In one of Trump's last minute treasonous attempts to remain in power after he lost the election to Biden, he called the temporary head of the Justice Department, Jeffrey Rosen, into the Oval office and laid out the scheme reportedly dreamed up by Giuliani and Rep. Scott Perry with support from Louie Gohmert, Andy Biggs, Paul Gosar, Matt Gaetz, Jim Jordan, and Mo Brooks.

Trump told Rosen to issue a statement that the FBI was concerned about the legitimacy of the election and was opening an investigation into it. Once that was accomplished, Trump said, he would use the investigation to justify initiating the Insurrection Act, call the election results null and void and would then impound the voting machines so no one could honestly check the results.

There would be troops on the streets to immediately quell any dissent.

Rosen, to his credit, said he couldn't and wouldn't do it. He said to his knowledge the election was legitimate.

Trump told him if he wouldn't do it, he would be fired and replaced by a toady underling, Jeffrey Clark.

Rosen went back to the Justice Department and discussed it with his staff. The next day he returned to the White House and told the schemers he wouldn't do it. He also said if he was fired for disobeying the order, the entire upper echelon of the Justice Department would resign en Masse.

This put an end to scheme, and a few courageous men from the Justice Department stood up to the despot and his band of traitors and saved us from a total dictatorship.

Now Trump and his band of insidious snakes is at it again. But this time he intends to invoke Martial Law, an even more terrible form of tyranny.

(Martial Law: This refers to the imposition of military authority over civilian functions of government, typically in an extreme emergency or when civilian authorities can no longer function. Under martial law, normal legal processes might be suspended, constitutional rights can be curtailed, and the military essentially governs instead of civilian institutions. It's far broader in scope than the Insurrection Act and is considered a last resort.

While both involve military intervention, the Insurrection Act keeps the civilian government operational, whereas martial law replaces it temporarily).

Why does the Republican congress sanction this treachery with their inaction?

See this report:

James Carville Warns Americans Should Be On ‘High Alert’ — After Listeners Suggest Trump Will ‘Rig’ Midterms and Declare ‘Martial Law’

Story by Zachary Leeman • 17h • 2 min read

Democratic strategist James Carville warned Americans to be on “high alert” after listeners suggest President Donald Trump would do everything from rigging the upcoming midterm elections to declaring martial law. On the Politics War Room podcast with co-host Al Hunt, Carville answered questions submitted by listeners. The first questions asked whether Trump will “rig” upcoming elections and the other suggested he was “sparking” nationwide protests to justify declaring martial law.

“Is Trump looking to spark enough protests to justify declaring martial law in 2026, thus suspending the election,” a listener named Gina from Casper, Wyoming asked.

A second listener, Danielle from Montreal, Canada, asked, “With everything going on lately, what makes you think there will be midterm elections, for sure? If there are, won’t they be rigged?”

Carville claimed Trump does not “like” the United States or respect the Constitution. The country, he declared, is “in the midst of a collapse,” citing stock market struggles amid Trump’s tariffs.

“I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Trump does not like the United States,” Carville said. “He doesn’t like our laws, he does not like our Constitution. He doesn’t like our people. He calls them fat. He calls them poorly educated, slobs, stupid. And he is in the midst of what I believe — I’ve said, and yet, continue to believe even stronger every day — we’re in the midst of a collapse. If Trump is “going down,” Carville added, “he’s going to try to take the whole country with him. He is not loyal to the United States of America. He does not like this country. He criticizes it all the time. He has affection for dictators. He has an affection for authoritarianism,” he said.

Carville told the listeners that they are “correct” to have such concerns and everyone should be on “high, high alert.”

“You’re so correct to be concerned about this,” he said. “And it’s getting worse by the day. It is not going to stop getting worse. And I would be, we ought to be on high, high alert. So he’s gonna try anything he can and to help himself, of course, I believe the man genuinely wants to hurt the country.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/james-carville-warns-americans-should-be-on-high-alert-after-listeners-suggest-trump-will-rig-midterms-and-declare-martial-law/ar-AA1CxUXJ?

Update to title: How do we prevent people like Trump getting elected, and a SCOTUS ready to undo changes and progress in a single day of voting, without taking democracy away from the people?

How do we prevent people like Trump from gaining power without taking away the freedom of choice in elections? I don’t mind admitting up front that I don’t think everyone deserves to vote. We should have some sort of benchmark for being able to decide the future leader of our country besides someone just being 18 or just existing as a citizen. But I digress and this could be a slippery slope.

