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🎯 Erik Prince's Ukraine Drone GrabErik Prince's appearance in Kyiv seeking control of Ukrainian drone companies isn't just another grift by the Blackwater founder. As Olga Lautman observed on today's Trump Tyranny Tracker, Prince's push in…
💰 THE GRIFT: Campaign Cash Pipeline to Trump PropertiesPolitical committees have pumped $931,000 into Trump properties since inauguration, with the RNC leading the charge. A quarter of House Republicans now direct campaign funds to his bus…
Three years after fleeing Russia's genocidal invasion of Ukraine, Exxon executives sat across from sanctioned Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin in Doha, negotiating their return to the Sakhalin oil project. The meetings weren't supposed to be public.…
KEY AUTHORITARIAN INDICATORS FROM TODAY'S SHOW:🔫 MILITARIZATION OF THE CAPITAL The deployment of 2,200+ armed National Guard troops patrolling D.C. neighborhoods represents the most significant militarization of the American capital since …
The Trump administration crossed another authoritarian threshold Friday when FBI agents searched former National Security Advisor John Bolton's home and office, ostensibly seeking classified materials from his 2020 book "The Room Where It H…
🇷🇺 Russia Rejects Peace, Bombs U.S. FactoryMoscow won't commit to Putin-Zelenskyy summit, demanding "step by step" talks through lower officials. Trump admitted calling Putin privately while hosting Zelenskyy, calling it "disrespectful" t…
The synchronized assault on American democracy accelerated today across multiple fronts, from Trump and Putin's coordinated attack on U.S. voting systems to the systematic rewriting of American history at the Smithsonian. These aren't isola…
After hours of closed-door meetings, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump emerged to deliver what can only be described as the most revealing non-announcement in diplomatic history. Standing beneath a banner reading "Pursuing Peace," they achiev…
🚔 Capital Under Federal ControlDay 204 of the Trump administration brought an unprecedented federal takeover of Washington D.C.'s police force, deploying the National Guard and placing the Metropolitan Police under direct federal control t…
Day 196 reveals a coordinated assault on democratic institutions through weaponized federal agencies and corporate surveillance partnerships🗳️ JUSTICE DEPARTMENT DEMANDS VOTER DATA FROM 19 STATESThe Justice Department is demanding voter re…
The Trump administration entered a particularly dangerous phase this week, Day 194 of what increasingly resembles authoritarian consolidation rather than democratic governance. Two developments stand out as especially alarming: Trump's deci…
⚖️ Justice Department Targets Federal JudgeThe Justice Department filed a misconduct complaint against Judge James Boasberg for blocking Trump's migrant deportation plan. DOJ claims Boasberg made "improper remarks" about Trump during a judi…
Detention Camp Contractor's Criminal IronyTrump awarded the contract for his new 5,000-bed Fort Bliss detention facility to a team led by GOP megadonor Nathan Albers, whose company TentLogix pleaded guilty in 2019 to illegally hiring undocu…
Day 188 of the Trump administration delivered a cascade of authoritarian moves that reveal the calculated dismantling of American democratic institutions. From installing a white nationalist sympathizer to head the U.S. Institute of Peace t…
Six months into Trump's second term, the machinery of surveillance has shifted from theoretical threat to operational reality. The administration's systematic capture of federal institutions now extends into the most intimate spaces of Amer…
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.narativ.orgOur 2019 investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's intelligence connections led us to Ehud Barak—and through that connection, we made two revelations that has proven ac…
On Day 178 of Trump's authoritarian grip, Jeffrey Epstein achieved something remarkable from beyond the grave: he fractured the MAGA movement that seemed unbreakable. As Trump declared war on his own supporters for demanding the very transp…
Day 177 of the Trump administration brought stark evidence that America's democratic guardrails are not just bending—they no longer exist. From indefinite detention without judicial review to ICE agents interrogating children at baseball pr…
Day 176 revealed Trump's authoritarian project operating on multiple fronts simultaneously—capturing the judiciary through loyalist appointments, eliminating constitutional protections for targeted populations, and weaponizing federal agenc…
