#trump’s Lust for #vengeance Is Turning Into a Farce
#giftarticle by Jamelle Bouie
The principal aim of Trump’s second presidential term is #revenge.
#law #unfit #prerogativestate #revengepolitics #retribution #enemieslist #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #manbaby […]
#giftarticle by Jamelle Bouie
The principal aim of Trump’s second presidential term is #revenge.
#law #unfit #prerogativestate #revengepolitics #retribution #enemieslist #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #manbaby […]
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August 19, 2026 at 8:04 PM
#trump’s Lust for #vengeance Is Turning Into a Farce
#giftarticle by Jamelle Bouie
The principal aim of Trump’s second presidential term is #revenge.
#law #unfit #prerogativestate #revengepolitics #retribution #enemieslist #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #manbaby […]
#giftarticle by Jamelle Bouie
The principal aim of Trump’s second presidential term is #revenge.
#law #unfit #prerogativestate #revengepolitics #retribution #enemieslist #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #manbaby […]
If you are an attorney working for DOJ right now, you are prostituting your legal career for the prerogative state. This is not normal. To understand the difference, read The Dual State by Ernst Fraenkel. #attorney #law #justice #prerogativestate #DOJ #TheDualState
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Judge tears apart Trump prosecutors for omitting crucial info
CNN reports a federal judge tore into the Justice Department on Friday for failing to inform him of a law that could have undermined a federal search warrant. The law that government lawyers omitted a...
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February 21, 2026 at 4:05 PM
If you are an attorney working for DOJ right now, you are prostituting your legal career for the prerogative state. This is not normal. To understand the difference, read The Dual State by Ernst Fraenkel. #attorney #law #justice #prerogativestate #DOJ #TheDualState
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"A dual state is a legal artifice of authoritarianism, and under Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court inflated the powers of the president in case after case, as critics warned that the justices were paving the way to autocracy."
#PrerogativeState
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#PrerogativeState
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The “dual state” theory was invented to describe Nazis. The Supreme Court could take us there.
Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law.
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October 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
"A dual state is a legal artifice of authoritarianism, and under Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court inflated the powers of the president in case after case, as critics warned that the justices were paving the way to autocracy."
#PrerogativeState
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#PrerogativeState
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Rule of law has been badly undermined in the United States, though not gone. The USA long ago adopted the #dualState described by German Jewish lawyer, #ErnstFraenkel It is baked into its constitution.
#normativeState for white, cis, gendered landowning men. A #prerogativeState for everyone else.
#normativeState for white, cis, gendered landowning men. A #prerogativeState for everyone else.
January 12, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Rule of law has been badly undermined in the United States, though not gone. The USA long ago adopted the #dualState described by German Jewish lawyer, #ErnstFraenkel It is baked into its constitution.
#normativeState for white, cis, gendered landowning men. A #prerogativeState for everyone else.
#normativeState for white, cis, gendered landowning men. A #prerogativeState for everyone else.
Targeted hysteria focused on Muslims. We’ve seen it before with shockingly close parallels.
Lawyer Gareth Pierce represented the Guildford Four (Irish) stitched up on manufactured evidence, then Muslims post 911.
State targeting is an attack on rule of law.
#dualState #prerogativeState
Lawyer Gareth Pierce represented the Guildford Four (Irish) stitched up on manufactured evidence, then Muslims post 911.
State targeting is an attack on rule of law.
#dualState #prerogativeState
March 25, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Targeted hysteria focused on Muslims. We’ve seen it before with shockingly close parallels.
Lawyer Gareth Pierce represented the Guildford Four (Irish) stitched up on manufactured evidence, then Muslims post 911.
State targeting is an attack on rule of law.
#dualState #prerogativeState
Lawyer Gareth Pierce represented the Guildford Four (Irish) stitched up on manufactured evidence, then Muslims post 911.
State targeting is an attack on rule of law.
#dualState #prerogativeState
@parkroseperma.bsky.social | Parkrose Permaculture: "I think I finally get why so many people in the US don't see how bad it is here." | #History #NaziGermany #ErnstFraenkel #DerDoppelstaat #TheDualState #ParallelLegalSystems #NormalState #PrerogativeState #SCOTUS
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I think I finally get why so many people in the US don't see how bad it is here.
