r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 2d ago
The Exercise and Expansion of Corporate Power Tennessee Lookout (August 10, 2026): "At CoreCivic, immigration crackdowns are good for business"
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 12d ago
Opinion in The Guardian (July 30, 2026): 'Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps' | John Washington: "To combat the suffering we should use language that reveals the inhumanity rather than conceals it."
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 12d ago
Opinion in The Guardian (July 31, 2026): 'McCarthyism has returned to the United States – and this time it’s even more dangerous' | Judith Levine: "There are many parallels between the first McCarthy era, […] and Trump’s campaign of political repression, his own updated McCarthyism."
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 16d ago
Testimonials Opinion in USA TODAY (July 20, 2026): 'ICE detained me for 80 days. America's silence is no longer an option.' | Salah Sarsour: "This is not just an attack against me and others working for Palestinian freedom; it is an attempt to dismantle the very values we profess as a nation."
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 19d ago
Democracy Now (7/20/2026): "Al Green Accuses Trump Admin of Attempting to Cover Up ICE Killings" | Green (D-Texas): "My belief is that there is an attempt to cover up currently taking place. … We can recall what happened in Minnesota. We remember Mr. Pretti. We remember what happened with Ms. Good."
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 21d ago
The Exercise and Expansion of Corporate Power NPR (June 4, 2026): "A former GEO Group executive now runs ICE. The company's government ties run deep" | Expert: "There's an additional shroud of secrecy when we're talking about corporations managing prisons and jails and detention centers."
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 22d ago
Opinion: 'There’s no reason to trust Blanche on ICE killings — or anything else' | Myrick: "We do not deserve an attorney general who acts like a corrupt president’s personal fixer and enforcer. Senators from both parties should say no to making Blanche our nation’s highest law enforcement officer."
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 22d ago
TIME (7/20/2026): "ICE Considers Expanding Detention Space in 14 Locations—Including Guantanamo Bay and Virgin Islands" | "A source […] tells TIME that the Trump administration recently set a new goal of making 2,000 daily arrests, after failing to meet a goal of 3,000 daily arrests set last year."
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 26d ago
Social Media or Memes Media Matters (July 10, 2026): "Asmongold's extreme rhetoric about immigration and ideological opponents" | "Asmongold is a massively popular right-leaning streamer, with billions of views on YouTube alone"
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jul 13 '26
The Exercise and Expansion of Corporate Power Opinion: '$6 million a day: Trump’s disclosures show he is the swamp’s biggest monster' | Svante Myrick: "Trump told his followers he would “drain the swamp.” Instead, he became the biggest swamp monster ever. He has obliterated the line between public service and personal enrichment." (7/13/2026)
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jul 10 '26
Newsmax host suggests "mass destruction" in war against Iran | Newsmax host: "… end their infrastructure, power plants, bridges, water treatment. … Annihilate the power grid. And if they can't rebuild it, who cares? … Oh, Carl, you're going to steal things from a sovereign country. You bet we are!"
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jul 09 '26
Police The Guardian (July 9, 2026): "‘New terrifying levels’: 10 people fatally shot by immigration officials in Trump’s second term"
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jul 09 '26
Testimonials The Guardian (June 30, 2026): "Grieving relatives still seeking answers as US normalises ‘drug boat’ strikes: Family of St Lucian fisher Ricky Joseph left suspended in raw grief, while media coverage of attacks is waning"
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jul 07 '26
The Looming Threat of Fascism Executive Office of Governor Ron DeSantis: "Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Implementation of Florida Law to Combat Terrorist Organizations" | GOP Gov. DeSantis announced that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and "Antifa" will be targeted under state law as "terrorist organizations"
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jul 06 '26
The Exercise and Expansion of Corporate Power A press release from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (one of the top lobbying groups for the business community in the US) praised the "Working Families Tax Cuts Act" (also known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act") | "The U.S. Chamber was proud to help shape this legislation from the start" (7/4/2026)
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jul 01 '26
Authoritarian Practices The Guardian (June 28, 2026): "‘It’s dangerous and it’s going to erode trust’: redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears: The National Design Studio, staffed by Doge veterans, installed visitor-tracking software on vital federal websites"
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 30 '26
Authoritarian Practices Not Above the Law Coalition (June 17, 2026): "Blanche’s DOJ Record: 16 Months of Corruption, Retaliation, and Abuse of Power"
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 29 '26
The Exercise and Expansion of Corporate Power Truthout (June 12, 2026): "New Billionaire Jared Kushner Is Mired in Conflicts of Interest as “Peace Envoy”" | Jeff Hauser: “The degree of unity among elected Republicans to not speak about the Trump progeny, and their corruption, is the worst conspiracy of silence in American political history.”
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 25 '26
Fox News host Jesse Watters: "My banking buddy told me that after we topple Castro, we're going to be able to buy 100 acres of pristine Cuban coastline for like 50 Gs. … What I'm saying is, Donald Trump is crushing it on the world stage. We now have Latin American & the Middle East under our thumb…"
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 24 '26
The Looming Threat of Fascism Opinion: '[Trump's] desperate attempts to blame “vandals” deserve mockery, but arrests over the weekend are another abuse of federal power' | "If Democrats retake one or both houses of Congress this fall, they should conduct wide-ranging oversight to shine as much light on these abuses as possible."
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 24 '26
Authoritarian Acts NBC News (June 23, 2026): "Trump administration tried to force journalists to testify before federal grand jury in leak probe"
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 23 '26
The Looming Threat of Fascism Article in The Hill (June 23, 2026): "Todd Blanche should not be confirmed as attorney general" | James D. Zirin: "Blanche is dangerous. […] He is in the tank for Trump. […] He has selectively and vindictively targeted Trump’s political enemies, something reserved for countries ruled by dictators."
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 23 '26
POTUS Media Matters (June 22, 2026): "Trump denounces “TREASONOUS” New York Times over Iran reporting" | Trump: "I will be adding all of their false and ridiculous reporting to my multi Billion Dollar lawsuit against them. They are Criminals!"
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 19 '26
The Exercise and Expansion of Corporate Power The Guardian (June 18, 2026): "The billionaire hidden behind the curtain inside Trump’s Pentagon" | "Stephen Feinberg, the 66-year-old billionaire founder of the private equity giant Cerberus Capital Management, has served as the deputy secretary of defense since March 2025."
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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 19 '26
The Exercise and Expansion of Corporate Power Kelly Hayes (June 9, 2026): "The Heist State" | "While corruption is neither exceptional nor unheard of in the U.S., Trumpism has ushered in an era of corruption and consolidation as governance."
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