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Terrifying to see the legislative and judicial branches of government pushed to serve the executive rather than the constitution and citizens, with Trump acting as the popular face of what essentially looks to be a billionaire backed Christian Libertarian coup
Also
www.propublica.org/article/we-d...
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corruption and conflicts of interest on an unprecedented scale:
"Krause is now in charge of both a sensitive government payment system and a company that has millions of dollars’ worth of active contracts with various federal agencies"
www.wired.com/story/krause...
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Chaos reigns:
“At present, every hacker in the world knows there are a small number of people new to federal service who hold the keys to access all US government payments, contracts, civil servant personal info, and more”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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finally: these conflicts are taking place right now all over; a lot at stake in many places that purport to be anti-Trump!
here are pieces from recent years on ICE collab in:
—Cape Cod, MA: boltsmag.org/barnstable-c...
—MD: boltsmag.org/sheriff-chuc...
—NC: boltsmag.org/north-caroli...
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that all relates to 2nd lesson: if ICE cares so much about local collaboration, it also means that sanctuary policies matter a great deal.
this reporting on Chicago shows that no one is claiming that local protections can stop arrests & deportations — but also why they still matter a lot:
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We're continuing to examine the Trump administration's purge and its effects, and we need your help.
If you work or have worked at a government agency, we want to hear from you.
You can reach me on Signal at 347-549-0332 or reach out to ProPublica's tip line:
www.propublica.org/tips/#signal
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One immediate action from Senate democrats is to block any up/down voice vote and hold hearings for each and every one of the new General/Admiral confirmations. The Republicans can win the votes, but the process to vote on each of these nominations will take time. Grind them down!
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what was the one thing Trump really wanted from the Chairman last time? To use the military against the American public.
So, yeah, that is very much on the table now.
However, Trump can't replace every officer, so he still won't know if an order to shoot on protestors would be obeyed.
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next step is for Trump to replace the combatant commander for North America. Chairman does not have operational authority--the person who orders troops to do something is region specific.
So, watch for new commanding officers at Northern Command--those would be the ones ordering repression in the US
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So say we all.