Wednesday, June 18, 2025

WORDS HAVE POWER PART B: A hostile take-over

 WORDS HAVE POWER PART B.  

See PART A

How should we describe the condition of our country?

ALERT: Hostile take-over of our country!!  

in ongoing

We are experiencing a 

Fascist power grab

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What should we call the Budget Bill?


MomsRising suggest this and provide a quick and easy script to share with your senators:

The Big Bad Betrayal Bill

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Who is hurt by the budget?  EVERYONE


EXPLORE in detail

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Christian White Nationalists are stripping health care, jobs, money, and power from all of us.  The only exceptions are a tiny group of cronies in the White House and  

those rich enough to buy pardons for horrific crimes, and super-loyalists.

We are experiencing a 

Fascist power grab

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Trump's Plunder, Sabotage And Betrayal Bill 

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"THE GREAT LAND Heist"

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Other words that matter.  The Minnesota murder were Political Assassinations-not run-of the mill murders


They need to be charged a hate crimes if possible

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Politically motivated detentions and arrests.  Half Dozen and counting. Senator (of one in every eight Americans) Padilla, Rep. McIvors, Mayoral candidate Lander, Judge Dugan, Mayor Baraka, Aid for Rep Nadler


As of June 17, 2025

A table showing government officials who have been arrested, charged or removed under the second Trump administration. As of June 17, 2025, there have been five officials involved, with most incidents connected to immigration enforcement.
Data: Axios research; Table: Kavya Beheraj/Axios

ADD: Union Leader David Huerta and many others

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AI helped to produce a partial list of other less notable but very important innocent persons illegally detained and harssed by ICE-


Of course they are mostly not white.

The ACLU has documented cases where U.S. citizens have been wrongfully detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). These instances often involve mistaken identity, failures of ICE officials to "recognize" the documents shown to them or to believe truth, failures of ICE officials to verify citizenship before kidnapping racially profiles persons, and vast overreach of immigration detainers. 
Examples of wrongful detentions:
  • A U.S. citizen was illegally detained by a Florida sheriff at the request of ICE, based on an incorrect detainer identifying him as a deportable immigrant. 
  • A naturalized U.S. citizen was detained twice by Rhode Island law enforcement based on baseless ICE assertions that she was an undocumented immigrant. 
  • A legal permanent resident was detained by ICE and transferred to Louisiana, far from his family, in retaliation for his advocacy for Palestinian rights. 
  • ICE tricked Alyssa into believing they were inquiring about her car registration, leading to her wrongful detention for 21 days. 
  • An ACLU cooperating attorney stated that INS officers had no lawful basis to detain and imprison Richard Riley, who had valid documentation as a lawful permanent resident. 
  • Fleeing gang violence, she was unjustly detained for over six years after arriving at the U.S. border. 
  • Mahdawi was detained in retaliation for his political speech while taking steps to become a citizen. 

These cases highlight the ACLU's work in challenging unlawful detentions of U.S. citizens and advocating for their rights. They also demonstrate how ICE's practices, including the use of immigration detainers and deceptive tactics, can lead to the wrongful detention of citizens. 


++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Another tactic by the tyrants is to use frivolous indictments to intimidate critics of the Fascist White House.  Such threats of legal actions are part of the well-known Authoritarian 101 playbook.

Victims abound: 

    CBS

    PBS

    NPR

    Columbia university

Harvard University

Every educational instituion with federal funding

Every person whose community benefits from educated citizens

Attorney General of New York

critics

Comey

Governor Newsom 


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ANOTHER FASCIST TACTIC

Threats to critics and military 

Women, black men, transgender people, lgbtq people, and other minotirites are forced out of our military.


This is wildly expensive.  Have you ever trained a fighter pilot?

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This graphic below sadly summarizes many aspects of the plan.


When we first saw this graphic the writer thought it was too inflammatory and not accurate.  Events since January 2025 show it is too mild.

Project 2025 is guiding the actions of the White House.  Fraud occurred because candidate Trump repeatedly distanced himself from Project 2025.  Yet Project 2025 is core to his actions.  Voters did not vote for this.

