"Two pilots are dead on a New York runway. Immigration agents are in terminals across the country. Travelers are wiping their phones before they fly. And Congress has been asked nine times to fund TSA independently of the ICE dispute. Nine times, the answer has been no."

#Trump #Republicans #AirTravel #airports #ICE #TSA #fascism
/2

"I’m writing this essay while sitting in DCA, using the still functional WiFi, and waiting to board my flight to SFO, while armed, untrained ICE agents are being unleashed at numerous airports across America.

Before leaving for my flight, friends and family all messaged me to be extra careful, take my passport, and scrub any social media off my phone."

~ Wajahat Ali

#Trump #Republicans #AirTravel #airports #ICE #TSA #fascism
/3

https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/trying-to-fly-in-an-increasingly

"All of this could’ve been avoided, but a plurality of Americans chose the 'murder-suicide' option instead. They thought it wouldn’t affect them. They thought the fascists would stop at the undocumented immigrants, the pro-Palestinian activists, the “woke,” and the poor.

Nope.

Fascists come for everyone in the end."

#Trump #Republicans #AirTravel #airports #ICE #TSA #fascism
/4

"The current state of American travel is the perfect metaphor for this systemic rot. At airports across the nation, travelers face five-hour lines for two-hour flights. This isn’t just a glitch; it is the logical conclusion of a regime that treats governance as a game of 'owning' the opposition."

~ Danielle Moodie

#Trump #Republicans #AirTravel #airports #ICE #TSA #fascism
/5

https://daniellemoodie.substack.com/p/the-comet-has-landed-americas-self

"When expertise is culled and bureaucracies are gutted for the 'laughs,' the safety of every citizen is traded for a headline. …

For those who thought they were safe—the wealthy, the indifferent—the reality is finally setting in: when you destroy the infrastructure of a nation for a grift, the lights eventually go out for everyone."

#Trump #Republicans #AirTravel #airports #ICE #NSA #fascism
/6

Oliver Markus Molloy offers a video of ICE arresting people at the San Francisco airport yesterday.

#Trump #Republicans #AirTravel #airports #ICE #TSA #fascism
/7

https://www.fascism.link/p/as-of-today-ice-thugs-are-at-airports

"The President has a fascist secret police. They'll be everywhere soon if we don't stop them."

#Trump #Republicans #AirTravel #airports #ICE #TSA #fascism
/8

https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/inescapable-ice-the-dawning-of-an

"Sme outlets like Punchball have reported that there was a deal on the table to fund everything but ICE. But Trump walked away and said, No, not until you pass my SAVE Act, which is a voter suppression bill that would require you to show proof of citizenship to vote, not a voter ID, your birth certificate, your passport."

~ Susan J. Demas

#Trump #Republicans #AirTravel #airports #ICE #TSA #fascism #SAVEAct
/9

https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/trumps-sending-ice-to-tsa-lines-near

"ICE agents have now been deployed to fourteen airports across the country, and reports indicate they are actively trying to avoid being photographed or recorded. …

Video [by Diego Luzuriaga] shows ICE agents running from photographers while continuing patrols at JFK Airport in NYC, as massive TSA security lines grow at airports across the U.S., adding to the chaotic scene."

~ Aaron Parnas

#Trump #Republicans #AirTravel #airports #ICE #TSA #fascism
/10

https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-ice-agents-run-from-photographers

Calling Trump and MAGA 'fascist' out loud was once a surefire way to be mocked and dismissed from left, right, or center. But as we discussed here, fascism isn’t an insult — it’s an analytical framework that both explains why Trump and MAGA are doing what they do, and lets us anticipate what they will do."

~ Michael Podhorzer

#Trump #Republicans #AirTravel #airports #ICE #TSA #fascism
/11

https://www.weekendreading.net/p/jason-stanley-on-fascism

@wdlindsy

It's quite a useful litmus test for political understanding:

"Is Trump a Nazi?" Correct answer: "Um, I'm not sure, that's a complicated question."

"Is Trump a fascist?" Correct answer: "Yes, that's bleedingly obvious".