The giant #Trump banner at the #USDA is another sign the US is sliding into #autocracy
It may be small & petty, but these changes are part of the erosion of democratic norms, softening people up for potentially more #authoritarian behavior.
#AmericanAutocracy #fascism #tyranny
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-usda-portrait-road-from-to-authoritarianism-rcna207709
‼️🚨Corporation for #PublicBroadcasting to shut down after being defunded by #Congress, targeted by #Trump
The #CPB, a cornerstone of American culture for 3 generations, announced Friday it would take steps toward its own #closure after being #defunded by Congress—marking the end of a nearly 6-decade era in which it fueled the production of renowned #educational programming, #cultural #content & even #emergency alerts.
#law #democracy #Constitution #FreePress #autocracy
https://apnews.com/article/public-broadcasting-defunding-pbs-npr-94708ffb8313d4811fa6ca199fe454ad?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-01-CPB
The Tyrant Test
A leader who uses #military force to #suppress his political opposition ought to lose the right to govern.
By Adam Serwer
“For as long as I’ve been alive, American presidents have defined tyrants by their willingness to use military force against their own people in reprisal for political opposition. This was a staple of Cold War presidential rhetoric, & it survived long into the War on Terror era.”
#authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/06/trump-military-force-protests/683198/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxeJVpyAVTc6jhJwDEd7rPvQ
#Trump Renews Embrace of #Putin Amid Ongoing Break With #Allies
[Despicably,] Trump opened his remarks at the #G7 gathering of industrialized nations by criticizing the decision to expel #Russia from the bloc after Moscow’s 2014 “annexation” of Crimea.
#geopolitics #authoritarianism #dictatorship #autocracy #tyranny #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/world/canada/trump-g7-russia-ukraine.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
#ICE declares millions of undocumented #immigrants ineligible for bond hearings
A memo from ICE’s acting director instructs officers to hold immigrants who entered the country illegally “for the duration of their removal proceedings,” which can take months or years.
#law #Constitution #DueProcess #immigration #Trump #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #autocracy
https://wapo.st/40e4rfK
Barack #Obama warns the #US is ‘dangerously close’ to slipping into #autocracy under #Trump
In rare public remarks, the fmr president said recent actions from the admin are “not consistent with American #democracy.”
#USpol #democracy #Constitution #law
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/barack-obama-trump-speech-trump-autocracy-rcna213729
#Trump officials made unusual requests for data on #voters and #voting equipment.
#DOJ officials have asked at least 9 #states for copies of voter rolls; 2 have partially complied. It has sparked serious concerns about #ElectionInterference ahead of the 2026 midterms.
#law #ElectionLaw #dictatorship #tyranny #autocracy #MafiaState
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/16/trump-voter-fraud-elections/
#Trump officials accused of defying 1 in 3 #judges who ruled against him
A comprehensive analysis of hundreds of lawsuits against Trump policies shows dozens of examples of defiance, delay & dishonesty, which experts say pose an unprecedented threat to the #US #legal system.
#law #judiciary #Constitution #democracy #SeparationOfPowers #Autocracy #AbuseOfPower
https://wapo.st/4eVMYP0
Conservatives Get the #PBS & #NPR Cuts They’ve Wanted for Decades
The cuts speak to #Trump’s grip on his party but also to the sweeping changes in #media.
They tried under Ronald Reagan & George H.W. Bush & George W. Bush. Newt Gingrich gave it a go when he controlled the #House, & Bob Dole did, too, when he held power in the #Senate.
But for 5 decades, #Republicans failed time & again to choke off #federal #funding for #PublicBroadcasting.
#censorship #autocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/business/media/npr-pbs-funding-cuts-republicans.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
"When future historians grapple with how Trump managed to so quickly and so thoroughly dismantle American democracy, the role of the Roberts Court cannot be overstated."
~ Lisa Needham
#SupremeCourt #JohnRoberts #Trump #autocracy #authoritarianism #corruption #fascism #immigrants
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https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-casa-scotus-birthright-citizenship-ruling
You know they’re just laughing it up about how easily #Trump can be manipulated.
#Putin visits #China to reaffirm #Russia ties after #Xi - Trump summit
The Kremlin has said Putin & Xi plan to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries, but also “key international & regional issues.” The visit coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship signed in 2001.
#geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #authoritarianism #autocracy #fascism
https://apnews.com/article/china-russia-putin-xi-beijing-visit-trump-0c0086341e9694122a49fb7054b41d97
#Trump says he'll sign #ExecutiveOrder to resume pay for #DHS. His move illegally bypasses #Congress.
He announced the #unilateral move in a social media post, blaming #Democrats [even though #Republicans control both the #House & #Senate] for the impasse.
#ConstitutionalLaw #law #Constitution #PowerOfThePurse #LegislativeBranch #SeparationOfPowers #autocracy #dictatorship #authoritarianism #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/senate-funding-homeland-security-shutdown-4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51
Some seriously kerazy — & for once literal — #irony
250 years ago the #UnitedStates declared its #independence from a monarchy.
