After listening to all the destruction caused by Trump and his minions, I can only keep asking what can be done to stop this carnage? Is there any realistic way?
Plan, communicate, motivate and mobilize for significant democratic voter turnout in less than two years to capture back control of the U.S. House and hopefully the Senate in the 2026 midterms!
But most importantly…that’s only a somewhat favorable start to trying to wrestle back sane control of our pursuit to controlling and managing our experimental attempt at a fair Democracy…there is strength in numbers because in his mind, he’s president for life!
I feel like the way things are going, 2 years is much too long to wait. We need to mobilize now to write and call Republicans to say "Stop the madness".
Of course, it is too long to wait - but our Constitutional actions and options are limited other than voicing our displeasure, our opinions and our opposition to our current elected officials on both sides of the political aisle!
Don't waste ur time & monies..the trump party is completely on the same road as trump they were building their own government for a couple years within the very structure of the American government that gave them everything their whole life..Mitch McConnell had his chance to save America during the impeachment after Jan 6th..but he chose to vote against it - lolol - & now trump who should be grateful actually said Mitch hadn't been right in his head for 10years!! That's the type I e of human waste now sitting in the highest most respected sit in the world & some very misguided Americans voted him in charge of this country - they didn't want a woman - they didn't know much about her - but yet they knew everything about trump but he promised them cheaper gas & eggs so they sold all of r freedoms for a promise from a known & noted liar...We r all allowed to make mistakes & when they wake up to theirs they best be willing to fight like HELL to get all r freedoms back & then & only then will they be able to make America better for not just themselves & the select few - but for ALL! 🇺🇲♡
Understand first that conservatives are the enemy and treat them as such. Research and confront their arguments, such as that DEI programs merely promotes fairness, nothing more, but conservatives hate fairness as it refutes their sense of entitlement.
Confront them at every chance, at every article that reports on their illiberal and anti-constitutional actions. Use these accurate arguments every time the issues are brought up, even among those who agree with you, keep the discussion accurate.
Also do not give breath to any one thing that u might find in all his & their cruel dark ugliness-the good..it's fish bait - u must never lose sight of that cruel & dark ugliness for that is the actual & true happening & nothing else..keep urself rightly informed - that means do ur own research - to do anything else is a continued injustice to urself..ur better then that..
Yes, it seems that by the illegal actions, time for beginning impeachment has been here and still remains. I realize that some people within each political party have been intimidated or even threatened seriously, but if they stay true to themselves in the Constitution as it is written, and true to their purpose, could they manage this situation and bring us back to safety? However, we must keep in mind that even if impeachment were to pass and be voted for, the next two people in line for the office of the presidency, seem to be of the same persuasion as the current person in that office. Would they not be persuaded by the same nonofficial forces? What they try to cause further destruction to our government, and if they did, would we be continually holding impeachment trials? Part of the actions taking place now are intended to stop government from being carried out. We need to restore what has been destroyed, and protect what they will be trying to do next.
Since we know that Project 2025 is the roadmap of destruction of her established government, is it possible that capable people could study yet ahead of time to be prepared for each step taking place? Possibly my questions or naïve. I wish I knew the right questions to ask and the right suggestions to make in order to save us all and our government.
Since I do not know how we can act as a nation to legally and peacefully save our country as a democracy, these thoughts are the best I can share. I thank everyone for sharing and caring, and I wish restored rights, privacy, and democracy as we and the writers of our Constitution and its Amendments have intended.
The next two candidates for the office do not have a vendetta against the United States government so they will not be trying to wipe out the FBI. Mike Johnson certainly has inclinations to steady the vote when it comes to what’s best for the country and JD Vance will take a while to get the government back in order, it certainly time to press impeachment before more destruction, takes place. we have Mexico, Canada and the EU railed against us. Trump has managed that in 10 days amazing.! Also if either Vance or Johnson is president, they will not have an allegiance to Trump to deal with. Sumter Carmichael Coleman.
Sumpter C. Coleman, thank you for those glimmers of hope! I had not analyzed the next two people in line and their possible behaviors in those particular ways. If we do have somebody legally in that position, as immediately as possible, it will help. I believe you are also indicating that either of the next two people in line would work to uphold the Constitution, would work without the influence of the people seeming to control the currently new holder of the executive office, and would have a conscience.
