Trump’s Fascist Grab Bag
Bail or Bust
Trump just signed an executive order to punish states that use cashless bail. Translation: if you believe poor people shouldn’t rot in jail just because they can’t afford a few hundred bucks, Trump will cut your funding. Equal justice? Nah, he prefers a two-tier system where billionaires walk and working folks sit.
Flag Fetish Fascism
Another order directs the Attorney General to prosecute people for burning the U.S. flag and even deny visas, residency, or citizenship to non-citizens convicted of “desecration.” Small problem: the Supreme Court already ruled in 1989 that flag burning is protected speech. But Trump doesn’t care about law—he wants to weaponize patriotism as a loyalty test. Wrap yourself in the flag or else.
Chief Design Officer – Cosmetic Dictatorship
Earlier in the week, Trump created a shiny new federal job: Chief Design Officer. On paper, it’s about fixing clunky websites and modernizing government services. In reality? It’s a distraction headline to make him look like an innovator while his other orders gut civil liberties. You don’t get democracy by slapping a new font on fascism.gov.
Kitty’s Claw Mark
- Criminalizing protest is unconstitutional and authoritarian—don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
- Cash bail reform saves lives and reduces injustice. Trump’s order is punishment, not policy.
- Cosmetic government jobs are smoke and mirrors for a regime hell-bent on control.
Sources
- Washington Post – Trump signs orders on bail and flag burning
- Reuters – Trump executive order on flag desecration
- Reuters – Trump creates Chief Design Officer
