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.


1 comment:

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.