additional points that did not fit in first post:
We could use improved help from Cenk and Ana, including inviting fully expert guests on that could help deal with this. There is a very good expert historian from Yale university who I think would make a good start.
https://communications.yale.edu/media/experts/all/timothy-snyder
Timothy Snyder Ph.D.
Richard C. Levin Professor of History
Field [International][Social Sciences/Politics]
Expertise Russia, Trump, Europe, democracy, authoritarianism
Here was a good article from last month that did a better job than usual, I thought, of helping us understand more about right-wing “peakaboo trolling” … trolling which has been slowing down their opposition, while they move toward increasing fascism.
COMMENTARY
Elon Musk’s salute falls flat: Why far-right trolling isn’t working this time around
As Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said to defenders of Musk’s provocation, “People can officially stop listening to you”
By [Amanda Marcotte]
Senior Writer