Some Positive News In The Midst Of Trump's Chaos

One essential part of self-care that I experience is awareness of the Resistance and knowledge of who, how, when, and what is happening in this great struggle to stop the dangers, destruction, and suffering that this fascist authoritarianism is attempting to impose on us all. May we all be inspired to do our part, no matter how large or small. We are all in this together! ― Molly

"No! In the name of humanity we refuse to accept a fascist America!" the ad states. (Image: RefuseFascism.org)

By Scott Dworkin

I know we have a long road to travel, and there are a lot of horrible things going on right now. But looking back over the last few weeks, there is some positive news I wanted to point out.

Some of this good news could be temporary, but it gives us a clearer picture of how the opposition to Trump is coming to life.

I hope this serves as a temporary relief—as it did for me. Even if just for a moment.

Protests against Trump were held in all 50 states and DC this week. There also were demonstrations against his deportations, his attempt to shut down USAID, and outrage over DOGE’s access to our Treasury payment systems.

In the courts, Donald’s sham government workforce buyout was blocked, for now. Two other judges blocked his grant funding freeze, including Judge Loren L. AliKhan, who wrote, “For many, the harms caused by the freeze are…impending, and potentially catastrophic.”

Another judge blocked the DOJ from releasing the names of FBI agents who worked on any of the cases against Donald, or involving Jan 6.

Trump’s unconstitutional birthright order was also blocked—twice so far—by 2 different judges. One of them was Reagan appointee John Coughnenour who said the rule of law to Trump is “something to navigate around or something ignored…under my watch the rule of law is a bright beacon, which I intend to follow.”

Last night, several labor unions filed a lawsuit to put an end to Trump’s dismantling of USAID, and the cuts being made to foreign aid. It’s possible the court steps in before 11:59 pm tonight, when almost all of their workers are put on leave.

And after massive public pressure and a lawsuit, the DoJ agreed to an order limiting access to Treasury systems.

In Congress, Senate Dems held the floor for 30 hours to delay the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee were also able to push back Kash Patel’s committee vote by a week.

And a bill to deny DOGE access to Treasury payment systems was announced by Jeffries and Schumer. Our Watchdog Coalition responded immediately by making thousands of calls, and sending more than 8,000 letters to Congress in support of it. That brings our total to more than 149,000 letters sent—in less than 3 months.

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Onward!

Scott

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