Jeffery Zavadil
@jefzav.bsky.social
Political theorist, democratic socialist, and author of the Mallworld, Incorporated, dystopian trilogy. No DMs. Website: http://coexalt.com. Facebook: http://bit.ly/2tJG7Gb
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Jeffery Zavadil
@jefzav.bsky.social
· Aug 28
New, from me:
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
The authoritarian checklist
It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy
donmoynihan.substack.com
“Accepting that America is not longer a functioning democracy should change how we think about the future. Does America face a decades long shift away from democracy, as in Franco’s Spain, or a quicker rebound?“
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Blumenthal: "I'm a no vote on that spending bill unless there are conditions that require ICE to go to a judge, to get a warrant, as well as other kinds of constraints -- the use of masks, the non-identification, the unmarked cars. These secret police, totalitarian tactics need to be stopped."
January 23, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Blumenthal: "I'm a no vote on that spending bill unless there are conditions that require ICE to go to a judge, to get a warrant, as well as other kinds of constraints -- the use of masks, the non-identification, the unmarked cars. These secret police, totalitarian tactics need to be stopped."
Donald Trump steals all the time.
Which means he’s not above stealing valor.
He is a dishonorable sack of garbage, and as a vet and citizen I despise every molecule of him.
Which means he’s not above stealing valor.
He is a dishonorable sack of garbage, and as a vet and citizen I despise every molecule of him.
It really is amazing to listen to a guy who faked bone spurs to avoid serving in the military denigrate combat veterans of our allies while also using “we” when referencing the historical sacrifices and bravery of our own soldiers.
January 23, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Donald Trump steals all the time.
Which means he’s not above stealing valor.
He is a dishonorable sack of garbage, and as a vet and citizen I despise every molecule of him.
Which means he’s not above stealing valor.
He is a dishonorable sack of garbage, and as a vet and citizen I despise every molecule of him.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I never in my life thought Minnesota, normal and peaceful Minnesota, would be the first target of major American gestapo action, and a birthplace of high civic resistance.
Go Minnesota!
Go Minnesota!
January 23, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I never in my life thought Minnesota, normal and peaceful Minnesota, would be the first target of major American gestapo action, and a birthplace of high civic resistance.
Go Minnesota!
Go Minnesota!
Fuck ICE altogether and resist their every action.
Dumb gestapo goons.
Dumb gestapo goons.
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Fuck ICE altogether and resist their every action.
Dumb gestapo goons.
Dumb gestapo goons.
Maybe we should have invoked Article 5 when Putin’s Manchurian Candidate was elected under questionable circumstances in 2016. That’s been the true invasion of our country.
Trump: “Maybe we should have put NATO to the test: Invoked Article 5, and forced NATO to come here and protect our Southern Border from further Invasions of Illegal Immigrants, thus freeing up large numbers of Border Patrol Agents for other tasks.”
January 23, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Maybe we should have invoked Article 5 when Putin’s Manchurian Candidate was elected under questionable circumstances in 2016. That’s been the true invasion of our country.
From the:
- choice of medium (a tweet),
- to the hyperbolic self-praise (most prestigious… ever…),
- to the ridiculous “thank you for your attention to this matter”
This is a fundamentally unserious way for one head of government to communicate to another.
Donald Trump proves yet again he is a 🤡
- choice of medium (a tweet),
- to the hyperbolic self-praise (most prestigious… ever…),
- to the ridiculous “thank you for your attention to this matter”
This is a fundamentally unserious way for one head of government to communicate to another.
Donald Trump proves yet again he is a 🤡
Trump: “Dear Prime Minister Carney:
Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
January 23, 2026 at 11:41 AM
From the:
- choice of medium (a tweet),
- to the hyperbolic self-praise (most prestigious… ever…),
- to the ridiculous “thank you for your attention to this matter”
This is a fundamentally unserious way for one head of government to communicate to another.
Donald Trump proves yet again he is a 🤡
- choice of medium (a tweet),
- to the hyperbolic self-praise (most prestigious… ever…),
- to the ridiculous “thank you for your attention to this matter”
This is a fundamentally unserious way for one head of government to communicate to another.
Donald Trump proves yet again he is a 🤡
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Reminder that our Constitution guarantees due process to ALL persons — not just citizens — and enshrines habeas corpus as a fundamental right.
