I am not currently Trying For Real to do anything about the Trump Administration. If I were, I'd be focused on finding and empowering a strong opposition leadership with bipartisan support.

It's in the top 7 things I consider dedicating this year to, maybe in the top 4. I could be persuaded to make it my #1 priority. Thing seem pretty bad. The three reasons I'm not currently prioritizing it are:

1. I don't currently see an inroad to really helping

2. Figuring out what to do and upskilling into it would be a big endeavor.

3. AI is just also very important and much more neglected (i.e. ~half the country is aware that Trump is bad and out of control, a much teenier fraction understand that the world is about to get steamrolled by AI)[1]

My top priority, if I were getting more involved, would be trying to find and empower someone who is, like, the actual executive leader of the Trump Opposition (and ideally finding a coalition of leaders that include republicans, probably ex-Trump-staffers who have already taken the hit of getting kicked out of the administration)

The scariest thing about what's happening is how fast things [...]

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First published:
January 11th, 2026

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/qgtvRcGHswbRtKfKQ/strong-bipartisan-leadership-for-resistance-to-trump

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“Strong, bipartisan leadership for resistance to Trump.” by Raemon

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