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midtsveen<a href="https://bookwyrm.social/hashtag/7706" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeorgeOrwell</a> <a href="https://bookwyrm.social/hashtag/32161" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Orwell</a> <a href="https://bookwyrm.social/hashtag/1748" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dystopia</a> <a href="https://bookwyrm.social/hashtag/3865" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://bookwyrm.social/hashtag/7463" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://bookwyrm.social/hashtag/390290" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Year1984</a>(comment on <a href="https://bookwyrm.social/book/37992" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">1984</a>)

Alexander KarnUnited States Disappeared TrackerDisappeared persons = 1523 (as of April 17). <a href="https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/danielleharlow/viz/UnitedStatesDisappearedTracker/Map" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/danielleharlow/viz/UnitedStatesDisappearedTracker/Map</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ICE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a>

jackhutton 🇺🇸And, lets not let this go unnoticed.. unremarked on. [Financial Times]: US lifts sanctions against Hungarian PM’s ‘eminence grise’. By Marton Dunai in BudapestAntal Rogán was blacklisted by Biden administration for alleged corruption, but Washington now seeks to ‘turn page’<a href="https://on.ft.com/3YzBYQt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://on.ft.com/3YzBYQt</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/marcoRubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#marcoRubio</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hungary</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/antalRog%C3%A1n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antalRogán</a>

jackhutton 🇺🇸[Financial Times]: Trump’s tariff policy has nothing to do with trade. The president is using economic warfare to compel corporate loyalty. By Chris Murphy, US Senator, Connecticut.<a href="https://on.ft.com/4jeN99F" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://on.ft.com/4jeN99F</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a>

jackhutton 🇺🇸A clear-eyed & important interview: Anne Applebaum, (Starts at abou 13:00 - 31:00) Fast Politics with Molly Jong-FastThe Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum examines how our authoritarian rise is actually happening faster than usual.Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fast-politics-with-molly-jong-fast/id1645614328?i=1000703823277" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fast-politics-with-molly-jong-fast/id1645614328?i=1000703823277</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#musk</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kleptocracy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/selfdealing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selfdealing</a>

MrCopilot<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PreludeToWarJournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PreludeToWarJournal</a> day 85Everything is proceeding rapidly.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GlobalTrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlobalTrade</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RuleOfLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RuleOfLaw</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SeperationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeperationOfPowers</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Congress</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tribalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tribalism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Xenophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Xenophobia</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SupremeCourt</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberSecurity</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NATO</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WHO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WHO</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreedomOfThePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreedomOfThePress</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PeacefulAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeacefulAssembly</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirstAmendment</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Rendition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rendition</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corruption</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oligarchy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tourism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/treaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#treaty</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trade</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immigration</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/militaryOccupation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#militaryOccupation</a>

GrrlScientist ⧖ ⓋMAGA is Nazism<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tyranny</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FascistAmeriKKKa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FascistAmeriKKKa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nazis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a>

GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥthese famous last words will be engraved on his tombstone<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tyranny</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FascistAmeriKKKa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FascistAmeriKKKa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nazis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a>

GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥevolution of tyranny<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tyranny</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FascistAmeriKKKa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FascistAmeriKKKa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nazis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a>

IHC📯 We are looking for four early-career researchers to join the ERC funded project <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/STEXEU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#STEXEU</a> — The Constitutional Road to Dictatorship, led by Arturo Zoffmann Rodriguez. Each position focuses on a geographical case-study and deadlines vary:🇫🇷🇬🇧 5 May: <a href="https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/jr-stexeu-fruk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/jr-stexeu-fruk/</a> 🇨🇿🇸🇰 5 May: <a href="https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/jr-stexeu-cz/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/jr-stexeu-cz/</a> 🇬🇷 6 May: <a href="https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/jr-stexeu-gr/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/jr-stexeu-gr/</a> 🇩🇪 7 May: <a href="https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/jr-stexeu-de/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/jr-stexeu-de/</a>Spread the word!<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/EUFunded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EUFunded</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/ERCStG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ERCStG</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoryJobs</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Europe</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/StatesOfException" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StatesOfException</a>

Erik L. Midtsveen 🏴🏳️‍🌈🇳🇴Why are tankies so blind to what they’re doing? How can they worship dictators like the Kim dynasty, Stalin, Mao Zedong, Castro, Maduro, and vanguards like the CPSU?It doesn’t make sense, if you want the working class to be free, why are you idolizing authoritarian rulers?What the hell is happening here? This blind devotion and cult-like behavior is downright insane.<a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Tankie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tankie</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/AntiHierarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiHierarchy</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/KimIlSung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KimIlSung</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/KimJongIl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KimJongIl</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/KimJongUn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KimJongUn</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/JosephStalin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JosephStalin</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Stalin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stalin</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/MaoZedong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MaoZedong</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FidelCastro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FidelCastro</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Castro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Castro</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Maduro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maduro</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/USSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USSR</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/CPSU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPSU</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WorkingClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorkingClass</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"Now we’ve become a country whose government claims the right to kidnap people whenever it likes and ship them to foreign gulags. Who wants to be allied with such a government? Who will trust such a government to keep its word on anything?"<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TradeWar</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> /2

William Lindsey :toad:"America’s ability to fight a trade war is severely damaged by our descent into authoritarian rule. A few months ago other advanced countries might have been inclined to take our side because of shared democratic values."~ Paul Krugman<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TradeWar</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> /1<a href="https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-trump-will-lose-his-trade-war" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-trump-will-lose-his-trade-war</a>

