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Well said Professor Snyder. If one man can decide for the whole country to go to war, what's to stop him from using the military to punish countries who won't allow his hotels to be built?

Our country is being led into war by a President who - in the most charitable view - lacks good judgement. Does anyone believe that Trump made this decision in a considered, informed way? Did he weigh the considerations of experts, game out what would happen next, and then take action accordingly?

Well said Mr. Miller. Trump wants to be a dictator.

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A very useful graph from Professor Pagel... Suppressing dissent is Trump's way of paving the way to consolidate and stay in power. He doesn't want to serve the American people. He wants to be a king.

Trump may not realise it yet, but he's already past the high-water mark for MAGA... Trump's influence is already waning.

This is a powerful piece on the psychological underpinnings of MAGA authoritarianism.... therationalleague.substack.com/p/they-dont-...

This statement is entirely correct. Trump is trying to take control of the strongest university so that all others fall in line. He wants an autocracy where there are no independent voices capable of calling him out.

Great post by Adam Kinzinger on any attempt by Trump for a third term... As an autocrat and narcissist, Trump dearly wants to remain in power. That he won't be able to must grate on him daily. Expect this delusion to ramp up over the next few years. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-consti...

Seconding this recommendation for clear scientific news...

This statement is right. Trump is authoritarian who want to quash any challenge to his ignorance and corruption. He knows that if he can silence Harvard, he can silence all universities.

Well said Pete Buttigieg. Trump is trying to create an autocracy. All Americans should be horrified that the so-called leader of our country is not obeying his oath to defend the Constitution and instead is trying to undermine it.

This post is exactly right. How long will it be before U.S. citizens who disagree with the Trump administration are disappeared? How long will it be before protests are met with force? How long will it be before you can be reported for making anti-Trump posts on social media?

Marco Rubio should hang his head in shame, apologise, and then resign for the actions committed under his leadership...https://wapo.st/4j8d5Uh

Trump's order to investigate Krebs and Taylor is a violation of the Constitution. Trump lost the 2020 election, soundly. It was the most secure election in history and he lost. Using the government to pursue his delusion that he won is the action of a dictator.

This is shocking. Many, many scientists at our top universities will lose their jobs. Why is the Trump administration stopping all research at these institutions? American science is the envy of the world, but these actions will destroy it.

Wait, what happened to State's rights? Don't people have the right to decide what happens in their local communities?

This action is madness. We are cutting off the pipeline of scientific talent in this country - and we will pay dearly for this.

The thing is, Trump has one idea - tariffs. Because he is not very smart, he can't be dissuaded from this idea. No matter that it is a bad idea. Trump does not benefit from experience or the wisdom of others - he can't learn. And now he's destroying our economy.

“If a man will stand up and assert, and repeat, and re-assert, that two and two do not make four, I know nothing in the power of argument that can stop him.” - Abraham Lincoln

Well said Mr. Pence.... tariffs are tax hikes for all Americans.

This post needs to be amplified! Trump is making the U.S. poorer, sicker, and weaker internationally. He is not serving America's interests - only his own.

Remember Trump's end goal: to stay in power. Everything will be on the table as he grows increasingly unpopular and as his term slips by...

I'm still hoping that this isn't true, but it does seem to be going that way...

It's starting... The Trump administration actions are making the U.S. poorer and weaker by the day.

Destroying the U.S.'s science base will make us weaker and sicker... Our loss will be our competitor nations' gain.

Why is the Trump administration writing black people out of history?