The United States' descent into fascism
The United States' descent into fascism
May 26 2026: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/27/politics/exclusive-justice-department-launched-e-jean-carroll-investigation
Quote:Under the order, Trump said, accounts used to support illegal immigration or to hold government benefits paid to undocumented immigrants could be closed, seized, or forfeited.
June 2 2026: President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the Treasury Department to shut down bank accounts used to support illegal immigration.
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/trump-signs-order-shut-down-225333740.html
Quote:Under the order, Trump said, accounts used to support illegal immigration or to hold government benefits paid to undocumented immigrants could be closed, seized, or forfeited.
June 10 2026: Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots for states that don’t hand over voter lists, under plan for Trump directive
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/10/politics/postal-service-deliver-mail-in-ballots
Quote:Judge O’Connor stated from the bench that he is giving maximum sentences to the Prairieland sentences because “the state wants to send a message to anyone who shares a similar ideology.”
June 23 2026: Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/prairieland-ice-protesters-texas-sentenced
Quote:Judge O’Connor stated from the bench that he is giving maximum sentences to the Prairieland sentences because “the state wants to send a message to anyone who shares a similar ideology.”
Quote:Daniel Sanchez-Estrada has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in connection with the Prairie Land case in Texas after moving a box of antifascist literature linked to a Fourth of July protest at an immigration facility in Alvarado, south of Fort Worth, despite not being physically present at the scene.
June 24 2026: Anti-ICE Activist Gets 30 Years for Moving a Box of Antifascist Literature, Longer Than Many Jan. 6 Rioters Received
(Related to prior post)
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/texas-man-sentenced-30-years-antifascist-literature-1804865
Quote:Daniel Sanchez-Estrada has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in connection with the Prairie Land case in Texas after moving a box of antifascist literature linked to a Fourth of July protest at an immigration facility in Alvarado, south of Fort Worth, despite not being physically present at the scene.
June 24 2026: Postmaster general says USPS won’t deliver mail ballots if states don’t give Trump admin voter rolls
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/postmaster-general-steiner-postal-service-will-not-deliver-mail-ballots-state-voter-rolls/
Quote: The ICE agents arrived with copies of her social media posts and driver’s license, and handed her a warning notice alerting her that they were investigating her for allegedly threatening ICE personnel. “They tried to scare me into signing it while I was working,” she said. The agents told her to “remove and/or discontinue” the behavior, according to the notice, which Gonyea shared on Instagram.
Gonyea frequently posts about immigration on social media. She believes the investigation was prompted after she shared a news article in January identifying Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good. “I think today is a great day for Jonathan to be indicted,” she wrote in the caption.
Gonyea did not believe that her post or caption qualified as doxing. “I didn’t dox his personal information, such as address, phone number,” she told Syracuse.com.
Ross, who was only placed on three days of administrative leave for shooting Good in the head, chest, and arm, faced virtually no consequences for killing an innocent woman in broad daylight. It appears that federal law enforcement now view pleas for actual justice as some kind of threat.
June 25 2026: ICE Tracks Down Woman to Force Her to Delete Instagram Post
Quote: The ICE agents arrived with copies of her social media posts and driver’s license, and handed her a warning notice alerting her that they were investigating her for allegedly threatening ICE personnel. “They tried to scare me into signing it while I was working,” she said. The agents told her to “remove and/or discontinue” the behavior, according to the notice, which Gonyea shared on Instagram.
Gonyea frequently posts about immigration on social media. She believes the investigation was prompted after she shared a news article in January identifying Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good. “I think today is a great day for Jonathan to be indicted,” she wrote in the caption.
Gonyea did not believe that her post or caption qualified as doxing. “I didn’t dox his personal information, such as address, phone number,” she told Syracuse.com.
Ross, who was only placed on three days of administrative leave for shooting Good in the head, chest, and arm, faced virtually no consequences for killing an innocent woman in broad daylight. It appears that federal law enforcement now view pleas for actual justice as some kind of threat.
June 29 2026: Supreme Court rules Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies, overturning 90-year precedent
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/supreme-court-slaughter-trump-independent-agency-board-members-decision/4104286/
Quote:The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.
Quote:President Donald Trump fired all three remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday, abruptly disabling the only federal agency devoted solely to election administration at a moment when Trump has sought to reshape federal voting rules.
The firings leave the federal election agency with no commissioners
July 9 2026: Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms
Quote:The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.
Quote:President Donald Trump fired all three remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday, abruptly disabling the only federal agency devoted solely to election administration at a moment when Trump has sought to reshape federal voting rules.
The firings leave the federal election agency with no commissioners
