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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Promises made, promises kept? Between illusion and reality, Trump forges ahead with his authoritarian project

Donald Trump rapidly and ruthlessly advanced an authoritarian agenda, transforming U.S. institutions with a loyal team, compliant Republican Congress, and conservative judiciary.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America

Having finished speaking, in time-honored fashion, he walked down the line of supreme court justices, gladhanding each in turn before coming to a stop before the chief justice, John Roberts. Thank you again, thank you again, Trump said, taking Roberts's hand into both his own and shaking it vigorously. Then, as he began to step away, the president tapped Roberts on the arm in a gesture of buddy-buddy intimacy, and said: Won't forget.
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