Your friend texts you, “Did you see? Trump’s gonna try to stay in power!” You click the link to see what she’s talking about. You scan quickly. In Trump’s style, he says the quiet part out loud at a midterm rally, “You don’t want me going to jail. But the CROOKED COURTS are trying. If I have to, I’ll stay President until the courts drop all my cases!”
It goes on to cite unnamed sources inside the White House. One source said Trump was discussing running for a third term — despite the 22nd Amendment, which forbids a President from holding a third term. “Who’s gonna stop me?” Another source suggested that Eric Trump might run as a surrogate or perhaps Trump just orders a state of emergency to halt elections for as long as possible. Your heart clenches at any of these possibilities.
Before you get a chance to process, a longstanding volunteer calls you. Though they’ve been a steady volunteer, you know most of their work is with the Paperclip Movement.“We’ve done those national 1-minute work slow-downs.” You nod, aware of them but never have participated. “It’s about to explode — and we need everyone to join the next one-day national strike. Will you join us for a meeting at least?” You nod quietly. You see the potential, but you’ve been trying to keep people safe. And this movement is risking people being less safe. “We have a plan. Help us?”
