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On the recordOctober 23, 2025
The authoritarian takeover is not down the street. It is not around the corner. We are in the middle of it, right now.
Said by
Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
Source
msnbc.com

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Merkley emphasizes the immediacy of the authoritarian threat.

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