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Members of a U.S.-based Christian sect named the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) believe that they’re prophets who receive direct revelations from God —Texan “prophet” Cindy Jacobs once attributed the 2011 tsunami in Japan to the Obama administration’s repeal of "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell."
@TexasObserver reports that this shouldn’t be written off as “fundamentalist nonsense” — the NAR is tied to former President Donald Trump and other GOP luminaries.
#RussVought has helped craft proposals for Trump to deploy the #military to quash #CivilUnrest, seize more #control over the #DOJ & assert the power to withhold congressional appropriations —& that’s just on Trump’s 1st day…
Since #Trump left office, Vought has led the Center for Renewing America, part of a network of #conservative advocacy groups staffed by fmr & potentially future Trump admin ofcls.
Each page yesterday took him just a little more than a minute, so this will take >30 mins.
Between that & the testimony readbacks, also expected to take >30 mins, there will likely be >1 hour this morning w/the jury in the courtroom, not actively deliberating.
David Vitter is a lobbyist for Oleg Deripaska. Oleg Deripaska is part of the Voloshin clan. The Voloshin clan control American Ethane. Kyle Ruckert was David Vitter's chief of staff.
“One of two Black contestants chosen for that season in 2010, Folkes was insulted that #Trump had called him inarticulate and accused him of illiteracy in a lengthy boardroom tirade minutes earlier.
As the crew member, a Black woman who worked as a contestant manager, consoled him, Trump suddenly appeared at the bar.
Demand that the targeted group is demarcated and identifiable in public
Target group perceived as being against Christians endangering core family values
Segragation of public facilities
Scores of laws passed against the targeted group
Jewish billionaires accused of being behind devious plot to destroy western civilization
World leaders turn blind eye due to upholding prejudice themselves
Messianic leader with a persecution fetish promises will gas them all, no one pays attention or thinks they mean it literally
Institutional takeover with bigoted fanatics placed in key positions in political and medical instritutions
Mainstream news outlet spreading inflammatory misinformation, propaganda and hate towards the targeted group
Well funded AstroTurf grassroots groups operate on country, neighborhood, school level
Mobs of angry young men harass targeted group in everyday life, plus the left for being traitors in supporting the group
There are two kinds of people. Those unconvinced , who sit on the fence until they see mass murder being added to this horrible list, in order to be convinced.
And those who get that end stage capitalism leverages transphobia as a convenient gateway to fascism.
The time to take action is now.
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Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's office argues in a new letter that the partial gag order in #Trump's New York criminal case should remain in place at least through sentencing.
Bragg's office writes that the "court has an obligation to protect the integrity of these proceedings and the fair administration of justice at least through the sentencing hearing and the resolution of any post-trial motions." #legal#TrumpIsAConvictedFelon
News: #Trump's former White House chief of staff Mark #Meadows just pleaded NOT GUILTY to multiple state-level felonies in #Arizona after he was indicted for alleged role in a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election. #legal
I am rather mystified by all those Americans who believe that a #Trump victory will somehow cause Americans to rise up, overthrow the corrupt system, and install a Glorious Socialist Utopia.
A far more likely result is that most white liberals will hunker down and try to get on with their lives while the country gets more and more oppressive while marginalized communities try to fight for their survival like they have already done for decades.
Seriously, I see no reason why a fascist takeover of the USA should play out any differently than their counterparts in 20th century Europe. Even if there is an anti-fascist uprising, I don't expect it to be any more successful than they were in the Spanish Civil War.