“Sympathy is not action,
and does not absolve us of the need
to do something.

Action is effective with this travesty,
pushing back creates friction
and exposure
if incapable of stopping the destruction
altogether.

He's weak tea.
Not just Putin can bully him.
Even Musk can bully him,
even Musk's young son.
We have to keep remembering that.
And the political minions following him
can even more easily be bullied--
that's how he got them on board in the first place.
They don't want to lose their place and their power.

Do something.
Make a call.
Write a letter.
Attend a protest or a town hall.
It may not stop everything,
but it may stop something.
And at least we'll have tried.”