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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March 26, 2026 at 4:44 PM
@parkroseperma.bsky.social | Parkrose Permaculture: "I think I finally get why so many people in the US don't see how bad it is here." | #History #NaziGermany #ErnstFraenkel #DerDoppelstaat #TheDualState #ParallelLegalSystems #NormalState #PrerogativeState #SCOTUS
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#DualState #NaziGermany #ErnstFraenkel #TrumpAdministration #PoliticalDissent #NormativeState #PrerogativeState #Lawlessness #StateViolence #PoliticalParallels #USPolitics #Authoritarianism #TargetedSuppression #PoliticalViolence #ConstitutionalCrisis #LegalSystem #PoliticalLoyalists #Insurrection
![Is America Headed Towards a "Dual State" Like Nazi Germany?
The article "America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State" draws parallels between the current political situation in the United States and the rise of Nazi Germany, using Ernst Fraenkel's concept of the "dual state" as a framework[5].
Fraenkel, a Jewish labor lawyer who fled Nazi Germany in 1938, wrote "The Dual State: A Contribution to the Theory of Dictatorship," which explains how the Nazi regime maintained a capitalist economy with stable laws while simultaneously establishing a domain of lawlessness and state violence[5].
The dual state consists of two coexisting parts:
1. The "normative state": The regular legal system with rules, procedures, and precedents[5].
2. The "prerogative state": A parallel zone where "unlimited arbitrariness and violence unchecked by any legal guarantees" reign[5].
The article argues that the United States is witnessing the birth of a new dual state under the Trump administration. While the normative state continues to function for most citizens, a prerogative state is being constructed through various measures, including:
- Pardons that encourage insurrectionary violence
- Purges of career lawyers and officials
- Appointments of loyalists to key positions
- Attacks on judges enforcing the law
- Threats of criminal prosecutions for unfavorable speech[5]
The author warns that the danger of the dual state lies in its capacity for targeted suppression. Most people can ignore the prerogative state because it doesn't affect their daily lives, but once established, it can potentially engulf anyone[5].
The article concludes by noting that building a dual state doesn't necessarily lead to genocide, citing examples like Putin's Russia and Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore. However, it emphasizes that the deepest similarity among these systems is their intolerance of political dissent while leaving the majority of citizens undisturbed[5].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3epzqefaicyxkh2z3fywbmy5/bafkreiaac3meljh2bgollndinkjwjiit5jg3awx73rq3f53m5f55zprgca)
![Citations:
[1] https://www.europenowjournal.org/2022/03/23/legal-sabotage-ernst-fraenkel-in-hitlers-germany-by-douglas-g-morris/
[2] https://www.theatlantic.com
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_state_(model)
[4] https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/09/05/polarization-democracy-and-political-violence-in-united-states-what-research-says-pub-90457
[5] https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/05/trump-executive-order-lawlessness-constitutional-crisis/682112/
[6] https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/05/reinventing-america/556856/
[7] https://www.lawbookexchange.com/pages/books/56961/ernst-fraenkel-e-a-shil/the-dual-state-a-contribution-to-the-theory-of-dictatorship
[8] https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/12/the-autocrats-are-winning/620526/
[9] https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1906&context=uclrev
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March 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This tells you how badly #trump is pushing the #doj to lock up anyone who criticizes him!
Prosecutor #joedigenova who was brought in to lead investigations of Trump’s foes tells AP that he has resigned.
#law #prerogativestate #mafiastate […]
Prosecutor #joedigenova who was brought in to lead investigations of Trump’s foes tells AP that he has resigned.
#law #prerogativestate #mafiastate […]
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masto.ai
September 10, 2026 at 9:29 PM
This tells you how badly #trump is pushing the #doj to lock up anyone who criticizes him!
Prosecutor #joedigenova who was brought in to lead investigations of Trump’s foes tells AP that he has resigned.
#law #prerogativestate #mafiastate […]
Prosecutor #joedigenova who was brought in to lead investigations of Trump’s foes tells AP that he has resigned.
