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GPAHE’s Project 2025 Blog: January 15th Update

This week we look at how Christian Nationalist plans for controlling online media, detailed in Project 2025, are coming to fruition through Meta’s rollbacks on protections in their hateful conduct policy, elimination of factcheckers, as well as its termination of its corporate DEI programs. In addition, internal documents reveal that the Heritage Foundation has vowed to dox volunteer, anonymous Wikipedia editors, who are including facts that Heritage doesn’t like, through cybersurveillance. We’ll also examine how the dismantling of the Department of Education and elimination of DHHS’s Head Start program will have a devastating effect on students with disabilities.

Our blog series provides essential updates on Project 2025. Now you can view all of our Project 2025 blog posts in one convenient place on our website. We encourage you to explore this series to stay informed and engaged.

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New from GPAHE:  Ahead of Trump’s Inauguration, Neo-Nazi Active Clubs Demand Trump Follow Through on Promises of Mass Deportations

Ahead of Trump’s inauguration, neo-Nazi Active Clubs and other white supremacist groups are rallying in support of his promises to conduct mass deportations. These transnational networks, rooted in the racist “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory, are using graffiti, protests, and online campaigns to push their agenda. The movement’s calls for mass deportations have spread fear in migrant communities, with reports of targeted hate campaigns and immigrants fleeing their homes. From the U.S. to Australia and Sweden, the spread of these actions underscores how extremist rhetoric emboldens hate globally.

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New from GPAHE: Trump Invites Far-Right, Bigoted Leaders to his Inauguration

Donald Trump’s decision to invite far-right, authoritarian leaders from around the world to his inauguration marks a significant departure from tradition. The invitees, including figures like Argentina’s Javier Milei, Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro, and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, are known for their bigoted, anti-immigrant, and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric. This move highlights Trump’s alignment with global far-right figures and provides insight into the foreign policy direction his administration might take. The invitation list reflects a broader trend of embracing authoritarian leaders with a history of undermining democratic institutions and promoting hatred against marginalized communities.

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New from GPAHE: Mercy in the Crosshairs: Border Aid Groups Targeted as Trump’s Deportation Push Looms

GPAHE talked with humanitarian aid organizations along the U.S.-Mexico border that are increasingly under siege, targeted by armed vigilantes and conspiracy theorists intent on criminalizing their lifesaving efforts. From vandalized water stations to harassment and misinformation campaigns, these attacks underscore the hostile environment facing aid workers as Trump’s deportation push intensifies.

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Update from GPAHE: Trump’s Far-Right Cabinet Picks – Implications of This Week’s Confirmation Hearings

This week’s confirmation hearings for Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, and Russell Vought have raised critical concerns about their far-right affiliations and authoritarian leanings. Hegseth brings Christian Nationalist extremism to the forefront, with his history of anti-Muslim rhetoric and calls for a modern day Crusade against Islam. Hegseth also rejects efforts to root extremists out of the military and has refused to say whether he would be willing to use the military against protesters. Bondi’s history of election denialism and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and Vought’s central role in constructing the Project 2025 agenda all signal a troubling shift toward consolidating power and eroding democratic norms.

 For more insights into these nominees, their far-right connections, and the broader implications of their nominations, please refer to their profiles on our Resisting Authoritarianism page.

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