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New American Dark Ages

Our New King

Understand, we are watching in real time as a foreigner takes more power than anyone in the US has ever had. Even if the system repels him, he will have all the data he needs. He will have planted all the backdoors and viruses he needs to access ALL OUR DATA from any place in the world. Mucks has declared war on the US Government. We must declare WAR back. Lock him up. Take his wealth. #resist 

“Each of us needs to stand on principle” #resist

Fighting for justice doesn’t have to be a big dramatic act. It can be small | Rebecca Solnit | The Guardian

Each of us needs to stand on principle, loudly, whenever, wherever we can. Used strategically, our voices can do a lot to preserve anti-authoritarian worldviews about facts, science, history, rights, justice and inclusion. In this moment, it matters to just be a person who, wherever the opportunity arises, affirms that the climate crisis is real and climate solutions benefit us all, immigrants are vital to our economy and their rights matter, trans people harm no one by their existence but face terrible harm, diversity strengthens enterprises and communities and our country, women’s rights and equality should be non-negotiable.

Invader says “This is our shot”

Mucks is not an American. He is a man without a country now in control of ours. #resist 

February 3, 2025 – by Heather Cox Richardson

The replacement of our constitutional system of government with the whims of an unelected private citizen is a coup. … But Republicans are allowing Musk to run amok. … But permitting a private citizen to override the will of our representatives in Congress destroys the U.S. Constitution. It also makes Congress itself superfluous. And it takes the minority rule Republicans have come to embrace to the logical end of putting government power in the hands of one man. … 

On a livestream last night, Musk said of his destruction of the federal government: “If it’s not possible now, it will never be possible. This is our shot, This is the best hand of cards we’re ever going to have. If we don’t take advantage of this best hand of cards, it’s never going to happen.”

No one elected Mucks. He’s taken over. #resist

While the conman distracts us with a trade war, the nazi from South Africa — unelected, uncontrollable — has taken over the government. Who wanted this? 

February 2, 2025 – by Heather Cox Richardson

DOGE has simply taken over government systems. Musk, using President Donald Trump’s name, is personally deciding what he thinks should be cut from the U.S. government.

“So this feels like a hostile takeover of the machinery of governments by the richest man in the world,” he said. “That is not efficiency; that is a coup.” 

The news that DOGE has taken over U.S. government computers is not the only bombshell this weekend.

dt will fail, he always has #resist

Well, fuck this view. dt has been president for two weeks. We all knew what was coming but NOBODY could do anything. Don’t blame the Democrats. They ran the better candidate with the better campaign and a handful of voters pushed dt over the finish line. dt made a deal with the devil (no, not Mucks) to become the most successful liar in history, but he has always failed at everything he does. And he will again. #resist 

Why are the Democrats so spineless? | Moira Donegan | The Guardian

Increasingly, political commentators have compared the Democrats of 2025 to the Nazi collaborationist Vichy government in second-world-war France. “It’s a regime born of capitulation and of defeat,” writes John Ganz of the newsletter Unpopular Front. “It’s a regime of born exhaustion, nihilism, and cynicism: the loss of faith in the old verities of the republic.”

Bully #resist

Recently, I returned to the United States after two weeks in Panama. During that time, I heard nothing from the US other than how cold the weather was. Imagine.

 

Our return involved rising at 5am for an hour’s drive on a rocky road and another hour in rush hour traffic. We entered the airport in David for the first security scan (shoes off, everything). An hour later, we entered the concourse in Panama City for a second FULL scan. Remarkably, there was a third FULL scan at the gate.

 

I have taken to carrying a clear plastic bag into which I dump all the stuff I must strip away for security: belt, wallet, passport, bits of paper, even shoes. This technique was quite helpful at each checkpoint.

 

Six hours later, in the Denver airport, we were met by a half a dozen people in black combat garb, each eyeing us closely. Were these people Border Patrol? They were not TSA as far as I could tell. As intimidating as they meant to be, they were pleasant enough and we had no conflicts.

 

We obtained our luggage and completed one more FULL scan. All that remained was to present a plastic numbered card at the exit. Within feet of that goal, a voice to the side asked “what’s in the bag?”

 

I turned to face a beefy guy in black. He repeated his question. I raised my bag and stared through the clear plastic, more than puzzled. “Crap,” I said. “What do you mean ‘crap’?” I asked if he wanted to look inside the clear bag. “I asked you a question. You should know what’s in your bag.” I poked around at a loss for a summary better than crap. I detailed what I saw. He was not placated. I dropped the bag at his feet and said it has been a difficult day.

 

For sympathy, should I note I’m a 70 year old? Do I play the cancer card?

 

“Come with me,” he said, adding “are these people with you?” referring to my group. “No,” I lied, “I’m traveling alone.”

 

Several of our friends had the sense to move on. Mer couldn’t abandon me. She was drawn in.

 

Officer Dick (I know his real name) seemed burdened at this point. He demanded our passports, which had cleared every scan thus far. He presented them to someone at a computer terminal. No doubt, I’m on a watchlist now for my “attitude,” the attitude that we have ruined air travel for false security. Guilty.

 

When Dick returned, something had changed. Did he not get satisfaction from the terminal keeper? He said, “I’m not busting your chops, I just asked a question.” I stared at him. “You can go.”

 

I don’t know what this guy wanted from me, but I hope I didn’t give it to him. Respect? Fear? Obedience? Bullies look for all three. Remember that.