beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/watse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watse</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abuse</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> In Plain Sight. No not from Dept of Education, Social Security, or <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaid</span></a>. This is 100% <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corrupts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corrupts</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/absolutely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>absolutely</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> We are not a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> no <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>constitution</span></a> This is <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Despotism</span></a> Plundering our <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a>. Musk Positioned to Profit Off <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Billions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billions</span></a> in New Government Contracts. The boost in federal spending for <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> will come in part as a result of actions by <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and Elon Musk’s allies who control govt agencies. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOD</span></a></p>
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#despotism
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Maki<p>There's only one way to deal with a despot. Ask anyone from any country who has had to deal with them in the past. Read your history books. Figure it out already. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Revolt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Revolt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Rebel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Rebel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Rebellion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Rebellion</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Despot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Despot</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Despotism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Capitalism</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Look right, look left: <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> will survey a landscape transformed in speech to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a></p><p>When <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> speaks to a joint session of Congress on Tues, the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> landscape he will survey from the dais will have been transformed since a defiant Joe Biden warned in his final State of the Union address that the nation faced a choice between <a href="https://mas.to/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> & <a href="https://mas.to/tags/despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despotism</span></a></p><p>> time to get ready for major <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gaslighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaslighting</span></a> session by <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> or will <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> be giving the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SOTU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SOTU</span></a> ?</p><p><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/03/02/trump-speech-congress-landscape-transformed/79796150007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usatoday.com/story/news/politi</span><span class="invisible">cs/elections/2025/03/02/trump-speech-congress-landscape-transformed/79796150007/</span></a></p>
Patrick Vanhoucke<p>The 69th executive order of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/POTUS47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS47</span></a> contains a paragraph that permits the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a> to decide the law and who should obey it. This has alarmed even some constitutional conservatives. Other critics characterise it as another step towards <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despotism</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/01/trump-executive-order-dictatorship" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/01/trump-executive-order-dictatorship</span></a></p>
Rüdiger BenninghausAs soon as possible - before it is too late.<br>
<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Trump?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Trumpism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trumpism</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/democracy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/despotism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#despotism</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/oligarchy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oligarchy</a>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/lincoln-abraham/2539/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Lincoln</b></a></p><blockquote>A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular opinions and sentiments, is the only true sovereign of a free people. Whoever rejects it does of necessity fly to anarchy or to despotism.</blockquote><p><b>Abraham Lincoln</b> (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)<br>Speech (1861-03-04), Inaugural Address, Washington, D. C.</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/lincoln-abraham/2539/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/lincoln-abraham/2539…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=anarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anarchy</span></a>, <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=checksandbalances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>checksandbalances</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despotism</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=mobrule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobrule</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=populargovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>populargovernment</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=popularopinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>popularopinion</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a></p>
GulfofMexico<p><a href="https://connectop.us/tags/idiot47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiot47</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despotism</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/gop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gop</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> “L'État, c'est moi” ??? Trump spars with Maine's governor at the White House over transgender athletes <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/trump-spars-maines-governor-white-house-transgender-athletes-rcna193244" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politi</span><span class="invisible">cs-and-policy/trump-spars-maines-governor-white-house-transgender-athletes-rcna193244</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/washington-george/5402/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Washington</b></a></p><blockquote>It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution in those intrusted with its administration to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres, avoiding in the exercise of the powers of one department to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power and proneness to abuse it which predominates in the human heart is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth of this position.</blockquote><p><b>George Washington</b> (1732-1799) American military leader, Founding Father, US President (1789-1797)<br>Essay (1796-09-18), “Farewell Address,” <i>Claypoole’s American Daily Advertiser</i>, Philadelphia</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/washington-george/5402/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/washington-george/54…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=ChecksAndBalances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChecksAndBalances</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despotism</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=powercorrupts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powercorrupts</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=separationofpowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>separationofpowers</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a></p>
