#notesfromtheus — Public Fediverse posts

Notes from the US: Alarmingly degenerate
If it weren't so disturbing, you might want to amuse yourself with the reaction of the right in United States to current events.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/04/20/notes-from-the-us-alarmingly-degenerate/
#DeSantis #MicheleMorrow #NotesFromTheUS

Notes from the US: Alarmingly degenerate
If it weren't so disturbing, you might want to amuse yourself with the reaction of the right in United States to current events.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/04/20/notes-from-the-us-alarmingly-degenerate/
#DeSantis #MicheleMorrow #NotesFromTheUS

Notes from the US: Alarmingly degenerate
If it weren't so disturbing, you might want to amuse yourself with the reaction of the right in United States to current events.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/04/20/notes-from-the-us-alarmingly-degenerate/
#DeSantis #MicheleMorrow #NotesFromTheUS

Notes from the US: Alarmingly degenerate
If it weren't so disturbing, you might want to amuse yourself with the reaction of the right in United States to current events.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/04/20/notes-from-the-us-alarmingly-degenerate/
#DeSantis #MicheleMorrow #NotesFromTheUS

Notes from the US: Alarmingly degenerate
If it weren't so disturbing, you might want to amuse yourself with the reaction of the right in United States to current events.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/04/20/notes-from-the-us-alarmingly-degenerate/
#DeSantis #MicheleMorrow #NotesFromTheUS

Notes from the US: The union’s state
Louis Further rounds up news from across the pond.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/03/14/notes-from-the-us-the-unions-state/
#ClimateBreakdown #Immigration #NotesFromTheUS #Trump

Notes from the US: Repression
Within days, the governors of half of the states in the U.S. sided with Abbott in his overt racism.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/02/16/notes-from-the-us-repression/
#GregAbbott #NotesFromTheUS #RonDeSantis #Trump

Notes from the US: Post truth
Now, for tens of millions, anything goes - regardless of what really happens.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/01/25/notes-from-the-us-post-truth/
#ClimateBreakdown #Covid #NotesFromTheUS #Trump

Notes from the US: Falling apart
At this point in the history of the U.S. - particularly regarding its legal and constitutional politics, there are no checks to prevent Trump from doing what he threatens.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/12/19/notes-from-the-us-falling-apart/
#antisemitism #ChristianZionism #NotesFromTheUS #Trump #USA

Notes from the US: “MAGA Is Ascendant”
Reason is missing. Adult analysis as well. Empathy is nowhere.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/11/16/notes-from-the-us-maga-is-ascendant/
#ClimateBreakdown #IsraeliPalestine #MikeJohnson #NotesFromTheUS

Notes from the US: Fascist cultism
This month, we examine how this elevation of selfishness and lack of compassion and empathy have reached the stage that it has.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/10/14/notes-from-the-us-fascist-cultism/
#fascism #KevinMcCarthy #NotesFromTheUS #Trump #US

Notes from the US: Fascism reveals itself
A look at what US fascism means and where it came from
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/09/14/notes-from-the-us-fascism-reveals-itself/
#fascism #NotesFromTheUS #Trump

Notes from the US: Constitutional breakdown
Project 2025 plans to 'transition' almost all federal power into the hands of one far right, effectively fascist leader.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/08/16/notes-from-the-us-constitutional-breakdown/
#FarRight #fascism #NotesFromTheUS #Trump

Notes from the US: Politicised denial of truth
The wave of book-banners should be seen in the knowledge that fully 80% of states in the US have either introduced and/or enacted legislation and other legal measures to promote hatred, supremacy and intolerance of diversity
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/07/15/notes-from-the-us-politicised-denial-of-truth/
#ClimateBreakdown #NotesFromTheUS #RonDeSantis #US

Notes from the US: Bigotry reigning
DeSantis and his mob have explicitly warned us what to expect if he gets anywhere near the White House. Believe them. Believe them.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/06/15/notes-from-the-us-bigotry-reigning/
#ClimateBreakdown #DeSantis #maga #NotesFromTheUS #RonDeSantis

Notes from the US: Fascism rising
Racism

Last weekend a slurry of far right, anti-semitic, supremacist conspiracy theorists who screamed that "Hitler was right" to annihilate Jews in Germany and eastern Europe in the middle of the last century met to push their 'Great Awakening' junk as part of the b
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/05/16/notes-from-the-us-fascism-rising/
#DanielPerry #GeorgeKelly #GregAbbott #GregSteube #NotesFromTheUS #RightWingDeathSquad #RonDeSantis #WhiteSupremacy

