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Trump's first criminal trial is a test run

The Age of Trump and the larger democracy crisis are not “just” an existential danger to the country and its present-future. They are a moral and...

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He's dropping little clues: The troubling message we are missing from Trump's MAGA rallies

During a rally last Saturday in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, the last such event before his criminal trial began on Monday in Manhattan, Donald Trump...

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"That was a missed opportunity": Elliot Ackerman on how failures in Ukraine could help with Iran

Saturday’s attack on Israel by Iran is an extreme escalation in the decades-long shadow war between the two countries, one that entered a new phase...

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Former GOP insider: Trump has "reprogrammed a generation" to fight against democracy

The first of Donald Trump’s four criminal trials is finally underway in Manhattan. This trial, on campaign-finance charges related to Trump's...

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Trump's so-called "Virtues": More threats of violence against his enemies

Last weekend, Donald Trump issued a new barrage of threats against Americans who decline to vote for him or who otherwise resist the resurgence of the...

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Trump's MAGA rallies have morphed

In a years-long quest, the American news media continues to send its journalists out into the heart of red state America with the goal of discovering...

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Are you finally with her? The Hillary Clinton paradox

Once again, Hillary Clinton is absolutely correct. During an interview last Monday on the "Tonight Show," host Jimmy Fallon asked Clinton the...

09.04.2024 30

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Obama's pollster on the Republican voters Trump should fear: "Wild enough to threaten his chances"

Public opinion polls show a 2024 election that, at this point, is very close. President Biden appears to be ahead in several key battleground states....

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"There’s social status in breaking social norms": When the corrosive effects of Greek life spill out

Investigative journalist Max Marshall’s new book "Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story" is much more than just a “true crime” story about...

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A dangerous return to denial: Trump's threats against Biden met by familiar media shrug

Donald Trump has repeatedly shown himself to be a very dangerous man. As seen on Jan. 6 with his coup attempt and the lethal assault by his MAGA...

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"Perfectly predictable": Dr. John Gartner on why "a malignant narcissist like Trump" sells Bibles

American fascism is a form of political religion. It is a social force based on faith and emotion and corrupt power more than a coherent ideology...

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Clinical social worker: "With the Trump Bible, one must consider dementia"

Fascism is a type of political religion. Donald Trump is preaching the religion of fascism. History has repeatedly shown that fascism and other...

01.04.2024 40

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The "martyrdom" of Donald J. Trump

Donald Trump has repeatedly shown that he can reasonably be described as evil. Yet, white “Christian” evangelicals are among his most loyal,...

31.03.2024 10

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Trump’s megalomania is a trap for the GOP

It has long been a truism in modern America that “politics stops at the water’s edge.” Of course, like most truisms and folk wisdom, that is not...

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"A blueprint for a Trump autocracy": Authoritarianism expert on which global dictators Trump models

Throughout the 20th century to the present, the American right has embraced authoritarian and other anti-democratic values both here and abroad....

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"Hastening his deterioration": Dr. John Gartner on impact of court trials on "Trump’s fragile brain"

Donald Trump’s already abominable behavior has been getting much worse in these last few weeks – and there may be a physiological component to it....

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Forensic psychiatrist on physical signs of Trump's mental decline: "Changes in movement and gait"

Donald Trump’s obvious public challenges with speech, language, and thinking are continuing to get worse. At a recent rally in Ohio, the former...

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Trump's love letters to MAGA: Campaign emails forge a cult bond

When I think about Donald Trump, I usually visualize Larry ‘Lonesome’ Rhodes, Andy Griffith’s character in Elia Kazan’s 1957 film “A Face in...

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Lost in the malignant normality of the Trumpocene

The Trumpocene is not normal. If you accept that it is normal or otherwise become habituated to it, the neofascists and other enemies of democracy...

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Expert: "There's something about being a gun owner that makes many people turn into Republicans"

America loves its guns more than it does its children. We “the Americans” are very sick from gun violence. The most recent “high profile” mass...

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Trump sneakers and the MAGA uniform: Merchandising fascism to the mainstream

Donald Trump is basically a political cult leader. His MAGA followers are his flock. A cult has the following features: It is a collective...

15.03.2024 9

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"Experts are desperate to warn the public": Hundreds sign Dr. John Gartner's Trump dementia petition

Since at least 2016, a brave, determined, and stalwart group of psychologists and other mental health professionals have been trying to warn the...

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Biden brought his A-game: But did the State of the Union turn the tide?

Last Thursday, Joe Biden went before Congress to deliver his State of the Union speech. To quote the legendary “Rowdy” Roddy Piper in the cult...

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"Obviously low IQ": Former DHS official says "Donald Trump has apparent repeated memory lapses"

During last week’s State of the Union speech, President Trump fired a series of broadsides against Donald Trump and his MAGA movement. President...

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The GOP can't leave MAGA — "Americans must electorally mercy-kill the Republican Party"

Power not used is power wasted. Fascism is corrupt power. What if Donald Trump defeats President Biden and takes control of the White House in 2025?...

