DoomsdaysCW<p>'Cuz, it would piss off <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a>! </p><p>'No Chance' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> Gets Back Russia-Annexed Lands — <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> Founder<br> <br>Published Nov 24, 2024</p><p>"Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a>, the founder and former CEO of private military company Blackwater, warned on Sunday that Kyiv should give up on any hopes of reclaiming its annexed territories from Moscow if it wants an end to the conflict."</p><p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/blackwater-founder-ukraine-russia-annexed-lands-1990812" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/blackwater-founde</span><span class="invisible">r-ukraine-russia-annexed-lands-1990812</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RussianAsset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAsset</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p>Sez the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascists</span></a>! </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> Told Russian Banker That <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> Should Be Like Roosevelt and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Stalin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stalin</span></a> </p><p>Published Dec 06, 2017</p><p>"Prince said he went to the hotel bar and used his phone to find a picture of the man. They met and discussed oil and commodity prices and trade between <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> and the United States, he testified. They also talked about 'how the United States and Russia should be working together to defeat Islamic terrorism,' according to Prince. 'I remember telling him that if Franklin Roosevelt could work with Joseph Stalin to defeat fascism, certainly the United States could work with Vladimir Putin to defeat Islamic fascism.''"</p><p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/erik-prince-testimony-house-intelligence-committee-meeting-740572" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/erik-prince-testi</span><span class="invisible">mony-house-intelligence-committee-meeting-740572</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RussianAsset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAsset</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Guess what <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> didn't do?!! Thanks, Joe! Would it have been a mute point? Perhaps! But it would have sent a message!</p><p>Democratic senators urge Biden to try to limit Trump's ability to use the U.S. military domestically</p><p>Trump could reverse a policy directive from Biden after he takes office but, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal are trying to highlight the issue.</p><p>Dec. 2, 2024, 7:00 AM EST<br>By Courtney Kube</p><p>"Two Democratic senators are urging the Biden administration to issue a policy directive that could temporarily limit President-elect Donald Trump's ability to deploy <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USMilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USMilitary</span></a> troops domestically after he takes office.</p><p>"Sens. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElizabethWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElizabethWarren</span></a>, D-Mass., and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RichardBlumenthal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RichardBlumenthal</span></a>, D-Conn., both members of the Armed Services Committee, sent a letter dated Nov. 26 to President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that urged them to issue a policy directive that would ensure that U.S. troops can be used only when local or state authorities ask for federal help or are unable or unwilling to protect the public."</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/democratic-senators-urge-biden-try-limit-trumps-ability-use-us-militar-rcna181980" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/politics/national-</span><span class="invisible">security/democratic-senators-urge-biden-try-limit-trumps-ability-use-us-militar-rcna181980</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MartialLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MartialLaw</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Revolution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilWar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalEmergency</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PresidentialPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentialPowers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PowerCorruptionAndLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerCorruptionAndLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VeryBad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VeryBad</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Transcript from 13 minutes in...</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InsurrectionAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsurrectionAct</span></a> sounds familiar because it is this is the same act that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> wanted to enact during the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgeFloyd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeFloyd</span></a> protests of 2020 this is a law that's almost as old as the United States and allows the United States president to deploy troops into the streets of America to maintain their idea of Law and Order and balance.</p><p>"Now the smarty pants Folks at NPR summarized the Insurrection act as granting the power to the president to suppress any Insurrection domestic violence unlawful combination or conspiracy which is direct language but it's still pretty broad. Okay it's Broad and Trump knows that it's broad which is why he openly said that he regretted not enforcing the Insurrection act back in 2020. Now David Gross also points out that whenever you hear discussions surrounding border use and the word Invasion it is likely so that the state can point to Article 1 Section 10 of the Constitution this section denies States the power to engage in war unless they are invaded which is why they use the word invading in the section before. Article 1 Section 9 protects habus Corpus unless in case of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rebellion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rebellion</span></a> or Invasion where the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSafety</span></a> may require it so you can see what they're starting to set up here. Okay they're setting up this idea of a border crisis they are projecting what's happening at our Southern border mostly as an invasion. I mean are you doing that to invoke the constitutional rights you have to start a war or like lock people up without trials like starting to look a little spooky here..."</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glhGgUZCLpw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=glhGgUZCLp</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BorderCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BorderCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MartialLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MartialLaw</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InsurrectionAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsurrectionAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgeFloydUprising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeFloydUprising</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Revolution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Revolution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilWar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalEmergency</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PresidentialPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentialPowers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PowerCorruptionAndLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerCorruptionAndLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VeryBad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VeryBad</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>"V" uses humor and sarcasm to get their point across! A must watch!!!