Hope Loudon
@hopeloudon.bsky.social
Anti-Fascist MA of Public Policy who believes that the status quo is evidence that our institutions are toast. Who and what can we preserve, protect, and incubate? Follow me for ideas, analysis, and inconvenient truth.
They are still gaslighting the truth tellers, even now, and even in supposed "resistance" communities. open.substack.com/pub/thetaoof...
We Are Being Gaslighted and Censored
While American truth-tellers are silenced and side-lined, the internet is flooded with willing and unwilling agents of an alternative reality they ruthlessly enforce.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
They are still gaslighting the truth tellers, even now, and even in supposed "resistance" communities. open.substack.com/pub/thetaoof...
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social I think you and I have a lot in common. People are desperate to cling to an obsolete assumption of institutional functionality. I wish we could get people to accept the reality, if only to have informed consent about how to respond thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/heather-co...
Heather Cox Richardson is Wrong
I cannot stand Heather Cox Richardson because she is repeating the history of Germany's liberal class. Self-deluding while misleading others at the eleventh hour is not heroic but reprehensible.
thetaoofhope.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:38 AM
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social I think you and I have a lot in common. People are desperate to cling to an obsolete assumption of institutional functionality. I wish we could get people to accept the reality, if only to have informed consent about how to respond thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/heather-co...
@gregpalast.bsky.social @thomhartmann.bsky.social It's pretty clear to me that this earlier analysis is spot on, and people need to prepare accordingly. You guys are undermining preparation by telling people: "Suddenly the military and FBI are our friends." The military will fold.
If you think the military will resist orders and defy Trump, think again We do not benefit from false hope, and the world needs to prepare accordingly @gilduran.com @theatlantic.com @euronews.com @aljazeera.com @skynewsrss.bsky.social @brasil.gov.br @propublica.org
open.substack.com/pub/thetaoof...
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Trump's Military Takeover Will Work
Tom Nichols told The Atlantic exactly what Trump would do in 2023. Once Trump controls the military and the Department of Justice, it's checkmate.
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October 4, 2025 at 7:29 AM
@gregpalast.bsky.social @thomhartmann.bsky.social It's pretty clear to me that this earlier analysis is spot on, and people need to prepare accordingly. You guys are undermining preparation by telling people: "Suddenly the military and FBI are our friends." The military will fold.
Pretending the Epstein files are some kind of secret weapon against Trump has to be one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard. @indivisible.org should be embarrassed and do some actual resistance. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Epstein Files: Don't hold your breath
I have noticed supposed left organizations considering the Epstein files their secret weapon and naively pouring energy into advocating release. It is a doomed strategy.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Pretending the Epstein files are some kind of secret weapon against Trump has to be one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard. @indivisible.org should be embarrassed and do some actual resistance. substack.com/home/post/p-...
I want you to see this @radiofreetom.bsky.social I revisited your interview from December 2023.
If you think the military will resist orders and defy Trump, think again We do not benefit from false hope, and the world needs to prepare accordingly @gilduran.com @theatlantic.com @euronews.com @aljazeera.com @skynewsrss.bsky.social @brasil.gov.br @propublica.org
open.substack.com/pub/thetaoof...
open.substack.com/pub/thetaoof...
Trump's Military Takeover Will Work
Tom Nichols told The Atlantic exactly what Trump would do in 2023. Once Trump controls the military and the Department of Justice, it's checkmate.
open.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I want you to see this @radiofreetom.bsky.social I revisited your interview from December 2023.
If you think the military will resist orders and defy Trump, think again We do not benefit from false hope, and the world needs to prepare accordingly @gilduran.com @theatlantic.com @euronews.com @aljazeera.com @skynewsrss.bsky.social @brasil.gov.br @propublica.org
open.substack.com/pub/thetaoof...
open.substack.com/pub/thetaoof...
Trump's Military Takeover Will Work
Tom Nichols told The Atlantic exactly what Trump would do in 2023. Once Trump controls the military and the Department of Justice, it's checkmate.
open.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
If you think the military will resist orders and defy Trump, think again We do not benefit from false hope, and the world needs to prepare accordingly @gilduran.com @theatlantic.com @euronews.com @aljazeera.com @skynewsrss.bsky.social @brasil.gov.br @propublica.org
open.substack.com/pub/thetaoof...
open.substack.com/pub/thetaoof...
Perhaps my most unpopular opinion. @hcrichardson.bsky.social & influencers like her are not fueling, supporting, or organizing a resistance, but presiding over and cultivating crisis cults of magical thinking useful to the regime. @tadstoermer.bsky.social
thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/heather-co...
thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/heather-co...
Heather Cox Richardson is Wrong
I cannot stand Heather Cox Richardson because she is repeating the history of Germany's liberal class. Self-deluding while misleading others at the eleventh hour is not heroic but reprehensible.
thetaoofhope.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Perhaps my most unpopular opinion. @hcrichardson.bsky.social & influencers like her are not fueling, supporting, or organizing a resistance, but presiding over and cultivating crisis cults of magical thinking useful to the regime. @tadstoermer.bsky.social
thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/heather-co...
thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/heather-co...
