Max Quad
@maxquad.bsky.social
Writer, artist, culture critic, animal rights advocate. Shouting into the void since 1969.
Trump is the ultimate "Sovereign Citizen."
Trump and the New Right are like “sovereign citizens" — anti-government, anti-tax radicals who think they are above the law. Just as we reject SovCits' absurd claims, we also should reject the New Right's attempts to subvert the Constitution (e.g., via the authoritarian “unitary executive theory").
January 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Trump is the ultimate "Sovereign Citizen."
Trump is the ultimate "Sovereign Citizen."
Trump and the New Right are like “sovereign citizens" — anti-government, anti-tax radicals who think they are above the law. Just as we reject SovCits' absurd claims, we also should reject the New Right's attempts to subvert the Constitution (e.g., via the authoritarian “unitary executive theory").
January 10, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Trump is the ultimate "Sovereign Citizen."
April 18, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The claims exploit two related emotions: anxiety about (not) being efficient and anxiety about (not) living up to one's potential.
March 23, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The claims exploit two related emotions: anxiety about (not) being efficient and anxiety about (not) living up to one's potential.
From related article #2 (Multi-level Marketing):
"[MLMs] use deception in all its forms (withholding vital information, distorting information, and outright lying)..."
"[MLMs] rely on false representations, appeals to emotion, and very limited disclosure..."
Replace "MLMs" w/ "Musk/DOGE."
"[MLMs] use deception in all its forms (withholding vital information, distorting information, and outright lying)..."
"[MLMs] rely on false representations, appeals to emotion, and very limited disclosure..."
Replace "MLMs" w/ "Musk/DOGE."
March 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
From related article #2 (Multi-level Marketing):
"[MLMs] use deception in all its forms (withholding vital information, distorting information, and outright lying)..."
"[MLMs] rely on false representations, appeals to emotion, and very limited disclosure..."
Replace "MLMs" w/ "Musk/DOGE."
"[MLMs] use deception in all its forms (withholding vital information, distorting information, and outright lying)..."
"[MLMs] rely on false representations, appeals to emotion, and very limited disclosure..."
Replace "MLMs" w/ "Musk/DOGE."
Beware of the ”efficiency" con! Trump/Musk say they want to “improve efficiency” just like get-rich-quick scammers say they can “maximize your potential.” Both claims are fraudulent attempts to manipulate our emotions and separate us from our rationality and our money.
March 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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A Unitary Executive on Steroids Threatens to Crush the Constitution | ACS
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March 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Sovereign Citizens Movement
Sovereign citizens believe they are not under the jurisdiction of the federal government and consider themselves exempt from U.S. law. They use a variety of conspiracy theories and falsehoods to justi...
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March 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Multi-Level Marketing Groups Operate Much Like Cults
Multi-level marketing schemes rely on many of the same tactics that cults do.
www.psychologytoday.com
March 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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