This week Rachel and Aaron discuss the Trump Administration’s reaction to Charlie Kirk’s death, his martyrdom, and what’s next on the march into authoritarianism. Plus, a trip to the front lines of Trump’s tariffs: rural America. Why are farmers are feeling the pinch first? And Trump crosses a thin red line by ordering the U.S. Department of Justice to target his political enemies, facts be damned.

LINKS:

• Substack - The Cycle: From Goebbels to Google: Same S**t, Different Century

• Truth Social: Trump says opponents are “guilty as hell” – without evidence

• Hot Mic: “Our brand is in crisis”

• Imperial March in Washington, DC

• Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game

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