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Trump’s Fascist Lies Meet Democratic Spinelessness in Congress

DOGE (Department of Government EXTINCTION) TRACKER UPDATE

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Department of Government Extinction (DOGE) Tracker

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Department of Government Extinction (DOGE) Tracker

Welcome to the Department of Government Extinction Tracker—your frontline record of the systematic destruction being carried out under Trump’s fascist regime. While they still call it the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), let’s be honest: this isn’t about efficiency. It’s about

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The DOGE Tracker Update is right below, but before that I need just a moment:

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DOGE v. Objective Reality

🔴 UPDATE: March 4, 2025

Trump just delivered an address to Congress that would make Goebbels proud—a relentless barrage of lies, historical revisionism, and open fascist rhetoric. And the Democrats? They had a performative, disjointed response that showcased their inability to coordinate, craft a coherent messaging strategy, or demonstrate even the semblance of a spine.

🚨 Key Developments:

  • Fascism in Full Display – Trump didn’t just lie—he rewrote history in real-time. He painted his disastrous economic policies as triumphs, vilified his enemies like an authoritarian dictator, and made it clear that democracy will not survive his second term.

  • A Cult, Not a Party – Congressional Republicans cheered every falsehood, from his claim that tariffs are “saving” the economy (they’re tanking it) to his insistence that crime is at an all-time high (it’s down). This wasn’t an applause for truth—it was obedience training.

  • Democrats Bungled the Response—Spectacularly – Instead of a unified rebuttal that exposed Trump’s lies and his fascist agenda, the opposition delivered a scattered mess of weak platitudes and half-hearted soundbites. It was less a counterattack and more a group project where nobody talked to each other.

  • This Very Update is More Effective Than the Entire Democratic Response – If you're reading this, you've already seen more clarity, urgency, and fight than anything Democratic leadership managed to put together tonight.

🔍 Why This Matters:

  • This isn’t "misinformation"—it’s full-scale propaganda. Trump isn’t just lying; he’s constructing an alternate reality and demanding total allegiance to it.

  • This isn’t "authoritarianism"—it’s outright fascism. He’s not just consolidating power; he’s dismantling democracy and replacing it with a personality cult.

  • Democrats still don’t understand the stakes. They continue to treat this as a policy disagreement when it’s a fight for the survival of the republic.

🚨 The Bottom Line: Trump stood before Congress and laid out his fascist vision for America. The GOP cheered. The Democrats stumbled through a performative response that couldn’t be assembled into a single full spine. And the only real opposition? It’s coming from outside the halls of power.

📌 Sources:

  • AP News: Trump’s address to Congress showed the country’s stark partisan divide

  • Politico: An emboldened Trump ditches bipartisanship as Democrats revolt

  • NY Post: Trump to urge Congress for more funding for deportations— in front of Laken Riley’s parents

  • The Guardian: ‘Resist’ shirts and ‘a little disturbance’: key takeaways from Trump’s Congress speech

  • CNN: Fact-checking Trump’s address to Congress

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Why did they not get up and walk out en mass? Sitting there with signs looked ridiculous. Allowing the cameras to focus on their faces as he attacked them was a sign of weakness as well. Their very presence gave credence to his lies and viciousness.

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