Donald has named Stephen Miller as new Chief of Staff.


Donald has named Stephen Miller as new Chief of Staff.

According to Wikipedia:

The responsibilities of the chief of staff are both managerial and advisory and may include the following:

  • Selecting senior White House staffers and supervising their offices' activities
  • Managing and designing the overall structure of the White House staff system
  • Control the flow of people into the Oval Office
  • Manage the flow of information to and decisions from the Resolute desk (with the White House staff secretary)
  • Directing, managing and overseeing all policy development
  • Protecting the political interests of the president
  • Negotiating legislation and appropriating funds with United States Congress leaders, Cabinet secretaries, and extra-governmental political groups to implement the president's agenda
  • Advise on any and usually various issues set by the president

These responsibilities have recently extended to firing of senior staff members.
#news #autocracy #nazism #fascism #politics #US #UnitedStates #authoritaranism
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/n…

Election theft in progress


Artillery shell exploded prematurely over California freeway during marines celebration


From The Guardian:

Artillery shell exploded prematurely over California freeway during marines celebration;
Shrapnel fragments rained on vehicles parked on Interstate 5 including highway patrol and JD Vance’s detail

Newsom had strongly objected to what he called an “absurd show of force” and “totally uncalled for”.

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“The president is putting his ego over responsibility with this disregard for public safety,” the Democratic governor said in a statement. “Firing live rounds over a busy highway isn’t just wrong – it’s dangerous. Using our military to intimidate people you disagree with isn’t strength – it’s reckless, it’s disrespectful, and it’s beneath the office he holds.”

#resist #strongman #intimidation #fascism #news #authoritarianism #TheWarAtHome

Troops should use cities as "training grounds" - Mad Prince Donald


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Film the Police DC: If you see something, say something


From Seven:Thirty 730DC newsletter, September 3, 2025:

If you see something, say something: Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid and Harriet’s Wildest Dreams launched Film the Police DC, a centralized place for community members to report cop, fed, and military actions. Email: report@filmthepolicedc.org.

#policestate #WashingtonDC #DC #OccupiedDC #authoritarianism #fascism #resist #news #resource #action

🎜 The ICE Brigade 🎝 - a musical parody


A friend and musician stumbled across and shared with me:

"The ICE Brigade", sung to the tune of "The Green Berets"

You can even follow the proverbial bouncing ball:

youtu.be/lv6oWzn2bxs?feature=s…

It makes me want to laugh, cry and scream with rage simultaneously ...and share it with folks who might want to start singing it at protests.

#ICE #immigration #music #parody #protest #resist #regime #fascism #authoritarianism #jackboots #brownshirts #thugs

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Really? Gerrymandering is your biggest worry???


Americans worry democracy in danger amid gerrymandering fights, new poll finds – live;
Armed troops in cities? Kidnappings in broad daylight? No big deal.
Gerrymandering? OMG! 😏
theguardian.com/us-news/live/2…
#resist #news #authoritarianism #gerrymandering
in reply to Dave Wise

@Dave Wise I'm not saying it's not important. It's just that gerrymandering isn't exactly unheard of in this country, whereas, in my limited experience, six states sending their National Guard to DC to defend against an imaginary crime wave, as a pretext for establishing a police state seems "new" as do the endorsement of kidnappings by unidentified thugs in masks by a convicted felon living in the White House.

ICE and DHS poaching DOD employees: The War at Home


From a post seen elsewhere August 20, 2025:

You will not see this on your news tonight:

The US Secretary of Defense is authorizing DOD civilian employees at any grade level to take a temporary, paid "voluntary force" assignment with DHS and ICE. The temporary roles would help to arrest, detain, and deport people. The posting is open for a year:

usajobs.gov/job/842956200

In case not clear: this is a green light for a domestic immigration control agency to expand its workforce by removing employees from a global military agency. This is NOT how Congress allocates budget for agencies, workforce, salaries, and activities, as provided in the US Constitution, Article I.


#ICE #DHS #DOD #news #authoritarianism #resist

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