Explore every episode of the podcast 5 minute updates on the latest Trump actions by Prof Christina Pagel

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/

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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/

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As ever, all actions are on the TrumpActionTracker.info alongside news articles. The past few days have really been heavy on right-wing nationalism and escalating rhetoric and actions against Democrats and progressive organisations.

We tracked 13 authoritarian actions today! I go through the top 10 in this video. Links to all actions available on the TrumpActionTracker.

Today’s domains cover science, attacking enemies, undermining democracy and nationalism.

A quieter day today in the aftermath of the federal shutdown.

I’m starting a new audio/video series of Trump’s authoritarian actions day by day…! This is my summary of 13 authoritarian things Trump’s administration did on Tuesday 30 September.

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I’m very new at this but I thought it might be a good way of just keeping up to date with what is happenening. Essentially, I will be summarising the daily additions to my Trump Action Tracker.

Feel free to leave suggestions/tips on content. NOTE that I am no video editor and have very limited time so I can’t do fancy visual effects, nor endless retakes etc.

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I’m starting a new audio/video series of Trump’s authoritarian actions day by day…! This is my summary of 9 authoritarian things Trump’s administration did on Monday 29 September.

You can also follow on YouTube and TikTok.

I’m very new at this but I thought it might be a good way of just keeping up to date with what is happenening. Essentially, I will be summarising the daily additions to my Trump Action Tracker.

Feel free to leave suggestions/tips on content. NOTE that I am no video editor and have very limited time so I can’t do fancy visual effects, nor endless retakes etc.

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.info

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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.

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Five things that have happened since Monday in under 2 minutes.

All actions available on the TrumpActionTracker.

Quite a lot happened this weekend, but here I cover the main things on immigration and undermining democracy - ending with wild conspiracy theories and blatant nepotism.

All actions and more available on https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/

I cover the scary Antifa White House roundtable and then spurious attacks on childhood vaccines and green energy. And finally, end with the Nobel Peace Prize announcement…

All actions (there are more than the ones covered in this video) on TrumpActionTracker.info

Also I’ve been experimenting with better video editing software!

So now I’m taking the weekend off Substack…

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A 2min 45s minute overview of authoritarian things since Sunday - my new plan is to do updates every few days highlighting the top things that have happened since the last update.

All these headlines about the National Guard being deployed and then blocked are pretty confusing, so here I break down what is going on.

As ever, all actions are on the TrumpActionTracker.info alongside news articles. The past few days have really been heavy on right-wing nationalism and escalating rhetoric and actions against Democrats and progressive organisations.

Unfortunately, unless I can rapidly upskill my video-recording and editing, I might need to drop down to every other day and do the the most important actions across 2 days instead of 1. Essentially, it’s taking me too long to be sustainable as a daily activity! And (because I’m rubbish), I’m having to do it all in one take which obviously entails various false starts :-/

Six things you should know have happened in America since Monday

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A round up of some of the events that didn’t make the front pages last week.

All actions available on TrumpActionTracker.info

We passed 2000 actions last week :-(

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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!

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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/

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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.

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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!

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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!

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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!

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3 minutes on some key events in Trump’s America since Friday…

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2 minutes going over 3 ways Trump has undermined civil rights since Monday.For these actions and more, go to https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/

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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

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Covering undermining elections, excessive use of force by ICE, targeting enemies and global destabilisation.

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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.

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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 !

Hi,

A quick video explaining that I’m taking a summer break from these. While I’m currently planning on coming back in September, I might not.

I am really interested to find out a bit more about you! Who watches these and why? What do you like or dislike about them? Can I improve? Should I continue?

I’ve designed a short anonymous survey to help make the decision - please do take it!

Bear in mind that these videos take several hours each by the time I’ve curated the actions, wrestled them into a script and then recorded them.

It then takes my fabulous volunteer a few more hours to edit them into something nice. I’m not really in a position to become way more professional (partly time constraints, partly video talent) but I am definitely open to (reasonable) suggestions!

Thanks for watching and taking the survey!

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PS I’m hoping to use some of the time saved by not recording these on being able to write a bit more on substack.

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What you might have missed this week: with four months to go until the midterms, Trump fired every member of the commission that helps run US elections, and the DOJ threatened election officials in all 50 states with criminal prosecution over a problem that experts say doesn’t really exist (non-citizen voting).

And three people died in 7 days during encounters with ICE agents during traffic stops. In two of the cases, witnesses directly contradicted ICE’s account. In neither case was the victim the intended target of the operation. ICE briefly paused vehicle stops only for Trump to publicly overrule his own agency the next day.

Subtitles available and all actions logged at TrumpActionTracker.info

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A roundup of what the Trump administration has been doing over the past 2 weeks: attacks on freedom of the press, more corruption and using the State to target enemies, and leaning into the white nationalist agenda.

