I don't know that it was that transparent to his supporters.

Let's not forget that people are very stupid.

Nothing that happens in 2018 or 2020 will change that.

2018 is going to be really hard for the Dems. I think they are defending something like 25 seats out of the 33 in the Senate and the way districts are drawn is going to make gains in the House difficult. I also think we're going to see a big push to suppress the vote in Dem heavy areas. I think there's a good chance that 2020 won't be a legit election.

I don't disagree, brenda, the damage has certainly been done and I don't want to gloss that over. Kinda like that saying about planting trees; the best time to oppose neo-fascist authoritarianism is 20 years ago, the second best time is today.

I've started posting political stuff on Facebook recently, too. No blowback so far, and an 80-something friend of my parents has been liking a lot of it, which is a pleasant surprise.

I think there's a good chance that 2020 won't be a legit election.

Yeah, I fear that.

I don't want to be tinfoil hatty, but this whole thing of attacking the media and immediately calling for a investigation into voter fraud seems like exactly the sort of thing to do to work towards subverting the next election.

No blowback so far

Yeah, me neither. I kind of think that the Trump supporters who I'm still FB friends with either finally realize he's a horror show, or know that at this point, there's so much opposition to him that spouting off the party line is a dumb idea. (Or very possibly they've hidden/unfriended me, which is fine with me.)

But then I also don't make my posts public, which means that no strangers will come troll and spew hatred all over. That's a plus.

As a constituent in Rubio land I have been emailing his office pushing him to make a name for himself by standing up to Trump. Saying if he had done so earlier he would have been the candidate and stuff. I know, I should feel bad for leading him on this way. Who knows, maybe he will believe it.

In much more pleasant news, I am going to see The Producers at the Jupiter Theater tonight. Haven't been there since Burt Reynolds ran the place. Trying to do more stuff I enjoy and work less in 2017. Woo!

I am fully on board with Laura working less and enjoying more!

Trying to do more stuff I enjoy and work less in 2017.

Yay!

Lately I've been reading a lot of books because apparently I need a library return deadline to motivate me. I also finally started watching Steven Universe.