Inland Empire Progressive

As the Epstein scandal grows Trump is increasingly acting like wild-eyed strongman. Father Michael Pfleger recently blamed the White House of violence coming from within the White House and not merely in rhetoric, but via real policy that blocks food access, medical care and basic social supports.  When the Trump administration weaponizes the tools of government and mobilizes violence against his own people, democracy teeters on the brink of authoritarianism. The pattern is clear federal troops deployed in U.S. cities, executive orders that ignore or override courts, selective punishments for political opponents and the rigorous use of “emergency” powers. The Trump administration has followed the textbook authoritarian playbook by purging institutions, attacking civil society and bypassing constitutional norms .  Father Pfleger’s didn’t just say look at Chicago. He said America is in a state of emergency. Cuts to SNAP, Medicare, Medicaid amount to state-sponsored violence, for...