cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26150229

Archive Link: https://archive.ph/PvXZ2

Substack link: https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-purge-of-the-deep-state-and-the-440

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Text Originally posted Feb. 18, 2025^[1]

Chris Hedges: The Purge of the Deep State and the Road to Dictatorship [15:11 | FEB 23 2025 | The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel | https://youtu.be/Z0qesDVvhzY]

Donald Trump’s dismantling of the deep state presages the formation of something far worse.

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