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The Chaos Presidency: The High Cost of the “Peace President’s” New War
Fourteen months into his second term, the ‘Peace President’ narrative has been replaced by a reality of multi-front global conflict. From pre-emptive strikes in Iran to a 1,100-point Dow drop, the cost of the new ‘Chaos Presidency’ is mounting for every American.
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2026 State of the Union Lies: The State of the Delusion
Beyond the rhetoric of the 2026 State of the Union lies a deeper attempt to normalize executive overreach and economic misinformation. We deconstruct Trump’s latest claims, from illegal trade policies to his assault on judicial independence, exposing the fiction that threatens to redefine the American union.
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2026 Midterm Election Interference: The New War on the Ballot
As the 2026 midterm election cycle begins, a new front has opened in the war on the ballot. From the gutting of CISA to DHS investigations into naturalized citizens, see how federal overreach is targeting local elections—and how states are fighting back.
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Presidential Immunity Ruling: The Enabler on the Bench
The Supreme Court’s 2024 immunity ruling didn’t just bend the law; it shattered the eight-century-old principle that the King is not the Law. By granting absolute immunity for ‘official acts,’ the Court has effectively licensed an imperial presidency, inviting corruption, the weaponization of federal agencies, and a law-free executive.
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Trump Immigration Policy: The New Era of Racial Engineering
Trump immigration policy shifts to racial engineering. See how Minneapolis and Chicago build community resistance to mass deportations.
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The Fight for Democracy: Week 55
I. The Erosion at Home and Abroad The story of America’s weakening democracy is still being defined by an aggressive expansion of executive power. According to analysts, when Washington backs away from supporting democracy and human rights globally, it sends a clear signal to authoritarian leaders that there’s little cost for repression. Strongmen around the…
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“Who Will Stop This Nightmare?”
A little while back, after I wrote an article about abuses by ICE, The Violence Comes From ICE, and It’s Increasingly Deadly, a friend asked me, “Who will be the one to help stop this nightmare?” My answer was then, and remains now, uncomfortable but inescapable: Only we can stop the nightmare. I’ll explain. The…
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This Is What ICE Really Looks Like
I’ve read countless news stories and watched clip after clip showing the brutal tactics ICE uses. They make your blood boil. This is America—there should be no place in this country for what I’ve seen. But even the most shocking headlines and videos barely scratch the surface. News stories hit only the broad strokes, and…
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From Redcoats to ICE: The Return of the Internal Security State
For most of American history, Americans have imagined the threat to our liberty as something that originated from a foreign entity. An invading army, a hostile ideology, perhaps a distant tyrant like Adolph Hitler or Putin. But our founders feared something closer to home: a government that would turn its power inward, using surveillance, force,…
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The Violence Comes From ICE, and It’s Increasingly Deadly
← Back to Democratic Backsliding & Authoritarian Drift Over the past twelve months, a pattern has emerged across the United States, a pattern that is stark, consistent, and deadly. From Colorado to California, from Maryland to Minnesota, ICE agents have shot, wounded, and killed civilians with increasing frequency. This can only be described as an…
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ICE on Steroids: The New Face of Federal Violence
← Back to Democratic Backsliding & Authoritarian Drift The New Normal of ICE Violence We’re all watching something dangerous take shape in real time. ICE is no longer acting like a federal law enforcement agency that has to follow professional rules or answer to the public. It’s behaving like a force that’s been given a…
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ICE’s Nationalistic Enforcement Culture Was Built Under Bush
← Back to Democratic Backsliding & Authoritarian Drift The Bush Years ICE hasn’t really changed since it was created. The agency you see today is the same one that came into being in 2003, and it goes after its goals with the same fire it had back then. If you’re looking for a single thread…