If you work in an industry or live in an area that has a lot of immigrants, you need to start carrying your proof of citizenship with you at all times. ICE has started sweeping up and in some cases detaining American citizens alongside legal and illegal immigrants. It doesn&
The actions below represent a coordinated campaign to consolidate executive power and silence opposition that directly follows the Orban playbook. Military Deployment Against Civilians 1. 4,000+ National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles in June 2025 to suppress immigration protests 2. 700 Marines activated from Twentynine Palms to support
🔴 Stage 1: Soft Authoritarianism – ✅ COMPLETE ✅ Disregard of court orders: Trump defied Supreme Court and lower court rulings, including in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia – a U.S. father wrongly deported to El Salvador. ✅ Emergency powers without checks: Trump continues to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to
The government is developing and expanding militarized areas of the country called "National Defense Areas" (NDAs). Right now, they are mostly around military bases and along the borders. However, there are plans to expand them widely across liberal strongholds, like the coastal regions. It is critical that you
In authoritarian states, social services are not distributed equally, or based on need. They are distributed based on who is in favor with the regime. Right now, through the new policies being adopted, is it clear that the disabled, the poor, and the non-white are not in favor with this
In stage six, we typically see: * Assets seized or restructured under state-loyal oligarchs * National currency destabilized or replaced by loyalty-controlled systems * Black markets form for medicine, tech, information * Social hierarchies restructured: loyalists get housing, healthcare, jobs * Re-education or labor programs for “unproductive” citizens And, in recent weeks, these have started
The leadership of this regime's primary goal has been to consolidate control and silence dissent as fast as possible. Broadly, they have done this without true opposition from anyone who had capacity to check their power. Ever since mid-April, when the military delivered its recommendation about whether to
An estimated 1-5% of citizens and legal residents passing through US borders are now being detained, blocked from exiting, or blocked from entering, and reports of this are not making mainstream news. It's currently known to be impacting people who identify as liberal, have been outspoken on podcasts,
1. Litmus Tests Trump is no longer merely pushing constitutional norms; he’s openly dismissing them. When he says “I don’t know” if due process applies to everyone, and when Miller floats suspending habeas corpus, we’re past warning bells and into litmus test territory for martial law. The
Recap of Stage 4: Loyalty Consolidation Key indicators we’ve been tracking: Loyalty MechanismStatusElections reframed as loyalty testsTrump demands pledges, frames dissent as treasonIRS/DOJ weaponizedActBlue, judges, lawyers, civil servants targetedLoyalty vetting of officialsArrests (e.g., Judge Dugan), Schedule F, mass purgesPolitical access monetizedExecutive Branch Club, crypto dinners, $1.5M
Authoritarian Descent Tracker + Resistance + Key Developments 🔴 Stage 1: Soft Authoritarianism — ✅ COMPLETE ✅ Disregard of court orders: Trump defied Supreme Court and lower court rulings, including in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia — a U.S. father wrongly deported to El Salvador. Trump admitted on national TV that he could bring Garcia
Authoritarian Descent Tracker + Resistance + Key Developments 🔴 Stage 1: Soft Authoritarianism — ✅ COMPLETE ✅ Disregard of court orders: Ignoring multiple court rulings; deportation of U.S. citizens despite judicial interventions. ✅ Emergency powers without checks: Project 2025 initiatives accelerating across agencies; unilateral orders dominate governance. ✅ Mass disinformation: State-sanctioned media distortion (e.g., Voice of