On Wednesday, May 5th, the Trump administration via the White House released the updated parameters for the Counterterrorism Strategy of 2026 (CTS). As per usual, it effectively serves as a declaration of violence on behalf of the state against any whom it deems a threat, as well as twisting rhetoric to justify the specific targeting of the political adversaries of the current regime, or those they find deemed to be undesirable.

This is par for the course for the American empire, predating Trump by decades, yet with every successive administration the goal posts are moved further away from any semblance of liberty or justice, instead using the ambiguous umbrella term of "national security" to justify egregious expansions of  unchecked power and excesses of abuse.

This year is no different, and the positions outlined in the recent strategy continue a dangerous escalation of despotism effectively making millions of Americans potential targets.