McCarthyism is back under tRump—and this time it’s far more dangerous. With AI surveillance, loyalty tests for workers, and labeling progressive groups terrorists, the tools of repression dwarf anything from the 1950s. Red Scare 2.0 is here.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/31/mccarthyism-trump-surveillance-red-scare
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