The rate of descent into lawlessness in the United States continues to accelerate. Until that descent is arrested, and we can assess what institutions still hold, the country and its citizens are fundmantally unsafe.
Trump is doing things that are unpopular and hurt Americans because he knows there won’t be any more elections. He believes he is untouchable.
It is impossible to mount resistance from Substack. Everyone presently publishing there is going to need to move off. This will take time, but it’s the truth. Don’t give them your money.
Here’s fake, illegitimate US Attorney Ed Martin on January 6th. Now he’s threatening people who question DOGE’s legitimacy and legality. This is a coup by insurrectionists who should be in jail.
For folks wondering β€œwhy” Musk is sucking down data from government systems, don’t be shocked if it all ends up on Wikileaks soon.
A group of anonymous authors has published this well-sourced memorandum on Musk and the Neoreactionary movement. Please share widely. The threat is not well understood. Take a moment to read the one page executive summary now; then call Congress. πŸ“„.pdf
People have no idea what a massive de-facto destimulus package is being rammed through right now. Slamming the brakes on federal spending with nothing to replace it is only going to spark a recession. This doesn't "free money up" for something else. It's just de-growth.
The events unfolding now are, in several material ways, worse than estimated. There are still major issues to address (budget; debt ceiling) but the capture of the treasury and dismantling of agencies by force is beyond even P2025. This is an attack by hostile foreign powers.
Beyond everything else that Musk has done, nullifying the rule of law is by far the most consequential. This will have massive implications for decades to come, and the biggest question now is what it will take to restore rule of law again.
Musk, Ramaswamy, and Sen. Joni Ernst just gave themselves unilateral power to delete statutorily authorized agencies. They claimed that if the agencies should exist, Congress can just authorize them again. THEY ALREADY DID. YOU HAVE NO AUTHORITY HERE. YOU ALL BELONG IN PRISON.