NEW: Justice Department's FASCIST DECLARATION: NYC, Portland, Seattle "have permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures to counteract criminal activities," leading to their designation as an "anarchist jurisdiction."
It's happening in real time. This is how fascists like Trump and Barr set authoritarian control into motion. Rest assured, New York City will be expected to continue to pay Federal taxes to Trump and Bar even as they defund our city. @resign_today
https://twitter.com/stevennelson10/status/1307984849521831937?s=20
Right now, this is political theater, designed to function as a performance of dominance against political dissent. This declaration is designed to drive right wing media's narrative supporting law and order as the central political theme for 2020 instead of 200,000 covid deaths.
If Trump is reelected and if the GOP retains control of the Senate, this agenda will shift gears to something much more draconian. Trump will move against every jurisdiction that has not offered him loyalty. By cutting Federal funding but also by deployed federal law enforcement.
Trump and his white nationalist allies will seek to use badgeless "federal officers" to stoke street violence and trigger Boogaloo, white nationalists long sought national race war. In this way, he will then be able to nationalize police, national guard and lock down his control.
Trump and his handlers are moving toward their end game, hoping suburban voters will be frightened into supporting his regime even as —> the U.S., with 4% of the world’s population, accounts for about 21% of global Covid-19 deaths due to Trump's gross indifference/incompetence.
Make your plan to vote now. Plan it clearly and commit to it by telling someone what your plan is. Your vote is going to be challenged. Trump does not want a big turn out, so make your plan and stick to it. #BidenHarris2020, donate your time and money.
https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1307802238077693952?s=20
If it feels safe to do so, RT this thread. If Trump is reelected, our right to speak in these ways may quickly end. The GOP as shown they are ready to make the shift to full on authoritarianism. The "anarchist" statement the DOJ made today is just more proof of that.
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