53 year old male from Norway 🇧🇻
I am someone who is absolutely not afraid to take a political stand.
I will use Mastodon to express my political opinions, as well as share aspects of my private life.
Warning: History repeats itself
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime systematically targeted and reshaped key institutions—including healthcare, education, research, law, and civil service—to align with their ideology and consolidate control.
The Nazis didn’t just seize political power—they corrupted institutions to enforce totalitarianism. Parallels to modern threats often focus on how democratic safeguards (free press, independent courts, academic freedom) are eroded step by step.
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime did target teachers, among other groups, as part of their efforts to control education and indoctrinate the population with Nazi ideology.
Does this feel familiar to you?
The Electronic Frontier Foundation posts a reminder that "Yes, You Have the Right to Film ICE" -- https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/yes-you-have-right-film-ice
At this point, we arguably have a duty to film ICE.
Across the United States, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has already begun increasing enforcement operations, including highly publicized raids. As immigrant communities, families, allies, and activists think about what can be done to shift policy and protect people, one thing is certain...
Donald Trump proudly pardoned the Nazi who wore a "Camp Auschwitz" sweatshirt while storming the Capitol and beating cops to death.
Anyone who actually believes Trump's prosecuting Mahmoud Khalil because of "antisemitism and rule of law" is either lying to themselves or a closeted Nazi.
None of the trends are encouraging, are they?
Accelerating global warming
More extremism
Less empathy
More disinformation
Less democracy
More wealth inequity
More viral illness
More guns
Less healthcare
Fewer vaccines
More radicalization
More anger
Less trust
More individualism
More corporate profits
Less affordability
More extreme weather
More AI
Less worker protection
And repeated COVID infections hastening dementia, autoimmune disorders, heart disease and disabilities.
Buckle up.
George Takei 
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Dan Gillmor
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
Gabe Ortíz
Meanwhile in Canada
Augie Ray