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Summary

Speculatively, Trump might use the Insurrection Act to impose martial law, citing false claims to justify military deployment.

Pentagon purges have removed officials who previously blocked his orders, raising fears of unchecked power.

Mass detention centers, like Leavenworth, could be repurposed for immigrants and dissenters, echoing Project 2025 plans.

Concerns grow over Elon Musk’s access to government AI, potentially aiding surveillance.

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
    32·
    1 day ago

    Here is what our American oligarchs have to look forward to. That is, if it hasn’t already happened. Is it worth it? You are not special and it won’t be different for you.

    Putin offered the oligarchs a deal: bend to my authority, stay out of my way, and you can keep your mansions, superyachts, private jets, and multibillion-dollar corporations (corporations that, just a few years before, had been owned by the Russian government).

    In the coming years, the oligarchs who reneged on this deal and undermined Putin would be thrown into a Siberian prison or be forced into exile or die in suspicious circumstances. The loyalists who remained — and the new ones who got filthy rich during Putin’s long reign — became like ATM machines for the president and his allies.

    https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2022/03/29/1088886554/how-putin-conquered-russias-oligarchy