There is a method to the madness.
Will it work? That's another question.
I'm currently reading The Loudest Voice in the Room, on the origins and working of Fox.
5/ Fox-GOP & Giuliani-Trump remind me of something FDR said:
"Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself."
1/ As a result, we have a president with authoritarian impulses whose instincts are not being contained.
We also have a president who has lived a life of crime being shielded from criminal liability by Congress.
2/ Second, we have an administration doing everything it can to roll back the clock to the 1920s, before social security, before minimum wage, before the 40 hour work week, before rights for blacks and women.
1/ The reason some of you are worried about whether a sitting president can be indicted is because you’re worried Trump will get away with his crimes, or be placed above the law.
The Constitution outlines a procedure for when a president is suspected of criminal behavior:
2/ The House investigates, and if there’s basis, impeaches the president. (Impeach is like indict) Impeachment requires a majority of the house.
Impeachment is followed by a Senate trial. If the Senators believe the president is guilty, they remove him from office with 2/3 vote.
(short thread) I'll give you a quick list of my top four recommendations for understanding what is happening right now.
First on the list: The Road to Unfreedom (Timothy Snyder)
The next three, in no particular order: How Democracies Die, How Fascism Works, Can It Happen Here?
Snyder's book is complex. He has a series of lectures on YouTube. If you spend a day or two and listen to his lectures, then read the book, it's easier.
You'll then have almost a graduate education in how Trump happened.
Snyder is brilliant.
2/ My favorite essay in the collection Can It Happen Here is this one 👇.
I did a thread on it. My thread are like cliff notes; or rather Teri's Notes. Better to read the original, but not everyone has the time.