@kenklippenstein.bsky.social @kenwhite.bsky.social @kathrynajoyce.bsky.social You're all journalists whose work I like, and who I would like to understand this connection. Most of the press is too busy focusing on the stupid escalator to discover and interpret this for the public.
Trump’s speech was an invitation to unite nations with authoritarian, nationalistic, and anti-social ambitions. After analyzing Trump’s speech and the bill H.R. 5300, I have come to some conclusions about what he is planning. It confirms my worst fears thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/trump-seek...
Trump Seeks to Destroy the UN and Build a Transnational Fascist Coalition
Trump appears to be trying to destroy the U.N., rewrite the rules, and unite with other bad actors to engage in global authoritarian consolidation.
thetaoofhope.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
@kenklippenstein.bsky.social @kenwhite.bsky.social @kathrynajoyce.bsky.social You're all journalists whose work I like, and who I would like to understand this connection. Most of the press is too busy focusing on the stupid escalator to discover and interpret this for the public.
Trump’s speech was an invitation to unite nations with authoritarian, nationalistic, and anti-social ambitions. After analyzing Trump’s speech and the bill H.R. 5300, I have come to some conclusions about what he is planning. It confirms my worst fears thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/trump-seek...
Trump Seeks to Destroy the UN and Build a Transnational Fascist Coalition
Trump appears to be trying to destroy the U.N., rewrite the rules, and unite with other bad actors to engage in global authoritarian consolidation.
thetaoofhope.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Trump’s speech was an invitation to unite nations with authoritarian, nationalistic, and anti-social ambitions. After analyzing Trump’s speech and the bill H.R. 5300, I have come to some conclusions about what he is planning. It confirms my worst fears thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/trump-seek...
@gilduran.com I want to warn people about this (and a lot of other things, of course), but I have hardly any audience. My analysis yesterday suggests something chilling... thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/trump-seek...
Trump Seeks to Destroy the UN and Build a Transnational Fascist Coalition
Trump appears to be trying to destroy the U.N., rewrite the rules, and unite with other bad actors to engage in global authoritarian consolidation.
thetaoofhope.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
@gilduran.com I want to warn people about this (and a lot of other things, of course), but I have hardly any audience. My analysis yesterday suggests something chilling... thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/trump-seek...
@thediplomat.com just sent you this in a time-senstive pitch. I want it published somewhere legitimate and focused, as it's extremely important information for international stakeholders. thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/trump-seek...
Trump Seeks to Destroy the UN and Build a Transnational Fascist Coalition
Trump appears to be trying to destroy the U.N., rewrite the rules, and unite with other bad actors to engage in global authoritarian consolidation.
thetaoofhope.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
@thediplomat.com just sent you this in a time-senstive pitch. I want it published somewhere legitimate and focused, as it's extremely important information for international stakeholders. thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/trump-seek...
Posting my analysis of the mostly courtier and shill supposed journalistic coverage of Reno's new billionaire stadium project at Grand Sierra Resort. Local news being captured, functioning as paid P.R., or being too timid to be critical, costs us. thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/are-nevada...
Are Nevada media selling a billionaire’s stadium project or informing the public?
Nevada media is mostly uncritical about Casino Magnate Alex Meruelo and University of Nevada, Reno President Brian Sandoval's proposed public private partnership and tax breaks for a stadium.
thetaoofhope.substack.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Posting my analysis of the mostly courtier and shill supposed journalistic coverage of Reno's new billionaire stadium project at Grand Sierra Resort. Local news being captured, functioning as paid P.R., or being too timid to be critical, costs us. thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/are-nevada...
My advice to civil society on the perils of relying on a nonexistent, unenforceable rule of law, and misleading marginalized people with a false sense of security. @aclu.org @glsen.bsky.social @transjournalists.org @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social
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thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/please-sto...
Please Stop Telling People “Know Your Rights”
We do not have civil and constitutional rights in practice, and we are safer if we know that truth.
thetaoofhope.substack.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:58 AM
My advice to civil society on the perils of relying on a nonexistent, unenforceable rule of law, and misleading marginalized people with a false sense of security. @aclu.org @glsen.bsky.social @transjournalists.org @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social
thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/please-sto...
thetaoofhope.substack.com/p/please-sto...
@karenhao.bsky.social @gilduran.com I have been observing what looks like a civil society captured by big tech promoting AI, including a concerted effort to cast AI and social media as journalistic tools not threats. I have many examples, but no platform. Consider digging? Let me email you?
June 18, 2025 at 5:33 AM
@karenhao.bsky.social @gilduran.com I have been observing what looks like a civil society captured by big tech promoting AI, including a concerted effort to cast AI and social media as journalistic tools not threats. I have many examples, but no platform. Consider digging? Let me email you?
@gilduran.com Hey, I'm interested in writing about your work, and I'm pitching something. Would you consider an interview for a decent-sized site if they agree? Can you direct me to the best piece that gives an overview of the technofascism you expose? Like, if someone read one article, it would be?
