It’s all so crazy and surreal. I keep waiting for an adult to step in and stop the madness (which isn’t going to happen) but I think the weight of what the President is doing will eventually cave in on him. It seems that everyone is outraged.
Thank you, @hcrichardson.bsky.social. As you have for some time, you've helped make increasingly appalling developments in the United States more nearly comprehensible to this increasingly worried Canadian.
"People are starting to realize that there is no truth here beyond the desire for personal wealth and power."
The problem is this only addresses those with some kind of critical thinking ability, the kind of people being dropped by Trump & his ilk often don't have it but still have the vote.
question for you about the latest email sent to gov employees. Could the response from Patel and others be a way to trick people into thinking that people like Patel got their backs and they will ‘stand up’ to Musk and his request so that when they start their tomfoolery they won’t bat an eye?
I’m loving this hopeful vibe tonight. Finally, patriotic Americans are realizing what is at stake and are rising up to fight for our democracy. God, I hope it’s not too late!
The South is gone with the exception of Ga .its 50 - 50 what they want when the shut hits the fan. Hitler took control of Germany in less the 45 days. We will be a lost nation in 11 months.
Dasvendonya Citizens
(Sarcasm to let it sink in)
FDT
You write hopeful messages, yet I’ve ran out of hope. At this point I think it’s going to need to be as bad as we fear before people awaken to what has happened and is happening.
I am with you! I also believe joy is more powerful than fear. Enjoying our lives - even in these times of pain and turmoil - defies their evil intent and grows the hope we need to rise above it.
The paradox of Timothy Snyder is that he spent his whole career studying stateless zones and mass killings, and sharing that knowledge liberally, but never spoke a word for the Gaza strip as food and water were systematically cut off, and tens of thousands of children were industrially killed.
This was so inspiring and it made me cry. I have hope that we, the people of the United States of America realize that we have the power to save our democracy. Our freedom is way too precious to surrender.
Vibe shift? I’m soothed to hear you (and others whose perspectives are prescient) say over the last few days that something is shifting. It’s so easy to feel overwhelming dismay at this point but reading this helped me put it in perspective. May we convince those who need convincing.
Visiting my relatives in FL has been an experience. Fox “News” is on 24/7 - & never is there any critique of the “Great Leader” ….. and unfortunately I think there is still a significant part of the population who think Trump is doing « great » and/or they dont care.
Excellent article! I have hope again! We need to work on the Republicans. They hold the key to shifting us back on track. We can’t let the weaknesses of the Republican Party bring our Democracy to an end. At all costs we must
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Protest! At your Representative’s office At your city hall. At Tesla Dealers. STOP TrumpMuskPutin Tell your Reps directly to stop this now or you will vote for someone who will! TrumpPutinMusk Evil Trifecta
I read your first paragraph out loud to a group of friends, who are professional facilitators at dinner. We formed our group during Covid and many of us had never met in person until today. We gathered hope from your letter and resumed dinner on a slightly brighter note.
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. THIS is an EO by trump. IF this gets passed, we are done! He will control everything. Top is what's in the EO. Actual EO is below it. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1YEpG5uiTb/
Can't support substack sorry. Not when its CEO supports Musk, and is willing to publish fascist ideology, and bigoted hate on his site. There are other places to publish that refuse to give in to hate.
This is definitely how to start fighting back.
But all the common sense and logic is irrelevant if you miss the point that the AIM is to destroy the US government.
Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat) could make it into a film: "Krasnov Strikes Again."
But it wouldn't need to be a satire to get laughs. It could be a documentary!
He's good but I believe the answers to most of his questions as to 'why' are obvious.
They dumped immigration judges so that there will be no accountability on behalf of the White House. They're weakening our system to make it easier to exploit our citizens and the system itself.
Thank you for sharing. Brilliantly delivered. I hope it stirs some of the GOP enablers into doing their jobs, instead of fearing losing their jobs. What they seem to be overlooking is a dictatorship doesn’t need a Senate or Congress. They could be fired by DOGE too.
I am clinging to your note of optimism tonight, as last night in our region, a woman was violently restrained, at the behest of the local sheriff, by unidentified men in front of a cheering crowd, for yelling out her opinion at a town hall. It will be hard to quell the fascist thirst for violence.
Saw that video - maybe from @thetnholler.bsky.social ? If those men were LEOs they violated her Constitutional rights; if they weren't they should be charged for the multiple crimes, state & federal, they committed.
And that sheriff should be voted out, at the least.
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How dare they?
The problem is this only addresses those with some kind of critical thinking ability, the kind of people being dropped by Trump & his ilk often don't have it but still have the vote.
Dasvendonya Citizens
(Sarcasm to let it sink in)
FDT
You always find the best parts to share.
"Hope. It is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous."
I vote for dangerous hope.
Brings to mind "princes of Maine and kings of New England" of another era. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41jwRPJJxgQ
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#CourageIsContagious
https://youtu.be/g2ptQFOi9Pg
But all the common sense and logic is irrelevant if you miss the point that the AIM is to destroy the US government.
But it wouldn't need to be a satire to get laughs. It could be a documentary!
They dumped immigration judges so that there will be no accountability on behalf of the White House. They're weakening our system to make it easier to exploit our citizens and the system itself.
https://bsky.app/profile/saneplanet.bsky.social/post/3livp2uv7dc25
The independents for the win!!!
https://newrepublic.com/article/191573/musk-trump-freeze-ira-education-environment
And that sheriff should be voted out, at the least.