Trump is constantly playing the victim claiming he’s being treated “unfairly” when facts show he gets preferential treatment in Court and elsewhere which average Joe citizens NEVER gets

Reality Winner was arrested for stealing one (1) Secret Document (within days), while Trump remains free, a year after being indicted for theft & illegal retention of hundreds of Top Secret Document. This is another example of how Trump has received special, preferential treatment which average Joe Americans never receive.

Parallel hearings expose Trump’s special treatment by the courts

Alex Wagner looks at the contrast in how Donald Trump’s co-defendant Harrison Floyd was treated by one court with how Donald Trump was treated by another over similar issues. Neal Katyal, former acting U.S. solicitor general joins to discuss the leeway courts are giving to Trump in terms of time and behavior.

Trump Gets Even MORE Special Treatment From Georgia Judge

Judge Scott McAfee, the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s RICO trial in Georgia, decided to give Trump even more special judicial treatment this week by agreeing to set a hearing date for Trump’s arguments that the case should be thrown out on First Amendment grounds. That argument itself is laughable, but it is incredibly dangerous that the judge is willing to entertain Trump’s idiotic court filings and further delay justice in this case.

Trump’s claims of “Election Interference” are LIES to deflect from his being held accountable for his many CRIMES of which he has been charged, arrested and will be prosecuted. Note how he’s constantly saying ‘it’s a disgrace to our country’ when he’s held accountable. This is how dictators talk. It’s clear he thinks TRUMP = the United States of America and anyone who crosses him is an enemy of the entire country.

Trump ‘played the victim card perfectly’: Inside the courtroom of Donald Trump’s testimony

Sue Craig New York Times investigative reporter and Andrew Weissmann, former top official with the Justice Department join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss Donald Trump taking the stand in Manhattan room and the implications it has for his Presidential campaign.

Trump attacks led to ‘serious and credible’ death threats to court

New documents in the New York fraud case against Donald Trump reveal that the ex-president’s attacks on the judge’s clerk resulted in “hundreds of threatening and harassing” messages against her.

‘He is a bully and a thug’: Breaking down the latest attacks Donald Trump on the daughter of judge

Lisa Rubin, MSNBC Legal Correspondent, Mara Gay, New York Times Editorial Board Member, and Rev. Al Sharpton join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the latest filings in the NY hush money case with Donald Trump claiming it is appropriate to attack the daughter of a judge because of what she does for work.

Judges in Trump-related cases face unprecedented wave of threats

A federal judge is speaking out on former President Trump’s attacks on judges in his legal cases. MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin and NBC News justice reporter Ryan Reilly weigh in on his comments and the potential effects they may have.

Judge Luttig on Trump’s mobster tactics: ‘Nobody in a position of responsibility has addressed it’

Michael Luttig, Former Federal Judge joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the attacks that Donald Trump has made on Judge Juan Marchand and his family and how Donald Trump’s attacks on the judiciary threaten to upend American democracy.

Trump Threatened the Judge and NY AG with Violence at the Hands of His Supporters – JAIL HIM NOW!

Jesse talks about Donald Trump’s continued defiance of a lawful gag order in his myriad cases. Yesterday, he reposted a “FANTASY” of one of his loyal defenders regarding a random citizen approaching the judge and Attorney General to place them under “citizen arrest!”

‘Completely unacceptable’: Threats against subjects of Trump’s ire revealed in gag order filing

An appeals court considering the gag order in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial learned about the shocking volume of threats against court staff and others in the wake of Trump’s rants that single them out. Kristy Greenberg, former federal prosecutor, and Josh Gerstein, senior legal affairs writer for Politico, talk with Alex Wagner about what courts can do about the dangers inherent in Trump’s bellicosity.

How Trump Incited Violence for Years

Trump threatening revenge with a extreme close-up photo of his face in black and white, and audio of him making a threat: “If you f— around with us, if you do something bad to us, we are going to do things to you that have never been done before.”

Trump posted “If you go after me, I’m coming after you!” after he was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on four counts relating to efforts to overturn the 2020 election leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

After being indicted in New York on 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, Trump posted the above photo with a baseball bat aimed at New York Prosecutor Alvin Bragg’s head and threaten “death and destruction”  if he’s criminally charged in New York and held accountable for his crimes — writing the shocking social media warning after posting an image of himself holding a baseball bat next to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s head. Trump shared the image of himself holding a baseball bat — with Bragg’s hands up — on his Truth Social platform as he devoted his day to attacking the prosecutor for pursuing a case over a “hush money” payout to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Trump PROVES he’s a LAWLESS THUG who should be ARRESTED and LOCKED UP for making threats: “If you go after me, I’m coming after you!” & “If you f— around with us, we are going to do things to you that have never been done before & threatening “death and destruction” if he’s criminally charged for his crimes in New York.

This is how MOB BOSSES and CRIMINALS behave. If an average Joe made threats like these, they would have been LOCKED UP. The fact that he hasn’t been locked up after repeatedly engaging in such outrageous behavior is more proof of his receiving SPECIAL TREATMENT.

DOJ sends evidence of Trump’s inflammatory language in NY case to DC gag order hearing

Glenn Kirschner joins Katie Phang to discuss the latest DOJ letter filing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. district that details evidence of Donald Trump’s attacks on Judge Engoron and his top clerk.

Federal judges deny Trump’s claims of presidential immunity

Trump’s bids to dismiss two major cases against him were rejected by judges overseeing the cases, denying his claims of presidential immunity.

Trump incriminated himself and his children with one word on the stand

Lawrence O’Donnell analyzes Donald Trump’s historic testimony in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud case against him, his family and his business, including his what may prove to be a crucial error when Judge Engoron decides what penalties to impose.

If Any Official Took This Many Documents, They Would Be In Jail

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, on Sunday warned of riots if former President Trump is prosecuted over the handling of classified materials found when the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago. Also, the Wall Street Journal editorial board asks if that’s all there is with the affidavit. Joe Scarborough weighs in on the Republican response and notes that if any member of Congress, any ambassador, any intelligence member took that many documents, they would be in jail.

