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2. Fascism and authoritarianism scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat, New York University:
"A New Kind of Coup: Trump and Musk are Updating the Autocratic Playbook"
https://lucid.substack.com/p/a-new-kind-of-coup-trump-and-musk
"Musk and his surrogates have physically occupied the Office of Personnel Management, setting up beds to have a 24/7 presence. They have also infiltrated the General Services Administration, which manages technology in government buildings..."