Trump Tyranny Takeover Checklist - Condensed
How does Trump compare to other autocrats?
Trump is moving swiftly to accomplish the task; here are my 20 Steps to Takeover, updated May 1, 2025:
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Sources:
On Tyranny, book by Timothy Snyder; summary here
“How Easy Would It Be for Trump to Destroy Our Democracy?” Forward Kentucky
“20 Signs of Tyranny,” Substack, Robert Reich
“The Path to American Authoritarianism; What Comes After Democratic Breakdown,” Foreign Affairs
“Their democracy died. They have lessons for America about Trump’s power grab,” Vox
“Hungary Under Viktor Orbán: A Domino in The Global Fall of Democracy,” Human Rights Research Center
You have an impressive collection of materials… the Butterfly Revolution, which is nothing more Yarvins wet dream, one that Vance, Trump, and his coterie of crooks and tosspots embrace!
Revolution is the answer for tyranny!!