JD Vance is beholden to Peter Theil and Mike Johnson has no backbone while the MAGA's are still in the House. So I don't hold much hope for those 2 to be of much help.
We need to gain seats so badly. All I can do is vote when my own state has an election, and it seems pretty hopeless on some ballots. As someone mentioned earlier, at least it can be noted that a vote was placed for someone else or simply not placed at all.
In one of my own messages, I have discovered recently, that I split infinitive. I am sorry and know better than to do that. Now that I am not finding that particular message to fix it, I will simply try to be careful in any future writing.
Madness—complete madness brought on by several madmen. The water debacle in California is a classic. The release of water that is impounded for use by farmers in the summer is going to raise food prices. The water was sent to Tule Lake which is 200 miles from the LA basin. How does that help anything or anybody? Here are men in charge of everything who don't even know the simple geography of California or the water needs of the farmers in summer.
You are so right! So much of what happens in politics is based on ignorance the whole abortion debacle for instance: for seven years after row evangelicals were happy until the IRS reverse the tax exempt status of Bob Jones University, and then they looked for an issue to get their members to vote Republican, it was all about not wanting to go to school with blacks.l
Today I learned that the DEI programs were initiated to reverse the cronyism that took place with all white employees and has been very effective in doing that. A lifelong Episcopalian living in the south I was horrified to learn that no white Christian church ever announced the lynching in the more than 50 years it went on. At the same time I have Christian relatives who are sure they’re going to heaven and worry that I may not be there with them, how much of life we live in the fantasy world. It’s time to face the insanity and impeach Trump Sumter Carmichael Coleman.
We’re watching the infancy of Americas dictatorship…and it seems no one is coming to save us. Traitor Elon Musk now controls Americas checkbook and all democrats are doing is talking about it, posting about it and writing letters to the people that are doing it. Not sure what I expect, but that’s not it! There must be a way to hold an unlawful executive branch accountable other than the courts. We need INSTANT STOPPAGE of the destruction of our government! INSTANT!!!!!!! WHERE ARE OUR LEADERS? WHERE ARE OUR MILITARY THAT TAKES THEIR OATHS TO COUNTRY AND CONSTITUTION? PROTECTING US FROM ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC? No one is coming to save us, our country, our constitution OR our democracy! Republicans have achieved their goal…total rule! ASSHOLES!! 😭
Go read the latest article by Asha Rangappa, a professor at Yale and former FBI agent. It's in her blog "The Freedom Academy" and is titled "The X Factor: We have a dictator, just not the one we expected." It lays out WHY Musk has done all this stuff with Twitter--> X, and why he was anxious to get the "keys" to the US Treasury. It's scary, and she explains it much better than my feeble summary.
I feel for and with you so deeply. I am a Canadian, watching this horror show happening to my good neighbours, those who feared this disaster, those who did not vote for Trump. I also feel sad for those few Republicans who simply didn’t think a take-over like this would ever happen, who were bamboozled into electing Trump, or who just voted without making any effort to be informed. Millions like that. But just look at your illiteracy statistics: 54% can’t read above a grade 6 level.
We Canadians fear the same thing will happen in our country. If Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party, should win the next election (and likely will - many Canadians are disenchanted with the current Liberal Govt.), his right-wing agenda which aligns closely with the Republicans’ could lead us down the same horrific path. I wouldn’t be surprised.
I wish those Americans opposed to Trump and Musk would march en masse on the Capitol. Peacefully. But in HUGE unprecedented numbers. Camp out there. Have speeches from disenchanted Republicans - there MUST be several. They should outnumber Democrat speakers. (Bernie is great, but Republicans just dismiss him.) Demand impeachment.
If Trump then sends in the army, I don’t know what . . . But you have to TRY.
If I weren’t 80 years old and infirm, I would be in there, right at the front.
Yes, Manuel, I would like to be reminded also of where it is written about the forming of new departments and the altering or removal of existing departments.
I would like to see the Supreme Court revisit their rather recent ruling that gave far too much executive power to the presidency, and to reverse that ruling immediately. Then could they act on some of the changes that have been made and help restore our country? They should definitely stand up for the people who have been fired or removed from their government jobs without proper procedures and without valid reasons. There should also be protections for anyone in any elected or government position, who has been threatened or whose family has been threatened in attempts to prevent the person from doing the accepted job.
