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New York Times: "People are going silent"

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  SHARED FOR EDUCATION AND INFORMATION!  TRUMP HAS EMPLOYED INTIMIDATION TO SILENCE DISSENT!  WE SUPPORTED JON OSSOFF'S CANDIDACY TO REPLACE THE WEALTHY  OLIGARCHS IN GEORGIA  AND NEED HIS VOICE IN OFFICE TO CONTINUE  TO SPEAK OUT!   Before I ran for the U.S. Senate, I was an investigative journalist leading a team that exposed corruption and human rights abuses worldwide. This report in  The New York Times  reminded me of what I saw in many of those investigations: More and more, the atmosphere under Trump reminds me of countries where dissent is silenced by intimidation. From the article: Fired federal workers who are worried about losing their homes ask not to be quoted by name. University presidents fearing that millions of dollars in federal funding could disappear are holding their fire. Chief executives alarmed by tariffs that could hurt their businesses are on mute. ... “When you see important societal actors — be it university p...