Originally published at: Exclusive: DOJ Taps Gang, Terrorism Prosecutors to Crack Down on Political Groups - TPM – Talking Points Memo
The Department of Justice has tapped two prosecutors with expertise in organized crime and terrorism prosecutions to implement a White House directive to crack down on its political opponents, a department spokesperson confirmed to TPM. The department told TPM in a statement that the initiative they are leading, called Joint Task Force Vanguard, began in…
Historical echo:
The “Brownshirts,” officially known as the Sturmabteilung (SA), were the original paramilitary militia of the Nazi Party. They were integral to Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in the 1920s and early 1930s, using threats, intimidation, and extreme violence against political opponents, trade unionists, and minorities.
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Right wing bloggers…since when did that become one of the and sometimes the only qualification that counts in this administration. Look at what we have…right wing bloggers Bongino and Patel…
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The United States is ranked as a “flawed democracy”, with a score of 7.85, just behind Malta, and just ahead (hey!) of Chile.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/democracy-index-by-country
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First they came for……(fill in the blank space)
It’s not just protesters they will go after.
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By their definition of political opponents they would prosecute the likes of boringly bipartisan groups such as the League of Women Voters and think tanks like the Brookings Institution.
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Journalists like Josh K.
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We are relying on citizen Grand Jurys to thwart these secret police tactics. Barring that, then non-fascist Federal judges. ••• Plus, all of these fascists can now be summarily fired on Jan 20th, 2028 when President Hard-charging Democrat takes office.
Based on what I’ve seen some ICE and cops do, there is a troubling number of “enforcers” out there who are only too happy to fight..anyone the Trump admin calls an enemy. It has all crept up in some ways, regardless, it‘s all so unbelievable to see this happening.
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Don’t forget that the Jan 6 Insurrection/Pardon was a way of creating a gang of loyal neoBrownShirts. Plus Trump wants to finance them, too, with your tax dollars in an enormous slush fund. (He’d never use his own money.)
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Two more motherfuckers for the “Fire Immediately!” list.
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