Report: Days before masked immigration agents detained Rumeysa Ozturk, the State Dept said there was no evidence linking her to antisemitic activities or support for a 'terrorist' organization."
Yet she was arrested for engaging “in activities in support of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization."
Ozturk had co-written an op-ed calling for her university to divest from Israel.
All that happy talk about RFK Jr supporting the measles vaccine was bunk. The full transcript & subsequent reporting and actions make clear he’s deeply invested in proving vaccines are the problem, not the solution.
It’s part of a much bigger blow to American HC that’ll reverberate for decades.
“Truth & transparency aren’t desired by this sec.” (& throughout the Trump regime)
A sicker, poorer electorate is easier to rule. It’s a Putinesque.
#Health #Autocracy #USPol
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/dont-be-fooled-rfk-jr-kennedy-is-still-talking-down-vaccines-hhs-cuts-measles-cdc
Regardless some judges that resist against Trump, it's clear that the judiciary is not going to stop the transition to autocracy and/or fascism in the US. The institution that should, US congress, is completely failing and the world is noticing that.
#usa #congress #democracy #politics #autocracy #fascism #judiciary
Revenge and vengeance against perceived slights as Pentagon removes Greenland base commander after Vance visit - Instilling fear in the command ranks of the military to ensure loyalty and clamp down on command officer authority. This is what dictators and autocrats do. #Military #Coup #AmericanCoup #Fascism #Autocracy https://www.axios.com/2025/04/11/pentagon-fires-greenland-colonel-vance-visit
Anybody who gets “in the way” of #Trump’s efforts to deport migrants will be charged “for obstruction, for concealment,” #AlinaHabba, the interim US attorney in #NewJersey, warned.
“I will come after them hard,” she said.
The move is part of a broader effort by Trump to use the #DOJ to punish Democratic state & city officials who refuse to help carry out the admin’s extreme #immigration agenda & to quash so-called #SanctuaryCities.
*Top* US Prosecutor in #NewJersey, a #Trump Loyalist, Targets Governor
#AlinaHabba said she was investigating Gov. Philip D. Murphy & the state’s attorney general [#NJAG] over #immigration policy. She called the inquiry a “warning for everybody.”
#law #intimidation #WeaponizationOfGovernment #EnemiesList #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #federalism
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/nyregion/trump-justice-department-habba-immigration.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=BFE44020-29CA-4995-8D54-CCAD9494BA82
In the latest episode of “The Real Cabinet Members of Mar-a-Lago,” Donald Trump has reportedly introduced a new accessory for his inner circle: golden lapel pins featuring his own likeness. Yes, you read that correctly. Forget the traditional American flag pin; the new symbol of allegiance is a miniature golden Trump bust. This move seems to be less about patriotism and more about personal branding.
Apparently, these aren’t just fun party favors from a Mar-a-Lago gift shop—they’re more like loyalty badges. As in, “Show your allegiance, or find the door.” It’s the kind of move you’d expect in a high school clique, not the highest levels of U.S. government. But hey, who needs functioning institutions when you can have golden brooches of Dear Leader. #USPol #politics #AmericanCoup #coup #Fascism #Autocracy
Last month, #JDVance said #Denmark had "not done a good job" for #Greenland & had not spent enough on security while visiting the Danish territory.
The alleged email, released by a #military news site, told staff Vance's comments were "not reflective" of the base. A #Pentagon spox cited the article, saying "undermining" US leadership was not tolerated.
#dissent #diplomacy #ForeignPolicy #geopolitics #authoritarianism #autocracy #Trump
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/04/10/space-force-commander-greenland-sent-out-email-breaking-vance-after-his-visit.html
#US fires #Greenland military base chief for 'undermining' #JDVance
The head of the US military base in Greenland has been fired after she reportedly sent an email distancing herself from JD Vance's criticism of #Denmark.
The US military's Space Operations Command said Col #SusannahMeyers had been removed from her role at #Pituffik Space Base due to a "loss of confidence in her ability to lead".
#dissent #diplomacy #geopolitics #authoritarianism #autocracy #Trump
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/creq99l218do
“UK government wants to legalise automated police decision-making”
by Statewatch.org
“A proposed law in the UK would allow police decisions to be made solely by computers, with no human input. The Data Use and Access Bill would remove a safeguard in data protection law that prohibits solely automated decision-making by law enforcement agencies”
“Autocracy”
by Michael de Adder
imagine where we would be now if only SCOTUS had allowed the January 6th trial to go forward as scheduled
The admin’s consideration of such a quixotic quest underscores the growing clout of #tech magnates & #Trump’s increasingly expansionist #ForeignPolicy. After campaigning on a largely isolationist platform, #Trump has since his Nov election suggested taking back the #PanamaCanal, annexing #Canada, acquiring #Greenland, & redeveloping the war-torn #Gaza Strip after seizing the beachfront land from displaced #Palestinians.
JFC
As the #Trump administration intensifies efforts to acquire #Greenland from #Denmark — or take it by force — some #SiliconValley #tech investors are promoting the frozen island as a site for a so-called freedom city, a #libertarian utopia with minimal #corporate #regulation, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
#broligarchy #technocracy #plutocracy #kleptocracy #autocracy #law #geopolitics
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greenland-freedom-city-rich-donors-push-trump-tech-hub-up-north-2025-04-10/
No one, apparently, is willing to prevent a single man from destroying the world #economy, wrecking financial #markets, forcing this country & other countries into #recession if that’s what #Trump feels like doing when he gets up tomorrow morning.
This is what arbitrary, absolute power looks like. And this is why the men who wrote the #Constitution never wanted anyone to have it.
Trump on the Nat'l Museum of African American History and Culture:
2017: "Amazing to see. This is a truly great museum."
2025: "Ideological indoctrination [and] divisive narratives that distort our shared history."
This is what happens when an unstable, unprincipled president is owned by ideologues and enemies of democracy.
If you believe all of the tRump #Tariff drama was legitimate, ask yourself about the proposed $37 TRILLION in new debt in the republican budget. Ask yourself about all of the ignored court orders. Finally ask yourself about all the deportations - without due process!
This is #Autocracy and we are living in a dictatorship!
#tRumpDictatorship
#tRumpDisaster
#StandUpFightBack
#USpol #USPolitics
These intimate details about the personal lives of people who live in the #UnitedStates are held in disconnected #data systems across the federal govt—some at #Treasury, some at the #SocialSecurity Admin & some at the Dept of #Education, among other agencies.
The #Trump admin is now trying to connect the dots of that disparate #information.
Well, this is, terrifying
#Trump Wants to Merge Government #Data. Here Are 314 Things It Might Know About You.
The federal govt knows your mother’s maiden name & your bank account number. The student debt you hold. Your disability status. The company that employs you & the wages you earn there. And that’s just a start.
#law #InfoSec #NationalSecurity #privacy #Musk #DOGE #TrumpCoup #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/us/politics/trump-musk-data-access.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-U4.b0U4.Dd4UOgKl268D&smid=bs-share
The Only Way to Stop the #FinancialCrisis
#Trump isn’t listening to what the #StockMarket is telling him. He’s not negotiating w/foreign leaders in good faith. He’s not hearing what corporate CEOs are saying.
By Annie Lowrey
#economy #tariffs #inflation #recession #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/04/bond-selloff-trump-economic/682363/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxUgc95YQp_Yxas3YBhDidZg&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
