Re: My rising sense of dread
I'm re-sending this urgent email from last week to make sure you didn't miss it. — Robert Reich For months, I have been sounding the alarm about America’s rapid descent from democracy to MAGA authoritarianism. But as Trump’s approval ratings have fallen to an all-time second-term low, he’s significantly escalated his assault on democracy a nd the rule of law. In recent weeks, the Trump regime has: Launched a ferociously racist new immigration crackdown targeting green card holders from 19 mostly African and Middle Eastern countries, paused all asylum applications, and openly called for “reverse migration,” a term used by white supremacists to describe the mass ethnic cleansing of all non-white immigrants. Murdered 83 people in 21 separate air strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, including a ghastly “double-tap” strike — and flagrant war crime — in which a second attack was ordered to kill two defenseless, shipwrecked survivors. Pardoned right-wing former Honduran Pre...