Rise of Fascism in the United States [SPLIT]

[rareboy]

Lawrence on James Comey indictment: 'Now the phrase Trumped up charges has new meaning'.

 

[rareboy]

 

[rareboy]

So fascism and totalitarianism is the revenge of the nerds?

The notion that Ellison and his dynasty will control what we see and hear and that he is likely to be part of the group, that along with Thiel, implements universal surveillance in America is chilling.

Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune

Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.

fortune.com

 

[rareboy]

And....this could backfire for TrumpCo.

 

[Norri]

And....this could backfire for TrumpCo.

They have nothing, it’s basically a he said he said so if both sides stick to their story no jury will convict if the case ever sees the inside of a courtroom. I do wonder if this embarrassment might temper Trumps desire to continue his revenge spree………ah not likely.

 

[rareboy]

Trump and the GQP want a shutdown. I have believed this for months.

Why? Simple. It would give Trump almost unlimited powers. Remember that the ultimate goal of the GQP is to destroy federal government.

Trump could use a shutdown to dismantle government functions, wrote Max Stier, chief executive of the Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit focused on improving the federal government.

If lawmakers can’t reach a deal, Stier wrote, Trump and Vought “will have enormous latitude to determine which services, programs, and employees can be sidelined, decisions that could go far beyond what has occurred during past shutdowns.”

How a government shutdown could give Trump more power

A fight between Republicans and Democrats could lead to an Oct. 1 federal government shutdown, leaving President Donald Trump and his congressional allies in charge of the government. What can Trump do on his own?

www.pbs.org

Otherwise though...the impact of a shutdown is relatively limited...with the burden falling onto those working without pay until the shutdown is over.

The federal government is heading toward a shutdown. Here's what economists say would be the impact.

The economic impact of a government shutdown depends on its duration, economists say. Some payments, like Social Security, would continue to be issued.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[rareboy]

So this is literally the GQP hijacking government. In plain sight. Just to protect Paedophiles.

 

[rareboy]

Again...so many intersections with other threads but the key here is the expansion of the federal surveillance state.

This company didn't just re-install their cameras for fun. It could only have been the fed agencies that decided that it would happen.

So it is about deportations, about the privatization and outsourcing of the surveillance state with no controls on use of information gathered, and about over-reach of government.

Evanston orders Flock to remove reinstalled cameras - Evanston RoundTable

Private surveillance vendor Flock Safety reinstalled all of its stationary license plate cameras in Evanston that had previously been removed, apparently

evanstonroundtable.com

 

[rareboy]

And get ready over the next few weeks for an autocratic assault against George Soros. At age 95, the fact that he is still a personal target of autocrats is telling.
It will fall to his Foundation to have to mount a defense since no court is going to take a personal assault against a man of this age seriously.

In a way, it tips the hand of Trump and the regime. It makes the US presidency look like what it now is...no longer the most powerful presidency in the world...but a tin pot dictatorship tied to the Kremlin like Viktor Orban's vassal state thugocracy.

Trump’s attack on George Soros is the next step in the autocrat’s handbook | Kenneth Roth

Having already attacked judges, lawyers, media companies and universities, the president has set his sights on civilians

www.theguardian.com

 

[cityboy-stl]

Trump and the GQP want a shutdown. I have believed this for months.

Why? Simple. It would give Trump almost unlimited powers. Remember that the ultimate goal of the GQP is to destroy federal government.

Trump could use a shutdown to dismantle government functions, wrote Max Stier, chief executive of the Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit focused on improving the federal government.

If lawmakers can’t reach a deal, Stier wrote, Trump and Vought “will have enormous latitude to determine which services, programs, and employees can be sidelined, decisions that could go far beyond what has occurred during past shutdowns.”

How a government shutdown could give Trump more power

A fight between Republicans and Democrats could lead to an Oct. 1 federal government shutdown, leaving President Donald Trump and his congressional allies in charge of the government. What can Trump do on his own?

www.pbs.org

Otherwise though...the impact of a shutdown is relatively limited...with the burden falling onto those working without pay until the shutdown is over.

The federal government is heading toward a shutdown. Here's what economists say would be the impact.

The economic impact of a government shutdown depends on its duration, economists say. Some payments, like Social Security, would continue to be issued.

www.cbsnews.com

Yeah, I agree. Trump has already said there will be mass firings if there's a shutdown. I'm afraid he will start at places like Social Security and IRS.

 

[rareboy]

Same guys. Different drag. Trump's thug squad loyal only to him.

 

[rareboy]

Now it is Portland.

Which is not 'war ravaged'.

This is just stright up occupation before decalring martial law.

 

[NotHardUp1]

Now the National Guard has been directed to invade Portland.

War Department indeed.

Sorry for the echo. We posted almost simultaneously.

 

[rareboy]

Federal Troops Arrive in Portland and Immediately Form Bands

Military personnel were seen trading in automatic weapons for mandolins and zithers.

www.borowitzreport.com

 

[Norri]

Trump and the GQP want a shutdown. I have believed this for months.

I personally am not a fan of where the dems have decided to plant their shutdown flag but they should show the strength of their convictions and give the antigovernment crowd the rope to hang themselves as they hate the government far more than average americans do.

Let it get messy and frustrating for people so they get fed up, allow the shutdown to show up in surprising places and hope it goes on for a while as most of the Trump shenanigans will occur in the very beginning and refuse to negotiate until the government is reopened.

Give voters the feel of what the country would be like if Trump ran everything because that’s more likely to lead to mid-term election victories than anything currently on the table.

 

[rareboy]

Federal Troops Arrive in Portland and Immediately Form Bands

Military personnel were seen trading in automatic weapons for mandolins and zithers.

www.borowitzreport.com

They are gonna find it is pretty quiet there....

 

[rareboy]

Now it is Portland.

Which is not 'war ravaged'.

This is just stright up occupation before decalring martial law.

Anyone want to know the real reason for Trump actually ordering the army to invade and occupy Portland?

It is all about a land use violation.

Portland threatens to evict Ice from Oregon facility over permit violations

Records obtained by Street Roots and the Guardian back claim from Oregon city’s mayor that Ice violated a land-use permit to detain people overnight

www.theguardian.com

 

[rareboy]

And Stephen Miller is turning the next page of the autocrats handbook.

'Unhinged crusade': White House names nearly 30 elected officials as alleged ICE agitators

The White House released a list of nearly 30 elected officials they said incited violence against ICE agents throughout the U.S.

kutv.com

 

[rareboy]

Scott Pilutik writes:

" The only difference between declaring martial law and what Trump just said is, well... there is no difference. He's asserting the same authority.... Deploying US military domestically violates the Posse Comitatus Act, and the exceptions are pretty narrow, such as to suppress an insurrection. (It's no small irony that Trump himself is responsible for the only insurrection in this country's last 150 years.) Which is why Trump has to characterize Portland as "war ravaged," despite that it clearly isn't. Whether Trump is mindful of circumventing the Posse Comitatus Act or not, he instinctively knows that he has to create a pretextual exigency. One can only hope there are military leaders willing to say no, and say no publicly. They'll have a chance Tuesday at Hegseth's pep rally."

I will bet that none of the Generals at Hegseth's Tuesday's pledge of allegiance rally will publicly object.

Infact, I would guess that a full 50% or more of them are fully in favour of the new hyper masc white boy military machine that Project 2025 envisions for a United States that will become an aggressor nation with a remorseless armed force that will commit any war crime the Commander in Chief demands.

But maybe there will be enough of them to finally be shaken into action.

 

[rareboy]

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