Paul Revere by Cyrus Dallin, North End, Boston

Monday, September 22, 2025

THIS IS HOW AUTHORITARIAN/DICTATOR/THUGS BEHAVE:




"Massive banners of President Donald Trump's face adorning the exteriors of federal buildings in the nation's capital have led some Democratic lawmakers to draw comparisons to the kind of overt displays of authoritarian propaganda under leaders such as Kim Jong Un, Benito Mussolini and Saddam Hussein. 
 
The banners were installed on the buildings of the Departments of Agriculture, Labor, and Health and Human Services in Washington D.C. They have cost taxpayers at least $50,000, according to a new oversight report released by Democratic Senator Adam Schiff's office this week. 

 "Dictators throughout history have used oversized portraits to convey their power and intimidate their subjects," the report said. 

"In addition to the waste of taxpayer funds, the Trump Administration’s propaganda banners prompt troubling questions about whether the Trump Administration is deliberately modeling itself after authoritarian regimes."








🚨 TRUMP DEMANDS JAIL FOR JOURNALISTS — AND PROSECUTIONS OF HIS ENEMIES 🚨


President Trump is no longer hinting at authoritarianism. He’s living it out loud.


On Friday, Trump declared that reporters who criticize him are breaking the law — saying, “They take a great story and make it bad. I think that’s really illegal.” No law cited. Just a threat.


He then unveiled a new Pentagon crackdown: Journalists must now pledge not to gather any information — even unclassified — unless it’s been approved. If they refuse? Their credentials will be revoked.


This is censorship by design, and it’s not isolated.


On Saturday, Trump publicly leaked a private message to Attorney General Pam Bondi — furious she hasn’t prosecuted his political enemies fast enough. He named James Comey, Letitia James, and Adam Schiff and wrote: “We can’t delay any longer. It’s killing our reputation and credibility.”


He then attacked U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert for refusing to indict them, falsely claimed he “fired” him, and announced a replacement: Lindsey Halligan — his personal attorney and White House aide.


Halligan, who helped gut the classified docs case and recently led a Trump-backed review of the Smithsonian’s slavery exhibits, will now oversee prosecutions in one of America’s most powerful legal districts — if confirmed by a Republican Senate.


This isn’t just retribution. It’s regime behavior.


He’s threatening the press. Demanding the jailing of rivals. Replacing prosecutors with loyalists.


4 comments:

Les Carpenter said...

Totalitarianism is absolutely being injected into every layer of the federal government. The pace and intensity will only increase. This is no longer just a threat of fundamentally changing our government, it is happing real time in front of our very eyes.

America is metamorphing into a viciously corrupt authoritarian state under the racist, misogynistic, lying direction if a malignant narcissist without a thread of decency, compassion, or wisdom in his ignorant carcass.

Dave Miller said...

This is how authoritarian elected leaders behave... instead of a "whoever does wrong gets arrested and prosecuted" approach, only those in conflict with the authoritarian get arrested and prosecuted. Those supporting that person get a pass.

Here's an example... The Trump Admin is prioritizing a "case" against Comey and others, in spite of the views from their partisan amigos in the DOJ saying there is no case to be made, no evidence of criminal behavior.

And across the hallway, the FBI has, if multiple reports from both liberal and conservative news orgs are to be believed, both audio and video tapes of then private citizen now Homeland Security Border Czar Tom Homan accepting bags of cash, 50K if it's important, for future help in getting business and appointments from the Trump Admin.

Leaving aside the obvious contradictions for us Mothership watchers of their sailors now loving Czars, how are the actions of the Trump Admin as it relates to Homan seen as...
1. Supporting law and order
2. Not seen as authoritarian

Asking for a friend...

BB-Idaho said...

Gee, I hope those huge drapes with the orange guy are for Halloween.

Dave Dubya said...

I found a meme that I can relate to:
(Image of Grogu flipping the bird)
The tolerant Left?
No, they’re down the hall.
We’re the “Fuck off and die, you racist motherfuckers” Left.