"Ominously, Trump has threatened that anyone protesting his military parade/birthday party in Washington this Saturday will “be met with very big force.” The First Amendment, it seems, is no longer worth the paper it is written on."
This should be the biggest story of the day, the week, the year. It is buried across all media I've seen. There are more easily digestible aspects to discuss. Discussion of the politics and optics absorb all attention. That's the comfort zone of nearly all commentators.
It's a huge story on independent media, but it's reach is limited.
My credible - some unofficial - sources tell me to be prepared for a declaration of martial law this weekend. Expect a major provocation like Germans Reichstag fire. No one knows what that will look like, but I'm advising people to pull out as much money as they can. We could see bank and communications shutdowns, stock market closures, curfews nationwide, travel restrictions, etc. Think 1930s Germany, etc. You might want to keep your ID, including passport on you at all times when out of your home. I've been warning people since 2016 this was coming. (I didn't expect Mango Mussolini to be reelected, but here we are. I wonder what the people who told me that I was overreacting think now? Sick 😁
This nation is about to descend into a fascist Hell of its own making. The barbarians are inside the walls. Few are ready.
Such an important pieceJulie. Who would have thought a week ago this Trump manufactured crisis would be happening yet here we are. We should have expected it though and now thanks to his state media Fox viewers are being led to believe wanton violence is all over LA when it’s not. Burning cars are shown on a loop on Fox and I’m sure Trump has realized his goal of terrifying his supporters. Never mind LA is not burning and their own police force have had the situation in hand since the end of the first day of Trump’s revolting shock and awe against the undocumented. In the meantime millions of the undocumented who perform essential services for Americans are being terrorized and abused. This is a crime far worse than crossing the border illegally. It’s a stain on the American soul because our country was made great because of immigrants. We can’t allow Trump to get away with the lies he is trying to convince Americans of to seize more power. We must remain calm, smart, and peaceful as we continue to protest against the abuse of the most vulnerable in our society. If we don’t we will indeed go the way other societies have. Staying strong, understanding what we’re up against, and not falling into Trump’s trap is essential as we enter the new phase of this war against authoritarian tyranny. There are more of us than them and together we will win.
This piece is excellent! The comparison to the Holocaust is very apt.
My grandmother offered to help her aunt and uncle evacuate Ukraine during WWII. They declined saying, “Dear, you are young and have fallen for the Soviet propaganda. Why would the Germans do these things?! They are a cultured people!” My grandfathers parents perished after an almost identical conversation with him. So many people died for lack of imagination.
And now here we are again and so many are saying, “Don’t you think you’re being a little hysterical? Trump didn’t become an authoritarian during his first term? Anyway, we are a cultured Constitutional Republic.”
"Ominously, Trump has threatened that anyone protesting his military parade/birthday party in Washington this Saturday will “be met with very big force.” The First Amendment, it seems, is no longer worth the paper it is written on."
This should be the biggest story of the day, the week, the year. It is buried across all media I've seen. There are more easily digestible aspects to discuss. Discussion of the politics and optics absorb all attention. That's the comfort zone of nearly all commentators.
It's a huge story on independent media, but it's reach is limited.
My credible - some unofficial - sources tell me to be prepared for a declaration of martial law this weekend. Expect a major provocation like Germans Reichstag fire. No one knows what that will look like, but I'm advising people to pull out as much money as they can. We could see bank and communications shutdowns, stock market closures, curfews nationwide, travel restrictions, etc. Think 1930s Germany, etc. You might want to keep your ID, including passport on you at all times when out of your home. I've been warning people since 2016 this was coming. (I didn't expect Mango Mussolini to be reelected, but here we are. I wonder what the people who told me that I was overreacting think now? Sick 😁
This nation is about to descend into a fascist Hell of its own making. The barbarians are inside the walls. Few are ready.
"Good night and good luck."
Such an important pieceJulie. Who would have thought a week ago this Trump manufactured crisis would be happening yet here we are. We should have expected it though and now thanks to his state media Fox viewers are being led to believe wanton violence is all over LA when it’s not. Burning cars are shown on a loop on Fox and I’m sure Trump has realized his goal of terrifying his supporters. Never mind LA is not burning and their own police force have had the situation in hand since the end of the first day of Trump’s revolting shock and awe against the undocumented. In the meantime millions of the undocumented who perform essential services for Americans are being terrorized and abused. This is a crime far worse than crossing the border illegally. It’s a stain on the American soul because our country was made great because of immigrants. We can’t allow Trump to get away with the lies he is trying to convince Americans of to seize more power. We must remain calm, smart, and peaceful as we continue to protest against the abuse of the most vulnerable in our society. If we don’t we will indeed go the way other societies have. Staying strong, understanding what we’re up against, and not falling into Trump’s trap is essential as we enter the new phase of this war against authoritarian tyranny. There are more of us than them and together we will win.
I’ve been to both Yad Vashem and the US Holocaust Museum. Truly a dark chapter in man’s history. Let’s not accept an Act II
Or late stage progressive lawlessness!
This piece is excellent! The comparison to the Holocaust is very apt.
My grandmother offered to help her aunt and uncle evacuate Ukraine during WWII. They declined saying, “Dear, you are young and have fallen for the Soviet propaganda. Why would the Germans do these things?! They are a cultured people!” My grandfathers parents perished after an almost identical conversation with him. So many people died for lack of imagination.
And now here we are again and so many are saying, “Don’t you think you’re being a little hysterical? Trump didn’t become an authoritarian during his first term? Anyway, we are a cultured Constitutional Republic.”