But I’m curious to hear from all of you on this

im finding it more and difficult to pick up the phone and call any of my family members these days given they're all deep into the MAGA crap. I try not to get political with them when I do since we're so polarized but it's hard not to given the obvious direction the world , our country & economy is headed. they all call me a gloom and doomer. funny because when biden was leading the country they loved taking every opportunity to bash him despite the economy doing nothing but a slow but steady gain during his 4 years. wondering if/how people are dealing with similar situations

Interested to hear everyone’s opinion on this. I am a young millennial/zillennial. Just in that stage of life where everyone has a lot going on, getting married, moving, etc. Changes are to be expected, but I’m feeling really discouraged. Several of my very close friends recently have moved out of the city we all lived in, either to the suburbs or big moves, out of state. Important to note that while some of my friends have moved for family obligations, a few have moved just to live somewhere new, try something different, not because of familial or financial reasons. My friends and I have always talked about how much we love our community, love living near each other, doing each other favors, seeing each other all the time. And it was easy to do so because we all lived in a very small radius; now we don’t. I can’t help but feel really sad and a little bitter that they have chosen to give up our community (this is indicative of some deeper issues, for sure lol). I am so happy for my friends that have bought houses or moved to new places that they love. But we all talk about how we love and prioritize our community, and then people actively choose to give up that community. No decision is right or wrong, and everyone has different priorities, of course. What are your thoughts? What do you value more- community or personal desires?

It's just never-ending churn.

Edit to say I found a tiktok video that actually does help with this feeling, a bit. Thanks everyone for your suggestions and even your criticisms. I think most of you mean well.

I live in the bible belt, and the people here are exactly what you expect. I don't talk politics at work for obvious reasons, but today I overheard some of the ladies I work with talking about the new tariffs on China, so I told them that I was a bit nervous about all of it. They say "Oh we're not worried." They say "It's in God's hands." "I'm okay with immigrants but they need to do it properly." I told them innocent people have been deported. "They can't do that," they say. Then the final nail in the coffin- "As long as my family is ok, that's all I care about."

These women have been incredibly kind to me. They've given me a lot of food, mostly because that's what you do in the south. One day I walked in to find a beautiful bouquet sitting on my desk, just because. Otherwise perfectly sane, normal and nice people are here excusing the most heinous acts of our government.

I have had a friend for 15 years- half my life. She is on the autism spectrum and has very mild schizophrenia. All of this makes her so unique and creative- or it did once. She married and has had the individuality all but beat from her from her very traditional husband and his ultra conservative family. Last time she was over, her kid started spewing some anti-LGBTQ+ garbage.... that he obviously got from home. My friend has become much more religious in the last year. She always has been to an extent and I have no problem with that, because it's never sounded like discrimination until now. It's starting to feel like my friendship won't survive.

Living in the south is terrifying right now. It's like I'm being gaslit from every direction as people bury their heads in the sand or even condone the direction everything is going. I feel nuts. Anyone else going through this? Millennials are truly being sandwiched by conservatism and I feel like if anyone gets this, it will be you guys.

I will just put it bluntly.

Perhaps the most unconventional aspect of my lifestyle is my lack of concern with money or status.

I am not sure what to say other than I prefer a simple lifestyle. I really am a believer in the maxim 'Mo money mo problems.' At least that has been my experience so far in life.

I live a simple lifestyle which is very insular and not too concerned with the world around me. I build my life around music, working hard, having fun, relaxing and well, weed. I know it is an alternative lifestyle. But I am autistic and have never done great living a public life. So, a private life of happy simplicity is by far best for me.

Perhaps a man in his early 20s, or even his entire 20s can get away presenting himself like this and getting dates. I am having a harder time in my late 30s presenting myself this way.

Please do not get me wrong. I realize my lifestyle would only appeal to a small percentage of women. And that is totally fine. I am not looking to just hook up. I am looking for a long lasting and spiritual connection with the right person :)

I am happy to explain myself better. But it is best for all involved if I limit my search to the internet and dating apps. But I really am lost in where to start. I have tried some of the subreddits on here that I thought would be appropriate like 'simple living' but I never seem to understand what they are about there. Not a judgement. I just think I am looking for something different than they are.

I know this is a rather unconventional question. Thank you so very much :)

Trump’s aggressive tariff policy has always been about leverage, but the unpredictability of it is making global markets uneasy. While the 90-day grace period for most countries sounds like a fair deal, the 125% tariff on China feels like an escalation that risks an even deeper trade standoff. The White House is betting on China backing down, but is it realistic to think that imposing such extreme tariffs will force China into submission? The real concern is that other trade partners may view the 90-day reprieve as a temporary illusion, and they may start seeking more stable and predictable trading relationships elsewhere. This strategy may succeed in the short term, but it leaves the door wide open for long-term consequences that could harm American businesses and consumers.

"I don't care about my 401k" says the woman worth $10M.

I spent waaaay to much money on plants at the local home improvement store. This past weekend, I took my youngest with me to buy a few vegetable plants to grow on our patio. Well, it turns out that I am a sucker, and my daughter loves flowers. Sooo…. Now we have a pretty patio with veggies and flowers and I spent way more than I meant to.

I sure as hell do.

Trump Treasury head ripped for suggesting fired government staff will work in factories

With the arrogance of a Pasha, The Trump/Musk's choice for Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, says 'What's the big deal if you lose your government job? Trump's tariffs will create gangs of new jobs in about five years."

(He seems to have forgotten in his dementia he already told us most of those theoretical jobs will be automated in those theoretical factories,)

None the less, he sees an army of laid off medical researchers screwing little screws into I Phones, he see's climate scientists running drill presses and metal lathes, and he foresees teams of nuclear engineers hovering over conveyor belts like Lucy in the candy factory.

