Resist and Heal (@resistandheal): "We are living in “the deep breath before the plunge,” to quote Gandalf and Tolkien in The Return of the King, speaking to Pippin as they stand behind the walls of Minas Tirith looking out toward Mordor across the fields of Pelennor and Osgiliath."

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Dec 3, 2024

We are living in “the deep breath before the plunge,” to quote Gandalf and Tolkien in The Return of the King, speaking to Pippin as they stand behind the walls of Minas Tirith looking out toward Mordor across the fields of Pelennor and Osgiliath.

Now, though, with Trump having won the 2024 presidential election by a razor-thin margin, MAGA leaders are claiming a mandate to destroy the American state and replace it with an authoritarian government staffed with partisans whose most obvious quality is their loyalty to Trump.

Heather Cox Richardson

Dec 3, 2024

3:53 AM

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