The dumbing of America continues. Please question why all of these things are happening and don’t take it for face value that what you’re reading and being told is the truth.

2 books (How Democracies die, The Road to Unfreedom) highlight key steps to erode democracy: Undermine independent institutions Weaken the opposition Dismantle social protections Retreat from international alliances Weaponise nationalism Undermine science Undermine free elections (inc misinfo) 3/9

Trump's executive orders, Musk's power grabs, dismantling institutions faster than anyone can track, attacking science, knowledge and international *cooperative* bodies and allies are all part of the authoritarian playbook. I've also grouped the actions in a table to illustrate this. 2/9