Democracy Not Monarchy

Follow the smoke & mirrors. 19-yr old Coristine ex-senior advisor to DOGE, corporate spy, cyber crime supporter, and multi-million dollar heir, randomly gets jumped by legal minors. Their cases can be sealed, identities hidden. No details available. Trump showcases it to mirror martial law. Odd, eh?

Perceived power over others is Trump's ultimate addiction. He simply can't help himself on trying to manipulate anyone possible. It explains why he gets so unreasonably angry when he gets even the slightest bit of pushback. Watch any severe drug addict have their substance snatched. That's Trump.

Dictators and their lackeys MUST ignore facts in order to stay in power and privilege. Convincing others that proven facts are wrong or don't matter is their only option. Anything else leads to an erosion of who and what they are: pathological, narcissistic liars.

Aug 13, 1961: Construction begins on the Berlin Wall, separating neighbors & families for 30 years. A signal of fascism's Iron Curtain to one side, America & NATO's freedom the other, it was deemed impenetrable, omnipresent. It fell at the hands of the people it once tore apart. Freedom always wins.

And for those who might scream about that last line, go touch some grass.

Trump is so intent on grandstanding as America's Emperor that he's toying with modern-day #UFC gladiator matches at the White House for the 250th #IndependenceDay.

Trump's no hero, just a homegrown Nero. No policies or morals, just crazed delusion, narcissism, & contempt.

"Qualis artifex pereo."

Aug 12, 1898: The Hawaiian flag is replaced by the US flag, signifying full annexation. It would take 61 years to become a state & have any representation. Puerto Rico, twice the size of Delaware, was also 1898. Still not a state. As if delaying certain voting powers was a strategy by white men. Hm.

Yes.

(1) A photo of an angered Trump, subtitled "Deploys the National Guard on homeless vets." (2) A photo of a homeless vet. (3) A photo of Trump nonchalant, subtitled "Withholds the National guard for Jan 6th riots." (4) A photo of Jan 6th rioters storming the capitol.

A master of distraction, deathly afraid of the #EpsteinFiles.

Today marks 83 years since the German SS was ordered to exterminate thousands of Jews in Poland. Trump has turned the FBI and ICE into his own SS, for the same goal of removing his version of "unwanted." First, non-whites. Then, trans. Now, the homeless. This is fascism defined.

Aug 11, 1942: German SS begin mass killings of Jews in Poland. Today, Trump ordered the #FBI to clear Washington DC of the homeless. Count the ways: he is already deporting "unwanted," building concentration camps, persecuting political rivals, demanding & accepting bribes. How is this not #fascism?

A Christianity rooted in patriarchy will always define women first and foremost by their relationship to men.

A Christianity rooted in the gospel of Jesus will always see women first and foremost as fellow human beings created in God's image.

May we understand the difference.

Aug 10, 1988 - President Reagan approves paying $20,000 to Japanese-Americans wrongfully interned in concentration camps during WW2.

"This action was taken without trial, without jury. It was based solely on race, for these 120,000 were Americans of Japanese descent."

It was wrong then - and now.

Aug 9, 2004: Chapter 11 bankruptcy plans are announced for Trump Hotel and Casino Resorts. This would be the first of 3 major bankruptcies for the company over the next decade, primarily due to overwhelming debt and financial mismanagement. Sounds familiar? Thank your Republican representatives.

ICE is legalized white nationalism in a weekend militia costume.

A portrait of Richard Nixon with the quote, "I hereby resign this office of president of the United States."

Aug 8, 1974: President Nixon announces that he will resign after breaking the law while in office.

Per Republican Barry Goldwater, "There are only so many lies you can take, and now there has been one too many. Nixon should get his ass out of the White House -- today!”

Hey. Republicans. Hint HINT.

This Is Not a Drill: When the FBI Hunts Lawmakers for Political Resistance...You’re in a Coup The coup isn’t coming. It’s underway. And unless we treat it like a five-alarm fire, we lose everything.

They’re not arresting criminals. They’re arresting resistance. And if that doesn’t shake you, read this twice.👇

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This is the real spirit of our country. Not criminalizing, but compassion. Not tearing families apart, but uniting them. America is strongest when we come together. If you have a moment, throw @johnathanperk.bsky.social some kudos. Not a corporation, just one small group striving to help another.

Aug 7, 1888: Theophilus Van Kannel successfully patents the revolving door. The idea is stolen for the next 137 years by retiring US politicians and the companies that hire them so much so that, like most things that revolve, the government keeps moving but doesn't really make any forward progress.

As of 2024, Texas voter registration was:

46.5% Democratic
37.9% Republican
15.6% Unaffiliated

Reporters need to call out any politician spouting bullshit that it's a red state. It may have been once, but it sure as shit isn't anymore.

The system is designed to lessen voting power, from gerrymandering & voting restrictions to more obscure origins of the Electoral College & Congressional structure. Today's billionaires are the colonial & confederate Landowners of then. White nationalism has always waged war on American democracy.

Unpopular opinion: Texas Democrats need to come back to their state & stand on the steps of the building, just far enough away to deny quorum on redistricting. Force Abbott's hand to restrain each & drag them into the chamber, handcuffed, to achieve quorum. Show us what Republicans are really doing.

Aug 6, 1965: Lyndon B Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act, protecting minority voices around the country. For 60 years, it has been under coordinated attack by white nationalists seeking to dismantle it by any means. This year, the conservative Supreme Court will chip away what little is left.

Aug 5, 1981: Ronald Reagan fires more than 11,000 air traffic controllers on strike against low wages & long hours. American companies follow his lead, firing employees striking for fair, healthier wages & living conditions. Meanwhile, CEO pay and stock prices skyrocket. So much for Middle America.

And, unfortunately, Trump still won't get it.

Aug 4, 1936: Jesse Owens wins a gold metal at the Berlin Olympics, disproving the concept of a Master Race right in front of Adolf Hitler. You would think this lesson has happened enough times that people like Trump & Stephen Miller realize how dangerously idiotic they come across. Yet here we are.

Aug 3, 1882: Congress passes the Immigration Act, which prohibited Chinese immigrants from entering the US, & those already within it from becoming citizens. Sound familiar?

Racist bigots will always see people from other cultures & nations as inferior, expendable. They're called bigots, not Jesus.

The Republican Party: "Why feed and educate children when you can simply exploit them."