Bad things will still happen. Lives will be upended. But the coup, the quick strike to take over the government, is over. Trump lost, and the public is in the process of abandoning him. From me:
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-02-24-trump-coup-has-failed/
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-02-24-trump-coup-has-failed/
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Trump continues to be a threat until he is behind bars.
And all his hideous appointees haven't even begun to do damage yet.
We're already seeing an outbreak of measles in Texas FFS.
DO NOT GET COMFORTABLE.
they plan for it not to matter.
it's irresponsible to treat him as "defeated"
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-purges-key-military-leaders-another-friday-night-massacre-rcna193407
-Nothing has been stopped
-They are just getting started
-A criminal is in charge of the FBI
-The AG is a moron
-US Marshals have deputized Musk's personal security
No?
Coup seems to still be right on track
But seriously it's a coup, and it continues.
Wait, I'm hearing that none of that fucking happened?
Well, shit.
At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if they suspended the midterm elections.
https://prospect.org/politics/2023-04-25-tucker-carlson-smuggest-man-on-air/
Like those ones that went "Phew, it's good to hear ol' Hitler isn't interested in doing any wars!"
If we survive long enough to need history books about this era, this will be a good inclusion.
Thank God one weekend of rocky town halls fixed all of that.
A diversity of tactics is necessary in any fight- optimism included.
I won’t bother with belittling or adressing this hot take.
Folks like this will insist they are thinking clearly and independently while having wrenched themselves into a sink cost fallacy
we are one month in
Oh, wait.
If you were only posting on social media, I would think you are an everything-is-rosy bot.
If so, so the coup isn’t over, so stop spreading their propaganda.
Every Americans identity has been compromised.
Fish gonna fly and birds gonna swim. . . .
And Charlie Brown is going to kick that football.
And we should remember the people who stood up for what's right when it counted.
GOP Budget adds $ trillions in debt and cuts Medicare/aid
“Trump says Pentagon spending should be halved…”
But:
“Defense Department to redirect funds internally…”
So:
NO PENTAGON CUTS
“Trump's approval rating down 13 points”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/22/bernie-sanders-fighting-oligrarchy-tour-iowa-city-call-to-action/79427143007/
“The coup is over guys!”
*fires another for being a woman*
“Trump lost!”
This premise needs to pass the "head of lettuce" test before I start getting all excited.
I spread as much awareness as I could. Im so glad people are starting to see.
Can’t see light at the end of the tunnel.
We're all we've got.
“Executive Orders”
I truthfully cannot understand how this sub-legal instrument could have been tolerated by Americans.
Effectively, any President can take the US into dictatorship.
WHAT?
The coup is over?? Says who?
Because he lost a few points on his approval rating??
I mentioned this before about Vance. Vance is a troll and a loser, but he won't need Trump's attractive megalomania to stay in power/win '28. He only needs the executive powers seized by Trump
they're working their way down into the military and just getting started trashing the civil service, and they haven't made a lot of laws or new budget yet to use them,
but Trump still gets unanimous votes from the House and Senate GOP.
and to lose enough of his hater base that the NYT can't find a diner in Ohio to interview them at.
And we haven't seen the next three big PR stunts he's going to pull to gen up more hatred and anger and distraction.
https://theonion.com/this-will-be-the-end-of-trump-s-campaign-says-increa-1819578486/
But I disagree the coup is over. Defunding the Presidio Trust and destabilizing the US infrastructure is an very early part of what Musk's accelerationists have planned.
His cabinet, the Pentagon, and revamp of military justice system - are for a reason.
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/its-time-for-fresh-blood-trump-purging-military-jag-lawyers-so-they-wont-be-roadblocks-to-anything-that-happens-over-next-4-years-hegseth-says/
He just has to fix it that all future elections are canceled or sabotaged.