Dictatorship has arrived in the United States!
🧱 Signal > Noise: democracy is almost over,
My beloved ghost and me
Sitting in a tree
D-Y-I-N-G
T Swift
(And most people have no idea how close it is to happening!)
🧠 Thesis:
We are not on the brink—we’re past it.
Democracy is being dismantled, fast, and in the open.
Not with tanks or Heggy’s little army. But with courts, tech platforms, propaganda, and laws designed to punish dissent & centralize power. The fascist playbook is in motion—and most people are still stuck arguing over headlines.
📚 Proof:
🧩 1. “The American Tradition of Fascism” – Jacobin
➡️ traces the roots of trumpism to long-standing American authoritarianism—from Jim Crow to red scares—showing that this moment isn’t exceptional, it’s a return to form. read →
🧩 2. “Trump Plots a Return to Power” – New York Times
➡️ details trump’s inner circle plans to purge civil servants, defy court rulings, and weaponize federal agencies to serve him personally. this isn’t theoretical. it’s their blueprint. it’s happening. it’s downward-sliding. read →
🧩 3. “America’s Authoritarian Drift” – The Atlantic
➡️ puts the u.s. in global context—what we’re seeing mirrors the fall of democracies in Hungary, Turkey, India. trump is no anomaly. he’s an authoritarian with a mass movement. read →
🧩 4. “End Times” – The Guardian
➡️ documents the links between trump, the far-right, tech billionaires, and fascist ideology. Musk’s role in amplifying disinfo and deplatforming opposition is central. read →
🧩 5. “Dissent as Deportable Offense” – Al Jazeera
➡️ exposes trump’s plans to criminalize protest, dissent, and even speech—especially by immigrants. this is how regimes kill movements before they can resist. read →
🔥 Perspective:
This isn’t about Trump, the old man. This is about fascism as method—and the billionaire-backed machine using him as its battering ram.
The chaos is the cover. Behind it, they're doing what authoritarians always do:
take over the courts
erase dissent
criminalize protest
gut public institutions
flood the information space with lies
Then, they frame it all as “order.”
What's happening is clear. The only question is: how loudly will we ring the alarm—and who will hear it?
📣 Action:
Share this post. (Not doom—truth. That’s different.)
post this article above with your own signal: “This is the plan. It's working. We have to fight it. Progressive Information Network will help us focus on truth not noise.”
post this substack with tag line: “Fight fire not smoke. Share truth, break the algorithm.”
Start talking in patterns, not reacting to endless headlines.
Other actions
Tell your elected representatives how you feel about the state of our country and the things they need to do to protect our democracy:
https://congressletters.com
Support independent journalism:
Judd Legum:
🟢 don’t chase the chaos. expose the system. share the signal, truth.
🟢 don’t let the noise win. share the signal, truth.
🟢 stop the scroll. spread the warning.
🟢 their plan is working. expose it.
🟢 truth over trolls
Exactly!