The Empire’s Ego Trip: Trump’s Courts, Congress’s Cowardice, and His Nuclear Tantrum at 2 A.M.
Wins
- Federal judges blocked parts of Trump’s latest immigration and DEI crackdowns — a rare flash of sanity from the bench as the regime tries to steamroll equal rights and asylum protections.
- Virginia Democrats held their legislative majority, proving that local resistance still counts. One small statehouse just told the fascists, “Not today.”
Losses
- The Supreme Court of the United States leaned further toward imperial presidency mode, gutting nationwide injunctions and limiting agency independence. Judicial restraint is officially on life support.
- House leadership refuses to reconvene without the Speaker’s nod, effectively allowing one extremist to hold democracy hostage. Congress is paralyzed while the country burns.
- And then, at 2 a.m., Donald J. Trump logged on and dropped a deranged tweet suggesting the U.S. “might need to restart nuclear testing to stay strong.” Because nothing says “stable leadership” like casually threatening global fallout between midnight snack breaks.
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- Pete Hoekstra Needs to Go
Featured Resister: Just Security
This team of lawyers, scholars, and watchdogs is tracking nearly 500 lawsuits against Trump’s executive actions. Their Litigation Tracker exposes exactly where the authoritarian overreach is being fought and won.
Today’s To-Do List
- Call your senators and demand immediate hearings on nuclear testing oversight — no president should have the power to destabilize the planet on social media.
- Attend one of today’s resistance events:
- A weekly protest in Volusia County, Florida (“Elect a Clown. Expect a Circus.”) organised by 50501 Volusia. (Mobilize)
- Go online and find a local chapter of the “No Kings” movement for discussion or action — the movement is still mobilizing across the country. (Labor Notes)
- Share verified reports about Trump’s “nuclear testing” tweet across your networks; remind people that this isn’t leadership, it’s lunacy.
- Support watchdog groups like Just Security and the Union of Concerned Scientists.
- Boycott target: Don’t give your money to media outlets or platforms that normalize Trump’s nuclear saber-rattling or treat it as a joke (for instance: sensational click-bait sites with no serious commentary on nukes or authoritarianism).
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Featured Petitions
- Stop Trump from Deploying Troops in U.S. Cities
- Tell NBC and ABC: Don’t bow to Trump.
- Tell Pam Bondi: Stop Weaponizing the DOJ or Resign
- Governors: Stand Up for Our Families
- Tell Republicans: Stop Posturing. Restore SNAP Benefits.
Featured Easy to Send Letters
- Take Action: Investigate the Coverup at the Social Security Administration
- Tell Congress: Investigate Trump’s Revenge Committee
- Tell Speaker Johnson: Swear in Rep.-elect Grijalva NOW
Resistance Kitty’s Rallying Call
The wannabe emperor is tweeting about nukes while his cronies stall Congress and rewrite the Constitution in crayon. But we’re not powerless — we’re pissed, organised, and loud. Every call, every share, every protest adds weight to the resistance. The planet doesn’t need another nuclear test; it needs millions of us testing the limits of our courage. Stay sharp, stay strong, and remember: tyrants tweet, but we act.
Sources
- AP News — Rulings Coming Fast and Furious in Lawsuits Over Trump’s Policies
- The Guardian — Rogue Judges Rebuking Trump’s Power Plays
- The Guardian — Virginia Democrats Preserve Majority
- Just Security — Litigation Tracker: Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
- Christian Science Monitor — Supreme Court’s New Term: Trump’s Tariffs and Birthright Citizenship
- Reuters — Trump Suggests Renewed Nuclear Testing in Late-Night Tweet, Alarming Allies
- Labor Notes — After No Kings: How Can We Escalate?
- ASIS Online — U.S. Cities Prepare for Major No Kings Demonstrations