What exactly can be done even if the news media finally wakes up and calls it a coup? What is the plan? How can it be stopped? Mass protests? As individuals we have very little power and it feels like we are all just screaming into the wind.
Join a movement that can fundamentally change our economic, political, and social culture. A movement to replace our "greed is good" and "win at all costs" culture to one where our goal is to "do the right thing" and "treat others as we would want them to treat us" culture. See www.informedcitizens.com
Democrats need to create a shadow cabinet, then divide and conquer. They need to give us a viable path. Call your congress today. Make your voice loud and clear.
Still no ideas (from anyone) on how to stop the coup. Blue state AGs arrest Musk? Members of Congress remove him from the building? I wish I could care about legal guardrails but scotus is bought and sold. Scotus gave Trump immunity. Does anyone think Hitler cared about law suits or public opinion? 🤔 🤔 🤔
One thing that I thing should be mentioned in every media article about Musk supposedly cutting government spending is that he has always promised Space X shareholders that he will get the government to give him $10 trillion to explore Mars. That has always been the value proposition of the company. Control of the Treasury was just handed over to someone who spent a decade promising to rob it.
You are right on the money, Anand. As soon as Musk started 'burrowing into' and attempting to gut aspects of our government--with no more authority to do whatever it is he's up to than the passive permission of a rapidly dementing president of some of these United States I saw the writing on the wall: THIS IS AN ILLEGAL AND IMMORAL COUP. I've written and called my senators, and oh btw their voice mail boxes are often full. And the Republican one does't even acknowledge receipt of my communiques. So what's next. I'm thinking arrest and detention.
H.C. Richardson: “The replacement of our constitutional system of government with the whims of an unelected private citizen is a coup. The U.S. president has no authority to cut programs created and funded by Congress, and a private citizen tapped by a president has even less standing to try anything so radical.”
The GOP has been captured by fraudsters & power by any means authoritarians. The projection & propaganda never stops.
Bothsiderism reigns with MSM.
Trump, Musk & MAGA, in their vision of gangster government & kleptocracy, believe that democracy is for sale & that they've bought control of the US government...that Trump, Musk & their MAGA oligarchs can act with impunity. Threats of retribution & prosecution for those who would uphold the rule of law are intended to silence opposition & compel obedience in advance.
The battles to rescue democracy & the rule of law will require resilient resistance...
And it will require a long term response because there are no quick measures we can take to stop them. I’ve been pushing economic boycotts as something we can start now and grow over time. Tesla would be an obvious target. However, I’m promoting a tourist boycott of Florida because it would draw in international support. Canadians are the largest contingent of foreign visitors and they’re already pissed at Trump.
Fight fire with fire. Old media is useless or subordinated. DNC and all elected D officials- local to federal- need to flood new media- TicTok, facebook, X, podcasts, Fox news - flood the zone with examples of what is happening and how it affects everyone. At the same time need to organize wealthy D supporters to flood the courts with lawsuits against Musk, but especially his teenage minions, for illegal hacking of government computer systems. Do citizen arrests of his minions. Tie them up in courts.
Need more focus on actions we need to take …we know the problem already. Great examples of how we can strike back both to neutralize and proactively put Trump minions on their heels.
No. We have to keep our eyes on all the balls. Illegal firings and partisan investigations by the Justice Department is also part of the coup. Withholding funds through the Department of Education to create the curriculum MAGA wants - including a retelling of January 6, 2021, is also part of the coup. Occupying the EPA with industry lobbyists who will not enforce laws is part of the takeover. This and many other initiatives, mostly outlined in Project 2025 but really just a part of mid-20th century authoritarianism, are part of one piece. WE HAVE TO BE IN THE STREETS REJECTING THEM, BY THE WAY, NOT JUST WATCHING THEM HAPPEN AND DOCUMENTING THEM TO EACH OTHER AS THE NOOSE TIGHTENS. IT MAY NOT WORK BUT IT IS OUR ONLY REAL CHANCE AT THIS POINT.
President Musk has said he counts his success by the number of dollars saved for taxpayers every day...he can do this in two minutes: persuade his co-president to stop using military flights to deport immigrants, at about $800,000 a flight. This is 30 times what Biden was spending on commercial or charter flights. Think of it: it's millions a day! And the switch would be good for the economy.
Though actually saving money may not be the goal at all, of course. I worry that taxpayers may decide they too can ignore the law and blow off April 15th..
Based on this Coup, we can’t assume there will be 2026 mid term elections, where maybe we can throw out the Coup supporting Republicans. The MUMPS administration could cancel those elections.
I am tired and fed up with all the talk about the massive explosion of Trump exec orders and actions. Need to spend our time on what are we going to do about it!
They are looking to give the Gaza Strip to Jared & Ivanka Kushner and don’t believe for a second the Saudia’s don’t have their eye on the gold. Does anyone really think Trump cares about the people in Gaza, Ukrainian or anywhere else in the world including here. It’s time to wake up
They seem to be heading for NOAA. It is apparently unpatriotic to tell Americans when the weather might kill them. Because, you know, it's all a hoax. The new nomination for the head of NOAA is the guy who actually tried to CHANGE the weather prediction to justify trump's Sharpie moment.
Has anyone seen this video? It’s from a couple of months ago. Maybe it was shared here and I missed it? If you have seen it I'm curious - Is it legit? Factual? Accurate? Anand, have you seen it? Thanks, Christina xo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5RpPTRcz1no
What exactly can be done even if the news media finally wakes up and calls it a coup? What is the plan? How can it be stopped? Mass protests? As individuals we have very little power and it feels like we are all just screaming into the wind.
