The Horror

This @StrictScrutiny_ convo with @nyuniversity's @ruthbenghiat was so sobering that I had to lie down in the fetal position afterward. And the two Chicago Recording Company audio techs who helped me tape were similarly shooketh.

TLDR: #Project2025 is worse than you think. https://t.co/dIwyibrwBS

— Melissa Murray (@ProfMMurray on Threads 🧵) (@ProfMMurray) August 26, 2024

With all the mockery and joy and good feelings, I hope none of us lose sight of the threat we are facing.

To those of you who listen to podcasts, I highly recommend this one:

To wrap up our Project 2025 series, Kate, Leah and Melissa are joined by NYU’s Ruth Ben-Ghiat, author of Strongmen: Mussolini To The Present to share her perspective as a historian on the Heritage Foundation’s terrifying plans for the country.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro 2:17 Trump Continues to Hide His Project 2025 Connections

5:25 Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Project 2025

21:40 Faux Populism of Project 2025

46:30 What Happens After the First 100 Days?