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
When most people imagine collapse, they picture it in cinematic terms: A singular disaster. An unmistakable event. An explosion that shatters the old order in one visible moment. But collapse, historically and systemically, almost never happens that way. It does not arrive with a bang. It comes with a long,
In the last 48 hours, something has changed - we have crossed into a state of exponential collapse. Sound hyperbolic? Hear me out. Authoritarian Descent Tracker, Resistance, and Key Developments 🔴 Stage 1: Soft Authoritarianism — ✅ COMPLETE ✅ Disregard of court orders: ICE arrests without warrants; DOJ openly ignoring multiple court mandates. ✅ Emergency
April 23rd 2025 🟥 Stage 1: Soft Authoritarianism — ✅ COMPLETE ✅ Disregard of court orders: ICE continues to ignore federal rulings; DOJ officials remain in contempt. ✅ Emergency powers without checks: DOJ/SSA now consolidated under Project 2025 logic; Insurrection Act still under review. ✅ Mass disinformation: Fake imagery (e.g., MS-13 tattoos) and doctored
Based on the current pace — advancing from Stage 1 to Stage 5 in under a month — I would assess the likelihood of progression to Stage 8 (international aggression) within the next 6–18 months as high, especially if: * Domestic resistance remains fragmented * Courts continue to be ignored without meaningful enforcement
April 23rd, 2025 Today marks a grave turning point. For weeks, we’ve tracked the descent of the United States from soft authoritarianism into full entrenchment. But what happened today — with the confirmed disappearance of a legal resident, the rollout of disability surveillance systems, and sweeping new powers granted to