Trump Dials Up the Authoritarianism to 11

At the beginning of the Saturday evening, the headlines were full type of tragedies that almost run the mill in Trump’s era:

• A mass shootingThis in New Yampshire – the victims of which Trump ignored, busy when he was preparing for his rally on Sunday in Arizona to celebrate Charlie Kirk’s life

• The resignation of Eric Siberta principled federal prosecutor who refused to worship Trump that he will find something that is somethingFor what to prosecute the Prosecutor General of the New York, the Lithuanian James (Trump’s response was small even by his standards: “He didn’t throw it. I fired it!”)

• arbitrary guidance overnight 100,000 dollars per year The H1B Visa Visa Payer, which Trump is illegally implemented without contribution to Congress, threatening to stanch many high-tech companies that recently concluded deals with the president, and it will overcome the lives of hundreds of thousands in this country and abroad

• Permanent effort Give the media to the heel over the coverage of Charlie Kirk’s murder, including the consequence of the FCC Brendan Chairman Carra obvious threat For ABC that “we can do this in a simple way, or in a difficult way” – in other words, or suspend Jimmy Kimmel or FCC, should investigate whether to stop issuing a company broadcasting license

Thus, another Saturday in hell, when Trump continues his Mussolini march in Rome and destroys the foundations of American democracy in this process.

But a few hours later, the headlines moved from simple anxiety to a full -scale totalitarian. Before I finished the dessert, The New York Times And other basic outlets have published stories stating that Trump requires this Prosecutor General Bondi to prosecute James, former FBI director James Komi and US Senator Adam Shiff. At the same time, dressing the detective, prosecutor, jury and judges, Trump announced that all three were “guilty as hell”, though they did not say. Trump posted on social media: “We can no longer postpone it, it kills our reputation and authority.” He continued: “They twice forced me and accused me (5 times!), For nothing. Justice should be filed now !!!”

The Trump’s Justice version is justice is revenge. His concept of the state is a turn on the assertion of King Bourbon that “the state is me“Instead of” I am a state “, Trump essentially says:” All state institutions exist to strengthen my power, to darken my ego and punish my enemies. “

Upon New York Times web page, History immediately under who informed the readers that the FBI was allegedly caught Border Tsar Tom Homo Taking bags containing tens of thousands of dollars in cash. The money was allegedly provided by Homan last September agents under cover, who act as businessmen who hoped to get preferential treatment for businesses around border security when Trump is chosen. After Trump was opened, the Ministry of Justice stopped the investigation.

Answer Trump administration? Pour Patel and Deputy Prosecutor General Todd Blanche released the statement Saying that the Ministry of Justice “should remain focused on real threats for the American people rather than a groundless investigation. As a result, the investigation was closed.” The White House spokesman continued, claiming that this law enforcement operation of Baden’s era showed that the Democrats did not seriously fight illegal immigration. It is not a follower, but also a clear example of bait and moving switching, this administration is fulfilled to reject attention from their own criminal trends.

I’m not sure how many ways to say “gangster government”. But I know this: in the functional democracy, Bondi resigned in response to Trump’s totalitarian demands. Homan resigned – because it is difficult to understand how anyone can confidently in his guide with such a scandal cloud. Patel resigned for openly politicization of the FBI. Blanche resigned for signing such insincerity. The whole career personnel of the Ministry of Justice would come out of work at the moment when Trump’s missions to Bondi became public. Carr would be fired for the attack on the first amendment. Secretary of State Mark Rubio would be forced to retire for attacks on free speech for their role By denying the visas To people who said the wrong things after the kirk murder. HEGSET would have to resign in the light of the tax-Soviet announcement that the Ministry of Defense Albo, rather, the Ministry of Military-withdraw access to the press Any journalist who has reported anything, not approved by the Department.

Some of these people may have many of them – too stupid to understand the consequences of what they do. (Yes, Hegets, I’m talking about you.) But others need to understand the burden of what is happening. Bondy has a legal degree for Christ! She needs to know that Trump’s pressure company is authoritarian. However, she did not resign. If she does not, she will forever be known as Castor in the destruction of a 250-year-old democratic experiment in America.

It is not about the president, which from time to time crosses the constitutional line. It is a coordinated attack on the fundamental principles of the government, limited by checks and remains, and the constitutional system, which limits how moody, cruel and frantic power can be the executive power. It is an attack on the rule of law, the first amendment and the powers of the Congress.

This weekend, exactly eight months in Trump’s second term, there was already a long time to call it all what it is: a coup against constitutional control. The requirement of political persecution of opponents is the things of Kolados, dictators, strong in jack -boots supported by the secret police. We, the American public, are obliged to respond. We need to do it peacefully, but we have to do it powerfully. It can be a fantasy to imagine tens of millions of Americans who go from work, but to keep US democracy, we will have to stop Trump. If that means a common strike, then we have to start planning it now. If this means that the boycott of the consumers of companies that cooperate with this corrupt, totalitarian government, then we must start sitting in the fields for such boycott.

What we can’t do is give up all this as a white noise. Because when the president demands that his leading legal staff find excuses to chase their political opponents, and if these legal officers are not repelled, at that moment we are in the dictatorship.