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Has the U.S. fallen into ‘competitive authoritarianism’? 21 mins Feb. 28, 2025 Donald Trump has handed broad powers to unelected billionaire Elon Musk, tried to intimidate political opponents and attempted to suppress critical media coverage — all in his first month as president. One academic says this all adds up to “competitive authoritarianism,” a massive abuse of democracy.

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Has the U.S. fallen into ‘competitive authoritarianism’? 21 mins Feb. 28, 2025 Donald Trump has handed broad powers to unelected billionaire Elon Musk, tried to intimidate political opponents and attempted to suppress critical media coverage — all in his first month as president. One academic says this all adds up to “competitive authoritarianism,” a massive abuse of democracy.
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Jeff Jarvis (jeffjarvis@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Mar-2025 02:02:07 JST Jeff Jarvis

The CBC will say it. When if ever will our incumbent journalistic institutions?

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