Marc Elias spells out how the single most dangerous issue in Trump’s Pr0ject 2o25 is Schedule F. Sycophants would then be empowered to harass candidates as through tax audits, ramp up voter disenfranchisement, and challenge election results at the national and state levels. Result = autocracy.
I am working with Democrats Abroad (DA) to help people who live abroad to vote. I am currently reading the section on Federal Election Commission in Project 2025 to discuss with my DA reading group tomorrow. It is quite worrisome. I also find the education section to be frightening since it is a recipe to destroy public education. Even Mussolini, Hitler and Berlusconi did not do that. Of course, the Republicans have been trying to destroy it for years to replace it with more opportunities to grift money with specious charter schools. Venture Capitalists love them too.
So true, public education is on the chopping block as is about everything that you can think of that affects your everyday life. Putin is winning and chump is his proxy.
Putin is not winning. Please resist saying that. It is not true and it is demoralizing for what we are trying to do here which is to save our Democracy.
We need to be realistic. Putin's proxy is pulling out all stops and we need to pull out every single thing we can come up with. Evil travels at warp speed, we need to catch up. The past month has indeed been demoralizing and it's time for a unified and focused Democratic party. I hope it's possible.
Linda, as you know, all need to be aware of what is happening in Florida because we serve as the template for other states to follow. Project 2025 is happening NOW.
“Now that the DeSantis administration has dismantled diversity programs at Florida colleges and universities, the FGA apparently wants to begin exporting the state’s education programming to more students nationwide.”
Kathy, I have just been to a funeral, and come out and find out that Biden withdrew. Who will be Kamala's VP? I absolutely cannot believe Biden was pushed out. Those who did it have possibly doomed our election. Biden has proven he can win against Trump. Kamala has not.
Hitler and the Nazis did use the power of state control to take over public education as a means of inculcating the upcoming generation of children with Nazi propaganda, and they succeeded. Teachers and school administrators, as well as all civil servants, were required to join the Nazi party. The Nazis took over the school curriculum and then passed laws excluding Jews from teaching or attending schools or universities. Children were required to pledge their lives to Hitler and report any dissent at home by their parents. Ten years later, Hitler conscripted younger and younger children into the army, down to age 10, and they were zealots further amped up on amphetamines.
But the main thing is your work with Democrats Abroad, more important now than ever!
Robert Reich asks: How could a convicted felon who attempted a coup on America be the leading candidate for president? Ans Because scapegoating works.
Never mind that Trump is a convicted felon and attempted a coup. A thief, grifter and a rapist. An orange blaspheming antichrist. A psychotic narcissist. A tool for Putin. Trump scapegoats immigrants exactly the same way Hitler scapegoated Jews. Never mind that he is the poster boy for sanctions for using illegals on his job sites.
To win, register more Democrats. So far FT 6 has reached out to millions of unregistered folk who trend Democratic. Millions of new Democrats can swing the election.
Yes. Schedule F is the ultimate corporate coup. (because let's not give Trump credit for actually Planning anything. He IS, as most of his own cabinet said, a Moron. But I don't think Trump will bother to use that to kill elections. He will simply make an 'Executive Order' to stay in power. And the Supremes, couped already by the decades long machinations of the Oiligarchy and MIC, will do the work for him. Fiat.
Of course, when he is no longer useful to the Olies, they will get rid of him and install a more predictable, likable mouthpiece like Reagan. But for now, the Uber Southern Strategy is winning, and that's all they care about.
The Heritage Foundation, and Federalist Society already have put the [in]justices in place in SCOTUS to hand him the election. The Democratic squabbling is helping make it legitimate to question results with a Biden win. They all might as well be working for Trump's campaign and if they don't realize it too bad. Their wealthy donors have them destroying the rest of the nation just for them to stay in power.
Thanks for sharing this Daniel. Hitler had his list of 400, and he invited his cabinet and the families to tea at his place while having all of these people executed in cold blood. Gadaffi executed people in cold blood according to Prof. Ruth Ben-Ghiat's book on fascists called Strongmen. Trump is in it. Andra Watkins explains the beliefs to us of Christian Nationalism, and those in The New Apostolic Reformation, which Alito and Mike Johnson seem to belong to on her Substack How Project 2025 Will Ruin YOUR Life.
Prof. Kathleen Belew's book explains how the Christian Nationalists and White Supremacist Militia come together in Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America. Both books give deeper insight into what we are seeing and what their goals are.
I do believe the more the public finds out about Project 2025 the more will turn against anything so threatening to nearly 238 years of sometimes very hard fought for progress towards the ideals and goals of the Declaration of Independence, since our Constitution was ratified.
My grandfather described one party as being the type that see a man 50 ft out in the river being swept towards a waterfall and throwing him a 25 ft rope, telling him the struggle to swim the other 25 ft would be good for him. He said the other party would throw him a 100 ft rope but let go of their end of it.
