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conorpwilliams.bsky.social
This is one reason why even symbolic shows of opposition now (and earlier) to autocracy matter. Staking your claim as an anti-autocrat NOW is important for your place in the better democracy we need to build LATER.
karlbode.com Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d
you're going to see a LOT of this sort of retconning (I was always on the right side of history) by all the very loud people who were on the wrong side of history. Especially as Trump's health fails. we need a big tent to dismantle fascism, but a little accountability might be nice as a treat
February 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
steph1873.bsky.social
2020 demonstrated that they had the back of the wannabee tyrant, not the Constitution, not the democratic process. Just like the anti-abortion crowd, they cared about nothing but their own issue. They have been fully willing to back an autocrat as long as they got what they wanted.

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February 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
cdaleco.bsky.social
@schiff.senate.gov we and the Democratic Party can not let this wannabe dictator prevail. It is time to reign in DJT before he does more to destroy our country. My father did not fight in WWII for his country my country to be taken over by a con and anti-Constitution autocrat
February 4, 2026 at 10:47 PM
cdaleco.bsky.social
@warren.senate.gov we and the Democratic Party can not let this wannabe dictator prevail. It is time to reign in DJT before he does more to destroy our country. My father did not fight in WWII for his country my country to be taken over by a con and anti-Constitution autocrat
February 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM
cdaleco.bsky.social
@klobuchar.senate.gov we and the Democratic Party can not let this wannabe dictator prevail. It is time to reign in DJT before he does more to destroy our country. My father did not fight in WWII for his country my country to be taken over by a con and anti-Constitution autocrat
February 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM
cdaleco.bsky.social
@hickenlooper.senate.gov we and the Democratic Party can not let this wannabe dictator prevail. It is time to reign in DJT before he does more to destroy our country. My father did not fight in WWII for his country my country to be taken over by a con and anti-Constitution autocrat
February 4, 2026 at 10:45 PM
cdaleco.bsky.social
@raskin.house.gov @
we and the Democratic Party can not let this wannabe dictator prevail. It is time to reign in DJT before he does more to destroy our country. My father did not fight in WWII for his country my country to be taken over by a con and anti-Constitution autocrat
February 4, 2026 at 10:45 PM
cdaleco.bsky.social
@pettersen.house.gov we and the Democratic Party can not let this wannabe dictator prevail. It is time to reign in DJT before he does more to destroy our country. My father did not fight in WWII for his country my country to be taken over by a con and anti-Constitution autocrat
February 4, 2026 at 10:22 PM
cdaleco.bsky.social
@bennet.senate.gov we and the Democratic Party can not let this wannabe dictator prevail. It is time to reign in DJT before he does more to destroy our country. My father did not fight in WWII for his country my country to be taken over by a con and anti-Constitution autocrat
February 4, 2026 at 10:22 PM
mrbluesky3535.bsky.social
I was referring to the folks who chose their principled anti-Trump yet anti-Democrat stances for reasons of "supporting genocide" all the while enabling through their inaction an autocrat government who could easily be engaging genocide sometime soon.

Are your ears burning?
February 4, 2026 at 2:37 AM
ashokathebear.bsky.social
If a democratically minded politician will not clear up all this corruption and power-brokering, eventually an autocrat will use anti-corruption purges as a pretext to become powerful with popular consent. Either enforce existing law as soon as possible or watch the last vestiges die.
February 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
babyspud.bsky.social
because he is black, he is a reporter, he is anti dictator/autocrat/trump!!!! THERE IS NO REASON.....JUST EXCUSES/VENGEANCE!
January 30, 2026 at 3:17 PM
rhutabhayga.bsky.social
When it rains, it pours
"There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen" There is a lot going on in China right now... but the world doesn't really have any idea what. Zhang Youxia, effectively the top-ranking general in China’s military chain of command, has just been purged by President Xi, with an official announcement declaring that he was under investigation for “serious disciplinary and legal violations." Due to the intense secrecy enforced by the CCP, even Chinese political experts can only speculate on what is unfolding, with rumours ranging from a foiled coup to allegations Youxia was leaking data on China's nuclear weapons to the CIA (though this is incredibly unlikely). The more plausible scenario is that Youxia was either seen as a threat to Xi's power, or an impediment to his ambitions... whatever they may be. It's difficult to overstate just how huge this move is, with far reaching consequences for both China and the world. Of the six uniformed military members appointed to China’s Central Military Commission after the 20th Party Congress in 2022, five have since been removed, expelled, or placed under investigation by Xi. Never before has an entire generation of top PLA leadership appointed at a Party Congress been effectively wiped out mid-term. This has left Xi personally exercising unprecedented direct control over the military. The only remaining senior military member is Zhang Shengmin who runs Xi's "anti-corruption" agency, which essentially operates as an internal spy agency. The latest purge consolidates Xi's absolute power in China, all but ensuring he will be "re-elected" for an unprecedented fourth term as Party Leader at the 21st Party Congress in 2027. It also means there will be no resistance within the military to Xi's more aggressive geopolitical objectives, in particular, his publicly stated goal of annexing Taiwan by 2050. It shouldn't be forgotten that one of the reasons Putin failed to foresee the catastrophic consequences of his ill-fated invasion of Ukraine was because he had long since removed any senior military officers that were prepared to push back against his ambitions. Xi is now the most powerful autocrat in the world with almost no restraints on his power or anyone left in the halls of power to tell him when he's wrong... and this makes him increasingly dangerous.
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 PM
velvetundergrd.bsky.social
Listen up R's. This is NOT your past. This is NOT America. You are led by a corrupt autocrat who is anti American. Your silence is your complicity.
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velvetundergrd.bsky.social velvetundergrd.bsky.social @velvetundergrd.bsky.social · Dec 31
Happy NY! -"You can go to live in France, but you cannot become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Turkey or Japan, but you cannot become a German, a Turk, or a Japanese. But anyone, from any corner of the Earth, can come to live in America and become an American." youtu.be/2R8QxCD6ir8
The last speech of Ronald Reagan as president was on immigration
YouTube video by Montclair Immigration Network
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January 26, 2026 at 10:34 PM
copyinvisible.bsky.social
ICE and America’s flailing autocrat