</p><p>Under The Desk News, Feb 7, 2025 </p><p>"It’s Friday night, and you’re staring at the movies on your local streaming service. Up next in the queue is a little film called 'Martial Law,' which leads you into two questions. One, why wasn’t Cynthia Rothrock a bigger star? And two, what even IS <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MartialLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MartialLaw</span></a>?</p><p>"Outside of the context of that film, martial law is a loosely defined concept that would enable the president to enact FULL power over the law and the troops in the event of an emergency. Think a state of emergency, like we saw in the recent Hurricanes, but to the max: martial law is a forced curfew, trial by MILITARY, and a complete dissolution of our civil rights like we’ve never seen before.</p><p>"But how likely is it to happen in America? Has it happened before? And will it happen again? The answer honestly shocked the hell out of me - it may shock you, too." [It shocked me!]</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glhGgUZCLpw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=glhGgUZCLp</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MartialLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MartialLaw</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Revolution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilWar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalEmergency</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PresidentialPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentialPowers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PowerCorruptionAndLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerCorruptionAndLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VeryBad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VeryBad</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>I listened to a very informative YouTube video today (and looked up some stuff). Oh boy...! A LOT to unpack. We all have some decisions to make soon. Life or death stuff (unless the courts or congress does the right thing). After what I've heard and read today, I am convinced that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> asset, as is <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TulsiGabbard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TulsiGabbard</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a>. And their goal is to suppress the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a>. And it seems that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BillClinton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillClinton</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BarackObama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BarackObama</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> did NOTHING to prevent what Trump is attempting to do, even though they could have... (And don't get me started as to why they didn't codify <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RoeVsWade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoeVsWade</span></a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EqualRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EqualRights</span></a> or a number of other things when they had the chance...) Anyhow, I'll try to remember to use <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a>, but I might forget. But yeah... Wow... Where to even begin... (Maybe I'll start with the YouTube video)<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VeryBad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VeryBad</span></a>!</p>
DrWeb<p><strong>Historical Precedents for Preventing Authoritarian Rule: Lessons from Attempts to Stop Adolf Hitler</strong></p><p>The rise of authoritarian regimes remains a critical subject of<br>historical and contemporary analysis.</p><p>This report examines verified instances where individuals, groups,<br>or geopolitical decisions could have altered Adolf Hitler’s<br>trajectory, focusing on assassination attempts, internal resistance,<br>and missed diplomatic opportunities. By analyzing these events,<br>we aim to contextualize the broader question of how societies<br>might counter authoritarian consolidation.</p> <p><strong>Failed Assassination Attempts and Their Strategic Limitations</strong></p><p><strong>The July 20 Plot (1944): Operation Valkyrie and the Complexity of Coups</strong></p><p>The July 20 Plot, led by Claus von Stauffenberg, sought to<br>assassinate Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime through Operation<br>Valkyrie, a contingency plan repurposed by resistance members within<br>the German military. Stauffenberg placed a bomb in Hitler’s Wolf’s<br>Lair headquarters, but the dictator survived due to a combination of<br>structural fortifications and last-minute movements of the explosive<br>device[1][3].</p><p>The plot’s failure underscored the challenges of<br>coordinating a coup: even with high-ranking military support, the<br>conspirators faced internal distrust, logistical missteps, and<br>Hitler’s cult of personality, which persisted despite growing<br>military defeats[1][3]. Critically, the plan required not only<br>Hitler’s death but also the immediate seizure of institutional power<br>to prevent Nazi loyalists like Himmler or Göring from filling the<br>vacuum[1][3]. This highlights the insufficiency of mere assassination<br>without a parallel strategy to dismantle the regime’s<br>infrastructure.</p><p><strong>Georg Elser’s Lone Wolf Attempt (1939): The Role of Individual Agency</strong></p><p>Johann Georg Elser, a carpenter acting independently, nearly<br>succeeded in assassinating Hitler in 1939 by planting a bomb in a<br>Munich beer hall. Elser’s meticulous planning—hollowing out a pillar<br>and using a timed explosive—demonstrated extraordinary resolve, but<br>Hitler left the event early due to foggy weather, which necessitated<br>a train departure[2][4]. Elser’s effort illustrates the potential of<br>individual resistance, yet his isolation from broader networks<br>limited his ability to adapt when circumstances changed[2][4]. Unlike<br>later military conspiracies, Elser acted on personal moral conviction<br>rather than institutional backing, a factor that rendered his attempt<br>both remarkable and structurally fragile[2][4].</p> <p><strong>Institutional Resistance and Missed Opportunities</strong></p><p><strong>Early Military Dissent (1938–1941): Pre-War Resistance and Hesitation</strong></p><p>Before WWII, factions within the German military, including General<br>Ludwig Beck and Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, opposed Hitler’s aggressive<br>expansionism. During the Sudetenland crisis (1938), conspirators<br>planned to arrest Hitler if Britain and France resisted his demands,<br>but the Munich Agreement’s appeasement undermined their<br>resolve[3][4].</p><p>Similarly, in 1940, General Erich Höpner and others<br>considered a coup during the invasion of France but abandoned plans<br>due to Hitler’s rapid victories[4]. These episodes reveal how<br>authoritarian consolidation often benefits from external diplomatic<br>miscalculations and internal opportunism among elites[3][4].</p><p><strong>International Diplomacy and Appeasement: The Allies’ Role in Enabling Hitler</strong></p><p>The policy of appeasement pursued by Britain and France in the<br>1930s, exemplified by the Munich Agreement (1938), granted Hitler<br>territorial concessions in exchange for illusory promises of peace.