From Eric Hensal:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

https://erichensal.substack.com/p/the-dreadful-maga-singularity

Terrorize workers, steal medicaid and take over DC--How the suck of Trump's fascism drains the public space and how to resist.

[SheltieLover]

1. Kick

[cliffside]

2. Love it, thanks ....

“Fascism overwhelms the public thinking space. Time is finite within a day. There is sleeping, working, caregiving, householding, recreating—all manner of personal gerunds we must do every day. No matter a person’s commitment to politics, there is still only a limited time per day to consider it. A standard fascist play is to flood a country with such a sprawling, singular dread, collapsing public life into a ball with gravity enougth to pull away all strength for political attention and discernment. Whether fascists understand this as a strategy or are just expressing their unbridled enthusiasm for stepping on necks, I am not certain. But they know it works.

A Resistance must never offer up what the oppressor needs to oppress. In this case, laughter might be the best medicine against the MAGA suck.“

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Thanks for responding, my dear cliffside!

The paragraph you quoted definitely caught my eye. It really encapsulates the whole post.

[cliffside]

5. My pleasure and thank you for all that you do here at DU ...

[erronis]

4. Good read. Thanks.

I like the reference to the French resistance - the Maquis. Individuals with integrity fighting for their country and culture.

The knee-capping of the press, academics, and legal firms also attempts to stop the flow of information needed to combat the Empire.

Next up. Access to the internet.

[Solly Mack]

6. K&R

[Duncan Grant]

7. Excellent idea -- I would participate regularly!

Thanks for posting! (I enjoy Governor Newsom’s mockery and humor re: trump. Exactly what’s needed, imho. It also dissolves fear.)