"Trump is running a fascist campaign, the most un-American in U.S. history. Below, I offer eight unofficial rules of American democracy that Trump has broken—rules it would have been unthinkable for an American politician to break before Trump arrived on the scene. If he wins despite doing all that, the system itself will break."

~ Nicholas Grossman

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism
/2

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-upside-down-election

The Upside-Down Election

The Trump-Vance campaign is flouting the unofficial rules of American politics. Will they finally break our democracy, or will those basic standards hold out?

^{Nicholas Grossman (The Bulwark)}

"At stake is nothing less that democracy itself.

Whether we will preserve the peaceful transfer of power or devolve into a white Christian nationalist oligarchy. Whether we will have rule by the people or rule over the people."

~ Jemar Tisby

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #WhiteChristianNationalism
/3

https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/heres-the-recording-from-preparing

Here's the Recording from "Preparing Our Souls for the Election"

Catch the replay here!

^{Jemar Tisby, PhD (Footnotes by Jemar Tisby)}

"In an interview with Michael S. Schmidt of the New York Times published tonight, [General John] Kelly noted that he had decided not to speak out about Trump unless Trump said something deeply troubling or something that involved Kelly and was wildly inaccurate. For Kelly, Trump’s recent talk about the 'enemy within' was dangerous enough that he felt obliged to make a public comment."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #JohnKelly
/4

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-22-2024

October 22, 2024

Former president Trump’s closing economic argument for the American people is that putting a high tariff wall around the country will bring in so much foreign money that it will fund domestic programs and bring down the deficit, enabling massive tax …

^{Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)}

"The retired U.S. Marine Corps general confirmed that Trump is 'certainly the only president that has all but rejected what America is all about, and what makes America America, in terms of our Constitution, in terms of our values, the way we look at everything, to include family and government—he’s certainly the only president that I know of, certainly in my lifetime, that was like that.'”

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #JohnKelly
/5

"Kelly added that 'in his opinion, Mr. Trump met the definition of a fascist, would govern like a dictator if allowed, and had no understanding of the Constitution or the concept of rule of law.'”

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #JohnKelly
/6

"Kelly’s comments, two weeks from Election Day, are the latest in a line of warnings from former Trump White House aides about how he views the presidency and would exercise power if returned to office.

In addition to the fascist comments, Kelly — who was Trump’s chief of staff from 2017 to 2019 — told The New York Times that the former president 'certainly prefers the dictator approach to government.'”

~ CNN

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #JohnKelly
/7

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/22/politics/trump-fascist-john-kelly/index.html

"He also confirmed to The Atlantic that Trump had said he wished his military personnel showed him the same deference Adolf Hitler’s Nazi generals showed the German dictator during World War II, and recounted the moment."

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #JohnKelly
/8

"If Harris wins, it’s because just enough voters accept the rule of law and reality itself. That’s probably why we remain so nervous about the outcome. The election won’t merely determine the next president. It’ll define who we are as a nation."

~ Stephen Robinson

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism
/9

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/harris-trump-how-the-hell-is-this-close

How the hell is this even close?

It boggles the mind. But it's not unexplainable.

^{Stephen Robinson (Public Notice)}

"The mystery that will provide full employment for generations of historians is why so many Americans willingly embraced the con and spread the hate that fuels Trump's campaign."

~ Robert B. Hubbell

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism
/10

https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/harriswalz-campaign-in-overdrive

Harris/Walz campaign in overdrive!

October 23, 2024

^{Robert B. Hubbell (Today's Edition Newsletter)}

"He has now gone all-out demagogue and promised his supporters that he would have no qualms about ordering our military to execute his opponents. Which has left men like John Kelly with few options but to be honest about who Trump is."

~ Brian Tyler Cohen

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism
/11

https://plus.briantylercohen.com/p/leaving-it-all-on-the-field

Leaving it all on the Field

Kamala battles onward as Trump's fascist rhetoric crosses John Kelly's red line

^{Brian Tyler Cohen}

"When you’re so undisciplined that you can’t control yourself for the final TWO WEEKS of the campaign, imagine if Trump was unburdened by another election, with his official immunity gifted from the Supreme Court he stacked, his brain cooked, all guardrails removed, and nobody to hold him accountable."

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism
/12

“It says everything you need to know about the U.S. media that Trump’s clown show at the McDonald’s gets more attention than his former defense secretary and chair of the Joint Chief of Staff warning that Trump is a dangerous fascist with no respect for democracy.”

~ Dean Baker quotes by Margaret Sullivan

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #media #MediaFail
/13

https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/a-media-call-to-action-fcb

A media call to arms

Double down on 'the stakes' until Nov. 5th

^{Margaret Sullivan (American Crisis)}

It all begins, always, with coercion. It begins with bullying and acts of accelerating violence. It begins with demonstrations that "we" have power over "you" and intend to expand and use that power to put you in your place. To hurt you.

It begins with brownshirts, and moves on to worse and worse things.

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #thuggery #bullying #coercion #violence
/14

This election cycle, there are reports from all over the place of widespread stealing of Harris-Walz signs. Here's one (see the link below) from Springfield, Missouri.

