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What Are Trump Supporters So Afraid Of?

The voice inside that tells them how wrong they are.
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As more truths about Donald Trump and his attempted coup come out, I fear there will be more irrational anger and threats from people who cannot bear the truth.

But first, here are three new stories from The Atlantic.

Secret Doubt

As the January 6 hearings restarted today after the long weekend, I was thinking about the that has overtaken millions of Americans. I include in those, “what-about” patois that makes no sense even if you slow it down or add punctuation.

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