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AnarchoNinaAnalyzesOver the past nine or so years, I've repeatedly gone on record to describe my frustrating with the way corporate media covers the unhinged fascist shit Trump says as if he's your just drunk uncle who talks about Fox News anti-migrant propaganda over Thanksgiving dinner, and not a guy running for, or serving as, President of the United States. Trump, a man devoid of a sense of humor, will muse about some flatly illegal dictator policies he wants to do in the future, corporate media will report his statements as if they're mere political gaffes, point out that Trump's plan is illegal or otherwise against the rules, and then sit around waiting for him to actually try the horrible nazi crap he is openly saying he wants to do. There is little to no analysis connecting Trump's stated plans to the actions the regime is taking, and this style of coverage doesn't change much whether he's out of office, or legally enshrined with the powers of the imperial presidency to make his nazi dreams come true. If and when Trump *does* actually try to do the awful fascist nonsense he's been openly promising to do, a media that has all but memory holed his promises to do so acts shocked that Trump's team of nazi rules lawyers have found a Calvinball way to plausibly accomplish their fascist program.I mention this because even before he was elected president a second time, Trump has been musing about staying on as President after his second (and final, as mandated by the constitution) term is up in 2028. Often this is framed as "running for a third term" but there have been enough ominous hints from Trumpworld that Downmarket Mussolini is not married to the idea of having another election at all, that it's pretty clear the plan is to simply have Trump refuse to leave office, one way or another. Is a mainstream corporate media that has watched Trump try to enact almost every authoritarian policy he promised or even hinted at on the campaign trail, taking this seriously enough? No, it is not; and I'm not sure I expect them to start doing so even now that Trump has directly told an NBC monitor on Meet the Press that he's "not joking" about remaining in office beyond his second term. <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/trump-third-term-constitution-2028/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/trump-third-term-constitution-2028/</a>“I’m Not Joking”: Trump Again Floats Running for Anti-Constitutional Third Term"Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said in a post on X that there may be three ways Trump could attempt to “grab” an illegal 3rd term: 1) Ignore the Constitution and dare anyone to stop him. 2) Have GOP-run states just appoint Trump electors since any state not voting Trump is by definition ‘corrupt’. 3) Military coup and martial law—i.e., a successful January 6.”As I've mentioned before, there seems to be a definite process by which Trump, the regime, and the larger political movement surrounding him manufacture consent and transform ideological propaganda, into state enforced (un)reality, under a presumed mandate that their actions would be legitimate if what Trump says is true, and everything Trump says *is* true because he's president. Typically this involves Trump and his propagandists (like Steve Bannon) repeatedly injecting the idea of a fascist plan, like say to ignore the constitution and remain president after 2028, into the discourse as a hypothetical option, slowly transitioning that musing into the outlines of a plan "we're working on," before ultimately transforming that idea into policy, often via executive order. Given that Trump has mentioned this in passing multiple times, guys like Bannon have openly talked about the plan to make it a reality going on behind the scenes, and now Trump is telling his base that he's dead serious about doing it, it's probably safe (even for corporate media muppets) to say Trump is actively in the process of trying to make himself president for life, by hook or by crook. And I dunno about you, but to me that sounds like big news it's important to share with the American people in detail, and with an appropriate degree of alarm.<a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dictatorship</a> #2028 <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Elections</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/TermLimits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TermLimits</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/22ndAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#22ndAmendment</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

-0--1-Watching <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmendingTheConsitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmendingTheConsitution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/22ndAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#22ndAmendment</a> trend. If this occurs, I WILL follow through on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlanB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlanB</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeavingTheUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LeavingTheUS</a>. There will be no recovery after that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RedLine</a> is crossed.