Mark Stoneman<p>Freshly blogged: "Eighteen Points toward Strength and Solidarity in a Time of Fear and Despair" <a href="https://markstoneman.com/2025/02/02/eighteen-points-toward-strength-and.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">markstoneman.com/2025/02/02/ei</span><span class="invisible">ghteen-points-toward-strength-and.html</span></a><br>I wrote these to steady myself, but maybe they will be of interest and possible use to others.<br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Despotism</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>This is the Plan - How <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Could Snatch a Third Term — Despite the 22nd Amendment - Four ways <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> could stay in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> beyond <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/2028election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2028election</span></a> This is already underway per <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/31/trump-defy-constitution-third-term-00200239" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/magazine/202</span><span class="invisible">5/01/31/trump-defy-constitution-third-term-00200239</span></a> no 2028 <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/dictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictator</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despotism</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courts</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laws</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/legaresearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legaresearch</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/heritageFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heritageFoundation</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> will facilitate this - <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> party is silent as federal government is dissembled</p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/adams-john/1455/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>John Adams</b></a></p><blockquote>The fundamental Article of my political Creed is, that Despotism, or unlimited Sovereignty, or absolute Power is the Same in a Majority of a popular Assembly, an Aristocratical Counsel, an Oligarchical Junto and a Single Emperor. Equally arbitrary cruel bloody and in every respect, diabolical.</blockquote><p><b>John Adams</b> (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)<br>Letter (1815-11-13) to Thomas Jefferson</p><p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/adams-john/1455/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/adams-john/1455/</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=absolutepower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>absolutepower</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=aristocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aristocracy</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despotism</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=evil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evil</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=monarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monarchy</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=tyrannyofthemajority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tyrannyofthemajority</span></a></p>
Paul Armstrong<p>This is a list worth reading every few months over the coming years. Remind yourself what normal is and avoid falling into the trap of making it easy for the government to become an autocracy. </p><p>This is, given the date, written with the US in mind, but it applies broadly. Autocracy is spreading, we need to halt it.</p><p><a href="https://snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-lessons-on-tyranny" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-l</span><span class="invisible">essons-on-tyranny</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despotism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Reports from the Festivals of Resistance / Day of the Forest Defender<br> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crimethinc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crimethinc</span></a>, 2025-01-20</p><p>"January 18 is the Day of the Forest Defender, honoring the life of Manuel '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tortuguita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tortuguita</span></a>' Terán, who was murdered by Georgia State Troopers two years ago while protesting the construction of Cop City in Atlanta, and everyone else who has given their lives in the fight against those who would render the earth uninhabitable in the course of their pursuit of profit. This year, a call circulated for people to organize festivals of resistance in their communities on the weekend of January 17-19. Here, we share reports from some of these events.</p><p>"The situation is grim. Despite acknowledging that Trump represents <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a>, Democrats have nonetheless welcomed the arrival of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despotism</span></a>, dutifully voting for new legislation targeting immigrants and doing their best to keep protesters out of the streets. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TechCEOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCEOs</span></a> have followed suit, pouring millions of dollars into his inauguration and crowding into St. John’s Church to worship at the feet of their new master.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> made the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nazi</span></a> salute twice from the podium during the inauguration, leaving only just enough plausible deniability to confuse the most naïve. Musk has posted fascist dog whistles on Twitter before, even before he purchased it in order to reintroduce Nazis to the platform, ban anarchists, and promote the fascist agenda.</p><p>"From this point forward, nothing should surprise us. The incoming government has made it clear that they intend to inflict as much harm as possible on those who are vulnerable while concentrating as much money as possible in the hands of the ultra-rich. These are the central points of their agenda. Attempting to spread information about their misdeeds in order to provoke popular outrage is a waste of time. From here out, all that matters is developing the capacity to defend each other from their attacks while preparing to go on the offensive as soon as the opportunity presents itself.</p><p>"The faces of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> looked craven and servile as they lined up at the inauguration to toady to Trump. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> concentrates power in the hands of the most rapacious, but they can only hold on to power by being completely subservient to its demands.</p><p>"Fortunately, not everyone is taking this sitting down. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anarchists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anarchists</span></a> around the country called for 'festivals of resistance' the weekend before the inauguration in order to bring communities together prepare to resist. Here follow reports from a few of these. You can read the original call to organize festivals of resistance here, along with a list of dozens of events around the country."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2025/01/20/reports-from-the-festivals-of-resistance-day-of-the-forest-defender" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimethinc.com/2025/01/20/repo</span><span class="invisible">rts-from-the-festivals-of-resistance-day-of-the-forest-defender</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FestivalsOfResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FestivalsOfResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DayOfTheForestDefender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DayOfTheForestDefender</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeForTort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeForTort</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopCopCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopCopCity</span></a></p>
Bi Sasquatch<p>Thoughts for today: Jamuary 20, 2025</p><p>While my political views are for the most part completely opposite of the late Senator Barry Goldwater, I do find many quotes attributed to him both insightful and thought provoking. The quote below seems especially thought provoking for today:</p><p>“Those who seek absolute power, even though they seek it to do what they regard as good, are simply demanding the right to enforce their own version of heaven on earth. And let me remind you, they are the very ones who always create the most hellish tyrannies. Absolute power does corrupt, and those who seek it must be suspect and must be opposed. Their mistaken course stems from false notions of equality, ladies and gentlemen. Equality, rightly understood, as our founding fathers understood it, leads to liberty and to the emancipation of creative differences. Wrongly understood, as it has been so tragically in our time, it leads first to conformity and then to despotism. Fellow Republicans, it is the cause of Republicanism to resist concentrations of power, private or public, which enforce such conformity and inflict such despotism. It is the cause of Republicanism to ensure that power remains in the hands of the people. ”<br>― Barry Goldwater</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AbsolutePower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbsolutePower</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Despotism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a></p><p>Reference: Good Reads - <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/369997.Barry_M_Goldwater" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">goodreads.com/author/quotes/36</span><span class="invisible">9997.Barry_M_Goldwater</span></a></p>
