Midterms are the chance for Republicans who care about democracy, our Constitution, and our country to vote Democrat. On the other hand, MAGA is a cult and the role of a cult member is to follow their leader. They know they can't win votes, so voter intimidation and massive purges of registered voters are in the blue prints for banning suspected "blue" voters from the polls. We must be careful!
Make it clear: the Trump presidency ends as we know it this November if we do our job. The midterms have to be too big to rig, like 2008, 2012 and 2020, so big that any manipulation is impossible to hide. Persuade people to vote. Republicans want to try to rule America forever. We can't let that happen!
AMEN: "At a 2020 Democratic Presidential debate, I told President Trump that he had harnessed fear for political purposes but that we would harness love - and love would win. A lot has happened since then: the problem has gotten worse, but the solution is the same. We will harness love. And love will win."
EXACTLY...re Vought and being one of the main authors of Project 2025:
"He is one of many, in and out of government, who have no problem with Trump as king, dictator, or whatever else you want to call someone leading a charge against the Constitution.
Oh come on, Marianne. Isn’t it a bit hyperbolic to say that? Um, no. Not only are they doing it, but they know they’re doing it, and they think that what they’re doing is a good idea. Democracy is not convenient to their purposes."
Somehow we must get rid of these bozos and put them in jail
Marianne -- Perhaps the very most alarming thing is his declaring everyone will be pardoned when he leaves. That's a criminal license NOW. He's not just ceasing to hide his misdeeds, but he's given everyone in the administration a permit to carry out criminal activity. Why aren't there alarm bells about how beyond the beyond this is?
"And there’s more to the story than just that. The Dalai Lama said that “in order to save the world we must have a plan, but no plan will work unless we meditate.” Trump doesn’t just mess with our laws, he messes with our head. He doesn’t just assault our institutions, he assaults our nervous system. There is a lot we need to do to deal with this menace in our midst, but in order to do so effectively we have to become very, very strong people. Think of yourself as a spiritual-political athlete this year."
We must indeed take care of our consciousness/mental health so that we not only stay resilient but we don't add more ugliness into the world.
What’s breaking right now is not just the law, but the idea that power should be restrained at all.
That’s why this feels so destabilizing. The attack is not only political or legal; it’s psychological. It’s an assault on the public nervous system. Flood the field, exhaust people, normalize the outrageous, and make resistance feel futile.
So yes, we need votes and strategy. But we also need the inner strength not to be mentally conquered by the spectacle.
Love, in a time like this, is not softness. It is moral force. It is the refusal to surrender what is human to what is cruel.
Finally, someone has correctly identified where Trump Derangement Syndrome is to be found. Yes, the scofflaws will be taken to task, in every special election between now and November, and by and large on Election Day itself.
You don't understand. His main positions are the same as Orban's, plus getting rid of corruption. Nothing is going to change on things like pushing back on mass migration, or cultural pressures from Brussels, or keeping Hungary out of the Ukraine war, etc.
It is during moments such as these that I hold firm to your words. “Out of all this chaos will emerge something new and beautiful.”
Midterms are the chance for Republicans who care about democracy, our Constitution, and our country to vote Democrat. On the other hand, MAGA is a cult and the role of a cult member is to follow their leader. They know they can't win votes, so voter intimidation and massive purges of registered voters are in the blue prints for banning suspected "blue" voters from the polls. We must be careful!
Make it clear: the Trump presidency ends as we know it this November if we do our job. The midterms have to be too big to rig, like 2008, 2012 and 2020, so big that any manipulation is impossible to hide. Persuade people to vote. Republicans want to try to rule America forever. We can't let that happen!
Great essay
I like the idea of being a spiritual-political athlete.
Thank you, Marianne. Yes, we will harness love and we will win! There’s always a light that shines through the darkness!
AMEN: "At a 2020 Democratic Presidential debate, I told President Trump that he had harnessed fear for political purposes but that we would harness love - and love would win. A lot has happened since then: the problem has gotten worse, but the solution is the same. We will harness love. And love will win."
EXACTLY...re Vought and being one of the main authors of Project 2025:
"He is one of many, in and out of government, who have no problem with Trump as king, dictator, or whatever else you want to call someone leading a charge against the Constitution.
Oh come on, Marianne. Isn’t it a bit hyperbolic to say that? Um, no. Not only are they doing it, but they know they’re doing it, and they think that what they’re doing is a good idea. Democracy is not convenient to their purposes."
Somehow we must get rid of these bozos and put them in jail
This is the most CORRUPT administration in our history!!
Marianne -- Perhaps the very most alarming thing is his declaring everyone will be pardoned when he leaves. That's a criminal license NOW. He's not just ceasing to hide his misdeeds, but he's given everyone in the administration a permit to carry out criminal activity. Why aren't there alarm bells about how beyond the beyond this is?
Thank you Marianne.
Blessed to know you stand by the people and all of across the miles.
Thank you for your Love and Light.
🙏
Good post. And yes to the Hungarian people!
I love this excerpt from your piece:
"And there’s more to the story than just that. The Dalai Lama said that “in order to save the world we must have a plan, but no plan will work unless we meditate.” Trump doesn’t just mess with our laws, he messes with our head. He doesn’t just assault our institutions, he assaults our nervous system. There is a lot we need to do to deal with this menace in our midst, but in order to do so effectively we have to become very, very strong people. Think of yourself as a spiritual-political athlete this year."
We must indeed take care of our consciousness/mental health so that we not only stay resilient but we don't add more ugliness into the world.
Let us support one another on this journey! Let no one feel alone and alienayed.
What’s breaking right now is not just the law, but the idea that power should be restrained at all.
That’s why this feels so destabilizing. The attack is not only political or legal; it’s psychological. It’s an assault on the public nervous system. Flood the field, exhaust people, normalize the outrageous, and make resistance feel futile.
So yes, we need votes and strategy. But we also need the inner strength not to be mentally conquered by the spectacle.
Love, in a time like this, is not softness. It is moral force. It is the refusal to surrender what is human to what is cruel.
Let us find ways to manifest this love. Let us love one another. Let our love move us forward.
Context helps. Thanks, Marianne. Time to take our power. 🌟
Finally, someone has correctly identified where Trump Derangement Syndrome is to be found. Yes, the scofflaws will be taken to task, in every special election between now and November, and by and large on Election Day itself.
Let us support and love one another and let our love not only take our country back but take back our
society of treating one another as each of us wishes to be treated. No one be left alone and lonely! May the American experiment make us whole!
If Hungary got rid of Orbán, we can get rid of 47.
Resist Rest Repeat
You don't understand. His main positions are the same as Orban's, plus getting rid of corruption. Nothing is going to change on things like pushing back on mass migration, or cultural pressures from Brussels, or keeping Hungary out of the Ukraine war, etc.
Millions of Hungarians disagreed with you. I get that he's no left wing hero, but surely he's much better than Orban.