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Authoritarianism Expert Tim Snyder Warns America Is Committing “Superpower Suicide”

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    Watch now   Authoritarianism Expert Tim Snyder Warns America Is Committing “Superpower Suicide” Historian and On Tyranny author Timothy Snyder tells Ben Meiselas he has never seen a major country surrender so much power so quickly. Timothy Snyder , Ben Meiselas , and MeidasTouch Network Oct 4 Historian Timothy Snyder has spent much of his career studying authoritarianism, tyranny and the collapse of democratic institutions. Now, he has a stark phrase for what he believes is happening to the United States under Donald Trump: “superpower suicide.” Snyder, the author of On Tyranny , On Freedom, and Bloodlands , joined MeidasTouch co-founder Ben Meiselas for a wide-ranging conversation about the United States, Russia, China, Ukraine, Canada and the rapidly changing global order. “The term that I came up with when I was trying to capture all this is ‘superpower suicide,’” Snyder told Meiselas. “I can’t see an example of a country, a major country, losing so much power so...

Why the GOP's spending advantage is nowhere near as big as it looks

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  Why the GOP's spending advantage is nowhere near as big as it looks New data shows Republicans are getting very poor bang for their buck David Nir Oct 4 Democrats across the country have been worried about getting swamped by a late flood of Republican money, but a new report shows they have less to fear than the raw dollar totals might indicate. That’s because even though Republicans have built up a massive spending advantage on the airwaves in key races, they aren’t getting anywhere near the bang for the buck that Democrats are. New data from AdImpact shows that, across nine of the most competitive Senate contests, Republicans had spent $563 million on advertising through the end of September versus $375 million for Democrats—a gap of 60% to 40% in favor of the GOP. But in terms of the actual number of ads aired, the difference is much smaller. In total, Republican ads have run roughly 290,000 times, while the Democrats’ have appeared approximately 250,000 times. That’s a much ...

Great News For Us That’s Absolutely Horrible For Trump Thirty days left. That’s it.

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  If these editions have been a bright spot in your week, there are two ways to pass that along. Gift a subscription to someone who could use some good news right now, or become a Founding Member and help carry us through election night. I’d be grateful for either one. Great News For Us That’s Absolutely Horrible For Trump A prosecutor, an Olympian, a $10 billion lawsuit, and your power bill. Four stories, all inside. Scott Dworkin Oct 4 As we are only weeks away from the midterms, I’m glad to have some great news that’s terrible for Trump to share with you today. Before we jump in, please hit the ❤️ like button and restack so that everyone who follows you gets this edition handed to them. We investigate the regime, report on our wins, and we organize our readers, who have sent more than 875,000 letters to Congress since November 2024. Our social media Watchdog Coalition fights MAGA propaganda head-on, generating billions of impressions every month. Paid members keep all of it runn...