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Miniraawr

@miniraawr.bsky.social

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Lawyer, engineer, 3D modeling enthusiast, and part-time dinosaur.

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Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 13h

I wanted to know too but have no interest in getting advertisements for related accessories.

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 1d

Hell, buy the NG dinner if it's in your budget. Most of these soldiers know they aren't needed in these cities. They'd rather be home. Show them how wonderful your city is!

Give the soldiers a reason to come back and visit, instead of a reason for Trump's police state!

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 1d

We DON'T need NG deployment in our cities. However, the NG are not the problem. They are just people being used by Trump.

He needs fighting to invoke Insurrection! Don't give it to him!

Protest ICE (no violence).
Fight deployment of NG in court.
To protect democracy, BE NICE TO THE SOLDIERS!

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, probably true that a lot of Americans would be offended. But since those offended would be the "f*ck your feelings" Americans and would be offended because the racists are getting their a$$es kicked, why do we care?

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 2d

Harassment at liberal poling places in Michigan in 2024.
Dominion voting systems sold.
Military mobilized in Democrat leaning cities.

We the people need to speak with our states and find out what affirmative steps they are taking to assure that we have free and fair elections next year.

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 2d

Allowing him to respond with a complete lie like that is absolute BS. I appreciate the video but where's the journalism here?

Basement dwellers and immigrants are the targets? Complete lie.

And they cut $155B from rural hospitals and gave back $50B! That's not a grant of 50B, is a cut of 105B!

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 2d

"Dominion" was bought by "Liberty voting" (Who dat? I said the same). Military is being mobilized into Democratic leaning districts. Redistricting in TX to pack the house in '26, VRA on the chopping block in SCOTUS

I gotta ask, what are the odds of having a free and fair election in '26 and beyond?

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 2d

Fair.

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 2d

No, because that would require me to learn more about Lee Greenwood. And, I gotta be honest with you, that sounds... just terrible.

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 3d

Holy moly, I think I understand him now. Maybe the brain worm... Wait for it... Got powered up by the heroin into a super brain worm?

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 3d

I posted a write up on this, this morning, where you and I came to the same conclusion. As I've been reading your work since I was a grad student in the Bush era, it's clear your voice is much more capable than mine. So, I will simply offer you my undying gratitude.

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 3d

I bet we could ask better questions if they'd release the Epstein files 🤷

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 3d

I haven't lost a damn thing to "modern feminism." If anything, the women embodying modern feminism provide a new perspective and keep old art forms alive and more vibrant, and feminism has never stopped me from contributing as well.

Keep that dry tired "good ol days" bullshit to yourself.

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 3d

The same rag that treats the response to Stephen Miller's comments on executive authority as "conspiracies."

I'm sure that protesters telling the national guard to fuck off will be described as "colorful language directed at urban hikers" or something

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 3d

13/13
Please understand that this is not an outcome I'm hoping for. I, personally, have a lot to lose by sharing this. I would love to be wrong, but this is what the pattern looks like.

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 3d

12/13
Our goal must be to reduce the militarization of American cities and focus on electoral success in 2026. This unspoken plan stops or is significantly slowed if we prevent that first step.

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 3d

11/13
The intent to reach this final stage has been openly declared. The President's recent call to jail political opponents is a direct, public threat to cross that critical "Level 3" tripwire. We must take such statements seriously.

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 3d

10/13
The final stage is "Critical" ("Level 3")—the points of no return. This includes:
Using troops to halt elections
Widespread arrest of political opponents (as documented by @freedomhouse in other declining democracies)
The forced closure of media

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 3d

9/13
This path leads toward "Serious" systemic breakdowns ("Level 2"). These are the tripwires to watch for, based on historical examples:
Defying a direct Supreme Court ruling
A "Saturday Night Massacre" at the Pentagon
Formally invoking the Insurrection Act under pretext

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 3d

8/13
The endgame is clear: either real or manufactured violence is used to invoke the Insurrection Act, or the mere presence of troops suppresses votes in key areas. For an authoritarian, it’s a win-win.

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 3d

7/13
This creates a dangerous feedback loop: mobilization leads to predictable protests, and those protests are then used as the justification for even further mobilization. It’s a manufactured, self-perpetuating crisis.

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 3d

6/13
A central strategy in this playbook appears to be the militarization of major American cities. The goal is to use federal troops as a domestic police force, creating a pretext for ever-increasing executive control.

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 3d

5/13
This isn't hypothetical. The initial tactics of this model are already in play ("Level 1"):
Firing independent watchdogs
Politically motivated investigations of press
Rhetoric to undermine elections
Ignoring lower court orders

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 3d

4/13
This analytical framework is based on decades of research into democratic decline. Scholars like Kim Lane Scheppele (Princeton) and organizations like @vdeminstitute at the University of Gothenburg have documented this exact pattern globally.

Miniraawr @miniraawr.bsky.social · 3d

3/13
The key threat isn't a sudden coup, but "Autocratic Legalism" – a concept studied by political scientists where the law itself is used to dismantle democracy from within. It’s a methodical erosion of checks & balances.