Tag: Authoritarianism
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Is Trump Using Marijuana Laws to Disarm Blue-State Gun Owners?
It’s no secret that Donald Trump rarely acts without a hidden agenda. His latest move, asking the Supreme Court to uphold a federal law banning gun ownership by illegal drug users, including those who regularly use marijuana, raises a deeply suspicious question: Is this about public safety, or political control? On its face, the case…
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Resist the Deportation State: Why No Kings Matters Now
This weekend’s No Kings demonstrations aren’t just about resisting one policy. They’re about confronting a dangerous pattern of governance that threatens the soul of American democracy. At the center of that pattern is Trump’s mass deportation agenda: a policy rooted in racial scapegoating, cloaked in false promises of law and order, and weaponized to distract…
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Trump’s Inner Circle Is a Dangerous Place to Stand
It’s been 254 days since Trump took office, and honestly? The constitutional chaos he’s created makes Nixon look like an amateur. Let me break it down: Trump’s Assault on the Constitution Trump has trampled core constitutional principles with calculated indifference. He went after Democratic law firms (a federal judge ruled his executive orders violated the…
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The Swamp Ascendant: A Republic on the Verge
Have you ever stood at the edge of a swamp? It’s a place that breathes decay. The air is thick and sour, clinging to your skin. The water doesn’t ripple. It oozes. Beneath its surface, things writhe and feed, unseen but felt. The smell is ancient, like something that’s been rotting for centuries. The creatures…
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The 2026 Coup: Trump’s Assault on the Ballot Box
Donald Trump is rattled. With the 2026 midterms approaching, he sees the writing on the wall. Republicans could lose the House. Maybe the Senate too. And he knows what comes next. That’s why we’re witnessing the early stages of the Trump 2026 Election Coup, a desperate attempt to rewrite the rules, suppress the vote and…
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Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize: Peacemaker or Pretender?
Donald Trump wants the Nobel Peace Prize. That’s certainly a notion worth pondering, preferably while trying to keep a straight face. I gave it a fair shot. Sat down at the computer, searched for a list of Americans who’ve earned that honor in recent decades. Then, with pen in hand and optimism in short supply,…
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Federal Justice Under Trump: This Is What Law and Order Looks Like Now
Selective Federal justice under Trump defines the new normal: the law that was waived for rioters who beat police at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, is now weaponized against a guy who tossed a sandwich at a federal officer. Justice, apparently, is a matter of political perspective. On August 14, 2025, Sean Charles Dunn, a…
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We the People: Our Rights Are Not Theirs to Take
The Constitution is not a gift from government. It’s a declaration of our authority. It is a compact among the American people, drafted by our Founders and ratified by representatives chosen to reflect our will. Local, state and federal governments were created by us; not to rule over us, but to serve us. They enjoy…
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Trump’s Cognitive Decline and Authoritarianism
When Power and Reality Diverge Most of us know a neighbor, a parent, or a close friend who’s entered a stage of life where age begins to affect how they communicate, move and make decisions. So when we saw all of those same signs in Joe Biden, the slower walk, the occasional pause or repetition,…
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My Constitution. My Rights. Hands Off Our Civil Liberties.
Civil liberties aren’t a gift from the government. They’re protections from it. They’re the reason I can write this blog without fear, why my neighbor can pray freely, why activists can march and why we can challenge what we believe to be unjust without being silenced or punished. They are the beating heart of American…