It’s important to understand that the GOP members of Congress who now appear to be “standing up to Trump” are not having a come to Jesus moment. They are simply having a come to the polling data moment. They will still be garbage people, if they decide to leave the cult. Why do I say this? Because they played footsie with fascism while MAGA still had the wind in its sails. Ex-communication won’t make them into salvageable human beings. #uspol #democracy #maga

There is no bottom with this complete moral blank.

Havel on the “hypnotic charm” of totalitarian ideology. “To wandering humankind it offers an immediately available home: all one has to do is accept it, and suddenly everything becomes clear once more, life takes on new meaning, and all mysteries, unanswered questions, anxiety and loneliness vanish.” 1/x

One branch: Shut down. One branch: Starve ‘em. One branch: Yep. US federal govt has forfeited all its obligations and voided the social contract. #uspol #democracy

Good morning to everyone except the legacy media outfits normalizing fascism in the name of "objectivity" and "balance."

Go fuck yourselves, NYT.

Jason Stanley--whose book, *Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future,* I've discussed here--on why he chose to leave the USA: “I knew that if I stayed at Yale, there would be pressure not to bring the Trump administration’s wrath onto Yale,” he says. “I knew that Yale would try to normalize the situation, escape being in the press, urge us to see the fascists as just politically different.”

I Study Fascism. I’ve Already Fled America. – Mother Jones

For a party that controls the WH, both chambers of Congress, and SCOTUS, the MAGA GOP whines a lot about being marginalized, denigrated, canceled, imperiled etc. They talk about themselves as if libs have silenced them and denied them a seat at the table. It's bad faith obvs. These guys were at the head of the table without interruption since the Republic was born until the 1960s. They're not marginalized; they're resentful of what progress toward equality we've seen in recent decades.

I'm working the polls tomorrow. In my precinct (rural NY), there are NO DEMS on the ballot. A couple of local write-in campaigns going, but mostly uncontested races. Local stuff matters. If you've ever been inclined to run for something, there's work to do.