There are more than 430 federal departments and agencies. @davidcorn.bsky.social outlines how Trump could turn each into a ministry of fear, full of devotees who serve him, and not the public interest, to target anyone who draws his ire. - ThreadSky

motherjones.com • 58 days ago

There are more than 430 federal departments and agencies.

@davidcorn.bsky.social outlines how Trump could turn each into a ministry of fear, full of devotees who serve him, and not the public interest, to target anyone who draws his ire.

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klynner.bsky.social•58 days ago

If so, no one will travel here. Our country will land on travel ban lists. The travel and tourism industry will crumble. Brain drain will be significant so high tech and innovation will crumble. Ag industry will crumble. 1st, 2nd and 3rd tier industries will wither away.

msneebo.bsky.social•58 days ago

Yes because nothing screams efficiency more than unqualified loyalists.

olliedalab.bsky.social•58 days ago

Next up, jobs for all the Jan 6 felons.

rebelron.bsky.social•58 days ago

You want to change shit vote M. F. VOTE

burnsieann.bsky.social•58 days ago

Taking deep slow breaths. Focusing on bolstering courage where I have agency — my community, county, school district, state.

ohdame.bsky.social•58 days ago

Slow breathing along with meditation work ok. I also relieved myself of certain social media apps.

ohdame.bsky.social•58 days ago

That makes some sense. Unfortunately Ohio is so red.

designsbymistyblue.bsky.social•58 days ago

Not meant as snark. But meant as in we don't want it. 😔

obrienart.bsky.social•58 days ago

“A functioning police state needs no police.”
~William S. Burroughs

bwillisun.bsky.social•58 days ago

And he's started with the pardons of all the J6 participants - defendants & convicts - releasing a horde of thugs back into our communities all of whom will do his bidding.

onekidsdad.bsky.social•58 days ago

hammersandcats.bsky.social•58 days ago

good thing Biden encouraged cities to use covid funds to build cop cities

cousined.bsky.social•58 days ago

Better get your passports ready, just in case....

richjvann.bsky.social•58 days ago

https://academyofideas.com/2022/02/parallel-society-vs-totalitarianism-how-to-create-a-free-world/

richjvann.bsky.social•58 days ago

Time to get serious about creating the alternative society by creating worker coops, community land trusts, community gardens, … and divesting from stocks of corrupt corporations replacing with investment in CDFIs and similar, See Mondragon Corp, Shared Capital Coop, Community Vision (CA)…

richjvann.bsky.social•58 days ago

https://academyofideas.com/2022/02/parallel-society-vs-totalitarianism-how-to-create-a-free-world/

richjvann.bsky.social•58 days ago

We’re all fools if we don’t general strike and general boycott until this regime is ended. All it takes is getting their stock values to start dropping via missed sales targets and divesting.

christineu.bsky.social•58 days ago

This is truly the most powerful tool we have is where we spend, or don’t spend, our money. It’s why I left Twitter when Musk bought it and why I quite Facebook the other day. These people only care about money and power so we gotta hit them where it hurts… their pockets.

richjvann.bsky.social•58 days ago

They want us to instead waste time in a rigged political system where this ruling class owns both parties. Voting with wallet much more effective. Defund their corruption. See Goods Unite Us app

christineu.bsky.social•58 days ago

Love Goods Unite Us. It’s crazy how many people still don’t realize that dividing ourselves by political parties is only to benefit the oligarchy that rules us. They don’t want to believe that all we have is each other because the ruling class as a whole doesn’t care about any of us. It’s all a game

richjvann.bsky.social•58 days ago

Exactly

disgruntledhippie.bsky.social•58 days ago

I'm down, but I'm afraid most Americans are too comfortable to get involved.

