No Kings Day is one week from tomorrow. Organizers are hoping for a turnout of 11-12 million people, but now it looks like there will be “tens of millions” in the streets — which means a turnout of at least 20 million! To borrow a quote from James Joyce, “Here Comes Everybody!”
No, we're not "screwed". There is no magic number we have to reach to be successful, or else we're "screwed." That is not the way to look at this.
It's this simple- each one of these has shown millions of people coast to coast protesting peacefully. There is no counterpoint for the other side. Even people who barely follow things can see the contrast.
exhausting, endless rounds of attacks on those who try to protect our country from it's authoritarian government. But despair is the destroyer and we must not fall into despair or they have already one
That simply isn't happening. Everyone had a chance to vote the right way last year. They didn't. We're stuck with 2 years of this setup no matter how anyone feels, because the GOP will not impeach him. And they are the majority in both chambers of Congress.
We should not forget that virtually the entire republican political and legal establishment has enabled the rise of fascism in the US. They all must be held accountable when we finally win- if we do. Anything less just invites a repeat attempt. And there’s the rub. I don’t see that happening. The majority of the democratic establishment will still support working across the aisle with people who will support putting all of them in jail if they think they can get away with it. We need to recognize that the Republican Party has been the safe Harbour of fascism since at least the 1930s and respond accordingly. But I don’t see that ever happening, or this problem ever being resolved, at least not by this Democratic Party
Thank you. They've been moving in this direction at least since Reagan, and most of the Dems -- especially the white ones -- *still* don't get it. IMO the underlying problem is that "we the people" act as if economic power doesn't exist. The rich and the corporate can't *afford* to leave things up to "we the people," so they manipulate the three constitutional branches of government to work for them. They've been at it at least since the late 19th century, and if the Southern gentry is included they've been there since before the founding.
It wasn’t just the south. There was plenty of racism in the north, they just didn’t have slavery. But they did have plenty of eugenicists and they were scattered all through the social strata.
But you’re right that the threat we currently face comes largely from the massive redistribution of wealth, and therefore power, into the hand of a very few, very white, and very male population. Certainly there are exceptions but no one should be allowed to collect more money than most countries on the planet. The distribution of wealth is far more skewed than it ever was in the robber baron era. But the population has been lulled and threatened into submission. It was horrifying to listen to the 9th circuit three judge panel debate whether Trump has the right to send federal troops into Portland to quelI protests. We the people still have the right to protest and we the people still have the right to shut down the government if we want. It’s OUR government.
I personally think the marginal tax rate on incomes below 100,000 should be zero and the marginal tax rate on incomes over 1,000,000 should be 100%. The people of this world have the right to a reasonable distribution of its goods and services. Sure, people who are money motivated and want to waste their life collecting as much as they can, can go right ahead. But when their hoarding results in starvation and death, and the majority aren’t willing to correct that, we have a very sick society.
That’s a really thoughtful take you’re right, economic power has always shaped politics more than most want to admit. It’s a long struggle, but awareness like this is how change begins.
Understand that when you hear that "working across the aisle" where that is coming from.
In purple districts there are a bunch of "independent" voters who think that the problems in DC are because "both sides" refuse to work together. Of course we know that's not the case. The problem is that these people DON'T, and they vote.
The Dems in those districts and at the DNC have all this polling that says THOSE voters want to hear politicians will "work together." Again, this isn't about reality: this is what these "up for grabs" voters respond to. That's why Biden was talking about it and Dem reps in those districts keep saying it.
Well, I hope they do the right thing. But if the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, and it is, then it’s more than a fair prediction. The democrats haven’t taken a strong, moral position regardless of polls or popularity since Lyndon Johnson signed the civil rights act of 1965. They also haven’t forgotten that, that one act kept them out of the White House for 28 years, with the exception of Jimmy Carter’s 4 years and that only happen because Ford was crushed for pardoning Nixon and even then, it was a series of ethical but unpopular decisions that kicked probably the most genuinely good person ever to hold the office, out 4 years later.
