Trump just announced a new fleet of nuclear-capable warships, and he’s calling them the "Trump class." He’s already put his face on the National Parks pass, his name on the JFK Memorial Federal Building, and now the U.S. Treasury is drafting a 2026 commemorative coin that features him on both sides, one with his profile, the other with a raised fist and the words “FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT.” This isn’t patriotism. It’s authoritarianism. It’s a leader trying to overwrite national identity with his own image.
I’m disgusted, angry, and tired. So tired. But reading your analyses and your encouragement helps. Thank you. Have a safe, restful holiday and we’ll see you in the new (hopefully better) year.
Thank you Heather, your writing helps me very much in these dark times. Vance and Turning Point are the faces of white nationalism in America right now. They take Trump's racism and add fuel and organization around it. I think Vance lacks the personal "charisma" and devotion that Trump has used so devastatingly for the past decade. My hope is without Trump to front it, this evil will be pushed back into the shadows. Keep up the good fight in '26, we need you!
The clarity your writing carries is a light in this darkness. Many thanks to you and your partner for choosing to take it all on with your shared expertise. We are all being emotionally exhausted by the waves of conscious collective retraumatisation that MAGA’s leadership are unleashing through the fluid power of great wealth to drown their opponents. That they are acting openly with such extreme violence signifies a deep seated continuing fear of their enemies. This fight may presently be financially held within their Wall St. capitalist cage but the emotions they are inciting in their own support base are volatile. Once enough of the truth of who Trump and his criminal colluders actually are seeps through, they will be swept away by their MAGA created Cetus monster. Constant unyielding exposition from outside the halls of power will eventually unleash the beast.
I’m disgusted, angry, and tired. So tired. But reading your analyses and your encouragement helps. Thank you. Have a safe, restful holiday and we’ll see you in the new (hopefully better) year.
Thank you Heather, your writing helps me very much in these dark times. Vance and Turning Point are the faces of white nationalism in America right now. They take Trump's racism and add fuel and organization around it. I think Vance lacks the personal "charisma" and devotion that Trump has used so devastatingly for the past decade. My hope is without Trump to front it, this evil will be pushed back into the shadows. Keep up the good fight in '26, we need you!
The clarity your writing carries is a light in this darkness. Many thanks to you and your partner for choosing to take it all on with your shared expertise. We are all being emotionally exhausted by the waves of conscious collective retraumatisation that MAGA’s leadership are unleashing through the fluid power of great wealth to drown their opponents. That they are acting openly with such extreme violence signifies a deep seated continuing fear of their enemies. This fight may presently be financially held within their Wall St. capitalist cage but the emotions they are inciting in their own support base are volatile. Once enough of the truth of who Trump and his criminal colluders actually are seeps through, they will be swept away by their MAGA created Cetus monster. Constant unyielding exposition from outside the halls of power will eventually unleash the beast.
Have a safe, healthy, restful holiday 🐈⬛