Political media: Enabler of fascism
https://www.occupy.com/article/beltway-media-has-gone-defender-democracy-enabler-fascism

* Washington D.C. political press is failing the public in most important election of our lives
* In a healthy democracy the media is essential for informing the public
* financial benefit of 2nd Trump term increases clicks, subscriptions, TV ratings for political press

#Trump2 #MAGA #Trumpism #GOP #fascism #EnablingFascism #disinformation #authoritarianism #extremism #conservatism #journalism #libertarianism #corporations #capitalism

Donald Trump Claims Schools Offering Sex-Change Surgeries
Trump’s remarks are not only factually inaccurate, but dangerous
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/09/donald-trump-schools-sex-change/679690

Paywall bypass:
https://web.archive.org/web/20240903184800/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/09/donald-trump-schools-sex-change/679690/

#Trump2 #MAGA #Trumpism #GOP #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #fascism #disinformation #antiLGBT #transphobia #authoritarianism #extremism #M4L #MomsForLiberty #TiffanyJustice #SPLC #HateGroup #PaywallledNews

Why Big Money Supports Trump
https://robertreich.org/post/760619475418660864

* fascism backed by Big Money a most dangerous political alliance
* seen in 1930s Germany wh. industrial giants bailed out cash-strapped Nazi party before Hitler’s election

Billionaires Behind Trump/Harris’ Campaigns and What They Want
https://www.barrons.com/articles/trump-harris-election-campaign-billionaires-megadonors-6cf28b0c

#Trump2 #MAGA #Trumpism #GOP #fascism #EnablingFascism #disinformation #authoritarianism #FarRight #TimothyMellon #ElonMusk #billionaires #capitalism #corporations #libertarianism

Watchdog group CREW says Judge Aileen Cannon should be kicked off the Trump documents case
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed an amicus brief alleging Cannon has a pro-Trump "bias"
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/04/watchdog-group-crew-says-aileen-cannon-should-be-kicked-off-the-documents-case

* At every possible opportunity Judge Cannon demonstrated bias in favor of Trump

#CREW #AmicusBriefs #Trump2 #MAGA #Trumpism #GOP #fascism #EnablingFascism #disinformation #authoritarianism #FarRight #judiciary #USFederalCourts #AileenCannon

"Sort of a liberal guy:" Trump says he hasn't been invited on Joe Rogan's podcast
"I’ve said no every time. I don’t want to help him. I’m not interested in helping him" Rogan said in 2022
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/04/sort-of-a-liberal-guy-says-he-hasnt-been-invited-on-joe-rogans-podcast

* Rogan h/e happy to host Elon Musk, Jordan Peterson, ...
* Speaking to podcaster Lex Fridman Trump reticent on tension betw. himself/Rogan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Fridman

#LexFridman #JoeRogan #JRE #EnablingFascism #Trump2 #GOP #conservatism #fascism #FarRight #ChristianRight #disinformation

JD Vance Follows Hitler Apologist Darryl Cooper
GOP VP nominee has no qualms following white nationalists

* X CEO/fascist Elon Musk promoted Tucker Carlson’s interview w. Cooper

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darryl_Cooper
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance

#JDVance #DarrylCooper #influencers #HistoricalRevisionism #GOP #Trump2 #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #authoritarianism #fascism #conservatism #disinformation #extremism #WhiteNationalism #racism #libertarianism #ElonMusk #AmericaPAC #EnablingFascism #billionaires

Is Trump Building Army of Modern Blackshirts?
Proliferation of U.S. Trumpist militia groups echoes rise of Hitler’s SA/Mussolini’s squadristi
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/donald-trump-squadristi-nazis

Führer principle: Trump's Arlington scandal invokes Hitler's playbook
Behavior should be understood in context of Trump's vow to be a dictator
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/05/the-fhrer-principle-applied-arlington-scandal-invokes-hitlers-playbook

Trump’s New Rant on Arlington Fiasco Shows Dark Side of MAGA Rage
https://newrepublic.com/article/185617/trumps-vile-new-rant-arlington-fiasco-shows-dark-side-maga-rage

#Trump2 #MAGA #GOP #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #fascism #Nazism

JD Vance: school shootings "fact of life"
Argued more school security needed, not gun restrictions
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/05/jd-vance-says-school-are-a-fact-of-life

* Kamala Harris, running mate Tim Walz call for enhanced gun control measures

[thread] mass shootings
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113086107638604260

#MassMurder #MassShooting #MassKillings #GunControl #2A
#JDVance #GOP #Trump2 #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #authoritarianism #fascism #conservatism #disinformation #extremism #libertarianism #ElonMusk #AmericaPAC #EnablingFascism #billionaires

