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Good morning. The president is telling us we're under assault by "domestic terrorists" while threatening to send troops into US cities. Shouldn't Congress be demanding that top officials *justify* such extraordinary claims and threats? New piece:
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Trump is shaping his response to multiple crises rocking the country around demented rage over looking weak.

His team is treating his Bible photo op as a triumph, even though it came after a violent crackdown on peaceful protests. That says it all.

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Trump and Barr claim we're under assault by domestic terrorists.

Shouldn't Congress demand that FBI director Wray explain the true nature of this threat?

Shouldn't officials be grilled about who ordered the crackdown on protests to facilitate photo op?

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Amazingly, Trump tweeted "LAW & ORDER!" literally minutes after corruptly dangling a pardon for Roger Stone. This makes an utter mockery of rule of law. In so doing, Trump neatly confirmed that James Mattis' blistering criticism is 100% right. New piece:
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The only response Trump can muster to Mattis' criticism is belittlement and manufactured illusions of domination.

He's incapable of defending himself against the criticism that he's betraying our higher ideals, because he doesn't have any.

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It's key that Mattis blasted the *specific* crackdown on protesters that enabled Trump's authoritarian set piece.

Trump's advisers saw that as a triumph: Trump striding through a militarily pacified zone, posing as righteous conqueror of civil disorder.

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Crucial finding in new CBS poll:

"A majority — 57% — now think police are more likely to use deadly force against a black person than a white person, up from 43% in 2016."

cbsn.ws/3eMPdE1

Key reason protests won't help Trump is rising consciousness of systemic racism:
Also key from new CBS poll:

A majority of *whites* (52%) now see racial discrimination against blacks in how police use force, up from 36% four years ago.

Protests don't help Trump due to white America's evolution on racial issues. My chat with @owasow:
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@owasow The rise of cellphone footage of white-on-black police brutality may have “changed white America’s understanding of how pervasive and brutal state violence can be in black life," says @owasow.

This new polling bears this out. Also see this from Monmouth:

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Democrats don't appear to be spooked by Trump's "law and order" bluster.

Why not?

I spoke to @owasow, the political scientist whose research on 1968 everyone is citing.

He sees numerous reasons to *doubt* parallels to the present. Fascinating stuff:

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@owasow Really remarkable findings from the new Monmouth poll.

Among college educated whites:

75% say racial discrimination is a serious problem

62% say police are more likely to use excessive force on blacks

64% say protesters’ anger is justified

And more:

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@owasow Here's a really interesting idea from @owasow:

The public is growing more sophisticated on issues involving systemic racism and police brutality in part because the media's treatment of these topics is getting better:

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