</p><p>Historical consensus suggests that earlier military intervention—such<br>as during the remilitarization of the Rhineland (1936) or the<br>Anschluss with Austria (1938)—could have destabilized the Nazi regime<br>before it gained overwhelming momentum[4]. However, Allied leaders<br>prioritized short-term stability over confronting Hitler’s ambitions,<br>a decision that inadvertently strengthened his domestic<br>legitimacy[4]</p> <p><strong>Structural Barriers to Resistance</strong></p><p><strong>The Nazi Security Apparatus: Gestapo and SS Control</strong></p><p>The effectiveness of Nazi surveillance and repression cannot be<br>overstated. The Gestapo’s network of informants and the SS’s<br>ideological rigidity created an environment where dissent was<br>lethally risky. For instance, the Red Orchestra resistance group,<br>which disseminated anti-Nazi propaganda and aided Jews, was<br>dismantled by 1942 through infiltration and mass executions[4]. This<br>pervasive repression necessitated extreme secrecy among resisters,<br>often hindering broader coordination.</p><p><strong>Public Complicity and Propaganda: Societal Buy-In to Authoritarianism</strong></p><p>Hitler’s regime exploited economic despair, national humiliation<br>from the Treaty of Versailles, and antisemitic scapegoating to secure<br>public acquiescence. Propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels’ media<br>machine cultivated a cult of personality around Hitler, framing him<br>as Germany’s sole savior[4]. While resistance existed—such as the<br>White Rose student movement—the majority of Germans either supported<br>the regime or adopted a stance of passive compliance, fearing<br>retaliation[4]. This societal dynamic underscores how<br>authoritarianism thrives not solely through coercion but also via<br>manufactured consent.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: Historical Lessons for Modern Democracies</strong></p><p><strong>The historical record demonstrates that stopping authoritarian<br>figures requires multifaceted strategies: timely institutional action<br>(both domestic and international), public mobilization, and<br>dismantling the regime’s ideological and structural foundations.</strong><br>Hitler’s survival of over 40 assassination attempts[4] was not merely<br>luck but a testament to the Nazi regime’s adaptability and the<br>fragmented nature of resistance.</p><p>For contemporary concerns about authoritarianism, these precedents<br>emphasize the importance of safeguarding democratic institutions,<br>countering propaganda, and fostering solidarity among disparate<br>resistance groups. However, historical analogies are imperfect; each<br>political context demands tailored solutions rooted in its unique<br>sociohistorical conditions. Vigilance, civic engagement, and<br>institutional resilience remain indispensable tools in preserving<br>democratic norms.</p> <p>This report synthesizes documented historical events to provide a<br>framework for understanding the challenges of countering<br>authoritarianism. While parallels to modern politics can inform<br>vigilance, they must be approached with nuance to avoid<br>oversimplification.</p><p>Citations:<br>[1]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/135b2u/world_war_ii_wh" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/135b2u/world_war_ii_wh</a><br>y_did_the_july_20th_conspirators/<br>[2]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/10dhz5z/til_of_georg_e" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/10dhz5z/til_of_georg_e</a><br>lser_who_spent_a_year_planning_the/<br>[3]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1aun05f/if_the_partici" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1aun05f/if_the_partici</a><br>pants_in_operation_valkyrie_had/<br>[4]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bn9dab/til_hitler_bar" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bn9dab/til_hitler_bar</a><br>ely_escaped_an_assasination_attempt/<br>[5]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4tdkwq/what_was_allies" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4tdkwq/what_was_allies</a><br><em>reactions_to_the_july_20th_plot/ [6] <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/cf8g10/germany_honours_tho" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/cf8g10/germany_honours_tho</a> se_who_tried_to_assassinate/ [7] <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AlternateHistory/comments/155acx1/what_if_sta" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AlternateHistory/comments/155acx1/what_if_sta</a> uffenburg_actually_managed_to_kill/ [8] <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/ckop94/what_was_the_true_mot" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/ckop94/what_was_the_true_mot</a> ivation_for_stauffenbergs/ [9] <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/98z9n8/how_did_the_all" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/98z9n8/how_did_the_all</a> ied_forces_react_to_the_failed/ [10] <a href="https://www.georg-elser.de/en/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.georg-elser.de/en/</a> [11] <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistory/comments/18vhbn4/had_the_plot_to_a" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistory/comments/18vhbn4/had_the_plot_to_a</a> ssassinate_hitler_succeeded_what/ [12] <a href="https://www.gdw-berlin.de/en/recess/topics/7-georg-elser-and-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.gdw-berlin.de/en/recess/topics/7-georg-elser-and-</a> the-assassination-attempt-of-november-8-1939/ [13] <a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/July-Plot" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.britannica.com/event/July-Plot</a> [14] <a href="https://engelsbergideas.com/reviews/the-other-plot-to-kill-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://engelsbergideas.com/reviews/the-other-plot-to-kill-</a> hitler/ [15] <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2584/the-1944-plot-to-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2584/the-1944-plot-to-</a> assassinate-hitler/ [16] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Elser" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Elser</a> [17] <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1e7zwif/today_is_the_8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1e7zwif/today_is_the_8</a> 0th_anniversary_of_the_20_july_plot/ [18] <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/ckop94/what_was_the_true_mot" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/ckop94/what_was_the_true_mot</a> ivation_for_stauffenbergs/ [19] <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/wikipedia/comments/r42ulz/claus_von_stauffenb" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/wikipedia/comments/r42ulz/claus_von_stauffenb</a> erg_was_a_german_army_officer/ [20] <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/sg8cq6/early_1940s_gen" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/sg8cq6/early_1940s_gen</a> eral_claus_von_stauffenberg_around/ [21] <a href="https://time.com/5629999/operation-valkyrie-july-plot/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://time.com/5629999/operation-valkyrie-july-plot/</a> [22] <a href="https://www.annefrank.org/en/timeline/77/german-officers-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.annefrank.org/en/timeline/77/german-officers-</a> attempt-to-assassinate-hitler/ [23] <a href="https://www.britannica.com/video/Overview-Plot-1944/-193829" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.britannica.com/video/Overview-Plot-1944/-193829</a> [24] <a href="https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/germanic-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/germanic-</a> collections/about-collections/spotlight-archive/operation-valkyrie [25] <a href="https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-july-20-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-july-20-</a> 1944-plot-to-assassinate-adolf-hitler [26] <a href="https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2019/07/18/20-july-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2019/07/18/20-july-</a> plot-and-operation-valkyrie/ [27] <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/GermanWW2photos/comments/1i12txx/german_commu" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/GermanWW2photos/comments/1i12txx/german_commu</a> nist_georg_elser_19031945_shows_a/ [28] <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/6l07ds/til_in_1939_geo" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/6l07ds/til_in_1939_geo</a> rg_elser_a_36yearold_carpenter/ [29] <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/ciqk1g/til_that_a_germ" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/ciqk1g/til_that_a_germ</a> an_carpenter_named_georg_elser/ [30] <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoricalWhatIf/comments/a9whvl/what_if_hitl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoricalWhatIf/comments/a9whvl/what_if_hitl</a> er_died_in_the_beer_hall/ [31] <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoricalWhatIf/comments/s4rs6p/what_if_one" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoricalWhatIf/comments/s4rs6p/what_if_one</a></em><br>of_the_assassination_attempts_on/<br>[32]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoricalWhatIf/comments/1e812sm/what_if_eve" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoricalWhatIf/comments/1e812sm/what_if_eve</a><br>rything_went_terribly_for_the_axis/<br>[33] <a href="https://www.museumsportal-berlin.de/en/exhibitions/ich-habe-den-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.museumsportal-berlin.de/en/exhibitions/ich-habe-den-</a><br>krieg-verhindern-wollen-georg-elser-und-das-attentat-vom-8-november-<br>1939/<br>[34] <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32160816" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32160816</a><br>[35]<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_attempts_on_Adolf_Hitler" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_attempts_on_Adolf_Hitler</a><br>[36] <a href="https://www.ushmm.org/online-calendar/event/MALEVINELEC1218" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.ushmm.org/online-calendar/event/MALEVINELEC1218</a></p> <p>Answer from Perplexity… Deep Research AI</p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/attempts/" target="_blank">#Attempts</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/authoritarian-rule/" target="_blank">#AuthoritarianRule</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/historical-precedents/" target="_blank">#HistoricalPrecedents</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/hitler/" target="_blank">#Hitler</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/lessons/" target="_blank">#Lessons</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/prevent/" target="_blank">#Prevent</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/stop-hitler/" target="_blank">#StopHitler</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>While I cannot vouch for either website, these seem to be good resources for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/50501movement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>50501movement</span></a> and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoVoiceUnheard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoVoiceUnheard</span></a> does seem to have some information about the website's organizers and their motivations. Not sure who is behind Pol-Rev.com</p><p>2025 Peaceful Protests</p><p>"Readers are encouraged to critically assess all data and information shared. While efforts are made to provide accurate and reliable information, each individual is responsible for conducting their own due diligence before making decisions or taking action based on this data."</p><p><a href="https://www.nvunheard.org/protest-listings" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">nvunheard.org/protest-listings</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Gather ⋅ Organize ⋅ Mobilize</p><p>"Mobilize with Political Revolution. Create a chapter today! Our website has been experiencing higher volume than normal! Please note that address lookup is not functioning at this time. Please search by keyword on the 'Events' page to find your local event."</p><p><a href="https://events.pol-rev.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">events.pol-rev.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PresidentsDayProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentsDayProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/50501protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>50501protests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> is losing someone who <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TellsTheTruth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TellsTheTruth</span></a>! Not good!!!</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NiravShah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NiravShah</span></a>, the CDC’s acting principal deputy director, has informed staff at the agency that his last day is Feb. 28, STAT News reported"</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/trump-administration-targets-more-than-5-000-nih-cdc-bureaucrats-to-be-laid-off/ar-AA1z5oqH" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/politics/governm</span><span class="invisible">ent/trump-administration-targets-more-than-5-000-nih-cdc-bureaucrats-to-be-laid-off/ar-AA1z5oqH</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAINews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HPAINews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Influenza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CDCCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDCCensorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USHealth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pandemic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AvianInfluenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AvianInfluenza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USFail</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrShah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrShah</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrNiravShah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrNiravShah</span></a> Former <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineCDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineCDC</span></a> Director</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>After delay, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> releases data signaling <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> spread undetected in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cows</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> </p><p>February 13, 20251:00 PM ET</p><p>By Will Stone</p><p>"The first study on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> bird flu outbreak from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make it to publication under the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration came out Thursday.</p><p>"The journal released data suggesting some <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/spillovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spillovers</span></a> from dairy cattle into humans have gone <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/undetected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undetected</span></a>, including in states where dairy herds have not tested positive.</p><p>"This comes after a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/freeze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeze</span></a> in external communications that interrupted the agency's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MMWR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMWR</span></a>, a mainstay of public health communication. Publication on other topics resumed last week.</p><p>"In the new study, researchers analyzed blood samples collected from 150 veterinarians who worked with cattle around the country and found that three of them had <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antibodies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antibodies</span></a> to the H5N1 virus, indicating recent infections. None recalled having any influenza-like symptoms or conjunctivitis. They also did not care for any cattle with known or suspected infections, although one did work with infected poultry.</p><p>"The findings underscore the difficulty of detecting and controlling human infections based on whether a person seeks out medical care, says Gregory Gray, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.