: #delusionaldon #democrats #donaldthehoaxtrump #eightysix47 #greenland #noemperors #nokings #trumpstein #trumpsteincoverup #uspol #uspolitics :
GREENLAND, NATO, AND THE MADMAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE
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#NoEmperors
Given that a “viceroy” is the title for a country’s ruler acting as agent of a supreme sovereign, if this shit comes to pass and Congress continues to let Trump walk all over them, we’ll need a new slogan for the opposition: #NoEmperors
And yes, I condemn all acts of political violence and I hope the two National Guards make a full recovery...
But a gentle reminder, they wouldn't have been in Washington, D.C. to be shot if their Commander-In-Chief, Donald Trump, hadn't ordered them there in a naked power play to intimidate political opposition to his plans to fashion his American Empire out of the ashes of the American Republic.
#NoKings #NoEmperors
#Trump #GOP #MAGA #USpol
#TraitorTrump #TyrantTrump
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r7qpqddnro
What's Next? The evil #orangeDecibyte knows how to set priorities. It's not meeting the Prime Minister—a woman—that's important, but meeting the Emperor. It can't become Pope, kings rank below emperors. #NoKings was yesterday, now it's #NoEmperors. #DontObeyInAdvance but #resist to #saveDemocracy!
@demcast.com and #NoDictators and #NoEmperors
@WilliamRobert #NoKings and #NoDictators, and #NoEmperors
Damn! This DDG AI summary is spot-on (I usually don't use them).
"When Rome turned its armies against its own citizens
The Roman Republic and later the Empire, saw several instances where military force was used against its own citizens, usually due to internal political struggles, civil wars, or revolts
- The nature of Roman politics: Power struggles and rivalries among powerful individuals and factions were common throughout Roman history, especially during the late Republic and periods of imperial instability.
- The evolving role of the military: As the Republic transitioned into an Empire, the army's role shifted from primarily defending the state's external borders to also playing a decisive role in internal power struggles and securing the position of ambitious leaders.
- Moral and legal implications: Using armies against Roman citizens or within Roman territory was often considered a violation of tradition and law, but ambitious leaders were willing to defy these constraints in pursuit of power."
Hmmmm.... Sound familiar?
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_civil_wars_and_revolts
https://www.history.com/articles/6-civil-wars-that-transformed-ancient-rome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_the_Rubicon
Archived version of above:
https://archive.ph/1RUJn
#TaxBreaksForTheRich #NoDictators #TrumpSucks #TrumpLies #USPol #ArmedPosses #FoodShortages #HighRents #MAGA #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #MakeRomeGreatAgain #NoKings
#NoEmperors #EndOfTheRepublic
#HistoryRepeatsItself #EconomicDownturn
Lessons from the Late Roman Army
June 25, 2014
"As the Empire grew, successive leaders, now styled as Emperors widened the veteran benefits until the mid third century A.D. After this troubled period of revolts, barbarian attacks and #EconomicDownturn and collapse, Roman authorities gradually reduced pensions and lengthened the period of active service necessary to receive full credit for service. This appears to have been done to reduce taxes for wealthy Romans living in the provinces."
https://cimsec.org/lessons-late-roman-army/
#TaxBreaksForTheRich #NoDictators #TrumpSucks #TrumpLies #USPol #ArmedPosses #FoodShortages #HighRents #MAGA #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #MakeRomeGreatAgain #NoKings
#NoEmperors #EndOfTheRepublic
#HistoryRepeatsItself
How #Rome Destroyed Its Own Republic
#Augustus told Romans he was the only one who could save Rome. And they believed him.
by Becky Little, Nov 5, 2018, Last Updated: June 30, 2025
"Imagine a world in which political norms have broken down. Senators use bad faith arguments to block the government from getting anything done. An autocrat rigs elections and gives himself complete control over the government. Even stranger, many voters subscribe to the autocrat’s personality cult and agree that he should have absolute control.
