Trump's fascism Archives

Royal Revenge Binge

September 22, 2025September 29, 2025 Buck Banks

When Trump promised retribution, he wasn’t playing games,
On Saturday he gave Pam Bondi a target list of names.
When a madman gets elected,
No one is protected,
But especially if your name is Comey, Schiff or James.

This Is an Emergency

May 2, 2025 Buck Banks

“We seem to be facing the destruction of the United States. I don’t see anyone articulating that this is an attack on what it means to be American, on the very idea of America, and it’s an emergency.”

— Yale professor Jason Stanley, an expert on fascism, quoted by the New York Times.

Harris Characterizes Trump as ‘Weak’

October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 Buck Banks

“The man is really quite weak. He’s weak. It’s a sign of weakness that you want to please dictators and seek their flattery and favor.”

— Kamala Harris, quoted by the New York Times, on Donald Trump.

Trump Rails Against Immigrants

December 18, 2023 Buck Banks

“They’re poisoning the blood of the country… They poison mental institutions and prisons all over the world not just in South America … but all over the world they’re coming into our country from Africa, from Asia.”

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Royal Revenge Binge

This Is an Emergency

“We seem to be facing the destruction of the United States. I don’t see anyone articulating that this is an attack on what it means to be American, on the very idea of America, and it’s an emergency.”

— Yale professor Jason Stanley, an expert on fascism, quoted by the New York Times.

Harris Characterizes Trump as ‘Weak’

“The man is really quite weak. He’s weak. It’s a sign of weakness that you want to please dictators and seek their flattery and favor.”

— Kamala Harris, quoted by the New York Times, on Donald Trump.

Trump Rails Against Immigrants

“They’re poisoning the blood of the country… They poison mental institutions and prisons all over the world not just in South America … but all over the world they’re coming into our country from Africa, from Asia.”

— Donald Trump, at a campaign rally.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Paul Krugman

“God deserves all the glory. Tens of thousands of strikes carried out under the protection of divine providence. A massive effort with miraculous protection. God is good.”

— Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaking to reporters.

“Trump is a military moron.”

— Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), quoted by the Wall Street Journal.

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60%

A new Pew Research poll finds 60% of U.S. adults now have an unfavorable view of Israel.

57%

A new survey finds that approximately 20% of 2024 Trump voters may not vote Republican in 2028, and that almost 57% of voters who switched from Biden in 2020 to Trump in 2024 are considering abandoning the Republican party in 2028.

86%

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds 86 percent of Americans are concerned for the lives of U.S. military personnel in Iran — and 56 percent believe the war will have a negative impact on their personal financial situation.

60%