Summary

Speculatively, Trump might use the Insurrection Act to impose martial law, citing false claims to justify military deployment.

Pentagon purges have removed officials who previously blocked his orders, raising fears of unchecked power.

Mass detention centers, like Leavenworth, could be repurposed for immigrants and dissenters, echoing Project 2025 plans.

Concerns grow over Elon Musk’s access to government AI, potentially aiding surveillance.

  • Empricorn@feddit.nl
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    22 hours ago

    Did you happen to notice that GWB is not currently president or dictator? Like, yeah he was shitty, but he didn’t participate in a violent attack on the nation’s capitol. He didn’t illegally try to get other states to “find him votes”. He didn’t participate in a fake elector scheme. He didn’t say the 1st Amendment wasn’t legal anymore. He didn’t consider imposing martial law…

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      20 hours ago

      Like, yeah he was shitty, but he didn’t participate in a violent attack on the nation’s capitol.

      Not in DC, but in Miami many of his staffers were involved in a violent riot. The threat of violence was enough for them to suspend the counting of votes, and after a deadline passed, Bush won with a supreme court decision.

      Bonus points for similarity, Roger Stone organized a violent protest (riot) with the explicit goal of stopping the counting of votes, for the benefit of republicans.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Brothers_riot

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      21 hours ago

      You clearly didn’t pay a single fraction of a thing that guy has done, obviously. He was more subtle with his crookedness.

      • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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        20 hours ago

        Yes, W and his cronies were more subtle and worked more within the system. That’s the criticism.

        At the end of the day, even though W was a bad President, he still participated in the transition of power that this country has done previously. Trump tried to attempt a coup.