Hayward Zwerling
@hzwerling.bsky.social
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Creations: HaywardZwerling.com
Diary: IHaveAnIdea.us/MyRetirementDiary/
Democracy: RetireesForDemocracy.org
Retirement syllabus: ihaveanidea.us/designingyourretirement/
There’s a manual “How to Destroy Democracy”
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Trump is following the playbook
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
Silence is complicity
A Plan
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Trump is following the playbook
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
Silence is complicity
A Plan
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
There’s a manual “How to Destroy Democracy”
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Trump is following the playbook
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
Silence is complicity
A Plan
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Trump is following the playbook
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
Silence is complicity
A Plan
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
A.ll
B.illionaires
C.orrupt
D.emocracy
Easy as ABCD…
✅ Tax billionaires’ wealth
✅ Shrink their fortunes & political power
✅ Eliminate taxes for 95% of Americans
✅ Return America to We the People
Stop the performative politics!
Implement this plan!
ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
B.illionaires
C.orrupt
D.emocracy
Easy as ABCD…
✅ Tax billionaires’ wealth
✅ Shrink their fortunes & political power
✅ Eliminate taxes for 95% of Americans
✅ Return America to We the People
Stop the performative politics!
Implement this plan!
ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A.ll
B.illionaires
C.orrupt
D.emocracy
Easy as ABCD…
✅ Tax billionaires’ wealth
✅ Shrink their fortunes & political power
✅ Eliminate taxes for 95% of Americans
✅ Return America to We the People
Stop the performative politics!
Implement this plan!
ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
B.illionaires
C.orrupt
D.emocracy
Easy as ABCD…
✅ Tax billionaires’ wealth
✅ Shrink their fortunes & political power
✅ Eliminate taxes for 95% of Americans
✅ Return America to We the People
Stop the performative politics!
Implement this plan!
ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
It was on the top of the NYT website
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It was on the top of the NYT website
All
Billionaires
Corrupt
Democracy
Easy as ABCD…
My comment in the Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Billionaires
Corrupt
Democracy
Easy as ABCD…
My comment in the Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
All
Billionaires
Corrupt
Democracy
Easy as ABCD…
My comment in the Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Billionaires
Corrupt
Democracy
Easy as ABCD…
My comment in the Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
There is an instruction manual explaining “How to Become an Authoritarian”
Trump is following the steps.
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time.
The most important enabler is fear.
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
Silence is complicity.
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Trump is following the steps.
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time.
The most important enabler is fear.
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
Silence is complicity.
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
There is an instruction manual explaining “How to Become an Authoritarian”
Trump is following the steps.
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time.
The most important enabler is fear.
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
Silence is complicity.
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Trump is following the steps.
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time.
The most important enabler is fear.
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
Silence is complicity.
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
The Authoritarian Playbook
Goal #2. Undermine objective truth through disinformation
The leader saturates public discourse with falsehoods, conspiracies, contradictory statements, and attacks on evidence… to confuse—making citizens dependent on the leader’s narrative
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Goal #2. Undermine objective truth through disinformation
The leader saturates public discourse with falsehoods, conspiracies, contradictory statements, and attacks on evidence… to confuse—making citizens dependent on the leader’s narrative
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The Authoritarian Playbook
Goal #2. Undermine objective truth through disinformation
The leader saturates public discourse with falsehoods, conspiracies, contradictory statements, and attacks on evidence… to confuse—making citizens dependent on the leader’s narrative
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Goal #2. Undermine objective truth through disinformation
The leader saturates public discourse with falsehoods, conspiracies, contradictory statements, and attacks on evidence… to confuse—making citizens dependent on the leader’s narrative
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Top of NYTimes webpage - 11/20/25
Trump . . .
1. Calls reporter “Piggy”
2. Declares swastikas, nooses, and confederate flag should be embraced
3. Advocates killing 6 military veteran Senators
4. Pardonee gets 37 years in prison
And that is only ONE DAY!!
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Trump . . .
1. Calls reporter “Piggy”
2. Declares swastikas, nooses, and confederate flag should be embraced
3. Advocates killing 6 military veteran Senators
4. Pardonee gets 37 years in prison
And that is only ONE DAY!!
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Top of NYTimes webpage - 11/20/25
Trump . . .
1. Calls reporter “Piggy”
2. Declares swastikas, nooses, and confederate flag should be embraced
3. Advocates killing 6 military veteran Senators
4. Pardonee gets 37 years in prison
And that is only ONE DAY!!
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Trump . . .
1. Calls reporter “Piggy”
2. Declares swastikas, nooses, and confederate flag should be embraced
3. Advocates killing 6 military veteran Senators
4. Pardonee gets 37 years in prison
And that is only ONE DAY!!
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
To destroy democracy, there’s a manual:
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Authoritarians follow the steps
People lose freedoms—one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
The solution:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Authoritarians follow the steps
People lose freedoms—one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
The solution:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
To destroy democracy, there’s a manual:
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Authoritarians follow the steps
People lose freedoms—one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
The solution:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Authoritarians follow the steps
People lose freedoms—one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
The solution:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
STOP the performative politics and do something significant, or step aside!
