It’s not a “distraction” when Trump deploys military and federal law enforcement against the residents of Washington, D.C.—it’s part of MAGA’s fascist project to turn the government into a weapon against the American people. We must act as if we believe this is true, because it is, and because doing otherwise makes it impossible to think strategically about how to fight back. Just as we wouldn’t think of Pearl Harbor as an isolated attack unrelated to World War II, we must see each of Trump’s power grabs in their full context.