May 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
@gilduran.com Hey, I'm interested in writing about your work, and I'm pitching something. Would you consider an interview for a decent-sized site if they agree? Can you direct me to the best piece that gives an overview of the technofascism you expose? Like, if someone read one article, it would be?
@petersterne.com I stumbled onto your work while researching for a piece on Review Journal's takeover by Adelson. I ended up finding this incredibly prescient piece, and I wanted to compliment you on it. It isn't like you didn't warn; the powerful refused to listen.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
Donald Trump’s Real Threat to the Press
Worry about the Espionage Act, not libel laws.
www.politico.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
@petersterne.com I stumbled onto your work while researching for a piece on Review Journal's takeover by Adelson. I ended up finding this incredibly prescient piece, and I wanted to compliment you on it. It isn't like you didn't warn; the powerful refused to listen.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
Reposted by Hope Loudon
ADL before: Never Again
ADL now: Maybe Be Less Paranoid?
ADL now: Maybe Be Less Paranoid?
January 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
ADL before: Never Again
ADL now: Maybe Be Less Paranoid?
ADL now: Maybe Be Less Paranoid?
Hollywood has been on it over the last few years with shows foreshadowing fascism's rise. Andor is one of them. I think about this clip a lot: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7J4... Star Wars is about the evils of a fascist, oppressive empire.
Cassian Andor is sentenced to prison | Star Wars Andor Series Episode 7 “Announcement” (HD)
YouTube video by Allan de Munnink
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April 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Hollywood has been on it over the last few years with shows foreshadowing fascism's rise. Andor is one of them. I think about this clip a lot: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7J4... Star Wars is about the evils of a fascist, oppressive empire.
The Substack version of my latest article on how civil society betrayed us and continues to do so for the most part. #authoritarianism #fascism #dictatorship #autocracy #Trump #whistleblowing open.substack.com/pub/thetaoof...
Civil Society Betrayed Americans Like Me
I have spent the last several years feverishly trying to blow the whistle about authoritarianism and rising fascism in the U.S. No one believed me or helped.
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April 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Substack version of my latest article on how civil society betrayed us and continues to do so for the most part. #authoritarianism #fascism #dictatorship #autocracy #Trump #whistleblowing open.substack.com/pub/thetaoof...
These empty threats are just sad to those of us who have seen evidence crimes, fraud, false documents, etc., ALL become normal over the last several years. Yes, tell us what they're doing, but don't perpetuate the illusion rule of law will save us from it. It's impossible and dangerous to pretend.
Immigrants falsely labeled as deceased by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, prompting staff to reinstate nearly three dozen individuals over the past week. These reversals follow efforts by the DHS and Elon Musk’s DOGE Service
April 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
These empty threats are just sad to those of us who have seen evidence crimes, fraud, false documents, etc., ALL become normal over the last several years. Yes, tell us what they're doing, but don't perpetuate the illusion rule of law will save us from it. It's impossible and dangerous to pretend.
I am not angry at Trump voters, but at the civil society members and pseudo-experts whose complicity led us to Fascism. I didn't sleepwalk into Fascism; I was dragged kicking and screaming. People with platforms and power misled and failed to protect the public. dissidentvoice.org/2025/04/some...
Some Sleepwalk into Autocracy | Dissident Voice
I am a whistleblower with a master's of public policy from Central European University (kicked out of Hungary by Orban’s regime), and I have spent the last several years feverishly trying to blow the ...
dissidentvoice.org
April 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I am not angry at Trump voters, but at the civil society members and pseudo-experts whose complicity led us to Fascism. I didn't sleepwalk into Fascism; I was dragged kicking and screaming. People with platforms and power misled and failed to protect the public. dissidentvoice.org/2025/04/some...
There are no words. time.com/7269604/el-s...
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
There are no words. time.com/7269604/el-s...
Whistleblower helps you understand what they could do with our data. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
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April 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Whistleblower helps you understand what they could do with our data. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
I attempt to give you a glimpse into what education looks like and does under authoritarianism, and to clarify where the U.S. is heading in so doing. Spread it if you like it. open.substack.com/pub/thetaoof...
Propaganda is Academia’s Purpose Under Authoritarianism
Undermining and destroying higher education to serve not as an incubator for free thought and liberation, but as boot camp for blind obedience and loyalty is a key aspect of undermining democracy.
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April 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I attempt to give you a glimpse into what education looks like and does under authoritarianism, and to clarify where the U.S. is heading in so doing. Spread it if you like it. open.substack.com/pub/thetaoof...
A little 2023 foreshadowing @thisisreno.bsky.social of the dismantling of civil rights and higher education as a democratic institution. #universityofnevada #highereducation #civilrights #titleIX #corruption #authoritarianism thisisreno.com/2023/10/i-fo...
I fought for Title IX change at UNR in 2015, and it only got worse (opinion)
Reno's independent, online news and events source. Established in 2009.
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April 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A little 2023 foreshadowing @thisisreno.bsky.social of the dismantling of civil rights and higher education as a democratic institution. #universityofnevada #highereducation #civilrights #titleIX #corruption #authoritarianism thisisreno.com/2023/10/i-fo...