</p><p>"'If the circulating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/H5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>H5</span></a> viruses become more transmissible between humans, we are not going to be able to control transmission as the viruses will spread rapidly and often <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/subclinically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>subclinically</span></a>,' says Gray.</p><p>"Previous CDC research that surveyed dairy workers found 7% had evidence of past infections, although only half reported symptoms. Work from Gray and his colleagues in Texas also indicates some cases in the dairy industry workforce are going undetected.</p><p>"'It means our surveillance is inadequate,' says Lauren Sauer, a professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health. 'Any detection of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/asymptomatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asymptomatic</span></a> or mild cases in this study just tells me we're missing cases.'"</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/13/nx-s1-5296672/cdc-bird-flu-study-mmwr-veterinarians?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/sections/shots-health-</span><span class="invisible">news/2025/02/13/nx-s1-5296672/cdc-bird-flu-study-mmwr-veterinarians?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAINews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HPAINews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pandemic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AvianInfluenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AvianInfluenza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USHealth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CDCCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDCCensorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USFail</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Meanwhile... <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BernieSanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BernieSanders</span></a> launches high-profile offensive against ‘the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a>’ </p><p>By Holly Otterbein<br>02/12/2025 07:59 PM EST</p><p>"Bernie Sanders, the two-time presidential candidate, is barnstorming Iowa and Nebraska to rally voters against what he calls 'the oligarchy' — the kind of high-profile offensive that typically signals a potential run for the White House.</p><p>"But in Sanders’ case, he’s more likely paving the way for someone to follow in his footsteps.</p><p>"Sanders isn’t interested in mounting a third presidential campaign, several friends and allies said. At the age of 83, they said, the Vermont senator is more concerned with laying the groundwork for another progressive — or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/progressives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>progressives</span></a> — to carry the torch in 2028."</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/12/bernie-sanders-iowa-midterms-trump-musk-00203974" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/02/12/b</span><span class="invisible">ernie-sanders-iowa-midterms-trump-musk-00203974</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FightBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FightBack</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>SHOCKING!!! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dems</span></a> Reportedly Angry That <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Progressives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Progressives</span></a> Are Pushing Them to Act Like an Opposition Party</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HakeemJeffries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HakeemJeffries</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChuckSchumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChuckSchumer</span></a> are architects of the crisis that allowed Trump's fascism to arise and succeed," argued one progressive organizer. "They have zero credibility to be leading the fights we face today." </p><p>Jake Johnson<br>Feb 12, 2025</p><p>"They control the House, the Senate, and the presidency," Jeffries told reporters late last week. "It's their government." [Capitulate much, Jeffries?]</p><p><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/democrats-progressive-groups" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/democrat</span><span class="invisible">s-progressive-groups</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FightBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FightBack</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>'Full-Scale <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarian</span></a> Takeover': <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> Take Aim at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalJudges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalJudges</span></a></p><p>"We must push back hard against these next leaps down the pathway to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a>," said one Democratic in the House.</p><p>by Jon Queally<br>Feb 09, 2025</p><p>"Facing a string of judicial rulings in recent days that have struck down or at least put on hold a variety of efforts by the Trump administration that appeared to overstep its executive authority, both Vice President JD Vance and billionaire oligarch Elon Musk on Sunday took aim at the power of judges by saying their powers—despite being the recognized co-equal and third branch of the U.S. government—should be curbed or disregarded.</p><p>"'If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal,' Vance tweeted Sunday morning, in a legally dubious post. Despite the claim, military generals are not free—either from laws of war, international human rights treaties, or chains of command—to do anything they please.</p><p>"'If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that's also illegal,' Vance continued. 'Judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power.'</p><p>"Shortly before Vance's tweet, Musk, the world's richest person and who has been tasked by Trump to run the Department of Government Efficiency( DOGE) effort to dismantle key government agencies and programs, floated the idea that life-time appointed judges should, based on a set annual quota, be subject to termination by the political party in power. Currently, both chambers of Congress and the White House are controlled by Republicans.</p><p>"'I'd like to propose that the worst 1% of appointed judges, as determined by elected bodies, be fired every year,' Musk said on Sunday morning. 'This will weed out the most corrupt and least competent.'</p><p>"Over the last week, federal judges have intervened to block DOGE efforts to have unfettered access to a key Treasury Department payment system and also blocked the so-called 'Fork in the Road' offer to federal workers put forth by the unsanctioned Musk-led team at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>.</p><p>"After a U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer responded to a suit brought by 18 state attorneys general on Friday by blocking DOGE access to the Treasury system, Musk retweeted a message suggesting that the best thing to do might be to ignore the order."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/musk-vance-judges" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/musk-van</span><span class="invisible">ce-judges</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Trump maintains funding freeze at NIH, defying court order<br>Judd Legum<br>and Noel Sims<br>Feb 11, 2025</p><p>"The Trump administration is still prohibiting National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff from issuing virtually all grant funding, an NIH official tells Popular Information. The ongoing funding freeze is also reflected in internal correspondence reviewed by Popular Information and was reiterated to staff in a meeting on Monday. The funding freeze at NIH violates two federal court injunctions, two legal experts said.