"unlike with other aspiring autocrats, the Trumpists are not really creating a coherent system of self-enrichment. Under Trump, everyone just grabs whatever they can as quickly as they can"
"So much of what is distinctive about Trump’s governance during his second term can serve the consolidation of an autocratic regime and at the same time create particular vulnerabilities for the regime," writes @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social. "We have to become better at identifying these weaknesses."