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‘The Nazis would use the electoral process of democracy to destroy democracy.…’

(Kelley Greene via Buzzfede)

‘…[I]t’s worth noting for context that there is another prominent international figure who routinely references an “artificial” line between his country and his neighbor: Vladimir Putin has used the same rhetoric in recent years when describing the border between Russia and Ukraine.…’

(Steve Bonenvia MSNBC)

Write negative coverage about Dictator Tr*mp, and you’re breaking the law.

‘At least that’s what the highly sensitive MAGA man said when speaking to reporters today.

“I believe that CNN and MSDNC [sic], who literally write 97.6% bad about me, are political arms of the Democrat Party,” Trump said, seeming to forget the name of MSNBC. “And in my opinion, they are really corrupt and they are illegal. What they do is illegal.” (See video here, posted by Aaron Rupar.)

“And it has to stop,” he added, via The Hill, after comparing television news outlets to political operatives. “It has to be illegal. It’s influencing judges and it’s really changing law, and it just cannot be legal. I don’t believe it’s legal, and they do it in total coordination with each other.”…’

(via Boing Boing)

‘Dr. Emily Zarka of the PBS series Monstrum looks at the phenomenon of seeing a shadowy man wearing a wide brim hat appearing during terrifying episodes of sleep paralysis. This so called “Hat Man” is so prevalent that restless sleepers have seen this or other frightening images just before they fall asleep. Zarka also examines the physiology behind these frightening episodes…’

(via Laughing Squid)

‘Amazon is killing a privacy feature to bolster Alexa+, the new subscription assistant.…’

(via Ars Technica)