AnarchoNinaAnalyzesA couple of weeks ago on the other account, I wrote a very short thread about my increasing frustration with Very Serious PeopleTM asking if Trump really means it every time he starts rambling on about all the fascist shit he wants to do. In that post I mostly noted that Trump, a fascist, literally has no idea how to tell a joke, has at least *tried* to do all the nazi shit people thought he was joking about in the past, and fascists in general were not known for their sense of humor. Whether or not Trump is actually able to *accomplish* all the nazi crap he says he wants to do, is often a matter of debate. But if he says it, he means to give it a try.What brought that outburst on, was an article about a democracy watchdog group warning that people weren't taking Trump's threats to circumvent term limits and run for (or make himself) president again in 2028 seriously enough, and that was a bad idea - a position I agree with wholeheartedly. I'm bringing this up now because apparently the slightly less disgusting Cuomo had noted fascist propagandist Steve Bannon on his podcast this week; Bannon remains a very close ally of Trump and a big supporter of the regime even though he's not actually working in the government this time. During that discussion, Bannon revealed that the Trumpist political movement is actively working on ways to secure a third Trump term already:<a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/can-trump-run-again-in-2028" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.commondreams.org/news/can-trump-run-again-in-2028</a>'We're Working On It': Bannon Says Planning Underway for Trump 2028"Appearing on journalist Chris Cuomo's NewsNation podcast, far-right mouthpiece Steve Bannon demurred when asked if he had ambitions to run for president himself, replying: "No, and I'm a firm believer that President Trump will run and win again in 2028, so I've already endorsed President Trump."When Cuomo pressed Bannon on the existence of term limits that would bar Trump from seeking a third term, Bannon said, "We're working on it. I think we’ll have a couple of alternatives, let’s say that. We’ll see what the definition of term limit is.""We've had greater long shots than Trump 2028 and we've got a lot of stuff we're working on there," Bannon added. "We're not prepared to talk about it publicly, but in a couple months I think we will be."Setting aside the fact that this podcast episode should not exist, because Chris Cuomo shouldn't be inviting fascists on his show to normalize fascist ideology and openly lie on behalf of the Trump regime with only mild pushback, I watched the clip; aside from what's quoted here, the only real notable addition I would make is that Cuomo let Bannon duck a question about whether or not the fascists would try another insurrection to keep Trump in power by touting how popular the regime was, and implying Trump would simply win anyway. Let's just say this wasn't Chris's finest hour, even if he did avoid literally agreeing with the nazi propagandist on his show, about nazi shit, like California Governor Gavin Newsom did.What Bannon didn't shy away from is revealing here, is that Trump absolutely intends to run again in 2028 and his minion strategists are working on a way to circumvent the 22nd Amendment of the US Constitution which would otherwise forbid that. As I've mentioned in a number of articles, we seem to be seeing a pattern of the fascist right transforming Trump's seemingly fantastical ravings, into a type of "unreality" enforced as if it were fact by the larger fascist movement, and then transformed into real and direct action by the regime itself. Given the reality that Trump has repeatedly mused about clearing the way for him to run for a third term in multiple public settings, and we now have a fascist propagandist who is closely allied with Trump revealing that the larger regime is "working on" making that a reality, I think we can safely dispense with the idea that these guys are joking. So will the nazis get away with this? I mean, who knows; it's not easy to legally change the Constitution, but I have no idea if Trump even cares what the laws say anyway - his actions in power thus far suggest that he literally does not. Right now, the nazis seem to be in the planning and manufacturing popular support stage of this particular autocratic fuckery project, but I'd be inclined to take Bannon at his word when he says we'll be hearing more about it soon, because while Steve is a nazi liar, he rarely lies without a purpose. What I can say is that since Trump was sworn in as president, I can think of dozens and dozens of things he's done that Very Serious PeopleTM swore he couldn't do, and so far he appears to be getting away with the vast majority of it. <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dictatorship</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/22ndAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#22ndAmendment</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/TermLimits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TermLimits</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Trump3rdTerm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump3rdTerm</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/SteveBannon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SteveBannon</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/ChrisCuomo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisCuomo</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

BlueDot🇺🇦<a href="https://mastodon.social/@StrangeNoises" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@StrangeNoises</a> Threatening to run Obama for a 3rd term would make sense if <a href="https://left-tusk.com/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> merely wanted to ignore the <a href="https://left-tusk.com/tags/22ndAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#22ndAmendment</a>. But it's not about that, they just want to make <a href="https://left-tusk.com/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> dictator for life. They have no intention of allowing a Democrat to be elected again, no matter the vote count.

