US EditionAmerica's Dirty War: Just Say No
Investigations and surveillance targeting Black Americans and institutions have increased as part of efforts to influence the 2026 midterms and advance Project 2025 policies, experts say.
- Donald J. Trump is described as leading a `silent civil war` in the United States, waged through legislation, intimidation, propaganda and economic warfare, following the Project 2025 playbook.
- To build capacity, the administration is recruiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement with about 80,000 recruits offered a $50,000 signing bonus and student loan relief, while officials push to tilt electoral maps for the 2026 midterms and revise Smithsonian Institution exhibits.
- Letitia James, New York Attorney General, faces law-enforcement harassment after civil fraud charges last year; the U.S. Department of Justice probes perceived enemies including Lisa Cook, while Nicole Collier was detained over 24 hours illegally.
- Communities such as Prince George's County, Maryland and Charles County, Maryland are already feeling economic fallout, while DOJ actions and executive orders have caused workforce shocks and illegal detentions are limiting civic participation.
- Critics label the trend `Confederacy 2.0` and link it to `ordered liberty` rhetoric, while writers draw parallels to Argentina's 1976 dictatorship, warning democracy could be eroded but later reclaimed through civic resistance.
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America's dirty war: Just say no
I don’t know about you, but I believe our second American Civil War already started. It’s a so-called soft, and to date, generally a bloodless war — only about 150 years since the truly bloody first American Civil War of 1861-1865 ended. To win his second term, Donald Trump promised to end of the Ukraine War on Day One, to lower grocery and gas prices right away, to stop inflation and to carry out retribution. Now, the picture is more clear, mo…
America, You’re In Danger, Girl: A Silent Civil War Is Here
Source: desifoto / Getty Wake up, America—especially Black America, because we are at war. What many of us thought was just another bout with Jim Crow has revealed itself to be something even more sinister—the rebirth of the Confederacy, rebranded and repackaged under the red hat of MAGA. This is not metaphorical or hypothetical; a silent civil war has begun, and Donald J. Trump is at the helm, leading the charge. Let’s look at the facts: an el…
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