Sometimes I *should myself for experiencing the overwhelm exactly as they designed it. Wishing that knowing the strategy could possibly make me less vulnerable to the strategy. It's beyond that.
It's somehow worse than I expected and also precisely what I expected. This mind of mine both skilled in the worst-case-scenario concocting and honed to notice patterns in behavior, in the environment. The pattern is clear and it's devastating.
I have zero answers, so I write. This piece is just the ✨ from the universe to actually send you something I've been working on. TODAY! Great, fire lit under my own bum. Go time. ❤️🔥
This isn’t just about frustration; it’s about survival. The silence from those in power isn’t necessarily inaction—it’s strategy. I trust the source who told me that some influential Democrats *are* working behind the scenes, deliberately avoiding attention. Not because they don’t care, but because they understand what happens to those who stand out too soon.
This regime operates through intimidation. The pressure on Congress isn’t just political—it’s personal. My guess? Every senator and representative has received death threats, not just against themselves, but against their families, their staff, anyone in their orbit. The enforcers of this regime—ultra-right MAGA, the January 6 loyalists—aren’t just loud, they’re dangerous.
If there’s an effort to build a counterforce, it has to be *airtight*. They have to learn from history—why past resistance efforts failed, why half-measures only made things worse. Look at Stauffenberg. Look at every failed coup against an authoritarian leader. The lesson is clear: if they move too soon, if they aren’t fully prepared, it won’t just fail—it will tighten the noose.
That’s why they’re walking on eggshells. That’s why the difference between what’s said in public and what’s happening in back rooms is so stark. Public statements are theater. The real fight is happening in shadows, where it has the best chance of succeeding.
I dissent too. And dissent, if it’s going to mean anything, has to be more than just resistance—it has to be smart, it has to outsmart them.
I get all of that, but there are those who are at least willing to risk something because they are speaking out to let us know that we're not alone. Also, I don't believe that Bernie or AOC or Rashida Talib are performing political theater by trying to rally people together.
Mesa, I get the frustration. I really do. And I also feel like something isn’t adding up. It’s not as simple as 1+1=2—it feels more like it equals 0.75.
Bernie has nothing left to lose, that much is clear. But the others speaking out? Mostly women. Why? Because women have the most to lose? That sounds plausible, but it still feels off. Because they’re brave? No, that doesn’t quite fit either.
I think they’re making noise for a reason—not just to rally people, but also to distract, to keep attention moving in a certain way. That doesn’t mean they aren’t involved in what’s happening behind the scenes. The DNC, and any politician actually working to change this, knows the public needs something to see—something like that AZ senator speaking out now. And yet, in Europe, normally, you'd hear much more. You get only the bare neccessities. Like there is a big question, who do we still trust. The whole thing has a very clandestine feel to it.
So much has shifted. New alliances are formed. Old connections trying to hold where possible.It feels truly like what we are witnessing it not even the tip of the iceberg on both side of the Atlantic.
At the same time, what’s happening isn’t the same as Hitler’s rise to power, even if there are parallels. This is blatant. This regime isn’t creeping into place—it’s stomping in with full force. And Hitler? He wasn’t insane. He was mentally ill, yes, but not as far gone as DT. And EM—put the two of them together, and you get something even more uncontrollable.
It is different. That’s what makes it even harder to predict and therefore harder to effectively counter. To me, it, I don't know, looks like some people are trying to go along just to keep this from escalating even more quickly. Some people (who are all not taken seriously by DT & Co. because old men, queer and women) make noise to distract, to stall the process.
I really really like the idea that the soft, laughable response so far in the Democratic Party is just a cover for a sturdier, far more effective resistance being built in the catacombs…. I really want to believe it, but I think I’ll have to see it when it emerges to really believe it exists. I’ve been wondering about Anonymous since their announcement a few weeks ago; they at least said they were working on something.
I do believe there is an energetic resistance that is quietly strengthening; individuals learning how to ground themselves and support each other. It’s something I sense more than I see. I think this networking of love and interpersonal support may become the true scaffolding of the resistance.
Jules, I hear you. That hope—that something stronger is being built in the shadows—it’s the only thing that makes sense in a situation where so much doesn’t. The overt response has been weak, almost laughable at times, but what if that’s only what we’re meant to see?
I don’t trust in heroes, but I do believe in strategy.
The idea that resistance is forming beneath the surface, not just in political back channels but in the ways people are quietly preparing, connecting, and refusing to break—that rings true.
Anonymous stepping back in is interesting. Whether they have real leverage or not remains to be seen, but they wouldn’t be signaling unless they had something.
