Today is the 249th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and it should be a day of celebration.
But it is extremely difficult to feel excitement or thrills, as America is on the cusp of Fascist authoritarianism after nearly six months of the second Donald Trump Presidency.
With many corporations, the Republican party in Congress, the Supreme Court, and some of the news media, kowtowing to Trump and his Cabinet and other supporters, the feeling is that what America fought for two and a half centuries ago, is being lost, without much hope of a turnaround any time soon.
The Democratic Party and the defiant news media sources continue to fight against the trends that have emerged, but now, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) having a larger enforcement budget just enacted, it is clear what is occurring.
Mass arrests and deportations are violating the major tenets of our Constitution, and the Bill of Rights is under attack, with little likelihood of a challenge, at least short term, that will reverse the damage that has been done, and is being done by the “Big and Beautiful” Budget bill that just passed into law yesterday, and was, a short time ago, signed into law at a White House ceremony!
Trump is waging war against the media – and winning.
As the president’s attacks are met with a distinct lack of resistance, critics warn that freedom of the press is eroding in plain sight.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/jul/05/trump-attack-us-media
The Supreme Court and Congress cede powers to Trump and the presidency.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/04/executive-trump-powers-congress-supreme-court/
Two big media companies, two troubling developments
“CBS News’s parent caves to Trump and The New York Times publishes a made-up scandal.”
https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/two-big-media-companies-two-troubling