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This week I sent out a video through TikTok in which I apologized for the embarrassing presentation by American leadership – Vice President Vance and Secretary of Defense Hegseth – at the security conference in Munich. It was presented as an open letter from American citizens to Global neighbors. Then I waited.

Within a short span of time, I had 35,000 responses. They are still coming in. All but a few – from American Magas and European far right fascist movements – thanked me for my transparent message in which I described exactly what is now happening in the United States. Those who posted were from countries around the world. Many have been long-time allies of the US. The responses were what I might have expected.

Many were in shock, finding it unimaginable that the beacon of freedom had disappeared beneath the waves of authoritarianism. Many felt this was the death knell of our country. Others felt betrayed and doubted if they could trust us again. Still others knew that millions of good-hearted Americans did not vote for this administration and that it does not represent their views. One after one, respondents spoke of their support of Americans in hard times, because they had been through hard times in their own countries.

I found many of these expressions heart breaking. So very disillusioning. And yet, I was also warmed by expressions of solidarity from afar. They are still pulling for us. Dubious, perhaps, but still hopeful.

I cannot even pretend to be neutral or patient in this time. Consider me an unapologetic part of the resistance against this extremist administration, one that places the United States in existential peril. There is no compromise. There is no middle ground. There is only prevailing over these anti-democracy forces, these oligarchs and theocrats.

I am part of the resistance. Will you join me?

Start here, with 5 Calls.

All it takes for evil to prevail is for good people to stand by and do nothing.

Don’t be one of those.