"Welcome to Rome in the first century B.C.E. The republic that had existed for over 400 years had finally hit a crisis it couldn’t overcome. Rome itself wouldn’t fall, but during this period it lost its republic forever.
"The man who played the biggest role in disrupting Rome’s republic was #AugustusCaesar, who made himself the first emperor of Rome in 27 B.C.E. By that point, the republic’s political norms had been breaking down for about a century, and Augustus was in a position to take advantage of that.
"Before that century, 'there had been a really long period where the republic functioned,' says Edward J. Watts, author of the new book Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into #Tyranny. Political norms were heeded; and when the government ran into a new problem, it would amend itself to keep working. For over 300 years, the republic operated this way. There was no political violence, land theft or capital punishment because those went against the political norms Rome had established.
"Then, in 133 B.C.E., Rome experienced its first political murder in the history of the republic. Senators were angry that Tiberius Gracchus, an elected official who had tried to #redistribute land to the #poor, was seeking a second term as tribune of the plebs. During a fight that broke out between Tiberius’s followers and opponents, senators beat him to death with wooden chairs and helped murder nearly 300 of his followers.
"Political violence increased in the 80s B.C.E. when political factions started stealing people’s land and killing their enemies. In 44, senators murdered Augustus’ great-uncle Julius Caesar after he #unconstitutionally named himself #dictator for life.
"Non-violent political dysfunction increased during this time, too. During the 60s B.C.E., a senator named Cato the Younger had constantly and unnecessarily used #ProceduralDelays to block the senate from voting on legislation he did not like for years. Other senators went along with this because they considered Cato a moral leader.
"In 59 B.C.E., one of the consuls working with Cato even tried to shut down all public business for the entire year by declaring each day of the year a religious holiday. (In the Roman Republic, saying the gods were angry was an acceptable reason to declare a holiday and postpone voting.)"
Read more:
https://www.history.com/articles/rome-republic-augustus-dictator
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/YufxA
#NoDictators #TrumpSucks #TrumpLies #USPol #MAGA #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #MakeRomeGreatAgain #NoKings
#NoEmperors #EndOfTheRepublic
#HistoryRepeatsItself #GovernmentShutdown
"Social unrest was common in ancient Rome, and the Senate often faced uprisings of the plebeian class that proved difficult to suppress. Particularly in the late Republic, assemblies of the people were so liable to escalate into rioting and city-wide chaos that the Senate was forced to enact legislation which 'authorized the use of an #ArmedPosse' (Nippel, p.51) for Roman magistrates and patricians who might be swept up in the chaos that so often followed the passing of a new law.
"When this measure proved insufficient — 'bodyguards' could be readily bribed, and often took the law into their own hands — the urban cohorts were established to deal with civil disorder. But even these experienced veterans could be caught off guard and unable to deal with extensive rioting.
"Indeed, it is almost impossible for the modern mind to underestimate the social unrest and destruction so essential to the Roman modus vivendi, especially in times of political turbulence.
"Riots in Rome had many causes: #FoodShortages; #HighRent costs for houses and apartments that were liable to sudden and catastrophic collapse; political tensions. Even the undesired result of a chariot race or a sub-standard theatre show could incite city-wide violence."
https://eidolon.pub/cry-havoc-e407e34a57fc
#NoKings #NoEmperors #EndOfTheRepublic #NationalGuard #HistoryRepeatsItself #USPol
Yeah, piss off veterans. We know how that went over in #Roman history...
US #AirForce to deny retirement pay to #transgender #ServiceMembers being separated from the service
#NoKings #NoEmperors #EndOfTheRepublic #HistoryRepeatsItself
I now have fifteen square feet of Old Glory, the Rebel Alliance Starbird, and the Alliance's Declaration of Rebellion for this weekend's events. @tedbrassfield.bsky.social & @captainkudzu.bsky.social #NoKings #NoEmperors #StarWars #June14th
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