Author: Mitchell A. Sobieski

Responsabilidad por el caos: el movimiento de Trump, construido sobre la crueldad, enfrenta un ajuste de cuentas sin espacio para el arrepentimiento

El atractivo de Donald Trump alguna vez pareció imparable en ciertos círculos, impulsado por un mantra de disrupción sin disculpas que muchos de sus seguidores celebraban como un soplo de aire fresco. Disfrutaban de su estilo confrontacional, elogiando precisamente el caos que inquietaba a otros. Los adversarios políticos eran “humillados”, los expertos ridiculizados, y la idea de gobernar mediante el diálogo razonado fue reemplazada por un carnaval de insultos. Quienes advertían que tal enfoque tendría un costo grave fueron tachados de exagerados o desconectados de la realidad. Hoy, mientras una serie de crisis económicas y diplomáticas convergen, esos mismos...

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Freedom is not the right to hate: Why MAGA’s claim of religious liberty is a shield for cruelty

In the America that Donald Trump built, and the Supreme Court has blessed, religious belief is no longer a personal right. It is a bludgeon. It is a cloak used to shield cruelty. It is a sword drawn against anyone who fails to conform to White Christian power. Religious liberty was never meant to be an all-access pass to ignore civil rights. But today, that is exactly what it has become. In the hands of the MAGA faithful, it has been weaponized into something grotesque: a legal justification to discriminate, to humiliate, to segregate, and to undo generations of...

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Milwaukee could be a battleground for resistance if Trump ever turned the U.S. military on Americans

EDITOR’S NOTE: This scenario, developed by Milwaukee Independent, is not a prediction. It is a structured exploration of what could unfold if Donald Trump declared martial law and used the U.S. military to suppress domestic opposition. Drawing on legal precedents, military doctrine, and regional infrastructure, this analysis centers on Milwaukee and the Great Lakes, a region that could emerge as both a frontline and a lifeline in a national constitutional crisis. It is a theoretical exercise in understanding the consequences of unchecked executive power, as a disruption that would permanently alter American life. As Donald Trump continues consolidating is...

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La falsa profecía del populismo: cómo el culto al poder de Trump protege su gobierno autoritario

El segundo mandato de Donald Trump como presidente expone una cruda realidad para Estados Unidos. Ha utilizado todas las herramientas a su alcance para sofocar la disidencia, distorsionar la percepción pública y concentrar el poder en sus propias manos. Y los estadounidenses parecen estar de acuerdo con eso, ya que sabían exactamente quién era cuando lo reeligieron. Su descarado desprecio por los principios democráticos refleja las tácticas de notorios demagogos que sustituyeron la libertad por el miedo y la justicia por la coerción. La administración de Trump ha seguido una campaña calculada para socavar los contrapesos gubernamentales, creando un...

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From Mao to MAGA: How Trump’s decade of political chaos echoes China’s Cultural Revolution

China descended into chaos under the direction of its own leader in 1966. Mao Zedong, facing diminished influence after the Great Leap Forward’s disastrous failure, launched what became known as the Cultural Revolution. It was framed as a purge of “counter-revolutionary” elements, but at its core, it was a campaign to reassert Mao’s authority by turning the population, especially the youth, against the country’s own institutions, intellectuals, and even families. Millions of students became Red Guards, emboldened by Mao’s rhetoric to dismantle the old world. Schools shut down, libraries were burned, and educators were beaten in the streets. Temples,...

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Drone battlefields: Ukraine’s advanced tactics shows U.S. deficiencies in adapting to modern warfare

A battlefield revolution is unfolding across Ukraine, driven by wire-guided FPV drones and improvised strike tactics that have transformed front-line warfare into a test of adaptability and production, not just firepower. While this shift continues to alter the strategic balance in the region, it also lays bare vulnerabilities within the United States’ military philosophy, a structure rooted in outdated assumptions, industrial inertia, and legacy platforms. Ukraine’s battlefield is now defined by swarm tactics, cheap aerial vehicles, and constant adaptation. In this landscape, drones are not a support element, they are the frontline. Some are controlled by fly-by-wire systems to...

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