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BlueDot🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.community/@jaycee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jaycee</span></a></span> </p><p>It was a mistake, I think, to hang Mussolini from a lamppost. Perhaps it would have been a better example to future wannabe <a href="https://left-tusk.com/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://left-tusk.com/tags/dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a> if we had watched Mussolini die slowly of old age in prison, getting weaker and more irrelevant every day.</p><p>That is my wish for <a href="https://left-tusk.com/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>: death by old age in prison, an example to others.</p><p>(Of course, I want every one of his present day <a href="https://left-tusk.com/tags/collaborators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collaborators</span></a> in prison as well, an example to future collaborators.)</p>
Lady Wicket<p>“A thinking tyrant, it seemed to Vetinari, had a much harder job than a ruler raised to power by some idiot vote-yourself-rich system like democracy. At least he could tell the people he was their fault.”<br>Terry Pratchett; Going Postal<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discworld</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dictators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EconomicTurmoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicTurmoil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TrumpNMuskVoteYerselfRichScheme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpNMuskVoteYerselfRichScheme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TrumpingUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpingUSA</span></a></p>
Political Cartoon Gallery<p>Peter Brookes @BrookesTimes on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Xijinping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Xijinping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Erdogan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Erdogan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dictators</span></a> @thetimes – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com</p>
Wizards Anonymous<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/qna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qna</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://youtu.be/vK6fALsenmw?si=7DZnYhfUtvY5PP0B" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/vK6fALsenmw?si=7DZnYh</span><span class="invisible">fUtvY5PP0B</span></a></p>
Ernest Bruce<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a> like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/k3rZ3tAu8uM?si=BC9IqYPmqrdW2qnU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/k3rZ3tAu8uM?si=BC9IqY</span><span class="invisible">PmqrdW2qnU</span></a></p>
Byrnejmf<p><a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tourism</span></a> dropping rapidly with <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a>, <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dictators</span></a>, <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/TSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TSA</span></a>, <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ice</span></a> crimes against humanity</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Y2k2r9Wd3BM?si=Qr3UNFp8BSzuk5b9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/Y2k2r9Wd3BM?si=Qr3UNF</span><span class="invisible">p8BSzuk5b9</span></a></p>
News & Opinions<p>How To Kill A <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a></p><p>“They are copying the path taken by other would-be <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a> like Viktor Orbán,” said Chris Murphy, a Democratic senator for Connecticut. “You have a move towards state-controlled media. You have a judiciary and law enforcement that seems poised to prioritise the prosecution of political opponents. You have the executive seizure of spending power so the leader and only the leader gets to dictate who gets money.”</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/07/trump-viktor-orban-electoral-autocracy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/07/trump-viktor-orban-electoral-autocracy</span></a></p>
News & Opinions<p>How To Kill A <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a></p><p>“They are copying the path taken by other would-be <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a> like Viktor Orbán,” said Chris Murphy, a Democratic senator for Connecticut. “You have a move towards state-controlled media. You have a judiciary and law enforcement that seems poised to prioritise the prosecution of political opponents. You have the executive seizure of spending power so the leader and only the leader gets to dictate who gets money.”</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/07/trump-viktor-orban-electoral-autocracy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/07/trump-viktor-orban-electoral-autocracy</span></a></p>
Tim Zee<p>Chris Hayes of MSNBC highlights some of Donald Trump's latest efforts to try to make America Russia. He saves the most absurd bit for last – the crackdown on woke zoos.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WokeZoos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WokeZoos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dictators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChrisHayes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChrisHayes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MakeAmericaRussia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MakeAmericaRussia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbhHMEGU7Rk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=nbhHMEGU7Rk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Gert-Jan Kroese<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@EuromaidanPress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EuromaidanPress</span></a></span> even if these numbers are inflated by ~50%, they still show clearly why <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>putin</span></a> doesn’t want a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ceasefire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ceasefire</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a>. When these ‘troops come home’, the needless slaughter will come to light, as well as the winding down of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WarEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WarEconomy</span></a> collapsing the Russian Federation. For <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a>, armed conflict and a common enemy are the only way to remain in power and “survive”.</p>
Kat O’Brien<p>This book on MBS’s “ruthless quest for global power” sadly seems an inspiration to those currently leading the U.S.<br>Let’s hope they don’t kill any journalists as MBS had Jamal Khashoggi brutally assassinated.<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/strongmen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strongmen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/saudiarabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saudiarabia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>But we don’t live there anymore. We live in a country where the fed govt allies itself w/Russian &amp; South American <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a> while taking sides against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>allies</span></a>. A country that threatens its neighbors w/annexation. A country that views the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GenevaConventions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenevaConventions</span></a> as namby-pamby suggestions that only apply to suckers &amp; losers. A country that uses <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SecretPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SecretPolice</span></a>.</p><p>And perhaps most importantly, a country where the regime no longer abides by rulings from the existing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> system.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Rod2ik 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇪🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱<p>☮ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peace</span></a> on earth ☮<br>For all <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humans</span></a> </p><p>Enough <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wars</span></a> , enough <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a> and enough <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dystopists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dystopists</span></a></p><p>✊️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/basta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>basta</span></a> ✊️</p><p>☮ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peace</span></a> on earth ☮</p>
Aria 🍉<p>I decided to embellish the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TurdReich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TurdReich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a> circulating; they have special crowns now 😂❤️💩👑. </p><p>I guess one of my roles in this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>revolution</span></a> is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a> 🤷🏻‍♀️. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeepSeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> told me satire &amp; mocking helps undermine the wannabe <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a>, so I'm 💯 here for it.</p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Is Turkey’s Declining Democracy a Model for Trump’s America?<br><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/is-turkeys-declining-democracy-a-model-for-trumps-america" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/is-</span><span class="invisible">turkeys-declining-democracy-a-model-for-trumps-america</span></a></p><p>* Erdoğan purged judiciary/censored media/jailed political opponents</p><p>Russia &amp; Hungary are the models; Turkey perhaps 3rd</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:USpol, Trump, inconvenient Truth
Luca da Firenze<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> will drag <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> into <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a>.</p><p>Not only why Trump is stupid<br>but above all because ALL <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a> want the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Nation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nation</span></a> to be at war<br>Not only many social problems become secondary<br>War ensures dictators better control of the population<br>and during a war they can do things that cannot be done during peace.</p><p>So <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a><br>get ready<br>Trump will create the conditions for draging America into war.</p><p>You didn't want to believe when you were warned about trump before <br>let's see if NOW you will listen.</p>
Alec Muffett<p>History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED | …it’s a 34 minute watch, but well worth it<br><a href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/112888" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">alecmuffett.com/article/112888</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/totalitarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>totalitarianism</span></a></p>
Witty Dragon<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cville.online/@Lyle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Lyle</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a> is spreading its misinformation and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> tentacles all over the world to help <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nazis</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a> and wannabes.<br>It was obvious that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> did not buy <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> to maintain <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> - it was bought to censor and manipulate all communication in order to help him achieve his goals.<br>Democracies over the world are at risk. Even after <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is finally gone, the world will be a much different place. He is just the tip of the American society iceberg. He truly represents that country.</p>
doctorambient<p>"History Professor Answers Dictator Questions"</p><p>From: Tech Support (series) by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@WIRED" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>WIRED</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/farright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>farright</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/vK6fALsenmw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/vK6fALsenmw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>