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In their Veterans Day conversation, Susan and Edwin draw a direct line between Trump’s lawless power and the fragility of American democracy. Pardoning coup plotters while flirting with commutations for predators like Ghislaine Maxwell and election deniers like Rudy Giuliani exposes a governing ethic of cruelty and self-preservation.
Ex-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani at the West Palm Beach International Airport, just before receiving his pardon, November 8, 2025 | Susan J. Demas
The outrage only sharpens as Senate Democrats cave on the shutdown, rewarding the very forces that hold Americans hostage. From ICE terror in Chicago to the Supreme Court’s slow dismantling of voting rights, they argue the assault on freedom is coordinated and deliberate. Yet amid despair, they insist the coalition that marched, voted, and protested still holds the power to resist.
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