So no, I have no faith at all that the Democrats, if they retake power, will govern wisely and on principles rather than trying and failing to achieve cult level popularity and make every vote a reflection of the polls.
You correctly note that LBJ's signing of the Civil and Voting Rights Acts broke the old Democratic coalition. From that point on, the Democrats would lose the white vote with every presidential election. Except for Jimmy Carter in 1976 they were shut out of the White House for 20 out of 24 years. That was the reward for doing the right thing.
Of course, now that the entire white population has dropped down from 85% of the US to 62%, you can see why they are turning on democracy and the GOP has gone MAGA.
The left is not going to have a cult, because the left has to be reality-based. Those on the right can deny reality and be in a cult, because they are the groups with the power and privilege. Minorities and out-groups can't play that game.
Understand that the oligarchs support Trump and the GOP- that's why they are doing what they are doing and Trump is "getting away with it." He has the SCOTUS and powerful forces backing him. The Dems don't have that. And the oligarchs can pick off 2 Dems (Manchin, Sinema) when they need all of them to pass reforms. This isn't about the "Democrats" so much as getting as many Dems in office and enough that will stand up to the oligarchs to pass what we need. The majority of Dems are there: we just need a few more.
I don't think it's fair to engage in projection of what the Democratic party will or will not do if they regain power. I'm in agreement with much of the rest of what you wrote.
agree wholeheartedly with your comment and sentiment. there is no 'politics as usual' under fascism. the wealthy always go where they can make money - none of the billionaires are heroes. the only heroes are the lititia james and james comey, and jack smith and and and - the peole who are true to defending our constitution from fascist trump and sycophant rubber stamp congressional trump repugnicans.
The Supreme Court has been busy giving Trump leeway to pursue his Constitution-smashing campaign by turning every substantive question into a procedural question and by using squishy language and slow-walk techniques in their orders.
Trump responds ever more blatantly to the Courts by defying the emoluments clause; declaring, for example, that he won’t make any efforts to “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return; and by continuing his impoundment of funds and destruction of programs created by Congress. Trump uses the military against civilians in violation of federal law.
We must exert pressure on the Supreme Court BEFORE they issue another disastrous ruling.
Why have the liberal/left NGOs not targeted the Court? We should focus on assembling the largest possible crowd at the Supreme Court with a goal of reaching one million citizens. The so-called justices must know we will not tolerate business as usual.
The SCOTUS doesn't feel pressure. They're in "office" for as long as they want to be, or until they die. That's why the oligarchs set it up that way: protest all you want but the six corrupt Justices are going to serve their masters and we can't do anything about it.
Well, we can expand the court and add term limits, but we need a trifecta in DC to do that. That's off the table until after 2028.
That means if you want to fix the court you have to get as many Democrats elected in the next 2 elections. Protests aren't going to mean anything to those guys.
Thank you for this article!!! I am feeling so sickened this morning. These revenge attacks on top of the shut down and trying to blame Dems seems the final straw!
You either American or UnAmerican and if you are American there are doctrines to govern ALL people , it’s called the Constitution and it was crafted and collectively built on democracy and freedom it says persons or people NOT Kings, NOT Dictatorship NOT Authoritarian, NOT Oligarchs, NOT Billionaires! People power show up 0ct 18th in your perspective states , while the cowards of dimwits and ZEROS and bs sycophants take a day off from spewing hate and lies and oppression!
This is how I'm keeping up, Mike. I prepared it this morning after watching th Bulwark's video of JVL's, Sarah's, and Tim's discussion in D.C.
Last night late I had an epiphany. I worried through it this morning.
Imagine a multi-segmented color wheel expressing America's 'problems. It is divided into dozens of different-colored wedges some of which are not pigmented but clear (i.e, not yet any hue of their own but, as yet, undefined). Now start the (uncompleted) wheel spinning . . . [Which is the feeling I left with from JVL's, Sarah's, and Tim's performance last night, and that's not a bad thing at all!].
OK, continuing the metaphor, what 'colors' are the wedges?
