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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
In 1971, the brilliant musician Gil Scott-Heron warned America that “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” So far that’s been true, but who knew that in 2021 the counterrevolution — more popularly known as a coup — would be laid out in a PowerPoint presentation? Indeed, when the story first dribbled out late this past week, it sounded more like a plot twist from a really bad self-published political thriller than real life: A 38-page plan for President Donald Trump to declare a “National Security Emergency” and seize ballots as part of a wider effort around Jan. 6 to prevent the certification…