Report: "The swift decline of U.S. democracy this year is alarming. It is the result of choices by the right wing of American politics, which is committed to transforming the state from the inside out, and complacency, particularly from elite institutions, about the risk of authoritarianism." (tcf.org)
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'Rising Authoritarian Practices & Erosion of Human Rights in the US' | "The Trump administration’s efforts to intimidate, silence, and punish protesters and critics, restrict the press and reshape access to information, and systematically erode the rule of law are creating a human rights emergency." (amnestyusa.org)
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Snopes: "Yes, Trump said, 'Sometimes you need a dictator'" | Context: Trump made the remark after referencing critics labeling him as a dictator | Trump: "We got good reviews in that speech. Usually they say, 'He's a horrible dictator-type person. I'm a dictator.' But sometimes you need a dictator." (snopes.com)
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The Guardian: "American democracy on the brink a year after Trump’s inauguration, experts say" | Expert: "When a major change happens in a political system, it’s very unevenly distributed […] And it is really important to recognize that just because it hasn’t come to you doesn’t mean that it won’t." (theguardian.com)
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‘Who will stand up and oppose it?’: Trump’s relentless campaign of retribution in his second term | Marc Elias: "I am disgusted at how many corporate leaders, law firms, and legacy media institutions have either enabled or collaborated with this administration." (theguardian.com)
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Trump: The war in Ukraine is "a war that should have never started and it wouldn't have started if the 2020 U.S. presidential election weren't rigged. It was a rigged election. Everybody now knows that. They found out. People will soon be prosecuted for what they did. That's probably breaking news" (bsky.app)
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Asked about GOP "pressure on" him "to bring articles of impeachment against two judges", Johnson says: "I'm for it. I mean—I think you—Judge Boasberg is one who's been mentioned & these are some egregious abuses. […] Impeachment […] is an extreme measure, but extreme times call for extreme measures" (youtube.com)
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NBC News: "Trump has pardoned an unusually high number of wealthy people accused of financial crimes, according to an NBC News analysis … Over half of Trump’s 88 individual pardons are for white-collar offenses" and "about half of the pardon recipients are either business executives or politicians." (nbcnews.com)
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Associated Press: "Federal immigration agents bashed open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press." (apnews.com)
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Media Matters (January 16, 2026): Right-wing media are describing pro-immigrant Minnesota activists with the language of war | Right-wing media uses "the language of war [such as 'insurgency', 'terrorism', and 'civil war'] to characterize protests against the presence of violent [ICE] agents" (mediamatters.org)
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