1. The time it's taken to reveal the Republic's structural inadequacies.
2. The composition of SCOTUS.
3. The advent of, delay, and now reversal in addressing climate change.
4. The emergence and growing power of the American oligarchy.
5. The way money became construed as "speech" and now distorts our politics.
6. The shock and mercurial nature of too many contemporary political candidates.
7. The emergence of so-called 'social' media and its disabling impacts on democracy .
8. SCOTUS procedural inadequacies are apparent including ethical flaws.
9. The electoral college now shows its anti-democratic implications.
10. The 'masking up' by Federal civil authorities.
11. Rapidly eroding Federal functions (health, economy, weather, due process, re data, etc.).
12. Refusal of Congress to perform important constitutional responsibilities.
13. Challenges raised by a now-crippled and increasingly partisan Civil Service.
14. Lower school inadequacies of theirs responsibilities for 'renewing the Republic.'
15. The unanticipated effects of social media on Americans' ability to think and discourse together.
16. Gross misuses of pardon authority.
17. Wholesale threats to higher education and fundamental science for America's long-range future.
18. Inexplicable weakness of the Democratic leadership (OK, Republicans, too).
19. Undependable performance of the "Fourth Estate" plus its corporate capture.
20. Erosion of our sense of personal privacy by DOGE
21. The 'capture' of America's very sense of 'good taste' under the current regime
22. Virtually unlimited money as the compelling variable in our national politics.
23. Erosion of the Senate's responsibilities for vetting nominees of all kinds.
24. Artificial intelligence, emergent issues, and attempted time blocks for addressing same.
25. The unanticipated societal effects of cell and smart phones.
26. The shift of "news" from informing citizens and their transformation to "entertainment'.
27. The erosion threatening the franchise itself.
28. The imbalances among the three branches (and independent agencies) of America's government.
29. The anachronistic re-emergence of tariffs as a worse than nettlesome issue.
30. The withdrawal of America from its societal responsibilities to the world.
31. The reality of America's willingness to wield brute force in the world to address our own issues.
32. Conversely, America's new refusal to address our own culpability for world climate harm.
33. The astounding resurgence of actual attacks (!) on diversity, equality, and inclusion . . . in AMERICA!
34.
35.
Etc.
I'm just one guy pushing 90. I've been compiling these for nearly a year. It's a certainty I've missed other elements implicated in our current political dilemma. Consider, all you who read this, encouraged to send me your own candidates for inclusion (oops, there's that word again), not just to complicate matters further, but to insure this kind of multi-faceted thinking permeates the attention we give to our current "troubles," fully rather than partially. If you feel moved to do so strive to express it in a single line as have I. I will try to keep track of any that come my way for consideration to add, and I'll acknowledge their origin in any future renditions.
Cheers! (Before posting I did one more editorial pass through the list. I'm aware of how compressed most of these are. That was my aim, lest I overburden any potential audience. This we're trying to address is no simple matter. We just try and do the best we can . . .)
And one last point about the three of you. Last night I was literally jumping out of my chair hollering at the screen stage during your concluding comments about the shutdown rationale that I heard no mention of the Dems obligation NOW, to underscore, not just the health care rationale, but the bald emphasis needing to be given to how vulnerable we are to our very survival as a democratic Republic. I'll not see the latter, but I very much want my granddaughters and their issue to be able to thrive and strive under it.
You did leave out two of the most important things that have happened: the deliberate erosion of the wall of separation between church and state, and its closely related, dueling -banjos cousin, the established right to privacy, whether it’s your sex life, family planning, abortion, or your religious faith.
you will love the trevor noah clip on you tube where he spends 15 minutes discussing all this - but starting off talking about the saudi comedy festival...not sure if this forum allows links...but i'll try... https://youtu.be/U9bfuM7YR2U?si=Z2B0OB5NhvTIgoeu
he's always so good...comedy about sadness is a good thing.... 🤔🙃😱🤗
But that is the problem for 2026 : Trump & his cronies, via the likes of Elon Musk, have control of the election voting machines, so it doesn't matter if 99.99 % of voters vote against Trump, it will still show that he won. Ask Kamala Harris & Hilary Clinton!