They'll only do something when it's seriously affecting them.

minutello1.bsky.social•58 days ago

I suppose that's why he pardoned the J6 Criminals.

bartyesq.bsky.social•58 days ago

No, the j6 release was for his personal army separate from the one that takes an oath to the constitution. He’ll get his gov agency loyalist from evangelical churches.

minutello1.bsky.social•58 days ago

We can only support Democracy, no matter the risks. We must be unafraid!

gring7.bsky.social•58 days ago

I don’t understand he is only one man we are millions.

pam-10.bsky.social•58 days ago

😔😠

banana42boat.bsky.social•58 days ago

It’s what he said he’d do.

realdeal64.bsky.social•58 days ago

Intelligent people knew this. It is not like he kept it secret. It will cause irreperable harm to Americans.

bigalpe.bsky.social•58 days ago

Hoping the Democrats can actually become a coherent opposition

cousined.bsky.social•58 days ago

Unfortunately that party is fractured as well, the progressive movement has been snuffed out, and the corporate ones are falling in line with mainstream Republicans. There needs to be a retraining on what we actually want to lead the country.

bigalpe.bsky.social•57 days ago

The progressive movement is not the same thing as the Democratic Party.

cousined.bsky.social•57 days ago

That's why I said the progressives within the Party, I realize the actual Democrat party isn't even considered leftist, it's either center or center-right by today's spectrum.

ohdame.bsky.social•58 days ago

Do you have a sense of real leadership around this

ashlapike.bsky.social•58 days ago

Fortunately for him, we already were one. Democrats and Republicans alike have spent two decades turning cops into militant fascists while removing all restrictions on their violent behavior.

dayanaic.bsky.social•58 days ago

We already live in a police state. It’s just hasn’t been obvious to everyone, until now.

christineu.bsky.social•58 days ago

After visiting mainland China years ago I realized it. There is very little actual difference in how one lives here versus how one lives there. Very similar countries in reality, obviously a few differences but not nearly as many as people tell themselves there are.

banana42boat.bsky.social•58 days ago

We really didn’t. People have no idea what’s about to happen.

ashlapike.bsky.social•58 days ago

No offense intended, but you obviously had no idea what has already been happening for many years. The U.S. has been a police state for quite some time.

banana42boat.bsky.social•58 days ago

I’m extremely upset and going to try not to be a bitch. But I can’t tolerate this type of messaging. It’s what got Trump elected. People have no idea what will be lost. That is not to say things were fine. They weren’t. But there are levels to bad. Please don’t normalize what’s happening.

ashlapike.bsky.social•58 days ago

I'm sorry stranger, but I think you're reading something in our statements that isn't actually there. It seems that you believe that things were much better than they actually were. Every minority in America would disagree with that assessment.

banana42boat.bsky.social•58 days ago

Oh no, things were terrible. Truly terrible. And getting worse. Which is how we got here. I agree with you on that. But they are about to become catastrophic. If you thought this was the bottom of the well, you are in for a world of hurt, friend. That’s the difference I see. I’m so sorry 💔

h20bug55.bsky.social•58 days ago

Who has the boycott list I am ready !

h20bug55.bsky.social•58 days ago

This is exactly how fascism starts

silencedogood2.bsky.social•58 days ago

January 6, 2021 Insurrectionists violent crimes against the Republic. Govt History 101, C 21, p6

keithgil.bsky.social•58 days ago

I didn't realise how many Americans liked Hitler

xxraouldukexx.bsky.social•58 days ago

They can't monitor everyone themselves...but there are millions of MAGAts more than willing to watch their neighbors for them, and call tip lines. Make no mistake, your neighbors will do their dirty work for them.
#gilead

vglntgrandma.bsky.social•58 days ago

That’s Stephen Millers job. He’s the right evil man for the job. First people will be fired, then persecuted.

isitreallyuwu.bsky.social•58 days ago

First you fire them, make it impossible to get a job, then you villainize them for being poor and *poof* gone.

Not a good timeline.

farmboy-prog.bsky.social•58 days ago

He just released his goon squad on the country coming out of the jails led by the proud boys and other militia members rightfully jailed for the Jan 6th insurrection. They will intimidate and harass protesters and resistors to his agenda.