Democrats won back a majority in the Michigan House and restored their party’s full control of state governmentTuesday thanks to victories in two special elections....
Picture 1: Republican Senator J. D. Vance tells CNN, the US cannot help Ukraine, because the US is “stretched too thin” and Ukraine is demanding “thousands” of Patriot systems per year.
Picture 2: In reality, Zelenskyy has said, just 25 Patriot systems would be enough to keep Ukraine safe — some of which they already have.
How to know when you've crossed over to full, freakin' paranoia?? When you read an article like this & immediately envision #Christofascist legislation to grow "abandoned" frozen embryos via artificial wombs so they can become neglected, traumatized kids--oops, I mean properly-educated RW voters. Voila... the next anti-abortion tool. 🤦♀️
And then there is also yet another ethical dimension, that of #fascist#eugenics. Who decides who will live or what will be procreated #IVF and then carried to term by an #ArtificialWomb?
#Humanity has already messed around enough with #evolution. Some combinations of the human #genome might simply not be meant to...
When the toxicity of #Fascist#ChristianNationalism causes strangers to respond to my #Episcopalian belief/praxis with unfettered contempt,
I feel sad & angry that hateful #MAGAts are demolishing an alliance that empowered #Abolition#CivilRights#PeaceNotWar
in times past
I would prefer that strangers unable to see any person of faith as an ally or intelligent, feeling human being just mute me now, ok?
Can we all agree that no matter how much you think the #Democrats suck, we all need to vote Democrat 100% due to the bigoted #fascist malignancy on the right? These are the judges the #GOP will give us:
"Saying prosecutors should focus on #Antifa, judge frees white supremacist in beating"
@jvagle
This is part of the #fascist nature of #trumpism. Trumpism claims to be capitalist, but that's really only part of its faux traditionalism. However trumpism rejects enlightenment ideas like democracy and the rule of law, and so rejecting actual capitalism is just a piece with this. I've written more here:
screenprint of a post on Truth by Trump: @realDonaldTrump Page 2: Then, of course, we have Arthur Engoron, a total lunatic, whack job, who ruled that I should pay an almost $500 Million Dollar “fine” for having done nothing wrong (No Victims, No Damages, Ironclad Disclaimer, ONLY SUCCESS!), in fact, he was the one who committed fraud when he purposely, at the direction of Racist, Corrupt A.G. Letitia James, undervalued Mar-a-Lago at $18 Million Dollars. 06 apr 2024 7:06 p.m.
screenprint of post on Truth by Trump @realDonaldTrump Page 3: Now, we have Merchan, who is not allowing me to talk, thereby violating the Law and the Constitution, all at once. It is so bad what he is trying to get away with - How was he even chosen for this case??? I heard he fought like hell to get it, and all of the rest of them also! If this Partisan Hack wants to put me in the “clink” for speaking the open and obvious TRUTH, I will gladly become a Modern Day Nelson Mandela - It will be my GREAT HONOR. We have to Save our Country from these Political Operatives masquerading as Prosecutors and Judges, and I am willing to sacrifice my Freedom for that worthy cause. We are a Failing Nation, but on November 5th, we will become a Great Nation again. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! 4,27k Reposts 16,9k Likes 06 apr 2024 7:05 p.m. Trump Federal Correctional Institution
OK, not news. But I don't mean it just as an insult, or even "stuff I don't like". In 1995 Umberto Eco's essay "Ur-Fascism" (https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umberto-eco-ur-fascism) laid out 14 points by which future fascists might be known. Trump ticks almost all of them. So in this series of posts I'm going to go through his points and check Trumpism on each one. Note that I say "Trumpism" rather than just Trump, because Trumpism is larger than just the one man.
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#StarWarsTheBadBatch season 3 also features a neighbor reporting on another's force-sensitive child.
Historical parallels once more, evoking the paranoia felt under #fascist regimes that pitted neighbors against each other and encouraged them to report certain activities deemed unacceptable by the regime.
Nebraska Republicans mobilized to change how their state awards electoral votes on Wednesday, with key legislators in Lincoln endorsing the plan and Democrats scrambling to stop it....
Someone took 1984 as a manual and not a warning. How’s that “only democracy in the Middle East” working out?
Reminder: western powers are just fine with this. We fought world wars to stop fascism but now we watch it live streamed and won’t even lift a finger to stop it. How far we’ve fallen.
Long-standing Russian intelligence operations via the far right in Europe & U.S the role the russian Orthodox Church plays in recruitment and enabling Russian war crimes. A Russian intel op that still hasn’t been touched.
Belgian and Czech intelligence services have exposed a Russian operation geared at swaying public opinion in favor of the Kremlin — including by paying sitting members of the European Parliament.
(“No organization, particularly a newsroom, can succeed unless it is cohesive and aligned … It has become clear that this appointment undermines that goal.”)
Funny — the journalists who spoke up said McDaniel’s departure was required to
🔸preserve their journalistic mission and the network’s credibility,
🔸not out of any need for “alignment.”
We can only hope that NBC and other news organizations take away something more than “don’t hire a MAGA mouthpiece”
A few ideas:
• Create a #mission#statement that affirms your goals are telling the #truth and defending #democracy, which protects the First Amendment — not fake balance. • #Stop#pretending four-times-indicted former president Donald Trump and his movement are presenting #alternative “#policies” as a normal party would. They are fighting for an alternate system: authoritarianism. • Politicians’ outright #lies must be identified, not just labeled as their “response” or “position.” • Instead of obsessing over #polls, devote extensive coverage to #analyzing the Heritage Foundation’s “#Project2025” and Trump’s #fascist#agenda. Feature #historians and political #scientists during news segments (not only on panels) to put Trump’s views and statements in context. • #Don’t excerpt a few words from a Trump rally or speech, dub it an “argument” and #ignore his mental short-circuits and #deteriorating#intellect.
Michigan Democrats win special elections to regain full control of state government (apnews.com)
Democrats won back a majority in the Michigan House and restored their party’s full control of state governmentTuesday thanks to victories in two special elections....
Collapse of White Nationalist Party Offers Lessons for Anti-Fascist Strategy (truthout.org)
"Florida Has A 1st Amendment Problem" - Judge Rules Trans Teacher Can Use "Ms." (www.erininthemorning.com)
‘Shame! Shame!’: Arizona Republican leaders block effort to repeal abortion ban (www.theguardian.com)
Democrats stymied after state supreme court rules that 1864 law with no exceptions for rape or incest can go into effect...
Arizona Supreme Court issues ruling banning nearly all abortions, invoking 1864 law (thehill.com)
Nebraska GOP plan to deny Biden an electoral vote picks up momentum (www.semafor.com)
Nebraska Republicans mobilized to change how their state awards electoral votes on Wednesday, with key legislators in Lincoln endorsing the plan and Democrats scrambling to stop it....
Please, for the love of God, VOTE! (pawb.social)