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skua<p>3/?</p><p>Adding</p><p>5. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThoseBucksStopHere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThoseBucksStopHere</span></a> - graft, grift, bribes, pay to play, blackmail.</p><p>6. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DisplayFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisplayFascism</span></a> - parading of Trumpian fascism.</p><p>In addition to 1. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FTZWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTZWS</span></a>, 2. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MWTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MWTS</span></a>, 3. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowerGrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerGrab</span></a>, 4. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProtectPutin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectPutin</span></a></p><p>Do you see other useful categories of Trumpian actions?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
If the oceans die, we die....<p>Trump tv.<br>Arrest judges for believing in due process. Warrants for arrest? We don’t need no stinking warrants. Arrest everyone. Constitution. Who cares. I do. So should you. Resistance is not futile.. resist with every bone in your body. Resist with every penny in your pocket. Resist until you die. This is the only way democracy will survive.Tell the truth. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/powerGrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powerGrab</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unconstitutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unconstitutional</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/separationOfpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>separationOfpower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/judge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arrest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Milwaukee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Milwaukee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/administration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>administration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wisconsin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a></p>
RonSupportsYou<p>"Inside the Harvard-Trump showdown: Ian Bremmer's Quick Take": <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psbm0IWoDRM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Psbm0IWoDRM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowerGrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerGrab</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoodIdeas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodIdeas</span></a></p>
JNSLCT<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheConversationFR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheConversationFR</span></a> </p><p>Pour les extrêmes droites mondiales soutenues par Musk, Trump, Milei ou Bolsonaro, le nazisme reste une référence indépassable</p><p>Entretien avec Johann <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chapoutot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chapoutot</span></a>, spécialiste du nazisme, auteur de Les irresponsables. Qui a porté Hitler au pouvoir ? (Gallimard) et coauteur de Le monde nazi, 1919-1945, avec Christian <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ingrao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ingrao</span></a> et Nicolas <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Patin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patin</span></a> (Tallandier)</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/pour-les-extremes-droites-mondiales-soutenues-par-musk-trump-milei-ou-bolsonaro-le-nazisme-reste-une-reference-indepassable-251730" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/pour-les-e</span><span class="invisible">xtremes-droites-mondiales-soutenues-par-musk-trump-milei-ou-bolsonaro-le-nazisme-reste-une-reference-indepassable-251730</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hitler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hitler</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nazism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nazism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kleptofascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptofascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/terror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terror</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maffia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maffia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/powergrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powergrab</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“Jeremy Corbyn speaks to the Canary about the corporate power grab taking place in politics”</p><p>by Ed Sykes in The Canary <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/@thecanaryuk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thecanaryuk</span></a></span> </p><p>“The question about the corporate power grab is the most fundamental question there is. What we have is global corporations, a very small number of them, have massive incredible power, far greater power than almost any national government anywhere”</p><p><a href="https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2025/03/05/jeremy-corbyn-interview/?__s=pw3ygmyxve9etudpqdrh" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/05/jeremy-corbyn-interview/?__s=pw3ygmyxve9etudpqdrh</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Corbyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corbyn</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporate</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PowerGrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerGrab</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Donations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donations</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Warmongers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Warmongers</span></a></p>
BerlinFokus<p><a href="https://berlin.social/tags/PowerGrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerGrab</span></a> in der <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/SPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SPD</span></a> nach <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Scholz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scholz</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/R%C3%BCcktritt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rücktritt</span></a> und nun endlich volle Segel auf <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Rechtskurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rechtskurs</span></a> setzen. ⛵️ 💪</p><p><a href="https://www.merkur.de/politik/klingbeil-lars-boris-pistorius-pakt-hilfe-spd-merz-93591672.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">merkur.de/politik/klingbeil-la</span><span class="invisible">rs-boris-pistorius-pakt-hilfe-spd-merz-93591672.html</span></a></p><p>🤦😂 🤡</p>
Zzyzx/P<p>Where is the Congress? They have <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abdicated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abdicated</span></a> their responsibilities completely. This naked <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/powergrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powergrab</span></a> will lead to the nation becoming a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tinpot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tinpot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a>.</p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0SLBMmg4mc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=F0SLBMmg4m</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/democracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracyNow</span></a> </p><p>'Gum Up the Works': <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DavidSirota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSirota</span></a>''s Advice to <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democrats</span></a> on Reversing Trump's <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/PowerGrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerGrab</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/USAShitShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAShitShow</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>Here is a quick Vox explainer about Trump's federal funding freeze. </p><p><a href="https://www.vox.com/donald-trump/397185/the-logoff-trump-federal-spending-freeze-power-grab" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vox.com/donald-trump/397185/th</span><span class="invisible">e-logoff-trump-federal-spending-freeze-power-grab</span></a></p><p>38/x </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Vox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vox</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/PowerGrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerGrab</span></a></p>
