My sixth sense

After 60 years in and around politics, I've developed a sixth sense.

Dear fellow MoveOn member, After 60 years in and around politics, I've developed a sixth sense. And my sixth sense tells me the tide is now turning on Donald Trump. You see, there's a sleeping giant in America who always remains asleep until someone so corrupt brazenly shows their true colors that it has no choice but to awaken—and roar. To be shaken from its slumber and scream, "What the hell is going on here?!" And I believe we are approaching that moment. Trump is destroying our civil rights and shredding our Constitution. The Epstein scandal haunts him. And he's tanking the economy and hasn't done squat to help working people. The American people are beginning to see this. And that's why his approval rating has reached its lowest point ever in his second term.1 Like any authoritarian bully in history, when Trump feels humiliated, he lashes out. But what he doesn't realize is that his authoritarianism is beginning to wake up America's great sleeping giant. We went from 3 million people in the streets for the Hands Off! protests in April to 5 million for the first No Kings Day in June to 7 million in big cities, small towns, blue counties, and ruby-red districts in October in the largest single day of political protest in U.S. history. Communities are banding together to protect their immigrant neighbors. Consumers are boycotting corporations that suck up to Trump. Maybe I'm being too optimistic. But I've seen the signs. America's sleeping giant is starting to roar at the tyrant occupying the Oval Office. And we can't let up now. Thankfully, my friends at MoveOn have a plan—using cutting-edge technology—to reach, train, support, and organize millions of people all across the country at a scale that is unparalleled in the progressive movement. And that plan includes working with partners to plan another series of massive, powerful, nationwide No Kings protests. It won't be easy, but for the sake of our country's future, it must happen. And we need your help. Join me in supporting MoveOn. Please, if you are able, will you start a $5 monthly donation to help build a powerful nationwide movement to strategically and effectively challenge Trump's worst actions and abuses? As a grassroots organization, MoveOn gets the resources and ability to do this work from us. Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month. (If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately.) No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation. Andra, I've seen the sleeping giant awaken before. America's sleeping giant roared after witnessing scenes of civil rights marchers getting clobbered by white supremacists. Then, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act. It roared after tens of thousands of young Americans were killed in Vietnam, finally bringing to an end one of America's costliest, deadliest, and stupidest wars. It roared after the Watergate scandal and forced President Richard Nixon to exit the White House by helicopter. And America's sleeping giant is starting to roar again now. But we must keep up the momentum. For decades, MoveOn's millions of members—who live in every corner of the country—have been using cutting-edge technology and grassroots people power to organize against authoritarianism and right-wing extremism. This work is targeted and powerful. Which is why I am asking you: Will you start a $5 monthly donation to MoveOn to help build the movement we need to awaken America's sleeping giant and defeat our nation's slide toward authoritarianism? Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month. (If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately.) No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation. Thanks for all you do. –Robert Reich Source: 1. "Trump's Approval Rating In Latest Survey Down 8 Points Since Start Of His Term," Forbes, December 18, 2025 https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/12/18/trumps-approval-rating-in-latest-survey-down-8-points-since-start-of-his-term/ Want to support MoveOn's work? Donald Trump's authoritarian takeover intensifies every day. But we must remember that authoritarian governments worldwide have not withstood a challenge by 3.5% or more of its people. MoveOn can reach, train, organize, and support at a scale unparalleled in the progressive movement—which we need now more than ever. Will you make a monthly donation today to power this urgent and critical organizing? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Donate: $5 monthly Donate: $15 monthly Donate: $50 monthly Donate another amount monthly Or make a one-time gift Contributions to MoveOn Civic Action are not tax-deductible for income tax purposes. 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