A Rational Revision of #Capitalism (Dec 2023)
ihaveanidea.us/capitalismre...
Unbridled Capitalism Threatens Our Health, Wealth, Education, Democracy, Planet, and Our Future Jan 2025
ihaveanidea.us/capitalism/
A Rational Revision of #Capitalism (Dec 2023)
ihaveanidea.us/capitalismre...
Unbridled Capitalism Threatens Our Health, Wealth, Education, Democracy, Planet, and Our Future Jan 2025
ihaveanidea.us/capitalism/
November 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
STOP the performative politics and do something significant, or step aside!
A Rational Revision of #Capitalism (Dec 2023)
ihaveanidea.us/capitalismre...
Unbridled Capitalism Threatens Our Health, Wealth, Education, Democracy, Planet, and Our Future Jan 2025
ihaveanidea.us/capitalism/
A Rational Revision of #Capitalism (Dec 2023)
ihaveanidea.us/capitalismre...
Unbridled Capitalism Threatens Our Health, Wealth, Education, Democracy, Planet, and Our Future Jan 2025
ihaveanidea.us/capitalism/
Politics requires winning–it’s not an academic exercise. Republicans change the rules whenever it suits their needs.
Democrats need to play to win, or they should leave the game!
Like the patriots did in 1775, we need new rules:
New rules:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
Democrats need to play to win, or they should leave the game!
Like the patriots did in 1775, we need new rules:
New rules:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Politics requires winning–it’s not an academic exercise. Republicans change the rules whenever it suits their needs.
Democrats need to play to win, or they should leave the game!
Like the patriots did in 1775, we need new rules:
New rules:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
Democrats need to play to win, or they should leave the game!
Like the patriots did in 1775, we need new rules:
New rules:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
As @fsfp.bsky.social knows, there's a How to Become an Authoritarian manual
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
Silence is complicity
A Plan:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
Silence is complicity
A Plan:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
As @fsfp.bsky.social knows, there's a How to Become an Authoritarian manual
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
Silence is complicity
A Plan:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
Silence is complicity
A Plan:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
If a leader wants to destroy democracy, there's a manual:
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Authoritarians follow the steps.
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
The solution:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Authoritarians follow the steps.
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
The solution:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
November 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
If a leader wants to destroy democracy, there's a manual:
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Authoritarians follow the steps.
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
The solution:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Authoritarians follow the steps.
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
The solution:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
If a leader wants to destroy democracy, there's a manual:
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Authoritarians follow the steps.
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
The solution:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Authoritarians follow the steps.
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
The solution:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
November 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
If a leader wants to destroy democracy, there's a manual:
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Authoritarians follow the steps.
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
The solution:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Authoritarians follow the steps.
People lose freedoms—slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow
The solution:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
@qjurecic.bsky.social
To destroy democracy, there’s a manual
Authoritarians follow the steps
People lose freedoms—one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow.
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
The solution:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
To destroy democracy, there’s a manual
Authoritarians follow the steps
People lose freedoms—one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow.
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
The solution:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
November 19, 2025 at 10:59 AM
@qjurecic.bsky.social
To destroy democracy, there’s a manual
Authoritarians follow the steps
People lose freedoms—one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow.
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
The solution:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
To destroy democracy, there’s a manual
Authoritarians follow the steps
People lose freedoms—one at a time
The most important enabler is fear
You can stop Trump today, but maybe not tomorrow.
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
The solution:
ihaveanidea.us/op-ed_govern...
If you want to destroy democracy, there’s a manual.
Authoritarians like Trump follow the steps.
Citizens lose freedoms slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is the public’s inaction
You can stop this today, but maybe not tomorrow
Silence is complicity!
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Authoritarians like Trump follow the steps.
Citizens lose freedoms slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is the public’s inaction
You can stop this today, but maybe not tomorrow
Silence is complicity!
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If you want to destroy democracy, there’s a manual.
Authoritarians like Trump follow the steps.
Citizens lose freedoms slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is the public’s inaction
You can stop this today, but maybe not tomorrow
Silence is complicity!
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Authoritarians like Trump follow the steps.
Citizens lose freedoms slowly, one at a time
The most important enabler is the public’s inaction
You can stop this today, but maybe not tomorrow
Silence is complicity!
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
If you want to destroy democracy, there’s a manual.
Authoritarians like Trump follow the steps.
Citizens lose freedoms slowly, one at a time.
The most important enabler is the public’s inaction.
You can stop this today, but not tomorrow.
Silence is complicity!
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Authoritarians like Trump follow the steps.
Citizens lose freedoms slowly, one at a time.
The most important enabler is the public’s inaction.
You can stop this today, but not tomorrow.
Silence is complicity!
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
November 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
If you want to destroy democracy, there’s a manual.
Authoritarians like Trump follow the steps.
Citizens lose freedoms slowly, one at a time.
The most important enabler is the public’s inaction.
You can stop this today, but not tomorrow.
Silence is complicity!
