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MAGA’s “Dilbertian” Movie (Gary Krenz)

Posted on January 21, 2026 by gdkrenz

I should be posting about our very real and very immediate world crisis.  There is a lot to say, to be sure, but really one thing that should be done: “25th Amendment: Now!” I’d like instead to turn to a piece … Continue reading →

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Robert Reich on Nazi use of Brown Shirts

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Daniel Little

This careful piece documents the awful parallel between Hitler’s expansion of violent, unaccountable "security forces" in 1933 and Donald Trump’s shock troops of Homeland Security … Very much in line with Ernst Fraenkel’s dual state analysis. https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/trumps-ice-and-hitlers-brown-shirts?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=fzsj7

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Ernst Fraenkel’s Dual State (1941) — a chilling account of the “Prerogative State” and fascism

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Daniel Little

Scary parallels with the Trump state over the past twelve months … https://undsoc.org/2025/12/19/the-dual-state-1938/

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Trump’s unequivocal defense of white supremacy

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Daniel Little

It doesn’t get much more explicit than this … Trump equates the achievements of the Civil Rights movement with discrimination against whites … George Wallace and Lester Maddox back on the national stage. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/us/politics/trump-charlottesville-white-nationalists.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ElA.LYG4.y46hG_84ebBK&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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The John Lewis Example

Posted on January 12, 2026 by gdkrenz

Friends, the news gets more chilling every day. On the one hand, there are good signs that Trump’s coalition is fracturing; on the other hand, he is getting more and more brazen in his statements and in his actions, aided … Continue reading →

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The Wrath of Stephen Miller

Posted on January 12, 2026 by Daniel Little

[here is the Atlantic article without a paywall …] Stephen Miller is now acting as an accelerant for the president’s most incendiary impulses and shaping the lives of individual Americans in nearly every realm, @AshleyRParker, @michaelscherer and @NickMiroff report. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/stephen-miller-trump-white-house/685516/?gift=wJKU4MSSbaZAFRm84mZhD5x0TtuZN0tVUIjlNZPiOXA

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ICE OUT rally in NYC

Posted on January 11, 2026 by gdkrenz

A great rally in NYC today, with the sun coming out literally as the march down 5th Avenue began! A fantastic turnout for a winter day and on short notice. As always, lots of people peaceful, courteous, helpful, and absolutely … Continue reading →

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Stephen Miller’s hate

Posted on January 11, 2026 by Daniel Little

This Atlantic piece sheds a lot of light on Stephen Miller’s hate-based advocacy and influence in the White House. What it doesn’t address is how he came to be the dangerous bigot he is today, and was at the age … Continue reading →

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ICE OUT rally in Ann Arbor

Posted on January 10, 2026 by Daniel Little

Enthusiastic turnout for ICE OUT rally in Ann Arbor this morning …

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Good and Evil (Gary Krenz)

Posted on January 8, 2026 by gdkrenz

I am essentially at a loss for words about the killing of Reneé Nicole Good. This is a wrenching, grievous moment — of course especially for those close to Good, and for those who were eye witnesses, and for the … Continue reading →

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