Donald Trump Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/donald-trump/ A platform for change Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:50:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 To end Trump’s Second Gilded Age, Democrats should take a page from the original Progressives https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2026/04/to-end-trumps-second-gilded-age-democrats-should-remember-how-the-first-one-was-rolled-back/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:56:32 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=14966 Yesterday, I discussed how former president Barack Obama holding a public event with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani sent a firm message to Democratic leaders that the days of freezing out party members who want more activist governing or campaigning styles need to end. By openly affiliating with Mamdani, Obama communicated without a word that […]

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]]> Trump hates Pope Leo because he sees himself as the real vicar of Christ https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2026/04/trump-hates-pope-leo-because-he-sees-himself-as-the-real-vicar-of-christ/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:25:58 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=14932 This is the second of a three-part essay on how Friedrich Nietzsche became the lodestar of reactionary Christianity. Read part one here. Please subscribe to stay in touch. You would think that given the drastic unpopularity of his war of choice against Iran and the economic devastation it’s causing Americans, that President Donald Trump would be spending […]

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]]> Why Trump won: Democrats have a coalition, Republicans have an ecosystem https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2024/11/why-trump-won-democrats-have-a-coalition-republicans-have-an-ecosystem/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:42:15 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=15072 This essay is the ninth in a series called “How This Happened,” examining larger trends in recent American political history and how they manifest in today’s politics. Please subscribe to receive future installments. It’s not official, but it’s obvious by now that Donald Trump is going to return to the White House next January. It’s easy to […]

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]]> Revolutionary: the Far-Right plan to ‘seize control of the administrative state’ https://flux.community/kyle-mantyla/2023/10/revolutionary-the-far-right-plan-to-seize-control-of-the-administrative-state/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 04:19:37 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=14318 In the wake of former President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, far-right activists began laying the groundwork for his return to office. One of the centerpieces of that plan is something called Project 2025, which aims to gut the federal government and fill it with MAGA activists who will do Trump’s bidding. As Politico recently […]

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]]> Huckabee promises violence if Trump loses in 2024 https://flux.community/kyle-mantyla/2023/09/huckabee-promises-violence-if-trump-loses-in-2024/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 04:29:08 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=14198 Former Arkansas governor and failed presidential candidate Mike Huckabee opened the most recent episode of his “Huckabee” program on the Trinity Broadcasting Network by warning that if former President Donald Trump fails to win the 2024 election because of the multiple indictments he is facing, “it is going to be the last American election that will be decided by […]

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]]> The GOP has turned voter suppression into part of its national platform https://flux.community/julia-conley/2023/06/the-gop-has-turned-voter-suppression-into-part-of-its-national-platform/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 03:38:33 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13912 Since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Shelby County v. Holder exactly 10 years ago Sunday, at least 29 states have enacted nearly 100 restrictive laws including many that are racially discriminatory, according to an analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice. The nonpartisan law and policy think tank said Friday that at least one-third of […]

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]]> Supreme Court rejects state legislatures legal theory Trump used in 2020 election heist attempt https://flux.community/jessica-corbett/2023/06/supreme-court-rejects-state-legislatures-legal-theory-trump-used-in-2020-election-heist-attempt/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 18:52:44 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13931 Democracy defenders across the United States on Tuesday breathed a collective sigh of relief after half of the U.S. Supreme Court’s right-wing supermajority joined with the three liberal justices to reject a “dangerous” legal theory that could dramatically impact federal elections. “The Supreme Court took an important and crucial step today in protecting our system of checks and balances,” […]

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]]> While Democrats demur, Donald Trump is setting the narrative on the documents case https://flux.community/jim-carroll/2023/06/while-democrats-demure-donald-trump-is-setting-the-narrative-on-the-documents-case/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 22:32:26 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13844 The federal indictment of Donald Trump for his alleged mishandling of classified government documents has provoked a savage deluge of propaganda and threats from his supporters in the Republican Party. This pushback aims to undermine the legitimacy of the case against the former president, suggesting Trump is the victim of a politicized Justice Department under […]

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]]> From attacks on the rule of law to threats of violence, the Republican response is even bigger news than the charges against Trump https://flux.community/jim-carroll/2023/06/from-attacks-on-the-rule-of-law-to-threats-of-violence-the-republican-response-is-even-bigger-news-than-the-charges-against-trump/ Sat, 17 Jun 2023 01:21:18 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13810 There’s no question that the 37-count indictment of former president Donald Trump for his mishandling of highly classified documents is a historic and momentous event. It’s the first time a former president has been charged with federal crimes, and the fact that Trump is the current frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination means this indictment […]

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]]> Donald Trump never learned the first rule of Republican politics: Don’t believe right-wing media https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2023/06/donald-trump-forgot-the-first-rule-of-republican-politics-never-believe-right-wing-media/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 20:35:14 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13788 “Never believe your own propaganda” has long been a catchphrase in foreign policy circles, a warning that materials distributed to the masses are not designed to correspond with reality. This has long been the attitude of national Republican elites toward right-wing media outlets, whom they saw as useful partners, good for attacking opponents and motivating […]

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