Ronald J. Botelho

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I’ve Seen Regime Change Abroad. What’s Happening Here Is Worse. You thought you were safe. You were wrong. We all were.

I’ve Seen Regime Change Abroad. What’s Happening Here Is Worse. You thought you were safe. You were wrong. We all were.

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May 19, 2025
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I didn’t spend years studying the collapse of foreign governments and the rise of authoritarian regimes to watch it happen here—in silence. What’s unfolding in the United States right now isn’t a political shift. It’s a systemic dismantling of democracy by design—a slow-motion coup coordinated by think tanks, super PACs, compromised courts, and power-hu…

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