Donald Trump hopes and prays that he can create enough of a criminal response from Abbott and the governors of other states, that he can push President Biden into having to consider whether the take a big step…and make the kind of declaration Trump had threatened to make during his last days in office. Trump was threatening to use it to illegally stay in office. He wants to push Biden to having to use it out of necessity, to establish law and order, so Trump can then say, “Look! He’s using the power of________against U.S. citizens!!” I’m not even going to spell it out. You know what I’m talking about. In the coming months, President Biden and his cabinet are going to be forced to make some very hard decisions. By design. Some of these decisions will be a “lose/lose” in terms of public opinion, for President Biden. No matter what he does, it will immediately be framed as a “disaster” by Trump and the GOP, and used as propaganda. We need to hold this truth in mind, always, and use it as our “home base,” of mental and emotional clarity. By the way, “propaganda” isn’t “good” or “bad.” It depends on what side you’re on, and what your motives are. In a political battle where democracy hangs in the balance, skilled use of propaganda is a vital tool for winning. We need to be using it powerfully, strategically and frequently, against the party that is siding with dictators around the world. In short, we must win…at all costs. Because I can tell you this, the GOP is trying to win at all costs. Whatever. It. Takes.