From Hitler to Putin to Orbán and Trump, the first step is always the same: act illegally, dare anyone to stop you, and behave like losing in court is only a delay.
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had completely different information.
Unless Democratic leadership takes a cue from the good people of Minnesota and steps up and fights back hard, the next message will be even broader and bloodier, because authoritarians always interpret silence as permission.
The House had an opportunity to impose meaningful restrictions on ICE and it failed. Meanwhile the Trump regime terrorizes our communities with masked federal agents and unchecked violence.
Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland is a reminder of the sheer idiocy the Trump era and the lunacy of the American media.
It’s fair to assume Trump will do everything possible to prevent any further elections in America. Will he succeed? Well, a lot of that has to do with us, and how we proceed in the coming days and months.
While many state and local officials are calling for calm and peaceful protest, many also believe that Trump and his administration are intentionally trying to provoke the civilian population into violence.
By declaring that Trump’s Jan 6 mob was innocent and the American criminal justice system is corrupt, it sends a clear message: violence in service of Trump will be forgiven, even celebrated, going forward into the future.
By treating sovereign borders and international law as optional, the Trump regime embraces the worldview that fueled Hitler, fortified oligarchs, and now threatens the American Experiment.