Trump Investigations: tracking the cases
Tracking the criminal and civil cases against Donald Trump
https://apnews.com/projects/trump-investigations-civil-criminal-tracker

[megathread-2023] Trump Indictments
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110948620030977950

#Trump #TrumpIndictments #conspiracy #sedition #fascism #GOP #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #authoritarianism #lawlessness #FarRight #ChristianRight #DarkMoney #billionaires #TAXtheRich

movie “War Game” a Glimpse of What May Happen if Trump Loses
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/war-game-what-may-happen-trump-loses

* presidential candidate [e.g. Trump] refuses to accept 2024 election results
* w. support of authoritarian generals activates paramilitary groups, breakaway units w.i. Army, state National Guard units
* prevent Congress’ certification of Electoral College vote
* take over capitols in key swing states

#Trump2 #GOP #Trumpism #Project2025 #fascism #authoritarianism #FarRight #ChristianRight #sedition #theocracy

This says a lot: war criminal Cheney fears GOP/Trump

Dick Cheney to vote for Kamala Harris
Ultraconservative Bush V.P. backing Democrats; fiercely condemns Trump threat
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/06/former-vice-dick-cheney-to-vote-for-kamala-harris-liz-cheney

Dick Cheney will vote for Harris
Liz Cheney supports Democrat Colin Allred (D-TX) over Ted Cruz in Texas Senate race
https://19thnews.org/2024/09/liz-cheney-says-her-father-dick-cheney-will-vote-for-kamala-harris

Dick Cheney will vote for Harris ...
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/06/dick-cheney-kamala-harris-liz-cheney-colin-allred

#DickCheney #LizCheney #GOP #Trump2 #Project2025 #fascism #authoritarianism #FarRight #ChristianRight

Trump threatens to jail adversaries: escalating campaign rhetoric
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/trump-threatens-to-jail-adversaries-in-escalating-rhetoric-ahead-of-pivotal-debate-1.7029649

Trump pledges authoritarian crackdown: enemies to be prosecuted at levels never seen before
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/08/pledges-authoritarian-crackdown-saying-enemies-to-be-prosecuted-at-levels-never-seen-before

Trump, lying about migrants/crime, says mass deportations will be bloody story
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/08/trump-lying-about-migrants-and-crime-says-mass-deportations-will-be-a-bloody-story

#Trump2 #MAGA #GOP #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #fascism #xenophobia #billionaires #ElonMusk #TimothyMellon #DeVos #Uihlein #Mercer #TAXtheRich #FarRight #ChristianRight #TrumpWatch

Secretive right-wing network paid influencers to spread sexual smears about Kamala Harris
One participant was paid $20,000 for a series of posts attacking the veep

https://www.semafor.com/article/09/08/2024/mysterious-influencer-network-pushed-sexual-smears-of-harris

* Zelle platform
* incl. former NY Republican Rep. George Santos
* Semafor unable to identify financial source of influencer payments
* 1 participant reportedly made more $20,000+ over 2 wks

George Santos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Santos

#disinformation #influencers #GeorgeSantos #GOP #EnablingFascism #misogyny

Poll: Harris holds slight (3%) edge over Trump
https://19thnews.org/2024/09/poll-women-driving-harris-lead-over-trump

* gender gap bigger among women of color
* dads back Trump by wide margin
* 44% reg. voters back Democratic nominee Kamala Harris
* 41% back Trump
* 10% undecided

Comment: those 10%, targeted by far Right, will det. outcome
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/112810230899017402

#polls #WomensRights #ReproductiveRights #Trump2 #MAGA #Trumpism #GOP #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #fascism #authoritarianism #ChristianRight #FarRight #theocracy

Trump's Chilling Christian rhetoric - leans into Christian nationalism
https://newrepublic.com/post/185770/donald-trump-debate-kamala-harris-christian-nationalism

"Every day she is flooding our country w. billions and billions of illegal aliens ..." 🤔 billions? 😯 🤔

“Which will destroy the voting powers of Christian conservatives forever. There is no more, & there should be no more important voice than the voice of Christians” -- Trump

#Trump2 #MAGA #Trumpism #GOP #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #fascism #authoritarianism #ChristianRight #FarRight #theocracy

Trump points to Hungary's Viktor Orbán as example of foreign support
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/10/nx-s1-5107967/viktor-orban-hungary-donald-trump-presidential-debate

[thread] Global conservatism movement
Hungary, Orban, Italy, fascism, GOP, Trumpism, Bannon, ...
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110493831012187529

#conservatism #fascism #ViktorOrbán #SteveBannon #FarRight #Hungary #transphobia #antiLGBT #Trump2 #MAGA #Trumpism #GOP #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #authoritarianism #extremism #disinformation #libertarianism #billionaires #ElonMusk #AmericaPAC #EnablingFascism #billionaires