Project 2025 is a White Christian Nationalist plan to end democracy, destroy our economy, and make the rich and corporations richer and more powerful, while sickening, killing, controlling, silencing, and diminishing the lives of all other Americans.  

Protections are being gutted, illegally, for clean air, clean water, biota, all life on earth, people of color, lgbtq, women, religious persons except for a small magafied subgroup, people with disabilities, the elderly, children, people from other countries, immigrants, legal residents, refugees, veterans, and many more.  Rights from constitution no longer seem to be extended to critics, to democrats, judges, the press, immigrants, or lawmakers.

Specific Policy Proposals:

Project 2025 contains a vast array of policy recommendations across numerous areas, including:
  • Economy: Cutting taxes, particularly for corporations, and clearly gutting America's already limited social safety net programs.
  • Reproductive Rights: Restricting abortion access and potentially limiting access to contraception.
  • Education: Promoting school choice, limiting federal funding for public education, and reducing regulations related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
  • Immigration: Facilitating mass deportations and targeting undocumented immigrants.
  • Environmental Policy: Reducing climate change mitigation efforts and promoting fossil fuel production.
  • Healthcare: Pushing for increased privatization of healthcare and potentially limiting access to certain services.
  • Civil Rights: Undermining civil rights protections and potentially allowing for increased discrimination based on gender identity and other factors. 
Controversy and Concerns:
Critics of Project 2025 argue that its proposals are authoritarian, threaten democracy, and would dismantle fundamental rights and freedoms. Concerns have been raised about the potential for politicization of the civil service and the erosion of checks and balances. The ACLU, for example, is actively working to combat Project 2025 and defend the rights of all people nationwide. 



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From AI

Fascism is expressed and maintained through a combination of key characteristics and tactics aimed at consolidating power and controlling the populace. 

Expression of Fascism:

  • Authoritarian Leadership: Fascism is characterized by a strong, centralized leader who is often portrayed as infallible and above criticism. This charismatic figure embodies the will of the nation and wields absolute authority. CULT-LIKE.
  • Extreme Nationalism: Fascists prioritize the nation above all else, promoting a sense of national superiority and unity, often emphasizing shared ethnicity, culture, or race. This can lead to xenophobia and the demonization of outsiders.
  • Militarism and Violence: Fascist regimes glorify war and military values, seeing them as essential for national strength and renewal. They also use violence to suppress dissent and enforce their ideology.
  • Rejection of Democracy and Liberalism: Fascism fundamentally rejects democratic principles like individual rights, freedom of expression, and competitive elections, viewing them as weak and divisive. They dismantle democratic institutions and suppress dissent.
  • Scapegoating: Fascist regimes identify and demonize specific groups as enemies of the nation, using them to unify their followers and distract from systemic issues.
  • Anti-Intellectualism: Fascists suppress independent thought and control information, often through censorship and the manipulation of language and history. 
Maintenance of Fascism:
  • Cult of Personality: Fascist leaders cultivate a cult of personality, using propaganda and controlled media to promote their image as the savior of the nation.
  • Control of Information: Strict censorship and control over the media ensure that the fascist narrative is the only one heard, suppressing any criticism or dissenting views.
  • Suppression of Opposition: Fascist regimes dismantle opposing political parties and eliminate dissent through violence, intimidation, and the use of secret police.
  • Militarization of Society: The military is given a prominent role in society, and military values are instilled in the population through youth organizations and paramilitary groups.
  • Cronyism and Corruption: Fascist leaders surround themselves with loyal allies, often prioritizing loyalty over competence, leading to widespread corruption.
  • Manipulation of Grievances: Fascist leaders exploit existing societal grievances, such as economic hardship or political instability, to gain support and justify their actions.
  • Propaganda and Rallies: Mass rallies and propaganda are used to generate enthusiasm for the regime and reinforce its ideology, creating a sense of collective identity and purpose.
  • Indoctrination of Youth: Education and youth organizations are used to indoctrinate young people with fascist ideology and prepare them for military service and other roles that serve the state. 
These characteristics and tactics work together to create a centralized, authoritarian regime that controls all aspects of society and suppresses any challenge to its authority. 



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