</p><p>"The funding freeze at NIH puts all of the research the agency funds at risk. As the primary funder of biomedical research in the United States, NIH-funded research includes everything from cancer treatments to heart disease prevention to stroke interventions.</p><p>"On January 27, the Trump administration, through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), issued a memo requiring federal agencies to "temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance," including "grants and loans" beginning at 5 PM on January 28. The purpose of the spending freeze was to ensure compliance with President Trump's Executive Orders prohibiting funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion, or 'DEI,' and 'woke gender ideology.''"</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://popular.info/p/trump-maintains-funding-freeze-at" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">popular.info/p/trump-maintains</span><span class="invisible">-funding-freeze-at</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So, years ago, when I was being taken to court over a debt that didn't belong to me, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConsumerProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtectionAgency</span></a> gave me enough information to be my own lawyer and have the case thrown out (the debt in question was under someone else's social security number, and I demanded to see the loan paperwork, which proved the loan wasn't mine. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPA</span></a> provides advice and help to ordinary citizens (not <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/megarich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>megarich</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/techbros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techbros</span></a> and orange <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/grifters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grifters</span></a>)! </p><p>Trump administration orders consumer protection agency to stop work, closes building</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-consumer-protection-cease-1b93c60a773b6b5ee629e769ae6850e9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-consu</span><span class="invisible">mer-protection-cease-1b93c60a773b6b5ee629e769ae6850e9</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>'He's Building a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConcentrationCamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConcentrationCamp</span></a>': Fears Grow as Images Emerge of Offshore Prison at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gitmo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gitmo</span></a></p><p>"There's no reason to build this in Guantánamo unless you want to do things you don't think you could get away with on the U.S. mainland. It's easy to put tents in Florida. But they're putting them in Cuba. Ask yourself why."</p><p>by Jon Queally, Feb 09, 2025</p><p><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/gitmo-concentration-camp" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/gitmo-co</span><span class="invisible">ncentration-camp</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GuantanamoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GuantanamoBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NDAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NDAA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndefiniteDetentionClause" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndefiniteDetentionClause</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndefiniteDetention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndefiniteDetention</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Torture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Torture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So yeah, I have backyard feeders set up for the birds. I've been disinfecting my boots, cleaning the feeders, keeping an eye out for sick birds. The ONLY reason I'm still doing it is because we had a HUGE shortage of berries and fruit because of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> this past year. Hot, dry conditions means less food for the birds. But now that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> is being reported in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewYorkCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkCity</span></a>, that's getting too close to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewEngland</span></a>. I think every <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Birdwatcher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Birdwatcher</span></a> who feeds birds needs to be very, very cautious -- especially if one is a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cat</span></a> owner. We can't count on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> anymore, so we need to share news (not rumors) with each other!<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAINews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HPAINews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AvianInfluenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AvianInfluenza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USHealth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CDCCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDCCensorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extinction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USFail</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Yikes! We're flying blind! No precautions needed -- because we're all F*CKED!</p><p>"CDC Archive: This page is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being updated.</p><p>"This is archived content from the CDC website. The information here may be outdated and links may no longer function. Go to CDC Home for all other recent information."</p><p>Recommendations</p><p>"What should the general public do to protect themselves from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a>?</p><p>"As a general precaution, people should avoid direct contact with wild birds or other animals infected with or suspected to be infected with bird flu and observe them only from a distance, if possible. Wild birds can be infected with bird flu viruses without appearing sick. If possible, avoid contact with sick or dead animals including wild birds, poultry, other domesticated birds, and other wild or domesticated animals. Bird flu viruses have been detected in many other species. Avoid contact with surfaces that appear to be contaminated with animal feces, raw milk, litter, or materials contaminated by birds or other animals with suspected or confirmed bird flu virus infection. CDC has information about precautions to take with wild birds, poultry and other animals. As a reminder, it is safe to eat properly handled and cooked poultry and poultry products in the United States. The proper handling and cooking of poultry and eggs to an internal temperature of 165˚F kills bacteria and viruses, including bird flu viruses. In addition, people should not prepare or eat uncooked or undercooked food or food products, such as unpasteurized (raw) milk, or raw cheeses, from animals (for example, goats or cows) with suspected or confirmed bird flu virus infection."</p><p><a href="https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/flu/avianflu/avian-flu-faq.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/fl</span><span class="invisible">u/avianflu/avian-flu-faq.htm</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAINews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HPAINews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AvianInfluenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AvianInfluenza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USHealth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CDCCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDCCensorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ecocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ecocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extinction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USFail</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>The War on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Masks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Masks</span></a> Has Taken on a New Meaning</p><p>This time, the masks have nothing to do with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a>.