As winter turns to spring in 2026, American politics is experiencing a bit of economic-messaging déjà vu from the Trump administration.
Much like last year at this time, the president has leapt headlong into a major new undertaking that threatens to rock an already-wobbly economy. And much like last year, the administration is asking Americans to accept some “short-term pain” for promised long-term gain.
In 2025, it was tariffs. In 2026, it’s the war with Iran.
Let’s pretend you live in Spain. What’s the logistical likelihood of you and your mates going to Ukraine and ousting someone?
The US is fucking huge. Imagine mobilizing a crowd from the midwest to Washington, forget the west coast. Chicago to DC is 696 miles (1120 km for the civilized). Illinois, where Chicago is, has a population of 12 million. That’s a lot of organizing we don’t already have in place. We’re working on it.