Well, I'm curious if the ruling does what the dissent said. But it probably does, yeah.
That considered, I saw this from… well, to be honest, I can't say "a mile away," because
we weren't a mile away from it. We were and
are extremely close to it, and it's obvious to me that the DNC is as enthusiastic about Project 2025 as the GOP is. That's why the red carpet is being rolled out right now, that's why Biden expanded warrantless surveillance law (
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/04/22/wyrz-a22.html), that's why the Dems have had no real answer to the biggest state-level attacks on abortion & trans medical care in at least the past 20 years, that's why Trump was convicted for fucking a porn star
and not anything related to the fake electors or January 6th,
that's why the constitution is irrelevant when it comes to Habeas Corpus or freedom of religion or freedom of the press, but
isn't irrelevant when it comes to whether or not a senile man or a man who cheats elections can be president, that's why the Leahy laws are being totally ignored to aid in a genocide, that's why Biden himself has helped further militarize the border with Mexico (
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/06/06/czjy-j06.html), that's why Biden has sought to slander anti-genocide protestors as racists, that's why the DNC & GOP have both moved to crush dissent against their genocide with police force, that's why NYC is having the national guard come in to "police" their transit system, etc., etc., etc.
I knew this was happening, I warned people about it, some people know, some people have kept trying to pretend. What's really important is that those of us who have come to terms with what is going on
act like it. We are in the final stages of a protracted version of the "Business Plot," a slow coup backed by the MIC, finance interests, and (actual, capital F Fascists in) Israel. They've bought and paid for the Republican and Democratic parties of the United States (same interests own both), and they've grown tired of having to deal with this semblance of democracy we've got - they would much rather they just have an outright dictatorship.
Here is what all need to do. Reach out to everyone you know, let them know, talk to them, particularly about the administration's expensive backing of the genocide in Palestine, and about the precedent that sets, and about what is coming next. Ask them what they can do to help stop it - it can be anything. Pooling resources is very important.
Git guns. Git ammo. If you can
make guns or
make ammo, practice that shit. Git fuel. Git canned food, stockpile as much as possible, git flour & rice, too. Don't go out to movies. Don't buy shit you don't need. Cancel subscriptions, and don't gamble or drink or smoke. That shit is useless, and there is work to do.
If you can figure out what direction the national guard is coming into town from, do that. Write it down, privately. It isn't illegal to know what the fuck you're doing, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. There are bears in the woods if you go far enough and don't take precautions, but nobody who's reading this is at serious risk of being eaten if they take a walk in the park. Know your rights, and make sure others know their rights, too.
Organize, but also do extra-organizational stuff which will help you get ready for what's coming. Work on mutual aid. It's not a buzzword, it's basic assistance which people need, and it helps to build community. Reach out to people who aren't exactly like you, and focus as much as possible on commonalities. The things which divide the population are, largely, stupid bullshit which is tertiary to our actual common problems with the oligarchic state. The oligarchic statesmen know that they can waste your time on this stuff, and so they try to make sure you do it as much as possible.
I'm doing what I've realized is necessary, and we all should do the same. Not out of optimism, but out of necessity.