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Celebrities Bail from the Resistance under the Second Trump Regime

From Lake Como to Radio Silence: As Trump federalizes D.C. police and Texas Republicans gut democracy, Hollywood’s loudest 2024 voices have nothing to say.

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Hollywood, California | Susan J. Demas

It’s been one of those weeks in America where the phrase “constitutional crisis” feels less like an alarm bell and more like the day’s weather report. In Washington, D.C., Donald Trump just pulled a move straight out of the authoritarian starter kit, invoking Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act to take control of …

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Political science prof & political psych nerd. Writes about groupthink, power, & American nonsense. Sometimes funny on purpose. 📬 professorealy.substack.com 🐦 kmezdoesit.bsky.social
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