In the last two years, it seems the Heritage Institute is throwing out 900 feet of broken and tangled line that isn't what the potential drowning victim would expect no matter how good it might look at first glance (more of a mess to try to fight through).
Hungary's mess, and the danger it appears to inflict on the free world by neglect of Democratic principles should be a reason to rethink and throw a real useful rope.
Well, I'd start with Elizabeth Warren, we both left about the same time. Most moving to me were very active Democratic campaign supporters I met in California as my wife and I did what we could in support of Bernie Sanders. Some had switched like we did to become Independents, while others went straight to the Democratic party (though most I met went to the more liberal side than what we called the "Corporate" Democrats). They had tried to run as Democrats but without much success so they seemed to keep a very low profile about their former Republican years, they only seemed to trust me to keep it secret because I was so open about how I thought the party had gone so far past any point of possible return.
I've most often thought we need a new Opposition Coalition like that of the 34th Congress when the Whigs were too compromised to continue as can be seen by how quickly they were no longer listed among the elected positions. Republicans were not identified as such in the House until late in the 34th Congress when one replaced a congressman that had died. Along that line, we had gotten 7 candidates to run as Bernie delegates in 2016, and many of the voters to change their party registration from Republican to Democratic for the election of the delegates and the Democratic Primary. Many weren't willing to register as Democrats but did switch to No Party Preference so they could vote in the Democratic party Primary (Republicans only allowed registered Republicans to vote in their Primary).
Besides getting a good number to switch, we also brought in a lot more new voters (including ones who had never registered despite having been qualified to vote for decades). When Hillary got the nomination, most I knew still went to vote for her and all the rest of the Democrats. I do think too many still voted against Trump but for down ballot Republicans (thinking they would be more sensible restraint on Clinton instead of still enabling the long term plans of those who took over the party).
Many became Independents. Since I moved to Maine, I've met more Independents who were Republicans (though you have to gain their trust before they will admit it).
P.S. I'm counting on a lot of those unaffiliated to at least vote against Trump, and a better percentage than in California to also vote against the Republican Down Ballot candidates
IF the public finds out about it, and believes the reality of it. Should be a headline on every paper and news show in the land. But there is 99% crap every time I look at anything. But then there is Colbert and Maher (who has periods of insanity) but they do better than our so-called anchors.
Chump blathered about this and I remember being gob smacked years ago. As a former civil servant, I could imagine what a weaponized entity that would be. Just another institution that he could use to bully the world. It cuts across all other agencies. He and they (Project 2025 creators) know how to do maximum damage without using traditional ammunition. Unless, of course, an imaginary bullet could be put to a use beside ripping a body apart. And Dems are whining while the evil is on the rise.
Agreed, and that degree of staff fealty to an all powerful executive cuts across all levels of policy making and the "face of government" ... just look at Hungary, the staff embedded from the recently defeated ring-wing gov of Poland....
I have been reading through Project 2025. The media is downplaying the horrors of what would happen. And yep. Replacing all civil servants with trump constitutes a takeover of our form of Government. We then would be an authoritarian form of government. But no worries because Project 2025 also states that we would expand our nuclear arsenal.
I thought your readers might like to see this from Brian Tyler Cohen. The most important thing about Project 2025.
https://youtu.be/EhZfiIVdoNk?si=sREuG2Xl9rCf56Xx
Wow, this is a critically important find.
Marc Elias spells out how the single most dangerous issue in Trump’s Pr0ject 2o25 is Schedule F. Sycophants would then be empowered to harass candidates as through tax audits, ramp up voter disenfranchisement, and challenge election results at the national and state levels. Result = autocracy.
How to prevent it?
1. Get Out The Vote
2. Vote for Democrats up and down the ballot
Work through organizations such as:
Field Team 6
Red Wine and Blue
VoteRiders
Civics Center
Indivisible
Others can add to this list, along with links.
💙🇺🇸💙
I am working with Democrats Abroad (DA) to help people who live abroad to vote. I am currently reading the section on Federal Election Commission in Project 2025 to discuss with my DA reading group tomorrow. It is quite worrisome. I also find the education section to be frightening since it is a recipe to destroy public education. Even Mussolini, Hitler and Berlusconi did not do that. Of course, the Republicans have been trying to destroy it for years to replace it with more opportunities to grift money with specious charter schools. Venture Capitalists love them too.
So true, public education is on the chopping block as is about everything that you can think of that affects your everyday life. Putin is winning and chump is his proxy.
Putin is not winning. Please resist saying that. It is not true and it is demoralizing for what we are trying to do here which is to save our Democracy.
