The Empire Keeps Office Hours By Monday, the protests were background noise, the war machine was humming again, and Trump was already fantasizing about seizing Iran’s oil.

Weekend protests matter but by Monday, the war machine is back at work, the press has moved on, and Trump is fantasizing about seizing Iran’s oil while more troops move into the region. #uspolitics #generalstrike #kakistocracy #authoritariansm
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literate middle aged woman shocked that fascist thugs still use phrases like "bang-bang Baby" she is edging back, probably has a gat hidden somewhere, it's called a gat if your badass.

Suddenly, an authoritative handgun entered the scene stage right and a booming voice commanded "Don't read that mind-expanding literary work of the Great and Wicked Illuminati Ganga or Bang-Bang, Baby!"
#censorship #brutal #badpeople #guns #bangbang #reading #writing #authoritariansm #violence

#GeorgiaFort
#Minnesota
#Journalists #Journalism
#NABJ
#FirstAmendment
#Authoritariansm

Graphic explaining the spectrum from soft authoritarianism to totalitarianism, showing increasing state control, with historical examples including Orbán, Putin, Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, and Kim Jong-un.

(6 of 6) Under Stephen Miller's design, U.S. Immigration policy has exceeded #authoritariansm by enacting #totalitarian approaches -the specific domains of #Stalin 's Soviet Union, #Hitler's post-1934 Nazi Germany & #NorthKorea now.

#StephenMiller MUST GO! His vision won't stop at #immigration.

‘No Kings’ protest live updates: millions expected to gather across the US for anti-Trump protests Organizers expect more than 2,500 demonstrations across country after high turnout at June protests as Robert De Niro urges Americans to ‘stand up and be counted’

'"No Kings" protest live updates: millions expected to gather across the US for anti-Trump protests'
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#Trump #Vance #GOP #authoritariansm #CivilRightsMovement #NewCivilRightsMovement #NoKings #NoKingsDay

#Freedom #Democracy
#Authoritarian #Authoritariansm

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#Bernie
#Freedom #Democracy
#Authoritarian #Authoritariansm

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American doctor receives email from immigration officials telling her to leave the country immediately Dr. Lisa Anderson, 58, was born in Pennsylvania and is a U.S. citizen.

Feds are now telling U.S. citizens to leave the country immediately with no follow-up to correct the mistake. Dr. Anderson now carries her passport everywhere. Incompetence by this administration at best. Engendering confusion and fear is #Authoritariansm 101.

#immigration #deportation