‘I Would Be In Handcuffs’ If I Had Taken Documents Out Of Office, Says Fmr. Defense Sec.

Former Defense Secretary William Cohen joins Morning Joe to discuss new reporting on the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago.

Trump is a hateful vindictive bully, pathological liar who has no humility, never admits he’s wrong, never apologizes & the most UN-Presidential behavior in history. This video shows how Trump has managed to evade consequences and has been given preferential treatment during his entire life.

There’s a reason Trump cozies up to Putin. Putin helped Trump win his first term, and now Trump owes him. It was never about ‘America First’, it’s always been about satisfying the dictator he’s indebted to.

How Trump ‘Was Extraordinarily Weak In The Face Of Putin’s Aggression’

Former chief of staff at the CIA and Department of Defense Jeremy Bash and editor-at-large at the Bulwark Charlie Sykes highlight Fiona Hill’s breaking essay in Foreign Affairs where she argues Trump forged dangerous relations with Russia.

Trump’s long history of fawning over Putin

More and more Republican lawmakers are siding with Russia, seemingly at the behest of former President Trump, who has a long history of fawning over Vladimir Putin.

Trump-Russia Ties Hiding In Plain Sight

Trump’s in-plain-sight embrace of Russia gets obscured by the Trump news avalanche. But long before running for president, Trump relied on Russian money. Trump also consistently defends Russia and attacks U.S. officials investigating Russia.

Glenn Kirschner: ‘Vladimir Putin Owns President Donald Trump’

Trump’s Hidden Calls with Putin

Almost all of Russia’s objectives were achieved while Trump was President

Mapping Donald Trump’s Many Ties To Vladimir Putin’s Russia

Robert Reich examines Trump’s treasonous behavior towards Vladimir Putin

TRUMP has Praised Putin and defended him… over and over again. TRUMP has refused to EVER say anything negative about Putin.

Putin paid a bounty to kill American soldiers. Donald Trump knew about it but did nothing. How can Trump lead America when he can’t even defend it?

Timeline of 3 Trump-Russia Scandals (from Vox)

Chilling Way Vladimir Putin Deals With His Enemies

“The Russian state goes after enemies, traitors, opponents, critics, journalists,” Buzzfeed News’ Heidi Blake told InsideEdition.com. The results are chilling, and often deadly. Blake is the author of “From Russia, With Blood: the Kremlin’s Ruthless Assassination Program and Vladimir Putin’s Secret War on the West.” Her investigative team found Russian links to over a dozen mysterious deaths on English soil, including that of exiled oligarch Boris Berezovsky.

Here’s a list of things Putin and Russia has gotten as a result of helping Trump to become President.

Source: themoscowproject.org/reports/putins-payout-10-ways-trump-has-supported-putins-foreign-policy-agenda

Putin’s Goal: Weaken and divide the transatlantic alliance.
Putin’s Payout:Trump undermines US relationships with European allies and calls the US’s commitment to NATO into question.

Putin’s Goal: Degrade the European Union and foster pro-Russian political movements.
Putin’s Payout:Trump attacks the EU and actively supports anti-EU, Kremlin-backed parties.

Putin’s Goal: Disrupt American leadership and dominance of the global economic order.
Putin’s Payout: Trump is eagerly pushing for an all-out trade war with Europe

Putin’s Goal: Build global resentment and distrust towards the US and stoke anti-American sentiment.
Putin’s Payout: America’s closest allies are explicitly suspicious and distrusting of the US because of Trump’s rhetoric and actions.

Putin’s Goal: Relieve economic and domestic political pressure from US sanctions on Russia.
Putin’s Payout: Trump tries to roll back, impede, and blunt the impact of sanctions at every step.

Putin’s Goal: Legitimize his regime in the eyes of the world.
Putin’s Payout: Trump repeatedly praises and defends Putin, lending the credibility of the US presidency to Putin’s standing.

Putin’s Goal: Revive Russia’s status as a great power and gain international recognition for its illegal seizure of Crimea.
Putin’s Payout:Trump publicly says that Crimea is part of Russia and calls for Russia to be welcomed back into the international community with no concessions.

Putin’s Goal: Continue to sow discord in Western democracies and avoid repercussions for interfering in American and European elections.
Putin’s Payout: Trump dismisses Russian interference and has done nothing to prevent future interference, putting him at odds with his own intelligence community.

Putin’s Goal: Soften America’s adversarial stance toward Russia.
Putin’s Payout: Trump is shifting the Republican Party’s generations-long hawkish views on Russia.

Putin’s Goal: Destabilize the US from within.
Putin’s Payout: Trump attacks US institutions while driving divisive politics and eroding democratic norms.

Putin’s goal: Advance the Kremlin’s narrative to shape global perceptions.
Putin’s payout: Trump has repeatedly, and inexplicably, parroted Kremlin talking points across a range of global issues.

Putin’s goal: Undermine international norms and democratic values abroad.
Putin’s payout: Trump has repeatedly failed to respond to human rights violations or support democracy abroad, creating a more permissive environment for autocrats to crack down.

37 times Trump was soft on Russia | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump has an Achilles’ heel when it comes to Russia. Over the years, he’s made no secret that he has a soft spot for the country and its authoritarian leader, President Vladimir Putin. Here’s a breakdown of 37 occasions when Trump was soft on Russia or gave Putin a boost.

As stated in the above article;

Trump has repeatedly praised Putin
While he was a private citizen, during his 2016 campaign and throughout his presidency, Trump has showered Putin with praise. He said Putin was “so nice,” he called Putin a “strong leader” and said Putin has done “a really great job outsmarting our country.” Trump also claimed he’d “get along very well” with Putin. Few, if any, Western leaders have echoed these comments.

Trump hired Manafort to run his campaign
Trump raised eyebrows in spring 2016 when he hired GOP operative Paul Manafort to run his presidential campaign. Manafort spent a decade working for pro-Russian politicians and parties in Ukraine and cultivated close relationships with Putin-friendly oligarchs. Manafort is currently in prison for, among other things, evading taxes on the $60 million he made from his Ukraine consulting.

