The insurrection act will authorize Trump to use US military on US soil and against US citizens. The current protests happening nationwide, which will be even bigger after the insurrection act is enacted, will be used as justification of martial law. Are we prepared?

Here’s trumps mandate, the report is due on April 20. He’s using the “border crisis” as a reason to invoke the insurrection act. Hesgeth and Noem are in charge of the report. Sorry, y’all, I thought this was common knowledge. This is the thing that pushes us past the point of no return:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/declaring-a-national-emergency-at-the-southern-border-of-the-united-states/

Related: why do republican women vote?

I popped over to the Conservative sub Reddit to see what the commentary was regarding the current stock market meltdown. Crickets. Like nothing happening that deserves comment or concern. What’s up with that? Are they not allowed to criticize Dear Leader if things are going sideways?

For decades and decades now it is the conservative class who has always advocated for huge tax cuts that mostly go to the rich. Also deregulation , and the cutting of social programs that help the less fortunate.

Yet if you listen to Trump, or his supporters, they say these tariffs are good because the US is getting ripped off. Well they are half right, the American people are getting ripped off, but not by other countries. Americans are getting ripped off by our government, and large American corporations.

As I said in the title, America has gained quite a lot in the current trading regime that it set up. The problem lies in how these gains were distributed among the people. There is HUUUUGE wealth inequality in America. This has been spearheaded by the conservative doctrine. The wealth inequality in America is due the American elite setting it up this way.

It is incredibly disingenuous that we have Trump and Musk, members of the elite billionaire class in America, blaming other countries for stealing our manufacturing jobs and running trade deficits, when it is them and their American buddies who did this to the country.

-Crashing the economy, stock markets

-Tariffs which contradict his efforts to curtail inflation

-Due process which protects individuals safety

-Dismantling of the education system

-Women’s rights: reproductive, voting

-Cuts to universally used services like Medicare

-Hiring incompetence: Defending his national defence team on instead of calling for their resignation when they are clearly jeopardizing active military safety

-Starting international relations wars with the world and loosing any soft power they may have had

-Favouring tax cuts on the rich to the detriment to the majority of his voters (even if they aren’t singularly powerful the way one billionaire would be)

How do you justify voting for changes that will impact you negatively?

As Trump thinks it acceptable to add 20%. Would it be ok if any businesses in Europe that have American customers, be it an ice cream, the Eiffel Tower, add an extra 20%?

All this debating between MAGA and others, and the one core issue--the reason why these debates are never resolved--is that it boils down to those who want an authoritarian/fascist regime, and those who don't. And MAGA is still pretending to defend democracy.

Growing up, hearing stories of atrocities committed by dictators throughout history, genocides, secret polices, the loss of human rights... I feel like it's engrained into me that fascist governments are a bad thing... I thought we were all pretty much on the same page about that.

How, all of the sudden, are there proponents of fascism all over the country (and world)? Since when did Hitler become someone to defend, instead of the worst person who's ever existed?

When did this regression start? What caused it?

edit: oh god cmon guys lmfao the left are the fascists?

• Fascism clashes with the leftist ideology

• Historically speaking, the right has always leaned more towards authoritarianism

• Fascism is a far right authoritarian ideology?

Tenets of authoritarianism:

1) Nationalism -- Make America Great Again!

2) Oppose liberal democracy -- Woke mind virus!

3) Support authoritarian leaders -- "Hitler did some very good things," "Putins a strong leader," "Ya gotta give that Kim Jong Un credit!"

4) Suppress dissent -- Threatens to jail judges who oppose, take away funding from college campuses that protest

https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/elons-oval-office-meltdown-leaked/comments

Should the TESLA hatred continue?

I don’t expect it to happen completely, but it seems like now that our credibility has been shot by Trump, seems to be that our global partners are starting to figure out how they can get along without the u.s. / with as little reliance as possible. It’s bad enough how we are treating other countries but I’m starting to worry that even if he calls off tarrifs tomorrow, in the wake of a horrible reputation we now have, he just positioned us very poorly. I’m getting worried that countries are just going to call his bluff and find ways to get along without us which I don’t need to explain how bad that would be for us. Do you think there’s any basis to that outcome happening in reality?

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/preserving-and-protecting-the-integrity-of-american-elections/

(A) a United States passport;

(B) an identification document compliant with the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-13, Div. B) that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the United States;

(C) an official military identification card that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the United States; or

(D) a valid Federal or State government-issued photo identification if such identification indicates that the applicant is a United States citizen or if such identification is otherwise accompanied by proof of United States citizenship.

