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20 Dec, 11 tweets, 5 min read
This #SundayMorning we're asking ourselves...
coup or no coup?
That is the question.

The next 30 days loom before us.
Will Trump's attempts to install himself as a dictator succeed?
(THREAD)
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
(2) Now that Trump's legal options have run out & the electoral college has voted to cement Biden's victory, Trump's options to overturn a fair election have narrowed.

This week, Flynn floated imposing martial law, the very definition of a military coup.

nymag.com/intelligencer/…
(3) The chances that a military coup could succeed are slim to none, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be concerned.

Recent changes among Pentagon leadership and backtracking on sharing intelligence briefings with Biden suggest something is afoot.

news.yahoo.com/pentagon-offic…
(4) The more likely explanation is that the Trump administration is actively working to undermine the incoming administration.

But we would be foolish to disregard the very real and present danger Trump poses during his last 30 days in office.

independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
(5) As this article points out, Trump lacks most of the essential ingredients to stage a successful coup. He doesn't have the media or the international community on his side and there's no evidence the military would support him.

That's cold comfort.

washingtonpost.com/world/2020/12/…
(6) Yes, there'll be nonsense in Congress in January. Republicans will stage a last stand for authoritarianism and it's almost certain to fail.

But the support this circus show garnered among the GOP is by itself indicative of a long battle ahead.

rawstory.com/trump-coup/
(7) The fact that we've arrived at this moment in history where a President would attempt to seize power through the use of the military and install himself as a dictator and that he could do so with a majority of Republicans supporting him is terrifying.

newyorker.com/news/our-colum…
(8) Yes, this coup will fail but the fact that Trump is able to stage it without challenge from his own party isn't just discouraging. It's enraging.

White minority rule has taken this country hostage and they're still dictating the terms of our release.

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
(9) Once Trump leaves the White House (and he will even if he has to be carried out kicking and screaming), we need to ask ourselves how we will deal with the enablers. The 1%, right-wing media, and the GOP.

They aren't just going to "come around."

nymag.com/intelligencer/…
(10) There must be consequences. Or in another four years, we'll find ourselves right back here. In a gerrymandered country held hostage by white minority rule.

Trump's coup will fail. But we'll pay the price of his presidency for decades.

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
(END) Thanks to @be_happyto for the #SundayMorning thread suggestions. Come back next week and we'll do this again.

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This #SundayMorning we're asking what can be done about House Republicans who signed onto a lawsuit to overturn an election and install Trump as a de facto dictator.

Isn't this sedition? Do Dems have recourse to punish an obvious attempt to undermine the constitution?
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(3) The fact that this coup has no support in the senate (for now) is cold comfort. And it brings up an important point.

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It has plenty of holiday cheer. I promise.
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This #SundayMorning , we're starting to get a clear picture of what a post-Trump America looks like. What will happen to Trump's rabid white supremacist fan base?

They're lost in an echo chamber of their own making & increasingly radicalized.
(THREAD)

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This #SundayMorning before #Election2020 , I'm documenting 101 reasons Trump is unfit for the presidency.

Keeping this to 101 was difficult. The ways Trump has assaulted our democracy is a cup constantly overflowing no matter how often we're forced to drink from it.
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(2) The US reputation around the world is in shambles.
Trump has...

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-Ignored a bounty placed on American soldiers
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This #SundayMorning we're asking the question everyone is asking. How sick is Trump REALLY & who's in charge?

There are mixed messages coming from the White House but reading between the lines is fairly easy.

Signs point to Trump being seriously, perhaps critically ill
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Dexamethasone indicates the President has severe respiratory complications from COVID-19.

(3) All of which is to be expected given Trump's age and health risks like obesity. So why is the White House rushing to leak that a critically ill Trump might be released from the hospital as soon as tomorrow?

This is perhaps the biggest tell of all.
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My heart goes out to @chrissyteigen

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