Trump suggested Russia can keep Crimea
Trump said Putin did “an amazing job of taking the mantle” when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. During the presidential campaign, Trump broke with US policy and suggested he was OK if Russia kept the Ukrainian territory. He repeated a Kremlin talking point, saying, “The people of Crimea, from what I’ve heard, would rather be with Russia than where they were.”

Trump aides softened GOP platform on Ukraine
Ahead of the 2016 Republican National Convention, Trump campaign aides blocked language from the party platform that called for the US government to send lethal weapons to Ukraine for its war against Russian proxies. Mueller investigated this for potential collusion but determined the change was not made “at the behest” of Russia. (The Trump administration ultimately gave lethal arms and anti-tank weapons to the Ukrainian military.)

Trump made light of Russian hacking
Throughout the 2016 campaign, Trump cast doubt on the US government assessment that Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman. At a news conference in July 2016, he even asked Russia to hack more, saying, “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,”

Trump denied that Russia interfered in 2016
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the FBI, the CIA, the National Security Agency, the Justice Department and the Senate Intelligence Committee all confirmed that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to help Trump. But Trump has repeatedly rejected this view, and publicly sided with Putin at the Helsinki summit in 2018, saying he accepted Putin’s denials.

Trump transition undermined Russian sanctions
After the election, the Trump transition team asked Russia not to retaliate against new US sanctions imposed by then-President Barack Obama. The sanctions were meant to punish Russia for interfering in the election, but then-Trump aide Michael Flynn asked the Russian ambassador not to escalate the situation so they could have a good relationship once Trump took over.

Trump was open to lifting Russian sanctions
Days before his inauguration, Trump told The Wall Street Journal that he was open to lifting sanctions on Russia. He said: “If you get along and if Russia is really helping us, why would anybody have sanctions if somebody’s doing some really great things?” Putin has tried for years to persuade the US and European countries to end crippling sanctions on Russia’s economy.

Trump refused to say Putin is a killer
Bucking other US leaders, Trump has dismissed credible allegations that Putin uses violence against his opponents. Trump said in 2015, “I think it would be despicable if that took place, but I haven’t seen any evidence that he killed anybody, in terms of reporters.” Asked again in February 2017, Trump deflected, saying, “There are a lot of killers. Do you think our country is so innocent?”

Trump mulled giving spy compounds to Russia
The Washington Post reported in May 2017 that the Trump administration considered returning two diplomatic compounds to Russia. The Obama administration expelled Russian diplomats and seized the compounds in New York and Maryland after the 2016 election, claiming they were used for “intelligence” purposes. The compounds were never returned to Russia.

Trump gave Russia classified intelligence
In a shocking move during the early months of his presidency, Trump shared highly classified intelligence with two senior Russian officials during an Oval Office meeting in May 2017. The intelligence, which was about ISIS, was sensitive enough that it could have exposed a vulnerable source. The unplanned disclosure by Trump rattled even many of his Republican allies.

Trump was reluctant to sign Russian sanctions
Lawmakers passed a bipartisan bill in July 2017 imposing new sanctions against Russia, even though Trump administration officials reportedly tried to water down the language. Trump reluctantly signed the bill, but said the new law contained “clearly unconstitutional provisions.” Trump had little choice in the matter because the bill had passed with veto-proof majorities. (The Treasury Department followed up with several rounds of hard-hitting sanctions.)

Trump thanked Putin for expelling US diplomats
Trump thanked Putin for expelling hundreds of US diplomats from Russia in August 2017, saying, “I want to thank him because we’re trying to cut down our payroll.” Putin kicked out the officials to retaliate for US sanctions. Trump’s view conflicted with the State Department, which said the mass expulsion was “uncalled for.” (Trump later said he was being sarcastic.)

Trump criticized and alienated NATO allies
Trump has repeatedly attacked NATO, aligning himself with Putin, who wants to weaken the alliance. Trump said NATO was “obsolete,” rattling European leaders. At his first NATO summit, Trump scolded other countries for not spending enough on defense and declined to commit to NATO’s mutual defense pledge. (Trump later said he supported the mutual defense provision.)

Trump eased sanctions on Deripaska
In January 2019, the Trump administration lifted sanctions on three Russian companies tied to Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch with close ties to Putin. The Treasury Department had sanctioned Deripaska and the companies over his support for Russian interference in the 2016 election. In a bipartisan rebuke, 11 Senate Republicans supported a Democratic resolution calling for the sanctions to remain.

Trump congratulated Putin on his sham election
Ignoring the advice of several top national security aides, Trump congratulated Putin on his March 2018 reelection victory. Putin got 77% of the vote, but Western observers declared that the election “lacked genuine competition” and took place in an “overly controlled legal and political environment.” Trump’s critics said he had given the election legitimacy it did not deserve.

Trump defended USSR invasion of Afghanistan
During a January 2019 Cabinet meeting, Trump defended the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan. He said the Soviet Union “was right” to invade in 1979 because “terrorists were going into Russia.” The comments puzzled many observers, who noted that the Soviets invaded to bolster a communist government and the US had backed Afghan militants who fought the Soviets.

Trump praised pro-Russian leaders in Europe
On several occasions, Trump has praised controversial far-right European leaders who have been shunned by most US officials because of their close ties to Putin. Trump met at the White House with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a top Kremlin ally. He praised the campaign of French politician Marine Le Pen, whose party previously got millions from a Russian bank.

Trump didn’t publicly condemn Russian attack
According to congressional testimony, Trump declined to publicly condemn a Russian attack against Ukrainian military vessels in November 2018, even though the State Department prepared a statement for him. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized Russia’s “dangerous escalation.” The White House didn’t say anything, but Trump canceled a meeting with Putin.

Trump wanted to let Russia back in the G7
Breaking with American allies, Trump repeatedly called for Russia to be invited back into the Group of Seven. Russia was suspended from the working group of leading industrial nations in 2014 after Putin annexed Crimea. At this year’s G7 summit in France, Trump pressed the other leaders to include Russia next year. They balked at the request, which would have been a huge benefit to Putin without any concessions.