This is coercion and bullying, widespread stealing of signs designed to shut people up and tell them what they'll get if they don't comply. It's violence. It's a prelude to fascism that will unleash more violence.

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #thuggery #bullying #coercion #violence
/15

https://www.mediaite.com/election-2024/watch-missouri-woman-tracked-stolen-harris-walz-campaign-signs-and-confronted-the-thieves-on-camera/

"Kelly raised two bright red flags that paint a dark and deeply disturbing picture for our nation if Trump were to return to office. First, there was Kelly’s comments to The Atlantic that Trump made it clear that, 'I need the kind of generals that Hitler had.'”

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #JohnKelly
/16

https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/john-kelly-is-warning-us-that-jd

John Kelly is warning us that JD Vance was right: Trump is “America’s Hitler.”

Trump wants Hitler-esque loyalty

^{Dean Obeidallah (The Dean's Report by Dean Obeidallah)}

"Then Kelly went further. Kelly noted that Trump 'met the definition of a fascist, would govern like a dictator if allowed, and had no understanding of the Constitution or the concept of rule of law.'”

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #JohnKelly
/17

Diana Butler Bass kindly offers a gift link to the New York Times interview with Trump's presidential chief of staff General John Kelly, in which Kelly warns us that Trump meets the definition of a fascist, will govern as a dictator of elected, and has no respect for the Constitution or rule of law.

You can access the gift link by clicking the link to Bass' site and finding the gift link in her essay.

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #JohnKelly
/18

https://dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/encouragement

Encouragement!

Gird your hearts ❤️

^{Diana Butler Bass (The Cottage)}

David Kurtz points out that two generals, Mark Milley and John Kelly, have now issued dire warnings that Trump is a fascist. As Kurtz notes,

"Kelly’s dual interviews came the same day Trump touted at a campaign event the 'extreme power' he would have if elected again: 'As president, you have tremendous — it’s called extreme power. You have extreme power.'”

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #JohnKelly
/19

https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/two-generals-have-now-issued-dire

Two Generals Have Now Issued Dire Warnings That Trump Is A Fascist

INSIDE: Kamala Harris ... Rudy G ... Aileen Cannon

^{David Kurtz (Morning Memo)}

"The sobering fact is that nearly half this country is willing to dispose of democracy in order to win. They view it as a matter of survival. Well, so do we. It is not Democrats who are attempting to manage the lives of Republicans. It is the Republicans who are determined to force the rest of us to live under their warped screed."

~ Mark Mansour

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism
/20

https://mmansour.substack.com/p/whats-at-stake

What’s At Stake

We have two weeks left to ensure that democracy is preserved

^{Mark Mansour (America’s Fractured Politics)}

"John Kelly won't let us avert our eyes. …

47 percent of our fellow Americans want this man to be commander-in-chief.

How is this possible?

Because they look away. They choose not to see."

~ Jonathan V. Last

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #JohnKelly
/21

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/mein-generals

Mein Generals

^{Jonathan V. Last (The Bulwark)}

"Kelly was one of the people closest to Trump during his presidency, having served as his Secretary of Homeland Security and then as his longtime chief of staff. Kelly didn’t write a book or take a gig on a news network, so he had no financial incentive to come forward."

~ Jay Kuo

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #JohnKelly
/22

https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/john-kelly-speaks-out

John Kelly Speaks Out

The retired general and former Trump Chief of Staff goes on record, and in person, in a series of interviews.

^{Jay Kuo (The Status Kuo)}

"Indeed, by speaking out as he has, Kelly has put his future and even his own life at risk, because if Trump regains the White House, Trump will likely seek political retribution.

Otherwise put, Kelly has no incentive to fabricate stories, and he has come forward only reluctantly because Trump has grown so extreme."

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #JohnKelly
/23

"When someone of Kelly’s stature and proximity to Trump says the ex-president is a fascist and praised Hitler’s generals, it should send a great chill through our body politic. If this becomes a half-a-day story, it will be an indictment on all of us."

~ Sarah Longwell

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #JohnKelly
/24

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-sad-pathetic-spectacle-of-john

The Sad, Pathetic Spectacle of John Kelly’s Critics

Trump’s sycophants want us to trust them over our own eyes and ears.

^{Sarah Longwell (The Bulwark)}

"'Come on, Hitler isn’t going to do any of that, not really' is what old-line German conservatives told themselves in voting for the National Socialists. It is what every modern social constituency that claims to not want authoritarianism or fascism says before supporting or voting for an authoritarian or fascist."

~ Timothy Burke

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism
/25

https://timothyburke.substack.com/p/trump-essentials-2-long-cons

Trump Essentials (2): Long Cons

Don't Be The Person Who Says, "I Didn't Know"

^{Timothy Burke (Eight by Seven)}

"Men who worked with Trump in high positions of authority are telling the American public that he will govern as a fascist would, and this time, without anybody who might try to check those tendencies. The Trumpist future is all in plain sight. Nothing is hidden, nothing is ambiguous, nothing is deniable.

So what do we make of people who should know better who nevertheless deny it?"

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism
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