Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance writes in her Substack column that the 2026 elections will be upon us before we know it, and Americans that are sick of the unhinged, bullying Malignant Fascist's cruel regime have an opportunity to elect majorities in Congress. Her bottom line in the interim is to stand up to the bully and don't back down:
"All told, during campaign season, Trump made over 100 threats to prosecute or punish people he perceived as enemies. We’ve seen him make good on that in a series of executive orders, some cloaked in the pretense of concern over anti-Semitism or discrimination (which now means failing to protect white Christians), that target individuals or institutions he thinks have done him wrong. His public directions, presumably to Attorney General Bondi, to investigate people or entities are part and parcel of it. As are the social media posts attacking people, often just for doing their jobs.
It’s no way for the president to run the White House. But elections have consequences, and this is among them following 2024, when just enough Americans stayed home, or bought fake concerns about Biden’s economy, or wanted a change. Some people are so inured to Trump’s bad behavior that they shrug their shoulders and pass it off as “just Trump.” When you hear people doing that, stop and remind them that this isn’t normal or innocent. He is literally on a revenge tour and abusing the powers of the presidency." (our emphasis)
Her column lists some of the MF's authoritarian models, from Marcos in the Philippines, to Alabama Gov. George Wallace, and Sen. Joseph McCarthy, who were turned around by resistance to their ideology. she notes that "our history is full of evidence that we know how to turn the tide."
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