You try to do one thing — but you end up doing them all. You are in a moment of the whirlwind where everything seems to happen at once. You start to call locally to find more people to show up — but the thousands already present begin self-organizing. Mutual aid groups help secure tents and food. That leads you to talking to the police and military to negotiate non-harassment as stuff comes into the factory. Fearful of riots, the military agrees. That leads you to calling across the country to facilitate solidarity actions. It takes very little prodding.
Everyone sees this is a defining fight for Trump — and he’s losing. Clearly angry, Trump berates the military about not clearing the protests. “LAWLESSNESS! CHAOS!” But the images on TV only show people calmly tending to everyone’s needs. Images loop of workers inside the factory wiping down machines with care. Two automaker CEOs explain that they want to produce EVs — “and we want to do it in the U.S.”
You watch in shock as Trump’s antics look more and more like tantrums. He’s not been well and, as people explain, his autocratic streak cannot be restrained. He orders Congress to impeach the military generals — but is immediately rebuked. He then orders the Proud Boys to “STEP IN AND FIX THIS.” This becomes his undoing.
The Proud Boys do descend. The military does not let them get close to the protestors — and after hours of violence, they slink away.