Trump’s Syria withdrawal gave Putin a boost
Trump announced in October 2019 that US troops were withdrawing from northern Syria. The abrupt move cleared the way for Turkey to conquer territories previously controlled by the US and allied Kurdish militias. It also gave Russia a golden opportunity to expand its influence and swiftly take over abandoned US outposts and checkpoints. Trump’s move was a boon for Putin.

Trump repeated Kremlin talking points on ISIS
After announcing the Syria withdrawal, Trump repeated Kremlin talking points about ISIS. He said, “Russia hates ISIS as much as the United States does” and that they are equal partners in the fight. But Trump’s comments don’t reflect the reality on the ground: Since intervening in Syria in 2015, the Russian military has focused its airstrikes on anti-government rebels, not ISIS.
President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin attend a joint press conference after a meeting at the

Trump spread Russian myths about Ukraine
Over the past two months, Trump has said many false things about Ukraine that align with Russian disinformation about the country. This includes claims of uncontrollable corruption, improper ties between Ukrainian officials and the Obama administration, and allegations that Ukraine meddled in US elections. This helps Putin’s goal of destabilizing US-Ukraine relations.

Trump temporarily froze US aid for Ukraine
As the impeachment inquiry has revealed, Trump personally froze $391 million in US military and security assistance for Ukraine in mid-2019. US diplomats said Ukraine desperately needed the help for its war against Russian proxies. Previously, the Trump administration had slow-walked sales of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine because of concerns it would upset Russia, according to a State Department official.

It is clear these actions have & are giving considerable “Aid and Comfort” to a sworn Enemy which at this very moment has Nuclear Missiles aimed at the United States

Republicans who defend and support Trump are violating their Oath of Office to Protect and Defend this Country, because their Oath to Protect and Defend the Constitution and Defend this country are essentially one and the same.

Many themes of Trump dossier have borne out over time

Rachel Maddow reviews how recent revelations and admissions by Trump team members have shown many of the themes of the Trump dossier to have merit.

More about the Trump dossier at; https://republicanreports.org/trump-dossier-explained/

Republican Elected Officials Not ‘Saying The Truth’

Over the past months, Trump and some Republicans has said many false things about Ukraine that align with Russian disinformation about the country. This includes claims of uncontrollable corruption, improper ties between Ukrainian officials and the Obama administration, and allegations that Ukraine meddled in US elections. This helps Putin’s goal of destabilizing US-Ukraine relations.

Republicans used to distrust Russia but after Trump took office, many Republicans shifted their position.

This graphic accurately depicts how Trump was subservient to Russia / Putin’s wishes while Republicans did doing nothing to “Defend and Protect” the United States from this foreign adversary which is dedicated to our destruction.

Video Title from Youtube: Is Russia funding the NRA?

Video Description from Youtube: Is Russia funding the NRA? The FBI is looking into whether the Kremlin used the NRA to illegally funnel cash to Donald Trump’s campaign. In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the CBC’s Wendy Mesley speaks to former Florida congressman Alan Grayson about the NRA’s influence over GOP politicians and Russia’s alleged connections to the organization.

MAGA sales tax: The Trump plan to make everything more expensive

If Trump is elected President, the cost of goods imported into the United States would increase on Trump’s tariff plan

GOP Republican Party of Spineless Cowards were afraid to impeach Trump, are refusing to pass funding for the Mexican Border because he told them not to, refusing to pass funding for Ukraine and launched a baseless impeachment against Biden, just to get even because Trump got impeached. These Spineless GOP Republican Cowards have put their political careers above doing their jobs and are doing NOTHING for the American people.

House Republicans literally alter time to avoid responsibility for Trump wrecking the economy

Rachel Maddow explains how House Republicans had the power to take away Donald Trump’s ability to casually throw around trade tariffs in a way that is roiling markets and provoking trade wars, but instead of using their power to protect the economy (and the American public) from Trump’s impulsiveness, they gave away their power and went out of their way to twist the rules to do so.

Elon Musk reportedly disrupted a bipartisan spending bill that could have prevented a government shutdown with his tweets. He threatened Republican members of Congress on X, stating he would fund their opponents in primaries if they voted against the wishes of Trump and him.

Republican Hypocrisy on January 6

Romney reveals private GOP conversations about Trump

Romney: Republicans Didn’t Vote To Impeach Trump From Fear Of Trump Supporters

Republicans Admit They’re Afraid of Trump and MAGA

Republican: ‘Staggering’ GOP ‘cowardice’ enables Trump

Fmr. George W. Bush speechwriter and Washington Post opinion writer Michael Gerson says “the cowardice among Republicans” is causing a backlash across the country.

How The GOP Came To Back Trump

Many top Republicans cynically downplayed Trump’s threats even though they themselves once warned of his danger and support of violence. MSNBC’s Ari Melber documents this behavior in a special report, citing an important new article from historian Timothy Snyder outlining how elected Republicans made a bargain with Trump by drawing on historical lessons about autocrats and propaganda.

Republicans knew Trump was unfit to be President, yet all have caved, kowtowed and supported him, putting their own political careers over doing what’s best for our country

Republicans such as Marco Rubio who called Trump’s 34 Count Guilty Verdict a ‘complete travesty‘, in 2016 called Trump a ‘Con Artist‘ who’s ‘been exploiting working Americans for 40 years’. Ted Cruz called Trump a ‘Pathological Liar who doesn’t know the difference between truth and lies. He lies practically every word that comes out of his mouth’ &  ‘a narcissist at a level I don’t think this country’s ever seen’.  Rand Paul; ‘Donald Trump is a delusional narcissist and an orange-faced windbag’ & ‘my concern is that he would grab up that power and treat the country as sort of his bully fiefdom‘.  Nikki Haley; ‘Donald Trump is everything I taught my children not to do in kindergarten’. Lindsey Graham; ‘he’s a race-baiting xenophobic religious bigot’ & I think he’s a kook. I think he’s crazy. I think he’s unfit for office.  Kellyanne Conway; ‘he says he’s for the little guy but he’s actually built a lot of his businesses on the backs of the little guy’.  Mike Pompeo; ‘Donald Trump the other day said that it quote if he tells a soldier to commit a war crime the soldier will just do it’.  Glenn Beck;  ‘I don’t think Donald Trump has has even read the constitution & knows what’s in the constitution’.  Susan Collins; ‘I just cannot support Donald Trump’. Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry called Trump a cancer on conservatism” and “a barking carnival act”. “He offers a barking carnival act that can be best described as Trumpism: a toxic mix of demagoguery, mean-spiritedness and nonsense that will lead the Republican Party to perdition if pursued. Let no one be mistaken – Donald Trump’s candidacy is a cancer on conservatism, and it must be clearly diagnosed, excised and discarded.”

REPUBLICANS voting to overturn the 2020 election, defending TRUMP no matter what, failing to Impeach Trump when he deserved to be Impeached, disparaging Court Proceedings in New York in which TRUMP was held accountable for paying Hush Money to keep the American people in the dark about his adulterous affairs to influence the outcome of the 2016 election… being outraged over Trump’s well deserved 34 Count Guilty Verdict, claiming the Trial was a ‘SHAM’, ‘Election Interference’, ‘Politically Motivated’, threatening REVENGE & RETRIBUTION, prove REPUBLICANS ARE LAWLESS SCUM OF THE EARTH who have NO DECENCY, NO MORALS, NO SHAME, NO PRINCIPLES, have put PARTY, POLITICS & POLITICAL CAREERS above all else and are UNFIT to hold PUBLIC OFFICE.

Liz Cheney blasts Trump’s Republican enablers

The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg joins Morning Joe to discuss his latest piece on how Republicans like Rob Portman could have ended Donald Trump’s political career but didn’t out of cowardice and fear… putting their own self preservation over doing the jobs their sworn to do and failing to do what was best for our country.  Americans are now forced to have to deal with their mistake and the possibility that a lying, treasonous, narcissistic psychopath, wannabe dictator focused on retribution and revenge, could become President again and destroy our freedom and democracy.

Trump and Republican Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson is doing the bidding of Putin, the Murderous Dictator of Russia, by refusing to allow a vote on military assistance funding for Ukraine.

TEXT OF THE ABOVE VIDEO: “Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson refuses to bring funding for Ukraine to a vote in the house at the command of Citizen Trump. Our friends in the Ukraine are dying for Trump. Citizens are being kidnapped and killed so an American who never even understood the words integrity and honor can get political points. There’s no honor and no Integrity in that for all of America. Putin will continue his Conquest when he’s done in Ukraine knowing America will just say do whatever the hell you want when Putin attacks our NATO allies. Our sons and daughters will be caught up in yet another European conflict and the cost will be much much higher than the cost of sending weapons to Ukraine.

We all know funding for Ukraine would pass the house in a heartbeat. Since when does a former official like Trump get tug on the puppet strings of a house Speaker? Since when does a murderous foreign dictator get the control of former President? There is nothing great about abandoning our allies. GET TO WORK!

Republicans are ‘under the thumb’ of Trump, Putin on Ukraine aid

Orbán: Trump ‘will not give a penny to Ukraine’ if elected

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán revealed details about his Mar-a-Lago meeting with Donald Trump, saying that if the former president is re-elected he would not provide Ukraine with financial assistance for its war against Russia.

Columnist says Trump republicans are giving Putin a gift

$60 Billion in Military Aid to Ukraine is Being Blocked by Trump

Tucker Carlson has flown to Russia to give Vladimir Putin the ability to deliver his propaganda message directly to Carlson’s American audience that America should stop supporting Ukraine and let Russia take control of all the former Soviet Republics. Senate Republicans have finally revealed the text of their border security and Ukraine aid funding bill and Donald Trump is doing everything he can to kill the bill and protect Russia.

Republicans are responsible for Open Borders because they are refusing to pass legislation due to TRUMP demanding they do nothing which might help Biden get re-elected. Once again, Republicans are literately putting Politics above doing what’s best for our country and the American people.

Romney accuses Trump of trying to stop bill to blame Biden

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) says that President Trump has told Republican lawmakers to not negotiate a compromise bill with President Biden that could help alleviate some of the immigration issues at the US-Mexico border

Trump wants ‘blame’ for blocking border bill while insisting border crossings kill 300,000

Trump told Republicans to block a bipartisan border security bill after falsely claiming 300,000 people are killed because of weak border security.

Dan Crenshaw Blasts His Fellow Republicans For Being The Party Of Stupidity

Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw blasted members of his own Party this week, effectively calling their actions “stupid.” As Republicans in the House prepare to destroy a bipartisan immigration deal so that President Biden can’t win, Crenshaw attacked his fellow Republicans for acting at “the height of stupidity” for tanking a piece of legislation that is not only sorely needed, but that Republicans themselves had demanded.

MAGA Republicans have vowed to block the latest immigration reform bill, while also saying immigration is a crisis and immediate threat.

Trump’s recent statements on wanting the economy to crash and keeping the border open have ignited a political firestorm. Critics argue that these positions could have far-reaching consequences, while supporters claim they are part of a strategic plan.

McConnell admits Trump doesn’t want this border security deal

House Republicans find themselves in a rift over a pivotal border security deal while Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s position takes a surprising turn, now suggesting separating the Ukraine funding from the border security deal.

Republicans siding with fentanyl and illegal immigrants instead of border security

Negotiations for a bipartisan bill addressing the southern border and foreign aid are ongoing, but former President Trump’s stance on the issue and the potential impact on the economy are causing division within the party. Morning Joe take a look at the Senate Republicans pushing for the party support the bill as GOP infighting intensifies.

Trump urging Speaker Mike Johnson not to compromise on border negotiations

Rep. Jim Hines, Democratic Congressman from Connecticut joins Alicia Menendez in for Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss how MAGA Republicans in Congress are threatening to halt all legislation to put the good of their preferred candidate in the 2024 election (Donald Trump) over the good of the country and doing their job and governing.

‘Stop lying’: House member blasts GOP for blocking border bill

During a House Oversight meeting on border security, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., blasted Republicans for playing cynical politics with the border.

House Dem blasts Speaker Johnson for worrying about angering Trump on border bill

Leading Senate Republicans are warning their House colleagues not to play political games with the current immigration negotiations because they won’t get a better deal down the road under a potential second Donald Trump presidency. House Intel Committee member, Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., joins Morning Joe to discuss the negotiations.

