What Franco’s fascist regime in Spain can teach us about today’s America

By: Rachelle Wilson Tollemar

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: January 30, 2026

Words: 1,339

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Minneapolis residents say they feel besieged under what some are calling a fascist occupation. Thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been swarming a city whose vast majority in 2024 did not vote for Donald Trump – or for a paramilitary roundup of its diverse population.

Tragically, two residents have been killed by federal agents. Consequently, social media is aflame with comparisons of Trump’s immigration enforcers to …

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