Parallels

2014

2014-07-23 The history of Hungary media suppression and spyware contracts parallel that of the US in 2025.

https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/cpj/2002/en/55962

https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2024/how-hungarys-orban-uses-control-of-the-media-to-escape-scrutiny-and-keep-the-public-in-the-dark/

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/03/19/trumps-friend-hungary-no-role-model-supporters-democracy

https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2010-08-04/hungary-fidesz-taking-over-state-media#:~:text=On%2023%20July%2C%20the%20Hungarian,the%20NMHH%20as%20it%20wishes.

2016

2016-06-30 There are stunning parallels between the Duterte regime in the Philippines and the current US climate including a rhetoric of “war on drugs” involving extrajudicial killing, steady erosion of democratic norms, or using fear and repression to control people.

https://www.hrw.org/tag/philippines-war-on-drugs

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S095539591930221X

https://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/International_Submissions/A/Index?id=313

2022

2022-11-24 Russia suppressed the media, same as the US started doing in 2025.

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/11/russia-journalists-and-independent-monitors-being-silenced-to-stifle-reporting-of-protests-new-report/

https://rsf.org/en/country/russia

2025 September

2025-09-19 In The Moscow Times Russian citizens compared our current US condition to that of Russia under Putin.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/19/for-russians-like-me-silencing-jimmy-kimmel-looks-dangerously-familiar-a90567

2025 October

2025-10-16 Trump announced plans to build his own “Victory Arch”.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/31/trump-arch-washington-dc-america-250-00708590

https://theconversation.com/trump-wants-an-independence-arch-how-famous-arches-warn-about-dangers-to-republics-268748

https://turtledove.fandom.com/wiki/German_Arch_of_Triumph

2026 March

2026-03-30 Watch this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkRw83GV-wA

2026 April

2026-04-15 The White House submitted plans for the Triumphal Arch (estimated to cost at least $125M, overshadows all other memorials including Arlington).

https://www.c-span.org/clip/white-house-event/white-house-to-submit-plans-for-america-250-triumphal-arch/5199136

2026-04-23 The International Criminal Court unanimously confirmed all the charges against Duterte. Charges include crimes against humanity (murder and attempted murder), paying a central roll in a plan to kill “suspected” drug offenders and labeling others as criminals, using State structures to carry out crimes, and systematic attack on civilians. Consider parallels with the Trump regime.

https://www.icc-cpi.int/philippines/duterte

https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-pre-trial-chamber-i-confirms-all-charges-against-rodrigo-roa-duterte-and-commits-him-trial

2026-04-29 (context, because it parallels fascist behavior) Trump branded U.S. passports with his image.

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/g-s1-119146/us-to-issue-passports-with-trumps-picture-for-americas-250th-birthday

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/president-image-us-passports-summer-state-department-250th-anniversary-rcna342567

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/politics/passports-trump-face-park-pass-currency-analysis

PAY WALL https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5pn1ngerpo