Today, that very #monarchy, is warning the #US of making a #king of its #illiberal #ExecutiveBranch.
#NoKings #US #Constitution #democracy #independence #ForThePeopleByThePeople #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/king-charles-us-state-visit-trump-congress-4cd294e6333b4a9ba7ada2af4dd71aa9
OMG this muther effing craze-ballz narcissist…
Image of #Trump to be featured inside new #passports to [supposedly] mark the #US’ 250th
Trump’s likeness — along with the Declaration of Independence text [which teeny-weeny-peeny has never read] — & the flag of the United States of America will be on an inside page of new passports.
Kill me now
#law #megalomania #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/28/us-passports-trump-image/
#Trump demands gratitude in DC. So he put up banners thanking himself.
Signs appearing around the capital twist appreciation & patriotism into an authoritarian knot.
#narcissism #megalomania #vanity #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #MadKing
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/05/07/signs-thanking-trump-in-washington/
#ABC Accuses #Government of Violating #FirstAmendment
The network’s argument, made to the #FCC, is the most aggressive [long overdue] posture taken yet by a television network toward the #Trump admin.
#law #constitution #FreeSpeech #FreePress #media #entertainment #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/business/media/abc-fcc-first-amendment-the-view.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Nice
A new #ABC campaign urges viewers to push back against #FCC pressure
The #federal regulator is “investigating” the #Disney-owned television company on two fronts, with “#TheView” & ABC’s #local stations targeted [Ostensibly for airing #JimmyKimmel].
#law #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #FourthEstate #Trump #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #censorship #propaganda #trumpaganda
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/06/22/new-abc-campaign-urges-viewers-push-back-against-fcc-pressure/
Due to increasing internal concern about US military aid to Israel, the two militaries will be all but fused together.
The defense act has a new section: “US-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative.”
Among its many proposals is “network integration” & “data fusion", ie, "the U.S. military’s data could soon be the Israeli military’s data."
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-us-military/
#USPol #EUPol #USIsraelRelationship #USIsraelMilitary #news #USForeignPolicy #Autocracy .
Federal judge halts #Trump #election #ExecutiveOrder seeking to create a #federal voter list & limit who can receive a #mail #ballot.
#US District Court Judge Indira Talwani sided with a coalition of nearly two dozen #states that challenged the Republican president’s order in granting a #SummaryJudgment [nice!]. Her ruling applies to this year’s #midterms.
#law #Constitution #VotingRights #VoterSuppression #MafiaState #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-order-elections-mail-voting-b28c3425c1dc968cd0f57c61fb7a684e
#SCOTUS Expands Trump’s #ExecutivePower Over #Immigration
The court handed #Trump victories in his push to rescind #deportation & for hundreds of thousands of people & turn away #immigrants at the southern border.
#law #immigration #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #ChecksAndBalances #judiciary #legislation #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #racism #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/politics/supreme-court-temporary-protected-status.html?unlocked_article_code=1.s1A.fkE6.E-jXQRTpMCY6&smid=nytcore-ios-share
The New York Times reviewed over a dozen hours of cabinet meeting footage to analyze how Trump’s administration spoke to him. On average, at least one of every six sentences either flattered #Trump, gave him credit or criticized his political opponents.
#POTUS #vanity #narcissism #gaslighting #propaganda #MentalHealth #dysfunctional #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #despotism #idolatry #tyranny #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/politics/trump-cabinet-meetings.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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《Now, after 46 years of contestation and roadblocks, the nation is less literate than it was 155 years ago.》
An uneducated population is easy to manipulate and ultimately control. Don't be so surprised that the US is ruled by an evil orange king.
#Education #Literacy #US #Corruption #Autocracy #Tyranny #Dictatorship #NoKings #Fascism #DirtyPoliticians #Nazi #CrimesAgainstHumanity #ResetSociety
The #MAGA #SlushFund is Still Active Despite Court Order Payouts to #Trump Allies Continue
A seven-figure “settlement” was announced hours before senators skeptical about the so-called weaponization fund delayed a crucial vote on #ToddBlanche’s nomination to be #US #AttorneyGeneral.
#TaxpayersMoney #law #LegalEthics #DOJ #MafiaState #authoritarianism #autocracy #fascism #AbuseOfPower #AbuseOfOffice
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/us/politics/todd-blanche-weaponization-payouts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1lA.7CIC._WREIrthsuVO&smid=nytcore-ios-share
#StarsAndStripes employees sue #Pentagon over firings at #military #newspaper
The publication’s publisher, its editor in chief & a reporter allege that the government violated their #FirstAmendment rights to #FreeSpeech.
#law #Constitution #FreePress #Trump #Hegseth #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/08/27/lawsuit-says-pentagon-breached-1st-amendment-stars-stripes-firings/
