Nevertheless, I believe that detaining European journalists for simply showing up indicates that the regime is more nervous now than it has ever been.

I agree Trump is normalizing authoritarianism, but I’m not sure he has had much of an impact on Erdogan. Erdogan has been leaning into authoritarianism for ages now, but few have protested as the economy has been strong. Now that he has destroyed the economy as well and people are protesting, he has nothing except the authoritarian textbook to protect him.

I have had it with these motherfuckin’ snakes in this motherfuckin’ government!

That looks like a PieFed bug - the leading # should normally not be parsed into a headline in Markdown unless it is followed by a space. I’ll give @[email protected] a heads up!

That said, there’s every reason to scream at this point. I wish all Americans seeking to flee the country the best of luck.