Trump wants protests, especially with violence, so he can unleash the military, crack down, declare martial law and cancel elections. He'll assume complete power. Republicans and Supreme Court will support him. I don't know why people think he's leaving peacefully. He's never leaving, folks.
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https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/nypd-says-unions-trump-presidential-endorsement-wont-affect-enforcement/2679463/
They don't want to
They have either been bribed or threatened or both
And they aren't strong enough to reject the carrot or stand up to the stick
Demonstrations need to have
coordinated security (no instigators),
trained activists
+vigilance in non-violent civil disobedience.
Non-violence is our essential weapon.
If he doesn't die first. He's looking awful.
Who will be the 1st republican willing to behave normatively?
That's where the rubber meets the road.
PS: martial law is restricted to a duration of 6 months, if we’re going to pretend he’s remotely concerned with making it look legitimate.
I looked it up the day after the election.
Also, states can declare martial law separately. Which, made me wonder which ones will, in response to trump crossing the wrong line.
https://bsky.app/profile/henleyparker.bsky.social/post/3ljif4rqc7k2b
Actually declaring martial law is difficult and dangerous; cancelling elections, doubly so. Nazis would much rather obtain your compliance by threatening than by doing.
I'm going to the state capital tomorrow and I'm going to raise hell. You should do the same if you can.
People who don’t think we could topple this government are kidding themselves.
We have 4% of the world’s population but 46% of the guns.
I like our odds.
His supporters can’t get out of the Lazy Boy.
https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econTabReport_1q7T4HA.pdf
(reposted to get the link right)
Musk is not doing this for the short term either.
He will control all govt info. he ain't giving it up.
Our democracy is dead. it's over.
Roberts is the Swing Vote & he is already sick & tired of the Orange Baboon
https://substack.com/@snyder/note/p-156287745?r=25mbk5&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
Popup...disperse. Show up in someplace else unexpected.
Do not hang around waiting to get kettled.
https://substack.com/@snyder/note/p-156287745?r=25mbk5&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
Let’s focus on Elon—then Peter Thiel, and the rest of the oligarchs…
Seems to me that we are going to have to mass protest, indefinitely, until the folks who can, figure out that arresting these fools is the only way to make this stop.
It would take a Berkeley level protest shooting to turn any Trumplican member of Congress.
50 states, 50 protest, 1 day
Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.
~ Diderot
Other protestors are peaceful protesters.
Let him call martial law, there's only so many of them, Americans can quickly out number them. Pray really hard .
Pfft. Putin would step down before the 🍊💩🤡 would. If that doesn't drive the point home, then people are beyond idiots.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/ominous-economic-data/sharetoken/f703275b-0b67-41a4-8e2f-02863a4345e5
In other news, my dog is tolerating his new food really well.
"We can't fight back bc he'll declare martial law & suspend the Constitution" OR "If we don't fight back he'll declare martial law & suspend the Constitution" - so, do we fight or just roll over in fear?
https://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3lh7ozkb7qk2e
Why are people continually surprised that he does what he says?
Evil is as evil does
He has less than 2 years left
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2769430/
He is PROVING us right by blatantly disregarding his entire base…because who needs voters when you don’t have elections? #SheShed
https://substack.com/@snyder/note/p-156287745?r=25mbk5&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
The complete takeover of America by dark forces isn’t going to take much longer.
If a general strike won’t work, America had better find a better answer, fast.
Upward class warfare is basically the only solution remaining.
Like none.
They talk about "elections" and 2026 and 2028
* The Revolutionary War freed us
* War of 1812 preserved us
* The Civil War reunited us
* Whatever this one will be called *should* fix us (or end us completely.)
Father Time is undefeated.
Even Trump supporters don't like him.
There will be a March on Washington.
It is likely not to be advertised.
never allow martial law.
The day he does we should celebrate with a nationwide party.
I know I will be.
However, the reality is that once Trump's 'spell' on his magats break, the whole thing falls apart and Vance has no friends in Congress. He has the personality of a whipped rattle snake. nobody in Washington or the GOP likes him. He won't have the power.
Musk will be gone too.
Honestly, nothing would surprise me anymore.
https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/what-is-an-executive-order-and-how-does-it-work
https://standupforscience2025.org