"He returned to office newly emboldened, surrounded by obsequious tech barons, seemingly in command of not just the country but also the zeitgeist. Since then, it's been a parade of nightmares armed men in balaclavas on the streets, migrants sent to a torture prison in El Salvador, corruption on a scale undreamed of by even the gaudiest Third World dictators."
"When Trump began his second term, conventional wisdom held that the resistance was moribund. If that was ever true, it's certainly not anymore. This year has seen some of the largest street protests in American history. Amanda Litman, a founder of Run for Something, a group that trains young progressives to seek local office, told me that since the 2024 election, it has seen more sign-ups than in all of Trump's first four years."
Donald Trump returned to office emboldened, backed by tech leaders, while extreme actions unfolded: armed men in balaclavas, migrants sent to a torture prison in El Salvador, widespread corruption, and elite capitulation across business, law, media, and academia. Civic destruction escalated rapidly, testing imagination. Millions of Americans refused to comply, mounting large street protests and surging political activism. Run for Something recorded record sign-ups after the 2024 election. Republican lawmakers in Indiana resisted redistricting pressured by MAGA. Resistance organizers say power consolidation has been prevented largely by ordinary citizens who declined to acquiesce to authoritarian moves.
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