The 2022 Navalny doc is also worth viewing to see how this unfolded. I'm so sad we lost him - another world hero. What an excellent letter, Ms. Cox Richardson. Thank you for grinding out the igneous and ignoble details once again, so we can see through it all, to clarity.
I agree, the plan is to starve the national parks, declare them unable to function, and sell off portions of them for logging, mining, drilling, or development. Farmers facing bankruptcy will be ripe for the picking by those with great wealth.
Across all forms of media the American male is traditionally portrayed as strong, brave & heroic, standing up for the good guys against the forces of evil.
Yet where are they now?
Is anyone going to stand up and LEAD the necessary fight calling out the destruction & lies, other than Bernie/AOC?
Yes, kudos to her. Very brave. We need more like her and sustained effort to flood the zone every day, taking it back from the entitled Neanderthal knuckle draggers.
Yes. It is tantalising to consider that anyone or any group that can bring down and get rid of this red manacle cult will, de facto, become New Dems 2.0 and establish their own terms of decency.
But where the F are those leaders? The old guards of the Dems are shot, comfortable and have their $$.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social Can you help us understand Project 2025? Does it contain blatant misinformation? If it’s a playbook, can’t we find ways to prevent what’s coming? Is there a Phase 2 that hasn’t yet been revealed? Is it worthwhile to write a rebuttal? Thanks💙
Jess Piper hits the nail on the head. Her call for public action misses a step- what is needed to really disrupt is divestment from corporate dependency. That takes hard work, planning, and vigilance against infiltration and disruption, to establish effective horizontal support networks.
This! This! This!
It is so apparent he is purposely destroying our economy, and speaking out of both sides of his mouth. 🤬 Tariff’s are good 🤥😵💫
It was NEVER about us (U.S.)
Thank you for putting it all together.
The enemy is from within. Mix this Red history with Reagan's "the gov is the problem" & trickle down economics, combined with the corruption of the Roberts Court, plus a dysfunctional Congress, and we've got the recipe for a major disaster. Trying to figure out how to solve it is confounding.
But what is pro-democratic US doing about all this? Honest question, really - there's not much news of that reaching Europe, so I really have no idea. It _appears_, to us, that the general reaction in the US towards all this is one of either "meh" or even "hell yeah!", rather than large protests...
Imagine you're at work and you have been given an employee guide for handling conflicts with management. H.R letters, official complaints, safety reports. That sort of thing.
Then one day in a meeting your new boss walks over and slaps you in the face. A totally unimaginable and unforeseeable act.
And since most of us have Health insurance tied to our jobs, and no unions, we have legitimate reasons to believe any obvious protests or political action could lead to being fired. So European-style "taking to the streets" is difficult.
There's also the risk that such protests would backfire.
The Right-wing media (and to some extent the entire legacy media) tend to cast any sort of Leftist protests as either extremist or irrational.
So there is a fear that doing too much too soon could make any resistance appear like an overreaction to the "moderate" majority who would turn away from it.
I can readily imagine your state of powerlessness. I hope at least some form of protest can be organized, in the short term, and that it can endure for as long as it takes - because as you said, your institutions are of no help now it seems.
Much of this piece was my living history. I recommend this to friends who need a refresher as to the origins and meaning of the Iron Curtain and the Cold War that ensued. Jews proclaim, “Never forget,” because we know that we can only move forward if we understand our past.
Chilling.
I guess "Russia, Russia, Russia" should be replaced with...RUSSIA!!!!!!!
PS - I'm from Manafort's hometown. His father was a cheating grifter, too.
Thank you again. I feel like most Americans are sleep walking through a critical and very dangerous moment in US history. Your writing is so important and I truly appreciate what you are doing.
This letter one is by far the most important and most clearly made argument for how we got here seen. The more people we can get to read this, the more hopeful I will be that we could stop this. The departure of Yanukovych should be our example! Thank you!
I want dems to call for a standing protest on the Mall.
Take turns giving speeches, introduce those who are being fired and those harmed.
Hell, encourage bands to play. Hire some food trucks.
Make some noise and make sure that the media has to take notice.
Include help tents for fired workers.
I’m guessing you’ve been waiting for the right time to write this particular letter. The fact that this is happening in plain sight is devastating to those of us paying close attention.
Thx Heather. I've watched a number of interviews with Trump supporters, and have direct experience with a couple myself. The common theme is blind devotion. It doesn't matter what he says or does they are incapable of recognizing the lies and true purpose behind his actions. It seems cult-like.
They all drank the kool-aid... So sad...
I always appreciate yr in-depth analyses!!
That's why I want to bring the SAVE Act (HR22) to yr attention. It will easily eliminate millions of eligible voters simply bc of a name change. Many people don't even know about it. Please help spread the word!!!😤
Somwthing has to be done. I have four children and every time I see JD Vance laughing smugly I want to drive to my state capital and scream. If I didn't have my kids I'd be raising hell right now. Where are the hellraisers? Why is everyone paralyzed?
If some people look the other way while they’re trying to dismantle our democracy piece by piece, it won’t be because you haven’t done everything possible to explain what is happening. Eloquently written. You inspire us to do whatever we can.
“We were at war with a dictator,” said French center-right politician Claude Malhuret of Europe’s stand against Putin. “[N]ow we are at war with a dictator backed by a traitor.”
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https://www.npr.org/2025/03/06/nx-s1-5318076/tariffs-great-depression-explainer
Yet where are they now?
Is anyone going to stand up and LEAD the necessary fight calling out the destruction & lies, other than Bernie/AOC?
But where the F are those leaders? The old guards of the Dems are shot, comfortable and have their $$.
I don’t know what they’re thinking.
It is so apparent he is purposely destroying our economy, and speaking out of both sides of his mouth. 🤬 Tariff’s are good 🤥😵💫
It was NEVER about us (U.S.)
Thank you for putting it all together.
“[N]ow we are at war with a dictator backed by a traitor.”
Thank you!
Then one day in a meeting your new boss walks over and slaps you in the face. A totally unimaginable and unforeseeable act.
And the whole thing just felt so surreal that you feel powerless.
THAT'S what it feels like to be "pro-Democracy" in America. Powerlessness.
Institutions are failing.
There's also the risk that such protests would backfire.
So there is a fear that doing too much too soon could make any resistance appear like an overreaction to the "moderate" majority who would turn away from it.
#resistance #50501movement #protest
Thank you, yet again!
I guess "Russia, Russia, Russia" should be replaced with...RUSSIA!!!!!!!
PS - I'm from Manafort's hometown. His father was a cheating grifter, too.
Take turns giving speeches, introduce those who are being fired and those harmed.
Hell, encourage bands to play. Hire some food trucks.
Make some noise and make sure that the media has to take notice.
Include help tents for fired workers.
It is disturbing.
I always appreciate yr in-depth analyses!!
That's why I want to bring the SAVE Act (HR22) to yr attention. It will easily eliminate millions of eligible voters simply bc of a name change. Many people don't even know about it. Please help spread the word!!!😤
After Republicans in Florida, Louisiana, and Missouri divested from BR in late 2022 over what they perceived as political "climate" investments.
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/florida-pulls-2-bln-blackrock-largest-anti-esg-divestment-2022-12-01/#:~:text=Patronis%20accused%20BlackRock%20of%20focusing,statement%20provided%20by%20his%20office.
Chilling words.