Notes from the US: Trump gets indicted

Almost without exception Republicans lined up that same night to call the indictment "outrageous".

https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/04/15/notes-from-the-us-trump-gets-indicted/
#Arcticdrilling #climatebreakdown #EmmettTillAntilynchingAct #gunviolence #NotesfromtheUS #RonDeSantis #Trumpindictment

Notes from US: The bureaucratic apocalypse
From our US correspondent:

Racism

Republicans throughout the United States have the wind behind them in their supremacist agendas nationally in Washington DC and in the states locally. In Missouri, for instance, t
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/03/14/notes-from-us-the-bureaucratic-apocalypse/
#climatebreakdown #DissidentHomeschool #KatjaLawrence #LoganLawrence #NationalJusticeParty #NotesfromtheUS #Ohio #Racism #RonDeSantis #UpperSandusky

Notes from US: The bureaucratic apocalypse
From our US correspondent:

Racism

Republicans throughout the United States have the wind behind them in their supremacist agendas nationally in Washington DC and in the states locally. In Missouri, for instance, t
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/03/14/notes-from-us-the-bureaucratic-apocalypse/
#climatebreakdown #DissidentHomeschool #KatjaLawrence #LoganLawrence #NationalJusticeParty #NotesfromtheUS #Ohio #Racism #RonDeSantis #UpperSandusky

Notes from US: The bureaucratic apocalypse
From our US correspondent:

Racism

Republicans throughout the United States have the wind behind them in their supremacist agendas nationally in Washington DC and in the states locally. In Missouri, for instance, t
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/03/14/notes-from-us-the-bureaucratic-apocalypse/
#climatebreakdown #DissidentHomeschool #KatjaLawrence #LoganLawrence #NationalJusticeParty #NotesfromtheUS #Ohio #Racism #RonDeSantis #UpperSandusky

Notes from US: The bureaucratic apocalypse
From our US correspondent:

Racism

Republicans throughout the United States have the wind behind them in their supremacist agendas nationally in Washington DC and in the states locally. In Missouri, for instance, t
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/03/14/notes-from-us-the-bureaucratic-apocalypse/
#climatebreakdown #DissidentHomeschool #KatjaLawrence #LoganLawrence #NationalJusticeParty #NotesfromtheUS #Ohio #Racism #RonDeSantis #UpperSandusky

Notes from US: The bureaucratic apocalypse
From our US correspondent:

Racism

Republicans throughout the United States have the wind behind them in their supremacist agendas nationally in Washington DC and in the states locally. In Missouri, for instance, t
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/03/14/notes-from-us-the-bureaucratic-apocalypse/
#climatebreakdown #DissidentHomeschool #KatjaLawrence #LoganLawrence #NationalJusticeParty #NotesfromtheUS #Ohio #Racism #RonDeSantis #UpperSandusky

Notes from the US
Freedom’s long-running US correspondent Louis Further does his monthly roundup of some of the stories that have emerged over the last few weeks.

The 'new' US House of Representatives

Details of the concessions which Kevin McCarthy made to the far right of his party so t
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/01/16/notes-from-the-us-43/
#alexjones #christiannationalism #houseofrepresentatives #KevinMcCarthy #NotesfromtheUS #OathKeepers #RonDeSantis #ScottPerry #Trump #USA

Notes from the US
Oppression

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As we always say, elections (especially in an aggressively belligerent, capitalist system) are a
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2022/11/16/notes-from-the-us-41/
#January6Committee #midterms #NotesfromtheUS #PaulPelosi

Notes from the US
Freedom’s long-running US correspondent Louis Further does his monthly roundup of some of the lesser-known stories that have emerged over the last few weeks.

Racism

The Supreme Court continued its pernicious 'business' this month and last. The most egregious of its other deadly and destructive deeds are further described later in this month's 'Notes from the US'. In June the Supreme Court re-i
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2022/07/14/notes-from-the-us-37/
#NotesfromtheUS

Notes from the US
Freedom’s long-running US correspondent Louis Further does his monthly roundup of some of the lesser-known stories that have emerged over the last few weeks.

Racism

The Supreme Court continued its pernicious 'business' this month and last. The most egregious of its other deadly and destructive deeds are further described later in this month's 'Notes from the US'. In June the Supreme Court re-i
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2022/07/14/notes-from-the-us-37/
#NotesfromtheUS

Notes from the US
Freedom’s long-running US correspondent Louis Further does his monthly roundup of some of the lesser-known stories that have emerged over the last few weeks.