Resistance isn’t just about direct action; it’s also about fortifying the people who will have to hold the line when the next wave comes.
Yes to fortifying the people who will have to hold the line when the time comes… and to me, that means fortifying ourselves as well. I got a mental image of a pyramid of people, pushing one or just a few fighters forward, being a strong base for those few. But we can’t be strong if we don’t take care of ourselves first. I need to be fit mentally and physically if I’m going to be one of the people at the base of the pyramid, which is where I see myself. I’ve actually been mulling this over thethe past several days; I may write about it soon. Thank you for your insights, as always, Jay!
I think there are roles for both outspoken and covert resistance in an effort like this and will not say one is better than the other because we need both, so I appreciate this comment.
Tina, I agree—both are necessary. Outspoken resistance keeps the urgency visible, gives people something to rally around. Covert resistance builds the foundation, the strategy, the real force needed to withstand what’s coming. Without both, the balance collapses.
The protests at Columbia have at times made me very uncomfortable as a Jewish person with Israeli family.
When Khalil was arrested I still petitioned for his release and have been calling my reps every day because this makes me extremely more uncomfortable. People cannot be declared illegal because of their views. He had a green card and as far as I know, no FBI file.
Not only because I hate how Trump time and again portrays himself as the savior of the Jews who “just don’t get it” and is clearly trying to isolate Jews more from the left and is frustrated that for the most part it isnt working.
I felt expelled at times over the last year and a half from some liberal spaces because of my feelings about Israel, but my values will never change and I will keep doing what I think is right.
I'm reading Be A Revolution by Ijeoma Oluo. So many inspiring stories of regular people just doing the thing on their own instead of waiting for something to join. I recently heard the term "anarchist calisthenics" meaning doing small acts of noncompliance everyday to work up to bigger acts. We need to be ready for some heavy lifting in a short time.
Because that’s here, that’s happening right now.
Because that’s here, that’s happening right now.
Because that’s here, that’s happening right now.
Over and over and over.
Sometimes I *should myself for experiencing the overwhelm exactly as they designed it. Wishing that knowing the strategy could possibly make me less vulnerable to the strategy. It's beyond that.
It's somehow worse than I expected and also precisely what I expected. This mind of mine both skilled in the worst-case-scenario concocting and honed to notice patterns in behavior, in the environment. The pattern is clear and it's devastating.
I have zero answers, so I write. This piece is just the ✨ from the universe to actually send you something I've been working on. TODAY! Great, fire lit under my own bum. Go time. ❤️🔥
YES!! Can't wait to read your words!! Xoxo
Mesa,
This isn’t just about frustration; it’s about survival. The silence from those in power isn’t necessarily inaction—it’s strategy. I trust the source who told me that some influential Democrats *are* working behind the scenes, deliberately avoiding attention. Not because they don’t care, but because they understand what happens to those who stand out too soon.
This regime operates through intimidation. The pressure on Congress isn’t just political—it’s personal. My guess? Every senator and representative has received death threats, not just against themselves, but against their families, their staff, anyone in their orbit. The enforcers of this regime—ultra-right MAGA, the January 6 loyalists—aren’t just loud, they’re dangerous.
If there’s an effort to build a counterforce, it has to be *airtight*. They have to learn from history—why past resistance efforts failed, why half-measures only made things worse. Look at Stauffenberg. Look at every failed coup against an authoritarian leader. The lesson is clear: if they move too soon, if they aren’t fully prepared, it won’t just fail—it will tighten the noose.
That’s why they’re walking on eggshells. That’s why the difference between what’s said in public and what’s happening in back rooms is so stark. Public statements are theater. The real fight is happening in shadows, where it has the best chance of succeeding.
I dissent too. And dissent, if it’s going to mean anything, has to be more than just resistance—it has to be smart, it has to outsmart them.
I get all of that, but there are those who are at least willing to risk something because they are speaking out to let us know that we're not alone. Also, I don't believe that Bernie or AOC or Rashida Talib are performing political theater by trying to rally people together.
Mesa, I get the frustration. I really do. And I also feel like something isn’t adding up. It’s not as simple as 1+1=2—it feels more like it equals 0.75.
Bernie has nothing left to lose, that much is clear. But the others speaking out? Mostly women. Why? Because women have the most to lose? That sounds plausible, but it still feels off. Because they’re brave? No, that doesn’t quite fit either.