Who is Laura Loomer, the far-right activist who flew with Trump to the debate?
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/10/nx-s1-5107932/laura-loomer-presidential-debate-donald-trump-2024

Laura Loomer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Loomer
* American far-right political activist, influencer, conspiracy theorist
* anti-Muslim, white nationalist views

#conservatism #LauraLoomer #RebelNews #fascism #EnablingFascism #FarRight #WhiteNationalism #xenophobia #Islamophobia #Trump2 #MAGA #Trumpism #GOP #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #authoritarianism #extremism #disinformation #ConspiracyTheories

"Appalling and extremely racist": Trump's embrace of Laura Loomer is blowing up in his face
A self-styled "pro-white nationalist," Loomer, 31, is even too "racist" for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/12/appalling-and-extremely-racist-embrace-of-loomer-is-blowing-up-in-his-face

#conservatism #LauraLoomer #RebelNews #fascism #EnablingFascism #FarRight #WhiteNationalism #xenophobia #Islamophobia #Trump2 #MAGA #Trumpism #GOP #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #authoritarianism #extremism #disinformation #ConspiracyTheories

Donald Trump is openly running a Great Replacement Theory campaign
What happens when Great Replacement Theory wins an election
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/13/donald-is-openly-running-a-great-replacement-theory-campaign

#Trump2 #MAGA #Trumpism #GOP #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #fascism #disinformation #xenophobia #ConspiracyTheories #GreatReplacement #discrimination #racism #WhiteSupremacism #authoritarianism #extremism #ElonMusk #billionaires #AmericaPAC #EnablingFascism

[2024-Sep-16] American Politics Tilts In 1 Dangerous Weekend
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/american-politics-hit-tilt-in-one-dangerous-weekend

#Trump2 #Trumpism #GOP #JDVance #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #fascism #disinformation #authoritarianism #billionaires #ElonMusk #SaveAmerica #EnablingFascism

[2024-Sep-20] 2024 Campaign Veered Off Rails In One Bizarre Day
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/the-2024-campaign-veered-off-the-rails-in-one-bizarre-day

Latter ref. Mark Robinson: self-described Black Nazi/peeper/trans porn fetishist
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113166853827925541

#NC #MarkRobinson #antiLGBT #transphobia #fetishists

Film “Homegrown” Embeds w. Proud Boys/Trump Supporters Before/During/After Insurrection
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/9/20/michael_premo_homegrown_documentary

* Trump dodges question dur. debate w. Kamala Harris about his 2021-Jan-06 action
* refused to ack. 2020 loss
* director of Homegrown embeds w. 3 Trump supporters
* pre-2020 election; January 6 insurrection
* far-right Proud Boys
* warns radicalized Trump supporters cont. to threaten election violence/upheaval

#Trump GOP #insurrection #ProudBoys #extremists #EnablingFascism #FarRight

Trump’s Unhinged Threat to U.S. Cities Should Terrify You
Threatens use of federal forces to invade sanctuary cities
https://newrepublic.com/post/186268/donald-trump-threat-sanctuary-cities-law-enforcement

“Today I am announcing a new plan to end all sanctuary cities in North Carolina, & all across our country”
“As soon as I take office, we will immediately surge federal law enforcement to every city that is failing ..."

#AmericanFascist #SanctuaryCities #Trump2 #GOP #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #authoritarianism #ElonMusk #AmericaPAC #EnablingFascism

Trump vows to be "protector" of women despite previous sexual assault
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/24/vows-to-be-a-protector-of-women-despite-having-been-found-liable-for-assualt

Trump’s Creepy New Message to Women ["protector"]
https://newrepublic.com/post/186282/trump-creepy-message-women

Trump’s Creepy Quotes On Abortion
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/behold-trumps-new-creeptastic-quotes-on-abortion

Trump's Truth Social posts worse than you think
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/09/trump-truth-social-posts/680003
unpaywalled: https://archive.fo/ySbyG

#Trump #GOP #Project2025 #authoritarianism #GOP #ElonMusk #AmericaPAC #misogyny #WomensRights #ReproductiveRights #HandmaidsTale #theocracy #ChristianRight

How Trump & Vance's tour of dude influencers might help them win
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/20/g-s1-23911/how-trump-and-vances-tour-of-dude-influencers-might-help-them-win

#Trump #Trump2 #GOP #MAGA #authoritarianism #GOP
#EnablingFascism
#HeritageFoundation #Project2025
#billionaires #ElonMusk #AmericaPAC
#influencers #LoganPaul #JoeRogan #UFC #DanaWhite #KidRock
#SCOTUS #JohnRoberts #SamAlito #LeonardLeo #FederalistSociety
#misogyny #WomensRights #ReproductiveRights #HandmaidsTale #theocracy #ChristianRight
#antiLGBT #transphobia #CultureWars #FRC #FamilyResearchCouncil

