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Permanut

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Sun Jan 18, 2026, 01:07 AM Sunday

Ring The Alarm Bells..



Ten Rules of Trump's Authoritarian playbook:

- One: Fire the Referees
- Two: Pack the Government With Loyalists
- Three: Demonize the Enemy Within
- Four: Disregard Due Process
- Five: Silence Free Speech
- Six: Steal Congess' Power of the Purse
- Seven:Abuse Government Authorities
- Eight: Weaponizee the Justice System
- Nine: Use the Military to Suppress Dissent
- Ten: Rig the Next Election

Complete publication is at Senator Merkley's Senate website.

https://www.merkley.senate.gov/connect/ring-the-alarm-bells-the-ten-rules-of-trumps-authoritarian-playbook/
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