#trump regime

[sharedrm]

From 2018

[reading-writing-revolution]

More pushback... keep it going, but don't leave it to politicians and public personalities. Get involved locally and huddle up to get your voice out there.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Morgan Stephens at Daily Kos:

Behind the scenes, President Joe Biden’s team has been preparing for his big final weeks in office, regardless of who won the 2024 election. “The schedule will be robust and he plans to leave it all on the field,” White House communications director Ben LaBolt told NBC News in September.  During his speech to the nation last Wednesday, Biden addressed some of his administration’s final priorities, including a focus on infrastructure spending, which was a major legislative accomplishment of his presidency. "We're going to see over a trillion dollars' worth of infrastructure work done, changing people's lives in rural communities and communities that are in real difficulty," the president said.  In addition to getting infrastructure projects off the ground before Trump takes office, White House advisers said Biden will also work to safeguard freedoms the president believes are under threat, strengthen global alliances, and take steps to reduce costs for Americans.

[baldwinheights]

[tiggymalvern]

'contact us' page for National parks where you can then select 'errors or technical difficulties'

This was my version:

There is an error in your description of the Stonewall National Monument. The protests that initiated a national rollback of anti-LGBT laws involved a number of trans people recognised as historically significant, such as Marsha P Johnson. The LGB designation used by your site erases the historic importance of trans people in the movement, and since reporting history accurately is one of your major remits, I know that you will wish to correct this oversight immediately.

The National Parks Service have purged trans people from the website on the Stonewall National Monument

[onlytiktoks]

[flowermist7432]

Saying this very quickly for anyone tuned in, I will still be reblogging content concerning current news to keep us all up to date; and journalling as much as I can in my physical diary for "Future History" purposes. But, I also hope yall are still, despite it all, having a fantastic day and keep your chin's held high.

Self managing burn out and learning a balance between activism and staying up to date, proactive. And also mindfulness, taking care of yourself and doing things to keep your spirit light is non negotiable!!! I'll be trying to reblog/post fun and good content.

Sometimes, "doing your part" is having "fun and being yourself" is cheesy but still true.

Also; Friendship IS strong enough to kill fascism. What do YOU think A Bugs Life was trying to tell you??? Seperate and argue semantics and dont coordinate an attack? Stop nit-picking those who are apart of the cause, I dont even care if they are rich or not. Now isnt the time! "Ape stong together" or something.

[ottopilot-sfw]

TikTok is offline - voluntarily! - while mentioning Trump by name in the pop-up message.

Don't be shocked when President Dear Leader *miraculously* brings it back online next week by making a "deal" with ByteDance.

This is the type of dumbass banana republic psy-op America deserves at this point.

[frogsandtragedies]

has there been any compilation and comparison post/article anything about all the similarities between trump and hitler? i have family im trying to fight rn

[victusinveritas]

[bibliomementomori]

Hey chat, good way to find protests near me? I want to protest in favour of [VEGANISM] and why [SLAUGHTERING ANIMALS] is bad. Yes i am in the US and would like to find out how to find [VEGAN] protests nearby in a way that doesn't out me to [CARNIVORES]. Tgank :)

[redneckkangaroo]

The people in your life who voted for this are either too stupid to have seen this coming, or saw it coming, and we're too selfish about their "eGg PrIcEs"

Trump does not care about you.

The government does not care about you.

He does not care about anyone but the billionaires that line his broke ass pockets.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Jared Yates Sexton at Dispatches From A Collapsing State:

At the end of last week I released an episode of Audio From A Collapsing State talking about the emotional toll of the first few days of the Trump Administration. I think it was pretty obvious that it was designed to be a blitz of executive orders and action intended to assert power. Authoritarianism is weaponized abuse and as it is realized it communicates to the subject an inability to stop the will of the authoritarians and reinforces a sense of powerful isolation. Well. We made it through the first week. It was hard. It was painful. And I’m sure some of us are worse for wear.

I want to emphasize once more the need for self-care. Any attempt to organize and fight back begins with protecting yourself and ensuring you’re all right, energized, and prepared for the next onslaught. Talk to people you can trust. Establish actual reality outside of this nonsense they’re peddling. Remember to continue thinking about a better future. Limit the time authoritarians can affect you by logging off and sealing yourself off. And try and find things that bring you joy and, if possible, produce tangible artifacts that demonstrate how projects that take time and energy lead to things. Considering the toll, I do want to take a moment today to discuss something hopeful. That’s difficult, of course, when the President of the United States is joking about seeking a third term between cutting off federal funding, flagrantly violating the law multiple times, attacking the Constitution, attempting to expel transgender people from the military and culture writ large, and immigration raids are ongoing. I’m sure that paragraph alone was tiring, because of course it is. Never mind that it doesn’t even begin to cover the things that have happened in just the past couple of days. But that feeling, as powerful as it is, also leads us to the subject of hope. Because it is overwhelming, because it is exhausting, because it is chaotic and unarguably wrong, we are beginning to see signs that this will not continue on unabated and unopposed.

