March 30, 2026 at 3:15 PM
One of the hallmarks of authoritarianism is to terrify people into self-censorship. ABC ending Kimmel’s show is the perfect example of this.
September 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
One of the hallmarks of authoritarianism is to terrify people into self-censorship. ABC ending Kimmel’s show is the perfect example of this.
All political candidates should be making a clear statement on this. It's not a trivial point. Trump's Albert Speer projects are the hallmarks of dictatorship.
September 13, 2026 at 3:07 PM
All political candidates should be making a clear statement on this. It's not a trivial point. Trump's Albert Speer projects are the hallmarks of dictatorship.
Fuck me they’re still on the brunch thing. I guess one of the hallmarks of brunch is you do it with friends.
September 27, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Fuck me they’re still on the brunch thing. I guess one of the hallmarks of brunch is you do it with friends.
This Thursday, SpaceX insiders will be released from their first post-IPO stock lockup and can cash out early.
As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.
As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.
August 5, 2026 at 12:11 AM
This Thursday, SpaceX insiders will be released from their first post-IPO stock lockup and can cash out early.
As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.
As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.
We’re seeing one of the hallmarks of authoritarianism: the criminalization of dissent and its suppression by violence.
June 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
We’re seeing one of the hallmarks of authoritarianism: the criminalization of dissent and its suppression by violence.
Brilliant planning and flawless execution are the hallmarks of the Trump regime.
March 6, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Brilliant planning and flawless execution are the hallmarks of the Trump regime.
Ah yes, banning books and silencing researchers, the hallmarks of free speech.
April 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Ah yes, banning books and silencing researchers, the hallmarks of free speech.
‘Hallmarks of authoritarianism’: Trump banks on loyalists as he wages war on truth
‘Hallmarks of authoritarianism’: Trump banks on loyalists as he wages war on truth
Former officials say firing of BLS commissioner emblematic of president’s battle against established facts and history
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
‘Hallmarks of authoritarianism’: Trump banks on loyalists as he wages war on truth
One of the global hallmarks of the anti-trans movement is that it's pushing people to reject levels of gender integration that were completely uncontroversial as recently as a few years ago.
In 2024, Moulton said he didn't want his daughters, then 3 and 6, to be "run over on the playing by a formerly male athlete." the in-town soccer league they would have been eligible to play in WAS COED AT THE TIME. Oh, and he gave an absolute loser non-apology about it.
Seth Moulton’s anti-trans rhetoric comes back to haunt him in Senate debate with Ed Markey
"I deeply recognize your trauma, and I'm sorry if my comments hurt you," the congressman said.
www.advocate.com
September 2, 2026 at 1:48 AM
One of the global hallmarks of the anti-trans movement is that it's pushing people to reject levels of gender integration that were completely uncontroversial as recently as a few years ago.
Nepotism -- one of the identifying hallmarks of a dying republic.
Like a toe tag.
Like a toe tag.
September 26, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Nepotism -- one of the identifying hallmarks of a dying republic.
Like a toe tag.
Like a toe tag.
The anti-birthright citizenship element in the legal academy has all the hallmarks of a high school debate club and none of actual scholarship.
December 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The anti-birthright citizenship element in the legal academy has all the hallmarks of a high school debate club and none of actual scholarship.
Unreliable government statistics are hallmarks of autocratic regimes. See Hungary. See Turkey.
Disturbing prediction from @pkrugman.bsky.social: If Trump's deportations really happen, inflation will spike, then MAGA loyalists will corrupt government info to mask it.
For autocrats, he says, "among their first targets are statistical agencies."
Our exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/1883...
For autocrats, he says, "among their first targets are statistical agencies."
Our exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/1883...
November 14, 2024 at 3:51 AM
Unreliable government statistics are hallmarks of autocratic regimes. See Hungary. See Turkey.
This does have all the hallmarks of actual human trafficking, but it is the government doing it.
March 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This does have all the hallmarks of actual human trafficking, but it is the government doing it.
Not to state the obvious, but none of them were sent to a terrorist prison in El Salvador. They all had lawyers, indictment by grand jury, a trial or a guilty plea where a judge ensured it was knowing & voluntary & access to an appeals process. In other words, all the hallmarks of due process.
April 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Not to state the obvious, but none of them were sent to a terrorist prison in El Salvador. They all had lawyers, indictment by grand jury, a trial or a guilty plea where a judge ensured it was knowing & voluntary & access to an appeals process. In other words, all the hallmarks of due process.
Susan Collins faces political liability.
PAXIS says: The victim was not the person agents sought. Masked agents, unmarked cars, no body cameras, hallmarks of a gang trying to carjack you.
Collins funded ICE. Maine voters are linking her to a killing with no accountability.
GoFundMe.com/PAXIS
PAXIS says: The victim was not the person agents sought. Masked agents, unmarked cars, no body cameras, hallmarks of a gang trying to carjack you.
Collins funded ICE. Maine voters are linking her to a killing with no accountability.
GoFundMe.com/PAXIS
July 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Susan Collins faces political liability.
PAXIS says: The victim was not the person agents sought. Masked agents, unmarked cars, no body cameras, hallmarks of a gang trying to carjack you.
Collins funded ICE. Maine voters are linking her to a killing with no accountability.
GoFundMe.com/PAXIS
PAXIS says: The victim was not the person agents sought. Masked agents, unmarked cars, no body cameras, hallmarks of a gang trying to carjack you.
Collins funded ICE. Maine voters are linking her to a killing with no accountability.
GoFundMe.com/PAXIS
Blatant hypocrisy is one of the hallmarks of installing authoritarianism. Its repeated usage dissuades outrage.
May 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Blatant hypocrisy is one of the hallmarks of installing authoritarianism. Its repeated usage dissuades outrage.
The Hallmarks of a Criminal Enterprise | From yesterday's Politics Chat with @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Watch here: https://youtube.com/live/1wzFzhtCf6A
Watch here: https://youtube.com/live/1wzFzhtCf6A
August 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The Hallmarks of a Criminal Enterprise | From yesterday's Politics Chat with @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Watch here: https://youtube.com/live/1wzFzhtCf6A
Watch here: https://youtube.com/live/1wzFzhtCf6A
I know it’s dangerous to speculate at this point, but this has all the hallmarks of an attack by Mafia hitman Tony “The Right Ear Wounder” Morelli
July 14, 2024 at 1:28 AM
I know it’s dangerous to speculate at this point, but this has all the hallmarks of an attack by Mafia hitman Tony “The Right Ear Wounder” Morelli
A reliable postal system is one of the hallmarks of functioning government.
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A reliable postal system is one of the hallmarks of functioning government.
“Epsteingate” has all the hallmarks of a cover-up. Will it bring Trump down? Here are three likely scenarios... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-will-jeffrey-epstein
August 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“Epsteingate” has all the hallmarks of a cover-up. Will it bring Trump down? Here are three likely scenarios... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-will-jeffrey-epstein
The two hallmarks of MAGA ideology- incompetence and arrogance.
April 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The two hallmarks of MAGA ideology- incompetence and arrogance.
If not dictatorship, why exhibiting all the hallmarks of a dictatorship?
September 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
If not dictatorship, why exhibiting all the hallmarks of a dictatorship?