Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
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Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force mentions Rise of the Warrior Cop, the Militarization of America's Police Forces by Radley Balko, Highest Law on the Land by Jessica Pischko, Bottoms Up in the Devil Laughs by Carrie Halle, and Unruly by David Mitchell with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
Radley Balko is a journalist who's read the book, and he's a journalist who's read the book, and he's a written about policing and criminal justice f…
Jessica Pischko's book, highest law on the land, which is a narration of sort of how the sheriff in the U S has become such an integral part of the T…
I guess the last one would be my friend and former colleague, Carrie Halle's book bottoms up in the devil laughs, which is a book on the surveillance…
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- Referenced books include Rise of the Warrior Cop, the Militarization of America's Police Forces by Radley Balko and Highest Law on the Land by Jessica Pischko.
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“Radley Balko is a journalist who's read the book, and he's a journalist who's read the book, and he's a written about policing and criminal justice for decades.”
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“A narration of how the sheriff in the U.S. has become integral to the Trump movement and MAGA, detailing their institutional support and tactics.”
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“A book on the surveillance state and reality winner, discussing the evolution of the national intelligence community and its dangers.”
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“A fun history of medieval British royalty that makes the subject interesting and funny, presented in the author's unique style.”
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“Hegseth is a guy who thinks that the military should be enlisted in a holy war and believes that Trump was sent by God.”
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