@benoconnor.bsky.social
Oof. Good luck everybody! (I hope trump and his administration realize that they can’t pardon their way out of The Hague)
Propaganda and The Third “Red Scare”:
youtube.com/shorts/cSehQ...
Propaganda and McCarthyism (The Second Red Scare):
The era is defined by the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and a campaign spreading fear of communist and Soviet influence on American institutions and of Soviet espionage . . . during the late 1940s through the 1950s.
Propaganda and The First Red Scare:
At its height in 1919–1920, concerns over . . . the alleged spread of socialism, communism, and anarchism *in the American labor movement*
Now updated: The 'Presumption of Regularity' study.
1. Noncompliance with judicial orders: 20 cases
2. Courts’ distrust of DOJ information: 43+ cases
3. Courts’ findings of “arbitrary and capricious” conduct: 58 cases
www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...
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Jesus, where TF are we? Asking for the rest of the western world.
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08.10.2025 17:37 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Authoritism/Fascism?
Ultranationalism - check
Myth of “great again” - check
Dictator as leader - check
Paramilitarism - check
Scapegoating - check
Controlled economy - check
Erosion of liberties - check
Controlled information - check
Suppression of dissent - check
Undermining elections - check
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With you and your “complexion for the protection” being the one who needs to evolve, it sure sounds like Waj has all the answers. I don’t think his approach will lead to a winning coalition, but that may not be what he’s after.
And I don’t recall you ever being *in* maga in the first place . . .
Why was Alex Acosta, the goon who secured for Epstein a “sweetheart deal” in 2008, hand-picked *by trump* to be his labor secretary from 2017-2019?
“A pal is a wonderful thing” it seems.
That tracks
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