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Expect Trump to pop off as trials pick up: "No governor between his addled brain and big mouth"

Donald Trump is not the same man he was eight years ago. Moreover, he is not the same man he was even three years ago in terms of his apparent mental,...

08.03.2024 10

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Dr. John Gartner: The world is watching "a fundamental breakdown in Trump’s ability to use language"

It has become undeniably clear and obvious to any reasonable person that Donald Trump is experiencing increasing challenges with his speech, language,...

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"They’ve told me he’s Jesus": Unpacking Trump's empty pseudo-religion

Barring an unforeseen event, Donald Trump will be the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nominee. Last week, Trump defeated Nikki Haley by 20...

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"Online Trump worship has offline consequences": MAGA makes plans for "apocalyptic battle"

Donald Trump is charged with 91 felonies in multiple criminal trials and is facing the reality that he may have to serve hundreds of years in prison...

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"Better than Jesus": How far will the cult of Trump go?

Donald Trump is a human chaos engine. It is a function of both his personality and his politics. He has shown himself to be what mental health...

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"Like someone pulled the metaphorical plug": Dr. John Gartner on Trump's "accelerating dementia"

Since at least 2016, some of the world’s leading mental health professionals have been sounding the alarm that Donald Trump appears to be...

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"I’m a very proud Christian”: Will religion be enough to save Donald Trump?

Do you accept Donald Trump as your personal lord and savior? Most people, be they Christians or not, would laugh at such a question given that Donald...

28.02.2024 5

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"A doomsday scenario": Former DOJ prosecutor warns Trump could profit from classified docs trial

The so-called walls have not yet fully closed in on Trump and his political crime spree, but they most certainly are moving and appear to be gaining...

27.02.2024 10

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Trump's CPAC speech showed clear signs of major cognitive decline — yet MAGA cheered

Donald Trump was in his full glory over the weekend at the annual Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) conference. For his MAGA people,...

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Dr. John Gartner on a tale of two brains: "Biden's brain is aging. Trump's brain is dementing"

Donald Trump has demonstrated, in repeated and dangerous ways, that he appears to be profoundly unwell mentally and emotionally. Some of the...

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Apocalypse now: Donald Trump dons the "armor of God" — and pushes for theocracy

Donald Trump has frequently hinted or implied that he has been chosen by God as some type of prophet and messiah, a divine champion in the 2024...

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Trump expands Republicans' big tent of Christian nationalism

Donald Trump is not a “godly” or “Christian” person. He does not regularly attend church. He is currently facing hundreds of years in prison...

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Hitting Trump's pockets is only the first step

You won’t like Donald Trump when he gets angry – and right now he is very, very angry. If you were fined the equivalent of more than 400 million...

20.02.2024 5

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MAGA fatigue and the "exhaustion of outrage addiction"

Last weekend the American mainstream news media, especially its elite agenda-setting outlets such as the New York Times, had a choice to make. They...

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Republicans amass a record of loss under Trump: "Democrats have been winning at an impressive clip"

President Biden and Donald Trump are tied in the early 2024 Election polls, and what many observers have described as “the longest election” in...

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"Trump is not an option — they are done with him": Are "persuadable" Republicans the new #NeverTrump

Like a mob boss running an extortion racket, in a speech on Saturday Donald Trump signaled to Vladimir Putin that if Russia invaded Western Europe and...

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The media making Donald Trump's threats personal

As a personal rule, I do not usually write recaps or reviews of TV news programs. There is an entire machine for the 24/7 news machine to amplify...

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Laughing at a diminished Donald Trump won't diminish the MAGA threat

There is nothing funny about Donald Trump and the extreme danger to the country and world he represents. To laugh now is a dangerous distraction and...

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MAGA burnout and the health risks of a second Trump term

When President Biden reportedly calls Trump a “sick fu*k” he is correct in a way that he likely does not intend – and one that has a much more...

08.02.2024 8

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Unleash Joe Biden — the public needs to the hear the private truth about Donald Trump

In private, President Joe Biden reportedly uses highly descriptive and flowery language to describe Donald Trump. Politico reports: President JOE...

07.02.2024 10

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Why most millionaires want a wealth tax: "There's a certain alarmism among the wealthy about Trump"

Extreme wealth and income inequality will eventually destroy a real democracy. Why? Because that disparity of power and resources allows a relatively...

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We are now at the mercy of democracy doomers

The 2024 election is set to be the longest general election match-up in modern American history. This is true both in terms of the number of days and...

05.02.2024 7

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Either "malpractice" or "criminal": Dr. Justin Frank on power, drugs and Trump's White House

Donald Trump has repeatedly shown that he is a lawless person — but his malign influence extends far beyond himself. Trump’s “dangerous...

02.02.2024 20

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Trump's enduring success is fueled by disdain for Democrats

While reading a recent Thomas Edsall essay in the New York Times, three famous quotes kept repeating in my mind: “We have met the enemy and he is...

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Trump's mobilizing his "prayer warriors": Religion scholar on what MAGA means by "spiritual warfare"

Donald Trump may control the Republican Party — but his power is not 100 percent absolute. As shown in New Hampshire and Iowa – and throughout...

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