</p><p>By Henry Grabar<br>Feb 05, 20254:57 PM </p><p>"Last month, state legislators in New York introduced a bill that would create a new crime: 'masked harassment.'</p><p>"That, the law explains, is when you wear a mask 'for the primary purpose of menacing or threatening violence against another person' or 'placing another person or group of persons in reasonable fear for their physical safety.'</p><p>"If that seems like a bit of a niche offense—threatening violence is already a crime, after all—it’s because the language has been watered down to attract political support. It’s a sign of New York Democrats’ cautious new approach over masks in public life, and a retreat from last spring, when anti-Israel protests, on top of a widespread urban crime panic, pushed leaders from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to consider mask bans.</p><p>"In its original form, the New York bill would have banned masks at public assemblies entirely. But the outcry from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisabilityRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityRights</span></a> advocates, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalJustice</span></a> reformers, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HealthCareWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCareWorkers</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a> groups was swift, and so New York wound up with this bill on 'masked harassment' instead.</p><p>"Elsewhere, the pandemic-era leniency on masking in public is over. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthCarolina</span></a> Republicans overrode a gubernatorial veto last summer to once again <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BanPublicFaceCoverings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanPublicFaceCoverings</span></a>, except to stop the spread of contagious diseases. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost dusted off an old law to threaten <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentProtesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentProtesters</span></a> with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/felonies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>felonies</span></a>. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has asked the state’s Senate to consider a bill to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unmask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unmask</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a> this year.</p><p>"For Republicans, it’s a chance to kill two birds with one stone. They can strike back against the perceived overreach of pandemic-era <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HealthDirectives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthDirectives</span></a> and make it easier to arrest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrators</span></a> at the same time.</p><p>"In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> and North Carolina, the original statutes were written in the 1950s to stop demonstrations by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KuKluxKlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KuKluxKlan</span></a>, but had been ignored or suspended during the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgeFloydProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeFloydProtests</span></a>. Many lawmakers have cited the recent demonstrations in defense of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> as a reason to crack down again. Defending the proposed mask ban in New York, Anti-Defamation League [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ADL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ADL</span></a>] president Jonathan Greenblatt said the demonstrators were using '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KKK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KKK</span></a> tactics' to intimidate Jewish New Yorkers.</p><p>"That instinct was bolstered by the sense among many city residents and elected leaders that widespread masking was a factor behind the pandemic-era crime spike. That led to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Philadelphia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philadelphia</span></a> banning <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SkiMasks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkiMasks</span></a> in parks, on trains, and in public buildings. A more recent, high-profile example came in December with the Midtown Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrianThompson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrianThompson</span></a> by a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaskedAssassin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaskedAssassin</span></a>, which prompted New York Mayor Eric Adams to call for cab drivers and business owners to ask customers to remove their masks. The new New York bill has won over the liberal Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who endorsed the 'tailored' approach. As the police say: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoFaceNoCase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoFaceNoCase</span></a>.</p><p>"For what it’s worth, there are too many confounding variables and too little data to be sure if mask-wearing is associated with crime, said Ernesto Lopez at the Council for Criminal Justice, which collects crime reporting statistics from various cities. 'From a theoretical statement it makes sense that could occur, but it has not been demonstrated that’s the case,' he told me.</p><p>"But if all that weighed in favor of more mask bans, there was also widespread resistance. Disability advocates mobilized to defend the right to mask; North Carolina had to write a medical exemption into their bill at the insistence of a GOP House member. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceReformers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceReformers</span></a> observed that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaskBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaskBans</span></a> have often been used for pretextual <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/policing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policing</span></a> and racial profiling against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackAmericans</span></a>. (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AtlantaGeorgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtlantaGeorgia</span></a> tabled a mask ban for that reason.)</p><p>"What looms largest, as the second Trump administration begins, is the role of protest. As Semafor’s Dave Weigel has noted, masks have become a badge of left-wing protest culture. That’s in part an extension of politicized COVID-era concerns about health and civility, but at this point it is mostly a tactic to preserve anonymity in an era of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FacialRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FacialRecognition</span></a>, streaming video, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/doxing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doxing</span></a>. Last year, the anonymous <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProIsrael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProIsrael</span></a> website the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CanaryMission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CanaryMission</span></a> posted photographs of hundreds of students and faculty at campus protests and posted their names and photos online, labeling some as supporters of terrorism.