Week 2: Experts in authoritarianism advise to keep a list of things subtly changing around you, so you’ll remember.

   

Week #2:  November 26, 2016

1.

The First Family-elect will not be living in the White House.   Read More About This

2.

Melania's Wiki bio changed overnight to reflect she did not go to college.   Read More About This

3.

Donald Jr. met with Russian representatives in Paris to discuss Syria during the election.   Read More About This

4.

Aleppo has devolved into the worst humanitarian crisis in our lifetimes, and Putin is emboldened to tell the US to get out of the way.   Read More About This

5.

Putin has moved missiles into Kaliningrad "in response to NATO aggression " -- within striking distance of Germany.   Read More About This

6.

Russian propaganda was the source of much of the "fake news" during the campaign.   Read More About This

7.

Trump has selectively been meeting with the media and grooming them by yelling at them. They all showed up for this.   Read More About This

8.

Next day he met with the NYT at their offices, and their coverage totally normalized his porous positions and outrageous actions so far.   Read More About This

9.

Trump has been furthering his business affairs and using his presidency to get licenses and other favors.   Read More About This

10.

His daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared have joined him in meetings and calls with heads of state, and other senior officials from other countries.   Read More About This

11.

Trump openly stated that he doesn't care about conflicts of interest, and he does not feel compelled in any way to separate his business dealings from his role as president.   Read More About This

12.

Trump admitted to breaking the law! He signed off on Trump Foundation's tax statement and now has admitted the Foundation was in violation of tax laws.   Read More About This

13.

In Wisconsin, 5k of Trump's 27k vote lead have been proven to be fake votes.   Read More About This

14.

In true dictatorial form, Trump demands Mitt Romney publicly apologize if he wants the position of Secretary of State.   Read More About This

15.

Trump is selling Trump merchandise in Trump Tower and online, including "Make America Great Again" Christmas tree ornaments.   Read More About This;  Click here, also

16.

CNN airs a segment with subline, "Are Jews People?"   Read More About This

17.

Hate crimes continue nationwide against Muslims, Jews, women, Black, LGBTQ and Hispanic Americans. On a Delta flight, one Trump supporter screamed at Hillary bitches, and didn't get kicked off.   Read More About This

18.

Steve Bannon received $376k from a small Foundation in Tallahassee to pay a salary for his work at Breidbart.   Read More About This

I'm sure there are more. This list is overwhelming already.



Replicated from:   https://medium.com/@Amy_Siskind/week-2-experts-in-authoritarianism-advise-to-keep-a-list-of-things-subtly-changing-around-you-so-1e03e1c171e

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