I mean cmon guys, they're public employees. We should be able to spit on them without them reacting because we're their boss, right guys? Who's with me?

After lying repeatedly for years about vaccines, and in just a matter of weeks laying the groundwork to undermine HHS vaccine research and public health programs, Secretary Brain Worm will reportedly attend today's funeral of the second child in Texas to die from measles. Using the child's death for a cynical photo op after spreading false conspiracy theories is a new low for the cruelty of this administration. The child's death is horrifying enough for the family, but being violated by someone cousin Caroline Kennedy labeled a "predator" is deplorable.

The U.S. has the money, the workers, and the need.

What if we created a program to build millions of homes for working Americans—sold, not given away—to ease prices, create jobs, and grow local economies?

It’s not political. It’s practical. • Millions of jobs • Lower rents • Homeownership for the middle class • And it could even pay for itself

If we can spend $200B on other countries or corporate bailouts, we can build homes right here.

What do you think? Could this actually work?

…after the release of the statement by the White House regarding T’s golf happenings, they seem unbothered (unless that’s intentional to get people to think it’s not working). Would it be more effective to protest at all of the popular golfing venues in the US and around the world so he DOES have something to lose? Or do we anticipate some GOP congressman in swing districts and states latching onto the protests and finally taking a stance to support their constituents?

This is a clown show. We have been subjected to endless gaslighting by this conman. None of this is ok.

I saw a lot of comments that angered, disappointed, and infuriated me. I thought it was disgusting people were celebrating the attack of a elderly man and somebody who was only adjacent to Nancy Pelosi and irrelevant to politics other than they were a spouse of a notable figure.

It's also worth pointing out that we have a president whose popularity isn't favorable right now and I would imagine people are tempted to express desires for violence which I also take a very dim view of and would accuse of nearly engaging in treason as they are our presidential leader. Also I would think it right for law enforcement to come out and investigate the threat and they do so don't be stupid.

This is Democracy. We don't solve our problems with violence we talk about them, we protest, we knock on doors, we put up signs, we write books, we vote, we try to compromise. If in a democracy someone successfully gets their way with violence it spurs on other acts of violence and you need only look around the world to countries that succeed their leaderships with violent coups. Nobody wants this for America.

So I pose my original question: Does anyone feel ashamed? Also this is a good place to apologize and have that shame forgiven.

https://youtu.be/E55kQfachBQ?si=ytRxkwBJxRrGiZ-D

It seems to me Trump’s actions are a form of a protection scheme. Be loyal to me and I won’t hurt you! Keep me in power forever! Look at what he is doing to Law firms that represent Democrats. Threats against the sovereignty of countries like Canada and Greenland. Threats of funding cuts to Universities unless they stop protests against him. The list goes on, he is a mob boss!

To start out with, I'm 17 and not able to vote in the US. However I'd seen a lot of political ads during the last year with trump promising to lower grocery prices. I personally didn't believe any of it, but my parents did and voted for him. So far, however I may be mistaken, grocery prices had done nothing but rise since he became president. Am I missing something, or has Trump done nothing that he's promised so far? From what I've seen, us trans people are being scrapgoates for stuff, along with Democrats and presidents in the past, US citizens are being arrested and detained by ice without due process and even some other citizens of other countries who frequently traveled to the US for stuff, and every other promise he made during campaigning has been backtracked or short-served. Perhaps I'm missing something, but would people please clarify this for me.

Edit: so apparently from what I've gathered from comments is that prices are lower and higher in different parts of the country. I forgot to factor that into account here, but that still doesn't change the fact there's still high prices in the country. If I had to guess, I'd assume they're most likely lower in cities than in rural communities since there's more people in cities than in rural communities like where I live, but that's just my theory. Also, for anyone coming here that has something against trans people, can you please not make that the basis of the comments? I don't have an issue with people against trans people, but I don't really want to keep reading messages about that when I'm just trying to get info on prices

Edit2: can't believe I have to say this to adults, but can we just not do the name calling? I meant for this to be for people to debate stuff, not for people to go and insult and name-call each other as if this is a preschool playground. Though this is reddit, so I guess I can't really expect everyone to have a respectful debate over this and expect adults to act like adults. That's honestly sad though if a child has to be adding something like this to try to get adults to be respectful. Sorry, but I will end up deleting any posts that go and insult another user over their thoughts

I will call you a poorly programmed ai bot

Are Trump’s tariffs going to lead to a new depression?