Trump’s New Executive Order Is a Blueprint for Tyranny

And if we don’t stop it now, it will expand...and it will reach you.

Trump’s New Executive Order Is a Blueprint for Tyranny

And if we don’t stop it now, it will expand…and it will reach you

Let’s get one thing straight: this isn’t about helping the mentally ill.
It’s not about fixing homelessness.
It’s not even about public safety.

This is about control.

Donald Trump’s latest executive order…signed last week…and titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets”…isn’t a policy. It’s a threat.

The order was officially signed on Thursday, July 24, 2025. It appeared publicly in Federal records shortly thereafter and was added to tracking lists on July 24 as well.

It’s the creeping claw of authoritarianism…stretching out to grab the voiceless first... knowing damn well the rest of us won’t raise hell if they come for people we don’t see.

If that sounds like an exaggeration…then buckle in.

Because what’s buried inside this order should send a chill down your spine.

And if we don’t focus on this now…if we don’t flood the inboxes…phone lines…and social media accounts of our representatives every single day…we will look back and realize this was the point of no return.

What’s Actually in the Order?

It sounds harmless at first glance:

Trump’s executive order directs the Department of Justice and Health and Human Services to “address the crisis of homelessness and untreated mental illness.”

But in true Trump fashion…the devil isn’t in the details…it is the details.

• Forced institutionalization: It encourages states to massively expand involuntary civil commitment laws, reversing decades of hard-won protections for mentally ill Americans.

• Criminalization of the unhoused: Cities and states that aggressively punish the homeless..through camping bans…anti-loitering laws…and drug crackdowns…will be prioritized for federal funding.

• Data surveillance: It pushes cities to collect extensive behavioral data on the unhoused…and mentally ill…and share that data with federal agencies.

• Gutting “housing first” models: Programs that prioritize long-term housing as the cornerstone of recovery are penalized or defunded.

• Judicial pressure: The order instructs DOJ to challenge and override past court rulings that limited government power to lock people up involuntarily.

This isn’t a “compassionate” fix. It’s a trojan horse.

And the soldiers hiding inside are not interested in care. They are interested in cages.

How Did We Get Here?

Here’s the ugly truth: this isn’t brand new.

The American right has been foaming at the mouth for decades to roll back the rights of people deemed “unproductive,” “dangerous,” or simply “undesirable.”

Homeless individuals. People struggling with addiction. Anyone who refuses to be quiet and compliant.

But Trump has finally put it in writing.

He’s built the scaffolding for a full-blown government-sanctioned purge. Under the guise of "mental health care" and "cleaning up the streets,” he’s giving red-state governors and MAGA sheriffs a blank check to round people up.

All with the federal government’s blessing…and your tax dollars.

And before you think, “Well, that doesn’t affect me”… understand this:

Once the infrastructure for authoritarian control is in place…it never stops at the margins.

It expands.
It adapts.
It targets the next inconvenient group.

What This Actually Means

Let’s break it down, no sugarcoating:

1. They can now lock you up “for your own good”

If a state decides you can’t care for yourself…based on vague…shifting criteria…you can be detained.

Without committing a crime. Without due process.
Do you live alone and talk to yourself in public? Are you angry at the government? Struggling to afford meds?

That could be enough.

Trump’s order pushes the DOJ to overrule court precedents that said “you can’t lock someone up just because they’re weird or poor or noncompliant.”

That firewall? He wants it gone.

2. Homelessness becomes a crime…not a crisis

This order doesn’t offer a dime for affordable housing. It offers batons… fences…and padded rooms.

Federal money now goes to cities that crack down…hard…on encampments…squatting… drug use…loitering. Cities are rewarded for sweeping the problem under the rug and calling it “clean.”

What’s the result?

• More people jailed

• More lives ruined

• No long-term help

• No permanent housing

Just the illusion of “order” for the cameras.

3. Surveillance of the poor is now policy

The order requires grant recipients to collect and share extensive data on people who are homeless or struggling with mental illness.

• Health records

• Behavioral history

• Movement and location tracking

• Service use

This isn’t just cruel…it’s dangerous.

It weaponizes bureaucracy against people with nowhere to hide. It builds a database of the most vulnerable among us…ripe for political manipulation and mass profiling.

4. It guts programs that actually work

“Housing first” is the gold standard in homelessness intervention.

Give people a place to live first…then layer in mental health care…job support… addiction treatment. It's backed by decades of data and real-world success.

Trump’s order? It slashes that model.

It promotes treatment first…housing maybe. That means people in crisis will be told: Prove you’re worth housing. Comply or die.

