So the frightening thing us that everything you have written is possible, if Republicans as a whole prioritize it. There are some remaining checks on the whole process, but they are weak and amount to delay tactics.

The biggest check right now is the Military itself. The Military swears an oath to the Constitution, not to the President. That oath will be tested. The Military brass understands their role in all of this. They understand their use on US soil is extremely limited. A lot of the super-fascist stuff will involve them, and they don’t want to be involved. If Trump fires a bunch of Generals right away, that’s a really bad sign, because it means he is going through the various chains of command until he finds a general willing to violate that oath for him.