Here's a picture of more innocent people videoing a peaceful protest with their specially adapted cellphone cameras.

"History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce." * "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" * "History repeats itself, but in such cunning disguise that we never detect the resemblance until the damage is done" * * 1st September 1939, Europe.

Please use this word whenever possible so it gets in the Cambridge Dictionary next year.

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Let me get this straight. Trump said that he's not sure if he has to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, despite affirming, as POTUS, that he will preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. USA - you are being fucked in every orifice.

Stop wondering if the Trump administration is above the law - it already is. Trump does something illegal: Presidential immunity. Trump's minions do something illegal: Presidential pardon. Welcome to the DSA - Dictated States of America

Trump: "Evict, clear up, make safe, restore, rebuild, create the Gazan Riviera." The World: "What about the Palestinian problem?" Trump: "The what?" #tonedeaf #outoftouch #selfinterest #nonesoblind

This, as we can see evidenced every day, is the Trump / GOP playbook. We ignore ‘The Big Lie’ at our peril. Already there are threats to annex neighbouring countries, rounding up of “those to blame”, and quiet assembly of supportive militia who remain in the background – for now. Beware. (4/4)

… people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it." Henry A. Murray in a separate report agreed and added 'The Big Lie' would also "...take advantage of every opportunity to raise a political whirlwind." ... (3/4)

… "Hitler's primary rules are: never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong; … (2/4)

Wannabe dictators and their supporters have always used the strategy of lying, bullying, intimidating and vilifying anyone who isn't 100% on their side. Walter C. Langer in his 1943 psychological profile of Hitler described the Nazi leader's use of 'The Big Lie' approach: … (1/4)

Trump, Musk and GOP. All doing now what Jimmy Savile did to cover his sex offending in the UK - hide wrong-doing in plain sight, make deflection jokes about or ridicule the suspicions, use the "plausible deniability" tactic, and threaten severe consequences for anyone who challenges them.