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I’m a 10-year Air Force veteran with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan,10 years as a civil service employee for the federal government. Votes blue, LBGTQ+ ally. https://substack.com/@historyguy00

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Propaganda is the fuel of fascism and tyranny.

17.10.2025 12:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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“The crisis unfolding in southwest Alaska has drawn attention to Trump cuts to grants to help small, mostly Indigenous villages prepare for storms… a $20 million U.S. EPA grant to Kipnuk, which was inundated by floodwaters, was terminated by Trump…” www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2025/oc...

17.10.2025 12:29 — 👍 688    🔁 369    💬 20    📌 20
Italy - Unification, Revolution, Monarchy | Britannica Italy - Unification, Revolution, Monarchy: Mussolini’s relative success as leader of a “normalizing” constitutional government did not last long. When the new parliament met, Giacomo Matteotti, leader...

Fascist fact number 9:
Mussolini bent the laws and then systematically abolished them to create and totalitarian autocracy. Making it so he had supreme control of the government.

www.britannica.com/place/Italy/...

14.10.2025 17:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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💙💙💙💙 - NewsBreak The best local & breaking news source in the US, featuring local weather, alerts, deals, events and more.

The lessons of the past.
share.newsbreak.com/fg8q3skh?s=i16

14.10.2025 17:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Be there. Saturday, October 18th.
www.nokings.org

13.10.2025 12:49 — 👍 8869    🔁 3268    💬 227    📌 140

As a parent of a special needs child, this is appalling and I’m sad to call myself American.

13.10.2025 21:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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State of Deception: the Power of Nazi Propaganda - State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum This exhibition encourages us to think about what propaganda is, how it works, and how to respond when it aims to divide people and promote violence.

Fascist fact number 8: Hitler used propaganda to shape public opinion about the Jewish community and other so called “undesirables”

exhibitions.ushmm.org/propaganda/h...

13.10.2025 21:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Fascist fact number 7:
Hitler suspended civil liberties after the Reichstag fire in 1933. This essentially allowed Hitler to declare martial law.

13.10.2025 12:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

11.10.2025 23:44 — 👍 30451    🔁 10332    💬 686    📌 478
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This Is Fascism

12.10.2025 01:43 — 👍 29971    🔁 12585    💬 698    📌 758
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Funny but true.

09.10.2025 23:57 — 👍 683    🔁 207    💬 29    📌 7
The Enabling Law – The Holocaust Explained: Designed for schools

Fascist fact number 6: Hitler fired or removed any civil servants that did not fit into his “mold” of a model German citizen. Basically firing judges and bureaucrats who weren’t Nazis. See enabling law March 1933.

www.theholocaustexplained.org/the-nazi-ris....

07.10.2025 15:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I Just Found WHO is On Trump’s Federal Layoff Hit List While the country’s distracted by the shutdown, the administration is quietly preparing targeted mass firings that could gut key agencies.

open.substack.com/pub/michaelf...

07.10.2025 13:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The 1933 election and Enabling Act - Consolidation of power - WJEC - GCSE History Revision - WJEC - BBC Bitesize Learn and revise about Hitler's consolidation of power for WJEC Unit 2 Germany in Transition with BBC Bitesize.

Fascist fact number 5: both Hitler and Mussolini enacted bans on political parties opposed to their ideology. Calling them criminal and making it illegal to form any opposition parties.

www.history.com/articles/9-t...

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/gui....

06.10.2025 13:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
FEDERAL LAW BROKEN By VA Secretary In Support Of President Trump
YouTube video by TheCivDiv FEDERAL LAW BROKEN By VA Secretary In Support Of President Trump

youtube.com/watch?v=CTea...

05.10.2025 22:45 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

Fascist fact number 4: both Hitler and Mussolini used economic warfare to put strain on domestic and international enemies. While not directly withholding money, they would go after supply lines and capture territory that they felt would serve their agendas and gain them resources.

05.10.2025 22:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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15 Most Notorious Secret Police Forces in World History - History Collection Throughout history, secret police organizations have played pivotal roles in shaping societies by enforcing political control and suppressing dissent. These clandestine agencies often operated beyond ...

Fascist fact number 3: Mussolini took control of the countries police forces to go after Anti-Fascist (ANTIFA) opponents through intimidation, surveillance and suppression.

historycollection.com/15-most-noto...

04.10.2025 12:33 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Mussolini Seizes Dictatorial Powers in Italy | Research Starters | EBSCO Research <p>In the early 20th century, Italy experienced a gradual expansion of democratic rights under a constitutional monarchy, with significant advancements in political participation, especially for the w...

Fascist fact number 2: Mussolini used propaganda and political violence to subdue any rival party or faction.

www.ebsco.com/research-sta...

03.10.2025 12:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Fascist fact number 1: Hitler intimidated universities to spew his propaganda or face consequences. Sound familiar?

Source: www.congress.gov/118/meeting/...

02.10.2025 23:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Got me a new tattoo. Sundog Art Studio, Lynchburg, VA sundogartstudios.com

02.10.2025 22:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
High School Football Games Re-Scheduled After Ospreys Build Nest on Light Tower
YouTube video by Inside Edition High School Football Games Re-Scheduled After Ospreys Build Nest on Light Tower

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30.08.2025 05:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Opinion | The Hidden Costs of Handing Over Our National Parks The federal-state partnerships that have been the bedrock of the National Park Service’s work for more than 100 years are now under great threat.

www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/08/opin...

29.08.2025 12:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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3 Competing Visions for the Future of Our National Parks The Trump administration, the House and the Senate have each laid out their potential budgets for national parks and public lands. They could not be more different.

www.npca.org/articles/101...

18.08.2025 20:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Legendary astronaut and U.S. | VoteVets Legendary astronaut and U.S. Navy Veteran Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13 and pioneer on Apollo 8, has died at 97. Known for turning a tragic mission into a “successful failure,” his courage and c...

www.linkedin.com/posts/voteve...

10.08.2025 00:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hegseth’s Headlong Pursuit of Academic Mediocrity - NewsBreak His military-education reforms seem designed to ensure fighting men can’t think and thinking men can’t fight.

Great article from @theatlantic.com

share.newsbreak.com/eg2fw2b1

09.08.2025 11:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Heinous.

07.08.2025 20:57 — 👍 23226    🔁 8501    💬 2660    📌 1185
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Day of Action Take action with Park Protectors across the country to protect every park.

www.npca.org/campaigns/da...

07.08.2025 22:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

But people in the trans community are the problem 🤔

04.08.2025 13:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Trump Told Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans. Here’s What They Flagged.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...

23.07.2025 11:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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