This Week in Democracy – Week 59: An Illegal War Abroad, More Madness at Home
Zeteo's weekly round-up, documenting the growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
"From launching an illegal war with no clear strategy to obstructing a DHS inspector general, here’s what Trump and his allies did this week that harm democracy, undermine the Constitution, and hurt societies worldwide"
From Zeteo's 'This Week in Democracy':
07.03.2026 05:14
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He sent Kristi Noem, whom he just fired as DHS secretary, as his special envoy for the Shield of the Americas “to go after cartels and drug trafficking in the entire Western Hemisphere” the way she went after innocent immigrants and U.S. citizens in our country?
Make it make sense!
07.03.2026 07:19
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I’m seeing a ton of this floating around.
It’s true, we’re bombing the hell out of Iran, but this war isn’t as one sided as they’d have you believe. In a week, the US has lost at least two (possibly more) AN/TPY-2 radar.
We have less than 15 of them and they take years to make.
07.03.2026 03:57
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Lucifer has a point
07.03.2026 02:35
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He should’ve resigned immediately instead of staying the rest of his term to protect the razor-thin GOP House majority and to deny his opponent Katy Padilla Stout an opportunity to win in a special election to fill his seat.
07.03.2026 06:46
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Democrat confident she can flip US House district in West Texas blue
The top vote-getter in Tuesday’s primaries for Texas’ 23rd Congressional was a Democrat.
He wasn't MAGA enough. Now they are running with the AK Guy. The Dem is Katy Padilla Stout, a San Antonio based Teacher turned Child Advocate Lawyer. More Ds vote than Rs in the Primary. She CAN win and flip this. www.wane.com/border-repor...
07.03.2026 02:27
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Our troops are dying this isn’t a video game. The White House is posting so-called “hype” videos that mix real footage from the war in Iran with clips from movies and video games like Call of Duty. It’s an absolute disgrace.
07.03.2026 02:35
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Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact.
How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.
07.03.2026 01:20
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In Congressional hearing, Pam Bondi told members of Congress that they should not question Trump about his Epstein ties because the DOW was above 50,000.
It is far below that now. So, will she now agree to answer honest, pertinent questions about Trump's involvement in a child sex trafficking ring?
07.03.2026 05:58
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MASSIE: “Iran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leader… 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 turned him into a martyr, expended billions, 6 🇺🇸 families must now lay to rest their sons & daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer.”
06.03.2026 04:11
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A great bit of cautionary advice.. Beware of a political party that is more focused on keeping people from voting than winning their vote.
24.02.2026 16:41
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This “Big Beautiful Bill” hasn’t hit yet because the Republicans timed much of it’s inception until after the mid term elections. Knowing that the implementation would be very unpopular and it would influence the election. In other words, they would loose. Now would be a good time to review the Bill
25.02.2026 14:59
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We need a new Mark Felt to leak the Epstein files. You're old if you get that reference.
26.02.2026 00:23
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The DOJ is flat out LYING when they claim compliance with the Epstein law.
Millions of files are being withheld under the assertion of privilege.
Take them to court immediately.
Get a judge to assign an independent special master.
Let the SM review the remaining files and determine compliance.
26.02.2026 21:34
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ICE "should be abolished, but also it should be prosecuted" - Democratic Rep. @sethmoulton.bsky.social, from the centrist wing of the party, tells me he wants his party leadership to go further than just reforming ICE. Doing that is "no longer believable."
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/moulton-ic...
26.02.2026 03:16
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The President continues to threaten to jail me.
My job is to stand up for the people of Illinois and stand in the way of him harming them.
26.02.2026 02:36
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Jeffries: "The cult-like behavior of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle is a complete and total abdication of their responsibility to conduct themselves like a separate and co-equal branch of government"
25.02.2026 19:41
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“What kind of administration releases naked photos of victims, and then protects the perpetrators?”
#TrumpEpsteinFiles #EpsteinAdministration
25.02.2026 13:41
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A reminder that fake voter fraud and false claims of election rigging were always the plan. Here’s a direct message from Assange to Don Jr way back in 2016.
24.02.2026 21:19
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Of all Presidementia's prior State-of-the-Unions I've not watched in the past, tonight's State-of-the-Union is the State-of-the-Union I'm not watching the most. 🍊🚫
24.02.2026 19:19
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The President's speech was just what we expected, all dishonesty & self-aggrandizement while he continues to ignore the real problems Americans are facing because of HIS decisions.
25.02.2026 04:06
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It will be tough for America’s global reputation to recover after this absolutely shameful vote.
25.02.2026 14:15
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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.
The US Justice Department withheld testimony that Donald Trump sexually abused a girl when she was 13 or 14 - according to a source who viewed unredacted Epstein files.
This is the worst scandal in US history and should be the biggest news story on the planet right now.
www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...
24.02.2026 19:39
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The State of the Union: the president is a corrupt demented sex criminal who tried to overthrow the constitution.
25.02.2026 00:19
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The American people's revulsion of the pedophile führer is truly inspiring. The loathsome piece for shit's State of the Union (SOTU) LIE-fest is going set a new vomit-inducing standard. At this time In a president's term, no POTUS has ever been more despised. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇
24.02.2026 23:52
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Wow! I just got an advance copy of Trump’s State of the Union remarks for tonight:
“Biden. Obama. Hillary. Democrat hoax. Witch hunt. Rigged. Biden. Obama. Hillary. Democrat hoax. Witch hunt. Rigged. Biden. Obama. Hillary. Democrat hoax. Witch hunt. Rigged. Biden.”
#TrumpStateOfDelusion
25.02.2026 00:15
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This past weekend, I stood with our community demanding ICE OUT NOW.
20.02.2026 17:59
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It’s the Epstein Administration.
No wonder Bondi spent the entire hearing screeching and deflecting.
H/T: @aaronparnas.bsky.social
12.02.2026 14:35
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Walz: "The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here. There's going to be accountability on things that happened, but one of them is the incredible and immense cost borne by the people of this state. The federal government needs to be responsible."
12.02.2026 16:04
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