On June 6, the deployment of U.S. troops to suppress peaceful protests in Los Angeles marked a pivotal escalation in the execution of Project 2025—a sweeping, authoritarian agenda to consolidate executive power, dismantle civil rights protections, and suppress dissent. This opinion piece warns that America is already halfway through a legalistic coup, and urges civilians and military alike to resist the normalization of military crackdowns, voter suppression, and threats to constitutional freedoms.
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Opinion: The great unraveling: How this week marked the legal end of constitutional America
The United States has entered an authoritarian phase marked by constitutional erosion, mass surveillance, political arrests, and economic destabilization driven by the implementation of Project 2025. As democratic norms collapse and survival becomes politicized, citizens are urged to prepare, organize and resist through local resilience and civic defiance.
Posted inPOLITICS
Project 2025’s fingerprints visible in Trump’s executive orders, critics warn
Despite Donald Trump’s denials, the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 has been implemented in 37 of his executive orders, leading to the reinstatement of harsh immigration policies, the rollback of civil rights protections, and a push to gut diversity programs at the Department of Education.
Posted in2024 Elections
Project 2025 fact sheet highlights potential negative impact ahead of Election Day 2024
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation has released a fact sheet warning of the potential negative impacts of Project 2025, a conservative plan to restructure the federal government, on Black communities in areas such as criminal justice, the economy, and education.
Posted inU.S. Government
Project 2025: The 900-page guide to snuffing out American democracy
Project 2025, a far-right plan to end the American democracy and turn America into an autocracy, has been endorsed by over a hundred far-right organizations and is opposed by the majority of Americans due to its potential harm to healthcare, education, and climate change.
Posted in2024 Elections
House Dems continue to warn of the dangers of Project 2025
Congressional Democrats warn that if former President Donald Trump is reelected, he will enact the 2025 Presidential Transition Project, a multi-million-dollar initiative aimed at promoting right-wing and conservative policy to reshape the U.S. federal government.
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Trump challenges Biden, teases VP selection upon return to campaign trail
Former President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail on July 9 with a televised rally in Florida, challenging President Biden to a debate and a game of golf, while denying involvement with Project 2025.