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Luigi. . 🇮🇷

Luigi. . 🇮🇷

@LuisCrespo@mastodon.social · 10 hours ago

ProPublica

@ProPublica@newsie.social · 22 hours ago

About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.

New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.

But Trump has halted those efforts.
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-air-pollution-pittsburgh-clairton-coke-works?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #EPA #Environment #Pollution #Industry #Pittsburgh #Trump

ProPublica

Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated

The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these plants face an increased risk of cancer.

Bongolian

@Bongolian@mstdn.social replied · 17 hours ago

@ProPublica Large swaths of the US were polluted shitholes before the Clean Air and Clean Water acts came into force. The shithole era was MAGA's good ol' days. Repealing these acts is almost certainly in the as yet unspoken #MAGA playbook.

#pollution #autocracy

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Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 21 hours ago

As reported in August (see boosted thread)

#Pentagon orders states’ National Guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’

Pentagon memo details plan to train >20,000 #NationalGuard members across the US to carry out #Trump’s order on *subduing# civil *unrest*

#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #PosseComitatusAct
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/pentagon-memo-quick-reaction-forces

the Guardian

Revealed: Pentagon orders states’ national guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’

Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 national guard members across the US to carry out Trump’s order on subduing civil unrest

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 21 hours ago

The memo, signed on 8 October by Maj Gen Ronald Burkett, the director of operations for the #Pentagon’s #NationalGuard bureau, sets thresholds for the size of the quick reaction force to be trained in each state, with most states required to train 500 national guard members, for a total of 23,500 troops nationwide.

#Trump #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #PosseComitatusAct

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 21 hours ago

As authority, Burkett cited Trump’s August executive order that deployed the guard to fight *crime* in #WashingtonDC. The same order required the secretary of #defense to create “a standing National Guard quick reaction force … available for rapid nationwide deployment” in “quelling civil disturbances”.

#Trump #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #NationalGuard #PosseComitatusAct

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 21 hours ago

A top US #military official has ordered the national guards of all 50 US states, DC & US territories to form “quick reaction forces” trained in “riot control”, including use of batons, body shields, Tasers & pepper spray, according to an internal Pentagon directive reviewed by the Guardian.

#Trump #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #NationalGuard #PosseComitatusAct

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 21 hours ago

#Trump #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #PosseComitatusAct

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 21 hours ago

As reported in August (see boosted thread)

#Pentagon orders states’ National Guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’

Pentagon memo details plan to train >20,000 #NationalGuard members across the US to carry out #Trump’s order on *subduing# civil *unrest*

the Guardian

Revealed: Pentagon orders states’ national guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’

Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 national guard members across the US to carry out Trump’s order on subduing civil unrest

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 21 hours ago

#Trump #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #NationalGuard #PosseComitatusAct

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 21 hours ago

As reported in August (see boosted thread)

#Pentagon orders states’ National Guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’

Pentagon memo details plan to train >20,000 #NationalGuard members across the US to carry out #Trump’s order on *subduing# civil *unrest*

the Guardian

Revealed: Pentagon orders states’ national guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’

Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 national guard members across the US to carry out Trump’s order on subduing civil unrest

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Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 3 days ago

#Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the #NationalGuard’ Into US #Cities

In a speech to American #troops assembled in Japan on Tuesday, Trump said he would escalate his orders to active duty branches of the #military if he decides it is appropriate.

#law #immigration #Constitution #FreedomOfAssembly #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #PosseComitatusAct
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/politics/trump-japan-national-guard-us-cities.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://www.nytimes.com

Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the National Guard’ Into U.S. Cities

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 3 days ago

#Trump also defended the #US military’s strikes against what the admin claims are suspected drug smugglers. The tactics have drawn widespread rebuke from experts who have said it is illegal to use the #military to target civilians — including criminal suspects — who are not directly participating in hostilities.

#law #murder #WarPowers #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 days ago

#Trump has increasingly used speeches to the #military to air his grievances & bolster his accomplishments. Still, the scene was striking: a #US president defending #war & military deployments on US soil, & employing #partisan talking points on the global stage.

#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #PosseComitatusAct

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 3 days ago

But throughout his hourlong speech, his usual ramblings about the physical appearances of audience members & steam-powered catapults were laced with dark warnings about how he might choose to deploy #military forces.

“We have cities that are troubled, we can’t have cities that are troubled,” #Trump said. “And we’re sending in our #NationalGuard, & if we need more than the National Guard, we’ll send more than the National Guard, because we’re going to have safe cities.”

#law #PosseComitatusAct

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 3 days ago

#law #murder #WarPowers #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 3 days ago

#Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the #NationalGuard’ Into US #Cities

In a speech to American #troops assembled in Japan on Tuesday, Trump said he would escalate his orders to active duty branches of the #military if he decides it is appropriate.

https://www.nytimes.com

Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the National Guard’ Into U.S. Cities

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Jan :rust: :ferris:

@janriemer@floss.social · 5 days ago

How #Democracy Really Dies - by Tim Hickson (aka Hello Future Me)

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=DfmViBWBXgE
(or YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfmViBWBXgE)

Saw the following comment under the video:

"I hate that the way algorithm and social media work make it so much more likely that only people who thought about this will see this :/"

We have no algorithms here! So share this as wide as you can!

