Wajahat Ali is the editor of The Left Hook Substack & Co-host of The Democracy-Ish Podcast.
Topics: Wajahat talked about the challenges of maintaining hope and mental health while resisting a right-wing authoritarian regime; the normalization of extreme conspiracy theories and violence under Trump's presidency; concerns about the integrity of future elections; the dangers of underestimating Trump's willingness to stay in power, including the possibility of declaring martial law and suspending elections; the potential for abuse of personal data and the creation of a surveillance state, highlighting Palantir's past support for Israel, and where legacy and independent media are now as well as where they need to go. All that and more!
