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Michael's avatar

In some ways this is the most alarming Tyranny Tracker report yet. Of course there is the usual foxes guarding the henhouse measures and appointments as well as the criminals disarming the police tactics. All occurring to the relentless drumbeat to privatize everything from schools to currency, from social security to public lands.

What I find alarming besides all this cultic, slavish idolatry of Trump by sycophants and toadies is the dismantling of American national security. The closing of surveillance, the shutdown of defenses.

They are actively striving to weaken our defenses and there is no financial gain for them in doing that, so what are their motives?

Corruption and venality I can understand and this administration is the certainly the most corrupt in our history, but opening America to takeover by hostile overseas actors? This is treason of the highest order and urgent cause for Trump's immediate impeachment.

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John's avatar

God this is becoming very difficult to stomach as an early morning read. I won't be able to do it much longer.

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Olga Lautman's avatar

I know it’s difficult. It’s difficult for me to have to write this horror but better have eyes wide open

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Meemaw's avatar

It takes me awhile to get through for sure, but I prefer to be informed than not

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Mike Stark's avatar

As always thank you for documenting, Sadly Its grimmer by the day.

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Nilla's avatar

Thanks for keeping us informed.

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Deborah solleveld's avatar

Thank you for keeping us informed. How do you stay sane documenting so much corruption?

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elizabeth lush's avatar

Grasping for a silver lining here xx can all this lead to ending worship of the god US$, thinking the exposure of idiotic billionaire-behaviours and how unnecessary it all is, resetting to actual human needs and values, as demonstrated by the noble and loving Ukrainians and, as the invaluable Jim Stewartson points out, there are so many more of us than them xx thnxxxxx Olga

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Democrat Leadership's avatar

If only there was a way to mount an opposition.

Everyone has this hopeless vibe even though we have truth and tons of evidence on our side. It's an easy win if we can just get a public debate.

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CanadaIsNotForSale's avatar

What is the rule of them; for every one person laid off ten others are affected or something like that. Considering 6% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck + thousands of civil servants laid off + tariffs & chaos causing economic slow down leading to more layoffs forget recession it will be a depression. People losing their homes, unable to afford rent, homelessness will increase which leads to civil unrest. What is the endgame? It's self destruction of the USA. It's turning into a hunger games vs purge vs you name the dystopian movie - call it Escape from xxxx. It's madness, madness I tell you.

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Christine Charbonneau's avatar

Thanks Olga!

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