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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 12m

Look, the only way the Nazis actually gained power in 1933 was because they were enabled by the rest of the conservative German parties who thought they could control them. The GOP has done the same with MAGA and they're all in.

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 1h

If the WH and its hangers-on are going full Nazi and the rest of the GOP continues to show nothing but full-throated support for the WH then well that’s no different from the rest of the GOP going full Nazi

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 5h

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 32m

Reminder that Texas Confederate troops committed war crimes during the Civil War when they murdered Black US troops who had surrendered or were wounded during battles in Virginia in 1864. Just a historical tidbit.

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 1h

I'm more worried about him out doing this shit instead of signing strategic documents that have been on his desk for weeks but whatever.

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 2h

Never really thought of Western Pennsylvania or New York as the Midwest but it fits. Also Eastern Kansas and Nebraska are Midwest not the Plains.

William Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social · 1d

This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 3h

Huh. I wonder why Antifa would be around in 1920s and 1930s Germany. Tell us more, Jack.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 5h

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 5h

The fascist administration destroying the anti-fascists sounds about right for 1933, y'all. Guess who they'll lump into the organization...

Anyone they want to. Get ready.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Bondi: "Bondi: "Just like we did with cartels, we are going to take the same approach, President Trump, with antifa -- destroy the entire organization from top to bottom. We are going to take them apart."

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 5h

After gaining power in 1933, the Nazis began cracking down on the "internal enemies" of the party, especially the left, the Socialists and their allies. What the MAGA administration is doing is exactly the same.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Trump: "They have been very threatening to people, but we're gonna be threatening to them. Far more threatening to them than they ever were with us, and that includes the people that fund them ... we're gonna be looking for strongly at the people funding these operations."

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 6h

Service members can't feed their families or pay their rent but Pete gets to live out his SOFbro dream.

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 6h

After this fascist bullshit is over, we really need to pass legislation that prohibits law enforcement agencies from wearing combat uniforms and kit. We militarized our police forces during GWOT; it's way past time to undo it.

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 7h

The Horst Wesseling of Charles Entertainment Kirk continues apace

#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 12h

Florida Republican unveils bill threatening state funding if colleges don't rename roads after Charlie Kirk

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Florida Republican unveils bill threatening state funding if colleges don’t rename roads after Charlie Kirk

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 7h

Going to EMT school has really helped my hypochondria.

Going to EMT school has really triggered my hypochondria.

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 9h

The head of Homeland Security being interviewed in front of sets of body armor and wearing a spartan camo hat is some fascist shit.

Deb Farmer @thewarriorwoman.bsky.social · 12h

Portland police need to protect its citizens, not unlawful federal agents trying to intimidate and detain our neighbors.

Kristi Noem Levels Ominous Threat At Portland Mayor

The homeland security secretary told Fox News that Keith Wilson is "going to have blood on his hands."

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 9h

My great great grandparents on both sides of the family lived a few blocks away from each other in Central Chicago. It's our home city. Texas can get fucked.

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 10h

Still using the fucked up 2015 Marine Corps "study" to argue against women in the military is beyond disingenuous and shows your male supremacist, misogynist mental model.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

listen to these fucking twits

americanmind.org/features/res...

How to Make Enough Good Men

The path forward lies in building male-only military academies with an unambiguous martial ethos that are backed by federal policies.

americanmind.org

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 10h

We have no signed national security documents, no guidance, no direction other than no beards and no fatties, and SECDEF is down at SOCOM doing cosplay. We are an unserious society.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 23h

Pete Hegseth put on his military fatigues for a new photo op a week after yelling at top brass about grooming and DEI.

Pentagon Pete Cosplays After Bizarre General Pep Talk

The Defense Secretary suited up for a new photo op with the troops.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 11h

First, Texas buses thousands of migrants to Chicago as a political stunt. Now, Trump sends the Texas National Guard to "manage" the situation they helped create. The audacity is breathtaking.

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 11h

They are leaning haaaard into the whole "Democrats are Marxist" cuz that's exactly what fascists do. This is classic 1933. We've seen this playbook before.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Johnson on nuking the filibuster: "Is it wise? A lot of people would tell you it's not. I mean, on the Republican side, I would be deeply concerned if the Democrats had a bare majority in the Senate right now of Marxist ideology taking over the Democrat Party...turning us into a communist country"

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 11h

Gleichschaltung. Look it up. Study it. Know what it is and what it means. Cuz it's happening in America right now.

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 11h

This is literally the language of the Nazis in 1932-1933

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen froze like a deer in the headlights and pretended to have connection issues because he unintentionally gave away the game plan.

“Plenary authority is complete, absolute power over a specific area or issue, with no significant limitations."

Show people this clip. This is an insane slip up.

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 12h

It is not very far from pepper balls to actual bullets with this type of evil and authoritarianism.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 13h

As a Tea Party member in the 2000s I was told this was why we spent thousands of dollars on ARs and boxes of ammo.

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 13h

I'm gonna need more TAGs to put their big soldier pants on and say more shit like this. Say it loudly. Say it publicly.

💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 1d

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 13h

Killing is an essential part of the rise of a fascist movement and is not at all the "last part." It's a key weapon fascists use to stoke fear, crisis, and attack their opponents. This is just ahistorical and wrong.

Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜 @adamfare1996.bsky.social · 18h

Fascism doesn’t just come out and announce itself by killing people…

It starts with subtle dehumanising, subtle rhetoric, bits of propaganda…

Then it latches on to a crisis moment to double down on the rhetoric to get people on-side.

The killing is the last part.

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 13h

The Department of Defense is listless and falling apart with zero strategic guidance or direction while Pete lives out his SOFbro wet dreams

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 23h

Pete Hegseth put on his military fatigues for a new photo op a week after yelling at top brass about grooming and DEI.

Pentagon Pete Cosplays After Bizarre General Pep Talk

The Defense Secretary suited up for a new photo op with the troops.

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