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1) Trump's authoritarian playbook -- 13 August 2025
"What dictatorships of the last 100 years most closely resemble the methods employed by Donald Trump to establish authoritarian rule in the United States?"
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2) 2026 mid-term elections -- 12 August 2025
"What illegal tactics might Trump use to ensure the House of Representatives and Senate remain in Republican hands after the 2026 midterm elections? "
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3) Theocracy in America -- 12 August 2025
"In what specific ways is Christian theology being infused into the Trump administration's actions and policies that violate the constitutional principle of separation of church and state? "
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4) ICE as a private army -- 12 August 2025
Do today's ICE agents bear resemblance in function to the brownshirts of 1930's Germany? "
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5) Scapegoating of immigrants -- 13 August 2025
"How does Trump's scapegoating of non-white immigrants resemble the persecution and harassment of Jews in Nazi Germany prior to 1939? "
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6) Wealth inequality -- 13 August 2025
"What does history teach us about the likely political and social effects of the growing disparity between the rich and the poor resulting from Trump's economic policies in Project 2025 and his Big Beautiful Bill? "
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7) Tariffs -- 13 August 2025
"What is the consensus among professional economists about how tariffs on imported goods will likely affect the American economy? "
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8) Ukraine -- 13 August 2025
"What are the likely geopolitical consequences if the United States discontinues military support for Ukraine? "
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9) Vaccination policy and funding -- 14 August 2025
"What will be the impact on Americans' health, morbidity, and mortality of Secretary Kennedy's withdrawal of support for vaccinations in the opinion of medical professionals? "
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10) Climate -- 14 August 2025
"What is the consensus opinion among climate scientists about the impact of Trump's policies regarding climate on the lives of Americans over the next one hundred years? "
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I'm an 80-year-old retired, secular-humanist, politically progressive, social democrat in the style of Robert Reich and Bernie Sanders -- more bio here. A grandfather, American citizen, and compassionate human inhabitant of Earth, I am deeply concerned about the unraveling of democracy in America and its global consequences. Born into a privileged demographic (middle-class white male of British ancestry), I may have little to fear personally, but I care about less fortunate future generations who will suffer the effects. I fear it is too late to reverse the snow-balling trend.

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