The Authoritarians

Easy enough to move it from the non-fiction section

I hoped never to see concentration camps like the ones I grew up in appear again in this country. Reading this breaks my heart.

The fallacy that 'we must take a side' leads to further cognitive errors.

AS #ICE begins to round up Jewish people the parallel with the Nazis is becoming a lot clearer

AS #ICE begins to round up Jewish people the parallel with the Nazis is becoming a lot clearer

The UK Terrorism Act was enacted to address terrorism. The UK government seems to be twisting this to now include non-violent direct action protest. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Both. Two forms of slippery spin simultaneously

😳 Illegally DEPORTED and TORTURED

…what is HAPPENING in AMERICA 😔
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

Flooding the zone with shit. Read the textbook

During the WW2 Operation Loyton in the Vosges 31 British SAS were captured and murdered by the Nazis. In reprisal 140 French civilians also were taken to die in concentration camps. When the authoritarian spectre reaches full pitch they annihilate anyone who does not submit.

A core fallacy being made by Trump supporters is that because they support him then he will protect them and not come after them. Throughout history authoritarian followers have made this mistake. He will search for any sign that you are not submitting to him, forever.

Capitalism is the most insidious form of authoritarianism

Vintage portrait of an Orthodox Jewish man wearing a hat and a formal coat, featuring a neatly trimmed beard.

20 June 1885 | Polish Jew, Israel Michel Lerner, was born in Tarnów. He emigrated to Belgium.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 15 September 1942. he was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

It's good to have a plan ...

“Americans are being forced to accept masked paramilitary forces stopping you anytime, anywhere—demanding to know where people are from,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social. “It is an assault on the idea of America itself.”

“The homegrowns are next” 🇺🇸 #StopICE

A brave 20 year old US citizen that stood up to ICE, Adrian Andrew Martinez, disappeared by the regime. His family currently unable to find him after being kidnapped by regime troopers.

His mother: "I have no idea where he's at. I don't know if he's okay. I'm really worried right now." #StopICE

amid the analyses of the far right rising, it's nice to have a story about the far right losing. this one adds some interesting, if unsettling, insight into how it happened, and why "claim no easy victories" remains a useful precept.

You can see the ICE agents in their minivans then the LAPD cars in the back appearing to block the Dodger Stadium parking lot entrance.

When I asked an LAPD officer if they are blocking ICE from entering the parking lot she said “put it this way. The Dodgers don’t want them coming in.”

BREAKING:

The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".

It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.

You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!

#MAGAKidnappers

‘He’s moving at a truly alarming speed’: Trump propels US into authoritarianism A senator handcuffed, people snatched in public, military deployed – Trump’s slide to authoritarianism has come quicker than critics feared

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

GOV. WALZ: “This cannot be the norm. It cannot be the way we deal with our political differences.”

This former U.S. Army Recon Scout is calling it like it is:

“The people I served with in the 10th Mountain Division deserve a parade — Not the guy who says we can’t afford healthcare but spends millions celebrating himself.”

That’s not patriotism. That’s what dictators do.

Sarcasm, though this seems to be the actual belief of many Right Wingers. The fact that Right Wingers won or control almost all media, social media, youtubes, podcasts, substacks etc. is not enough for them.

BING🎯! Sherriff & police fiefdoms, whom local politicians do nothing to control, are effectively the bulwarks of fascism;

New FEMA head tells staff: "Don't get in my way… I will run right over you" Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson warns FEMA personnel in first all-hands meeting, saying "I and I alone speak for FEMA."

Authoritarians govern by fear, and this is happening across our federal agencies right now:
www.cbsnews.com/news/fema-ac...

www.facebook.com/watch/?v=111...