That’s a serious concern election integrity is crucial. We need transparency, accountability, and verified systems to make sure every vote truly counts.
I'm not sure if anyone is aware of this, a text message trump sent to bondi went public. He stated he wanted to take down his "enemies" that had filed charges against him for russian interference in the 2016 election and other assorted officers of law that, in his demented mind, had caused him to suffer. His hit list started with John Bolton, next James Comey, followed by Laticia James & then Adam Schiff. It is well known that this hit list has weaponized the DOJ and will be the reason Mr. Comey will NOT be indicted. This will follow course with the other "enemies" but the problem lies in the fact that the court systems have over burdened with trump bullshit. Please attend a No Kings Event, if you can, or support those who fight for democracy & justice.
"Find your lane" is great advice. This is a multiple-multi-lane road we're on. But let's not forget that Trump is the front man, for now at least. Once his devoted followers realize that he's shafting them, he won't be as useful to the billionaires, mega-multimillionaires, and corporations behind him.
Dominion voting machine company bought by a Trump supporter. He's changed the name of the company and is pushing for paper ballots. But what's keeping them from tampering with those machine voting
No Kings Day is one week from tomorrow. Organizers are hoping for a turnout of 11-12 million people, but now it looks like there will be “tens of millions” in the streets — which means a turnout of at least 20 million! To borrow a quote from James Joyce, “Here Comes Everybody!”
I can only hope it is 20m bc if it’s not we are screwed
too many people just want to ignore what's going on around them....like the germans did in the 1930's, and the russians over the last 2 decades....
No, we're not "screwed". There is no magic number we have to reach to be successful, or else we're "screwed." That is not the way to look at this.
It's this simple- each one of these has shown millions of people coast to coast protesting peacefully. There is no counterpoint for the other side. Even people who barely follow things can see the contrast.
Let’s hope so! Fingers crossed it works out. 🤞
I'll be there!
Today is mental health day. Seek it with all your being. Invite you're friends
exhausting, endless rounds of attacks on those who try to protect our country from it's authoritarian government. But despair is the destroyer and we must not fall into despair or they have already one
Exactly it’s exhausting, but you’re right. We can’t give in to despair; staying strong and hopeful is how we keep moving forward. 💪
He needs to be taken down. Now.
IMPEACH CONVICT REMOVE!
Yes!
That simply isn't happening. Everyone had a chance to vote the right way last year. They didn't. We're stuck with 2 years of this setup no matter how anyone feels, because the GOP will not impeach him. And they are the majority in both chambers of Congress.
Agreed he needs stopping legally and immediately.
We should not forget that virtually the entire republican political and legal establishment has enabled the rise of fascism in the US. They all must be held accountable when we finally win- if we do. Anything less just invites a repeat attempt. And there’s the rub. I don’t see that happening. The majority of the democratic establishment will still support working across the aisle with people who will support putting all of them in jail if they think they can get away with it. We need to recognize that the Republican Party has been the safe Harbour of fascism since at least the 1930s and respond accordingly. But I don’t see that ever happening, or this problem ever being resolved, at least not by this Democratic Party
Thank you. They've been moving in this direction at least since Reagan, and most of the Dems -- especially the white ones -- *still* don't get it. IMO the underlying problem is that "we the people" act as if economic power doesn't exist. The rich and the corporate can't *afford* to leave things up to "we the people," so they manipulate the three constitutional branches of government to work for them. They've been at it at least since the late 19th century, and if the Southern gentry is included they've been there since before the founding.
It wasn’t just the south. There was plenty of racism in the north, they just didn’t have slavery. But they did have plenty of eugenicists and they were scattered all through the social strata.
