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fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

Trump Wants to Take Over Cities. Influencers Are Giving Him the Fuel to Do It

Right-wing influencers amplify antifa threat narratives, coordinate with political figures, and can provoke threats that force targeted individuals to flee the country.
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

The Weird Portland Protest That Trump Wants to Crush

In the days since Donald Trump directed his "Secretary of War" to marshal troops against "domestic terrorists" in Portland, encouraging the use of "full force" in a city he likened to a "war zone," I have been hanging around the demonstration that the president wants to crush. What I've found is an atmosphere that is more like a carnival than combat.
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