decade? The aw shucks routine is so tired.

You got in bed with a clown now put on the big red nose and the makeup this is life now. https://t.co/EXYZEmce3X

— Tim Miller (@Timodc) November 13, 2024

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Breaking news: Senate Republicans chose Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be their new leader, rejecting an outside pressure campaign from Donald Trump’s allies to break with the establishment in the secret-ballot election.

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— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) November 13, 2024 at 12:14 PM

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“.. more than 700,000 new users signed up for Bluesky, a site that aims to capture the freewheeling feeling of Twitter back before it became X—and was over-run with bots and virulent hate ..” www.thedailybeast.com/users-flee-x...

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) November 12, 2024 at 7:08 PM

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Everybody says he can’t do something like this… until he does. pic.twitter.com/DJkWOsaPE0

— Amy McGrath (@AmyMcGrathKY) November 13, 2024

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Our nation's veterans exemplify the greatest qualities of the American spirit. On #VeteransDay, we honor these brave men and women for their service and sacrifice on behalf of our great country. We owe each of you a debt of gratitude for defending our freedoms 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/OBwicxJYjL

— Senator Mitt Romney (@SenatorRomney) November 11, 2024

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Macron to European leaders just now
"Our interest is that Russia does not win this war..If it wins, that means that on our borders is an imperial power which we are telling: you can be expansionist.. I don't see who around this table can have peace of mind if we let that happen" pic.twitter.com/kE8YxRBqii

— Sophie Pedder (@PedderSophie) November 7, 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris Concession Speech – LIVE on C-SPAN https://t.co/hipQXTmkde pic.twitter.com/lWQB33KkDD

— CSPAN (@cspan) November 6, 2024

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This is perhaps the hardest part about today: realizing that our fellow Americans saw all of that; watched all of that; listened to all of that, and still said, “Yes, that’s what we want.” That’s who we are. https://t.co/FAWqPet9GI

— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) November 6, 2024

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Ann and I extend congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump and to Vice President-elect J.D. Vance. Congratulations, as well, to the new members of the U.S. Senate and House. The people have spoken. It is now up to these leaders to thoughtfully chart the course ahead, as it…

— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) November 6, 2024

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News Analysis: After Donald Trump’s win, the U.S. is on the edge of an authoritarian style of governance never before seen in its 248-year history. https://t.co/Vs0bgWFGXf

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 6, 2024         

Donald Trump told Americans exactly what he planned to do.

He would use military force against his political opponents. He would fire thousands of career public servants. He would deport millions of immigrants in military-style roundups. He would crush the independence of the Department of Justice, use government to push public health conspiracies and abandon America’s allies abroad. He would turn the government into a tool of his own grievances, a way to punish his critics and richly reward his supporters. He would be a “dictator” — if only on Day 1.

And, when asked to give him the power to do all of that, the voters said yes.

This was a conquering of the nation not by force but with a permission slip.

 

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I think this would be the most optimistic take of a Trump win. There are many darker conclusions. https://t.co/tkD7T4oBYp

— Stuart Stevens (@stuartpstevens) November 6, 2024

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Trump gains ground in reliably blue New York https://t.co/8k8whILmTh

— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) November 6, 2024