5 minute updates on the latest Trump actions by Prof Christina Pagel

Lots happened last week and ICE was all over the headlines. But various concerning ICE-related actions came out that weren’t on the front page and here I go through some of them.I also cover how Trump turned his attention back to Canada, and how the administration is continuing to dismantle health and environmental protections. All actions available on TrumpActionTracker.info & subtitles are available.Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

The news cycle is relentless. It's only been 3 weeks since the US invaded Venezuela, captured its president and appropriated its oil. And yet it's barely been in the news for last week or two cos of all the other new s**t.In this recording, I run through some of the most important developments that haven’t stayed on the front pages, across five themes: attacks on enemies, the environment, health, civil rights, and nationalist measures flying under the radar.Subtitles are available.All actions come from the Trump Action Tracker, which has now logged 2,300+ recorded authoritarian actions in the last year, including 135+ actions in the last two weeks. https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/This isn’t the cheeriest of videos, but we do not live in cheery times.Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

It’s been a crazy week in the US - even by the standards of the last year. This means that a lot of stuff has been underreported as the US (and the world) grapples with the fallout from Venezuela and the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.In this video, I go through things you might have missed from war to propaganda to health and the environment. Captions are available.All the actions are available on the TrumpActionTracker. Incidentally, I’m really starting to see the TrumpActionTracker work pay off, as you can easily track the escalation over the last year on a number of fronts. I’ve done a lot on the US recently - and more to come - simply because so much is happening. I believe that the US is now an authoritarian state - question is whether Trump and his goons can keep it.Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

Obviously the news is currently dominated by the military operation in Venezuela and the capture and trial of Maduro and his wife. But this video is not about that - it’s about highlighting some of the actions that took place over the Christmas period that many will have missed. I’ve concentrated on his attacks on a variety of pereceived enemies from judges to the media and attacks on civil rights. Thanks again to Ell for helping me with the content and recording and my other brilliant volunteer (who wishes to remain anonymous) for the video editing ! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

A round up of some of the events that didn’t make the front pages last week. All actions available on TrumpActionTracker.infoWe passed 2000 actions last week :-(Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

A lot happened this week, so here’s part 2 of the video. Here I cover the latest on vaccines policy, what Americans need to know about changes to the rules on fuel economy (it really matters) and how the administration is undermining civil rights. I end with pointing out three ways Trump is behaving like a king. Constructive feedback welcome!And enormous thanks to the volunteers helping me plan the videos and who are doing all the fantastic editing!Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

So much happened last week that we’ve split this week’s update into two parts.This part is about actions that advanced the regime’s nationalist agenda in various ways that might have been missed because the attention last week was on the investigation into the “double strike” during the first attack on Venezuela’s boats. I cover further restrictions on immigration and visas, the targeting of the state of Minnesota and the stark new policy change towards Europe. Part 2 will be out soon and covers science, civil rights and how Trump wants to be king. Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

I’ve been talking a lot to my friend and volunteer Ell about how to improve these videos. Together we’ve decided that maybe the most useful thing is to cover stories that matter but are not front-page news. This makes the most of the TrumpActionTracker by being able to bring to the fore these perhaps smaller actions that nonetheless fall squarely within the authoritarian playbook. I also want to thank another amazing volunteer, who wishes to remain anonymous, who has stepped in to help with the video editing (and as you can see, they are far better than me!).Running the TrumpActionTracker is time-consuming and often depressing. But it has been really uplifting to gather this small community together of people who are helping track the actions, check historical actions, maintain and improve the website, and now help get those actions out to new audiences via social media. (Long form videos are going out on my YouTube channel and short form ones now on TikTok and YouTube shorts). Not only does it make it feasible (just about) to keep doing this, but it really easier not to do it alone. Plus of course the hundreds of policy experts, journalists and academics providing their analyses as well.PS I have a backlog of substacks I am trying to write, about Trump, the UK Covid Inquiry, the NHS etc… but I am simply struggling to find the time. Bear with me!Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

A longer form Q&A diving into three topics - what’s happening with Trump and Venezuela, what’s up with Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the latest attacks on science in the US. All the actions discussed in this video can be found (with news links) on https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/ Trying out a different format - if it stays like this, then will likely move to a once a week format… we’ll see! Constructive feedback welcome - including in whether I should only post video content on YouTube and keep just the writing to Substack. Also, remember that you can unsubscribe from specific sections of my substack if there are only certain things you are interested in!Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

Covering attacks on enemies, undermining rule of law, defending autocrats and aggressive foreign policy. All actions and more available on https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/PS will be experimenting a bit with the format/content of videos over the coming week... feedback welcome!Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

3 minutes on some key events in Trump’s America since Friday… Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

2 minutes going over 3 ways Trump has undermined civil rights since Monday.For these actions and more, go to https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

9th November: quick rundown of some classic autocratic behaviours over the past few days in America Covering attacking enemies, helping allies, cowing institutions and purging the military All actions and more on https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/?Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

Covering undermining elections, excessive use of force by ICE, targeting enemies and global destabilisation. For these actions and more, visit https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

Three minutes on things that have happened in America over the weekend, concentrating on violating Democratic norms. All actions and more available on https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

Six things you should know have happened in America since Monday For details on these actions and more, visit https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

In 4 minutes I cover concerning actions Underminining Democracy, Silencing Opposition and Global Destabilization. Detail on all actions and more on the new revamped https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

3 minute overview of what’s happened in Trump’s America this week from corruption to demolishing parts of the White House to undermining democracy... For these actions and more, with accompanying news links, visit https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/ Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

A lot happened this weekend in Trump’s America so here is a short run down of things you might have missed!These actions and more, with news links, on TrumpActionTracker.infoThanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com

Eight things that have happened in America since Wednesday that you should know about! Covering Trump’s attacks on his peceived enemies, misinformation from the state and targeting Democrat-voting areas.Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com