Pandemic
Covid deniers and purveyors of spurious and specious disinformation deliberately continue to politicise the pandemic. One recent indication of how the élite wilfully promotes ignorance and potentially lethal outc
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2022/06/13/notes-from-the-us-36/
#DonaldTrump #NotesfromtheUS #USA

Notes from the US: GOP’s vexed relationship with the law
Louis further rounds up goings on across the pond.

Trump's personal lawyer, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, deliberately failed last week to appear before the committee investigating the insurrection on January 6 last year - which was incited (and probably organised in part) by Trump. Giuliani made i
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2022/05/17/notes-from-the-us-gops-vexed-relationship-with-the-law/
#LouisFurther #NotesfromtheUS

Notes from the US
Freedom’s long-running US correspondent Louis Further does his monthly roundup of some of the lesser-known stories that have emerged over the last few weeks.
Ukraine
It was predictable that many Republicans would approve of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Leading the charge was Trump himself, who - as Putin ordered his terrorists into eastern Ukraine - said, "This is genius. Putin declares a
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2022/03/15/notes-from-the-us-35/
#NotesfromtheUS

Notes from the US
Freedom’s long-running US correspondent Louis Further does his monthly roundup of some of the lesser-known stories that have emerged over the last few weeks.

The grip of the Trump cult continues to grow in many areas of political (and social) life in the United States. Also growing are the number of states abandoning mask mandates and the number of deaths from Covid in th
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2022/02/16/notes-from-the-us-34/
#COVID-19 #DonaldTrump #NotesfromtheUS

Notes from the US
Freedom’s long-running US correspondent Louis Further does his monthly roundup of some of the lesser-known stories that have emerged over the last few weeks.

Deniers, hoaxers, refusers, takers of aim. The new year began with hardening of stances by the élite, their 'official' groups and the racist, misogynist authoritarians whom they support. There is a mood of 'doubling down' and
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2022/01/20/notes-from-the-us-33/
#NotesfromtheUS #roundup #USA

Notes from the US: a Winter solstice tale
A Year's End Yarn
Once upon a time in a country far far away called the Untied States of Amnesia (with due acknowledgement to Gore Vidal) there arose a puzzling and preposterous political party which took the name, 'Thump for White Exceptionalism and Racial Purity' - 'TWERP' for short.
Officially, the TWERPs described themselves as 'conservatives'. But
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2021/12/16/notes-from-the-us-a-winter-solstice-tale/
#NotesfromtheUS

Notes from the US
Freedom’s long-running US correspondent Louis Further does his monthly roundup of some of the lesser-known stories that have emerged over the last few weeks.

Being mindful of Godwin's law - let's justify the increased use of the 'f word' recently in 'Notes from the US'.

Fascism

Over the last hundred years or so, a consensus amongst political scientists has been reached on the ke
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2021/11/21/notes-from-the-us-32/
#LouisFurther #NotesfromtheUS

Notes from the US (August part 1 edition)
Freedom’s long-running US correspondent Louis Further does his monthly roundup of some of the lesser-known stories that have emerged over the last few weeks.
"We are at a moment of truth and a crossroads. Will we allow these people to use fear and propaganda to do further harm to our society, economy, and children? Or will we stand together an
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2021/08/14/notes-from-the-us-august-part-1-edition/
#COVID-19 #NotesfromtheUS

Notes from the US
Freedom’s long-running US correspondent Louis Further does his monthly roundup of some of the lesser-known stories that have emerged over the last few weeks.
 
Pandemic
Sometimes a little event, statement or slice of activity throws just the right amount of light onto a country's affairs, it captures its mood particularly well. This last weekend (9 - 11 July) in Texas the annual co
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2021/07/13/notes-from-the-us-30/
#LouisFurther #NotesfromtheUS

Notes from the US
Freedom’s long-running US correspondent Louis Further does his monthly roundup of some of the lesser-known stories that have emerged over the last few weeks.
Let's start May's 'Notes from the US' with some good news about the environment.
In the middle of last month, a federal judge in Alaska ruled that Trump's executive order of 2017 to open up nearly 130 million acres of the Atlantic Ocean to
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2021/05/13/notes-from-the-us-28/
#NotesfromtheUS

Notes from the US: Biden’s friendly bombs
Freedom's long-running correspondent Louis Further offers his monthly round-up of news from across the Pond.
 
In the last month, the new presidential administration led by Joe Biden has given several indications of the direction in which he will take US foreign policy. Some of these give cause for concern. For instance, officials have reaffirmed t
https://freedomnews.org.uk/notes-from-the-us-bidens-friendly-bombs/
#LouisFurther #NotesfromtheUS