Jeffries hammers MAGA GOP’s ‘political games’ undermining U.S. national security

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held his weekly presser and discussed the meeting with President Biden and congressional leaders. Jeffries applauded Biden for calling for this meeting and slammed House Republicans for “politicizing” the challenges at the border, as opposed to addressing it.

Trump DOES NOT Want You to See THIS VIDEO!

Despite being on camera contradicting this, Trump is currently claiming that Congress has no role in addressing issues at the southern border.

Five Biggest Border Lies Debunked

Texas Paul calls out Republicans for they’re failure to secure the southern borders while blaming Democrats to score political points

Democrats Call Out Republicans Sham Biden Impeachment

GOP Special Council Robert Hur called out for writing a politically motivated report designed to damage President Biden

BOMBSHELL: GOP’s ‘informant’ charged with lying about Bidens

The “informant” touted by Republicans in the Biden impeachment probe has been indicted on two counts of feeding the FBI false information about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. “In the most spectacular embarrassment imaginable, it blew up in their faces.”

GOP’s indicted Hunter Biden ‘informant’ admits Russian intel ties

In a new filing, prosecutors say the indicted GOP “informant” Alexander Smirnov claimed to have “extensive and extremely recent” contacts with foreign intelligence agencies.

‘Propaganda’: Reporter breaks down Fox News’ amplified coverage of Hunter Biden

Ex-FBI informant admits getting Hunter Biden dirt from Russian intelligence

See Fox News hosts humiliated as FBI Biden ‘informant’ gets arrested for lying

For months, the right-wing media promoted claims from an “informant” to make their case against the Bidens. But after the informant was arrested for lying to the FBI, the Fox News primetime hosts were oddly silent.

Raskin uses GOP’s own talking points against them during impeachment inquiry.

John Berman held Greg Murphy’s feet to the fire, pressing him on why he would enforce a subpoena against Hunter and James Biden but not against Steve Bannon. You will never believe the answer he eventually came up with. Jesse also covers the brazen projection of committee Chairman James Comer to fabricate allegations against Joe Biden that HE HIMSELF is actually guilty of.

‘Weakest Speaker in history’: Rep. Frost blasts McCarthy for ‘fake’ impeachment inquiry

The youngest member of the House, Florida Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost, joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the looming government shutdown and what he calls a “fake” Biden impeachment inquiry hearing with “no evidence.”

Rep. Goldman: Republicans are holding a ‘sham impeachment’ while ‘barreling’ toward a shutdown

House Republicans began hearings for the controversial impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), a member of the Oversight Committee and former Lead Counsel during the first Trump impeachment inquiry, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss Biden’s impeachment hearing on Capitol Hill. “This is so clearly part of a pattern directed by Donald Trump to distract from his own criminal indictments to even the score against his future political opponent,” Goldman says. “We are wasting our time on a sham impeachment when the House Republicans are barreling us down a rabbit hole into a government shutdown where millions and millions of Americans will be negatively affected.”

GEN Z is FED UP with Trump’s lies, bullying, lawlessness, threats, narcissistic bragging, childish, vindictive, insane and outrageous behavior

Steve Schmidt sits down to speak with Gen-Z political activist Harry Sisson. Harry says he became aware of the danger of Trump when he was 15 years old and has worked since then to make sure he doesn’t return to office. Steve and Harry talk about whether the campaign strategy to keep Biden cloistered inside is working, how Trump’s America parallels historical periods of fascism, and what older people get wrong about Gen-Z.

Trump’s SECRET WEAKNESS is why HE WILL LOSE

Trump Makes TOTAL FOOL OF HIMSELF Trying to Appeal to GEN Z

Trump’s Gen-Z Support COLLAPSES in NEW POLL

Adam Mockler with MeidasTouch breaks down a new Harvard/Harris poll showing Donald Trump’s support collapsing among Gen-Z. Find out what this means for the 2024 election and the future of politics.

Trump’s RANTING Interview LEAVES REPORTER STUNNED

According to a new poll released this week, a huge majority of Americans do NOT believe that Donald Trump should be given immunity from his criminal prosecutions, and that even includes a plurality of Republicans. To put that information another way – a majority of Americans believe that Donald Trump should be prosecuted and that the legal system should determine what happens from there. This doesn’t mean they all think he’s guilty, this only means they want to allow the justice system to do its job.

Per the above article; As of March 18, 2024  – Three in five Americans say they think the federal trial on Donald Trump’s 2020 election subversion case should take place before the presidential election in November, levels that have held steady since August 2023, according to a new Politico Magazine/Ipsos poll. The poll also finds that a plurality of Americans believes that Trump, if convicted, should face imprisonment over just probation, a financial penalty, or no penalty whatsoever.

The poll also finds that Americans’ opinions on several of the indictments Trump is facing, including the federal 2020 election subversion case, the sensitive document case, the falsifying business records case, and the Georgia 2020 election subversion case, are highly divided by political identity. That said, the poll finds that over half of Americans believe Trump is guilty in at least one of the four indictments tested, levels that also vary widely across party lines.

Detailed findings

Most Americans say they are familiar with Trump’s various legal troubles.

• Seven in ten Americans (69%) say they are familiar with the various investigations, indictments, and trials that Trump is facing.
• Roughly two in three Americans say they understand the details in the legal matters facing Donald Trump, including the federal 2020 election subversion case (64%), the sensitive document case (64%), the falsifying business records case (61%), and the Georgia 2020 election subversion case (61%).
• Most Americans say they don’t think presidents should be immune from criminal prosecution for alleged crimes that took place while they were in office.
• A majority of Americans (70%) say they don’t believe U.S. presidents should be immune from criminal prosecution for alleged crimes that occurred while in office. These levels are higher among Democrats (92%) and independents (75%) compared to Republicans (48%).

Per the above video; “Florida has removed 420,000 children from the rolls of both medicaid and chip, the children’s health insurance program. Chip insures children from families with modest income, but that make too much money to qualify for medicaid. Florida is also challenging a Federal law that went into effect at the beginning of this year, requiring states to provide children with 12 months of continuous medicaid or chip eligibility.

