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   Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Mar-2025 02:03:53 JST Jonathan Kamens

   And then, Donald Trump was elected again, and I was fired from USDS less than a month after his inauguration.

   Now, I watch, aghast and terrified, as Trump and Elon Musk eviscerate our democracy while Congress does nothing and the courts barely slow them down.

   And I have to ask, sir, this very real, very serious question: where the hell are you?
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     Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Mar-2025 02:04:00 JST Jonathan Kamens

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     Joe Biden is, frankly, too old and frail to be a leader the resistance, and Kamala Harris, having lost the election, does not have the "elder statesman" gravitas required. However, you are still looked up to by many Americans as the best president in their lifetimes. You could be helping those people understand just how bad things are, which is an absolute prerequisite for there being enough popular resistance to stop what's happening.
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     Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Mar-2025 02:04:03 JST Jonathan Kamens

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     Perhaps you are hoping someone from the younger generation will step up and be the progressive leader the country needs. If so, you are in a great position to facilitate that, but not by remaining silent while our democracy is torn asunder.
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     Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Mar-2025 02:04:09 JST Jonathan Kamens

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     While I understand the norm that past presidents do not interfere with future administrations, let's please be real here: what is happening now is entirely unprecedented, people who are trying to resist fascists can't afford to leave anything on the table, and if we keep following "norms" while Trump and Musk completely ignore all of them then soon there won't be a democracy left for us to defend.
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     Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Mar-2025 02:04:12 JST Jonathan Kamens

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     Please, Mr. President, I am begging you to get in the fight. Your country needs you.

     Thank you,

     Jonathan Kamens
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