Authoritarianism

Trump’s Plan To Turn The Department Of Justice Into His Personal Police Force For ‘Retribution’ Against His Political Opponents

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Update to ‘Orange Mafia’ Don Trump’s Plan To Turn The Federal Government Into His Fascist Criminal Enterprise in 2025 (snippet): Jonathan Swan in an extremely lengthy (but a must read) deep-dive investigative report at Axios reports, A radical plan for Trump’s second term: Former President Trump’s top allies are preparing to radically reshape the federal government if … Read more

QAnon Election Denying State Senator Sonny Borrelli Believes The Legislature Reigns Supreme With No Checks or Balances (He is A Moron)

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The Arizona Mirror reports, Citing ‘plenary powers,’ GOP leader claims a non-binding resolution bans Arizona election machines: Claiming that a non-binding resolution overrides state law [freakin’ moron], an Arizona [QAnon/]Republican state senator on Monday declared that Arizona counties are barred from using machines to count ballots — an assertion that was quickly shot down by … Read more

The Four GQP Freedoms Are A Dystopian, Un-American Nightmare

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In his 1941 State of the Union Address to Congress, with World War II underway in Europe and the Pacific, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed four fundamental freedoms that all people should have. His “four essential human freedoms” included some phrases already familiar to Americans from the Bill of Rights, as well as some new phrases: freedom of … Read more

Man v. Mouse: Disney Sues Gov. Ron Desantis For Retaliation For Exercising Its First Amendment Rights

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The New York Times reports: Last year, under pressure from its employees, Disney criticized a Florida education law prohibiting classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity for young students. Almost instantly, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida started calling the company “Woke Disney” and vowing to show it who was boss. “If Disney wants to … Read more