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August 07 2025

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August 03 2026

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### [Be Prepared to Protect Our Democracy in November From a Trumpian Plot](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33204:be-prepared-to-protect-our-democracy-in-november-from-a-trumpian-plot&catid=9)

August 13 2026

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 Written by S. Novi on March 21 2019. Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=9).

##  [ Conservative Support of Fascism Has Radicalized Normal Americans ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17323:conservative-support-of-fascism-has-radicalized-normal-americans&catid=9)

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## [White Supremacy Is a Genuinely Global Threat](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17321:white-supremacy-is-a-genuinely-global-threat&catid=9)

It’s time to talk about white supremacy -- the belief that white people are somehow superior to people of other racial backgrounds, and should therefore politically, economically, and socially rule non-white people. It isn’t going away any…

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Written by James J. Zogby on March 11 2019.

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Written by Tony Castro on March 07 2019.

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Written by S. Novi on March 07 2019.

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