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Authoritarians like Trump follow the steps.
Citizens lose freedoms slowly, one at a time.
The most important enabler is the public’s inaction.
You can stop this today, but not tomorrow.
Silence is complicity!
ihaveanidea.us/authoritaria...
Our Blue State Governors and Attorney Generals must stop playing it safe and do what needs to be done to defend democracy, like the patriots of 1775. Here is an excerpt from “A Governors Guide to Protecting Democracy” at ihaveanidea.us/governors_gu...
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Our Blue State Governors and Attorney Generals must stop playing it safe and do what needs to be done to defend democracy, like the patriots of 1775. Here is an excerpt from “A Governors Guide to Protecting Democracy” at ihaveanidea.us/governors_gu...
Trump doesn’t give a shit about America’s drug problem. The charade is part of his plan to convince everyone he should be feared and is unstoppable, bend to his will or be destroyed - the dictator’s endgame.
Either from ignorance or willful misdirection, the media repeatedly misses the point.
Either from ignorance or willful misdirection, the media repeatedly misses the point.
November 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Trump doesn’t give a shit about America’s drug problem. The charade is part of his plan to convince everyone he should be feared and is unstoppable, bend to his will or be destroyed - the dictator’s endgame.
Either from ignorance or willful misdirection, the media repeatedly misses the point.
Either from ignorance or willful misdirection, the media repeatedly misses the point.
The most Kleptocratic Administration in America’s history - something every crook, con-man, thief, fraudster, swindler, cheat, charlatan, scammer, hustler, grifter, criminal, felon, scam artist, flimflammer, robber, burglar, larcenist, pilferer, bandit, marauder, Trumpster and MAGAmaniac is proud of
November 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The most Kleptocratic Administration in America’s history - something every crook, con-man, thief, fraudster, swindler, cheat, charlatan, scammer, hustler, grifter, criminal, felon, scam artist, flimflammer, robber, burglar, larcenist, pilferer, bandit, marauder, Trumpster and MAGAmaniac is proud of
When the law and SCOTUS can be used to protect the powerful, the unjust system no longer deserves the respect and obedience of the people; it must be replaced by a just system - as did the patriots of Massachusetts in 1775.
ihaveanidea.us/governors_gu...
ihaveanidea.us/governors_gu...
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
When the law and SCOTUS can be used to protect the powerful, the unjust system no longer deserves the respect and obedience of the people; it must be replaced by a just system - as did the patriots of Massachusetts in 1775.
ihaveanidea.us/governors_gu...
ihaveanidea.us/governors_gu...
When the law and SCOTUS can be used to protect the powerful, the unjust system no longer deserves the respect and obedience of the people; it must be replaced by a just system - as did the patriots of Massachusetts in 1775.
ihaveanidea.us/governors_gu...
ihaveanidea.us/governors_gu...
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
When the law and SCOTUS can be used to protect the powerful, the unjust system no longer deserves the respect and obedience of the people; it must be replaced by a just system - as did the patriots of Massachusetts in 1775.
ihaveanidea.us/governors_gu...
ihaveanidea.us/governors_gu...
Some recent photos taken on the Minuteman bikeway or the Somerville Community path
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Some recent photos taken on the Minuteman bikeway or the Somerville Community path
The death of 400,000 children is the blood on Trump’s hands.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
America needs to return to its humanitarian heart.
Trump must go!
RMAGA! Really Make America Great Again.
IHaveAnIdea.us
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
America needs to return to its humanitarian heart.
Trump must go!
RMAGA! Really Make America Great Again.
IHaveAnIdea.us
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The death of 400,000 children is the blood on Trump’s hands.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
America needs to return to its humanitarian heart.
Trump must go!
RMAGA! Really Make America Great Again.
IHaveAnIdea.us
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
America needs to return to its humanitarian heart.
Trump must go!
RMAGA! Really Make America Great Again.
IHaveAnIdea.us
No sane person would prioritize #gun rights ahead of the life of their child.
Kids’ Lives Matter
Screw Gun Rights
IHaveAnIdea.us/guns
Kids’ Lives Matter
Screw Gun Rights
IHaveAnIdea.us/guns
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
No sane person would prioritize #gun rights ahead of the life of their child.
Kids’ Lives Matter
Screw Gun Rights
IHaveAnIdea.us/guns
Kids’ Lives Matter
Screw Gun Rights
IHaveAnIdea.us/guns
If the Democrats continue to play politics by the old rules of politics, they are going to lose, again. And this time they will lose democracy. They need to play the game according to the rules that exist right now.
A Governor’s Guide to Protecting Democracy:
ihaveanidea.us/governors_gu...
A Governor’s Guide to Protecting Democracy:
ihaveanidea.us/governors_gu...
October 31, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If the Democrats continue to play politics by the old rules of politics, they are going to lose, again. And this time they will lose democracy. They need to play the game according to the rules that exist right now.
A Governor’s Guide to Protecting Democracy:
ihaveanidea.us/governors_gu...
A Governor’s Guide to Protecting Democracy:
ihaveanidea.us/governors_gu...