"To my mind, a Fascist is someone who identifies strongly with and claims to speak for a whole nation or group, is unconcerned with the rights of others, and is willing to use whatever means are necessary - including violence - to achieve his or her goals." 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 • 𝟏𝟗𝟑𝟕–𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐

Couples Pride flag set on fire by bigoted vandal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gadR...

"Sound historians know that most tyrannies have been possible because men moved too late. it is often essential to resist a tyranny before it exists." 𝐆.𝐊. 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 • 𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟒-𝟏𝟗𝟑𝟔

My 58th collection of quotes on rights and liberty have been published. On Substack it is the 2nd collection. Included are remarks from The Twilight Zone, Ayn Rand, Gavin Newsom, Ayn Rand, Victor Hugo, and many others.

GOP State Rep. caught in racist chat scandal resigns. This man was one of the participants that VP Vance lied and described as just a group of kids having fun. Does this mean all GOP officials are just small children having tantrums?

“The president is a nationalist, which is not at all the same thing as a patriot. A nationalist encourages us to be our worst, and then tells us that we are the best.” 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐒𝐧𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐫 • 𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟗—

Evangelical pastor Silas Shelton was livid that a book "Heartstopper" was at a school book fair because it had gay characters saying it made him sick. "Protect the kids." Pastor Silas is now under arrest for sexual assault on a minor.

Fraudster Trump commutes the sentence of fraudster George Santos saying he had "the Courage, Conviction and Intelligence to always vote Republican... Therefore, I just signed the Commutation..."

A 14-year-old boy in Arizona had his life turned upside-down by Republican gender police. Laker Jackson was born male, identifies as male and has not changed gender. But his birth certificate mistakingly said he was female. In rush the gender cops.

Pete Hegseth's pastor broadcasts that from a Christian nationalist perspective there is nothing inherently evil about enslaving people.

“Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police.” 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐫 • 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟑—

Well known fascist Benito Mussolini wrote: “Fascism is definitely and absolutely opposed to the doctrines of liberalism, both in the political and economic sphere.” Sound familiar?

Trump says San Francisco is a violent hell-hole needing a federal troop invasion. Nothing could be further from the truth. It's a justification to ramp up violence.

Trump's Treasury Secretary says to combat "non-market" economies the U.S. will set price floors. In Marxist terms that is "central planning" just like a non-market economy. Everything Trump says they are fighting he does himself.

"Constant experience shows us that every man who has power is inclined to abuse it; he goes until he finds limits." 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐮 • 𝟏𝟔𝟖𝟗–𝟏𝟕𝟓𝟓

Leaders of Young Republicans wrote one another using bigoted slurs and threats to anyone opposing the Trump Reich. It's worse than you'd think.

Eric Trump says his family deserves thanks: "We're saving Christianity. We're saving God." It appears the only all-mighty being Eric believes is his Sugar Daddy and Jehovah would be lost without him. ca.news.yahoo.com/insane-offen...

Speaker Mike Johnson calls naked bike protest the most threatening thing he's seen so far and says ICE thugs have never gone too far. I assume that includes the smashing doors down in an entire apartment building and kidnapping citizens. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

The Trump Reich is revoking visas for six individuals for criticizing the cult of St. Charlie.

“Dictatorships foster oppression, dictatorships foster servitude, dictatorships foster cruelty; more abominable is the fact that they foster idiocy.” 𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 • 𝟏𝟖𝟗𝟗–𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟔

Israel says bodies of dead hostages were not returned fast enough so they'll block 1/2 the food aid to the starving civilians. It might be easier to dig up bodies if all the landmarks weren't bombed.

A new analysis from Goldman Sachs estimates consumers will pay 55% of all import taxes imposed by Trump. The rest will be paid by businesses. They estimate the pain consumers will feel will only get worse with time as businesses raise prices to pay Trump's extortion.

"To preserve the freedom of the human mind, then & freedom of the press, every spirit should be ready to devote itself to martyrdom; for as long as we may think as we will, & speak as we think, the condition of man will proceed in improvement." 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 • 𝟏𝟕𝟒𝟑–𝟏𝟖𝟐𝟔

John Oliver deflates the self-aggrandizing Bari Weiss, the faux reporter who was put in charge of CBS News by the new MAGA owners.

Trump brags that CBS news is now controlled by MAGgots who are friends of his and support his authoritarian agenda. They intend to turn it into another Fox. Remember that when it comes to what you view.

“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.” 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐧 • 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟗—𝟏𝟖𝟖𝟐

If you don't laugh at what the GOP authoritarians are doing you'll cry. So now and then find a reason to laugh at them.

Vance says Trump is considering using the "Insurrection Act" to take over the entire country and save it from the mythological antifa conspiracy. Trump has tried to create chaos to create an excuse to set up his dictatorship. Not enough insurrection is no bother, he'll just make it up.

Republican state senator Amber Hulse was thrilled a Dane won Miss Universe saying, “Trump is president and Miss Universe is blonde. We are so back." Now where did we see this view before now?

Donald Demento is so out of touch with reality he claims Biden put FBI agents to push the Jan 6 insurrection. He seems to forget he was president that day, not Biden. Dementia will do that!

I watched them terrorize a child who was deaf who didn't know why they looked so angry, all in the name of "healing" him with a miracle that never happened. Another time I watched the congregation have a panic attack when two gay men walked in.

The Economist poll on Trump's approval rating.

"The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to understand it, and that is the real trick of the Imperial Thought Machine. It's easier to hide behind 40 atrocities than a single incident." 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬: 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫 • 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝟏 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟒

Trump falsely claims Chicago had 4,000 homicides over a "very short time period of time." Homicides this year to date are 331. The man's Narcissism make truth poison to him.

Donny Demento once again claimed he did the impossible by lowering drug prices "100 percent, 400 percent, 600 percent, a thousand percent in some cases."