Val Poplicola
@stopmaga.bsky.social
Former Virginia Republican. Never Trumper. Dedicated to Spotting MAGA Disinformation and Hypocrisy.
We have the answer! What the U.S. is experiencing is not new. It is just new to us and is called “patrimonialism”. I discovered a great book, The Assault on the State. It explains it all.
Today a friend said is was “too late” to stop Trump….nonsense! Give to groups that law suits against unconstitutional executive orders. When it gets worse, join mass protests and park yourself on the ground like Gandhi. Never give up, and fear nothing.
Even a celebration of the life of Frederick Douglass doesn’t get an honor guard in Trumpland. But the military will do a flyover at a football game.
This is pure insanity. Rise up, fellow Americans. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Today in Politics, Bulletin 66, 2/7/25
… DOGE staffer Edward Coristine was fired by Path Network in 2022 (a company known for hiring former hackers), for leaking confidential information to a competitor.
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The censorship is here. If you have Amazon Alexa, try asking it some critical questions about Donald Trump. See what happens.
“The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous" - Frederick Douglass Happy Black History Month!
Trump ordered construction of the detention camp in Guantanamo for illegal immigrants…here we go…an American concentration camp…Read the book On Tyranny before it is too late.
Early retirement from the Civil Service? He wants to stuff the agencies with loyal followers. Please don’t take the bait. It is an early step in dismantling our institutions.Read the book On Tyranny before it is too late.
Well, so much for that campaign promise. It’s been 24 hours. www.wsj.com/video/watch-...
Watch: Trump Says as President He’d Settle Ukraine War Within 24 Hours
Donald Trump said that as president he would be able to resolve the Ukraine war in one day, speaking at a Republican presidential town hall Wednesday hosted by CNN. Photo: CNN
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And the latest on immigration…Trump is weaponizing the Justice Department. This is what MAGA falsely accused the Democrats of doing. Defend our democracy before we lose it.
Here’s what the nominee to be director of the Office of Management and Budget said about federal employees: “We want bureaucrats to be traumatically affected. When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not go to work because they are increasingly viewed as the villains.”
Show some spine, Senate, when Trump tries to install Kash Patel as FBI Director. This piece of shit plans to target journalists and government officials. Just read his list of “deep state” names in the book “Government Gangsters.”
When we protest Trump’s extremist actions, we can expect this response…so let’s stick together and protest peacefully…it worked for Gandhi…”The Insurrection Act of 1807 is federal law that empowers the president to deploy the military to suppress civil disorder, insurrection, or rebellion.”
Boris Epshteyn under investigation. Soon to be purged by the Dear Leader.
Today’s news…drink raw milk and get bird flu virus in California. This is from a batch sold in Temecula. We’ll see more stories like this with Kooky RFK Jr. becoming HHS Secretary.
How ironic that right wingers have excoriated George Soros for years, yet Donald Trump selects a Soros protege, Scott Bessent, to be Treasury Secretary. Soros is a major investor in Bessent. MAGA followers are tools.
Buy the book “On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder and give it to everyone you know before it’s too late.