🧨 This Week In Fascism

From criminalizing speech and banning flags to dismantling comedy, this week’s fascist flood was as relentless as ever. Here's your five-alarm breakdown.

By The Mayor of Funkytown — Political Writer, Resistance Organizer, Truth Teller

🟥 DOJ Fires US Attorney After New Jersey Picks Her Over Alina Habba

The Department of Justice abruptly fired U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, Leigh Skipper, just days after state leaders chose to retain her instead of Trump favorite and former personal attorney Alina Habba. The move appears to be direct retaliation from Trump’s DOJ, which had lobbied heavily for Habba despite her lack of prosecutorial experience.

“The optics couldn’t be worse—fire a career prosecutor because the state didn’t bend to the President’s will? That’s not justice, that’s a mob shakedown.”
— Former DOJ official speaking anonymously to ABC News

Why This Is Important:
This isn’t just vindictive—it’s authoritarian. Trump is trying to stack the entire federal judiciary with loyalists, and when he doesn’t get his way, he pulls the trigger. Prosecutorial independence is foundational to democracy. Erasing it means justice only applies to the president’s enemies.

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🟥 Misinformation Sparks Anti-Immigrant Riots Across U.S. Cities

Fueled by viral disinformation, mobs in multiple states attacked migrant shelters and clashed with police this week. In Nashville, far-right militants torched a nonprofit center housing unaccompanied minors. In Colorado Springs, rioters surrounded a migrant family’s home after a fabricated post falsely accused them of “organ harvesting.”

“People are acting on things they saw in Telegram groups or memes on X. This isn’t grassroots outrage—it’s weaponized fiction.”
— Community organizer in Nashville

Why This Is Important:
This is stochastic terrorism in action. And Trump’s media echo chamber knows exactly what it’s doing. They’re using lies to incite violence, then using that violence to justify even harsher anti-immigrant policies. It’s a feedback loop of fascism.

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🟥 Trump World Declares War on Comedy

Following the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, new pressure is mounting on other comedians and late-night hosts. Fox News aired an exposé on Hasan Minhaj's political satire, and Trump aides are reportedly tracking “subversive” entertainers. At least two comedy clubs in red states were visited by local officials questioning them about "inappropriate political material."

“We’re seeing elected officials treat punchlines like propaganda—and comedy clubs like insurgent cells.”
— First Amendment attorney Rachel Lyons

Why This Is Important:
Authoritarians always come for the comedians. Humor exposes hypocrisy and breaks propaganda spells. That’s why fascists fear it. The crackdown on satire isn’t about jokes—it’s about silencing dissent.

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🟥 House Republicans Pass Bill Targeting ‘Woke’ Smithsonian Programs

The House passed a bill slashing funding for the Smithsonian Institution over what Republicans called “excessive focus on race, gender, and social justice.” The bill bans exhibitions on systemic racism and LGBTQ history, and orders the institution to submit “ideologically neutral” content guidelines to a new oversight board.

“It’s cultural genocide with a legislative face. They want history to reflect their worldview—period.”
— Curator at the Smithsonian, speaking anonymously

Why This Is Important:
This isn’t budget politics—it’s historical erasure. When the government dictates what museums can teach, you’re living in a regime, not a republic. Censorship of this kind is textbook fascism.

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🟥 Montana Bans ‘Political Flags’ on Government Property, Including Pride Flag

Montana passed a law banning all “political” flags from state buildings, a term Republicans admit includes LGBTQ+ Pride flags but not American, state, or “Don’t Tread On Me” flags. Violations can result in the termination of public employees who display or authorize any prohibited flag.

“This is a targeted, cowardly attack dressed up as neutrality. They’re outlawing visibility, plain and simple.”
— Montana ACLU

Why This Is Important:
Stripping symbols of marginalized groups from public life is part of the authoritarian playbook. This isn’t about “politics,” it’s about purging queer identity from public view. What comes after erasure? Criminalization.

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🧠 Final Thought

Every one of these stories connects to the same goal: total control over truth, identity, and power. Fascism doesn’t just arrive waving a flag—it shows up as bureaucratic overreach, cultural censorship, and coordinated disinformation. That’s what we’re living through.

Stay alert. Stay loud. And for the love of what’s left—stay fighting.

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