I am so with you on this. Where there are practical things I can do to counter the madness, I will do so. For example, I'm joining a neighborhood group, organized by a resident who's an immigration lawyer, to provide support for neighborhood immigrants.

I'm all out of performative outrage following the first Trump administration. Like you, I expect Democrats to use the power of their votes, and to use their platform to speak out against the onslaught of awfulness that the next 4 years will create. And to hammer home the consequences regularly, especially during election season.

But I'm done with giving the opposition an off ramp in the hope that they'll return to normalcy. Let them fly their crazy. The voters who opted to elect Team Trump have the right to experience the full impact of that decision. Maybe in 2-4 years they'll still be on board, but given the notorious fickleness of the American voter, I wouldn't count on it.