DrWeb<p><strong>Seeing Things – Trump’s Autocrat Check List – Liza Donnelly</strong></p><p> Trump’s Autocrat Check List</p><p><strong>It’s long<a href="https://substack.com/@lizadonnelly" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></strong></p><p>By <a href="https://substack.com/@lizadonnelly" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Liza Donnelly</a>, Aug 06, 2025</p><p>I realise the above drawing only touches on what he is doing. Voting rights, immigration abuses and Esptein nonsense are the main stories in my reading today.</p><p>Texas Democrats who left the state to block a vote on redistricting voter maps<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/greg-abbott-lawsuit-texas-democrats-redistricting" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> say they received bomb threats</a> at their hotel in Illinois where they are sequestering. <em>“This is what happens when Republican state leaders publicly call for us to be ‘hunted down’. Texas Democrats won’t be intimidated,” </em>John Bucy III, who represents Austin district, said. Govenor Abbott filed an emergency petition <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/In_re_Abbott_Petition_%28FINAL%29_-_Filed.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">asking the state supreme court</a> to remove Wu, the top Democrat in the state house of representatives, and declare his seat vacant. Legal experts say this tactic is a long shot. I am so proud of the Texas Dems.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/greg-abbott-lawsuit-texas-democrats-redistricting" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Other states appear to be following Texas’s lead </a>and considering mid-cycle redistricting . Ohio, Indiana and Missouri Republicans are exploring their options to try to gain more GOP seats by redrawing their voting maps. Democratic govenors are also exploring options, but it appears they don’t have the power to draw as many seats as the Republicans do. California, with 52 seats in congress, may be the best bet. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/us/politics/california-texas-redistricting-maps.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Governor Gavin Newsom</a> is “reportedly moving ahead with a referendum this fall to ask to adopt a new map that would add Democratic seats and override an independent redistricting commission.”</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/physical-sexual-abuse-pregnant-women-children-immigration-centers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Senator John Osssof’s office reported hundreds</a> of reported cases of human rights abuses in US immigration detention centers. <a href="https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/250721_Pregnancy_Report_v7.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Here is the report.</a> The alleged reports include: deaths in custody, physical and sexual abuse of detainees, mistreatment of pregnant women and children, inadequate medical care, overcrowding and unsanitary living conditions, inadequate food and water, exposure to extreme temperatures, denial of access to attorneys, and child separation. This is not who we are.</p><p>in news of the Epstein files, apparently, JD Vance is holding a meeting at his home with senior officials to strategize on how to handle the Epstein Scandal. At the top of their list is whether or not to release the transcripts of justice department representative (and former Trump personal attorney) Blanche’s recent interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell. After the interview, Maxwell, who is serving time for trafficing girls, was transferred to a lower security, a nicer prison. Outrageous. The justice department <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79l38vl3lwo" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">subpoenaed a number of high profile people</a> to interview them for more information about Epstein, among them Bill and Hillary Clinton. While it is public knowledge that they knew Epstein, so did Trump. Yet Trump was not subpoenaed. This is a tactic to stall and to try to show Trump’s MAGA base that he is doing something about the scandal. Everything but releasing the files, which he can do, but won’t.</p><p>At least 60% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the Epstein case.</p><p>That’s all today for me. Hope you have a good Wednesday, what’s left of it. See you tomorrow, thank you so much for being here!</p><a class="" href="https://i0.wp.com/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_%21NK86%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F570d63b5-5119-4f69-8d93-3959c08e5928_2033x1615.jpeg?ssl=1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://lizadonnelly.substack.com/p/trumps-autocrat-check-list?publication_id=595083&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=1gx2e" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Trump’s Autocrat Check List – by Liza Donnelly</a></em></p> <p>Original article: <a href="https://lizadonnelly.substack.com/p/trumps-autocrat-check-list" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">View source</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/autocrat/" target="_blank">#Autocrat</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/checklist/" target="_blank">#Checklist</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/liza-donnelly/" target="_blank">#LizaDonnelly</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/seeing-things/" target="_blank">#SeeingThings</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/substack/" target="_blank">#Substack</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a></p>