Thousands of Florida children appear to not have coverage in Medicaid unwinding

Florida is halfway through its Medicaid unwinding process, and thousands of children have lost coverage. The state doesn’t know how those kids are receiving care.

Thousands of Florida children appear to not have coverage in Medicaid unwinding

Per the above article;  “Florida is halfway through its Medicaid unwinding process, and thousands of children have lost coverage. The state doesn’t know how those kids are receiving care.

About a quarter million Florida children were deemed ineligible for Medicaid with the state about halfway through its redetermination process, in which the Department of Children & Families is reevaluating eligibility for 5.5 million residents. So far, DCF has disenrolled around 260,000 children. The state plan was to have those qualifying children enter Florida’s kid health care plan, but only 25,000 have enrolled.

State data shows that in July over 2 million calls were received by DCF, and 42% were abandoned. The average wait time was 41 minutes before being pushed to another helpline.

Florida ranks 45th of all states for call center wait times and abandonment rates. The top states had two-minute average wait times

Monet Li is also concerned about Florida’s large procedural termination rate – or Medicaid terminations that occur when DCF does not hear back from recipients. As of September, 51% of Floridians were disenrolled for procedural reasons. The state does not keep track of reasons for a procedural termination”.

Column: In their war on children’s health, red states reject federal meal program for low-income families

Iowa and Nebraska reject U.S. money for a summer children’s food program even though the federal government is picking up the tab.

In their war on children’s health, red states reject federal meal program for low-income families

Per the above article:  “Question: Is there anything more absurd than red state governors rejecting federal programs that directly benefit their constituents?

Easy answer: Yes. It’s the explanations they give to make their actions appear to be sober, responsible fiscal decisions.

The Republican governors of Iowa and Nebraska brought us the most recent examples of this phenomenon just before Christmas.

Here’s how Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds justified her decision to reject the federal subsidy for low-income Iowans: “Federal COVID-era cash benefit programs are not sustainable and don’t provide long-term solutions for the issues impacting children and families.” Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s explanation was, “I don’t believe in welfare.”

It’s worth noting that the explanations by both Reynolds and Pillen are fundamentally incoherent. What does Reynolds even mean by calling the program “not sustainable”? It would be sustained as long as Congress continues to fund it, which is almost certain as long as Republicans don’t take control of both houses and kill it.

As for Pillen’s crack about “welfare,” he didn’t bother to explain what he believes is wrong with “welfare” as such; he just uttered the term knowing that it’s a dog whistle for conservative voters aimed at dehumanizing the program’s beneficiaries.

What makes these governors’ refusals so much more irresponsible is that the federal government is picking up 100% of the tab for the benefits; the states only have to agree to pay half the administrative costs. Their shares come to $2.2 million in Iowa and $300,000 in Nebraska, according to those states’ estimates.

In return, 240,000 children in Iowa would receive a total of $28.8 million in benefits over the three summer months, and 150,000 Nebraskans would receive a total of $18 million. Sounds like a massively profitable investment in child health in those states”.

The above video exposes how Republicans are hypocrites who engage in, and condone Socialism for the Rich in the form of corporate bails-outs, tax payer funded sports stadiums, farm subsidies (22 billion in 2019 when Trump was President), but harsh “pull yourself by up by your own bootstraps” Capitalism for everyone else.

Robert Reich connects the dots to expose Republicans War on the Poor and Working Families including their opposition to minimum wage, unemployment insurance, food stamps and more.

Republicans are constantly demonizing the poor by claiming their lazy and don’t work. Millions of people who are poor work full time in low paying jobs, such as those in the food service industry at places like McDonalds, Taco Bell, etc. Just because these jobs are low paying doesn’t mean they are not important. We couldn’t function as a society if no one was willing to work these jobs.

Republicans are demanding stricter work requirements in the debt ceiling fight, which also include GOP demands for cuts targeting the poor. “You’re taking people off of SNAP, off of food stamps, and Medicaid,” MSNBC’s Ali Velhi tells Joy Reid. “What kind of country is looking to have fewer people have enough.”

Fox Guest Compares Poor People To Dogs Who Are Only Obedient When They’re Hungry

A Fox News guest this past week may have accidentally let the cat out of the bag when he said that poor people have it too good by receiving extended unemployment benefits, then drew a parallel to military dogs who are only obedient to commands when they are hungry. This is what the Right wants for America – a country so starving and desperate that they will do anything their masters ask them to do.

House Republicans tried to pass H.R. 5003, misleadingly titled “Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016”, a bill which would inevitably take free school lunches away from poor schools and children. The bill was introduced by Indiana Republican Todd Rokita and would have affected up to 50,000 students just in his home state alone.

Republicans voted to cut 39 Billion Dollars from the Food Stamp program, but have no problem giving tax breaks to the wealthy.

Republicans Believe No One is Entitled to Healthcare

Republicans Believe Healthcare is a privilege, not a Right, so if you can’t afford health insurance, your not entitled to treatment.

Health care is neither a right nor a privilege provided by the government according to House Speaker Paul Ryan.

In a Thursday interview with MSNBC’s Chuck Todd, the Wisconsin Congressman explained that he believes the government doesn’t owe it to anyone to pay for health care. Doing so enables the government to decide for Americans “where how and when we get health car,” he said.

A cancer survivor who says he’s alive because of Medicaid confronted Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price on the GOP’s opposition to the program. “Medicaid expansion saved my life and saved me from medical bankruptcy,” Brian Kline said during a CNN town hall event on Wednesday night.

Trump and Republican Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson is doing the bidding of Putin, the Murderous Dictator of Russia, by refusing to allow a vote on military assistance funding for Ukraine.

TEXT OF THE ABOVE VIDEO: “Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson refuses to bring funding for Ukraine to a vote in the house at the command of Citizen Trump. Our friends in the Ukraine are dying for Trump. Citizens are being kidnapped and killed so an American who never even understood the words integrity and honor can get political points. There’s no honor and no Integrity in that for all of America. Putin will continue his Conquest when he’s done in Ukraine knowing America will just say do whatever the hell you want when Putin attacks our NATO allies. Our sons and daughters will be caught up in yet another European conflict and the cost will be much much higher than the cost of sending weapons to Ukraine.