The Cover-Up AcceleratesSomething extraordinary happened in February 2025. After years of promising MAGA supporters she would release the "Epstein files," Attorney General Pam Bondi suddenly discovered thousands of previously hidden FBI doc…
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Day 171 of the Trump administration arrived with a stark reminder that authoritarianism doesn't announce itself with dramatic proclamations—it creeps forward through mundane bureaucratic decisions that collectively dismantle democracy. From…
Supreme Court Enables Authoritarian Workforce TransformationThe Supreme Court has lifted the last judicial barrier preventing Trump from executing the largest federal workforce reduction in modern American history. Thanks for reading Narati…
The authoritarian consolidation is no longer theoretical. Day 163 of the Trump administration delivered a masterclass in systematic institutional capture, revealing how thoroughly Trump has weaponized federal agencies to serve both personal…
Our Special July 4 Flash Sale Is On For One Week!Day 162 of the Trump administration marks a watershed moment in American authoritarianism. While the Senate's passage of Trump's $5 trillion "Big Beautiful Bill" grabbed headlines with its 50…
The Trump administration's authoritarian infrastructure crystallized this week as intelligence wars revealed the Iran strike hoax, Justice Department officials openly discussed ignoring court orders, and the surveillance state expanded into…
Day 155 of the Trump administration delivered a perfect snapshot of authoritarian collapse: a president cursing out allies on live television while the Supreme Court quietly eliminated constitutional protections for thousands of people on A…
Day 154 and this is the The Trump Tyranny Tracker LiveIran's "Operation Annunciation of Victory" struck US bases in Qatar and Iraq today, marking the predictable retaliation for Trump's nuclear facility bombing that preserved Iran's weapons…
A federal appeals court handed Donald Trump a dangerous victory Friday, ruling he can continue using California's National Guard and Marines against protesters while Governor Gavin Newsom's legal challenge proceeds. The three-judge panel—in…
The man controlling who gets hired into the Trump administration was born in Moscow and refuses to undergo the security clearance process he demands of everyone else. That explosive revelation anchored today's Trump Tyranny Tracker as autho…
Day 148 of the Trump administration brought a cascade of authoritarian developments that would have been unthinkable in any previous presidency. From threatening foreign leaders with assassination to arresting American officials for request…
Day 147 of the Trump administration delivered a cascade of authoritarian milestones that would have been unthinkable just months ago. From the White House directly amplifying Nazi propaganda to Marines detaining American veterans on U.S. so…
TRUMP TYRANNY TRACKER POST DAY 144The moment we've been warning about has arrived. When federal agents can tackle and handcuff a sitting U.S. Senator while the Department of Justice simultaneously mobilizes prosecutors nationwide to crush p…
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Day 141 of the Trump administration revealed something chilling: we're no longer watching isolated authoritarian tactics unfold one by one. We're witnessing their coordinated convergence into a comprehensive assault on democratic institutio…
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Today's Trump Tyranny Tracker revealed the staggering scope of presidential corruption as Donald Trump has generated $1.2 billion from cryptocurrency ventures launched around his 2024 campaign. His crypto empire—including NFTs, memecoins li…
Day 136 of the Trump administration delivered a masterclass in authoritarian priorities. While deploying unprecedented federal resources to hunt immigrants, Trump handed terrorism prevention to a grocery store clerk and systematically weake…
Hegseth “Too Busy” For Critical Ukraine Meeting For the first time since its creation, America's defense secretary will not attend the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting. Pete Hegseth's unprecedented absence as over 50 nations coordinate…
Tulsi Gabbard Plans Fox News-Style Intelligence BriefingsRussian asset Tulsi Gabbard wants to transform Trump's Presidential Daily Brief into Fox News-style video presentations with flashy graphics and network personalities. This comes as T…