Paul Revere by Cyrus Dallin, North End, Boston

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General John Kelly: "He said that, in his opinion, Mr. Trump met the definition of a fascist, would govern like a dictator if allowed, and had no understanding of the Constitution or the concept of rule of law."

Friday, November 8, 2024

LISTEN TO THIS:

 


Here's convicted felon and recently released from prison, Steve Bannon, and Kash Patel (who, I've read, is on the short list to head the CIA in Trump's regime).



This is EXACTLY the way fascists speak and threaten when they take power. Kash Patel, the next possible Director of Central Intelligence under Trump: 



 “We’re going to come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens, who helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections. We’re going to come after you.” 





 PS. The 60+ court cases all found that there was no fraud, no rigging in the 2020 election and that Trump was lying about it and has recently admitted he "lost by a whisker!" 


By law, CIA is specifically prohibited from collecting foreign intelligence concerning the domestic activities of US citizens. Its mission is to collect information related to foreign intelligence and foreign counterintelligence.





Patel and Bannon are talking like fascists when they say they're going to go after people who committed no crimes, and who didn't repeat Trump's lies about the 2020 election.

This is how authoritarian strongmen govern.

This isn't American.


17 comments:

Mike said...

Buckle up. It's going to be a rough 4 year ride.

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

"This isn't American"... but prosecuting former US Presidents and lawyers who defended him was?

Remember all those censored stories between 2021-5? The truth is out there.

Shaw Kenawe said...

Trump's been a lawbreaker all his life. He broke the law, was indicted, was found guilty and liable. That's how justice works. You are so marinated in Trump's lies, deceits, and lawlessness that you actually believe he deserves to commit crimes and get away with them.

Shaw Kenawe said...

Raw Story: "President-elect Donald Trump courted union voters during his successful 2024 presidential bid, and now Bloomberg reports that his incoming administration is poised to deliver a "body blow" to organized labor that has enjoyed a significant renaissance under President Joe Biden's administration."

Bait and switch. Deceit and lies. Never trust a convicted criminal, adjudicated sexual assaulter/rapist who deceived and cheated on all three wives and even on his mistress with a porn star.

Trump is a liar deep in his dishonest bones.

The poor fools who trusted and voted for him will soon find out this truth.

Shaw Kenawe said...


The Intellectualist
@highbrow_nobrow
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Lies are the building blocks of fascism.

This warning was issued in 2016, and now, a fortress has been built to shield their base from any unwelcome news.

We are living in fragmented realities, parallel worlds that no longer intersect.

Shaw Kenawe said...

“When criminals break the laws, the laws become “the deep state” to criminals.” — Malcolm Nance

Les Carpenter said...

Now Amerika... is rapidly morphing into a Fascist Italy or a Nazi Germany.

The power crazed blood thirsty soon to be Furher Trump and his radical power hungry toadies will fundamentally and thoroughly change this nation from a democratic republic into MAGA's apparently desired authoritarian Christian Nationalist nation where anybody, at any time, and for any trumped up reason can be prosecuted and imprisoned (or killed) on the whim of a narcissitic asshole without compassion or love for anything but his pathetic self. EFF Trump.

Les Carpenter said...

And there it is.

-fj again normalizing criminality in defense of fascism and authoritarianism.

As the promise of America (Soon to be Amerika) dies and agonizing death fir millions upon millions.

Shaw Kenawe said...

Fascism.

Fox News Hosts Suggest ‘Death Penalty’ For Donald Trump Prosecutors | HuffPost

Joe Conservative said...

Nelson Mandela should never have been elected president of South Africa... he "had a record".

Grey One talks sass said...

Authoritarians and Fascists are busy on the airwaves talking about their plans to subvert democracy. The hypocrisy is stunning.

The over the top rhetoric is also on purpose, a test of the reactions of the American people - where will the fascists have to deploy resources to quell rebellion. And yes Les, the intent is to transform the USA into a copy of Russia, North Korea, or China, all regimes admired by the MAGAsphere. As Matt Walsh gleefully stated Project 2025 was the plan all along. (Yeah, like many of us didn't see THAT coming)

Here's a thought - no. We will not go quietly into that good night. Resistance is in our blood, it's who we are as Americans.

Each of us will have to decide how that resistance manifests.

I suck a firing a weapon (more likely to hit a friendly than the target no matter the amount of practice) so I'm doing what I do best - write comments and tell stories. I was thinking that maybe that wasn't enough when a story I tell came to me - the story of the Halfpenny Nail - I'm sure I've mentioned it here once or twice. TLDR version is this:

Because the halfpenny nail was lost the horse shoe was lost,
because the shoe was lost the rider was lost,
because the rider was lost the message was lost,
because the message was lost the battle was lost,
because the battle was lost the war was lost,
because the war was lost the kingdom was lost,
because the kingdom was lost the empire was lost,
all for the lack of a halfpenny nail.

I looked to Maddow for inspiration and she didn't disappoint. There is a clip where Maddow is talking about next steps after the election. Lots of great advice but what stuck out for me was the glee in her voice and eyes as she announced that We Who Resist get to be Pirates now!!!!

Oh yes please.

I'm going to need a new wardrobe.

Shaw Kenawe said...

Nelson Mandela was in prison because he fought against apartheid, a crime against humanity.

Trump was indicted, found guilty and liable by juries after hearing the evidence against him.

Mandela was a national hero in his country; Trump is a national criminal in America.

That you compare the two is just another piece of evidence of your unserious gibberish and determination to make a fool of yourself just to be a disrupter.

Shaw Kenawe said...

I'm still trying to understand the minds of the people who voted to have a convicted criminal, adjudicated sexual assaulter/rapist to lead this country. Trump will be America's Orban, Bolsanaro, Berlusconi. People voted for those anti-democracy scoundrels as well.

PS. Trump appointed a woman as his Chief of Staff, -- a first. I hope she protects herself from the Pu$$y Grabber-in-Chief, and has a talk with the 20+ women who've accused the lecher of sexual assault, including the woman he digitally raped in Bloomingdale's and was found liable for doing so.

‘Your body, my choice’: Women report rise in online misogyny following Donald Trump’s victory.

I can't think of a more apt descriptive of what the next Trump regime will be about.

Les Carpenter said...

Donald Trump spent nearly 10 years desensitizing the nation to decency, dignity, truth, integrity. and ignorance while normalizing greed, hate, racism, misogyny, crime, lying, cheating, division, and filth.

He may be president next year, but, he will NEVER have the respect or love of decent, law abiding, honest, compassionate people. Nor will the greasy manipulative lying bullshit of his MAGA lie gain the trust or support when the sleep walking sheeple realize they got screwed as well.

Les Carpenter said...

No way to truly understand the minds that accepted Trump's lies, divisive instincts, racism, misogyny, and disgusting behaviors. Other than ignorance (wilfull or otherwise).

We now know the road ahead will ultimately be fraught with problems and challenges that the greed machine of Trump, supporting billionaires, and price gouging corporations do not give one iota of concern to. When wild fires and the effects of climate change worsens perhaps the sleeping folks who voted Trump will realize what they actually did.

Les Carpenter said...

I note, hard working presumably intelligent people voted against their own self interest when they voted Trump again.

BB-Idaho said...

"Whats the Matter With Kansas" now applies to the nation. People will vote against their own interests. The sole issue in these hard rock right states is
that their womenfolk will vote to overturn draconian abortion laws. The Founding Fathers are scratching their heads.