JNSLCT<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kleptofascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptofascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/powergrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powergrab</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> </p><p>How the Muskrat is messing with your social security, your religion, and everything else</p><p>He and his goons must be stopped</p><p><a href="https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-the-muskrat-is-messing-with-your" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">robertreich.substack.com/p/how</span><span class="invisible">-the-muskrat-is-messing-with-your</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/swamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swamp</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UkraineWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
JNSLCT<p>The Fu*king Nightmare<br>Trump II, week 2</p><p>.. <br>He’s been “flooding the zone” with so many outrageous (and often illegal) initiatives that many people are overwhelmed, demoralized, and just plain freaked out.</p><p>That’s the intent. <br>..</p><p><a href="https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-fuking-nightmare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">robertreich.substack.com/p/the</span><span class="invisible">-fuking-nightmare</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mask</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/powergrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powergrab</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nazi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/machtuebernahme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>machtuebernahme</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weThePeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weThePeople</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weCanStopThem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weCanStopThem</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UkraineWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
JNSLCT<p>Trump ally Peter Marocco behind evisceration of USAid: ‘He’s a destroyer’</p><p>Campaign ally sowed trail of enmity during first Trump presidency and allegedly was present at January 6 riot</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/01/peter-marocco-trump-usaid" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/01/peter-marocco-trump-usaid</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marocco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marocco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nazi</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/powergrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powergrab</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/machtuebenahme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>machtuebenahme</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;As of 5 pm ET today, Trump will halt tens of billions of dollars in federal spending. ...</p><p>This is not a conservative ploy to shrink the size of government. It’s a neo-fascist ploy to concentrate even more power in Trump’s hands.&quot;</p><p>~ Robert Reich</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/OMB" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OMB</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FederalGrants</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FederalAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PowerGrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PowerGrab</span></a> <br />/2</p><p><a href="https://robertreich.substack.com/p/clearly-illegal" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">robertreich.substack.com/p/cle</span><span class="invisible">arly-illegal</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;A good swath of the American public may soon experience first-hand what it’s like to have all federal money for services, grants and assistance dry up overnight. Perhaps that will finally alert many to the true danger and cost of handing over the reins of government to radicals who want to remake our society entirely.&quot;</p><p>~ Jay Kuo</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/OMB" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OMB</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FederalGrants</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FederalAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PowerGrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PowerGrab</span></a> <br />/1</p><p><a href="https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-omb-funding-freeze" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p</span><span class="invisible">/trump-omb-funding-freeze</span></a></p>
Martijn 🇪🇺🇳🇱<p>Sooo... here's something I didn't expect. Apparently the South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is trying to grab power?</p><p>To our friends in South Korea: good luck in the coming hours and days. I wish you the best in protecting your democracy. ❤️</p><p><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-declares-martial-law/a-70947817" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dw.com/en/south-korean-preside</span><span class="invisible">nt-yoon-suk-yeol-declares-martial-law/a-70947817</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/southkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southkorea</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/martiallaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>martiallaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/YoonSukYeol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YoonSukYeol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/powergrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powergrab</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>OpEd: Obama’s power grab</p><p>Executive order expands presidential prerogative</p><p>By Jeffrey T. Kuhner - The Washington Times - Thursday, March 22, 2012 </p><p>"President Obama has given himself the powers to declare <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MartialLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MartialLaw</span></a> - especially in the event of a war with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a>. It is a sweeping <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PowerGrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerGrab</span></a> that should worry every American.</p><p>"On March 16, the White House released an executive order, 'National Defense Resources Preparedness.' The document is stunning in its audacity and a flagrant violation of the Constitution. It states that, in case of a war or national emergency, the federal government has the authority to take over almost every aspect of American society. Food, livestock, farming equipment, manufacturing, industry, energy, transportation, hospitals, health care facilities, water resources, defense and construction - all of it could fall under the full control of Mr. Obama. The order empowers the president to dispense these vast resources as he sees fit during a national crisis."</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/22/obamas-power-grab/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtontimes.com/news/2012/</span><span class="invisible">mar/22/obamas-power-grab/</span></a></p><p>Obama's Executive Order:<br><a href="https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/16/executive-order-national-defense-resources-preparedness" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/t</span><span class="invisible">he-press-office/2012/03/16/executive-order-national-defense-resources-preparedness</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/electionboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electionboard</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/powergrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powergrab</span></a> was worse than you thought. </p><p>The only <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/reasonable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reasonable</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conclusion</span></a> is that the board’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/proMAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proMAGA</span></a> majority intends the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mayhem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mayhem</span></a> it is creating. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-georgia-election-boards-power-grab-rcna172469" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinio</span><span class="invisible">n/trump-georgia-election-boards-power-grab-rcna172469</span></a></p>
