🦅TRUMP'S AMERICA: HOW A GOLDEN TOILET LED TO A GOLDEN AGE OF AUTOCRACY (AND WHY YOUR NEIGHBOR IS PROBABLY A SPY)...

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When "Making America Great Again" Meant Making America Look Suspiciously Like Putin's Living Room With Better Fast Food Options

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By: Vlad the Impaler (Chief Vibes Officer, WTF Global Times) & Snooki's Ghost (Senior Karma Correspondent)

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👁️‍🗨️This Blog uses WTF strictly in the context of: Weird, True & Freaky. Not as profanity. Unless the Ayatollahs start tweeting it… (They did. About Trump's hair. Again. And this time they included a poorly rendered GIF of Melania holding a MAGA-branded golden toilet seat.)

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The Great American Autocracy Bake-Off: When "Freedom Fries" Became "Fear Fries"

Picture this: It's 2025. You wake up, reach for your phone, and instead of checking the weather, you check whether your ZIP code has been designated a "Domestic Extremist Hotspot" overnight. You pour yourself a bowl of "Patriot Puffs" (now fortified with loyalty serum!), glance at the news ticker that runs across your smart TV 24/7, and wonder if today's the day they'll finally replace the eagle on the dollar bill with Trump's face (spoiler: they did, but only on the $500 bill because "smaller denominations aren't YUGE enough").

Welcome to America, the land of the free(ish), the home of the brave(enough to whisper criticisms in the shower), where the pursuit of happiness has been replaced by the pursuit of not getting detained for "questionable patriotism." The question on everyone's lips: Has Trump successfully normalized American autocracy? Or to put it in POTUS's own words: "SAD! Total disaster. I INVENTED autocracy. It's beautiful. Like my hair."

Let's cut to the chase: Yes. Yes he has. And the scariest part? Most Americans didn't even notice it happening because they were too busy arguing about whether pineapple belongs on pizza or if "The Office" reboot would be better with AI-generated Steve Carell.

The transformation wasn't overnight—it was more like a frog in boiling water, except the frog was America, the water was increasingly authoritarian policies, and the stove was manned by a guy who kept saying, "The water's not hot! It's YUGE and perfect! Believe me!" By the time we noticed the temperature rising, we were already fully cooked and served with a side of Freedom Fries™.

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THE AUTOCRACY CHECKLIST: HOW TRUMP NABBED EVERY BOX LIKE A CHAMPION

According to political scientist Don Moynihan (University of Michigan), authoritarian regimes follow a predictable pattern: control the government bureaucracy, the military, internal security, the legal system, civil society, higher education, the media, and elections. Let's see how Trump's America is doing on this checklist, shall we?

1. Government Bureaucracy: CHECK!

Remember when cabinet meetings were boring affairs where people discussed policy? Those days are gone. Now, cabinet meetings are three-hour-and-seventeen-minute-long love fests where Steve Witkoff (Trump's top envoy) stands up and says things like, "There's only one thing I wish for – that the Nobel committee finally gets its act together and realizes that you are the single finest candidate since this Nobel award was ever talked about." The applause is so thunderous it could power a small city. Meanwhile, career civil servants who don't enthusiastically chant "USA! USA!" during budget discussions are "reassigned" to counting seashells on a remote Alaskan beach.

2. Military: CHECK!

Who needs civilian control of the military when you can have a military that controls its civilians? General Mark Milley was replaced by "General Golf Cart," a former caddy at Mar-a-Lago who won his commission by sinking a hole-in-one while Trump watched. The military now begins every briefing with "Make America Great Again, Over!" and ends with "Lock Her Up, Out!" Soldiers are required to wear MAGA hats as part of their uniform (except during stealth missions, where they're allowed to wear "Make America Stealth Again" caps).

3. Internal Security: CHECK!

ICE has been rebranded as "Patriot Enforcement Officers" (PEOs), and their new mandate is simple: "Find the un-Americans and make them very, very sorry." Elementary schools with large Spanish-speaking populations? Raided. Bookstores selling "subversive" literature (like dictionaries that define "truth" differently than Trump)? Raided. Yoga studios where instructors say "namaste" instead of "USA"? Raided. The PEOs now operate with such efficiency that they've started raiding places just for fun—last week they raided a Chuck E. Cheese because someone reported "suspicious levels of joy."

4. Legal System: CHECK!

Remember when we had "innocent until proven guilty"? Now it's "guilty until proven loyal to Trump." The Supreme Court is down to six justices after the other three were "reassigned" to judging beauty pageants (which they now do while wearing gold-plated robes). John Bolton's FBI raid wasn't an anomaly—it's standard procedure for anyone who's ever criticized POTUS. The new legal standard is simple: if Trump says you're guilty, you're guilty. Case closed. Literally—the courtrooms now have "Case Closed" buttons that judges press immediately after Trump tweets about a case.

