Jason Antic

I'm simply convinced it's not misplaced. Sorry. They're broadcasting their intentions clear as day. There's a such thing as misplaced confidence, too.

The military won’t back a coup. I recommend @Tazerface16’s many tweets on the matter. And with that, trump will be leaving in January, and that’s the end of it. Mostly we’ll be glad to have you back in Jan. Only two months, and you won’t need to worry anymore.

I'm doubting the plausibility of that actually succeeding but they sure as hell are trying:https://twitter.com/mccaffreyr3/status/1326669857266397184 …

Sure, I get that. But with no chance of success, is there any conclusion other than “no need to worry”? Someone posited that trump might build an exact replica of the Oval Office in trump tower and become president in exile, which I found amusing. It’s not especially worrisome.

Yes. Mark me down as alarmed. This POS is going to look for any way to do damage or maintain power until he can.

Right. It’s fine to be alarmed. But to let it take over your life isn’t worth it. On a scale of 1 to covid, this ranks a solid “possible earthquake”: brief, ultimately irrelevant event that society will recover from with minimal damage. There won’t be zero. But it’s not inf.

Ultimately, self-preservation will take over for trump. He knows if he pushes it too far, then prison is on the table. It’ll be just fine. But, hey, I thought he was going to win the election, so what do I know. I’ll be glad when January comes though.

I think the key question is whether raising alarm about a possibility makes it more or less likely to happen. In some cases yes - worrying about mail delays results in people mailing ballots earlier. My guess is early alarm is good here too, but I can *imagine* the opposite.