Bill Gates was yelling and screaming at me. Turning beet red. Waving his arms. Bullying, condescending, mocking. In public, no
Over the next few weeks, FrameLab contributor Jason Sattler will examine how Democrats are communicating in this era of Trump
Subtlety obviously isn’t impressing the party base. They want leaders who match their fury with action, or at least memes.
He’s deploying troops for the worst possible reason. Here’s how the “state of exception” works — in 2 minutes.
Trump is turning “fake emergencies” into a political weapon—deploying troops into Democratic cities under the guise of crime crackdowns, even as crime hits record lows.
It’s the authoritarian playbook in action:
1️⃣ Invent a crisis
2️⃣ Bypass democracy
3️⃣ Grab emergency powers
4️⃣ Repeat
I just broke this down in a 2-minute video for The Nerd Reich Newsletter — showing how these staged emergencies normalize authoritarian control.
Watch the video now — and please share it widely.
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