Join a movement that can fundamentally change our economic, political, and social culture. A movement to replace our "greed is good" and "win at all costs" culture to one where our goal is to "do the right thing" and "treat others as we would want them to treat us" culture. See www.informedcitizens.com
Thank you!
a NYT article posted this morning refers to trump and musk's actions as "interventions" 🤢
also, for people who are hungry to do something, Indivisible is organizing actions all around the country: https://indivisible.org/
Democrats need to create a shadow cabinet, then divide and conquer. They need to give us a viable path. Call your congress today. Make your voice loud and clear.
Still no ideas (from anyone) on how to stop the coup. Blue state AGs arrest Musk? Members of Congress remove him from the building? I wish I could care about legal guardrails but scotus is bought and sold. Scotus gave Trump immunity. Does anyone think Hitler cared about law suits or public opinion? 🤔 🤔 🤔
One thing that I thing should be mentioned in every media article about Musk supposedly cutting government spending is that he has always promised Space X shareholders that he will get the government to give him $10 trillion to explore Mars. That has always been the value proposition of the company. Control of the Treasury was just handed over to someone who spent a decade promising to rob it.
You are right on the money, Anand. As soon as Musk started 'burrowing into' and attempting to gut aspects of our government--with no more authority to do whatever it is he's up to than the passive permission of a rapidly dementing president of some of these United States I saw the writing on the wall: THIS IS AN ILLEGAL AND IMMORAL COUP. I've written and called my senators, and oh btw their voice mail boxes are often full. And the Republican one does't even acknowledge receipt of my communiques. So what's next. I'm thinking arrest and detention.
H.C. Richardson: “The replacement of our constitutional system of government with the whims of an unelected private citizen is a coup. The U.S. president has no authority to cut programs created and funded by Congress, and a private citizen tapped by a president has even less standing to try anything so radical.”
The GOP has been captured by fraudsters & power by any means authoritarians. The projection & propaganda never stops.
Bothsiderism reigns with MSM.
Trump, Musk & MAGA, in their vision of gangster government & kleptocracy, believe that democracy is for sale & that they've bought control of the US government...that Trump, Musk & their MAGA oligarchs can act with impunity. Threats of retribution & prosecution for those who would uphold the rule of law are intended to silence opposition & compel obedience in advance.
The battles to rescue democracy & the rule of law will require resilient resistance...
And it will require a long term response because there are no quick measures we can take to stop them. I’ve been pushing economic boycotts as something we can start now and grow over time. Tesla would be an obvious target. However, I’m promoting a tourist boycott of Florida because it would draw in international support. Canadians are the largest contingent of foreign visitors and they’re already pissed at Trump.
Fight fire with fire. Old media is useless or subordinated. DNC and all elected D officials- local to federal- need to flood new media- TicTok, facebook, X, podcasts, Fox news - flood the zone with examples of what is happening and how it affects everyone. At the same time need to organize wealthy D supporters to flood the courts with lawsuits against Musk, but especially his teenage minions, for illegal hacking of government computer systems. Do citizen arrests of his minions. Tie them up in courts.
Need more focus on actions we need to take …we know the problem already. Great examples of how we can strike back both to neutralize and proactively put Trump minions on their heels.
No. We have to keep our eyes on all the balls. Illegal firings and partisan investigations by the Justice Department is also part of the coup. Withholding funds through the Department of Education to create the curriculum MAGA wants - including a retelling of January 6, 2021, is also part of the coup. Occupying the EPA with industry lobbyists who will not enforce laws is part of the takeover. This and many other initiatives, mostly outlined in Project 2025 but really just a part of mid-20th century authoritarianism, are part of one piece. WE HAVE TO BE IN THE STREETS REJECTING THEM, BY THE WAY, NOT JUST WATCHING THEM HAPPEN AND DOCUMENTING THEM TO EACH OTHER AS THE NOOSE TIGHTENS. IT MAY NOT WORK BUT IT IS OUR ONLY REAL CHANCE AT THIS POINT.
President Musk has said he counts his success by the number of dollars saved for taxpayers every day...he can do this in two minutes: persuade his co-president to stop using military flights to deport immigrants, at about $800,000 a flight. This is 30 times what Biden was spending on commercial or charter flights. Think of it: it's millions a day! And the switch would be good for the economy.
Though actually saving money may not be the goal at all, of course. I worry that taxpayers may decide they too can ignore the law and blow off April 15th..
Based on this Coup, we can’t assume there will be 2026 mid term elections, where maybe we can throw out the Coup supporting Republicans. The MUMPS administration could cancel those elections.
I am tired and fed up with all the talk about the massive explosion of Trump exec orders and actions. Need to spend our time on what are we going to do about it!
They are looking to give the Gaza Strip to Jared & Ivanka Kushner and don’t believe for a second the Saudia’s don’t have their eye on the gold. Does anyone really think Trump cares about the people in Gaza, Ukrainian or anywhere else in the world including here. It’s time to wake up
They seem to be heading for NOAA. It is apparently unpatriotic to tell Americans when the weather might kill them. Because, you know, it's all a hoax. The new nomination for the head of NOAA is the guy who actually tried to CHANGE the weather prediction to justify trump's Sharpie moment.
I am wondering why those in Congress who are for it, don't call for an impeachment.
Has anyone seen this video? It’s from a couple of months ago. Maybe it was shared here and I missed it? If you have seen it I'm curious - Is it legit? Factual? Accurate? Anand, have you seen it? Thanks, Christina xo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5RpPTRcz1no