As the Times noted, he said that “he regretted not ordering the National Guard to seize voting machines in swing states after his loss in the 2020 election.”


As the Times observed, “Mr. Trump’s expression of regret … was … a warning sign that he had not given up on the idea that voting machines were dangerous or that they could be seized in an effort to curb fraud.” We should take that warning seriously.

So far, the leaders of the Democratic party have not. They have focused on mobilizing to compete successfully in November, but have done little to ensure the election is not rigged through executive action, intimidation, or interference with vote counting.

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    They’re campaigning like the fascists are going to follow the rules. They won’t, they aren’t, and they never have. Take the fucking gloves off and stop pretending like anything less than forcibly removing them and putting them in a jail cell for the rest of their lives is going to do much of anything.

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      When you face the reality that they are part of that fascism things become much more clear as to what path to take