That’s not policy. That’s punishment.

What Does This Tell Us?

This is Trump’s playbook…every time:

• Find the vulnerable.

• Dehumanize them.

• Create chaos.

• Offer himself as the only solution.

• Use the new powers not just on “them,” but eventually on you.

This order is the logical next step in his authoritarian evolution.

It sets up a legal and administrative framework that can be used not just against the homeless…but against protesters…dissidents…journalists…and critics.

All it takes is a tweak to the criteria.

If you can be labeled “mentally unwell” or “disruptive,” you can be detained.
If you resist? You’re resisting care.
If you speak out? You’re a threat to order.

Sound familiar?

This Is Not Just Policy. It’s a Test.

Trump is probing the limits of what the public will accept.

• Can he reintroduce mass institutionalization?

• Can he redirect funds from housing to prisons?

• Can he punish cities that don’t fall in line?

• Can he erase decades of mental health advocacy in a single stroke?

And will the people let him?

Because if they do…if we don’t organize and scream bloody murder…this won’t stop with homeless people in blue cities.

It will be students. Protesters. Journalists. Veterans. LGBTQ+ people.
Anyone who resists. Anyone who questions. Anyone inconvenient.

What You Can Do…Right Now

You already know what’s happening.

Now here’s what you do about it.

1. Call your reps…every day

You want to stop this? Put their phone on “meltdown” mode.
Tell them you demand:

• A public condemnation of this order

• Legislative protections for civil rights

• Oversight of DOJ implementation

• Funding for housing first…not institutions

2. Write and post…loudly

Use your platforms. Your pages. Your local paper.

Tell people what this is.

Don’t let the sanitized language fool anyone.

3. Organize

If you’ve got money…donate to orgs fighting this.
If you’ve got time…help local groups working with unhoused people.

4. Keep the heat on

This is not a one-and-done protest.
This is a DAILY…RELENTLESS effort to stop a pseudo-political machine already in motion.

The Final Warning

Authoritarian regimes don’t seize power all at once.

They take it in pieces.
A little here. A little there.

They start by rounding up those who can’t fight back.
They call it “order.”
They call it “health.”
They call it “saving America.”

But you and I…we know what it is.

It’s the boot.

Stay Clear Headed…Work the Problem

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…there’s never a good reason to worry.

There are plenty of reasons in life to be concerned. Hell, what we’re facing right now demands concern. Focus. Urgency.

But worry? That’s a thief. It hijacks your energy…your clarity…your ability to act. Worry is the emotion of helplessness…and you are not helpless.

I say again: YOU. ARE. NOT. HELPLESS.

You want to change your life? You want to show up with power and presence in a world on fire?

Then wrap your head around this idea: There’s never a good reason to worry.

But…

Life presents numerous reasons for focused concern and intentional action.

Worry Hijacks Your Brain…and Steals Your Power

Physiologically…worry triggers your stress hormones…adrenaline…cortisol… norepinephrine.

It short-circuits your executive functioning. Blood drains from your frontal cortex and reroutes to survival responses.

That’s great if you're running from a lion.

It's awful if you’re trying to write a letter to Congress…organize a protest…or have a calm conversation with a neighbor who thinks this executive order is a good idea.

Worry narrows your thinking. It blurs your vision. It makes you feel like you’re “doing something” by spiraling in your head.

But all it’s doing is draining your capacity to actually do something that matters.

The Difference Between Worry and Work Is Discipline

The people who get things done?

The ones who lead movements…save lives in Emergency Rooms…flip districts…write history?

They don't worry.
They confront.
They plan.
They move.

They know how to feel the weight of a threat without letting it bury them. They don’t sugarcoat reality…but they don’t bathe in dread, either.

That’s not bravery. That’s discipline. And anyone can build it.

Including you.

For Tonight…One Calm, Focused Action

Here’s your one thing tonight…or tomorrow:

👉 Write down the names of your House rep, your Senators, your Governor, and your Mayor.

Find their contact pages. Bookmark them. Set a reminder. Tomorrow? You flood them with truth. Not fear. Not rage. Just focused, relentless truth.

You don’t have to fix the whole system tonight or tomorrow.
But you can take control of your own mind.
You can take responsibility for your response.
And you can begin to act like the citizen this moment demands.

No worry.
Just work.

You’ve got this.

Warmly,

-Jack

P.S. Over the next couple of days…I’m publishing a list of action templates: calls, letters, and talking points…to use in pressuring your city council…state reps…and Congressional delegation.

If you’ve had enough and are ready to act responsibly, legally, and intentionally, this is the kit for you.