Woke Dissident

Woke Dissident cuts through the bullshit with sharp, unapologetic takes on politics, culture, and media hypocrisy. No safe spaces—just hard truths and harder questions.

I. Introduction: The Date That Changes Everything

It’s not some tinfoil rant anymore. It’s April 2025, and the coup isn’t brewing—it’s being scheduled.

April 20 is D-Day. That’s when Trump’s advisory committee drops their legal opinion on the Insurrection Act, likely greenlighting a national deployment of U.S. military forces. Martial law in everything but name.

Sound dramatic? It should. Because this isn’t about “chaos at the border.” It’s about installing a permanent authoritarian regime under the illusion of law and order.

This is how it happens. Not in secret. Not in shadows.

But on TV. In press conferences. Wrapped in the flag.

Authoritarians don’t sneak in. They kick the front door down—and dare you to say no.

II. What’s Actually Happening on April 20

Trump’s people didn’t forget how to seize power. They learned from January 6. They studied the backlash. And now they’ve written a script with a legal wrapper: Project 2025 + The Insurrection Act.

The Insurrection Act gives the president the power to deploy the military within the U.S. to “suppress rebellion” or “enforce the law” when civil authorities are unable or unwilling to do so.

Here’s the kicker:
The president alone decides when that threshold is met. No Congress. No court. No oversight 1.

So when Trump’s handpicked lackeys—Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and the Heritage Foundation crew—deliver their report on April 20, it won’t be “advice.” It will be a trigger.

He can sign an executive order the same day.

He likely will.

Here’s how that plays out:

🟠 Trump Inaugurated

Trump is sworn in. The machinery of the plan quietly spins up behind the scenes.

🔧 Loyalist Purge Begins

Cabinet officials, generals, civil servants, and inspectors general who could resist are fired, pushed out, or replaced.

📜 Insurrection Act Opinion Released

Trump’s legal team — stacked with Heritage Foundation and Fox News flunkies — publishes an official justification for deploying U.S. troops domestically.

🖊️ Executive Order Signed

Trump signs an EO invoking the Insurrection Act. He claims it's necessary to "restore law and order at the border and in failed cities."

🪖 Military + Militias Deployed

Armed federal troops are sent into major blue cities. Militias like the Proud Boys are "deputized" by red-state governors and welcomed by police.

🚨 Opposition Leaders Arrested

High-profile arrests begin: governors, AGs, media figures, and former GOP critics like Milley and Cheney. Charges: sedition, treason, incitement.

📵 Martial Law Expands

Curfews, checkpoints, and internet blackouts in “high-risk” zones. Detention centers are activated. Military takes over urban police duties.

🗳️ Midterms “Postponed”

Trump declares national emergency conditions too unstable for elections. GOP-led statehouses quietly rewrite electoral maps behind the scenes.

III. How Authoritarians Consolidate Power: The 8-Step Coup Playbook

This isn’t theory. It’s history repeating in high-def.

When democracies fall, they don’t fall like Jenga towers — they fall like dominoes, one controlled collapse at a time.

Trump and his cronies aren’t reinventing tyranny. They’re just following the autocrat instruction manual.

Let’s break it down.

🔥 Coup Checklist: Where We Are Right Now

Step Action Status Notes
1 Get legal cover (Insurrection Act) 🔜 Imminent April 20 advisory opinion drops
2 Trigger unrest with protest bait ⚠️ In Progress Protests are growing — they want violence
3 Frame protests as “terrorism” 🕑 Pending False flag or violent escalation expected
4 Mobilize militias as auxiliaries ⚠️ Ongoing Proud Boys & Oath Keepers ready to go
5 Arrest opposition leaders ⏳ Coming Expect show trials and televised takedowns
6 Military takes major cities ⏳ Next D.C., New York, Chicago will be first
7 Close borders to dissidents 🚧 Planned Passports revoked, no-fly lists expand
8 Suspend 2026 elections 🚨 Forecast “National emergency” will be the excuse

When people say “it can’t happen here,” this is what they ignore:
It’s not one big move. It’s eight little ones. And we’re halfway through.

Each of these steps is documented in historical coups, Project 2025 strategy papers, and the real-world behavior of Trump’s allies 1 2 3.

IV. Can They Legally Do This?

Short answer? Yes — if we let them.

Long answer: The Insurrection Act is the legal backdoor to dictatorship. And it’s shockingly vague.

Originally passed in 1807, it gives the president the power to deploy the U.S. military domestically in response to:

  • Insurrections
  • Civil unrest
  • Obstruction of federal law

There’s no requirement for court review. No congressional approval. The president decides unilaterally if “law enforcement is impracticable.”

🧠 Sound unconstitutional?

It is. But it’s also been upheld by courts — most famously in Martin v. Mott (1827), where SCOTUS ruled the president’s decision to call out troops is “conclusive upon all others” 4.

Later rulings, like Sterling v. Constantin (1932), warned that military action itself is still reviewable — but only after it happens.

Meaning: you can sue the dictator after the tanks roll in.

Good luck with that.

V. So What the Hell Are Your Options?

Let’s not sugarcoat this:
You have four basic paths when authoritarianism kicks in.

And none of them are easy.

Here’s the no-bullshit decision matrix for life after the Insurrection Act.

🧭 Choose Your Route: The Four-Way Fork

Option What It Means Pros Cons
🏃‍♂️ Flee Leave the U.S. for good or until it blows over Stay safe, regroup abroad, protect family Exit routes may be blocked, costly, emotionally hard
💣 Fight Organize, resist, disrupt, go underground You stand for something. You might make history. Risk of arrest, violence, imprisonment—or worse
😐 Comply Keep your head down, say nothing Survive. Avoid pain. Live quietly. You legitimize tyranny. You become what they want.
🫥 Disappear Go grey. No activism. No trace. Avoid detection. Stay free longer. No community. No power. No voice.

