Reading every headline & lede that invariably starts with “Democrats block GOP bill”, I’d like to remind everyone, the #media especially, that Trump’s party — the #RepublicanParty — controls the #WhiteHouse & both chambers of #Congress.

This shutdown is their doing.

By all accounts #Trump & #Project2025’s #RussVought absolutely wanted it because it consolidates #power under the #ExecutiveBranch, exactly what they have been working for.

#OrchestratedShutdown #Republicans #economy #democracy

Reading every headline & lede that invariably starts with “Democrats block GOP bill”, I’d like to remind everyone, the #media especially, that Trump’s party — the #RepublicanParty — controls the #WhiteHouse & both chambers of #Congress.

This shutdown is their doing.

By all accounts #Trump & #Project2025’s #RussVought absolutely wanted it because it consolidates #power under the #ExecutiveBranch, exactly what they have been working for.

#OrchestratedShutdown #Republicans #economy #democracy

“With one voice, we are telling this unwarranted & #unconstitutional occupation by #ICE & potentially by #military #troops to get out of #Chicago. You are not helping us,” #JBPritzker declared.

#BrandonJohnson likewise condemned the aggressive ICE presence in downtown Chicago, saying residents are “shocked & appalled” by the sight of federal agents on city streets. “This stunt has nothing to do with public safety. This is about #politics, #money & #power,” he said.

#law #Trump #MilitaryState

“With one voice, we are telling this unwarranted & #unconstitutional occupation by #ICE & potentially by #military #troops to get out of #Chicago. You are not helping us,” #JBPritzker declared.

#BrandonJohnson likewise condemned the aggressive ICE presence in downtown Chicago, saying residents are “shocked & appalled” by the sight of federal agents on city streets. “This stunt has nothing to do with public safety. This is about #politics, #money & #power,” he said.

#law #Trump #MilitaryState

The Man Behind #Trump’s Push for an All-Powerful Presidency

Russell T. Vought spent years drawing up plans to expand presidential #power & shrink federal bureaucracy. Now he is moving closer to making that vision a reality, threatening to erode #ChecksAndBalances.

#RussVought #Project2025 #law #democracy #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/us/politics/russell-vought-trump-budget.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

In addition to inflicting political #oppression, #Iran is in the throes of an #economic & #energy #crisis with plunging currency, sky-high #inflation, #unemployment, & #water & #power cuts. The economic situation is bound to get even worse with the return of #UN Security Council #sanctions that went into effect on Saturday.

#law #immigration #HumanRights #Trump #TheCrueltyIsThePoint

#RussVought had carefully analyzed mistakes from the first term. And he had laid out steps to achieve the long-sought conservative goal of a president with dramatically expanded #authority over the #ExecutiveBranch, including the #power to cut off #spending, #fire employees, control #independent #FederalAgencies & #deregulate the #economy.

#Musk, who spent >$250M to help elect #Trump, had celebrity, access to the president & political capital that the budget director could never hope for.

The Man Behind #Trump’s Push for an All-Powerful Presidency

Russell T. Vought spent years drawing up plans to expand presidential #power & shrink federal bureaucracy. Now he is moving closer to making that vision a reality, threatening to erode #ChecksAndBalances.

#RussVought #Project2025 #law #democracy #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/us/politics/russell-vought-trump-budget.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

RE: https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/115266036660346648

⚠️ When tech billionaires fuse apocalyptic religion with global AI policy, it isn’t just wild talk - it’s influence. Thiel shapes defense, surveillance, and contracts worldwide. This isn’t only about AI, it’s about power deciding our future.

#AI #Tech #Surveillance #Power #Policy #Religion #Palantir #PeterThiel #BigTech #Accountability

RE: https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/115266036660346648

⚠️ When tech billionaires fuse apocalyptic religion with global AI policy, it isn’t just wild talk - it’s influence. Thiel shapes defense, surveillance, and contracts worldwide. This isn’t only about AI, it’s about power deciding our future.

#AI #Tech #Surveillance #Power #Policy #Religion #Palantir #PeterThiel #BigTech #Accountability