But, of course, this is all absurd. The laid off civil servants are all highly trained professionals in their chosen field --a vast majority of them hold graduate degrees -- at the very least they are skilled in running departments, divisions, and sections; it might take some time, but they will be alright in the end.

The laid off civil servants who will really feel the pain are those with marginalized skills. Maintenance men, elevator operators, groundskeepers and the like'; women in the secretarial pool who once held good paying governmental jobs; jobs that aren't so plentiful in industry.

Let's call them MAGA jobs.

See this arrogance:

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President Donald Trump's Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, said that any fired government workers can simply find jobs in manufacturing companies that Trump claims his tariffs will create in the U.S.

"We are shedding excess labor in the federal government and bringing down federal borrowing. And then on the other side, that will give us the labor that we need for the new manufacturing" in the U.S., Bessent told fired Fox host Tucker Carlson.

The claim led to quick criticism.

"Bessent essentially says that the workers who lost their jobs because of DOGE will provide a workforce for manufacturing caused by the tariffs," said The Independent's Eric Michael Garcia.

Yahoo Finance reporter Jordan Weissmann called the comment "beyond parody." "Fired CDC researchers WILL sew the Nikes," quipped Heatmap News correspondent Matthew Zeitlin.

"This is the logic of the Cultural Revolution - sending down the bureaucrats to work in the provinces," cracked digital strategist Robert Cruickshank.

The Capitol Forum correspondent Jarrod Facundo encouraged folks to "learn to weld."

Robert Weintraub, supervising producer for The Weather Channel, jeered, "Psychopaths are in charge."

MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle said last week that she hasn't heard "one single CEO" saying that they will build a new plant in the U.S. It also takes three to five years to set one up, she said. Veteran investigative reporter Phil Williams pointed to another Bessent comment in which he "argued that tariffs will eventually lead to increased income tax collections 'from all the new jobs,' then admits much of the new manufacturing will be done by AI/robotics."

Bessent went on to tell Carlson, "I believe that this is going to work. What I do know is that the old system wasn't working. And if you look at a system that's not working, you've got to be brave to change it."

Rolling Stone contributor Mac William Bishop asked, "When a billionaire hedge fund manager suddenly starts saying 'the old system wasn’t working,' what precisely about the 'old system' is he talking about?"

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/trump-treasury-head-ripped-for-suggesting-fired-government-staff-will-work-in-factories/ar-AA1Ctcag?ocid=chromentpnews

This might just be a bit of a rant? I know I'm far from the first with this problem. I know I would have blocked her number years ago if she was anyone else. I know the logic and reason she follows exist only in her own head and do not align with reality. And yet she is so incredibly triggering and infuriating to me almost every single time we interact, and I still somehow just keep letting her in.

A lot of it makes no sense for her, and she has deluded herself into thinking it does. She is low-income, and has been unemployed for over a year. She's just about to become eligible for Social Security, and needs it desperately. She's going to need to draw from her (already insufficient) 401k soon, and just admitted it's tanked.

Supposedly, the most important thing to her is her children (my sibling and I). My younger sibling just wants to keep the peace (and is privileged enough to be largely unaffected by current politics), so while the two of them don't necessarily get along, they stick together no matter what BS my mom spews. But she's been actively pushing me away with this for years, and she knows it. She's slowed down on the rhetoric for the last year, only because I had her first grandchild a year ago and she desperately wants access.

Now she's starting up again, and I just can't.

I try so hard to just greyrock or ignore it when she says these things, but today I couldn't. She called me and started randomly singing the MAGA praises, saying how money and goods are about to be flowing freely like nothing we've ever seen before; all the countries in the world finally respect us, all tariffs in the world have "gone down to zero," and "so many" businesses and industries have already returned to the US, plus "all wars have ended." She informed me that every new administration crashes the economy in the first couple months, it's just how it works. And that "the numbers" show that everything is already better. She "knows" all this because she "reads the congressional papers."

Never mind all the hateful BS they say that I know she either agrees with or makes up excuses/lies for to make it seem less awful.

It was just so much nonsense in less than five minutes that I couldn't handle it. I disagreed for a second - nothing angry or anything, just "what are you seeing that makes you believe any of that is accurate?? Okay, fine, well I need to go now." and then said I had to go (which I actually did, she calls me during work). She proceeded to tell me that she is smart and knows what's going on in the world, and I need to "be less cruel and condescending," and stop making her feel stupid.

And I feel guilty for thinking this, but clearly she IS stupid. And unkind, and angry at the world, and obsessed with feeling right and like she's better than others.

It's so sad, so unproductive, and so harmful. I'm embarrassed to be a part of this.

Kinda like the title suggests: did you have an opportunity to get to know your great grandparents? I did, they passed away when I was 14 and 16. I heard stories of what it was like living during the great depression, what it was like during WW1 and WW2. My grandad wasn't able to serve because he had polio as a child, and walked with a limp his entire life. Anyway, I have vivid memories of two of the greatest humans who wanted us to know how hard life was back then. Did you know your great grandparents? If you did, what were some things you remember them telling you about back then?