Great reporting, and thanks for posting this, Gal. So much stuff in there. These two stuck out for me:
"No one I talk to believes there will be a peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses the election in November. Lots of people mention "civil war" (though no one volunteers to fight it), "civil unrest," or "the end of America as we know it" and "the fall of the American empire."
"The conversations I've had over the last three months have made it clear to me that there is a large, unified movement committed to the destruction of American democracy."
There is no doubt about either of those statements. I've heard the first one multiple times. I had two incidents the past couple of months where Trumpers told me that January 20th they're coming for me. I've also had friends that I've known for many years but support Trump tell me they're going to protect me and take me in when the Civil war starts - even though I'm not one of them.
The second one is the effect of what the MAGA folks want - but they don't understand that they're calling for the destruction of our Republic. They believe democracy is not getting them what they want - and Trump wants what they want and he won't bother with all the messy "democracy" stuff. I'm not sure they've figured out they''re calling for a fascist/White National Christianity/ Authoritarian government or maybe they just don't care.
Trump's mental illness and worsening dementia of the geriatric candidate and his sociopathic running mate.
Emphasizing that one more time.
What a wretched, evil pair of shhtstains.