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world As governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem launched an anti-drug campaign with the tagline: “Meth: We’re on it.” Noem’s message…
ICE and America’s flailing autocrat
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world As governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem launched an anti-drug campaign with the tagline: “Meth: We’re on it.” Noem’s message control has not obviously sharpened as Donald Trump’s homeland security secretary. On Saturday, Noem insisted that the slain Alex Pretti was “brandishing” a gun with the intent of attacking federal officers.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:26 PM
gunnerregretit.bsky.social
Anti-British?

What, you mean like siding with a foreign autocrat who disrespects our armed forces?
January 25, 2026 at 9:33 PM
sellathechemist.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
For those not on LInkedIn, here is a sample of the brilliance of Patrick Gathara who holds up a mirror for those of us in the "old world". #trump #tribalism

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One man has been killed in violent clashes between anti-government protesters and forces loyal to US strongman Donald “Papa Don” Trump, as the oil-rich, banana-exporting republic shows fresh signs of unraveling. It was the second fatality in as many weeks as the brutal far-white regime cracks down on nationwide demonstrations demanding an end to abductions by masked secret police. The shooting came just days after the aging autocrat delivered a rambling, incoherent speech at the traditional annual gathering of Caucasian bloc elders in the holy town of Davos, Switzerland - the highest city in sub-Scandinavian Europe, where pilgrims flock at the start of each year hoping to receive divine wisdom. During the address, Papa Don promised not to invade neighbouring Greenland, a move analysts warned could have ignited ethnic conflict across the bloc, a region long steeped in ancient tribal hatreds. Already fighting between Russian and Ukrainian Slavs, a savage conflict now entering its fifth year, has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in what observers describe as unrestrained tribal bloodletting. With parliamentary elections looming in November, analysts fear the violence in the United States - the most populous and influential country in the bloc - will intensify, further destabilising the volatile region. Concerns are also mounting over the security of the country’s illicit nuclear weapons stockpile, which was meant to have been dismantled under the terms of the NPT.
January 25, 2026 at 6:10 PM
wellwattayaknow.bsky.social
Trump is essentially anti-American. He does not share the values of most Americans. He is an autocrat more comfortable with dictators than free people. Consequently he wants to diminish freedoms in the United States.
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18d
Devastating news. Why even play now?
January 24, 2026 at 4:12 PM
dccassandra.bsky.social
As if we didn’t know that already. Also an alt/mirror universe anti-UN that involves only his rich autocrat buddies.
chadbourn.bsky.social Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20d
Jared Kushner now rattling on about redeveloping Gaza, showing clearly that this is just a real estate organisation.
A slide showing an imagined redeveloped Gaza
January 22, 2026 at 12:41 PM
kysakunatsume.bsky.social
The closing paragraphs say it all. It was Americans choice to elect a man like Trump to lead and represent them.
Some call Trump’s threats against an ally “insane” or “mad king” behavior—and it is by traditional American values—but it fits an aspiring autocrat who called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “savvy” and “genius,” an anti-democracy narcissist who sees wealth and glory for himself as a paramount national interest, a liar who frequently screwed over business partners, a convicted criminal who thinks it’s unfair if laws apply to him, and a rapist who likes taking things without consent. None of that was remotely hidden when Americans decided to elect him a second tim
January 19, 2026 at 9:59 PM
pierocastellano.com
"With Greenland Threats, Trump is Destroying the Western Alliance"
@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social breaks down point by point Trump’s blackmail letter
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Some call Trump’s threats against an ally “insane” or “mad king” behavior—and it is by traditional American values—but it fits an aspiring autocrat who called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “savvy” and “genius,” an anti-democracy narcissist who sees wealth and glory for himself as a paramount national interest, a liar who frequently screwed over business partners, a convicted criminal who thinks it’s unfair if laws apply to him, and a rapist who likes taking things without consent. None of that was remotely hidden when Americans decided to elect him a second time.
January 19, 2026 at 8:35 PM
tykebrahe.bsky.social
The hard right is in a fix. In their heart they know that Trump is a dangerous autocrat who is fucking up world trade and diplomacy, but they love his white supremacist anti-woke dogma and policies, hence they downplay his destruction of the world order that has kept big-power peace for 80 yrs
January 16, 2026 at 10:11 AM
imagespending.bsky.social
? F47, a traitor, was elected to destroy US democracy. His actions are those of an autocrat is supported by all the anti-democratic forces in the US.

The attack on Venezuela was coup-like.

We're not even at self-coup territory yet, as we were on 6 Jan 2021.

The interview is good.
January 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM
drseanhanley.bsky.social
Totally logical I’m afraid - any Western autocrat with a patina of nationalism and anti-imperialist rhetoic (Orban’s case de-colonising rhetoric) will get the seal of approval from some sections of the supposed left.
January 11, 2026 at 8:40 PM
mediengestalter.bsky.social
This is the future on offer in the rightoid alternate-reality West:

Just like Myanmar, but as well racist, tech-megalomaniac, post-/anti-human dystopian. Unless 🤡-autocrat #Trump and his network of broken creeps are removed.
filipecampante.bsky.social Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · Jan 9
Very interesting article, but funny how the journalist parrots the purported justification of “fear of invasion”, even while describing in minute detail how the isolated capital actually protects the regime against its own people. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...
January 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM