Somebody should invent a socioeconomic system which is good at allocating resources
The Trump Election Takeover: Nationalized Elections and Late-Stage Fascism
It's coming. God save us.
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
The Trump Election Takeover
Nationalized elections and late-stage fascism.
What's most amazing about this is the fact that the WSJ needed a “study” to figure it out.
Bill has this exactly right; a military force of storm troopers acting lawlessly. Here in the U.S., not in a WWII German documentary.
ICE and CBP agents seem to enjoy gratuitously breaking glass—from car windows to store fronts to homes. It’s an expression of unchecked power and dominance: “We’re in charge. We break and shatter what we want.”
And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.
Homeland Security sent a memo to Congress to explain the moments leading to Alex Pretti's death.
In it they state people were told to get off the road. When they didn't they were sprayed with chemicals.
How does ICE have the authority to control the public right-of-way? They are not the police.
Seriously. It's ridiculous to see companies (and many of our elected officials) stay so neutral while even people and companies from across the globe are fighting harder.
Fuck em all.
#fdt #latestagecapitalism #iceout #mn
www.startribune.com/mn-ceos-lett...
Opinion | To the 60-plus Minnesota CEOs: Many thanks for your nothingburger PR statement
As thousands of Minnesotans marched in protest of ICE in subzero temps, big business leaders drafted a milquetoast PR message of nothingness, Adam Overland writes.
trump saying "she probably had herself sprayed, knowing her" is genuine confirmation his assassination attempt was faked
Democrats' demand that Stephen Miller is fired as a condition of voting for ICE funding is one of the smartest moves they've made under Trump.
Miller is a loathsome figure who I imagine has rock-bottom likability numbers. Democrats should try to raise his public salience as often as possible.
CEOs of Minnesota companies, including Target and Hormel, say they're pushing against ICE's occupation.
But their industry trade groups actively lobbied for Trump's Big Ugly Bill, which boosted ICE's budget by $75B.
Corporate America will not save us.
Minnesota CEOs Cry Crocodile Tears Over ICE - The American Prospect
Executives who lobbied for Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which enabled the immigration terror in their state, now
Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
TIL they’re calling DHS’s operation in Maine “Catch of the Day.” This dehumanizing language tells you all you need to know. It’s a big joke to them.
DHS launches 'Operation Catch of the Day' enforcement action in Maine
The Department of Homeland Security has launched an operation targeting criminal illegal migrants in the state of Maine, according to a DHS spokesperson.
There’s no reforming this
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
TODAY on
#MSNOW: 10am-2pm/EST 7am-11am/PST-Jack Smith Finally Testifies to Congress about when our Presidementia incited an insurrection at the Capitol to steal a free & fair election & when he stole Top-Secret Gov't Documents & stored them in his bathroom. Y'know... many, many, MANY crimes ago.
Jennings: Let's not get our knickers in a twist here
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
Trump loves Saudi Arabia. It’s an authoritarian society, which punishes dissent and is owned by the wealthiest family on earth.
Trump hates Europe. The governments there are democratically elected.
The future of America must be a vibrant democracy. Not Trump’s authoritarianism.
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Immediately after Renee Good died, Kristi Noem and Donald Trump went on TV to call her a "domestic terrorist."
The video is clear: Rene Good’s death was murder. Now, federal investigators are icing out Minnesota officials.
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
Meiselas: If Trump was just some crappy, scummy billionaire who lived in Florida, do you think I'd give a crap? My issue is this freaking loser, this con artist, this grifter, this scammer has brought his life of scamming, bankrupting and destroying to the American people, who are now suffering.
I am joining House Homeland Security Committee Democrats in an oversight forum to unmask the unlawfulness and violence of Trump and Noem's agency of terror.
Tune in here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FamE...
Unmasking the Truth: How Trump's Immigration Raids Target U.S. Citizens and Terrorize Communities
YouTube video by Homeland Security Committee Democrats
LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.”
What are we doing?
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This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.
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Trump says he’s increasing tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by 10% because Ontario’s commercial that accurately used Ronald Reagan’s words about tariffs made him sad
Memorize (855) 436 - 7963 and call the hotline anytime 24-hours a day to report ICE activity in the area. And remember it is your right to record law enforcement in public!
I joined
@waltermasterson.bsky.social last weekend to talk to community members about actions they can take to hold Trump, Noem, and ICE accountable.
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I'm grateful to
@60minutes.bsky.social featuring our study published
@justsecurity.org.
Link to the study (on the 'presumption of regularity'):
www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...
The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation
Comprehensive study of court cases involving Trump administration and the basis for courts no longer giving a "presumption of regularity."
“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University.
It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.
Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
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The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.
Hello?
Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.
Enough of the false equivalence.
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If you come for my people, you come through me.
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