#trump regime

[victusinveritas]

Hands Off protests around the country.

As to folks proclaiming these photos are bad OPSEC, we can all agree everyone in these photos is at this protest to be seen protesting. People worried about OPSEC do not go to peaceful protests easily identified or at all. Just chill for a sec and let people have their peaceful movement.

[capricorn-0mnikorn]

My current migraine started about 11 hours ago (almost wrote 'years,' there).

So I'm reblogging again.

reblog to give your headache to elon musk instead

[political-us]

Hands Off Protest Boston, April 5th, 2025

[thestuckylibrary]

(article)

PEOPLE ARE STANDING UP! The time is now! Take action. Get involved. Join the movement. Make sure you have a good story to tell when people ask you what you did to help defeat the Fascists. We the people have the power.

Enough is enough. The MAGA regime has failed. Impeach Trump and Vance now!

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Ben Blanchet at HuffPost:

Barack Obama didn’t need to name-drop Donald Trump on Thursday to take a swing at how conservatives treated his time in the Oval Office compared to the current president. “It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me or a whole bunch of my predecessors,” said Obama as he reportedly drew applause in a speech at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. The former president — in a speech that attendees were barred from recording — was referring to the Trump administration’s attacks against law firms as well as funding threats toward universities, which have been fueled by claims that schools aren’t protecting Jewish students from antisemitism. The speech was detailed by CNN Politics writer/editor David Wright in a thread on X, formerly Twitter. Obama, per Wright’s rundown, continued, “Imagine if I had said to law firms that were representing parties that were upset with policies my administration had initiated that you will not be allowed into government buildings. We will punish you economically for dissenting from the [ACA] or the Iran Deal.” He added, “Imagine if I had done any of this. Imagine I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps.” Obama made an apparent nod to a long-cited double standard he was held to compared to Trump, notably seen in the former president’s tan suit controversy back in 2014.

Former President Barack Obama gave a barnburner of a speech at Hamilton College in which he called out 47’s authoritarian attacks against colleges and law firms who oppose him.

[freedomfromrepublicans]

[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.

[iamnmbr3]

Don't fall for this brazen and illegal election interference by the billionaire Nazi traitor.

[victusinveritas]

This is fantastic (but also there were so many actions in so many smaller towns, and we'll have data on those soon, I hope)....

[the-library-alcove]

I just got an email from Democrats Abroad demanding that Pete Hegseth be impeached and removed for his national security breach.

Ironically, as much as I want the entire Trump team up on charges of treason and convicted, I don't want Hegseth removed at the moment.

And my logic is as follows:

Hegseth is a stupid, small-minded, incompetent cretin of a lickspittle with delusions of adequacy, self-control issues, and reportedly a degree of alcoholism that doesn't belong in any place requiring self-discipline, self-control, or self-conduct, who has been placed into one of the most technocratic, complicated, intensive, and intellectually demanding positions on the planet.

In that position, this absolute buffoon, someone who couldn't pour piss out of a boot with instructions printed on the heel, will be tasked with executing The Orange One's plans of military conquest and territorial expansion against our former allies, as well as aiding Russia in their conquests.

With that in mind, I want someone who will do as much internal damage as possible to the US military in that position.

I want someone who, out of ego, arrogance, incompetence, and stupidity, will blunt the "sharp end of the stick" and massively decrease the effectiveness of the most powerful military on the planet.

I want someone who is so stupid that he can pluck defeat from the jaws of victory.

I want someone whose reputation for idiocy is such that the soldiers he tasks will find a way to get themselves medically relieved of duty rather than risk themselves trying to fulfill his idiotic plans.

I want someone who the history books will label as "god's gift to the enemy army".

I want someone who will be saluted by every soldier in sniper territory.

I want someone who would be out of his depth in a shallow puddle be the one to command the Navy, I want someone for whom the soldiers already considers to be an "insider threat" to be in command of the Army, I want someone who has to be spoonfed details with airplane noises to be in command of the Air Force.

I want the worst, most incompetent high general who has existed since 1945 in Berlin to be the one in charge of the US military when it goes to war against the people it once called friends.

And Pete Hegseth?

Pete Hegseth is that man.

