It’s been just over 24 hours since the second murder by ICE/CBP, and the rage I am feeling is immeasurable. But… beneath that anger there is a stillness of focus that forces me to recall what these horrendous events have distracted us from: Jack Smith’s testimony to Congress last Wednesday.

Smith plainly stated his certainty of Donald Trump’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt of serious felony crimes. Crimes both in the matter of stealing and mishandling secret documents, and the attacks on the Capitol to steal the 2020 election for himself.

Hear for yourself:

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Smith is a dedicated, experienced, professional prosecutor. He is purely apolitical. He says laws were broken with proof sufficient to take into federal court. The People deserved to see that trial and its outcome. That was denied us. Instead, the law was derailed and perverted time and again by partisan judges, low and high. Justice delayed is justice denied, they say.

Political faction now has displaced the law. At the moment, we are a nation of men, not laws.

The murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good are the responsibility of the people who set in motion the lawless invasion of Minnesota. And the complicit lawmakers in Congress who have nothing to say against it. And too, the individual masked thugs who are attacking ordinary people for observing and protesting the presence of these barbarians.

If you, like me, crave the return of some measure of law and justice it will take free elections. The defense of those elections will be no small task: You will see them under attack. I fear the tactics this White House might employ. The defense of those elections will require peaceful protest and political action. It may require a willingness to stay home from work; a general strike. It may require boycotts and other economic forms of protest. It will definitely mean forming and strengthening communities of resistance; offering support to your neighbors; looking out for one another.

If you can, talk about defending rights and freedom with everyone you know, right or left. There are countless supporters of Trump who are feeling doubts now. Be respectful, and try to find common cause. We all deserve freedoms of speech, assembly, self-defense, and defense of our communities, and our individual states. This senile, lame duck, lying, felon president and his monstrous cronies can and should be resisted. Offer your resistance, and support those who stand with you.

Practice self care. Be safe.