Category Archives: Authoritarian State

Open Thread | Republicans Are Using the Los Angeles Protests to Get Trump’s Budget Bill Passed

Posted on June 12, 2025 by rikyrah

UH HUH UH HUH The GOP Budget takes an AXE TO THE AMERICAN SOCIAL SAFETY NET. Republicans Are Using the Los Angeles Protests to Get Trump’s Budget Bill Passed God forbid they condemn the government’s excessive use of force. By … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Trump’s Attack On The State of California

Posted on June 10, 2025 by rikyrah

From Josh Marshall: Digging Into Trump’s Attack on the State of California June 9, 2025 1:22 p.m. National Guard troops are mobilized fairly frequently for domestic purposes, usually during natural disasters. Having them federalized isn’t that uncommon. But having them … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | They Are All Awful People – the Entire Lot of Them..And, They Need to Be Shut Down NOW

Posted on January 29, 2024 by rikyrah

Trump Owns The GOP Establishment Published by digby on January 26, 2024 It’s no longer about Washington. His top enforcers are the red state governors Trump was so angry on Wednesday that he fired off a post on his Truth … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024 Elections, Abortion, Abortion Rights, Affordable Care Act, Authoritarian State, Breaking News, Corruption, Current Events, Customs and Border Protection, Democracy vs Fascism, Donald Trump, Economy, Education, Elections, GOP, Medicaid, Open Thread, Politics, President Joe Biden, Project 2025 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 28 Comments

Open Thread | Why I Keep On Coming Back to Project 2025

Posted on November 15, 2023 by rikyrah

Because, Project 2025 IS NOT TRUMP SPECIFIC. IT’S REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT SPECIFIC. NOT ONE CANDIDATE IN THE GOP RUNNING TODAY HAS CONDEMNED PROJECT 2025. NOT. ONE. Which means that they support it, and would have no problem seeing it implemented. It’s … Continue reading →

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