We need to be realistic. Putin's proxy is pulling out all stops and we need to pull out every single thing we can come up with. Evil travels at warp speed, we need to catch up. The past month has indeed been demoralizing and it's time for a unified and focused Democratic party. I hope it's possible.
Linda, as you know, all need to be aware of what is happening in Florida because we serve as the template for other states to follow. Project 2025 is happening NOW.
“Now that the DeSantis administration has dismantled diversity programs at Florida colleges and universities, the FGA apparently wants to begin exporting the state’s education programming to more students nationwide.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/jasongarcia/p/an-inside-look-at-the-private-interests?r=fqsxl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Kathy, I have just been to a funeral, and come out and find out that Biden withdrew. Who will be Kamala's VP? I absolutely cannot believe Biden was pushed out. Those who did it have possibly doomed our election. Biden has proven he can win against Trump. Kamala has not.
Hitler and the Nazis did use the power of state control to take over public education as a means of inculcating the upcoming generation of children with Nazi propaganda, and they succeeded. Teachers and school administrators, as well as all civil servants, were required to join the Nazi party. The Nazis took over the school curriculum and then passed laws excluding Jews from teaching or attending schools or universities. Children were required to pledge their lives to Hitler and report any dissent at home by their parents. Ten years later, Hitler conscripted younger and younger children into the army, down to age 10, and they were zealots further amped up on amphetamines.
But the main thing is your work with Democrats Abroad, more important now than ever!
John Oliver on Schedule F, detailed and of course with a side of humor. 7.7 million views!
Let’s keep sharing.📣
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYwqpx6lp_s
More Gen Z Orgs working to get out the vote.
Tour To Save Democracy
https://tourtosavedemocracy.com/
Civic Influencers
https://civicinfluencers.org/about-2/
Dream For America
https://dreamforamerica.org/
💙🇺🇸💙
Thank you!!
https://www.activateamerica.vote/
Vote for a yellow dog before any Republican
Robert Reich asks: How could a convicted felon who attempted a coup on America be the leading candidate for president? Ans Because scapegoating works.
Never mind that Trump is a convicted felon and attempted a coup. A thief, grifter and a rapist. An orange blaspheming antichrist. A psychotic narcissist. A tool for Putin. Trump scapegoats immigrants exactly the same way Hitler scapegoated Jews. Never mind that he is the poster boy for sanctions for using illegals on his job sites.
To win, register more Democrats. So far FT 6 has reached out to millions of unregistered folk who trend Democratic. Millions of new Democrats can swing the election.
https://www.fieldteam6.org/all-volunteer-ops
Paul Cobaugh with a succinct definition on narrative and the war for minds.
Knowledge matters. Words matter. It’s not for nothing that the only book treasured by tffg was a book of Hitler’s speeches.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-144099224
This is great! My first time hearing of this group. Thank you!!!
Yes. Schedule F is the ultimate corporate coup. (because let's not give Trump credit for actually Planning anything. He IS, as most of his own cabinet said, a Moron. But I don't think Trump will bother to use that to kill elections. He will simply make an 'Executive Order' to stay in power. And the Supremes, couped already by the decades long machinations of the Oiligarchy and MIC, will do the work for him. Fiat.
Of course, when he is no longer useful to the Olies, they will get rid of him and install a more predictable, likable mouthpiece like Reagan. But for now, the Uber Southern Strategy is winning, and that's all they care about.
The Heritage Foundation, and Federalist Society already have put the [in]justices in place in SCOTUS to hand him the election. The Democratic squabbling is helping make it legitimate to question results with a Biden win. They all might as well be working for Trump's campaign and if they don't realize it too bad. Their wealthy donors have them destroying the rest of the nation just for them to stay in power.
Beyond Heritage 2025 is the white supremacist dominionist threat. Executions for "extreme accountability? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSnB_Ol-COw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSnB_Ol-COwhttps://newrepublic.com/post/174104/josh-hawley-posts-fake-quote-white-nationalist-magazine-fourth-july
Thanks for sharing this Daniel. Hitler had his list of 400, and he invited his cabinet and the families to tea at his place while having all of these people executed in cold blood. Gadaffi executed people in cold blood according to Prof. Ruth Ben-Ghiat's book on fascists called Strongmen. Trump is in it. Andra Watkins explains the beliefs to us of Christian Nationalism, and those in The New Apostolic Reformation, which Alito and Mike Johnson seem to belong to on her Substack How Project 2025 Will Ruin YOUR Life.
https://project2025istheocracy.substack.com/p/what-is-a-christian-nationalist
https://project2025istheocracy.substack.com/p/what-is-the-new-apostolic-reformation
Prof. Kathleen Belew's book explains how the Christian Nationalists and White Supremacist Militia come together in Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America. Both books give deeper insight into what we are seeing and what their goals are.
Who stays in Power
Nailed it. But the Olies will have elections like Stalin did. He counted the votes.
