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Category: <span>When We Weren’t Looking</span>

HOW AUTOCRACY IS HAPPENING IN REAL TIME

Days Till Anti-Trump Congress {day} An Urgent WARNING Articulated I need to direct you to this article.  This is THE SINGLE MOST EYE-OPENING, EXCEPTIONAL ARTICULATION of what is going on in REAL TIME, as the Trump administration takes power and turns Democracy into Autocracy, with detailed examples from history to the present.  Although there have been dozens of articles and books warning of the likelihood of this happening, this is your one-stop-shop. The final dominoes of our Democracy are falling: 1) Rule of Law, 2) Free Press, 3) Freedom of Assembly.  This is articulated here, including the road map to …

THE LAST 2 DOMINOES OF OUR DEMOCRACY

Days Till Anti-Trump Congress {day} URGENT WARNING—SOUND THE ALARM: Red Winter of Trump Trump issued an Executive Order stating that he and AG Bondi get to interpret laws and impose those views upon federal agencies!!!  This includes the FCC, which oversees our NEWS MEDIA. WHAT THIS MEANS: Trump is taking steps to control news media, which will make it STATE-RUN MEDIA, like all autocrats before him, including Orban & Putin.  He opposes all reporting which could be considered dissent—does that sound like Democracy to you? He has already banned The Associated Press (one of the most unbiased, impartial news agencies) …

What Anti-DEI Politicos Get Wrong

Days Till Anti-Trump Congress {day} Part 2:  It IS White Supremacy A previous version of this publication appeared at Forward Kentucky, in response to state-level anti-DEI legislation; this version is updated to include the Trump administration and Project 2025.  Part 1 is available here. “Diversity” represents all cultural sub-groups, including gay and trans, white and non-white, differently abled (both physically and mentally), religions, classes, ages, and genders. ~~~~~~ Decades ago I worked as a multicultural educator and saw first hand the ability to bring diverse people together and promote understanding, acceptance, and unity.  To see the concept today so maligned …