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Robert O. Paxton's 5 stages of fascism:
1. Intellectual exploration, where disillusionment with popular democracy manifests itself in discussions of lost national vigor
2. Rooting, where a fascist movement, aided by political deadlock and polarization, becomes a player on the national stage
3. Arrival to power, where conservatives seeking to control rising leftist opposition invite fascists to share power
4. Exercise of power, where the movement and its charismatic leader control the state in balance with state institutions such as the police and traditional elites such as the clergy and business magnates.
5. Radicalization or entropy, where the state either becomes increasingly radical, as did Nazi Germany, or slips into traditional authoritarian rule, as did Fascist Italy.
Today there are huge #protests against the #corruption of the #government of #Serbia in #Belgrade.
Inform yourself a bit about this.
Feel free to add replies with articles, and live coverage to this post, so that I can also inform myself better regarding these #demonstrations for #democracy.
Corrupt MEPs in the EU 
#Huawei targeted in new #European #Parliament #corruption probe
"Authorities suspect that Huawei #lobbyists have paid bribes to #MEPs in return for backing their cause in the #EuropeanUnion. Around 15 former and current MEPs are “on the radar” of the #investigators."
https://www.ftm.eu/articles/huawei-targeted-in-european-parliament-corruption-probe
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2/ meanwhile #RFKjr is also doing an #infomercial for Steak 'n Shake with #SeanHannity.
https://x.com/DrewPavlou/status/1899346669231026426
Trump and Elon are doing an informercial for #Tesla in front of the White House.
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@georgetakei After the next election—IF there is one in four years—#PeteButtigieg will be the next president. Mark my words.
But watching #SenatorChrisMurphy explain the #corruption Trump and Musk have brought to the system in their first 6 weeks alone (!), makes me doubt there will be another election. Democracy does die in broad daylight after all…
This is for everyone who has a #government that does horrible things in their name, who voted for a campaign promise but got nothing or the opposite, who has been disappointed repeatedly, who feels unheard, or who never even got a chance to vote!
If you can relate, feel free to use this as your profile image so that others like us can see they are not alone, and those affected by our countries #politics see we disagree!
This excellent writeup by Sen. Murphy about how #Trump and his billionaire friends use #TrumpCoin to enable massive #corruption and #moneylaundering scheme at the expense of everyone else.
At this point it's worth understanding how #crypro #shitcoins work.
https://www.chrismurphyct.com/p/trumps-biggest-corruption-is-flying
Chris Murphy's Substack · Trump’s Biggest Corruption is Flying Under the Radar
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@briankrebs
Hey #Republicans
How long you gonna keep your heads buried in the sand & ignore this #corruption?
Way to go @RollingStone
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/doge-staffer-corcos-wife-ties-russian-oligarch-1235291673/
Rolling Stone · New DOGE Staffer Has Ties to a Sanctioned Russian Oligarch
On the day #Putin and Trump exchanged prisoners (BTC-e bro #AlexanderVinnik for teacher Marc Fogel) someone moved ~$700 million worth of bitcoin that was last moved the week after BTC-e was shut down for money laundering 8 years ago in 2017.
This is what the kids call "sus".
IMHO someone got paid off to get Vinnik out of US custody. Whether it was #Trump and/or his negotiator / crypto partner #SteveWitkoff just taking a bribe or Putin who got paid off to ask for Vinnik we may never know.
The funds are currently just parked on chain in a new wallet.
Fun fact: BTC-e is known to have been involved in laundering money for #Russia's use in #Ukraine way back in 2015/2016, in the early #Donbas battles.
* 2017 txn: https://mempool.space/tx/1824411759a534758f90d01cfa345be9616a92fe11581490037eba3e77bea9ff
* February 10th, 2025: https://mempool.space/tx/929169aa181866e0c5e6e34aa3b4f9d2c102a3bbace087f67bb98997e84114e4
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“We were at war with a dictator, now we are fighting a dictator backed by a traitor."
MUST WATCH!
Claude Malhuret, Senator of the French Republic, speaks the truth about what is happening in the US
#corruption #betrayal #nato #france #eu #StandwithUkraine #TrumpisaTraitor #Malhuret
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Whiny voices soon on #Mastodon:
"both sides the same"
"i oddly focus on only one issue where #Democrats aren't perfect"
"nothing matters, all is #corruption"
and other #toxicIdealism #psyop
these are not organic voices
they will trumpet their #leftism bonafides like Russian #trolls on Twitter with #MAGA flags but they are #agentProvocateur divide and conquer
don't get me wrong:
yes, the Democrats suck
but if you don't see the choice?
oof 
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How Trump Sold America Out to His Kleptocratic Friends By Casey Michel
While the American people get saddled with the staggering cost of his trade war, the president has given the world’s worst actors the license to misbehave.
The New Republic · How Trump Sold America Out to His Kleptocratic FriendsWhile the American people get saddled with the staggering cost of his trade war, the president has given the world’s worst actors the license to misbehave.
Trump makes it to the cover of French magazine Le Point as "The Man from Moscow"
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@molly0xfff
unbelievable #corruption ...
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@briankrebs
RE
21 employees of the #USDigitalService #DOGE resigned..."We will not use our skills as technologists to compromise...sensitive data, or dismantle critical public services... or legitimize DOGE's actions."
That's some bad #Trump #Musk going on, true, but...
#ScottGalloway is stressing, LOOK at #Corruption and #TaxCuts. 900 billion tax cut and big #Medicaid cut are what Dems must talk about, not the 60bill DOGE cutting
I’ve been #muted by some of my followers for talking too much about the danger #Trump is to the world.
We can’t ignore the #corruption, the #intimidation of #allies, the cosy relationship with #WarCriminals & #SexPredators, #Trump saying he is above the law - we need to point out what is wrong with #USPol right now - not ignore it - or the #RWNJ’s will think such behaviour is acceptable.
The world is at a turning point. Make yourself heard.
Speak up #auspol #PutinsPuppet