QOTD -- A NATO For Anti-MAGA Cities

"...Every patriotic American should be prepared to push back in their own ways, big and small. But the mayors and governors who hold jurisdiction over potential zones of occupation have a particularly important role to play. They need to have a plan for how they’re going to respond when Trump sends in the tanks to illegally occupy their downtowns.

"Luckily, they have a few important things going for them. The first is that public sentiment is on their side; as Trump has become more openly fascist and dictatorial, he has also become more unpopular. The second is that they can learn from the occupation of Los Angeles; they know the invasion playbook and they can respond accordingly. And the third is that they’re all in the same boat.

"If Trump can’t impose his will on Los Angeles, he’s going to have an even harder time pacifying several other large cities simultaneously. Big city mayors and Democratic governors can make it even harder for him by coordinating their response. What we need now is some sort of mutual defensive pact, almost a sort of NATO for large anti-MAGA cities..." -- Ned Resnikoff, in "Public Comment" on Substack, making the reasonable and timely argument that blue cities (and states) need a "mutual defense pact" against the Malignant Fascist's plan to wage war on "Democratic Power Centers" in his ongoing fascistic putsch.  Resnikoff suggests several forms of mutual aid that the states and cities could provide one another.  (For what it's worth, we would propose that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker lead such a the coordination.)  The MF has made his intentions abundantly clear;  now it's time, building on the "No Kings" momentum, for the resistance to kick it up a few notches to let the bully know we're not intimidated.