📢 From Bombs to Bribes: Exposing Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook

🗽A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.

We are living through a dark and dangerous moment—one brought on not by diplomacy but by the reckless arrogance of Donald Trump and his enablers: Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, and J.D. Vance. A fourth-grade gang of bullies masquerading as leaders—drunk on power, devoid of strategy, and hell-bent on dragging us into war.

They promised leadership.

They promised diplomacy.

They promised peace.

They lied.

They're not leaders—they're cowards.

You are not alone if you are filled with a deep and growing worry—that something is profoundly wrong. And you're right. The corruption and abuse of power are happening in plain sight.

Trump's deliberate dismantling of government oversight, abuse of the pardon power, protection of corrupt allies, weaponization of the Justice Department, and exploitation of federal power for personal gain are eroding the rule of law and shattering accountability—with Republicans in Congress for the most part, cheering him on.

Trump—and his Republican enablers—aren't just profiting from government decisions and insider information; they're also abusing their power to silence critics and reward loyalists.

This is not politics as usual—this is a crisis of democracy, where power is being hoarded and manipulated by a small elite while everyday people suffer the consequences.

At pivotal moments in American history, we have faced injustice, corruption, and authoritarian overreach.

This is one of those moments.

Let us be clear-eyed at this moment:

We reject cowardice.

We reject cruelty.

We reject corruption.

We will not go to war on the orders of a so-called leader who hides behind immunity and refuses to participate in a representative democracy.

And if Congress doesn't do its job, then the people must.

We must demand accountability.

We must demand peace.

We must demand that Congress and the President honor the Constitution.

We must demand a democracy that puts people before power.

We must show up, speak out, and build the kind of power that turns the promise of America into a reality—one where everyone who calls this country home can live free of fear and has the opportunity to thrive.

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Today’s calls to action

1. Click here to Congress Must Block Trump's Illegal War on Iran

2. Click here to Tell Congress to Block US Bombs In Gaza

3. Click here to Congress Must Pass a War Powers Resolution to Prevent War with Iran!

4. Click here to signup for Good Trouble Lives On: A Day of Action

5. Click here to Stop Citizens United & Get Dark Money Out of Our Democracy

6. Stay alert this week—there’s much more to come on the corruption we’re exposing and the actions we can take together to hold our leaders accountable.

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