🔥 Let’s Break It Down

🏃‍♂️ Flee — The Escape Plan

If you have a passport and dual citizenship? Use it.

If you don’t? That window might slam shut fast. Trump has already floated revoking passports of “domestic threats”—and ICE has been militarized before.

Get out before April 20 if this is your play. Because by April 21, exit might be “pending authorization.”

  • No extradition treaty with the U.S.
  • Respect for dissent and journalists
  • Stable political climate (Canada might not cut it)

💣 Fight — The Resistance Path

This is what authoritarians fear: a population that won’t play along.

But don’t romanticize it. “Fighting” doesn’t mean playing Rambo. It means:

  • Building encrypted communication networks
  • Organizing peaceful resistance that avoids their traps
  • Documenting everything, sharing truth, protecting your neighbors

The goal? Outlast, outwit, and expose. Not die a martyr in a blaze of tweets.

😐 Comply — The Coward’s Choice (But We Get It)

You’ll keep your job. Keep your car. Keep your Amazon Prime.

But you’ll lose your voice. Your soul. Your spine.

And when they come for the people you care about, you won’t be able to do a damn thing.

The system needs you to comply.

Don’t make it easy.

🫥 Disappear — Go Dark, Go Quiet

This is the smart-but-lonely option.

You ditch all digital footprints. You don’t protest. You don’t post. You become a nobody.

It buys time. But it doesn’t buy justice.

At some point, even ghosts get found.

💡 What Most People Will Do?

Panic. Freeze. Deny.

Until it’s too late.

You don’t have to be most people.

Let’s finish this beast. Time to land the punch—and leave scorch marks.

VI. Recognize the Narrative: How They Spin the Coup in Real Time

The coup won’t come with jackboots and armbands.

It’ll come with chyrons and hashtags.

Fox News will call it “a bold move for order.”
Elon’s X will trend #AmericaFirst and #SecureTheStreets.
CNN will shrug and say, “both sides are escalating.”

Here’s how you know you’re being played:

🧠 Watch for These Narrative Triggers:

Propaganda Line What It Really Means
“We need emergency powers to restore order” Martial law is now active
“Antifa terrorists are attacking our country” Protesters are being criminalized
“Patriots are stepping up to help law enforcement” Militias are now deputized
“We’re just postponing elections until things calm down” Democracy is on life support
“The media is lying to you” They’re about to control all channels of information
“Anyone opposing this is aiding sedition” You’re not allowed to dissent anymore

This is how authoritarians win.

They make you doubt your own damn eyes.

Don’t fall for it.

VII. Final Warning: The 72-Hour Window

If this unfolds the way it’s outlined—if Trump invokes the Insurrection Act on or after April 20—you’ll have a 72-hour window to act before it’s all locked down.

By April 23, you’ll be living in a different America.

That’s not fear-mongering. That’s history.

Every regime—Putin, Erdoğan, Orbán, even Hitler—seized power in phases.

The masses didn’t believe it until it was too late.

🔥 This Is Your Fucking Alarm Bell

You’re not powerless.

But you are on the clock.

Share this post. Send it to people who still have doubts.

Talk to your neighbors, your coworkers, your skeptical brother-in-law.

Because once this train leaves the station, there’s no switching tracks.

📣 Call to Action

  • Journalists: You’re the firewall. Don’t buy the framing. Expose every lie.
  • Military & law enforcement: Refuse unlawful orders. Read the Constitution. Remember your oath.
  • Elected officials: Speak now or be remembered as cowards.
  • Citizens: Don’t give them what they want—don’t take the bait. Stay calm, stay visible, and stay loud.

✊ One Last Thing

You don’t have to be a hero.

But you do have to pick a side.

Because when the dust settles, no one will get to say, “I didn’t know.”

You’ll either be someone who saw it coming—and said something.

Or someone who watched it happen and stayed silent.

Make the right call.

🚨 Share this before April 20.

Time’s up.

🧠 Further Reading, Evidence, & Receipts

📦 Appendix: Prep Tools & Exit Planning

Downloadables:

Key Action Plans:

Action Link
Set up encrypted comms Signal + Session
Make an exit plan Nomad Capitalist
Save this post offline Use File > Save Page As in your browser
Create safe meetups Use ProtonMail or Tutanota
Practice media hygiene EFF Security Guide

🔍 Real-Time Social Feed Tracker

Live Signals to Watch — use tools like Nitter or Librem Social:

Source Handle Watch For
Fox News @foxnews Martial law framing, “Antifa threat”
Elon Musk @elonmusk “Free speech” justifications for suppression
Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11 Calls for “action,” militia mobilization
Kristi Noem @govkristinoem Statements about “patriots stepping up”
Pete Hegseth @petehegseth Calls to deputize militia, restore order
Heritage Foundation @heritage “Administrative state dismantling” posts
X Trending #SecureTheBorder, #RestoreOrder Manufactured panic hashtags

📣 Final Call to Action

If this is all bullshit, great.

We’ll laugh in a year and toast to overreaction.

But if even half of this unfolds?

You’ll be ready. And maybe, just maybe, we’ll stop it.

📢 Share this. Copy it. Remix it. Mirror it.

Because sunlight is the only thing that stops a coup.

And if this timeline holds…

We’ve got less than 2 weeks.

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