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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 May 2021

    1. There's a big push for amnesia on the Trump era in the name of healing ("let's never talk about this again") so I want to keep insisting that not only was the authoritarian threat real but also that we're in the beginning of finding out how extensive it was.

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      2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 May 2021

        2. Some of the authoritarian threat is hard to talk about because it cuts against normal narratives. Trump tried to turn military into private servants. This was resisted (all to the good) but very resistance entailed military acting rogue against president.

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      3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 May 2021

        3. This is the paradox we still have to grapple with: because Trump didn't know how to govern, he gave impossible orders, which military didn't carry out. But upshot was 4 years with de facto military acting without civilian control. More here:https://jeetheer.substack.com/p/two-paths-to-a-military-coup?r=bh54&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=twitter …

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      2. Lissy is a  🧙‏ @Iissy_takes 17 May 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        I’d also add that the threat isn’t over. Which is exactly why we’re meant to forget the first flub.

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      3. JNowak‏ @jlnowak 18 May 2021
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        pic.twitter.com/jA00uHN3JN

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      1. Brent Staples‏Verified account @BrentNYT 17 May 2021
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        Willful forgetting

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      1. David Larson‏ @denosral 17 May 2021
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        A big push from who?! Only the usual GOP suspects.

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      1. Jake Benson‏ @jbenson027 17 May 2021
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        Biden fancies himself as FDR. I fear he’ll be Hindenburg.

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      2. Murph‏ @murph_bay 17 May 2021
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        “Was” is not a word we should be using. It’s still taking place, and we need to keep that in mind. The GOP is sending the bottom of the barrel to congress (ex:Ghomert, Cruz, Boebert, Greene) to sow chaos as those in the background continue their attack on democracy.pic.twitter.com/bHVxc3jfWm

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      3.  🇺🇦Cactus Country CA  🏜 Unfuck America 2022‏ @country_ca 18 May 2021
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        Oof. I should have checked the thread before leaving my reply. I said almost the exact same thing you said, i.e., this ain't over by a longshot, & anyone who fails to recognize that simply hasn't been paying close enough attention.

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      2. Brandon Perlow‏ @bperlowNPS 17 May 2021
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        threat is ongoing with the GOP. Theyll just have a better authoritarian to run in '24, likely De$@nti$

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