How the hell was Muskrat allowed to force out the Treasury Secretary? He & T must have a Secret Garden where they partake of mind- altering drugs. Are there any judges who will call foul on the illegal 'firings' of Federal servants? Please, grow up & serve like the law books tell you to do! Maiking me so ill. Time for another old western..
I am 62 and very afraid. The “uneducated white males” who put the ‘Orange Menace’ in office don’t realize how the OM will negatively affect their lives. All the UEWMs know is that they are angry. They don’t know why… The OM tricked them in to blaming Black & Brown people to make them feel better. How will the UEWMs ever understand that ‘Greedy Capitalism’; e.g.‘Trickledown Economics’ is/are the cause(s) for their lives being sad lives…? Example: in the early 80s, executives’ salaries were 30 times larger than their employees. Today, executives’ salaries are 3,000 times larger than their salaries. Where does that money come from. The solution (excuse my language) “… tax those greedy fuckers”.
Everything Trump does seems to be either illegal or unconstitutional. He refuses to acknowledge that he lost the 2020 election, has incited an insurrection, released dangerous criminals, embraced the Project 2025, is trying to purge the federal government, is allowing musk to run around doing anything he wants, is constantly creating chaos, and so many more things. He is a traitor and is totally unfit to be president. We are not Russia, we are not Hungary. We are the United States of America.
Trump was convicted by a unanimous jury of 12 on 34 felony counts because the jury heard the facts of the case. Trump won the presidency by a small margin of the popular vote, 1.5%, only because voters were disinformed by Fox News and Musk’s massive disinformation campaign right before the election. According to an NBC poll of registered voters in April, those who received their news from newspapers favored Biden to Trump by 49%. Nobody with any sense can approve of what Trump is doing now. We just need to get the facts out and flip the House and Senate in 2026.
I just got done writing a letter that I will send to some Republican Senators. I don't know that it will do anything, but I feel a little better. I'm 70 years old and I never thought I would have to do something like this.
Heather, thank you for all of the details you included in this valuable and increasingly enlightening podcast. It is imperative that everyone understand not only the actions, but also the ramifications of cause and effect from each action and lie. I wish everyone would hear and absorb your podcasts. When the food supply is affected by drought, absence of workers, costs, and starvation, maybe some of the believers of lies will begin to understand. Meanwhile, I remain concerned about everyone suffering, everyone and everything endangered, and the minds that are closed even when they hear the bitter truth and the urgent needs. I plan to listen again in case I missed anything. It is my urgent hope that people remaining in our government at each level hand position, will take steps legally while they can to stop the destruction of our country and its Constitution, our rights, and our privacy.
I don’t know how to fight any of that. Which, I’m sure, is what they intend. How can the constitution stand? How? Who is out there that can tell us that?!. And if we only get news through x, we aren’t going to know the truth. I feel like we need localized cells.
You just can’t imagine how much this message frightens me!
I too had history as a goal when in college. Then sometimes life gets in the way. But I remember the lessons and realize how the German citizens felt in the 1930s. Things are going by so fast it seems there is nothing I can do to stop the slide to another dictatorship!
After listening to all the destruction caused by Trump and his minions, I can only keep asking what can be done to stop this carnage? Is there any realistic way?
Plan, communicate, motivate and mobilize for significant democratic voter turnout in less than two years to capture back control of the U.S. House and hopefully the Senate in the 2026 midterms!
But most importantly…that’s only a somewhat favorable start to trying to wrestle back sane control of our pursuit to controlling and managing our experimental attempt at a fair Democracy…there is strength in numbers because in his mind, he’s president for life!
I feel like the way things are going, 2 years is much too long to wait. We need to mobilize now to write and call Republicans to say "Stop the madness".
Richardson has a plan go impeach by calling our congressmen. THIS IS A COUP BUT WE CAN STO.P IT BY ACTING TOGETHER NOW!
Of course, it is too long to wait - but our Constitutional actions and options are limited other than voicing our displeasure, our opinions and our opposition to our current elected officials on both sides of the political aisle!
I just tried the Capitol switchboard and it goes immediately to “on hold” music!!