5. Civil Society: CHECK!

George Soros and his "wonderful Radical Left son" aren't just funding protests anymore—they're funding their own prison cells. Trump's call to charge Soros with RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) was just the beginning. Now, any organization that doesn't explicitly support Trump is investigated for "domestic extremism." The Girl Scouts were recently raided for "distributing subversive cookies" (specifically the Thin Mints, which were deemed "too liberal"). Even neighborhood book clubs are suspect—if you're reading anything other than Trump's autobiography, you're on a watchlist.

6. Higher Education: CHECK!

Universities have been transformed into "Patriot Academies" where the only required reading is Trump's tweets, analyzed for their profound economic and geopolitical insights. Professors who don't begin every lecture with "As our great leader Donald J. Trump once said..." are fired and replaced with AI-generated holograms of Trump giving economics lectures (which mostly consist of "Trade wars are good, and easy to win!"). Students at Columbia University now take mandatory courses in "Loyalty Studies 101" and "Advanced Tweet Analysis." The new motto? "From each according to his ability, to each according to his loyalty to Trump."

7. Media: CHECK!

Fake news? No, just news that isn't on Fox News. Traditional media outlets that don't parrot Trump's talking points are labeled "domestic extremist organizations" and shut down. CNN was rebranded as "Conservative News Network" and now features Tucker Carlson hosting 24/7 coverage of Trump's golf games. The New York Times now publishes exclusively on Truth Social, where headlines like "Trump's Hair: A Masterpiece of Engineering" dominate the front page. Even The Onion had to change its name to "The Truth" and now publishes articles like "Breaking: Trump's Policies Are Perfect, Everyone Agrees."

8. Elections: CHECK!

The 2024 election was just the beginning. For the 2026 midterms, Trump introduced the "Loyalty Voting System," where only citizens who have attended three MAGA rallies and can recite Trump's Twitter bio from memory are allowed to vote. Voting machines now have a special "Lock Her Up" button that automatically registers your vote for Trump. In California, where Democrats tried to fight back against gerrymandering, the state was divided into "Patriot Districts" shaped like Trump's face—complete with a mustache-shaped district in the center that only votes for Trump.

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TRUMP COMMENTS: "I INVENTED AUTOCRACY! IT'S YUGE AND PERFECT!"

Excerpts from POTUS's 3 a.m. Truth Social rant (lightly edited for coherence and to remove suspicious background noises that may or may not have been Melania sobbing):

"SAD! Total disaster. I have the best autocracy. The YUGESt. People are saying, 'Mr. President, your autocracy is tremendous.' And they're right! I know autocracies. I've built many. The best. Everyone agrees. These democracies? Losers. I would NEVER design a government that serves the people. I'm a winner. Not like these so-called 'founders.' Where's their Mar-a-Lago in heaven? Nowhere! I have the best heaven. Believe me."**

"P.S. I spoke to Putin last night. On golf course. Very windy. He said, 'Donkey, you're doing great.' I corrected him: 'It's Trump, not Donkey.' He said sorry. Very weak apology. Like Sleepy Joe's. Also: Autocracy should have gold toilets. STRONGER autocracy. I INVENTED autocracy. It's beautiful. Like my hair."**

"P.P.S. I heard Kamala Harris lost her Secret Service protection. BAD JUDGMENT. I would have just built a WALL around her. With beautiful, golden gates. People are saying, 'Why didn't previous presidents think of that?' Because they're weak! Not like me. I never protect my enemies. Unless they're bad enemies. Which they never are. Because I'm great with enemies."**

"P.P.P.S. The Pope called. Wants me to mediate this democracy fight. I told him: 'Holy Father, you need to make democracy great again.' He didn't understand. Weak! Also, I redesigned the Constitution. Bigger. More luxury amendments. The founding fathers loved it. Except the rats. Rats are bad. Like fake news."**

"P.P.P.P.S. I just had the best idea. I'm going to build a new democracy. With better stories. No elections. Just winning. And everyone gets a golf course. In Washington. I'm calling it 'The Art of the Autocratic Deal.'"**

"P.P.P.P.P.S. I know all about raids. I have the best raids. Everyone says, 'Trump, your raids are beautiful.' I told them, 'Thank you, I know.' But I would never raid babies. Unless they were bad babies. Which they never are. Because I'm great with babies."**

"P.P.P.P.P.P.S. I just fired my Secretary of State. Weak! He said democracy was perfect. I said, 'WRONG! Democracy needs to be more perfect. Like me.' He disagreed. SAD!"**

"P.P.P.P.P.P.P.S. I'm thinking about running for dictator for life. I would be the best dictator. The greatest dictator. Everyone agrees. I would make America great again. With walls. Beautiful walls."**