Julie HughesIf you have not listened yet, make time to watch <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Carole_Cadwalladr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Carole_Cadwalladr</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TedTalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TedTalk</a> on the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Broligarchy</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Digital</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Authoritarianism</a>. This is a digital coup. Do not consent.<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspolitics</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOoT8AbkNE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOoT8AbkNE</a>

happyborg<a href="https://eupolicy.social/@ilumium" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ilumium</a> That's a manifesto for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a>.Stick the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nazi</a> swastika branding on it and see if anything written looks out of place.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Palantir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Palantir</a>

Nonilex“This administration has systematically attacked every aspect of civil society, from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#academia</a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LawFirms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LawFirms</a> & the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a>, & is now coming after the nonprofit sector,” Nick Turner, president of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vera</a> Institute, said in a statement. “We can only surmise that these tactics seek to silence us. It will not happen. We will not back down.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dictatorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tyranny</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaState</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Resist</a>

DoomsdaysCWIt looks like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> was successful in that now the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpRegime</a> is going to try and silence the organizers!Core Democratic groups are preparing to be targeted by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> administration By STEVE PEOPLES Updated 12:14 PM EDT, April 15, 2025NEW YORK (AP) — "As President Donald Trump pushes the historical boundaries of executive power, some of the Democratic Party’s core political institutions are preparing for the possibility that the federal government may soon launch criminal investigations against them."The Democrats’ dominant national fundraising platform, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ActBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActBlue</a>, and the party’s largest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protest</a> group, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indivisible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indivisible</a>, are working with their attorneys for just such a scenario, according to officials within both organizations. Trump’s top political allies have suggested both groups should face prosecution."Other Democratic allies are planning for Trump-backed legal crackdowns as well. Wary of antagonizing the Republican president, most prefer to stay anonymous for now." 'Every one of our clients is concerned about being arbitrarily targeted by the Trump administration. We are going to great lengths to help clients prepare for or defend themselves,' said Ezra Reese, political law chair at Elias Law Group, which represents Democratic groups and candidates and is chaired by Marc Elias, the lawyer who has himself been a Trump target."An FBI spokesperson declined to comment when asked about potential investigations into ActBlue and Indivisible. But White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt did not downplay the threat of a potential criminal probe when asked specifically whether Trump wants the FBI, the Treasury Department or any other federal agency to investigate Democratic groups."Source: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/democrats-trump-actblue-indivisible-legal-threat-fbi-42f502bcb5888b12628629710c6eb21b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/democrats-trump-actblue-indivisible-legal-threat-fbi-42f502bcb5888b12628629710c6eb21b</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SilencingDissent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriminalizingProtest</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriminalizingDissent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Clampdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Clampdown</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CharacteristicsOfFascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrafficInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrafficInterference</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crackdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Crackdown</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SLAPPs</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VagueLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VagueLaws</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestOrganizers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtestOrganizers</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSponsors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtestSponsors</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSupporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtestSupporters</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirstAmendment</a>

DoomsdaysCWThe <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Grifters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Grifters</a> running <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Amerikkka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amerikkka</a> are calling public media a grift! Probably because they embrace DEI and aren't afraid to criticize the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascist</a> administration! This will not only cripple or destroy <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicTelevision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicTelevision</a> stations, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CommunityRadio</a> like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WMPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WMPG</a> also receives money from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPB</a>!!!White House calls <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NPR</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PBS</a> a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind fundingBy Jon Brodkin, April 15, 2025Excerpt: "In a statement provided to Ars today, PBS CEO Paula Kerger said that 'the effort underway to get Congress to rescind public media funding would disrupt the essential service PBS and local member stations provide to the American people. There's nothing more American than PBS, and our work is only possible because of the bipartisan support we have always received from Congress... Without PBS member stations, Americans will lose unique local programming and emergency services in times of crisis.' "<a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/white-house-aims-to-defund-npr-and-pbs-in-move-slammed-as-cultural-sabotage/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/white-house-aims-to-defund-npr-and-pbs-in-move-slammed-as-cultural-sabotage/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicMedia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicBroadcasting</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalPublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalPublicRadio</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Censorship</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CommunityRadio</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CollegeRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CollegeRadio</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmanpourAndCompany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmanpourAndCompany</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SesameStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SesameStreet</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EducationalTelevision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EducationalTelevision</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MisterRogers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MisterRogers</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kindness</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Empathy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Truthtelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Truthtelling</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CharacteristicsOfFascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndependentMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndependentMedia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DemocracyNow</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporationForPublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporationForPublicBroadcasting</a>

SPQR"Canadian academics are being urged to avoid all non-essential travel to the U.S. amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on research and education along with heightened fears of being turned away at the border." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#risk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/canadian-academics-warned-to-halt-non-essential-travel-to-the-u-s-amid-trumps-crackdown/article_634f22f0-9150-4488-ab3f-1366615b2466.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/canadian-academics-warned-to-halt-non-essential-travel-to-the-u-s-amid-trumps-crackdown/article_634f22f0-9150-4488-ab3f-1366615b2466.html</a>

Alexander KarnReposting cuz post-totalitarian dictatorship is here. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/liveintruth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#liveintruth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rmol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rmol</a>

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