Tuesday, August 26, 2025

What would you call it?

Declaring 52 "national emergencies" as of June 2025 under which the executive branch exercises broad powers to achieve its objectives . . . 

Military patrols in U.S. cities . . .

Police raids on homes of government critics . . .

Nameless, faceless, armed masked men in unmarked vehicles abducting people in broad daylight and disappearing them . . . 

Detentions of large numbers of people in special facilities for indefinite periods under poor conditions and without due process of law . . . 

Federal government taking financial positions in private businesses . . .

Federal government fining, suing, intimidating businesses for speech it doesn't like . . .

Federal government removing people from their positions because they produced data it didn't like . . . 

Price increases and supply shortages due to federal government interference with lawful trade . . .

Federal government impoundment of monies already appropriated for expenditure by law . . .

Ending functions of lawfully created government institutions without statutory authority . . .