AJD<p>I can predict there will be a major, possibly global war that will take place before 2035. In many industrialized countries, including the US, those reaching the top are the ones with the most ambition and greed instead of ethics and proper foundations. Brutal violence will replace discussions. I fear hundreds of millions will die. I can only hope fascism and all its ramifications will be crushed for good this time. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despotism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>How to Organize an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Assembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Assembly</span></a><br>Preparing to Respond in an Era of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disasters</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Despotism</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crimethinc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crimethinc</span></a><br>2024-11-10</p><p>"There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricane</span></a> has just torn through the state, or a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demagogue</span></a> has just won reelection on an explicitly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> electoral platform. For many people, this is one of those moments right now. But how do we connect with them—or at least connect them with each other? One answer is to host an open assembly.</p><p>"Here, we’ll offer a brief guide, along with some sample discussion questions you could use to discuss how to prepare for the second Donald <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"If you want to organize with a modicum of confidentiality rather than turning out the largest possible crowd, you could limit your announcement to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/handbills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handbills</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> messages. Generally speaking, you’ll want to maximize the number of earnest participants while keeping your assembly off the radar of people with bad intentions.</p><p>"Hopefully, you’re already connected to local projects that have some reach through which to make the announcement. These could include <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> projects, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunitySpaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunitySpaces</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bands</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SignalLoops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignalLoops</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReadingGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingGroups</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DJs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DJs</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentGroups</span></a> [I would include neighbors and folks already involved with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> whom you know and can trust and rely on]. Consider approaching other groups at the outset and inviting them to help organize or at least publicize the assembly. The more different groups are on board from the beginning, the wider the range of people you will bring together, and the less the gathering will feel like the private property of any one group."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2024/11/10/how-to-organize-an-assembly-preparing-to-respond-to-an-era-of-disasters-and-despotism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimethinc.com/2024/11/10/how-</span><span class="invisible">to-organize-an-assembly-preparing-to-respond-to-an-era-of-disasters-and-despotism</span></a></p>
David August<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/despair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/disappointment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disappointment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictator</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despotism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/despot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ComplyInAdvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComplyInAdvance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/loss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inspiration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspirational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inspirational</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspiring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inspiring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/instinct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instinct</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmericanPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Radio Zoo 📻 Global Broadcast<p>ключ.нік, про трансформації. Не слід думати, що це трансформації окремо взятої країни. Це — про увесь світ, вельмиповажні <a href="https://mas.to/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nazi</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>georgia</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/swamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swamp</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despotism</span></a></p>
David August<p>“Several generations of American politicians have assumed that American voters, most of whom…grew up with the rule of law, and have never experienced occupation or invasion, would be resistant to this kind of language and imagery. Trump is gambling—knowingly and cynically—that we are not.” - <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@anneapplebaum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>anneapplebaum</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/trump-authoritarian-rhetoric-hitler-mussolini/680296/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK34vU4G4QMrQTKJxena1OKFY&utm_source=davidaugust.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/politics/archi</span><span class="invisible">ve/2024/10/trump-authoritarian-rhetoric-hitler-mussolini/680296/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK34vU4G4QMrQTKJxena1OKFY&utm_source=davidaugust.com</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rhetoric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rhetoric</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despotism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dehumanization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dehumanization</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>I’ve just started reading Andrew <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Loewenstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Loewenstein</span></a>’s new book “The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Laboratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Laboratory</span></a> - How <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Israel</span></a> exports the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>technology</span></a> of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/occupation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>occupation</span></a> around the world” (Verso 2024; ISBN 978-1-83976-209-3).</p><p>Quoting the chilling last para of the Introduction: [The book] “is a warning that <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>despotism</span></a> has never been so easily shareable with compact technology. [..]. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ethnonationalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ethnonationalist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ideology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ideology</span></a> grows when accountable democracy withers. Israel is the ultimate goal and model”</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention">@<span>palestine</span></a></span><br /><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention">@<span>israel</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Genocide</span></a></p>
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