May he serve his position to not even the best of his (limited) ability, and be a boon to the bottom line of a distillery, and thus save the lives of those threatened by his tangerine-colored boss.

[sophieinwonderland]

/watch?v=f-FE3XxsOI4 am I a bad person for saying I hold no empathy for Trump voters like them?

(sorry for not providing full YT link. Tumblr won't accept full links for some reason)

Same.

I have no empathy for people who don't have it for others. People like this voted for others to lose their jobs. They voted for the Trump Regime's concentration camps. They voted for the dismantling of American Democracy.

And they STILL don't get why this was wrong.

They ONLY care because it affected them personally.

I'm going to feel empathy for the workers being fired who DIDN'T vote for the person promising to do that. Who voted against Trump because they knew and CARED about how much his regime would harm others. Not just themselves.

It's nice to see people regretting their vote. But they aren't suddenly good people just because they changed sides when their motivation for changing was purely because of how they were personally affected.

[thestuckylibrary]

So apparently Trump has fired the head of the NSA on the advice of Far Right fellow Russian asset Laura Loomer. Gee.I wonder why. Oh. What a surprise.

According to this article the guy he fired previously led efforts to stop Russian interference in elections (x)

Trump is a Russian asset. MAGA isn't a political party; it's a covert Russian invasion force. This is a coup. It must be stopped.

Call your representatives every day and GET OUT AND PROTEST on April 5 and every other day you can.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Robert Reich:

You think I’m exaggerating? This is exactly what happened to Mahmoud Khalil on Saturday night. Khalil, who graduated from Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs in December, has a green card. His wife, who is eight months pregnant, is an American citizen.

Immigration agents appeared at his apartment building and told him he was being detained. He now appears to be in a detention facility in Louisiana. Khalil did nothing illegal. He has not been charged with a crime. He expressed his political point of view — peacefully, non-violently, non-threateningly. That’s supposed to be permitted — dare I say even encouraged? — in a democracy. So why is he in jail?

Khalil was one of the leaders of last year’s peaceful pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. In a post on Truth Social, Trump conceded Khalil was snatched up and sent off because of his politics. “This is the first arrest of many to come,” wrote Trump. “We know there are more students at Columbia and other Universities across the Country who have engaged in pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity, and the Trump Administration will not tolerate it.”

Where, may I ask, are the “First Amendment absolutists” such as Trump First Buddy Elon Trump when it comes to protecting speech that the Trump regime finds objectionable? Where are all the Republicans who for years have accused liberals of “cancelling” their views? Where are the conservatives who have claimed for even longer they only want to conserve traditional American values? Nearly 13 million people in the United States hold green cards. Tens of thousands more are here temporarily as foreign students and professors. Apparently all are now in danger of being arrested if they speak their minds. If this assault on civil liberties stands, Trump could just as well arrest and expel permanent residents who voice support for, say, transgender people or DEI or “woke” or Ukraine, or anything else the regime finds “anti-American” and offensive. If it stands, what’s to stop the Trump regime from arresting American citizens who support any cause the regime doesn’t like — such as, say, replacing Republicans in Congress in 2026 and putting a Democrat in the White House in 2028?

Robert Reich is spot-on regarding the illegal arrest of Mahmoud Khalil on bogus charges of “supporting terrorism”: “If it stands, what’s to stop the Trump regime from arresting American citizens who support any cause the regime doesn’t like?” That could include support for LGBTQ+ rights, defending Ukraine and Canada from attacks on their sovereignty, showing support for pro-Palestine causes, or any other cause that Tyrant 47’s regime opposes.

[cruxiu]

Only a dead #Trump is a good #Trump

[sketchysubstance]

Why did my autism decide that American politics has to be my special interest. I could literally write a thesis on American politics. I'm not exaggerating either. I've been obsessed with American politics for SEVEN YEARS.

IM AUSTRALIAN.

I DONT EVEN KNOW WHO MY PRIME MINISTER IS RN.

I'm literally tryna think of who it is off the top of my head rn, and I can't. Is it Scomo?? Albo?? Dutto?? I don't even know who's running my own country, but I could list off every bad thing Donald Trump has ever done (it would take like a week, but I probably could)

[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.