I do believe the more the public finds out about Project 2025 the more will turn against anything so threatening to nearly 238 years of sometimes very hard fought for progress towards the ideals and goals of the Declaration of Independence, since our Constitution was ratified.
What passes for my old party (I left in 1996 as have so many more including one of the founders of the Heritage Foundation, Mickey Edwards), has many more abandoning their supposed support. Perhaps more of the public will notice what was reported at https://www.rsn.org/001/the-list-of-conservative-groups-abandoning-project-2025-keeps-growing.html
My grandfather described one party as being the type that see a man 50 ft out in the river being swept towards a waterfall and throwing him a 25 ft rope, telling him the struggle to swim the other 25 ft would be good for him. He said the other party would throw him a 100 ft rope but let go of their end of it.
In the last two years, it seems the Heritage Institute is throwing out 900 feet of broken and tangled line that isn't what the potential drowning victim would expect no matter how good it might look at first glance (more of a mess to try to fight through).
Hungary's mess, and the danger it appears to inflict on the free world by neglect of Democratic principles should be a reason to rethink and throw a real useful rope.
So, where are all the "ex" Republicans these days, and what is their actual influence?
Bowing down to crazy, except for George and a few others.
Well, I'd start with Elizabeth Warren, we both left about the same time. Most moving to me were very active Democratic campaign supporters I met in California as my wife and I did what we could in support of Bernie Sanders. Some had switched like we did to become Independents, while others went straight to the Democratic party (though most I met went to the more liberal side than what we called the "Corporate" Democrats). They had tried to run as Democrats but without much success so they seemed to keep a very low profile about their former Republican years, they only seemed to trust me to keep it secret because I was so open about how I thought the party had gone so far past any point of possible return.
I've most often thought we need a new Opposition Coalition like that of the 34th Congress when the Whigs were too compromised to continue as can be seen by how quickly they were no longer listed among the elected positions. Republicans were not identified as such in the House until late in the 34th Congress when one replaced a congressman that had died. Along that line, we had gotten 7 candidates to run as Bernie delegates in 2016, and many of the voters to change their party registration from Republican to Democratic for the election of the delegates and the Democratic Primary. Many weren't willing to register as Democrats but did switch to No Party Preference so they could vote in the Democratic party Primary (Republicans only allowed registered Republicans to vote in their Primary).
Besides getting a good number to switch, we also brought in a lot more new voters (including ones who had never registered despite having been qualified to vote for decades). When Hillary got the nomination, most I knew still went to vote for her and all the rest of the Democrats. I do think too many still voted against Trump but for down ballot Republicans (thinking they would be more sensible restraint on Clinton instead of still enabling the long term plans of those who took over the party).
Many became Independents. Since I moved to Maine, I've met more Independents who were Republicans (though you have to gain their trust before they will admit it).
Party registration statistics from Nov 20 2023:
Registered Voters - 1,039,517
Democratic Party - 294,501 (35.13%)
Unaffiliated - 335,449 (32.27%)
Republican Party -294,501 (28.33%)
3rd Party/Other - 44,430 (4.27%)
Most encouraging to me personally was to see one of the 3 founders of the Heritage Foundation leave the party after Jan 6: See https://www.businessinsider.com/mickey-edwards-leaving-republican-party-trump-conservative-movement-cult-2021-1
P.S. I'm counting on a lot of those unaffiliated to at least vote against Trump, and a better percentage than in California to also vote against the Republican Down Ballot candidates
I suggest the you encourage potential voters to take this quiz to help them refine their choices:
isidewith.com/elections/2024-presidential-quiz
It takes time to go through it, but shouldn't choosing someone for the most important job in the world take time?
IF the public finds out about it, and believes the reality of it. Should be a headline on every paper and news show in the land. But there is 99% crap every time I look at anything. But then there is Colbert and Maher (who has periods of insanity) but they do better than our so-called anchors.
Chump blathered about this and I remember being gob smacked years ago. As a former civil servant, I could imagine what a weaponized entity that would be. Just another institution that he could use to bully the world. It cuts across all other agencies. He and they (Project 2025 creators) know how to do maximum damage without using traditional ammunition. Unless, of course, an imaginary bullet could be put to a use beside ripping a body apart. And Dems are whining while the evil is on the rise.
Agreed, and that degree of staff fealty to an all powerful executive cuts across all levels of policy making and the "face of government" ... just look at Hungary, the staff embedded from the recently defeated ring-wing gov of Poland....
I have been reading through Project 2025. The media is downplaying the horrors of what would happen. And yep. Replacing all civil servants with trump constitutes a takeover of our form of Government. We then would be an authoritarian form of government. But no worries because Project 2025 also states that we would expand our nuclear arsenal.
Watched and shared.