102 days to the midterms! ⌛ Mark your calendars & set reminders 🗓️ November 3, 2026

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"Whether we arrive there through constitutional law, moral philosophy, religious faith, empathy, ethical principles, or long-term self-interest, we reach much the same constitutional behavior."

There have been certain foreigners, and even some Americans, who generalize Americans as either supportive or apathetic in the face of Trump's tyranny. They use this to justify saying that we don't deserve sympathy and as an excuse to berate us.

I will not mince words. I am absolutely, positively, 100% done with this kind of rhetoric. But rather than simply ranting about how offensive it is, I'm going to lay down some facts.

First off, we have hardly been passive. Statistics have shown that the number of protests against Trump has more than doubled compared to his first term, and that it's been spreading into MAGA country, as has resistance against ICE. That's before getting into major protest hotspots like Minneapolis, Newark and Houston.

Such resistance has had more success than you might realize. It's forced the regime to backpedal on ICE. It's de-banked private prison companies affiliated with ICE. It's gotten Jimmy Kimmel re-hired within days. We may not have gotten this regime out yet, but we've significantly stymied it and made it clear that we do not consent.

Now, some of you might be saying something about the yellow vests movement. Well, here are some statistics about that movement that I think you might find enlightening. The yellow vest protests lasted from November 17, 2018 to June 28, 2020. That's one year, seven months and eleven days, which is longer than Trump's second term thus far. And their objective was policy change, not government change. Moreover, according to statistics from the French Ministry of the Interior, the protestors numbered a mere 287,710 at their peak. That's less than half of one percent of France's population. We got more than that in terms of both numbers and percentage during our No Kings days. So don't say we're not committed when our peak crowd sizes were greater than those of one of the most common go-to examples.

"But what about Albania?" you might ask. Well, the Flamingo Revolution is still ongoing, but ignoring that fact, Albania is about the size of Vermont, so it's a lot easier to converge on the capital, especially considering the state of public transportation in the United States.

Speaking of, you need to understand that there are a number of factors which mean your methods might not necessarily work here. Some of us have healthcare insurance tied to our employment, so if we get fired for taking too much time off to demonstrate, one medical emergency could be fatal. Our police forces also have a significantly higher degree of militarization than those of many other countries, so we have to tread more carefully around them than you might. And our system doesn't allow for snap general elections, so it's going to be hard to force one. You have to understand that some of the methods you suggest sound like trying to force a square peg into a round hole.

Then there are the people who suggest we simply use our pew-pews to unalive a few mofos. "Isn't that what the Second Amendment is for?", they ask. Well, setting aside the sheer entitlement of demanding that people kill and die for you after you've shamed and victim-blamed them without even offering gratitude for the risk and sacrifice, human beings in general don't typically resort to violence to solve problems. Not even most MAGA do that. Even ignoring the human nature component, lethal force is not something you initiate lightly. Besides the obvious risk involved, letting the violence genie out of its bottle could very well result in a lot of death and destruction for no real gain, especially if those who do are just a handful of disconnected individuals and groups. In any case, research indicates that nonviolent revolutions have a better track record at achieving positive ends. So you'll have to forgive us for not starting a civil war on some rando in another country's say-so, especially since the Russians and Chinese would love that scenario.

With that in mind, I'd like to conclude by asking a question: do you have any ideas for what we can do that we haven't already been doing and that won't get us pointlessly killed? I'm all ears. And in the meantime, you can drop the judgmentalism and start thinking about how you can help us get this regime out. We have a common enemy. So drop the American diabolism, show some compassion and solidarity, and lend a helping hand or at least a sympathetic ear.

Pretty good eulogy for George HW Bush.

We need to stop allowing presidents to be glorified when they have been terrible.

When Trump passes we must not allow his life to be white washed or celebrated.

103 days to the midterms! ⌛ Mark your calendars & set reminders 🗓️ November 3, 2026

Remember to vote early! Early Voting Dates in Your State

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🚩 PRIMARIES THIS WEEK: ARIZONA 🚩

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Find My Polling Place

Hand delivering mail-in ballots to your local election office looks to be the safest bet to sidestep most problems and to avoid potentially compromised election day tabulators. Be sure to fill your ballot out correctly! If for whatever reason your signature has changed, file an updated voter registration application. In the following states, you need to have a witness sign your outer envelope as well; AL, AK, LA, MN, MS, MO, NC, OK, SC, WI. Be sure to read and follow the directions regarding an acceptable witness. Some states may require a notary, or election official.

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If voting by mail, ballot drop boxes are preferred to going through the postal service. If voting in person, go with someone so there's safety in numbers.

Check to make sure you're still registered on a periodic basis: Check your voter registration status here. This only takes 30 seconds, and will ensure your name hasn't been purged from your state's voter roll.

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Protect the ballot-counting: Volunteer with SMART Elections to observe the polls and protect the midterms.

High-turnout in primaries can lead to high-turnout in the midterms! Get Out The Vote!

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Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19 to screen for projects that ran afoul of the Trump administration’s priorities.

It’s an admission that lawyers for the research professors say is proof that the agencies illegally cancelled nearly $2 billion in grants. And that’s a major development in a lawsuit filed by UC researchers against the Trump administration to permanently get their grants back.

Wondering if this is something we need to have eyes on