Category: History
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Democracy v. Policing
I’m working on a presentation about the plans American tech oligarchs have for ending democracy by accelerating the collapse of the US and then turning the country into a patchwork of corporate-controlled authoritarian city-states (which are being called “Freedom Cities” because we all love George Orwell, just for different reasons), and a quote from one…
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The Proud Boys of 2021 and the Potempa Murder of 1932
The following article was originally published in June 2022 on the eve of the January 6th congressional hearings. In the United States, the events of 6 January 2021 are fresh again, with live hearings scheduled to be broadcast on several networks later today. Earlier this week, the Department of Justice brought sedition charges against Enrique…
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There Will be an Incident, and that Incident Will Likely be a Massacre
The Insurrection Act and the Dilemma of Protest While authoritarian regimes can take office both through elections or insurrections, in history there have often been additional incidents that authoritarians use to further catalyze and solidify power. Back when Trump was president the first time around, many talked about a “Reichstag Moment” – an event that…
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The Proud Boys of 2021 and the Potempa Murder of 1932
In the United States, the events of 6 January 2021 are fresh again, with live hearings scheduled to be broadcast on several networks later today. Earlier this week, the Department of Justice brought sedition charges against Enrique Tarrio and 4 other Proud Boys, which, along with charges brought against Stewart Rhodes and the Oath Keepers,…