Even by 2020 standards, today is an especially troubling day. I know we are tired and overwhelmed, but friends, the situation in this country is dire. The mask of American fascism is coming off.
The state has once again sanctioned the unjustifiable execution of a black woman. https://twitter.com/AP/status/1308823189389271042">https://twitter.com/AP/status...
The Administration is using an executive order to ban--and effectively defund through grants--antiracist, feminist, and other justice oriented training programs. https://twitter.com/austinchanning/status/1308889476199075846">https://twitter.com/austincha...
White militias are marching in American cities. https://twitter.com/ChadKMills/status/1308831863977504772">https://twitter.com/ChadKMill...
At the same time the President open refuses to commit to a peaceful transition of power--the bedrock of democracy and stability in the United States. https://twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/status/1308897909602164736">https://twitter.com/DrDenaGra...
All while planning to "appoint loyal electors in battleground states where Republicans hold the legislative majority..." to "bypass election results..." https://twitter.com/YAppelbaum/status/1308721379211120640">https://twitter.com/YAppelbau...
My conservative, independent, and libertarian friends and followers: I implore you to listen and pay attention. Our state today is not of two "equally bad" parties. The US GOP is demonstrating their enthusiastic participation in a move to authoritarian rule by minority.
If you do not join in the effort to prevent this--today and right now--you will find yourself under the same gilded thumb as the rest of us as the US becomes a failed state at a time its resources are most needed to support a sustainable and just world.