This shit is so fucked up. And at a certain level I’m disappointed that we are still trying to fix it peaceably when every day of delay, there is irreparable harm to physical wellness, mental health and rights as citizens or residents. Also science in America is fucked for the next decade.

Violent resolution of the situation would almost certainly result in a society with even fewer freedoms. That is the historical lesson. Violent resistance to authoritarian takeovers gives them an air of legitimacy they need. That is the whole point of chicago and the attempt in Portland. They want violent resistance to justify crack downs. Instead they look like storm troopers. I am in awe of the restraint of those living in Chicago. Ice hasn't done half as much in Texas and they are getting ambushed with assault rifles. That doesn't work with their narrative of lawless blue states though. The ability of Chicagoans to resist peacefully, endure, and document these events may well be what gives the US another chance at being a democracy.

Next generation. You saw that Harvard cut grad admissions by 75% - even in STEM

I didn’t realize how many scientists crossed the border without papers, claimed asylum, and became professors at research universities

Unfortunately, violent reactions is what Trump would love, because it would allow a much bigger, probably definitive, escalation

I think Americans should first do everything possible to bring to sanity the supporters of Trump