Subtitles available

Full tracker: https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/

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While the war in Iran understandably dominates the headlines, consequential actions that reshape American democracy at home have flown under the radar. This week's roundup looks at two parallel tracks: a series of moves that could undermine free and fair elections ahead of the midterms - from voter roll purges to ICE agents at polling stations - and an escalating pattern of using the machinery of government to go after perceived enemies, whether that's journalists, state attorneys general, or even the Catholic Church. The stories you probably missed, but should know about.Subtitles available & all actions (with sources) given on the TrumpActionTracker (now nearing 3000 actions since January 2025!)

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A roundup of what the Trump administration has been doing over the past week: deportations, anti-Muslim rhetoric, surveillance, corruption, personality cult politics, and growing attacks on universities.

All actions on trumpactiontracker.info & subtitles available.

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A roundup of the key US stories that received less attention last week, from pressure on the press to abortion policy, health research cuts, environmental rollbacks and civil rights concerns.Subtitles available and all actions are on the newly refreshed trumpactiontracker.info

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With all the attention (understandably) on the war in Iran last week, you might have missed these important stories on how the Trump administration is further undermining the rule of law & democracy more generally.

Subtitles available and all actions available on TrumpActionTracker.info.

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This week, while headline attention has been (rightly) focused on Iran, some troubling developments in the US have received much less coverage.In this video, I go through:- new developments on voting and democracy- renewed attacks on universities- efforts to control information- the targeting of perceived political enemiesI also explain why these developments matter, and how they fit into the wider pattern.

Subtitles are available.You can find the full tracker of actions mentioned here: trumpactiontracker.info

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This week’s headline news has been all about Epstein and then the Supreme Court decision on tariffs. But so much else has happened! This week's America "Behind the Headlines" update covers patronage and “Trump as king,” nationalism at home and aggression abroad, new legal and financial pressure on universities, shifts inside US health and science agencies, FEMA disruption amid funding chaos, major EPA rollbacks, and more. Subtitles available.Full tracker: TrumpActionTracker.info.

Watch out for the midterms. The Trump administration has chipped away at free and fair elections over the last year - here are some of the things they've done over the last month... All actions available on TrumpActionTracker.infoSubtitles available!

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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.

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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.

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Behind last week's headlines are some stories you might have missed... including a ridiculous amount of corruption, a hollowing of the state and the ongoing saga of Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed by the US Constitution.Subtitles available and all actions on https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/

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This week I cover how Trump is trying to subvert the midterms, from holding unrelated bills hostage over his voting bill, to a constant false claims of election fraud. And the I talk about the environment and health policy following being undermined by politicisation, and three types of corruption.Subtitles available and all actions available on TrumpActionTracker.info

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I decided to focus on just two main stories this week that I think have been under-reported:

* How Republicans are trying to secure the midterms despite deep unpopularity - gerrymandering, mail ballot restrictions, manufactured fraud claims, and an FBI raid on a voter registration group.

* A series of corruption stories: a conflict of interest over a herbal supplement, a White House crypto payout, a 96% breach of pardon guidelines, and two stories about loyalty to Trump that go beyond self-enrichment.

Subtitle available and all actions logged at TrumpActionTracker.info

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This week’s video covers four areas:

* attacks on civil rights and institutions, where the pattern of firing professionals and installing loyalists continues;

* immigration and detention, where conditions and oversight are both getting worse;

* science and the environment;

* press freedom, which is under attack from outside and from within.

I end on something a little different — what Trump chose to post on the 82nd anniversary of D-Day.

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It's been two weeks since my last video as I’ve been travelling a lot, and so this one covers a lot of ground. Even then, so much has happened behind the headlines that I had to do lots of editing!

In this video I cover:

* Science: attacks on vaccines, drinking water, and research funding.

* Immigration: the human cost of mass deportation, who gets in and who doesn't, and conditions inside detention.

* Suppressing dissent: Republican primaries, the justice system, and threats to Democratic cities.

* Foreign aggression: Cuba, and the boat strikes that keep killing people.Subtitles available and all sources logged at TrumpActionTracker.info

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Beyond the big news moments, here are some things you should be aware of:

* Republican gerrymandering

* So many attacks on opponents

* Aggression in Latin America

* Corruption (again!)

* Undermining science & health

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Beyond the big news moments, here are some things you should be aware of: continued foreign aggression; white nationalism at home; undermining rule of law & elections; attacking independent science.

Subtitles available and all actions available on TrumpActionTracker.info.

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A roundup of the key US stories that received less attention over the last week, from attacking enemies to spreading lies to corruption.

Subtitles available & all actions available on TrumpActionTracker.info.

Also, you might want to check out my recent in depth discussion on the US midterms with Alex Andreou on his Quiet Riot podcast!

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