alanclendenin.bsky.social
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Sound familiar?

Fascism relies on the suppression of free press to eliminate all dissent and perceived threats. The military is glorified, and violence, as we're seeing by ICE is viewed as a redemptive or purifying force. This can lead to imperialist or expansionist foreign policies.
Here we go, my friends. Right straight past freedom of the press to all out fascism ... for those who've expressed that fear out loud prior to this ... you were correct.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Broadcasters Risk Losing Licenses When Hosts Criticize Him
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Trump doesn't follow the menacing made-for-Fox News script he’s written for his masked ICE storm troopers, but on this Labor Day workers are under assault from Trump and the GOP on a level nearly comparable to what we are seeing with undocumented migrants.

#LaborDay
#BlueWave
#BlueCrew
In Praise of American Workers who Show Up Every Shift Ready to Give Their Best; Trump has Forsaken Them, and Democrats Won’t Automatically Regain Their Trust — Left of Center
“ I am out to sing songs that will prove to you that this is your world and that if it has hit you pretty hard and knocked you for a dozen loops, no matter what color, what size you are, how you are b...
www.leftofcenter.org
September 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM