Project 2025 explicitly references the potential use of the Insurrection Act. It states that "the next president will need to invoke the Insurrection Act on day one" if riots break out in response to actions taken to dismantle the administrative state. This demonstrates a readiness to deploy federal military forces domestically against civilians in response to political unrest.
This framing treats political protest or opposition as insurrectionary, which is antithetical to democratic norms and civil liberties. The Insurrection Act has historically been used sparingly, due to its extraordinary implications for domestic military use. Normalizing its invocation by an administration represents a dangerous escalation toward militarized governance.
We are watching this play out in real-time.
Trump campaigned on fighting for the working class, and exit polls found that he won 56% of the blue-collar vote.
One hundred days in, the self-styled champion of the working class has delivered layoffs, trade wars and an erosion of worker protections.
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Sadly, the US Academy, which awarded us an Oscar three weeks ago, declined to publicly support Hamdan Ballal while he was beaten and tortured by Israeli soldiers and settlers.
The European Academy voiced support, as did countless other award groups and festivals. Several US Academy members—especially in the documentary branch—pushed for a statement, but it was ultimately refused. We were told that because other Palestinians were beaten up in the settler attack, it could be considered unrelated to the film, so they felt no need to respond.
In other words, while Hamdan was clearly targeted for making No Other Land (he recalled soldiers joking about the Oscar as they tortured him), he was also targeted for being Palestinian—like countless others every day who are disregarded. This, it seems, gave the Academy an excuse to remain silent when a filmmaker they honored, living under Israeli occupation, needed them the most.
It’s not too late to change this stance. Even now, issuing a statement condemning the attack on Hamdan and the Masafer Yatta community would send a meaningful message and serve as a deterrent for the future.
Tap as Harrison hop scotched across kindergarten chalk towers.
Clap as Harry graduates now dancing across a stage in gowns and hats.
Disguised symbolically at first then veiling historically Ha Eun sits now to mourn Ha Eun then Harrison then Harry.