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No Forward Progress on Can’t You Read (Link)

“The Trump coup is a flop, twitchy contrarians are trying to convince you it was never fascism in the first place and a significant portion of America is about to take its eyes off the rise of a violent, reactionary fascist movement spreading across the entire Pig Empire. That’s a huge mistake according to our intrepid analyst.

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Opening Pandora’s Box on Can’t You Read (Link)

With Trump’s coup seemingly ground to a halt, it’s time to celebrate the end of the fascist moment – isn’t it? Not so fast says analyst Nina Illingworth. By combining some brief observations on the seemingly-doomed Trumpist “chicken coup,” and a link to a vitally important article by Indi Samarajiva about why even a failed reactionary coup is a disaster for a society that calls itself a democracy, our intrepid author debunks the still quite dangerous idea that we’ve survived the Swine Emperor and everything is going to go back to normal soon.

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What if the Swine Emperor Croaks Tho?

A short essay about what swine emperor Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis might mean for the 2020 election, and American fascism going forward after the election.

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Theory Discussion: On Media, White Nationalism & Hugo Weaving

An lengthy discussion about why propping up corporate “liberal” media is no antidote to the rise of white nationalism; triggered by reading an interview with Hugo Weaving.

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Media Madness Blog: Hamstrung

A short but heavily sourced Media Madness blog from September 2020 that looks at the dangers of pushing horseshoe theory in the fascist moment.

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Stasis: Surviving the Pork Reich With A Cassandra Complex

A very long, very personal journal about why I’ve spent the past three months staring into the abyss and why I’m basically certain Trump isn’t going to accept any election he doesn’t win this fall.

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Stop Making Excuses: Trump is Definitely a Fascist And Here is the Evidence

A fifty-two point, fully sourced list of evidence that objectively demonstrates that Donald Trump is a fascist; even to the mendacious.

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Thought-Crimes and Appeasement

A medium length journal on what it means for the elite liberal establishment to turn its back on the left and embrace the Trumpian idea that “antifa” are the problem; spoiler, it sure ain’t good.

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Link: “But He’s Not Hitler” Facebook Journal

A link to an essay length journal about why Americans don’t recognize fascism and offering up an essay but Umberto Eco to help them do so more effectively.

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On Absolute Power, Nixonian Machinations & Trump’s Fascist Fulminations

A short essay examining two lines of argument emerging from Trump’s most recent unhinged coronavirus press conference and the cat and mouse game he’s playing with Dr. Fauci in order to open up the economy no matter how many people it kills.

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Link: Baby Steps up the Ramparts (The Chapo Guide to Revolution Review)

A link to my latest book review where we’re taking a look at the surprisingly rewarding book from celebrity podcasters Chapo Trap House, the Chapo Guide to Revolution.

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