"The real goal, highlighted in bold toward the end of the letter, is to force the Smithsonian to embrace a MAGA-brand of 'Americanism' that defines which people, which values, and which events are truly American and discards the rest."
~ David Kurtz
#Trump #WashingtonDC #crime #fascism #racism #military #Smithsonian #history #WhiteSupremacy #RevisionistHistory
/23
"The past week has seen a dizzying bombardment of fake reports, propaganda and even pressure upon institutions to revise our history.
In the past few days alone, Trump replaced the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner with an unqualified Heritage Foundation hack. He brought in an 'expert' to lie about household incomes."
~ Jay Kuo
#Trump #WashingtonDC #fascism #BLS #data #statistics #facts #Smithsonian #history #RevisionistHistory
/23
https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/rejecting-alternative-realities
"He falsely claimed crime is out of control in D.C. to justify federal commandeering of the city. And he demanded the Smithsonian review all its museum programs to ensure they align with his worldview. …
I want to talk about four strategies to diminish the effect of Trump’s manipulations and lies. These aren’t exhaustive, but they can be helpful to keep us all from being washed away in the flood."
#Trump #WashingtonDC #fascism #BLS #data #statistics #facts #Smithsonian #history #economy
/26
"First, recognize gaslighting.
Second, understand his true targets.
Third, watch for 'alternative facts.'
Fourth, listen for dogwhistles."
#Trump #WashingtonDC #fascism #BLS #data #statistics #facts #Smithsonian #history #economy
/26
Like all the other outrageous things Trump has been doing in the last weeks, the DC takeover is, first and foremost, an attempt to deflect from the Jeffrey Epstein case. …
But it is not just a deflection, it is also an attempt to bring the attention of his base back to the core of their bond with Trump, namely authoritarianism and nativism (which are, as always with the far right, closely connected)."
~ Cas Mudde
#Trump #Epstein #WashingtonDC #authoritarianism
/27
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/13/why-is-trump-deploying-national-guard-troops-to-washington-dc
"Don't be fooled: Trump's D.C. takeover is about race. Black people have been Trump’s target for his entire adult life. …
This is a man whose first appearance in the New York Times was for denying apartments to Black applicants."
~ Shalise Manza Young
#Trump #WashingtonDC #crime #fascism #racism #military
/28
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/dont-be-fooled-trumps-dc-takeover
William Lindsey :toad: