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Michael Meeropol: This Is How It Starts

Originally published: WAMC Northeast Public Radio on July 24, 2020 (more by WAMC Northeast Public Radio)

Early in the campaign for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination, I stated that I believed Donald Trump was a fascist.
From Portland to the World

Originally published: CrimethInc. on July 22, 2020 (more by CrimethInc.) | (Posted Jul 24, 2020)

Since the end of May, demonstrators opposing police violence and white supremacy have thronged the streets of Portland, Oregon, clashing with law enforcement officers. Last week, aspiring autocrat Donald Trump escalated the situation by announcing that he would be sending federal agents around the country to assert his authority through acts of violence against protesters.
As Trump threatens secret police deployment nationwide, Democrats debate expanding surveillance powers and new money for DHS

Originally published: The Intercept on July 21, 2020 by Ryan Grim (more by The Intercept) | (Posted Jul 23, 2020)

The rogue deployment of secret federal police forces in Portland, Oregon, has added a new complication to negotiations over reauthorizing the Trump administration’s vast surveillance powers and appropriating new money for the Department of Homeland Security.