But you’re right that the threat we currently face comes largely from the massive redistribution of wealth, and therefore power, into the hand of a very few, very white, and very male population. Certainly there are exceptions but no one should be allowed to collect more money than most countries on the planet. The distribution of wealth is far more skewed than it ever was in the robber baron era. But the population has been lulled and threatened into submission. It was horrifying to listen to the 9th circuit three judge panel debate whether Trump has the right to send federal troops into Portland to quelI protests. We the people still have the right to protest and we the people still have the right to shut down the government if we want. It’s OUR government.
I personally think the marginal tax rate on incomes below 100,000 should be zero and the marginal tax rate on incomes over 1,000,000 should be 100%. The people of this world have the right to a reasonable distribution of its goods and services. Sure, people who are money motivated and want to waste their life collecting as much as they can, can go right ahead. But when their hoarding results in starvation and death, and the majority aren’t willing to correct that, we have a very sick society.
That, I fear, is the answer to the Fermi paradox.
They are only for the rich
Sadly, that’s how it feels sometimes. The system really does seem stacked in favor of the wealthy.
That’s a really thoughtful take you’re right, economic power has always shaped politics more than most want to admit. It’s a long struggle, but awareness like this is how change begins.
Understand that when you hear that "working across the aisle" where that is coming from.
In purple districts there are a bunch of "independent" voters who think that the problems in DC are because "both sides" refuse to work together. Of course we know that's not the case. The problem is that these people DON'T, and they vote.
The Dems in those districts and at the DNC have all this polling that says THOSE voters want to hear politicians will "work together." Again, this isn't about reality: this is what these "up for grabs" voters respond to. That's why Biden was talking about it and Dem reps in those districts keep saying it.
Well, I hope they do the right thing. But if the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, and it is, then it’s more than a fair prediction. The democrats haven’t taken a strong, moral position regardless of polls or popularity since Lyndon Johnson signed the civil rights act of 1965. They also haven’t forgotten that, that one act kept them out of the White House for 28 years, with the exception of Jimmy Carter’s 4 years and that only happen because Ford was crushed for pardoning Nixon and even then, it was a series of ethical but unpopular decisions that kicked probably the most genuinely good person ever to hold the office, out 4 years later.
So no, I have no faith at all that the Democrats, if they retake power, will govern wisely and on principles rather than trying and failing to achieve cult level popularity and make every vote a reflection of the polls.
That's no way to approach this.
You correctly note that LBJ's signing of the Civil and Voting Rights Acts broke the old Democratic coalition. From that point on, the Democrats would lose the white vote with every presidential election. Except for Jimmy Carter in 1976 they were shut out of the White House for 20 out of 24 years. That was the reward for doing the right thing.
Of course, now that the entire white population has dropped down from 85% of the US to 62%, you can see why they are turning on democracy and the GOP has gone MAGA.
The left is not going to have a cult, because the left has to be reality-based. Those on the right can deny reality and be in a cult, because they are the groups with the power and privilege. Minorities and out-groups can't play that game.
Understand that the oligarchs support Trump and the GOP- that's why they are doing what they are doing and Trump is "getting away with it." He has the SCOTUS and powerful forces backing him. The Dems don't have that. And the oligarchs can pick off 2 Dems (Manchin, Sinema) when they need all of them to pass reforms. This isn't about the "Democrats" so much as getting as many Dems in office and enough that will stand up to the oligarchs to pass what we need. The majority of Dems are there: we just need a few more.
I don't think it's fair to engage in projection of what the Democratic party will or will not do if they regain power. I'm in agreement with much of the rest of what you wrote.
agree wholeheartedly with your comment and sentiment. there is no 'politics as usual' under fascism. the wealthy always go where they can make money - none of the billionaires are heroes. the only heroes are the lititia james and james comey, and jack smith and and and - the peole who are true to defending our constitution from fascist trump and sycophant rubber stamp congressional trump repugnicans.
The Supreme Court has been busy giving Trump leeway to pursue his Constitution-smashing campaign by turning every substantive question into a procedural question and by using squishy language and slow-walk techniques in their orders.
Trump responds ever more blatantly to the Courts by defying the emoluments clause; declaring, for example, that he won’t make any efforts to “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return; and by continuing his impoundment of funds and destruction of programs created by Congress. Trump uses the military against civilians in violation of federal law.