rhtunstall<p>Nothing to see here, just another underhanded <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservative</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/powergrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powergrab</span></a> obtained through secretive consolidation of right wing parties.</p><p>These <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/corrupt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corrupt</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/cons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cons</span></a> seek to further divide and polarize all of <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> through their “unite to collectively hate” campaign, while the center and left rip up agreements and quarrel amongst themselves like stranded toddlers fighting for a Conch shell.</p><p>Honestly, this power steal feels like something taken right out of a <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> playbook.</p><p>These <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/unethical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unethical</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> realized they could only obtain power by taking out competing parties and stealing their votes.</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Disgraceful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disgraceful</span></a> and <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/undemocratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>undemocratic</span></a>. If this is considered acceptable behaviour, Canadian <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> is broken and we’re all downright fucked.</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/bcpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bcpoli</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/skpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skpoli</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/cheaters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cheaters</span></a><br><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/NeverVoteConservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverVoteConservative</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/monopolization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopolization</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BigBusinessPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigBusinessPolitics</span></a> <br> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.crispius.ca/@Crispius" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>crispius</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@globalnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>globalnews</span></a></span></p>
rhtunstall<p>The consolidation of right wing power in <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BCpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCpoli</span></a> is a clear move of desperation by defeated <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/bcconservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bcconservatives</span></a>. </p><p>Without this merger in which they absorb <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/bcunited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bcunited</span></a> (and all their votes) the <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/cons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cons</span></a> could simply never win in <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BC</span></a>. What they needed was a monopoly.</p><p>Much like <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a>, they had to cheat the system and destoy a party just to get in the polls. Now questionable polls in their favour are all we see. No critical discussion of what occurred, no investigations, just a general consensus that the seedy move put hard right wing power on top.</p><p>This is what democracy means to <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/fascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascists</span></a>, just another system they can deflate and gamify to win. That should tell <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/bcians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bcians</span></a> everything they need to know about the <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/bcconservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bcconservative</span></a> party.</p><p>Are there any legal challenges to this losing <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/bcunited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bcunited</span></a> party joining conservatives? It is surely considered un-democratic to absorb a party so close to an election, harnessing the hype and free publicity to push nonsense puff pieces about cons and libs working together. </p><p>Call it what it is, a <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/conservativetakeover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservativetakeover</span></a>. It is truly dumbfounding and disheartening that this rw <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Powergrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Powergrab</span></a> has been accepted in <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/bcpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bcpoli</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/bcmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bcmedia</span></a> without question or concern for its democratic implications.</p><p>If these conniving <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservatives</span></a> actually win this election there will always be an asterisk beside their win reminding everyone how they stole it through greasy bribes and back door deals. All <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/cons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cons</span></a> are <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/goons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>goons</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/NeverVoteConservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverVoteConservative</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BCPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCPoli</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racist</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/cheaters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cheaters</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/liars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liars</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/fakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fakes</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCgGej_TyTo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=nCgGej_TyT</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a> speaks with <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MustafaAli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MustafaAli</span></a> and <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ElieMystal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElieMystal</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Fascsist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascsist</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/PowerGrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerGrab</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/USAShitShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAShitShow</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ChevronDoctrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChevronDoctrine</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/deregulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deregulation</span></a></p>