Opinion: We are ruled by an openly hateful, proudly ignorant megalomaniac, whose claim to power is absolute. The time to act is running out.
We must urgently claim all the room there still is for speaking, writing, publishing, protesting, voting — while we still can.
A balloon in the shape of President Donald Trump is placed along a sidewalk during a protest to denounce the Trump administration's immigration enforcement polices Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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