This Week in Democracy โ 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, hereโs 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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Trumpโs White House Posts Fascist Memes As It Wrecks the Economy
The presidentโs extremely online staff is posting โGrand Theft Autoโ memes and cracking jokes about his Iran war as energy prices explode.
โTrumpโs White House Posts Fascist Memes As It Wrecks the Economyโ
The presidentโs extremely online staff is posting โGrand Theft Autoโ memes and cracking jokes about his Iran war as energy prices explode.
07.03.2026 11:11
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Trump Fed Governor Stephen Miran as oil prices spike: "We don't have an inflation problem. The inflation excess is not entirely but largely a function of measurement issues."
06.03.2026 16:58
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โIf anything, I might have forced Israelโs hand.โ
US President Donald Trump denied that Israel forced him into attacking Iran, contradicting his own Secretary of State and Republican leaders who were saying the opposite just yesterday.
03.03.2026 17:55
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Ellie Chowns asks the PM if he'll publish the legal advice the govt received on the initial US/Israel attack on Iran.
Keir Starmer says no, he won't.
02.03.2026 16:48
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๐บ๐ธ Trump honouring lost lives of US military personnel in a way only he can.
02.03.2026 17:07
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Farage getting his ideas from ๐บ๐ธ.
@reformexposed.bsky.social
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02.03.2026 17:02
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British media adopting the Trump White House press corps approach to giving Farage a pass with his โalternative factsโ.
02.03.2026 13:46
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๐บ๐ธ Has FIFA issued any statement about how its first-ever and inspired choice of Peace Prize winner is doing?
02.03.2026 10:17
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One of my MP followers should ask him at PMQs this week if unquestionably and blindly following the Americans into war is the wrong thing to do.
02.03.2026 10:08
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And still people watch World War Two Holocaust documentaries and wonder how the authorities were empowered and enabled to open concentration camps. ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
02.03.2026 09:45
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Some of them are asking for their billion dollars back
02.03.2026 09:36
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BBC interviewers unsurprisingly avoiding asking ๐ฌ๐ง Starmer ministers backing ๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ war on Iran about the attacks on schools and civilians.
02.03.2026 09:22
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No more illegal wars. Introduce a prevention of military intervention act and put human rights at the heart of foreign policy. Review all UK arms sales and make us a force for international peace and justice.
The majority of people in this country do not want us to be involved in this war.
Keir Starmer of a few years ago wouldn't have supported this war.
The only reason he does now is he will do anything Donald Trump wants - and it makes us all less safe.
02.03.2026 08:19
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Six years ago, his principles were entirely different.
02.03.2026 07:55
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Down with the Crown. ๐ ๐๐ป
01.03.2026 17:46
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Reform UKโs share of BBC and ITV coverage is ridiculous given their number of MPs & considering opposition parties that polled higher (such as Lib Dems) receive such poor coverage.
www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/after-w...
01.03.2026 17:12
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We hope all the golfers who played at Turnberry, today, had a good round.
#TrumpsWar
01.03.2026 17:13
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The whole notion of being the subject of a hereditary monarchy is deeply ยญoffensive, especially when itโs one that changed its name to something rather more British-sounding to cover its Teutonic origins, writes Ruth Wishart
01.03.2026 17:20
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This is how Trumpโs ambassador to the UN responded to news that three U.S. service members were killed and multiple others injured
01.03.2026 17:25
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Anas Sarwar defends Keir Starmer's response to US-Israel strikes on Iran
Anas Sarwar has defended Keir Starmerโs response to US-Israeli strikes on Iran as the UK Defence Secretary refused to say if they were illegal under international law
01.03.2026 14:13
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Funny how politicians who are most keen on whining about immigration and refugees and asylum seekers are also very keen on starting the wars that create refugees and asylum seekers.
28.02.2026 16:32
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Exclusive: Read the draft executive emergency order for Trump to take control of elections
Lawyers and legal experts explicitly said that such an order is blatantly unconstitutional.
EXCLUSIVE: A draft executive order that would allow Trump to take unprecedented control over federal elections is reportedly being circulated with the White House.
Democracy Docket obtained a copy.
Read the full, 17-page order below๐
28.02.2026 21:09
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Trump in 2011: โOur president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. Heโs weak and heโs ineffective.โ
28.02.2026 15:36
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The United States & Israel have launched an illegal and unprovoked attack on Iran.
Keir Starmer condemns Iran.
28.02.2026 15:06
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28.02.2026 19:26
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And of course, Farage wants the UK to support the US in their illegal war.
#BoneSpurs
#CowardInChief
28.02.2026 11:31
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