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EjDžejDí @ejdzhejdi.bsky.social · 2m

What people need to understand is that fascism itself may last a decade or two…or three…or more. We’ll begin to recover after it leads to this country’s catastrophic collapse and the morons who voted for this have no choice but to admit they brought it on themselves.

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EjDžejDí @ejdzhejdi.bsky.social · 7m

And it’s all because 77.3 million Americans voted for this, while 80 million more couldn’t be bothered to vote against it.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 1d

⚡️Latvia orders over 800 Russian citizens to leave by mid-October.

Latvia has ordered 841 Russian citizens to leave the country by Oct. 13, citing their failure to meet legal requirements, including proof of Latvian language proficiency and passing a national security screening, Politico reported.

Latvia orders over 800 Russian citizens to leave by mid-October

Latvia has ordered 841 Russian citizens to leave the country by Oct. 13, citing their failure to meet legal requirements, including proof of Latvian language proficiency and passing a national securit...

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 2d

You know what fascism looks like? Attorney General Letitia James getting criminally indicted on literal trumped-up charges by the criminal who she fought to hold accountable for the actual crimes he committed and is now using the full power of the US govt to seek vengeance.

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EjDžejDí @ejdzhejdi.bsky.social · 4d

Trump admin now “seriously discussing” invoking the Insurrection Act.

Remember:
1) It’s not a “distraction” from Epstein/the economy
2) It’s not bc Trump is stupid/crazy

It’s because his admin is bent on destroying democracy & turning the US into a dictatorship.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

A decision is not expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

www.nbcnews.com

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EjDžejDí @ejdzhejdi.bsky.social · 4d

The horrifying apartment raid in Chicago and the president’s threats against Illinois Gov. Pritzker are a reminder that the the Trump regime is using claims of fighting crime as a pretext for a broader racist, fascist crackdown. #fascism #authoritarianism

thehill.com/opinion/whit...

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4d

"Pritzker and Newsom see it as a defining challenge of this moment that Trump is consolidating authoritarian power daily, and using it to subjugate and dominate Blue America as if it’s akin to an enemy nation within."

newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

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EjDžejDí @ejdzhejdi.bsky.social · 4d

And on a related note - here’s how authoritarians like Trump use claims of tackling crime to justify crackdowns on minorities - in an echo of tactics used in Nazi Germany to go after Sinti and Roma

thehill.com/opinion/whit...

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EjDžejDí @ejdzhejdi.bsky.social · 4d

Deepfakes of Holocaust survivors? Think of the lowest things you can imagine someone doing, and I guarantee you the Russians will rappel down to it, pickaxes and shovels in hand, to see how much lower they can go.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 4d

Russia's disinformation campaign is now using deepfaked audio of Holocaust survivors to attack Armenia, in videos published on the 2nd anniversary of the Hamas October 7th attack on Israel.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 4d

This is so dark

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EjDžejDí @ejdzhejdi.bsky.social · 4d

Using crime to justify terrifying minorities fits an #authoritarian pattern, reminiscent of how the #Nazis disguised their crackdown on #Roma

@thehill.com

#authoritarianism #Germany #immigration #Trump #StephenMiller #Chicago #racism #ICE #fascism

thehill.com/opinion/whit...

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 6d

For the sake of lasting peace in Europe, russia must be defeated.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 7d

Narrator: This is fascism.

The image is an X post by Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis
) from 19 hours ago, stating: "So let me get this straight: a Blackhawk helicopter and dozens of masked, armed federal agents roll up on a Chicago apartment building, cuff everyone—including kids—and then run checks for warrants and immigration status? What the hell is going on in this country? How is that not fascism?" The post includes a verified badge.

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 7d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 7d

Operation Midway Blitz, which I do not support, could be a great service to our country if Donald Trump, who I do not support, uses it to capture shitlibs like David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett.

by Glenn Greenwald

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 8d

We lost Czechia

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EjDžejDí @ejdzhejdi.bsky.social · 8d

I really admire Georgians’ persistence. Hopefully they can bring these Kremlin lackeys down.

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EjDžejDí @ejdzhejdi.bsky.social · 8d

This is why I’ll never forgive Biden for slow-walking weapons to #Ukraine due to unfounded fears of “escalation.” It’s exactly what I was afraid would happen: Russia would be able to dig in and bide its time while pro-Moscow fascists and tankies got elected in Europe and left Ukraine in the cold.

The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 8d

⚡️Czechia's right-wing, anti-Ukraine party wins parliamentary elections.

The populist Ano party is opposed to Ukraine's membership in the European Union and does not support aid to Ukraine. Led by former Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Ano won the most votes (around 35%) in the Oct. 3-4 elections.

Czechia's right-wing, anti-Ukraine party wins parliamentary elections

The populist Ano party is opposed to Ukraine's membership in the European Union and does not support aid to Ukraine.

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EjDžejDí @ejdzhejdi.bsky.social · 8d

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EjDžejDí @ejdzhejdi.bsky.social · 8d

Their idea of “free speech” has never been about civil liberties and has always been purely about power.

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EjDžejDí @ejdzhejdi.bsky.social · 8d

#Fascism and #authoritarianism have always attracted and recruited morally rotten thugs. Just look at the sadists who eagerly joined the SS to beat and kill people in Nazi camps or the torturers and murders of the Soviet Union (and #Russia today), Saddam Hussein’s Iraq and Bashar Assad’s Syria.

Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 9d

One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.

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EjDžejDí @ejdzhejdi.bsky.social · 10d

The perfect description of all those white leftists who voted for Jill Stein or stayed home on Election Day

Ragnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 10d

Summarizing andr3wsky: Its easy to throw around trolley problems when you know you and yours will never be the ones on the tracks.

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EjDžejDí @ejdzhejdi.bsky.social · 10d

This perfectly describes a lot of white leftists I can think of

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EjDžejDí @ejdzhejdi.bsky.social · 11d

With its usual little Lord Haw-Haws distracted by Gaza (Glenn Greenwald, Aaron Maté, Max Blumenthal, Jimmy Dore, Caitlin Johnstone, Briahna Joy Gray, Michael Tracey etc) or neutralized (Fidias, Clare Daly, Mick Wallace), #Russia needs new Western propagandists to spread its lies about #Ukraine.

The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 11d

Russia’s war propaganda uses foreign reporters to “launder” its narratives, presenting them as “neutral witnesses.” Journalists like Pearson Sharp cover the war from the Russian side, echoing Moscow’s claims, which bolsters Russian credibility while undermining Western narratives.

Analysis: How Russia uses Western reporters to launder propaganda

Editor's note: This article was published as part of the Fighting Against Conspiracy and Trolls (FACT) project, an independent, non-partisan hub launched in mid-2025 under the umbrella of the EU Digit...

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