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RSN: Trump's Not Hitler, He's Mussolini: How GOP Anti-Intellectualism Created a Modern Fascist Movement in America, 7 Top NRC Experts Break Ranks to Warn of Critical Danger




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Trump's Not Hitler, He's Mussolini: How GOP Anti-Intellectualism Created a Modern Fascist Movement in America 
Donald Trump. (photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images) 
Fedja Buric, Salon 
Buric writes: "In an interview with Slate, the historian of fascism Robert Paxton warns against describing Donald Trump as fascist because 'it's almost the most powerful epithet you can use.' But in this case, the shoe fits. And here is why." 
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The Death of Berta Cáceres 
Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker 
Blitzer writes: "The Honduran activist Berta Cáceres was at home last week, in a town called La Esperanza, when gunmen stormed in and shot her dead. Cáceres, who was forty-four, had known she was in danger." 
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Trump Concerned His Rallies Are Not Violent Enough 
Robert Mackey, The Intercept 
Mackey writes: "For months now, Donald Trump has been complaining about the level of violence inflicted on protesters at his campaign rallies. Complaining, that is, about protesters - who have been tackled and kicked, pushed, spat on, and sucker-punched - not being subjected to nearly enough violence." 
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US Police Escape Federal Charges in 96 Percent of Rights Cases 
Joseph Ax, Reuters 
Ax writes: "Federal prosecutors declined to bring charges against law enforcement officers in the United States facing allegations of civil rights violations in 96 percent of such cases between 1995 and 2015, according to an investigation by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review newspaper." 
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The Final Days and Deals of Aubrey McClendon 
John Shiffman, Brian Grow and Michael Flaherty, Reuters 
Excerpt: "The night before Aubrey McClendon died, the oil-and-gas pioneer was expected at a private dinner here with potential business partners. Among them: Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico." 
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Encrypted WhatsApp Messages Frustrate New Court-Ordered Wiretap 
Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica 
Farivar writes: "The US Department of Justice has opened another legal front in the ongoing war over easy-to-use strong encryption. According to a Saturday report in The New York Times, prosecutors have gone head-to-head with WhatsApp." 
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Harvey Wasserman | 7 Top NRC Experts Break Ranks to Warn of Critical Danger 
Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News 
"Seven top Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) experts have taken the brave rare step of publicly filing an independent finding warning that nearly every U.S. atomic reactor has a generic safety flaw that could spark a disaster." 
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