I think they’re making noise for a reason—not just to rally people, but also to distract, to keep attention moving in a certain way. That doesn’t mean they aren’t involved in what’s happening behind the scenes. The DNC, and any politician actually working to change this, knows the public needs something to see—something like that AZ senator speaking out now. And yet, in Europe, normally, you'd hear much more. You get only the bare neccessities. Like there is a big question, who do we still trust. The whole thing has a very clandestine feel to it.
So much has shifted. New alliances are formed. Old connections trying to hold where possible.It feels truly like what we are witnessing it not even the tip of the iceberg on both side of the Atlantic.
At the same time, what’s happening isn’t the same as Hitler’s rise to power, even if there are parallels. This is blatant. This regime isn’t creeping into place—it’s stomping in with full force. And Hitler? He wasn’t insane. He was mentally ill, yes, but not as far gone as DT. And EM—put the two of them together, and you get something even more uncontrollable.
It is different. That’s what makes it even harder to predict and therefore harder to effectively counter. To me, it, I don't know, looks like some people are trying to go along just to keep this from escalating even more quickly. Some people (who are all not taken seriously by DT & Co. because old men, queer and women) make noise to distract, to stall the process.
I really really like the idea that the soft, laughable response so far in the Democratic Party is just a cover for a sturdier, far more effective resistance being built in the catacombs…. I really want to believe it, but I think I’ll have to see it when it emerges to really believe it exists. I’ve been wondering about Anonymous since their announcement a few weeks ago; they at least said they were working on something.
I do believe there is an energetic resistance that is quietly strengthening; individuals learning how to ground themselves and support each other. It’s something I sense more than I see. I think this networking of love and interpersonal support may become the true scaffolding of the resistance.
Jules, I hear you. That hope—that something stronger is being built in the shadows—it’s the only thing that makes sense in a situation where so much doesn’t. The overt response has been weak, almost laughable at times, but what if that’s only what we’re meant to see?
I don’t trust in heroes, but I do believe in strategy.
The idea that resistance is forming beneath the surface, not just in political back channels but in the ways people are quietly preparing, connecting, and refusing to break—that rings true.
Anonymous stepping back in is interesting. Whether they have real leverage or not remains to be seen, but they wouldn’t be signaling unless they had something.
Resistance isn’t just about direct action; it’s also about fortifying the people who will have to hold the line when the next wave comes.
Yes to fortifying the people who will have to hold the line when the time comes… and to me, that means fortifying ourselves as well. I got a mental image of a pyramid of people, pushing one or just a few fighters forward, being a strong base for those few. But we can’t be strong if we don’t take care of ourselves first. I need to be fit mentally and physically if I’m going to be one of the people at the base of the pyramid, which is where I see myself. I’ve actually been mulling this over thethe past several days; I may write about it soon. Thank you for your insights, as always, Jay!
Glad some of my words resonated, Jules.
I think there are roles for both outspoken and covert resistance in an effort like this and will not say one is better than the other because we need both, so I appreciate this comment.
Tina, I agree—both are necessary. Outspoken resistance keeps the urgency visible, gives people something to rally around. Covert resistance builds the foundation, the strategy, the real force needed to withstand what’s coming. Without both, the balance collapses.
I’m with you, Mesa. That’s all I can say today. ❤️❤️❤️
That’s enough. Big hugs to you, Lori <3 Xoxo
The right time but the WRONG GUY.
This was exactly what I needed to ignite my day. Thank you Magical Mesa.
YESSSS!!! You’re welcome lovey!
The protests at Columbia have at times made me very uncomfortable as a Jewish person with Israeli family.
When Khalil was arrested I still petitioned for his release and have been calling my reps every day because this makes me extremely more uncomfortable. People cannot be declared illegal because of their views. He had a green card and as far as I know, no FBI file.
Not only because I hate how Trump time and again portrays himself as the savior of the Jews who “just don’t get it” and is clearly trying to isolate Jews more from the left and is frustrated that for the most part it isnt working.
I felt expelled at times over the last year and a half from some liberal spaces because of my feelings about Israel, but my values will never change and I will keep doing what I think is right.
I see things as you do, Mesa. Appreciate you putting it into words and putting the words out there.
Thank you, Rita!!
Thank you for being an anchor right now.... I needed this call to action, but also i needed the solidarity. 💪🔥
❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 Solidarity always!! ✊🏻❤️🔥
I'm reading Be A Revolution by Ijeoma Oluo. So many inspiring stories of regular people just doing the thing on their own instead of waiting for something to join. I recently heard the term "anarchist calisthenics" meaning doing small acts of noncompliance everyday to work up to bigger acts. We need to be ready for some heavy lifting in a short time.
I love that! Thank you for sharing with me. I’m going to grab that book!