FWIW, Mussolini didn't "make the trains run on time." He just ordered the Italian press to write that the trains were running on time.

That's how authoritarianism works. Fascist sympathisers in other countries fell for it.

#authoritarianism #hegemony #history #Italy

Because #Trump wants to impress #Xi, he is unnecessarily spending more #TaxpayersMoney. It’s all about his insecure little #ego.

Trump speeds up #helipad project ahead of Xi visit, adding $875K to cost, records show

The contractor has sought to shave off more than a month of the planned timeline, requiring 24/7 work, documents show.

#USpol #narcissism #greed #authoritarianism #ManBaby
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The #Trump admin imposed #sanctions last year against Kimberly Prost, a Canadian judge at the #InternationalCriminalCourt. Now, she & 2 other judges are suing Trump & his admin, claiming the penalties exceeded his authority.

The case, filed in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday, is the latest effort to challenge what many experts have described as the Trump admin’s efforts to undermine #InternationalLaw.

#law #ICC #imperialism #authoritarianism #tyranny
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"As long as children are treated solely as objects of protection and not as people with rights of their own, they’ll continue to be invoked in the name of shrinking individual liberties and space for dissent. Human rights advocates need to equip children to thrive, not just protect them from harm." thenation.com/article/world/lg…
#politics #authoritarianism #LGBTQ

Protecting Children Means Defending LGBT Rights | The Nation

Around the world, governments are scapegoating LGBT people to build popular support for their erosion of individual rights—often under the guide of protecting children.

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#SCOTUS Expands Trump’s #ExecutivePower Over #Immigration

The court handed #Trump victories in his push to rescind #deportation & for hundreds of thousands of people & turn away #immigrants at the southern border.

#law #immigration #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #ChecksAndBalances #judiciary #legislation #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #racism #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt
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A new #ABC campaign urges viewers to push back against #FCC pressure

The #federal regulator is “investigating” the #Disney-owned television company on two fronts, with “#TheView” & ABC’s #local stations targeted [Ostensibly for airing #JimmyKimmel].

#law #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #FourthEstate #Trump #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #censorship #propaganda #trumpaganda
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