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Chris Murphy 🟧@ChrisMurphyCT · Oct 8, 2025

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it. But I worry people don't see the…

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Summary

A senator outlines what they characterize as a five-step authoritarian plan being implemented by Trump: weaponizing the justice system, controlling media narratives, using military intimidation, manipulating government spending for political purposes, and rigging elections and information. They urge mobilization to stop this scheme through peaceful means before it's too late.

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  1. #1

    We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it. But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan. Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

  2. #2

    Step 1 of the plan: Turn the justice system into a political witch hunt operation that punishes critics for free speech and immunizes loyalists for actual criminality.

  3. #3

    Step 2 of the plan: Use government power to compel the media to tell only the regime's narrative and to silence critics.

  4. #4

    Step 3 of the plan: Use the military to perform political intimidation in places with high levels of opposition to the regime.

  5. #5

    Step 4 of the plan: Seize control of Congress's spending and tax powers to use those powers to reward loyalists and punish opponents.

  6. #6

    Step 5 of the plan: Rig the rules and the information. Tilt the election playing field your way and destroy the idea of truth.

  7. #7

    I know this sounds extreme. It is. I know I sound overly alarmist. I don't think I am. Trump is enacting a well thought out plan so he and his allies can rule forever. But it's not too late to stop them. We can peacefully and forcefully mobilize now. We have the power.