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For the first time ever, Im a little scared of what Trump might do later this year:

The picture is from Joshua Bickel of the Columbus Dispatch, and it shows a swarm of protesters outside the Ohio statehouse. Roughly speaking, what happened is that Trump ordered up a mob, Fox News and Rush Limbaugh passed the order along, and local GOP groups happily ginned one up. Needless to say, this isnt limited to Ohio:

Across the nation, protests against the stay-at-home orders that health experts say are needed to save lives are taking place, with more set for the coming days.In Raleigh, more than 100 demonstrators gathered to protest Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Coopers stay-at-home order. Kentucky, Utah and Wyoming also saw similar protests. More events are scheduled for Pennsylvania, Virginia, Texas, Oregon, Idaho and Washington state.

The largest took place in Michigan on Thursday, where police said 3,000 to 4,000 people showed up at the state Capitol in Lansing to protest Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmers extended and expanded stay-at-home order, which was signed into law last week. The protests have had a tea party flavor to them, with demonstrators carrying Dont Tread on Me flags and wearing Make America Great Again gear. Some have even waved Confederate flags.

As always, the danger here is not so much Trump himself. Its been obvious for a long time that hes a sociopath who doesnt care aboutor maybe even understandthe consequences of his actions on other people. The danger is that the Republican Party, so far, is cheerfully going along with him. Even in the middle of a global pandemic thats already killed more than 100,000 people, they are acting as Trumps loyal spear carriers no matter how reckless or deadly hes become.

Even after three years of Trump, I guess I didnt believe that Republicans would truly go so far. But even the prospect of bodies stacked endlessly in mass graves hasnt brought them to their senses. I guess at this point nothing will.

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