Mastodawn

Thanks cyberhacktivist! I'm glad someone is watching our six while the government is playing 1984's Thought Police.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/15/hacked-data-homeland-security
#usa #privacy #freedom #liberty #intrusion #republicans #BigGovernment #BigBrother #DHS

Hacked data shines light on homeland security’s AI surveillance ambitions

Records show DHS tech incubator spending large sums on partnerships that would expand surveillance capabilities

The Guardian

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HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴4d ago

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110418857831646094

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110281325520572275

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https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/109894787077782438

Wenn ich dabei noch weitere Denkanstöße hinzufügen darf, zwar aus den #USA, aber dort ist das Ganze schon viel weiter fortgeschritten:

"#Republican counterattack against #BigGovernment: the 1971 #LewisPowell "CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM Attack on @mastodon.social @peter_koenig

Big Blu Gnu Jan 24

The new face of the Republican Party. Forget RINOs. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the "Depublicans".

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-01-22/real-rinos-arent-who-you-think-they-are

#bigGovernment #conservatism #creditCard #Depublicans #GOP #horseshoeTheory #housingPolicy #industrialPolicy #MAGA #nationalism #populism #priceControls #protectionism #RINO #socialism #USPolitics

Contributor: The real RINOs aren't who you think they are

What exactly do we call the Republicans who openly embrace ideas lifted from Bernie Sanders' and Elizabeth Warren's playbooks?

Los Angeles Times

Charming Malcontent Jan 23

WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THOSE BIG TOUGH #MAGAts WHO USED TO BANG ON ABOUT "#DontTREADonMe"?
I thought all those good ol' boys were distrustful of "#BigGovernment" ?
Where are all those fucking pussies now when we are ALL being trodden on by the #FedGestapo?

Big Blu Gnu Jan 9

Insult Donald Trump's wife in America,
You rub the president the wrong way...

Insult Emmanuel Macron's wife in France,
You go to jail...

https://reason.com/2026/01/08/why-insulting-brigitte-macron-online-can-mean-prison-time-in-france/

#authoritarianism #bigGovernment #BrigitteMacron #cyberbullying #France #freeSpeech #hateSpeech #illiberalism

Why insulting Brigitte Macron online can mean prison time in France

Ten Frenchmen were given fines, jail time, and social media bans for accusing their first lady of being a pedophilic gay man.

Reason.com

Big Blu Gnu Dec 29

I'm confused. What is the difference between government running a grocery store and government owning a share of a semiconductor company? Why would one of these be a good thing and the other not such a good thing?

#bigGovernment #cronyCapitalism #economicNationalism #economics #groceryStores #horseshoeTheory #Intel #nationalism #socialism

Scott Tibbs Sep 23

When this law passed, the Indiana state legislature said it would never be a reason to pull people over.

That didn't last long.

#NannyState #BigGovernment #SeatBeltLaw

James Aug 15, 2025

Every “right” you gain comes at the cost of a “liberty” you lose. Where’s the sweet spot that maximises well-being? And what can this tell us about the myth of "Small" government? #Politics #Government #PoliticalPhilosophy #Tariffs #Tax #Policy #BigGovernment #SmallGovernment #Trump

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