[JamieG]

I don't want to sound overly dramatic, but this is scarily looking like the start of a proper Fascist regime. It is genuinely terrifying. Apparently a Texan mosque went up in flames hours after the order to ban muslims entering was signed, which scarily harks back to Kristalnacht. https://thinkprogress.org/islamic-center-of-victoria-fire-8a683f632a7a#.cxg5ry6de

Also he has been calling the Washington Post and New York Times #FAKENEWS, which might just sounds like rhetoric but is actually effective at undermining journalism.

[moose]

Scary times.... Trump is behaving like a man who read lots of old 2000AD Judge Dredd as a teen but didn't realise that the walled world, fascist "justice" etc was satirical not instructional.

[dave]

Seriously the good folk of the US need to rise up and do something. What's Trump's support like within the military, any chance of a coup?

[andy popp]

Seriously the good folk of the US need to rise up and do something. What's Trump's support like within the military, any chance of a coup?

I don't know about the army, but the many of the police are solidly pro-Trump. They will be thinking their chance has come.

[andy popp]

Seriously the good folk of the US need to rise up and do something.

Breaking news: expedited court case being held in Brooklyn this evening to decide the cases of the 11 detained at JFK today ... being held simply because of the huge protest that is threatening to shut the airport. Standing up can work.

[Oldmanmatt]

https://www.autostraddle.com/i-was-trained-for-the-culture-wars-in-home-school-awaiting-someone-like-mike-pence-as-a-messiah-367057/

Now, a month ago, I would have classed that in with "Alien Lizards rule the world".
Now?
Um, maybe?


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[Oldmanmatt]

And, as for the May woman; pathetic.

Theresa May does 'not agree' with US ban on refugees
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38786576



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[Oldmanmatt]

Even Outside magazine is railing against him!

https://www.outsideonline.com/2153151/trumps-war-environment-has-started?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=facebookpost


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[Oldmanmatt]

1941 cartoon by Dr Seuss, note the slogan on the shirt:




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[Fiend]

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/171928

[Oldmanmatt]

http://occupydemocrats.com/2017/01/29/california-just-threatened-stop-paying-taxes-trump-cuts-federal-funding-sanctuary-city-status/

And we thought Brexit was divisive...

I signed that petition. I can't see it making any difference though. I'm afraid May (and all of us) are stuck with him and dependent on the US for our future, if we turn our backs on Europe.
Anyone remember "Oceania"?
We can be "Air strip one" for real! I'm sooooo excited!

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[Oldmanmatt]

And could things get stranger than this unlikely protest...?



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[mrjonathanr]

Falling off your bandwagon in amazement +1

[slackline]

Facts are facts, regardless of who brings them to your attention.

The full graphic which includes the sources cited is...




I'm amazed that anyone pays any attention to such "celebrities" and somewhat cynically suspect their manager/publicist suggested they use the graphic.

[Oldmanmatt]

I know, I know, but this is darkly fascinating to watch. Someone pressed the self destruct button:








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[slackline]

Resize?

[Oldmanmatt]

Resize?

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How?


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[slackline]

Resize?

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How?

Use the 'width=' argument to the BBCode...

Code: [Select]

[img width=768]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170129/7b9d2ac7bb027ee85bcce9671a5ff47c.jpg[/img]

My desktop is 1920x1080 so plenty of real estate, the images as you post them go off the page and are unreadable without going to the bottom of your post, scrolling right, then back up the page to read the half that is now revealed, repeat ad-nauseum for each and every image, resizing avoids this...



Or just not bother reading them at all as the scrolling around wastes time.

[dave]

This is an interesting twitter account to keep an eye on - apparently whitehouse staff running it from the inside:

https://twitter.com/RoguePOTUSStaff

[Oldmanmatt]

Or just follow Spicer, who appears to be actually as dumb as portrayed:

http://usuncut.news/2017/01/30/sean-spicer-retweeted-the-onion-and-the-internet-will-never-let-him-live-it-down-screenshots/


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[Oldmanmatt]

How's this Slackers?




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[tomtom]

Its been under the radar due to the (dead cat?) immigration story - but he's also changed how the military brief/report to him/heads of staff - which has got a few people worried too...

[slackline]

How's this Slackers?

Fits on one page and is readable.

[tomtom]

Worrying conmentary https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/trial-balloon-for-a-coup-e024990891d5#.2c1hsc8iu

[Oldmanmatt]

In summary:

"This is not normal. This is not America. Are you paying attention yet?

• Step one for Hitler was to discredit the media.
• Step two was to silence scientists and government employees.
• Hate crimes against minorities grew to the highest in their country’s history. Clashes between parties became so extensive that Hitler ended civil liberties (Step three), giving “law and order” as the cause. Those who opposed Hitler were ridiculed and threatened.
• In Step Four wealthy supporters purchased media outlets, employing only those faithful to the ruling party.
• In his final step (Step Five) Hitler declared that the only way the country could be unified was to restore traditional values. Minorities including gays, the disabled, Jews, Roma, and people of color were considered “inferior” and sent to death camps for slaughter.
We're between Step 2-4.
This is in case you were always confused by how so many people could go along with Hitler's Final Solution, this is exactly how it happened. Cannot even believe that this shit is happening in this country, in our time."

Simon Helberg.


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