'The public is shut out that way:' How the lightspeed Trump-era news cycle hurts our democracy - Velshi - MSNBC

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New York Times Opinion Columnist Masha Gessen sees parallels between Donald Trump’s ascent to power and authoritarians like Viktor Orban and Vladimir Putin, including their willingness to erode civic institutions.

The risk is, Gessen says, a transition from “a rule of law to the law of rule” where “people retreat into their private lives while the authoritarian does whatever he wants to do.” - Aired on 11/17/2024.

[Skittles]

1. we're already back to the every day fucking Trump drama

it's all about him

WTF IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I couldn't wait for the 2016 election to be over so we'd never have to from or about the offensive blowhard again

And now that he's a convicted felon who tried to overthrow the government and stole classified documents, jeopardizing national security, he's STILL dominating the news.

[Skittles]

3. the idea that anyone can look at that vile POS and see ANYTHING of value