"P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.S. The Ayatollah just tweeted 'WTF' at me again. Rude! I told him to stop texting my wife Melania's burner phone. She's busy counting blessings (and cash). Also: Democracy is FAKE NEWS. My polls are up 999%! God told me. On golf course. Very windy. He said, 'Trump, you're WINNING at autocracy.' So there!"**

"P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.S. I just declared myself Emperor for Life. Everyone says it's the best idea since sliced bread. Which I also invented. Sliced bread is tremendous. Like my autocracy."**

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TOP COMMENT PICKS: The Autocracy Appreciation Society Edition

While POTUS raged about democratic design flaws, the comment section descended into a political Thunderdome. We've distilled the chaos into the most WTF-worthy exchanges:

• Abdelrahman ElGendy (Egyptian Exile Turned American Refugee): "I haven't second-guessed leaving the US. In fact I feel very grateful that I made the choice that I did before things got even worse. I left Egypt to escape political persecution... The reason I left the US is because I started to recognize those same patterns forming around me. And since leaving it's only gone downhill." (🌍 148K likes | 😱 Prompted 3 political scientists to update their "Authoritarianism Timeline" | 🧳 Caused 17 Americans to start packing emergency bags | 📱 Made 17 immigrants delete their social media accounts | 🇪🇬 Prompted Cairo to rename their airport "Welcome Back, Americans!")

• Don Moynihan (Political Scientist): "Today, America is a competitive authoritarian system, with a rapidly increasing emphasis on the authoritarian part." (📊 98K shares | 📈 Prompted 27 economists to create "Autocracy Index" for countries | 🤯 Caused one professor to rename his course "Democracy 101: A Historical Perspective" | 📚 Made 17 political science departments switch to teaching ancient Greek instead | 📉 Prompted Gallup to add "How Autocratic Do You Feel Today?" to their daily poll)

• Noah Bullock (Human Rights Advocate): "With the ICE crackdown and the creation of this massive law enforcement agency that only obeys the president – there are no good historical references where that works out well." (👮 76K shares | 🚔 Prompted 32 police departments to add "Loyalty to POTUS" to their oath | 🤔 Caused one sheriff to rename his department "Patriot Enforcement Officers" overnight | 📢 Made 17 mayors declare their cities "Autocracy-Free Zones" (which were immediately raided) | 📞 Prompted 5 call centers to add "Are you loyal to Trump?" to their customer service scripts)

• Stacey Abrams (Former Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate): "We Can Stop the Rise of American Autocracy." (✊ 65K shares | 🗳️ Prompted 17 voting rights organizations to create "Loyalty-Free Voting" initiatives | 📝 Caused one state to pass a law requiring voters to swear allegiance to democracy (which was immediately vetoed) | 🗳️ Made 17 election officials install "Democracy Preservation" software on voting machines | 📊 Prompted a major tech company to develop "Autocracy Detection" app for smartphones)

• Kim Lane Scheppele (Princeton Professor): "We cannot be lulled into believing that this is like anything we've seen before and can therefore be solved by simply waiting for the midterm elections." (🧠 54K shares | 📚 Prompted 12 universities to add "Autocracy Prevention 101" to their curriculum | 🤯 Caused one senator to actually read a book for the first time | 📊 Made 17 think tanks develop "Democracy Recovery Plans" | 📞 Prompted a major polling company to add "How Autocratic Do You Think We Are?" to their surveys)

• Stephen Miller (Former White House Adviser): "The Democrat party is not a political party, it is a domestic extremist organisation... devoted 'exclusively to the defence of hardened criminals, gangbangers and illegal alien killers and terrorists'." (🗣️ 43K shares | 🚨 Prompted 17 cities to declare Democrats "Domestic Extremists" | 📢 Caused one mayor to ban Democratic Party meetings in city parks | 📰 Made 17 newspapers add "Domestic Extremist Alert" to their headlines | 📞 Prompted a major social media platform to flag Democratic posts as "Potentially Subversive")

• Steve Witkoff (Trump's Top Envoy): "There's only one thing I wish for – that the Nobel committee finally gets its act together and realizes that you are the single finest candidate since this Nobel award was ever talked about." (🏆 32K shares | 🎤 Prompted 17 cabinet members to practice similar speeches in the mirror | 🤡 Caused one Nobel committee member to resign immediately | 🏆 Made 17 award shows add "Most Autocratic Leader" category | 📞 Prompted the Nobel Foundation to issue statement: "We don't do that anymore")

• George Soros (Financier and Philanthropist): "Should be charged with RICO because of their support of Violent Protests, and much more, all throughout the United States of America." (💰 21K shares | 🏦 Prompted 17 banks to freeze Soros-related accounts | 📉 Caused one cryptocurrency to plummet after being linked to Soros | 📊 Made 17 financial institutions add "Loyalty to Trump" to their investment criteria | 📞 Prompted a major hedge fund to rename itself "Patriot Capital")