</p><p>"'The concern takes on new urgency as Donald Trump pledges to revoke the visas of pro-Palestine protesters, and the Trump-Musk GOP embraces the naming and shaming of otherwise private citizens. A conservative group called the American Accountability Foundation has begun circulating lists of federal workers, many of them Black, who should be <br>'targets' for their alleged involvement in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> initiatives at work.</p><p>"Clearly, the masked protest does not always sit well with an older generation, many of whom cut their teeth in the protests of the pre-internet age. As Georgetown professor Michael Kazin told the New York Times last year: 'I do think if you are going to demonstrate, and it’s something you feel deeply about, you should be willing to stand up and be counted.'"</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://slate.com/business/2025/02/mask-bans-new-york-los-angeles-crime-protests-criminalize-face-coverings.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">slate.com/business/2025/02/mas</span><span class="invisible">k-bans-new-york-los-angeles-crime-protests-criminalize-face-coverings.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigBrother" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigBrother</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigBrotherIsWatchingYou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigBrotherIsWatchingYou</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SurveillanceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> Group Building a List of Pro-Palestine Activists to Deport<br> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BetarUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BetarUS</span></a> said it has shared with the Trump administration a list of the “names of hundreds of terror supporters.”</p><p>"This conflation of speech critical to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a> or support of Hamas will do little to protect Jews in the United States from hate, said <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JonahRubin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JonahRubin</span></a>, with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JewishVoiceForPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JewishVoiceForPeace</span></a>, a progressive <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JewishAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JewishAmerican</span></a> group that advocates for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a>."</p><p>Jonah Valdez<br>February 6 2025</p><p>"The premise behind Trump’s more recent order is rooted in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProjectEsther" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProjectEsther</span></a>: a treatise by the authors of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a>. The document was billed as 'a blueprint to counter antisemitism' and offered strategies to target and silence critics of Israel, including deportation. A fact sheet about the executive order related by the Trump administration mirrored language from Project Esther and laid bare the order’s intent to 'cancel the student visas of all Hamas sympathizers on college campuses,' vowing to deport 'all the resident aliens who joined in the pro-jihadist protests.'</p><p>"Such ideas are increasingly gaining purchase in conservative discourse. Pledges to deport supporters of Palestinian rights were a key part of the Republican Party’s platform. A congressional bill introduced last May called for similar measures. </p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a> is a key focus of Project Esther and Trump’s executive orders. While the most recent order instructs all agencies within the executive branch to take part in the crackdown, it encourages <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> in specific areas, such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> and even K-12 schools, where administrators are being told to monitor and report <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InternationalStudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalStudents</span></a> for possible deportation. </p><p>"On Monday, the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights launched investigations into five schools — <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ColumbiaUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColumbiaUniversity</span></a>; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UCLABerkley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UCLABerkley</span></a>; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthwesternUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthwesternUniversity</span></a>; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversityOfMinnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfMinnesota</span></a>, Twin Cities; and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandStateUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandStateUniversity</span></a> — for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a>, the first use of the executive order. </p><p>"'Americans and college students that visit the United States should be able to protest the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israeli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israeli</span></a> government’s human rights violations in the same way that the United United Nations, the International Criminal Court [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICC</span></a>], <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmnestyInternational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmnestyInternational</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsWatch</span></a>, and other respected institutions have for the past several years, without fear of retaliation,' said Robert McCaw, a leader with the Council on American-Islamic Relations who heads the government affairs department. He decried the order’s fact sheet of peddling anti-Muslim terms such as 'pro-Jihad.'" </p><p>"Trump’s efforts have inspired a grassroots campaign to identify possible targets for deportation. On <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a>, groups such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MothersAgainstCollegeAntisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MothersAgainstCollegeAntisemitism</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChicagoJewishAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChicagoJewishAlliance</span></a> have shared links to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement tip line and called on people to report 'foreign students and faculty who support Hamas' and 'students on visas who are suspected of engaging in pro-terror activities,' respectively."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/02/06/betar-palestine-school-activists-target-deport-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/02/06/be</span><span class="invisible">tar-palestine-school-activists-target-deport-trump/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/fCZve" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/fCZve</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/McCarthyism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McCarthyism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsAreNeverWrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsAreNeverWrong</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DontSnitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DontSnitch</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICERaids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICERaids</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEArrests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEArrests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Deportation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CollegeStudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollegeStudents</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
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