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"Trump’s tax cuts primarily benefited the wealthy and corporations, and pinning their effects on immigrants illustrates how Trump’s strongest calls were to his base. Not only did he portray immigrants as violent criminals, in a moment scripted for television, he then turned on Democrats in the chamber," (continued in /2)

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Trump #StateoftheUnion #authoritarianism #fascism #violence #threats #scapegoating #immigrants #Democrats #retaliation
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-25-2026

February 25, 2026

At last night’s State of the Union address, President Donald Trump went on offense, seeming to try to set the terms for the upcoming midterm elections.

William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social · 14 hours ago

(continued from /1)

"setting them up to force them to back off their insistence on reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol by demanding that they stand to show their support for the statement: 'The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.'”

#Trump #StateoftheUnion #authoritarianism #fascism #violence #threats #scapegoating #immigrants #Democrats #retaliation
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William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social · 14 hours ago

"It was a deliberate division of the country into 'us' and 'them,' a classic authoritarian move, that he followed up by calling the Democrats 'crazy' and claiming that 'Democrats are destroying our country.'”

#Trump #StateoftheUnion #authoritarianism #fascism #violence #threats #scapegoating #immigrants #Democrats #retaliation
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William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social · 14 hours ago

"It is now simply a standard, often unmentioned part of our politics that those who the president dislikes, within his own party or outside it, will be the target of stochastic terror. ...

The rule seems to be that Trump can direct his violent minions at absolutely anyone, and there will be no consequences and barely any comment."

~ Noah Berlatsky

#Trump #authoritarianism #fascism #violence #threats #scapegoating #StochasticTerrorism #SupremeCourt #retaliation
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https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-supreme-court-justices-families-tariffs

Trump targets SCOTUS for stochastic terror

He knew what he was doing by bringing up justices' families.

William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social · 14 hours ago

"The grim takeaway is that even the Supreme Court justices, with all their power and prestige, are no longer living in a democracy."

#Trump #authoritarianism #fascism #violence #threats #scapegoating #StochasticTerrorism #SupremeCourt #retaliation
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William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social · 14 hours ago

"An alarming emergency motion filed on Wednesday night alleged 'flagrant violations' by the Trump administration of a federal court order that it not retaliate against witnesses who are providing information to the court in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s anti-trans prison policies."

~ Chris Geidner

#Trump #authoritarianism #fascism #violence #threats #scapegoating #trans
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https://www.lawdork.com/p/trans-inmates-retaliation-contempt-motion

Breaking: Trans inmate's lawyers claim "egregious retaliation" in violation of court order

Trans woman involved in a lawsuit challenging anti-trans policies says federal prison official told her on Feb. 22: “I don’t give a fuck what that judge says, I do what I want.”

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