Keep trying. The "hold" is a goo sign. I means lots of people are calling.
If you haven't already, consider deleting your Twitter and Instagram accounts. It's small but easy.
X, formerly known as Twitter - it should have already been deleted...as for Instagram, then why ignore and not include Facebook and Threads?
Impeachment proceedings if only republicans are willing.
Don't waste ur time & monies..the trump party is completely on the same road as trump they were building their own government for a couple years within the very structure of the American government that gave them everything their whole life..Mitch McConnell had his chance to save America during the impeachment after Jan 6th..but he chose to vote against it - lolol - & now trump who should be grateful actually said Mitch hadn't been right in his head for 10years!! That's the type I e of human waste now sitting in the highest most respected sit in the world & some very misguided Americans voted him in charge of this country - they didn't want a woman - they didn't know much about her - but yet they knew everything about trump but he promised them cheaper gas & eggs so they sold all of r freedoms for a promise from a known & noted liar...We r all allowed to make mistakes & when they wake up to theirs they best be willing to fight like HELL to get all r freedoms back & then & only then will they be able to make America better for not just themselves & the select few - but for ALL! 🇺🇲♡
Understand first that conservatives are the enemy and treat them as such. Research and confront their arguments, such as that DEI programs merely promotes fairness, nothing more, but conservatives hate fairness as it refutes their sense of entitlement.
Confront them at every chance, at every article that reports on their illiberal and anti-constitutional actions. Use these accurate arguments every time the issues are brought up, even among those who agree with you, keep the discussion accurate.
Truthfully stated!..Thank u🙋♀️.
Also do not give breath to any one thing that u might find in all his & their cruel dark ugliness-the good..it's fish bait - u must never lose sight of that cruel & dark ugliness for that is the actual & true happening & nothing else..keep urself rightly informed - that means do ur own research - to do anything else is a continued injustice to urself..ur better then that..
Time to begin impeachment
Too soon. He has to hang himself…even more. And as Russell noted, we need more representation in Congress.
Yes, it seems that by the illegal actions, time for beginning impeachment has been here and still remains. I realize that some people within each political party have been intimidated or even threatened seriously, but if they stay true to themselves in the Constitution as it is written, and true to their purpose, could they manage this situation and bring us back to safety? However, we must keep in mind that even if impeachment were to pass and be voted for, the next two people in line for the office of the presidency, seem to be of the same persuasion as the current person in that office. Would they not be persuaded by the same nonofficial forces? What they try to cause further destruction to our government, and if they did, would we be continually holding impeachment trials? Part of the actions taking place now are intended to stop government from being carried out. We need to restore what has been destroyed, and protect what they will be trying to do next.
Since we know that Project 2025 is the roadmap of destruction of her established government, is it possible that capable people could study yet ahead of time to be prepared for each step taking place? Possibly my questions or naïve. I wish I knew the right questions to ask and the right suggestions to make in order to save us all and our government.
Since I do not know how we can act as a nation to legally and peacefully save our country as a democracy, these thoughts are the best I can share. I thank everyone for sharing and caring, and I wish restored rights, privacy, and democracy as we and the writers of our Constitution and its Amendments have intended.
The next two candidates for the office do not have a vendetta against the United States government so they will not be trying to wipe out the FBI. Mike Johnson certainly has inclinations to steady the vote when it comes to what’s best for the country and JD Vance will take a while to get the government back in order, it certainly time to press impeachment before more destruction, takes place. we have Mexico, Canada and the EU railed against us. Trump has managed that in 10 days amazing.! Also if either Vance or Johnson is president, they will not have an allegiance to Trump to deal with. Sumter Carmichael Coleman.
Sumpter C. Coleman, thank you for those glimmers of hope! I had not analyzed the next two people in line and their possible behaviors in those particular ways. If we do have somebody legally in that position, as immediately as possible, it will help. I believe you are also indicating that either of the next two people in line would work to uphold the Constitution, would work without the influence of the people seeming to control the currently new holder of the executive office, and would have a conscience.
JD Vance is beholden to Peter Theil and Mike Johnson has no backbone while the MAGA's are still in the House. So I don't hold much hope for those 2 to be of much help.
We need to gain seats so badly. All I can do is vote when my own state has an election, and it seems pretty hopeless on some ballots. As someone mentioned earlier, at least it can be noted that a vote was placed for someone else or simply not placed at all.
