Summary
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned that the Trump is deliberately overwhelming the public with chaotic news to induce passivity.
Citing Steve Bannon’s “flood the zone” strategy and historian Michiko Kakutani’s comparison of Trump to Mussolini and Hitler, she argued that Trump uses the internet to spread disinformation, much like past dictators used film and radio.
Urging people to stay engaged, she emphasized that collective resistance can slow harmful policies and that small acts of opposition make a difference.
I have found with admittedly sometimes-annoying tools like “Resistbot” it’s a bit easier to write my opinions to representatives. That matters quite a bit more if you’re in a redder state than mine, but it still helps to send words of encouragement/reminders to reps that are working their asses off as a minority.