We must exert pressure on the Supreme Court BEFORE they issue another disastrous ruling.
Why have the liberal/left NGOs not targeted the Court? We should focus on assembling the largest possible crowd at the Supreme Court with a goal of reaching one million citizens. The so-called justices must know we will not tolerate business as usual.
SCOTUS is enabling the Orange Felon
Of course they are. People should non-violently express their deep opposition to that.
The SCOTUS doesn't feel pressure. They're in "office" for as long as they want to be, or until they die. That's why the oligarchs set it up that way: protest all you want but the six corrupt Justices are going to serve their masters and we can't do anything about it.
Well, we can expand the court and add term limits, but we need a trifecta in DC to do that. That's off the table until after 2028.
That means if you want to fix the court you have to get as many Democrats elected in the next 2 elections. Protests aren't going to mean anything to those guys.
we need to do it the trump way.....short sentences...just make a statement as if it defies critique.....and repeat repeat repeat.
people today don't 'want' to read long sentences and certainly not something they have to think about. spoon feeding is the new norm...unfortunately
Thank you for this article!!! I am feeling so sickened this morning. These revenge attacks on top of the shut down and trying to blame Dems seems the final straw!
I know, it’s really upsetting to see all that happening. Hang in there you’re not alone in feeling that way. 💔
I would love to help you
You either American or UnAmerican and if you are American there are doctrines to govern ALL people , it’s called the Constitution and it was crafted and collectively built on democracy and freedom it says persons or people NOT Kings, NOT Dictatorship NOT Authoritarian, NOT Oligarchs, NOT Billionaires! People power show up 0ct 18th in your perspective states , while the cowards of dimwits and ZEROS and bs sycophants take a day off from spewing hate and lies and oppression!
Well said powerful reminder of what true democracy should stand for: people, not power. 🇺🇸
This is how I'm keeping up, Mike. I prepared it this morning after watching th Bulwark's video of JVL's, Sarah's, and Tim's discussion in D.C.
Last night late I had an epiphany. I worried through it this morning.
Imagine a multi-segmented color wheel expressing America's 'problems. It is divided into dozens of different-colored wedges some of which are not pigmented but clear (i.e, not yet any hue of their own but, as yet, undefined). Now start the (uncompleted) wheel spinning . . . [Which is the feeling I left with from JVL's, Sarah's, and Tim's performance last night, and that's not a bad thing at all!].
OK, continuing the metaphor, what 'colors' are the wedges?
