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Related: About this forum'Our country is transforming before our eyes': The rise of the Revenge Presidency - Velshi - MSNBC
Miles Taylor, former DHS chief of staff turned whistleblower in the first Trump administration, says even hes surprised by the breakneck pace at which democracy is being dismantled in the name of revenge. Taylor says what worries him most is what Trump hasnt done yet.
The founders warned about the dangers of revenge, and "here we are--we're living it, says Taylor. Regardless of the truth behind the Justice Departments accusations against Trumps foes, Taylor stresses thats not the point of Trumps revenge spree: The process is the punishment. - Aired on 08/09/2025.
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'Our country is transforming before our eyes': The rise of the Revenge Presidency - Velshi - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Aug 9
OP
The second hour of Velshi was intense this morning. Great discussions w/ Miles Taylor and Lisa Rubin.
yellow dahlia
Aug 9
#1
Agree, he really is excellent. He's even able to quote from certain pages of Project 2025
Rhiannon12866
Aug 9
#2
Agreed. Every time you think he can't possibly get worse, break norms and actual laws, he does
Rhiannon12866
Aug 9
#4
Always try and listen/watch his shows, he is one of the best. Thanks for posting :) nt
cliffside
Aug 10
#6
yellow dahlia
(2,812 posts)1. The second hour of Velshi was intense this morning. Great discussions w/ Miles Taylor and Lisa Rubin.
Velshi is on top of the take over. He calls it like it is.
Rhiannon12866
(241,931 posts)2. Agree, he really is excellent. He's even able to quote from certain pages of Project 2025
He actually has gone out of his way to teach his viewers all about what's in it. We can learn so much from Velshi's lessons.
vanessa_ca
(566 posts)3. That's what worries me too, "what Trump hasn't done yet".
Terrifying times.
Rhiannon12866
(241,931 posts)4. Agreed. Every time you think he can't possibly get worse, break norms and actual laws, he does
There are so many that it's gotten tough to keep track - and every one is shocking.
Demovictory9
(37,113 posts)5. "Has already transformed"
cliffside
(1,309 posts)6. Always try and listen/watch his shows, he is one of the best. Thanks for posting :) nt
Rhiannon12866
(241,931 posts)7. Velshi is must-see-TV for me as well, I always learn so much!



cliffside
(1,309 posts)9. Me too!


cliffside
(1,309 posts)8. Adding a link to the site Miles Taylor mentioned to help those who are being targeted ...
"The legal defense fund to end presidential revenge against Miles Taylor & others"
https://endpresidentialrevenge.org
Rhiannon12866
(241,931 posts)10. Thanks so much!

jfz9580m
(15,923 posts)11. So lame

I am taking a leaf out of Charlie Chaplins The Great Dictator and going with gallows humor to weather this ;-/.
For those of us who arent retired (which isnt very many people on DU

Going forward Ill count it as a day I spent supporting Trump (and by extension his creepy local analogs) every time I spend a day procrastinating wrt work, not exercising, eating junk or generally embracing learned helplessness.
Aside from popping onto DU to offer moral support (I am far from Trump) a few times daily, I am ignoring Trump and all other creeps. I have put Trump, Putin, Xi Ping, that El Salvador creep, Musk, my communist CM, all those creepy, technocratic leeches etc on permanent ignore.
No one should have to think this much about the dullest and creepiest men ever..



(I am off my emoji strike ;-/ ..too many damn protests weighing me down)