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Fascism Watch, January 30

January 30, 2017 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

https://twitter.com/thekeythief/status/825537583144800256 Trump Acting attorney general Sally Yates declared the Justice Department would not defend Trump’s immigration order Hours later, Trump fired her. The acting Attorney General, Sally Yates, has betrayed the … [Read more...]

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Fascism Watch, January 28-29

January 29, 2017 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

Eight days to a Constitutional crisis. It’s both amazing and not even remotely surprising. I’m going to dispense with the usual subheadings tonight because it’s all Trump. Immigration ban, protests, and Constitutional crisis How Trump’s Rush to Enact an Immigration Ban … [Read more...]

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Fascism Watch, January 26-27

January 27, 2017 Stephanie Leary 1 Comment

Well, I picked a hell of a time to take a day off. This is going to be a long one as a result. Trump Today, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, Trump signed an executive order banning immigration and refugees from predominantly Muslim countries in which he does not do business, from … [Read more...]

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Fascism Watch, January 25

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The Economist just downgraded the US to  a “flawed democracy.” Trump In an ABC interview, Trump says we should have kept Iraq's oil after invading, violating international law, but "Maybe we'll have another chance." Holy fucking shit. New executive orders suspend immigration … [Read more...]

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Fascism Watch, January 24

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https://twitter.com/USARedOrchestra/status/824047584624918531 The Media Failed to Prepare Americans for the Trump Whiplash: "The policy stakes of this election were never adequately conveyed by the political press." Trump Congratulations, America — you did it! An actual … [Read more...]

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Fascism Watch, January 23

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Trump Trump made no friends at the CIA on Saturday Authorities are also pushing back against the perception that the CIA workforce was cheering for the president. They say the first three rows in front of the president were largely made up of supporters of Mr. Trump’s … [Read more...]

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Fascism Watch, January 21-22: The Women’s March

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(image by Daryl Cagle) Protests Between 3 and 4 million people attended Women's Marches on all seven continents--even Antarctica. The New York Times has a great photo gallery. It appears to have been the largest protest in US … [Read more...]

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Fascism Watch, January 20: Inauguration Day

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(photos by Lucas Jackson (L), Stelios Varias (R), via Reuters) After retweeting the photos above, the National Park Service was banned from using Twitter. This has prevented them from sharing winter road conditions. Trump Well, that happened. With Echoes of the ’30s, Trump … [Read more...]

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Fascism Watch, January 19

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Intercepted Russian Communications Part of Inquiry Into Trump Associates The continuing counterintelligence investigation means that Mr. Trump will take the oath of office on Friday with his associates under investigation and after the intelligence agencies concluded that … [Read more...]

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Fascism Watch, January 18

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FBI, 5 other agencies probe possible covert Kremlin aid to Trump. In other words, James Comey is full of shit. The FBI and five other law enforcement and intelligence agencies have collaborated for months in an investigation into Russian attempts to influence the November … [Read more...]

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