Trump transformation to religious totem turns Christian nationalism toxic
2/3 Americans reject this anti-democratic ideology
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/25/donald-transformation-into-a-religious-totem-has-turned-christian-nationalism

* like QAnon, U.S. Republican Party is now an American religion based on belief, conspiracies, dogma
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/112815779242384993

#GOP #MAGA #Trumpism #QAnon #ReligiousCult #ChristianRight #FarRight #dogma #antiLGBT
#Trump2 #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #EnablingFascism #disinformation #authoritarianism #billionaires #TimMellon #ElonMusk #AmericaPAC

New Video Exposes How Closely Trump Follows Project 2025
Paul Dans, former director of Project 2025 bragged that Donald Trump is copying their playbook
https://newrepublic.com/post/186355/donald-trump-project-2025-director-copy

video: https://x.com/patriottakes/status/1838732414870290650

Paul Dans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Dans

#GOP #MAGA #Trumpism #QAnon #ReligiousCult #ChristianRight #FarRight #dogma #antiLGBT
#Trump #Trump2 #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #PaulDans #EnablingFascism #disinformation #authoritarianism #billionaires #TimMellon #ElonMusk #AmericaPAC

Trump’s Investment Industry Donors
Securities/investment $$$ to Trump/super PACs

* pro-Trump superPAC MAGA Inc.
* billionaire Diane Hendricks $10M
* Wall Street titan Howard Lutnick, hedge fund founder Paul Singer $5M ea
* investment bank megadonor Warren Stephens $1M

* superPAC spent $10M's Sep-2024: TV ads, direct mail, digital ads supporting Trump/opposing Harris

COMMENT: that targeting is how GOP gets reelected; read Jane Mayer, Nancy McLean
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/112810230899017402

#Trump #billionaires

Damning Video Shows Roger Stone Is Plotting a Coup for November
Trump ally's sick plans for a potential Republican victory
https://newrepublic.com/post/187088/roger-stone-donald-trump-coup-november-video

Roger Stone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Stone
* American libertarian conservative political consultant/lobbyist
* pardoned by Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Stone#Commutation_and_pardon

#RogerStone #Trump2 #MAGA #Trumpism #GOP #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #ProtoFascism #disinformation #authoritarianism #extremism #ElonMusk #billionaires #AmericaPAC #ReligiousCult #PoliticalOperative

Ex–Trump Official [retired Gen. Mark Milley] Scared He Will Be Out for Revenge If He Wins
https://newrepublic.com/post/187099/donald-trump-mark-milley-scared-revenge

* tiffs w. Trump incl. intense exchanges over critical race theory
* witness against Trump during House Select Committee’s January 6 investigation
* worried he will be court-martialed if Trump elected in Nov

Mark Milley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Milley

#MarkMilley #Trump2 #GOP #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #ProtoFascism #authoritarianism #extremism #ElonMusk #billionaires #AmericaPAC

"Fascist to the core:" Former Trump official Mark Milley warns against dangerous 2nd term
https://www.salon.com/2024/10/11/fascist-to-the-core-former-official-milley-warns-against-dangerous-second-term/

* Mark Milley: Trump the "most dangerous person ever"

* snippet f. Bob Woodward's book "War"
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/War/Bob-Woodward/9781668052273
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Woodward

Ex–Trump Official [retired Gen. Mark Milley] Scared He Will Be Out for Revenge If He Wins
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113290632743048494

#MarkMilley #Trump2 #GOP #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #ProtoFascism #authoritarianism #extremism #ElonMusk #AmericaPAC

America PAC: Elon Musk’s $100 Million Plan to Help Trump Has Hilarious Flaw
Voter mobilization plan a total disaster
https://newrepublic.com/post/187151/elon-musk-voter-plan-help-trump-flaw-disaster

* America PAC aims to recruit 800,000 voters in swing states to support Trump

#ElonMusk #AmericaPAC #EnablingFascism #ProtoFascism Xcorp #Twitter #disinformation #billionaires #WealthTax #ConspiracyTheorists #influencers #GOP #Trump2 #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #authoritarianism #conservatism #extremism #WhiteNationalism #racism #libertarianism

Trump Deploys Anti-Disability Rhetoric Once Again: Trump’s repeated insults against disabled people
https://progressive.org/latest/trump-deploys-anti-disability-rhetoric-once-again

* escalating paranoia; appealing to fear & resentment is the foundation on which his campaign strategy is built

#Trump #rhetoric #DisabledPersons #discrimination #Trump2 #MAGA #Trumpism #GOP #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #ProtoFascism #disinformation #authoritarianism #extremism #ElonMusk #billionaires #AmericaPAC #GOP #ReligiousCult