Jonathan EmmesediUnpleasantly plausible scenarios:<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/31/trump-defy-constitution-third-term-00200239" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/31/trump-defy-constitution-third-term-00200239</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/USPresidency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPresidency</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/22ndAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#22ndAmendment</a>

MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<a href="https://mstdn.social/@ThomHartmann" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ThomHartmann</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheOrangeMenace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheOrangeMenace</a> has already signed an EO trying to redefine <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BirthrightCitizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirthrightCitizenship</a>, talked about rescinding the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/22ndAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#22ndAmendment</a> ("2 terms"), and now want to challenge whether or not federal funds can be used to support religious organizations (of their choosing.)They cry "Read the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Constitution</a>" when a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democrat</a> is in change, and race to rewrite it when THEY are in charge.Those <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OathKeepers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OathKeepers</a> who claimed to "protect & defend the Constitution" have been bought off with a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pardon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pardon</a>.

Alan MartelloAnyone else wondering if the 14th Amendment birthright citizenship nullification attempt is also a trial balloon to see if the 22nd Amendment limiting the term of the US Presidency can be nullified? Pretty sure some of the "originalist" Supremes would have no problem dancing to this tune. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/14thAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#14thAmendment</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/22ndAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#22ndAmendment</a>

MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@tiraniddo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tiraniddo</a> <a href="https://spartanburg.social/@waltwooton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@waltwooton</a> <a href="https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@GossiTheDog</a> The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/22ndAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#22ndAmendment</a> is quite clear that it does NOT apply only to "consecutive" terms. The word "consecutive" does not appear anywhere in it.

MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<a href="https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@GossiTheDog</a> AS A <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEMOCRAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DEMOCRAT</a>, ONE THING THAT HAS DRIVEN ME CRAZY FOR DECADES is the way <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> scream about Dems wanting to "change the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Constitution</a>". And then, the moment they get control, it's the first thing they try to do.Well, if we can "reinterpret" the meaning of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/14thAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#14thAmendment</a> & now the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/22ndAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#22ndAmendment</a>, I can think of another Amendment in desperate need of clarification than the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2ndAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2ndAmendment</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AWellRegulatedMilitia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AWellRegulatedMilitia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Birthrightitizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Birthrightitizenship</a>

joe•iuculano :mastodon:Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicNotice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicNotice</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coup</a> attempt wasn’t an aberration. If he returns to power, it’s likely he and his minions will push to abolish the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/22ndAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#22ndAmendment</a> and its maximum of two terms for presidents — in fact <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Project2025</a> is already scheming to do just that. And you don’t have to take it from us. Just listen to the man himself.<a href="https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-third-term-nra-speech-dallas" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-third-term-nra-speech-dallas</a>

Nonilex“The case of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> …makes a…forceful ethical [they aren’t being ironic] argument against the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/22ndAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#22ndAmendment</a> & for its repeal: If a man who once was president returns, after a series of yrs, …& proves so popular as to earn a 2nd nonconsecutive term…to deny him the right to run for a 2nd consecutive term cuts against basic fair play. If, by 2028, voters…feel he has delivered…,why should they be denied the freedom to choose him once more?”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BidenHarris2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BidenHarris2024</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@DemocracyMattersALot</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheAmericanConservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheAmericanConservative</a> article in question:“The Twenty-second Amendment is an arbitrary restraint on presidents who serve nonconsecutive terms—& on democracy itself.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/22ndAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#22ndAmendment</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Project2025</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BidenHarris2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BidenHarris2024</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoteBlue</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@DemocracyMattersALot</a> <a href="https://www.theamericanconservative.com/trump-2028/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theamericanconservative.com/trump-2028/</a>

NonilexThis isn’t a parody. It’s not an exaggeration. It’s real.The American Conservative magazine article on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Project2025</a> calling for the abolishment of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/22ndAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#22ndAmendment</a>, allowing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> to stay in office for …?<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BidenHarris2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BidenHarris2024</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoteBlue</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@DemocracyMattersALot</a> <a href="https://www.mediamatters.org/project-2025/project-2025-partner-floats-repealing-22nd-amendment-and-allowing-trump-serve-third" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mediamatters.org/project-2025/project-2025-partner-floats-repealing-22nd-amendment-and-allowing-trump-serve-third</a>

Solicitor<a href="https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@GottaLaff</a> the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#maga</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cult</a> will destroy <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/american" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#american</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> and change it to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dictatorship</a> 😓 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/complicits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#complicits</a> must be stopped before it's too late :blobcatcoffee: amending or deleting the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/22ndamendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#22ndamendment</a> is quite dangerous 🤯

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