In one of my own messages, I have discovered recently, that I split infinitive. I am sorry and know better than to do that. Now that I am not finding that particular message to fix it, I will simply try to be careful in any future writing.
The Republicans have narrow majorities in the House and Senate so they would probably block this.
Doesn’t work. Article 25 for presidential removal.
Madness—complete madness brought on by several madmen. The water debacle in California is a classic. The release of water that is impounded for use by farmers in the summer is going to raise food prices. The water was sent to Tule Lake which is 200 miles from the LA basin. How does that help anything or anybody? Here are men in charge of everything who don't even know the simple geography of California or the water needs of the farmers in summer.
You are so right! So much of what happens in politics is based on ignorance the whole abortion debacle for instance: for seven years after row evangelicals were happy until the IRS reverse the tax exempt status of Bob Jones University, and then they looked for an issue to get their members to vote Republican, it was all about not wanting to go to school with blacks.l
Today I learned that the DEI programs were initiated to reverse the cronyism that took place with all white employees and has been very effective in doing that. A lifelong Episcopalian living in the south I was horrified to learn that no white Christian church ever announced the lynching in the more than 50 years it went on. At the same time I have Christian relatives who are sure they’re going to heaven and worry that I may not be there with them, how much of life we live in the fantasy world. It’s time to face the insanity and impeach Trump Sumter Carmichael Coleman.
It is all performative
Americans,
We’re watching the infancy of Americas dictatorship…and it seems no one is coming to save us. Traitor Elon Musk now controls Americas checkbook and all democrats are doing is talking about it, posting about it and writing letters to the people that are doing it. Not sure what I expect, but that’s not it! There must be a way to hold an unlawful executive branch accountable other than the courts. We need INSTANT STOPPAGE of the destruction of our government! INSTANT!!!!!!! WHERE ARE OUR LEADERS? WHERE ARE OUR MILITARY THAT TAKES THEIR OATHS TO COUNTRY AND CONSTITUTION? PROTECTING US FROM ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC? No one is coming to save us, our country, our constitution OR our democracy! Republicans have achieved their goal…total rule! ASSHOLES!! 😭
Go read the latest article by Asha Rangappa, a professor at Yale and former FBI agent. It's in her blog "The Freedom Academy" and is titled "The X Factor: We have a dictator, just not the one we expected." It lays out WHY Musk has done all this stuff with Twitter--> X, and why he was anxious to get the "keys" to the US Treasury. It's scary, and she explains it much better than my feeble summary.
Oh damn!
Agreed! Democrats in Congress need to lead. I despair that they are voting for his candidates.
I feel for and with you so deeply. I am a Canadian, watching this horror show happening to my good neighbours, those who feared this disaster, those who did not vote for Trump. I also feel sad for those few Republicans who simply didn’t think a take-over like this would ever happen, who were bamboozled into electing Trump, or who just voted without making any effort to be informed. Millions like that. But just look at your illiteracy statistics: 54% can’t read above a grade 6 level.
We Canadians fear the same thing will happen in our country. If Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party, should win the next election (and likely will - many Canadians are disenchanted with the current Liberal Govt.), his right-wing agenda which aligns closely with the Republicans’ could lead us down the same horrific path. I wouldn’t be surprised.
I wish those Americans opposed to Trump and Musk would march en masse on the Capitol. Peacefully. But in HUGE unprecedented numbers. Camp out there. Have speeches from disenchanted Republicans - there MUST be several. They should outnumber Democrat speakers. (Bernie is great, but Republicans just dismiss him.) Demand impeachment.
If Trump then sends in the army, I don’t know what . . . But you have to TRY.
If I weren’t 80 years old and infirm, I would be in there, right at the front.
What gives Trump the power to create a new and unnecessary department out of thin air? And empower that department with unconstitutional rights?
The question should be who gives him the power…donald trump just assumes the power and dares others to do whatever.
Yes, Manuel, I would like to be reminded also of where it is written about the forming of new departments and the altering or removal of existing departments.
