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Trump Allies Forming “Army” of Ideological Loyalists for 2025 Power Grab
The goal is to build up a legion to carry out the far right’s plan to stage an unprecedented takeover of the government.
Trump’s Threat to Handle the “Vermin” Is Straight Out of the Nazi Playbook
He is planning to purge the executive branch and turn it into a patronage grift for cronies and sycophants if reelected.
Layoffs at West Virginia University Expose Right-Wing Trends Sweeping Higher Ed
Unspoken right-wing ideological motivations operate beneath the language of brute financial calculus.
Trump Wants Shoplifters to Be Shot
Trump has always fetishized violence. Now he’s calling for extrajudicial violence to be meted out in retail stores.
Trump’s Death Wish for “Disloyal” Military General Is Textbook Totalitarianism
Trump’s fascist congressional sidekick, Paul Gosar, wrote that “in a better society … General Milley would be hung.”
Mouths Full of Blood: Trump and His Backers Spread Lies, Violence and Fascism
Death threats have become rampant as MAGA culture twists norms and makes once-marginal forms of violence mainstream.
Right-Winger Andy Ngo Lost His Suit. Why Are Defendants on the Line for Damages?
Defendants and witnesses say Ngo’s lawsuit was more than a shameless money grab -- it was an attempt to dox activists.
Trump-Appointed Judge Orders Airline Lawyers to Take “Religious Liberty” Course
A Texas judge ordered Southwest Airlines lawyers to take a "training" by ADF, a notorious far right Christian group.
DeSantis Says He Will “Start Slitting Throats on Day One” as President
The GOP presidential candidate’s violent rhetoric comes as he tries to "reboot" his fledgling campaign.
2 Dead Bodies Found Stuck to Buoys Texas Officials Were Ordered to Take Down
The Biden administration had ordered Texas officials to take down the buoys due to humanitarian concerns.