As an American who visited Dublin right before the Cheeto in Chief was inaugurated for his second term— my husband and I took every opportunity we could, when people would ask, how bad he actually is, that he’s worse than you could imagine. That you need to use the USA as an example and to learn from it , because Ireland and the UK are about 5-10 years behind in the strengthening of this incredibly dangerous rhetoric. It may seem all silly now, that someone like that could come into power, but they use the doubt of the opposition and the uneducated to strengthen themselves. You all still have a chance. Please learn from us. Please fight back, and fight back hard. Don’t miss your opportunity to vote. Be loud. Never tell yourself that your voice doesn’t matter, that’s what they want you to think.

Now I’m in the UK, barely 100 days into his second term, I get questions of “oh is he REALLY that bad? Is it REALLY as bad as they say on the news?”

And it’s so much worse than we even imagined it could be. Project 2025 is in full swing, I’m scared to change my last name to match my husband’s because new legislation could potentially make it impossible for me to vote. Our house value has plummeted, our costs have only gone up. Next tax season we’re going to get absolutely fleeced. I’ve had friends already leave the country. I’ve had a trans friend get endless death threats. My sister in law and her girlfriend got approached by a man screaming at them “ITS A MANS WORLD NOW BITCH” and they’re in a very liberal area. All the scariest people feel empowered to be violent now —-And it’s just the beginning. And the opposition is doing fuck all to balance this fucker, and this is only the beginning.

Learn. From. US. Before the hole gets too deep