Democracy is under assault right before our eyes, this moment we have feared has arrived. [Trump has] taking a wrecking ball, a wrecking ball to our founding fathers’ historic project: three coequal branches of independent government.

— Gavin Newsom, the governor of California

This is the moment when everything is on the line. Right now, Donald Trump is making his boldest move yet to dismantle our democracy. We are facing a critical turning point in American history.

He is working to transform the U.S. military into a political weapon aligned with his regime. His grotesquely expensive and self-glorifying parade, planned for Saturday, is not just a spectacle—it’s a symbol of authoritarian ambition.

Active-duty troops have already been deployed against citizens exercising their Constitutionally protected rights to protest and assemble.

This is not a drill. This is not a time for silence, or for standing on the sidelines.

For those who believe in democracy, the rule of law, and the basic dignity of all people, now is the time to rise in solidarity. We must stand together, speak out, and resist the normalization of authoritarianism. Our future depends on it.