That's the definition of fascism from Robert Paxton, one of the preeminent historians of the subject, from his book ANATOMY OF FASCISM which came out more than two decades ago.

An important thing to understand about Trump's base is that they believed our military occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan were mistakes, but they also thought military occupations in Chicago, LA, Portland, and DC were very legal and very cool.

NEW: Data suggest US businesses have absorbed most of the tariff costs through July 2025, not foreign sellers. There is very little support for Trump’s thesis that foreign sellers are absorbing tariffs by lowering their prices on US imports. More:

Economics Professor Justin Wolfers: "I am confident that we're going to see higher prices coming in the second half of the year as a result of the tariffs."

Fox News Reporter Jacqui Heinrich: The way that it felt in the room was not good. It did not seem like things went well. And it seemed like Putin came in and steam rolled, got right into what he wanted to say and got his photo next to the president and then left

NEW: We're tracking tariff revenue as a % of monthly total import values US businesses pay (including shipping & insurance), by type of good & country of import, along with revenue compared to the federal budget deficit. Check out the interactive charts here:

It's really hard to tell at this point but I think years from now this will be one of the most destructive things that RFK Jr did at HHS. Mammograms, FIT tests and colonoscopies, diabetes, blood pressure, depression screens. All of these are as widely available as they are because of USPSTF.

Today's front page 📰 Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland Our front page has caused a stir online, prompting anger from Donald Trump's supporters. So, we want to ask: which part is factually inaccurate? 🤔

Tomorrow's front page 📰 Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland

Exclusive | Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files - Wall Street Journal

Thankfully Politifact did not include all of the remarks I gave them, as they likely were not fit to print. That said, this piece is a reminder that Gabbard's "new analysis" is little more than politicized garbage. www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...

Reupping my YouTube abt how corrupt Todd Blanche's attempt to save Trump from his pedophile problem is. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae-Z...

Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein | CNN Politics In a brief call with CNN on Tuesday, President Trump, asked about the wedding photos, responded, “You’ve got to be kidding me,” before repeatedly calling CNN “fake news” and hanging up.

A black man appointed by a black president? Trump fanatics are going to lose it.

EXCLUSIVE: Not only does an Excel spreadsheet of Trump mentions in the Epstein files exist, but so do training videos explaining how to flag the files for Trump mentions. Plus, the number of people who had access is larger than previously known. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...

Exclusive: For Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, friends created a book of bawdy letters. One was from Donald Trump.

Mehdi’s interview of Mulvaney was taped on Tues. at Conway Hall (no relation 🤣) in London. I watched the whole thing live, because I was on a panel that occasionally chimed in during the interview. The entire interview and program (called Head to Head, on Al Jazeera’s English-language channel) ...

For those interested in what the conversation about the Epstein files looked like on X over the last few days, I collected some data and put it into an interactive visualization: faculty.washington.edu/kstarbi/Spot...

BEIGE BOOK: “.. Contacts in a wide range of industries expected cost pressures to remain elevated in the coming months, increasing the likelihood that consumer prices will start to rise more rapidly by late summer.” www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypoli...

Republicans see Whites as a target of discrimination as much as they see Black and Hispanic people that way. But they’re less likely to see any of them as targets than they were a year ago. Free to read: s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...

Holy shit -- Kevin Hassett completely bombs on ABC when pressed by Jon Karl to explain how Trump can possibly justify 50% tariffs on Brazil even though the country has a trade *deficit* with the US

I mean if any of this is true I’d say Trump has a problem on his hands, though I kind of wonder how it is that he’s still sitting on these taped interviews with Epstein if they really contain what he claims. . youtu.be/Ko_y_JnULxg?...

Trump’s 50% Brazil tariff: Because nothing says "America First" like taxing your own citizens to defend someone else's coup.

Measles cases in the U.S. have hit a three-decade high, reaching the highest yearly total since 1992 in less than seven months.

The CEA did not study import prices. There is no evidence that foreign producers have broadly lowered their prices to bear the costs of the tariff. Tariffs paid by US importers are rising, so eventually, US businesses and consumers will bear that cost.

Mirroring Trump, Republicans have turned even more sharply against pluralism in the past few years. Gift link: wapo.st/45NVTQf

To reveal the underlying values, just look at the bill. Both Senate and House bills have large, expensive tax breaks for the foreign income of US MNCs, even as the Administration supposedly rails against offshoring, as @whitehouse.senate.gov points out in a new oped. www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...

NEW: We modeled (a few versions of) the "Liberation Day" tariffs. The tariffs reduce US & global economic growth & increase inflation in many economies, depending on how others respond. A higher US risk premium means even higher inflation & significantly lower real GDP than the other scenarios.

It took Netanyahu 29 years, but he finally found an American president who was itching to go to war with him against Iran.

Tariffs are a “bad form of tax," @adamposen.bsky.social says, in terms of the costs compared with the amount of revenue raised, who pays the tax, & the chaos created. “Costs, chaos, corruption are the reasons you don’t use tariffs as a large-scale revenue generator." Watch here:

lol Exclusive: FEMA staff confused after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season, sources say www.reuters.com/world/us/fem...

President Trump has long amplified debunked or baseless theories. On Saturday, he shared a conspiracy theory on social media that falsely claimed former President Biden had been executed and replaced by a robot. It was the latest outlandish claim he has promoted online to millions of followers.

Fiona Hill was a National Security Council advisor for European and Russian Affairs during Trump 1.0.

I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t. Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...

Trade policy update.

stagflation ftw

Wow. This is major news. Judges discuss moving the U.S. marshals from the executive to the judicial branch. Not only would they protect judges from trump threats, but it would also make it easier for courts to order marshals to carry out court orders.

My thoughts on the tax deform underway in the House. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/o...

Gift Link How Trump’s Search for a New Air Force One Led to Qatar’s Jet - The New York Times Qatar had been trying to sell off a luxury jet for years, with no luck. Then President Trump’s team set its sights on it.

Another troubling own goal that will hurt US exports, US innovation, and US prosperity. (International student tuition is a service export.) To say nothing to the damage to US standing in the world, international relations, and future partnerships... as well as the students themselves!

Asking who "won" from the latest round of trade talks is the wrong question, and it's based on a misunderstanding of what trade is all about. And if you insist on asking it, I'll insist on explaining to your viewers why.

Net revenue gains from tariffs aren't import value multiplied by tariff rate. Tariffs change consumer & company behavior, resulting in less income & corporate tax revenue. Over 10 years, net revenue from a 10% baseline tariff, + retaliation, would be ~$1.6 trillion. #PIIECharts

25 years ago, a Klansman from Arkansas brags about how he’s gotten the media to play along with his strategy to mainstream white Christian nationalism.

Trump's "big" trade deal is with the UK: - It's a framework not a deal - They're our 11th largest trading partner - They're only 3% of US trade (97% to go) - They *already* charge average tariffs of only 1% (limited upside) It's a photo op, not a macroeconomically significant moment.

I may be the only lawyer targeted by Trump willing to speak on camera, but for me it wasn't a choice. All of us have an obligation to speak out against what Trump is doing. All of us have an obligation to fight for democracy. I am fortunate to be a lawyer and to have a platform -- and I will use it.

Gélineau advanced the term "narcolepsy" in 1880 while de la Tourette described his eponymous syndrome in 1885. "Autism" was coined by Bleuler in 1911, with full diagnoses soon after. But what do I know? I'm not the Cabinet secretary in charge of the goddamn Department of Health and Human Services.