Ben O’Connor
@benoconnor.bsky.social
Oof. Good luck everybody!
(pro tip: if you get a do-over, consider being less self-destructive with your vote next time)
(pro tip: if you get a do-over, consider being less self-destructive with your vote next time)
Pinned
‘The HATE AMERICA Rally’: Speaker Mike Johnson rips ‘No Kings’ protesters
YouTube video by Fox News
youtube.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Propaganda and McCarthyism (The Second Red Scare):
The era is defined by the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and a campaign spreading fear of communist and Soviet influence on American institutions and of Soviet espionage . . . during the late 1940s through the 1950s.
The era is defined by the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and a campaign spreading fear of communist and Soviet influence on American institutions and of Soviet espionage . . . during the late 1940s through the 1950s.
October 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Propaganda and McCarthyism (The Second Red Scare):
The era is defined by the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and a campaign spreading fear of communist and Soviet influence on American institutions and of Soviet espionage . . . during the late 1940s through the 1950s.
The era is defined by the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and a campaign spreading fear of communist and Soviet influence on American institutions and of Soviet espionage . . . during the late 1940s through the 1950s.
Propaganda and The First Red Scare:
At its height in 1919–1920, concerns over . . . the alleged spread of socialism, communism, and anarchism *in the American labor movement*
At its height in 1919–1920, concerns over . . . the alleged spread of socialism, communism, and anarchism *in the American labor movement*
October 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Propaganda and The First Red Scare:
At its height in 1919–1920, concerns over . . . the alleged spread of socialism, communism, and anarchism *in the American labor movement*
At its height in 1919–1920, concerns over . . . the alleged spread of socialism, communism, and anarchism *in the American labor movement*
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Now updated: The 'Presumption of Regularity' study.
1. Noncompliance with judicial orders: 20 cases
2. Courts’ distrust of DOJ information: 43+ cases
3. Courts’ findings of “arbitrary and capricious” conduct: 58 cases
www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...
1. Noncompliance with judicial orders: 20 cases
2. Courts’ distrust of DOJ information: 43+ cases
3. Courts’ findings of “arbitrary and capricious” conduct: 58 cases
www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...
The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation
Comprehensive study of court cases involving Trump administration and the basis for courts no longer giving a "presumption of regularity."
www.justsecurity.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Now updated: The 'Presumption of Regularity' study.
1. Noncompliance with judicial orders: 20 cases
2. Courts’ distrust of DOJ information: 43+ cases
3. Courts’ findings of “arbitrary and capricious” conduct: 58 cases
www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...
1. Noncompliance with judicial orders: 20 cases
2. Courts’ distrust of DOJ information: 43+ cases
3. Courts’ findings of “arbitrary and capricious” conduct: 58 cases
www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...
Authoritism/Fascism?
Ultranationalism - check
Myth of “great again” - check
Dictator as leader - check
Paramilitarism - check
Scapegoating - check
Controlled economy - check
Erosion of liberties - check
Controlled information - check
Suppression of dissent - check
Undermining elections - check
🤷♂️
Ultranationalism - check
Myth of “great again” - check
Dictator as leader - check
Paramilitarism - check
Scapegoating - check
Controlled economy - check
Erosion of liberties - check
Controlled information - check
Suppression of dissent - check
Undermining elections - check
🤷♂️
September 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Authoritism/Fascism?
Ultranationalism - check
Myth of “great again” - check
Dictator as leader - check
Paramilitarism - check
Scapegoating - check
Controlled economy - check
Erosion of liberties - check
Controlled information - check
Suppression of dissent - check
Undermining elections - check
🤷♂️
Ultranationalism - check
Myth of “great again” - check
Dictator as leader - check
Paramilitarism - check
Scapegoating - check
Controlled economy - check
Erosion of liberties - check
Controlled information - check
Suppression of dissent - check
Undermining elections - check
🤷♂️
Why was Alex Acosta, the goon who secured for Epstein a “sweetheart deal” in 2008, hand-picked *by trump* to be his labor secretary from 2017-2019?
“A pal is a wonderful thing” it seems.
“A pal is a wonderful thing” it seems.
September 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Why was Alex Acosta, the goon who secured for Epstein a “sweetheart deal” in 2008, hand-picked *by trump* to be his labor secretary from 2017-2019?
“A pal is a wonderful thing” it seems.
“A pal is a wonderful thing” it seems.
That tracks
September 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
That tracks