Either everyone has due process — or no one does. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=metN4EiDtmQ
Either everyone has due process — or no one does. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=metN4EiDtmQ
What is Due Process?
It’s more important than ever to understand your right to due process. Here’s what you should know.
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Reminder that our Constitution guarantees due process to ALL persons — not just citizens — and enshrines habeas corpus as a fundamental right.
Either everyone has due process — or no one does. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=metN4EiDtmQ
Either everyone has due process — or no one does. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=metN4EiDtmQ
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He is five years old. He has the same name as my now-adult son. They used him as bait for his father—who does not have a deportation order. His family did not know where he was for nearly 24 hours.
He is five. Years. Old. He probably says “I’m this many years old.” He has a cute hat.
He is five. Years. Old. He probably says “I’m this many years old.” He has a cute hat.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 3:29 AM
He is five years old. He has the same name as my now-adult son. They used him as bait for his father—who does not have a deportation order. His family did not know where he was for nearly 24 hours.
He is five. Years. Old. He probably says “I’m this many years old.” He has a cute hat.
He is five. Years. Old. He probably says “I’m this many years old.” He has a cute hat.
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Ty Cobb: “This is a man who is demented… I don’t think there’s anybody outside the boundaries of the United States who believes for a second that Trump is sane at this stage of the game.”
via @outfrontcnn.bsky.social
via @outfrontcnn.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Ty Cobb: “This is a man who is demented… I don’t think there’s anybody outside the boundaries of the United States who believes for a second that Trump is sane at this stage of the game.”
via @outfrontcnn.bsky.social
via @outfrontcnn.bsky.social
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"The UN Charter, adopted by the Senate 89-2 in 1945, giving it also the force of U.S. law, bans the US from issuing the 'threat or use of force against the territorial integrity' of a nonoffending member state...This isn’t international law, MAGA types, it’s US law."
www.wsj.com/opinion/gree...
www.wsj.com/opinion/gree...
Opinion | Greenland Is Trump’s White Whale
He needs therapy more than the U.S. needs to own the island to ensure its defense.
www.wsj.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:26 AM
"The UN Charter, adopted by the Senate 89-2 in 1945, giving it also the force of U.S. law, bans the US from issuing the 'threat or use of force against the territorial integrity' of a nonoffending member state...This isn’t international law, MAGA types, it’s US law."
www.wsj.com/opinion/gree...
www.wsj.com/opinion/gree...
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to all citizens of the EU and other free nations: sorry about Trump, he is the distilled version of everything bad about America, those of us with eyes to see are working to defeat him and to help you to fend him off. the moment calls for cross border solidarity against tyranny
How the Free World Can Fight Mad King Trump - The American Prospect
The worst president in American history wants to conquer Greenland.
prospect.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:13 PM
to all citizens of the EU and other free nations: sorry about Trump, he is the distilled version of everything bad about America, those of us with eyes to see are working to defeat him and to help you to fend him off. the moment calls for cross border solidarity against tyranny
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Don’t Republicans in Congress get tired of this President walking us to the edge of economic disaster over and over again for no reason?
This time he almost started a trade war with Europe because he wants Greenland.
Who knows what will be next.
When will it be enough?
This time he almost started a trade war with Europe because he wants Greenland.
Who knows what will be next.
When will it be enough?
January 21, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Don’t Republicans in Congress get tired of this President walking us to the edge of economic disaster over and over again for no reason?
This time he almost started a trade war with Europe because he wants Greenland.
Who knows what will be next.
When will it be enough?
This time he almost started a trade war with Europe because he wants Greenland.
Who knows what will be next.
When will it be enough?
Release the remaining Epstein files NOW!
Garcia: "Trump is leading a WH coverup right now of the Epstein files, and we all know Epstein himself said Trump was his best friend for over 10 years. It is shameful, illegal & unconstitutional that the DOJ has released 1% of the files. Where is the pressure to get Pam Bondi to release the files?"
January 21, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Release the remaining Epstein files NOW!
The only winner of Trump’s foreign policy is Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
When future historians ask what Putin wanted from Trump, the answer may be painfully simple: “Everything America once stood for.”
hartmannreport.com/p/will-no-on...
hartmannreport.com/p/will-no-on...
