Fascism is very specifically a right wing ideology. You're thinking of authoritarianism, which can go both ways. There is no such thing as lefty fascism.
The executive branch has no inherent authority to create agencies, let alone hire employees, aside from those already authorized by Congress.
The only thing the White House can do is create advisory committees, which have no authority to execute policy. There is established case law on this. They must have a written charter, all their work is subject to FOI, and there is a limit on the number and pay set by Congress.
Exactly. Read any of his books. He understands that the only way a progressive party will ever gain power in this country is by running as Democrats and exerting progressive political capital to reform the Democratic party.
Bernie knows that the most staple progressive issues are wildly popular with the American people, and he knows probably better than anyone alive in this country today that progressives are up against on oligarchy with unlimited control over the media and unlimited financial and human resources to fight progressive agendas, and get he still fights. Why? See point two: progressive policy is wildly popular in the United States and we outnumber the billionaires.
They aren't looking to sell you stuff or serve "more relevant ads," they are mapping our network infrastructure and human resources to find avenues of exploitation. Maybe they don't care about your data, but maybe you're in some position where you might harm your country, or you might be able to help someone who could harm your country, or harm some business with competing interests in China, and because you're using their apps, they know just how to turn you into an agent of chaos.
Actually your brain is able to read way faster when shown one word at a time.