Just before the election last year, the New York Times Opinion section published a stark, all-caps warning, both online and in print: “DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE WILL PROSECUTE HIS ENEMIES, ORDER MASS DEPORTATIONS, USE SOLDIERS AGAINST CITIZENS, PLAY POLITICS WITH DISASTERS, ABANDON ALLIES. BELIEVE HIM.”

At the time, many dismissed it as hyperbole. Less than a year into Trump’s second term, elements of that warning are already playing out in real policy, from aggressive political prosecutions to deportation plans and disaster response controversies. The prediction wasn’t just provocative — it was prescient.

The warning resurfaced on social media this week, going viral as users grappled with the unnerving reality of the Times’ editorial foresight. Reactions ranged from disbelief to dark humor,

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