Rob Ehch

Rob Ehch

@robehch.bsky.social

Photographer, writer, concerned citizen. Dictators often start as elected presidents. #DictatorsGuideToAmerica

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Tyrants always gain control of the press, confuse the public so that they do not know what is true anymore, and scrub both history and economic news to match their lies of how great the system is under them.

System Working As Intended@systemnotbroken.bsky.social

Epstein Files as a testing ground for cancelling economic reports? Lets see if the playbook is the same - first delay, then blame Democrats, then...? (Tell me. Impossible answers only!)

Trump hates doing any work, so he will always seek a quick, poor quality solution. It was the same with the 21 step Gaza quasi-peace plan, where the second step required Hamas to relinquish their weapons, which of course they have no intention to do. Trump’s “solutions”: quick, easy credit for him

Timothy Snyder@timothysnyder.bsky.social

We’re used to including Stephen Miller as an agent of tyranny, but must similarly add Russel Vought as a persistent, #Project2025 tyranny specialist. All of these 4 guys despise citizens having a voice, or a dribble of prosperity.

🦋Lil’ Old Lady🦋@celebrate-life.bsky.social

Things that make you go hmmm.

ICE thuggery at its finest.

Rachel Bitecofer@rachelbitecofer.bsky.social

To quote the person who filmed this unconscious mom who was tazed while already in zip ties in front of her small child and then tossed her like a corpse into the trunk: “this is fucked up”

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She has a point

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for 6 years for. I gave him my loyalty for free. I've never owed him anything. Let me tell you what a traitor is -- a traitor is an American that serves foreign countries."

#Trump and #Vance trash talking effective and safe pain relievers, #Tylenol and #ibuprofen, are using part of a #dictatorship strategy to make people doubt they can ever know the truth about anything. It makes people less hopeful, more afraid and more pliable. #Project2025 #ShittyPresident

James P. Kelly@jperryk.bsky.social

“A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong. With such a people, you can do whatever you want.” Hannah Arendt

A #WealthTax is needed to return a slice of prosperity to the society that generates 2 new billionaires a day but also deepening poverty and social strife. #WinnerTakeAllCapitalism is an aberrant version of capitalism, and requires a wealth tax to reset the weakening of labour in the economy.

Up until Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Brian Mulrooney there were three partners in capitalism: government, business and labor. Reagan and the bunch unfettered business and reduced government involvement in the economy, so of course Business has abused labour and monopolized prosperity.

Poppy@chromaluna.bsky.social

Here’s a nice and concise one for your collection? www.authoritarian-stack.info

If Trump could be counted on to keep his word, then he would not be Trump, and every other country in the world would not be trying to find a more trustworthy business partner than America. Trump lies and changes his mind on a whim, but also he does it to be mean, to screw with other people. #hater

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America does not need #socialism, but a return to the version of capitalism where workers and regular people shared in the prosperity of the nation. What America has right now is called Winner Take All Capitalism. It has funnelled almost all prosperity to the rich. So we need a #WealthTax to reset.

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Corporate lawyers are some of the smartest, trickiest people. They find clever ways to siphon almost all the prosperity to corporations, and to minimize regulations. They work closely with lobbyists to twist politicians into corporate yes-men. #CorporateLawyersCausePoverty #YesTheyDo

MAGA voters need to realize that Trump pretended to care about them. He doesn’t care about anyone who’s not rich. He lied to get elected. #ShittyPresident

MFCarter@mfcarter.bsky.social

If we’re going to talk about poverty, let’s do it honestly. Not with caricatures, not with code words—but with data, nuance, and a willingness to confront our assumptions.

That the lower and mid level courts are holding strong is vital to the future of America as a strong democracy. I hope the Trump-favoring members of the federal Supreme Court are encouraged to do the right thing on tariffs and the Voting Rights Act.

Informed politics@informedpolitics.bsky.social

The rule of law is being upheld in Pennsylvania!

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So the DOJ decided to charge first, think later? 👀. A federal judge just ripped into prosecutors over their “indict first, investigate second” approach to the Comey case calling it “highly unusual.” That’s not justice, that’s politics. #Comey #DOJ #USDemocracy #Pinks apple.news/A6eFhnLwJRYe...

apple.newsJudge scolds Comey prosecutors for ‘indict first and investigate second’ approach — The Washington PostU.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick described the Justice Department’s approach to James B. Comey’s prosecution as “highly unusual.”

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#DictatorsGuideToAmerica Guideline #4 of the Dictator’s Guide to America says to not aggravate capable users of pitchforks. “Whenever possible, pretend that you care about farmers, but remember that people can just go buy food at the grocery store so you don’t really need them.”

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#DictatorsGuideToAmerica Having a grand ballroom brings you prestige and your subjects, humiliation. They must congratulate you. They must agree to all of your wishes. They are weak and you are the strongest man ever, in charge of the strongest country ever. Let them eat cake, but in fear.

SNAP cannot be used to buy alcohol, but it is still common for people to cynically think SNAP funds are used wastefully. But studies show that parents are careful to provide as much high quality nutrition as possible.

dawnmm08.bsky.social@dawnmm08.bsky.social

The media likes misery. It is so easy to report on sad emotional problems. It is harder, and more important, to talk about the good things in our society, and the many things that bind us together. Let’s hear more reporting on what unites us!

Dr Ian McCormick@wokestudies.bsky.social

Actual causes of death in the USA compared to populist media coverage ...

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🚨 To Active Duty Military Don't Let Them Make You Break the Law This is the number to the GI Rights Hotline. There is support, you don't have to go through with it. Tel: 1-877-447-4487 or go to girightshotline.org #ActiveDutyMilitary

Most other countries recognize what is happening rapidly to America. Stephen Miller and Russel Vought are methodically implementing #Project2025 and the #authoritarian playbook, to transform America into a #dictatorship. Some people think that will be an improvement on democracy. It will not.

Single mom of none@splendor002.bsky.social

Creating fear is a big part of how a wanna-be dictator controls the population. Trump does this many ways, including his rough tactics ICE men, and employing military personnel in cities. His goal is to have people stay home, afraid. Trump hated the #NoKings mass demonstrations, so DO MORE!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

complete batshit insanity