The Backlash

It’s necessary sometimes to put yourself in the shoes of the authoritarian. This helps in understanding key components of the ideology, but also in anticipating what directions they might go. I’ve been doing this for years now and I can admit it isn’t fun in any way, shape, or form. Regardless, it does pay dividends. When it comes to the implementation of authoritarianism, there are different strategies. You could roll it out slowly, which we have seen to some extent over the past few years. Then, there are moments in which things speed up. Sometimes this comes after an especially painful and motivating crisis, like the burning down of the Reichstag or a terrorist attack. In these situations, things change very quickly.

The emotional experience of authoritarianism riding on the back of a crisis is chaotic-making and, as we’ve seen in the 21st century, it can lead to insane scenarios like the bipartisan backing of the so-called War on Terror. But, presently, we’re in a different place. Donald Trump’s presidency already feels like it’s lasted several months. This is a result of a flurry of action that runs counter to how most administrations tend to ease into place and take a measured, careful approach. Instead, Trump is carrying out the agenda given to him by the think-tanks and institutes run by his billionaire benefactors, engaging in gleeful cruelty, destroying any government projects that don’t benefit the wealthy, and handing everything over to the oligarchs who have bought him.

This is a vulnerable period for authoritarianism as it is a stark departure from what we have seen in the past. The blitz was meant to push us kicking and screaming into a reality of their choosing, but the haphazardly aggressive nature of the push gifts us an incredible opportunity. If we can manage to get out of the dirt, dust ourselves off, and begin to look for openings, we might very well find purchase we thought, and that feels, nearly impossible.

[...]

I want to start here by saying I do not believe that the most diehard MAGA acolytes will suddenly realize they backed the wrong horse when the consequences of Trump’s action take form. That’s not how any of this works. They hold a religious dedication to him and are inundated constantly with enough of mis and disinformation and propaganda to override any cognitive dissonance. Economic troubles and even the eradication of programs that specifically affect them will be blamed on the “Deep State” or insidious conspiracy theories. That’s not what we’re talking about here. But Trump’s orders to pause federal funding, slash programs, and the general dysfunction and chaos leading to consequences (including his weekend spat with Colombia affecting prices) will change the paradigm with some. There are many individuals, from all walks of life, who are going to be negatively impacted. This includes the funding of studies, experimental drugs and treatments, any number of other downstream effects will touch people’s lives. Some people are going to die. And, when you add that to the upcoming trauma of seeing friends and neighbors and community members, including children, being rounded up by aggressive mobs of ICE officers, it will generate backlash.

For some, this will be stuff they read about on the news, but for so many people this is going to be lived experience that affects their daily lives. Federal employees are already feeling it and the people associated with their programs have had enough in the first week. Now, we’re getting into god knows how many ongoing programs that are going to be cut or decimated. This is going to exacerbate pressure in so many workplaces and communities, and the catharsis Trump is offering his dieheards - the pleasure of seeing “elites” and vulnerable communities inflicted with pain - will have no reward whatsoever for them. Instead, it will be real material conditions. Despite what Trump and the oligarchs behind him think, there are ripples from all of this. We’re likely to begin seeing labor strife, community uprisings, and a changing of the tide. The furious nature of it all, not to mention how dysfunctional and unprofessional Trump and his billionaires are, only makes mistakes more inevitable and for consequences to mount. The question now is how this will be answered. And authoritarians are quick to violence and suppression.

Jared Yates Sexton wrote a solid piece on how we fight MAGA authoritarianism.

[miltaart]

American Democracy Jul. 4. 1776 - † Nov. 5. 2024

Voting a ignorant idiot with no regards for human life, decency or freedom is something my homeland Germany knows all-too well.

Making this mistake once is bad enough. Making it twice shows the true character of a nation.

Whatever consequences the United States brought upon themselves by re-electing the annoying orange now, this time its deserved.

[flowermist7432]

"When the world has screwed you

And crushed you in its fist

When the way you're treated

Has got you good and pissed

There's been one solution

Since the world began

Don't just sit and take it

Stick it to the man"