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Tracking the Authoritarianism & Bigotry in the Second Trump Administration

Image from ABC News: Trump warns ‘any’ protesters at military parade will be ‘met with heavy force.’

Each of the resources below tracks a specific dimension of how authoritarianism and bigotry are showing up in the second Trump administration. Most pages begin with a resource collection, followed by a news roundup.

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Organizing Against the Second Trump Administration

Tracking ICE During the Second Trump Administration

Donald Trump’s History of Misogyny & Sexual Assault

Trump & White Supremacy: His Early Life Through His First Administration

The Anti-Blackness of the Second Trump Administration

Antisemitism in the Second Trump Administration

Autocracy as Climate Catastrophe

Trumpian Imperialism

Voter Suppression

The Weaponization of the FBI

The Politicization of the U.S. Military

Authoritarian Use of the Insurrection Act

Weaponization of the National Guard

Assault on the Judiciary

Assault on the Legal Profession

Assault on Habeas Corpus

Assault on Due Process

Assault on Freedom of Speech

Assault on the Free Press

Assault on Universities & Academic Freedom

Assault on the Scientific Community

Assault on the Arts

Erasure & Rewriting of History

Assault on Birthright Citizenship

Assault on Trans People

Assault on LGBT People

Escalation of Political Violence

Arrests of Political Opponents

Trump & Extremist Groups: Sympathies & Connections

Cutting Domestic Extremism Prevention

The Rapid Growth of Extremist Groups During the Second Trump Administration

Support for Authoritarians Around the World  

Corruption and the Authoritarian Grift

Pardoning as a Tool for Authoritarianism and Corruption

Trump’s “Flood the Zone” Strategy

An Unconstitutional Third Term

The Unitary Executive Theory

Resources on Project 2025

The January 6 Capitol Insurrection

DOGE & the Authoritarian Dismantling of the U.S. Government

Elon Musk: Bigotry, Disinformation, Oligarchy, & Authoritarianism

Resources on Far Right Extremism