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Start Me Up: Wajahat Ali
Wajahat Ali is the editor of The Left Hook Substack & Co-host of The Democracy-Ish Podcast.
Topics: Wajahat talked about the challenges of maintaining hope and mental health while resisting a right-wing authoritarian regime; the normalization of extreme conspiracy theories and violence under Trump's presidency; concerns about the integrity of future elections; the dangers of underestimating Trump's willingness to stay in power, including the possibility of declaring martial law and suspending elections; the potential for abuse of personal data and the creation of a surveillance state…
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