#law #prerogativestate #mafiastate […]
#trump put thousands of #soldiers on #washingtondc streets. They seldom [if ever] stop #crime.
#law #possecomitatusact #sturmabteilung #nationalguard #ustroops #militarystate #martiallaw #prerogativestate #authoritarianism #tyranny […]
#law #possecomitatusact #sturmabteilung #nationalguard #ustroops #militarystate #martiallaw #prerogativestate #authoritarianism #tyranny […]
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masto.ai
August 19, 2026 at 11:11 PM
#trump put thousands of #soldiers on #washingtondc streets. They seldom [if ever] stop #crime.
#law #possecomitatusact #sturmabteilung #nationalguard #ustroops #militarystate #martiallaw #prerogativestate #authoritarianism #tyranny […]
#law #possecomitatusact #sturmabteilung #nationalguard #ustroops #militarystate #martiallaw #prerogativestate #authoritarianism #tyranny […]
#Trump’s Lust for #Vengeance Is Turning Into a Farce
#GiftArticle by Jamelle Bouie
The principal aim of Trump’s second presidential term is #revenge.
#law #unfit #PrerogativeState #MafiaState #RevengePolitics #retributio...
#democracyhashtag/democracy" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#democracy #usaref="/hashtag/usa" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#usa #gopref="/hashtag/gop" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#gop #fascists/hashtag/fascists" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascists #fascism"/hashtag/fascism" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascism
👉 Vote 'em Out!
#GiftArticle by Jamelle Bouie
The principal aim of Trump’s second presidential term is #revenge.
#law #unfit #PrerogativeState #MafiaState #RevengePolitics #retributio...
#democracyhashtag/democracy" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#democracy #usaref="/hashtag/usa" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#usa #gopref="/hashtag/gop" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#gop #fascists/hashtag/fascists" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascists #fascism"/hashtag/fascism" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascism
👉 Vote 'em Out!
#Trump’s Lust for #Vengeance Is Turning Into a Farce
#GiftArticle by Jamelle Bouie
The principal aim of Trump’s second presidential term is #revenge.
#law #unfit #PrerogativeState #MafiaState #RevengePolitics #retributio...
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August 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
#Trump’s Lust for #Vengeance Is Turning Into a Farce
#GiftArticle by Jamelle Bouie
The principal aim of Trump’s second presidential term is #revenge.
#law #unfit #PrerogativeState #MafiaState #RevengePolitics #retributio...
#democracyhashtag/democracy" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#democracy #usaref="/hashtag/usa" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#usa #gopref="/hashtag/gop" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#gop #fascists/hashtag/fascists" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascists #fascism"/hashtag/fascism" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascism
👉 Vote 'em Out!
#GiftArticle by Jamelle Bouie
The principal aim of Trump’s second presidential term is #revenge.
#law #unfit #PrerogativeState #MafiaState #RevengePolitics #retributio...
#democracyhashtag/democracy" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#democracy #usaref="/hashtag/usa" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#usa #gopref="/hashtag/gop" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#gop #fascists/hashtag/fascists" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascists #fascism"/hashtag/fascism" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascism
👉 Vote 'em Out!
#toddblanche wins support for attorney general from #gop Sen #billcassidy, likely paving way for confirmation
#law #legalethics #trump #doj #corruption #prerogativestate #mafiastate […]
#law #legalethics #trump #doj #corruption #prerogativestate #mafiastate […]
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August 7, 2026 at 3:43 PM
#toddblanche wins support for attorney general from #gop Sen #billcassidy, likely paving way for confirmation
#law #legalethics #trump #doj #corruption #prerogativestate #mafiastate […]
#law #legalethics #trump #doj #corruption #prerogativestate #mafiastate […]
The CEOs who paid for & attended #Trump’s second inauguration can look forward to the courts being open for the ordinary business of #capitalism. So, too, can many citizens who pay little attention to politics expect to be unscarred by the #prerogativestate. The normal criminal-justice system […]
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March 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The CEOs who paid for & attended #Trump’s second inauguration can look forward to the courts being open for the ordinary business of #capitalism. So, too, can many citizens who pay little attention to politics expect to be unscarred by the #prerogativestate. The normal criminal-justice system […]