Will No One Hold Trump Accountable for Handing Putin Everything He Wanted?
When future historians ask what Putin wanted from Trump, the answer may be painfully simple: “Everything America once stood for.”
hartmannreport.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:23 PM
The only winner of Trump’s foreign policy is Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
Impeach and remove him before he causes the collapse of the United States.
The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
January 21, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Impeach and remove him before he causes the collapse of the United States.
Impeach and remove him before he causes the collapse of the United States.
No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
January 21, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Impeach and remove him before he causes the collapse of the United States.
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In Trump's telling, the US are the equivalent of the Nazis
Trump: "No nation is in any position to be able to secure Greenland other than the US. We're a great power. Much greater than people even understand. I think they found that out 2 weeks ago in Venezuela. We saw this in World War 2 when Denmark fell to Germany after just 6 hours of fighting."
January 21, 2026 at 2:10 PM
In Trump's telling, the US are the equivalent of the Nazis
Converting to renewables won't diminish quality of life for most people. It will only lead to less profit for super-rich oligarchs.
Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Converting to renewables won't diminish quality of life for most people. It will only lead to less profit for super-rich oligarchs.
Would Americans loyal to our Constitution, values, and way of life be obligated to fight against our own authoritarian state if Trump illegal invaded an ally?
It’s sad that we live in a world where such a moral dilemma appears.
It’s sad that we live in a world where such a moral dilemma appears.
Canada starts preparing for guerilla warfare, just in case
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion
Armed Forces envision insurgency tactics like those used by Afghan mujahedeen, sources say. But officials and experts stress a U.S. operation is unlikely, and the scenarios are conceptual
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Would Americans loyal to our Constitution, values, and way of life be obligated to fight against our own authoritarian state if Trump illegal invaded an ally?
It’s sad that we live in a world where such a moral dilemma appears.
It’s sad that we live in a world where such a moral dilemma appears.
This is super-dangerous. Trump shouldn’t have his own slush fund to do with what he likes - to fund whatever barbaric military adventurism pops into his baboon skull. No President should.
January 21, 2026 at 10:17 PM
This is super-dangerous. Trump shouldn’t have his own slush fund to do with what he likes - to fund whatever barbaric military adventurism pops into his baboon skull. No President should.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
This is the fundamental truth about the American political system that explains why we were stuck in a neoliberal hellscape from 1980-2024 and since 2025 are collapsing into straight-up fascism.
Fear and hate used by oligarchs to rule the masses eventually gets out of control and becomes tyranny.
Fear and hate used by oligarchs to rule the masses eventually gets out of control and becomes tyranny.
Jones: All you do is keep people fearful because you get paid 45 million a year to keep people fearful so they don’t pay attention to the CEOS taking their healthcare. You don’t care about the American people. You want them to be afraid of immigrants because all you have is fear.
January 21, 2026 at 5:30 AM
This is the fundamental truth about the American political system that explains why we were stuck in a neoliberal hellscape from 1980-2024 and since 2025 are collapsing into straight-up fascism.
Fear and hate used by oligarchs to rule the masses eventually gets out of control and becomes tyranny.
Fear and hate used by oligarchs to rule the masses eventually gets out of control and becomes tyranny.
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As someone who volunteers in local Democratic politics I want to once again remind the Bluesky community that the Democratic base is your friend, and LIGHT YEARS ahead of the national party leaders on literally every issue
This poll shows that 74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting getting rid of the agency.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
YouGov poll - In the future, would you support or oppose...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
January 21, 2026 at 3:01 AM
As someone who volunteers in local Democratic politics I want to once again remind the Bluesky community that the Democratic base is your friend, and LIGHT YEARS ahead of the national party leaders on literally every issue
False, all it does is let the military be used for law enforcement. It doesn’t suspend the rule of law, the judicial branch, or state courts. It doesn’t create the Roman office of the dictatorship.
Trump on the Insurrection Act: "It does make life a lot easier. You don't through the court system. It's just a much easier thing to do."
January 21, 2026 at 5:24 AM
False, all it does is let the military be used for law enforcement. It doesn’t suspend the rule of law, the judicial branch, or state courts. It doesn’t create the Roman office of the dictatorship.