We all know funding for Ukraine would pass the house in a heartbeat. Since when does a former official like Trump get tug on the puppet strings of a house Speaker? Since when does a murderous foreign dictator get the control of former President? There is nothing great about abandoning our allies. GET TO WORK!

Republicans are ‘under the thumb’ of Trump, Putin on Ukraine aid

Orbán: Trump ‘will not give a penny to Ukraine’ if elected

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán revealed details about his Mar-a-Lago meeting with Donald Trump, saying that if the former president is re-elected he would not provide Ukraine with financial assistance for its war against Russia.

Columnist says Trump republicans are giving Putin a gift

$60 Billion in Military Aid to Ukraine is Being Blocked by Trump

Tucker Carlson has flown to Russia to give Vladimir Putin the ability to deliver his propaganda message directly to Carlson’s American audience that America should stop supporting Ukraine and let Russia take control of all the former Soviet Republics. Senate Republicans have finally revealed the text of their border security and Ukraine aid funding bill and Donald Trump is doing everything he can to kill the bill and protect Russia.

Former CIA Director John Brennan calls Trump meeting with authoritarian Dictator of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, a threat to democracy. Trump wants to emulate Dictators like Orbán and calls him “the boss.”

Notorious Hungarian Dictator Victor Orbán meeting with Trump at Mar-a-lago. Dictator Victor Orbán has brutalized his own people with draconian laws that Trump & the GOP want to implement in the United States, IF Trump becomes President

Thom Hartmann explains how Victor Orbán and his Radical Right-Wing Party took over the once Democratic government in Hungary and turned it into a anti-democratic authoritarian fascist one-party-rule dictatorship where elections & the courts are rigged, all of the media is state controlled and praise for Victor Orbán Propaganda is seen everywhere. It could happen here unless Republicans are STOPPED.

Republicans have passed laws to overturn / override election results in states they control and put partisans in control of counting the votes, allowing them to make sure only Republicans are declared the winner.

Hungary’s Orbán gives Trump an “illiberal” roadmap for American conservatives

Ex-CIA Director breaks down Trump’s meeting with Hungary’s authoritarian leader

Description from YouTube: “Viktor Orbán has ruled over Hungary for the past 11 years. In that time, he has rewritten the country’s constitution, cemented his power, and openly confronted the European Union. He has cozied up with autocrats in Russia and China and has built an illiberal state. How did Viktor Orban come to power, and what has he done to Hungarian democracy?”

Thousands of solders from around the world fought and died to DEFEAT Fascism in WWII. We owe it to them and ourselves to continue fighting for freedom and against Anti-Democratic Fascists  who wants to take away our freedom and democracy. Enemies of Democracy should be REJECTED and DEFEATED.

Hungary Is a Version of What Republicans Wants For The U.S.

Chief national correspondent at the New York Times, Mark Leibovich, and former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence, Frank Figliuzzi, react to Fox News’ anchor Tucker Carlson’s bizarre choice to host his show from Hungary, a country with an authoritarian regime.

Trump Endorses Right-Wing Autocrat In Hungary

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul and former FBI special agent Clint Watts discuss with Nicolle Wallace the former president’s endorsement of Viktor Orban ahead of the Parliamentary elections in Hungary.

How To Dismantle A Democracy

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has become a favorite among Trump-loving ethno-nationalists. Yale’s Jason Stanley and authoritarian expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat break down why Orbán and the fascination with Orbán is so dangerous.

This video gives insight into the oppressive laws Republicans has been passing in recent years such as anti-voting laws to rig elections in their favor, anti-abortion, anti-LGBT laws and how Russia shares many of the same anti-democratic ideals and values held by Republicans.

Former Australian PM on Trump’s admiration for Putin

Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Australian television weighed in on former President Trump’s admiration of Russian President Putin, saying Trump is in awe of Putin

Expert Compares Trump’s Politics to Fascism

Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains why he claims President Donald Trump’s politics are akin to fascism, a political movement based around a leader.

The Right’s Embrace of Fascism and Authoritarianism

Per Wikipedia, the definition of Fascism is; “a form of radical authoritarian ultranationalism, characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and control of industry and commerce. Fascists believe that liberal democracy is obsolete and they regard the complete mobilization of society under a totalitarian one-party state as necessary to prepare a nation for armed conflict and to respond effectively to economic difficulties. Such a state is led by a strong leader—such as a dictator and a martial government composed of the members of the governing fascist party”.

Republicans are proving they’re Anti-Democratic Authoritarian Fascist, rigging elections by Gerrymandering, Voter Obstruction, Voter Purges, Passed laws putting partisans in charge of Counting the Votes so they can Overturn Election Results, Decreasing Drop Boxes, Decreasing the days people can vote and making it illegal to give Food or Water to people waiting in the long lines in urban areas they’re responsible for causing.

Republicans refuse to eliminate the UN-Democratic Electoral College because they know they couldn’t win a Presidential election on a “One person, one vote” basis whereby the person who gets the most votes wins. They’re dependent on the UN-Democratic Electoral College which has made 2 of their unpopular candidates President who LOST the popular vote… Trump who lost by 2.8 millions votes in 2016 and George W. Bush who lost by 600,000 votes in 2000.

This isn’t Democracy… it’s the type of rigged system you find in Dictator Banana Republics where the LOSER is declared the “winner”.

Rules of the Demagogue

Republicans are Fascists who want to DESTROY Democracy in the United States

Republicans fit all of the Characteristics of Fascism described below

Fourteen Characteristics of Fascism – Article by Dr. Lawrence Britt

1. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights – Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.

2. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause – The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.

3. Supremacy of the Military – Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.

4. Rampant Sexism – The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.

5. Controlled Mass Media – Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

6. Obsession with National Security – Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.

7. Religion and Government are Intertwined – Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government’s policies or actions.

8. Corporate Power is Protected – The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.

9. Labor Power is Suppressed – Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.

10. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts – Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.

11. Obsession with Crime and Punishment – Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.

12. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption – Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.

13. Manipulate & Control elections – Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate & control elections.

14. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism – Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.