If you're a #teacher, show this to your students!

#DontLetThemSlip #Education #Politics #Society #Autocracy

Jan :rust: :ferris:

@janriemer@floss.social · 5 days ago

How #Democracy Really Dies - by Tim Hickson (aka Hello Future Me)

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=DfmViBWBXgE
(or YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfmViBWBXgE)

Saw the following comment under the video:

"I hate that the way algorithm and social media work make it so much more likely that only people who thought about this will see this :/"

We have no algorithms here! So share this as wide as you can!

If you're a #teacher, show this to your students!

#DontLetThemSlip #Education #Politics #Society #Autocracy

Luigi. . 🇮🇷

@LuisCrespo@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

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DrALJONES

@DrALJONES@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

Interview: "No Kings. No Thrones. No Crowns”: Millions to Protest Saturday in 1000s of locations

Trump’s threats against the protests are classic authoritarian playbook, to try to create fear, threaten, make people back off preemptively.

~Leah Greenberg, ⁠Indivisible

“There will be no fear but the fear of what will happen to us if we don’t mobilize."

~Byron Sigcho-Lopez, alderperson, Chicago

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/17/no_kings

#NoKingsProtests #USPol #Europol #Autocracy #press #news #racism .

Democracy Now!

“No Kings. No Thrones. No Crowns.”: Millions to Protest Saturday in 1000s of Cities, Towns Nationwide

Even as President Trump has cracked down on dissent and sent troops into multiple cities, organizers of Saturday’s anti-authoritarian “No Kings” protests expect millions to join at least 2,500 rallies across all 50 states and several U.S. territories. The turnout could surpass the 5 million protesters who turned out for “No Kings Day” events in June. “We are engaging in the most American activity in the world, which is coming together in peaceful protest of our government,” says Leah Greenberg, co-founder and co-executive director of the progressive organization ⁠Indivisible. Trump’s threats against the protests are a “classic exercise of the authoritarian playbook, to try to create fear, to try to threaten, to try to make people back off preemptively,” she adds. “There will be no fear, but the fear of what will happen to us if we don’t mobilize,” says Byron Sigcho-Lopez, alderperson of the 25th Ward in Chicago, where mass protests are expected.

DrALJONES

@DrALJONES@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

Interview: "No Kings. No Thrones. No Crowns”: Millions to Protest Saturday in 1000s of locations

Trump’s threats against the protests are classic authoritarian playbook, to try to create fear, threaten, make people back off preemptively.

~Leah Greenberg, ⁠Indivisible

“There will be no fear but the fear of what will happen to us if we don’t mobilize."

~Byron Sigcho-Lopez, alderperson, Chicago

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/17/no_kings

#NoKingsProtests #USPol #Europol #Autocracy #press #news #racism .

Democracy Now!

“No Kings. No Thrones. No Crowns.”: Millions to Protest Saturday in 1000s of Cities, Towns Nationwide

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Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 2 weeks ago

#BrownUniversity Rejects #Trump #Extortion Attempt

#Brown was the second #university to turn down the *deal*, which would have given a #funding preference to #universities that agreed to conform to #conservative *values* including #censorship & restrictions on #InternationalStudents.

#law #US #Constitution #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #education #democracy #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/us/brown-university-trump-compact-funding.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://www.nytimes.com

Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 2 weeks ago

“I am concerned that the compact by its nature & by various provisions would restrict #AcademicFreedom & undermine the #autonomy of #Brown’s governance, critically compromising our ability to fulfill our mission,” the #university’s president, Christina H. Paxson, told #Trump admin officials in a letter Wednesday.

#extortion #law #US #Constitution #FirstAmendment #education #democracy #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 2 weeks ago

The proposal, for which the #Trump admin asked #Brown & 8 other universities to submit feedback by Monday, calls for limits on #InternationalStudents, potentially “abolishing institutional units that purposefully punish, belittle & even spark violence against conservative ideas,” & policies enshrining “that #AcademicFreedom is not absolute,” among other conditions.
#extortion #law #US #Constitution #FirstAmendment #education #democracy #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 2 weeks ago

#Brown was the 2nd #university to rebuff the government’s proposal of so-called compact, after #MIT did so last week. But Brown’s decision was likely to carry extraordinary weight in #HigherEducation because it had previously reached a settlement with the #Trump admin to restore hundreds of millions in #federal #research #funding.

#extortion #law #US #Constitution #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #education #democracy #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 2 weeks ago

#extortion #law #US #Constitution #FirstAmendment #education #democracy #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny