Quietly losing my mind over the fact that Elon Musk has straight up orchestrated a coup of our executive branch and like….I don’t even know what, if any, system we have in place to fix this. Like… He’s just taken control of the money and locked out the actual appointed officials. What the fuck.
Nazis are taking over my government, and like, not even just the Nazis we fucking elected! And I’m…making hamburgers? Because somebody has to make dinner? I just feel completely unhinged.
I think that’s how random civillians generally feel in these situations. Someone’s gotta make dinner.
If you’re wondering, there is plenty to be done about it, and plenty being done about it already, even if it’s not happening instantly in a way you can perceive.
Reblogging because this is an excellent article that both tells you about some of what’s being done and breaks it down in a way that will help you understand and think about future action. Please read!
Slaves who escaped were breaking the law. Literally. Outright.
Jewish people who escaped the Nazis were breaking the law. Literally. Outright.
The law is a horrible judge of morality.
After all, the SCOTUS says that the POTUS can break the law through official actions. if the people at the top say lawbreaking is fine to do horrible things, why should it be bad for you to break the law to do good things?