1. The time it's taken to reveal the Republic's structural inadequacies.
2. The composition of SCOTUS.
3. The advent of, delay, and now reversal in addressing climate change.
4. The emergence and growing power of the American oligarchy.
5. The way money became construed as "speech" and now distorts our politics.
6. The shock and mercurial nature of too many contemporary political candidates.
7. The emergence of so-called 'social' media and its disabling impacts on democracy .
8. SCOTUS procedural inadequacies are apparent including ethical flaws.
9. The electoral college now shows its anti-democratic implications.
10. The 'masking up' by Federal civil authorities.
11. Rapidly eroding Federal functions (health, economy, weather, due process, re data, etc.).
12. Refusal of Congress to perform important constitutional responsibilities.
13. Challenges raised by a now-crippled and increasingly partisan Civil Service.
14. Lower school inadequacies of theirs responsibilities for 'renewing the Republic.'
15. The unanticipated effects of social media on Americans' ability to think and discourse together.
16. Gross misuses of pardon authority.
17. Wholesale threats to higher education and fundamental science for America's long-range future.
18. Inexplicable weakness of the Democratic leadership (OK, Republicans, too).
19. Undependable performance of the "Fourth Estate" plus its corporate capture.
20. Erosion of our sense of personal privacy by DOGE
21. The 'capture' of America's very sense of 'good taste' under the current regime
22. Virtually unlimited money as the compelling variable in our national politics.
23. Erosion of the Senate's responsibilities for vetting nominees of all kinds.
24. Artificial intelligence, emergent issues, and attempted time blocks for addressing same.
25. The unanticipated societal effects of cell and smart phones.
26. The shift of "news" from informing citizens and their transformation to "entertainment'.
27. The erosion threatening the franchise itself.
28. The imbalances among the three branches (and independent agencies) of America's government.
29. The anachronistic re-emergence of tariffs as a worse than nettlesome issue.
30. The withdrawal of America from its societal responsibilities to the world.
31. The reality of America's willingness to wield brute force in the world to address our own issues.
32. Conversely, America's new refusal to address our own culpability for world climate harm.
33. The astounding resurgence of actual attacks (!) on diversity, equality, and inclusion . . . in AMERICA!
34.
35.
Etc.
I'm just one guy pushing 90. I've been compiling these for nearly a year. It's a certainty I've missed other elements implicated in our current political dilemma. Consider, all you who read this, encouraged to send me your own candidates for inclusion (oops, there's that word again), not just to complicate matters further, but to insure this kind of multi-faceted thinking permeates the attention we give to our current "troubles," fully rather than partially. If you feel moved to do so strive to express it in a single line as have I. I will try to keep track of any that come my way for consideration to add, and I'll acknowledge their origin in any future renditions.
Cheers! (Before posting I did one more editorial pass through the list. I'm aware of how compressed most of these are. That was my aim, lest I overburden any potential audience. This we're trying to address is no simple matter. We just try and do the best we can . . .)
And one last point about the three of you. Last night I was literally jumping out of my chair hollering at the screen stage during your concluding comments about the shutdown rationale that I heard no mention of the Dems obligation NOW, to underscore, not just the health care rationale, but the bald emphasis needing to be given to how vulnerable we are to our very survival as a democratic Republic. I'll not see the latter, but I very much want my granddaughters and their issue to be able to thrive and strive under it.
You did leave out two of the most important things that have happened: the deliberate erosion of the wall of separation between church and state, and its closely related, dueling -banjos cousin, the established right to privacy, whether it’s your sex life, family planning, abortion, or your religious faith.
you will love the trevor noah clip on you tube where he spends 15 minutes discussing all this - but starting off talking about the saudi comedy festival...not sure if this forum allows links...but i'll try... https://youtu.be/U9bfuM7YR2U?si=Z2B0OB5NhvTIgoeu
he's always so good...comedy about sadness is a good thing.... 🤔🙃😱🤗
But that is the problem for 2026 : Trump & his cronies, via the likes of Elon Musk, have control of the election voting machines, so it doesn't matter if 99.99 % of voters vote against Trump, it will still show that he won. Ask Kamala Harris & Hilary Clinton!
That’s a serious concern election integrity is crucial. We need transparency, accountability, and verified systems to make sure every vote truly counts.
I'm not sure if anyone is aware of this, a text message trump sent to bondi went public. He stated he wanted to take down his "enemies" that had filed charges against him for russian interference in the 2016 election and other assorted officers of law that, in his demented mind, had caused him to suffer. His hit list started with John Bolton, next James Comey, followed by Laticia James & then Adam Schiff. It is well known that this hit list has weaponized the DOJ and will be the reason Mr. Comey will NOT be indicted. This will follow course with the other "enemies" but the problem lies in the fact that the court systems have over burdened with trump bullshit. Please attend a No Kings Event, if you can, or support those who fight for democracy & justice.
A close friend says since we cannot call it fascism. or anti-fascism that we call it fuckism or anti-fuckism.
"Find your lane" is great advice. This is a multiple-multi-lane road we're on. But let's not forget that Trump is the front man, for now at least. Once his devoted followers realize that he's shafting them, he won't be as useful to the billionaires, mega-multimillionaires, and corporations behind him.
Nicely done!💯
Illegitimi non carborundum
Dominion voting machine company bought by a Trump supporter. He's changed the name of the company and is pushing for paper ballots. But what's keeping them from tampering with those machine voting
We have just over a year to change this shizzle-show. Otherwise...our Democracy is gone.