Two threads that basically wonder if we are in a new reality here in Trumpistan. The first is Josh Marshall noting that Democrats are not only now joining the fight, they are joining the fight on terrain that seems favorable to them.
The second is a compiled Thread from Bluesky about opposing authoritarianism. Basically, it lays out the many hurdles Trump would actually have to clear to end democracy. It was true three weeks ago, but it seems more realistic now. By design, there are so many veto points on the road to autocracy, that Trump would struggle to overcome them in the best of circumstances for him.
One of the points he makes was actually made about, wait for it, Star Wars. Do you know how many Stormtroopers you would need to suppress the galaxy? That number is massive. The author points out that the Nazis original stormtroopers number 400,000 in 1932 and then exploded to 2,000,000 the following year. The entire DHS has 240,000 employees and most of them are office drones. ICE and Border Patrol have a total of 90,000 people. Even if they triple in size, that's a pitiful number in a nation of 340,000,000.
Trumpism requires assent from everyone. It has largely gotten that from corporate elites - whether in the C-Suite of in a law firm - but there comes a point when popular outrage overwhelms them - see the Kimmel fiasco.
Trump is objectively unpopular. He is also spending his time ranting about UN escalators and Tylenol. Because no one will give him bad news, he's only going to get increasingly out of touch beyond the stark and stark raving made confines of MAGA world.
As I've said before, as a teacher of government I would say, "Be afraid." As a teacher of history I would say "Be patient."
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