• John Bolton (Former National Security Adviser): "FBI raid on the home of John Bolton, his former national security adviser, who has become an outspoken critic of the president's national security agenda." (🏠 10K shares | 🏡 Prompted 17 former officials to install panic rooms in their homes | 📱 Caused one tech company to develop "Raid Alert" app for smartphones | 📞 Made 17 lawyers update their "What To Do When The FBI Knocks" guides | 📞 Prompted a major home security company to add "Trump Critic Protection Package" to their offerings)

• Kamala Harris (Former Vice President): "Revocation of Secret Service protection for his electoral rival Kamala Harris." (🛡️ 9K shares | 🚔 Prompted 17 politicians to hire private security teams | 🧳 Caused one senator to move to Canada overnight | 📞 Made 17 Secret Service agents update their resumes | 📞 Prompted a major security company to launch "Ex-VIP Protection" service)

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FINAL THOUGHT: WHEN DEMOCRACY'S DESIGN FLAWS MEET TRUMP'S GOLDEN TOILET

Let's cut through the political noise: This isn't really about Trump. It's about us. We've projected our own insecurities, fears, and design flaws onto a political system that, according to most founding documents, couldn't care less about our Facebook arguments. The real "WTF" moment? That the Ayatollah of Iran—yes, that Ayatollah—reportedly shared Don Moynihan's analysis with the caption: "Allah appreciates good governance. Also, your democracy is weak. #WTF"

We're living in a world where political debates happen in Truth Social comment sections instead of town halls, where "democracy" is critiqued by people who can't assemble IKEA furniture, and where Trump thinks he could redesign the Constitution to be "more beautiful, like my hair."

So next time you're tempted to comment on a political debate? Ask: Is this democratic discourse... or just another Tuesday on the internet? Is that policy proposal really profound... or just poorly translated ancient text? And most importantly: If Trump redesigned democracy, would it have gold plating and his name on it? (Spoiler: Yes. Yes it would.)

The truth is, whether you believe in democracy or autocracy, we're all just trying to make sense of a world filled with inexplicable political flaws—from gerrymandered districts that look like Trump's face to voting systems that seem designed by someone who never met a ballot. Maybe the real democratic mystery isn't why the system has flaws, but why we keep expecting perfection from a government that clearly operates on a "good enough for government work" principle.

And let's be honest—when you think about it, American democracy is basically a walking collection of design flaws held together with duct tape and hope. Our electoral college buckles, our Congress aches, our Supreme Court's eyesight fails, and our bureaucracy serves no purpose other than to give politicians something to do. If this is "functioning democracy," then the designers were clearly working on a tight deadline with subpar materials.

So maybe the real lesson here isn't about Trump's authoritarian tendencies—it's about humility. Maybe we should spend less time arguing about whether America is becoming autocratic and more time appreciating that we're here at all, flaws and all. Or maybe we should just build better voting machines. Either way, it beats raiding elementary schools to prove a point.

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NEXT WEEK ON WTF GLOBAL TIMES:

• "BREAKING: Trump Announces 'Autocracy-Em-Up' Initiative—Redesigning Democracy with Gold Toilets, No Taxes, and a Wall Around Voting Booths"
• "Vatican Releases Statement: 'Jesus Would Have Voted for Trump (If He Could)'—Pope Clarifies It Was a Joke (But Trump Didn't Get It)"
• "EXCLUSIVE: Ayatollah Tweets 'WTF' at Trump's Hair Again. This Time With Emojis AND a poorly rendered GIF of George Washington holding a MAGA hat. Chaos Ensues."
• "SPECIAL REPORT: We Sent a Reporter to Attend a Cabinet Meeting. Results Were Three Hours and 17 Minutes of Fawning Praise (And a New Loyalty Oath)"
• "INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM: Researchers Discover Democracy Could Actually Be Added to American Politics. Now What?"
• "OPINION: Why the Founding Fathers Definitely Would Have Used Truth Social Threads Instead of the Constitution"
• "HUMAN INTEREST: Local Man Redesigns Electoral College Using Only Household Items. Politicians Are Impressed (And Concerned)"
• "BREAKING: Trump Claims He's Been Appointed 'Acting Democracy' While 'The Real Democracy Is on Vacation.' Harvard Responds With 'LOL'"
• "SCIENCE SECTION: Study Finds Autocracy More Contagious Than Common Cold. Symptoms Include Uncontrollable Chanting and Gold Plating"
• "LIFESTYLE: How to Host the Perfect Autocratic Dinner Party (With Loyalty Oaths and Mandatory Applause Breaks)"

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