I would like to see the Supreme Court revisit their rather recent ruling that gave far too much executive power to the presidency, and to reverse that ruling immediately. Then could they act on some of the changes that have been made and help restore our country? They should definitely stand up for the people who have been fired or removed from their government jobs without proper procedures and without valid reasons. There should also be protections for anyone in any elected or government position, who has been threatened or whose family has been threatened in attempts to prevent the person from doing the accepted job.
They just put him above the law.
They must reverse their thinking and act pronto with unification to stand up to him!
He doesn't, he just did it
How the hell was Muskrat allowed to force out the Treasury Secretary? He & T must have a Secret Garden where they partake of mind- altering drugs. Are there any judges who will call foul on the illegal 'firings' of Federal servants? Please, grow up & serve like the law books tell you to do! Maiking me so ill. Time for another old western..
Try one of the Marx Brothers films - they're guaranteed to cheer you up.
I am 62 and very afraid. The “uneducated white males” who put the ‘Orange Menace’ in office don’t realize how the OM will negatively affect their lives. All the UEWMs know is that they are angry. They don’t know why… The OM tricked them in to blaming Black & Brown people to make them feel better. How will the UEWMs ever understand that ‘Greedy Capitalism’; e.g.‘Trickledown Economics’ is/are the cause(s) for their lives being sad lives…? Example: in the early 80s, executives’ salaries were 30 times larger than their employees. Today, executives’ salaries are 3,000 times larger than their salaries. Where does that money come from. The solution (excuse my language) “… tax those greedy fuckers”.
They are nasty and stupid. Breaking what they don’t understand
Thank you Heather! Your voice and writing are always so wise and reassuring.
Everything Trump does seems to be either illegal or unconstitutional. He refuses to acknowledge that he lost the 2020 election, has incited an insurrection, released dangerous criminals, embraced the Project 2025, is trying to purge the federal government, is allowing musk to run around doing anything he wants, is constantly creating chaos, and so many more things. He is a traitor and is totally unfit to be president. We are not Russia, we are not Hungary. We are the United States of America.
Trump was convicted by a unanimous jury of 12 on 34 felony counts because the jury heard the facts of the case. Trump won the presidency by a small margin of the popular vote, 1.5%, only because voters were disinformed by Fox News and Musk’s massive disinformation campaign right before the election. According to an NBC poll of registered voters in April, those who received their news from newspapers favored Biden to Trump by 49%. Nobody with any sense can approve of what Trump is doing now. We just need to get the facts out and flip the House and Senate in 2026.
Thank you Heather! Although the information is horrible, hearing your voice has a calming effect on my brain :)
I totally agree. She is amazing.
Agreed! HCR is a light in the darkness
Thank you for keeping us informed. What can we do to stop it!
I just got done writing a letter that I will send to some Republican Senators. I don't know that it will do anything, but I feel a little better. I'm 70 years old and I never thought I would have to do something like this.
Heather, thank you for all of the details you included in this valuable and increasingly enlightening podcast. It is imperative that everyone understand not only the actions, but also the ramifications of cause and effect from each action and lie. I wish everyone would hear and absorb your podcasts. When the food supply is affected by drought, absence of workers, costs, and starvation, maybe some of the believers of lies will begin to understand. Meanwhile, I remain concerned about everyone suffering, everyone and everything endangered, and the minds that are closed even when they hear the bitter truth and the urgent needs. I plan to listen again in case I missed anything. It is my urgent hope that people remaining in our government at each level hand position, will take steps legally while they can to stop the destruction of our country and its Constitution, our rights, and our privacy.
I don’t know how to fight any of that. Which, I’m sure, is what they intend. How can the constitution stand? How? Who is out there that can tell us that?!. And if we only get news through x, we aren’t going to know the truth. I feel like we need localized cells.
You just can’t imagine how much this message frightens me!
I too had history as a goal when in college. Then sometimes life gets in the way. But I remember the lessons and realize how the German citizens felt in the 1930s. Things are going by so fast it seems there is nothing I can do to stop the slide to another dictatorship!
Trump is not the enemy. He is a pathetic minion/ puppet of the destruction machine. aka he is their WMD- weapon of mass distraction.
Elon is the billionaire facilitator,
with all of his wealth and collusion with China. There are other big players who don't show their faces.
Forget the midterms, they're bringing down our democratic state. And fast.
Start forming communities to protect the ones you love. If you don't know what mutual aid is, learn fast.