"In case there was any doubt as to the motivation behind Trump’s military occupations, take note ... 8 of the top 10 states with the highest homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states is Illinois,” Pritzker said. https://trib.al/2tOVD9k
"Last night on MSNBC, I said it straight: the FBI raid on John Bolton’s home and office is only the beginning. Trump’s enemies list is long, and he intends to check off every name. Indictments will come. Prosecutions will come. And if history is any guide, imprisonment will follow. Retribution isn’t a campaign slogan for him; it’s a mission—and one he intends to win."
~ Michael Cohen
#Trump #Republicans #authoritarianism #fascism #dictator #JohnBolton
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https://www.meidasplus.com/p/trumps-america-is-my-birthday-nightmare
"On Inauguration Day, I listed 12 tripwires of tyranny – developments to keep an eye out for that would indicate our country had become a dictatorship. Seven months into Trump’s term, we’re already there with five of the tripwires, we’re getting there with five others, and we haven’t moved much on two others. …
Clearly, we’re far down the road to a dictatorship."
~ Mark Jacob
#Trump #Republicans #authoritarianism #fascism #dictator
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https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/are-we-living-in-a-dictatorship-yet
Heather Cox Richardson put it plainly: the collapse isn’t just physical, it’s cognitive. The man who once bullied his way through interviews with brute-force bluster now drifts off mid-sentence, slurring fragments of half-remembered grievances as if volume alone can stand in for coherence. Weakness masquerading as strength is still weakness, but Trump’s weakness is now paired with the unchecked machinery of state power. - Mary Geddry
https://marygeddry.com/p/the-rotting-strongman-and-his-armed
#Florida paints over Pulse memorial's pride colors again https://www.advocate.com/politics/florida-pulse-memorial-painted-over #LGBTQIA
WE'RE DONE WAITING! RELEASE THE GODDAMNED FUCKING EPSTEIN FILES!!!
#ChildRapistTrump #GhislaineMaxwell #JeffreyEpstein #TrumpEpsteinFiles #MAGA #DonaldTrump #PamBondi #USPol
Trump threatens new investigation of Christie over ‘Bridgegate’ scandal
https://wapo.st/4mr56mU
He is decreptating before our eyes, but Biden was old..
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cxrua73vvgqw4lel4nkccky7/post/3lxagunr4c326
This is actually terrifying. The dictator establishing his Palace Guard.
[from today’s Executive Order, h/t @heidilifeldman]
It was a blood capsule he had in his shoe
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:meuhews4ppssrjh72kkvoi5r/post/3lx4elpwfl22r
@trabern And they're firing bus and train operators in LA who refuse to let ICE raid the buses.
Just like the shit my grandparents and uncles went through in the Zoot Suit Incident in 1943. When goons raided buses, streetcars and businesses to beat up Black and Latino people, regardless of whether they had on a suit or not.
That's why I'm holding off on going back home to visit the graves of my family. https://lapublicpress.org/2025/08/la-metro-ice-fired-retaliation-protest/
His "face just didn't look right. 'Man, my hair looks strange', he says. 'And the closer I looked it almost seemed like I was wearing makeup.' … 'am just I imagining things?'"
It turns out, he wasn't. In recent months, YouTube has secretly used artificial intelligence (AI) to tweak people's videos.
… some disturbed YouTubers say it gives their content a subtle and unwelcome AI-generated feeling."
😡 #StopTheAIslop #invasiveAI #eww
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