[thread 3/x] Trump2: buckle up
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#USpol #Trump #Trump2 #MAGA #Trumpism #GOP #JDVance #SteveBannon
#fascism #authoritarianism #extremism #disinformation
#antiLGBT #homophobia #transphobia #ParentalRightsMovement
#HeritageFoundation #Project2025
#capitalism #corporations #billionaires #ElonMusk #AmericaPAC #Progress2028 #libertarianism
#ChristianRight #Christofascism #Gilead #misogyny #sexism #paternalism
Young men helped Trump retake White House: A trend years in making
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/12/nx-s1-5181804/young-men-helped-trump-retake-the-white-house-a-trend-years-in-the-making
NPR speaks w.
Aaron Smith of Young Men Research Initiative
John Della Volpe w. Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics
#USpol #Trump #Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism #extremism #disinformation
#misogyny #sexism #paternalism #incel #ToxicMasculinity
#antiLGBT #transphobia #ParentalRightsMovement
#HeritageFoundation #Project2025
#ChristianRight #Christofascism #Gilead
Start Reading Project 2025
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/13/start-reading-project-2025
* conservative Heritage Foundation
* 42 y-planned Project 2025: Mandate for Leadership
* manual for dictator-like U.S. presidencies
* 30 chapters/922 pp; free download f. Heritage
https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf
Comment: d/l, save a copy. Conservative websites scrub content
when overly damaging (e.g. associates completely f. up).
https://files.persagen.com/01/heritage2025mandate.pdf
Trump Jokes About Staying in Power Forever
https://newrepublic.com/post/188363/donald-trump-joke-power-forever
* Trump vs. 2-term limit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_limits_in_the_United_States#President
* before House Republican Conference 2024-Nov-12 Trump openly joked about running for 3rd term
“I suspect I won’t be running again unless you say he’s so good we got to figure something else out,” Trump said while laughing
#USConstitution #Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism #extremism #disinformation
#antiLGBT #Project2025 #Christofascism #billionaires #libertarianism
Republican Trifecta w. Tiny House Majority
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/republicans-trifecta-house-majority
Senate leadership: John Thune (R-SD) replaces filibuster-weaponizing Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113477318891268309
Via filibuster Trump may unilaterally:
huge tariffs on foreign goods
deport huge # immigrants
U.S. out of NATO
rescind regulations
neg. Ukraine surrender to Russia
tax cuts for rich
#JohnThune #MitchMcConnell #filibuster #Trump2 #GOP #Project2025 #fascism
#capitalism #libertarianism
#Christofascism #antiLGBT
Republicans win 218 U.S. House seats. Trump/GOP control government
https://apnews.com/article/republicans-house-elections-e3754a684a7b96b129841d4b207c15e9
* GOP controls U.S. Senate/U.S. House of Representatives
* thin majorities
* mandate to upend fed. gov., swiftly implement Trump’s vision
* Trump promised to
carry out U.S.’ largest-ever deportation operation
extend tax breaks
punish his political enemies
seize control of the federal government’s most powerful tools
reshape the U.S. economy
* Democrats virt. powerless
"I would love to serve": Lara Trump beams over possible appointment to Senate seat
https://www.salon.com/2024/11/14/i-would-love-to-serve-lara-beams-over-possible-appointment-to-senate-seat
* co-chair, Republican National Committee
* daughter-in-law to Donald Trump
* contender to replace Marco Rubio should he become Secretary of State: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113468583716578867
#Trump2 #GOP #RNC #LauraTrump #MarcoRubio
#fascism #authoritarianism #extremism #disinformation #Project2025
#capitalism #billionaires #libertarianism
#Christofascism #antiLGBT
Filling new administration Trump values loyalty above all else
https://apnews.com/article/trump-transition-loyalty-appointments-ca140eec67df051cf6d378b7108f0f5c
* Trump1: felt stung/betrayed by those he’d placed in power
* now loyalty above all else
* aims to cut infighting, maximize ability to reshape Washington
* Gaetz for attorney general drew open shock/alarm f. Democrats who fear retribution
* Gaetz’s fellow Republicans thought his nom. was a joke
* ditto Hegseth (defense), RFK Jr. (health)
HR 9495 would let Trump silence nonprofits, stifle dissent
https://www.nationofchange.org/2024/11/15/tlaib-aclu-and-advocates-warn-h-r-9495-could-empower-trump-to-silence-nonprofits-and-stifle-dissent
* civil rights groups sound alarm
* could allow Trump to strip nonprofits of tax-exempt status w/o evidence
* threatens free speech/democracy
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113471148923274825
HR 9495 Stop Terror-Financing & Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9495/text/rh
Amnesty International USA Urges No Vote on HR 9495
https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/amnesty-international-usa-urges-no-vote-on-h-r-9495
"Makes us look like Nazis." Trump allies asked to stop talking about mass deportation "camps"
https://www.salon.com/2024/11/16/makes-us-look-like-nazis-allies-asked-to-stop-talking-about-mass-deportation-camps/
* stop saying quiet part out loud
* advisers worry word "camp" plays as they plot mass deportation schemes
Trump Allies Told to Stop Saying They’ll Put Migrants in ‘Camps’
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-allies-migrants-camps-miller-homan-1235168998
#Nazism #propaganda #Goebbels #rhetoric
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism #xenophobia #Project2025 #MassDeportations
#capitalism #libertarianism #PrisonIndustrialComplex
Trump Reveals Fascist Plan for Carrying Out Mass Deportations
https://newrepublic.com/post/188533/donald-trump-plan-mass-deportations-military
* Trump’s promise predictably goes against all his allies’ claims
* plotting to use U.S. military to carry out massive deportations
* Trump pronouncement comes as Republicans attempt to downplay how extreme his immigration plans will be
#Nazism #propaganda #Goebbels #rhetoric
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism #xenophobia #Project2025 #MassDeportations
#capitalism #libertarianism #PrisonIndustrialComplex
Christian Nationalist Tries to Push Trump Prayer on Oklahoma Schools
https://apnews.com/article/trump-treasury-tariffs-cabinet-bessent-lutnick-99db930ea0516673c96f8b524af975f2
* Oklahoma state superintendent of schools Ryan Walters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Walters_(politician)
* wants every OK teacher to show video to classes of him praying for Trump
* already under fire for his plan to buy Trump-branded Bibles
#RyanWalters #Trump2 #Trumpism #GOP #Project2025
#fascism #authoritarianism #extremism #disinformation
#Christofascism #antiLGBT #transphobia
#capitalism #billionaires #libertarianism
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