Just a few weeks into the Trump II administration and the U.S. is in the midst of a coup that threatens our democracy and the well-being of the people who live here.

Of Course It's a Coup

• Just a few weeks into Trump's second presidency, he and his minions have made drastic changes in the federal government that violate the Constitution and multiple laws. Yes, dozens of lawsuits have been filed but they may be too late and may not be enforceable. The damage may be permanent.

* Some or all of federal funds for a broad sweep of programs (from Medicaid to cancer research and foreign aid) have been frozen and many of them may not survive.

* The language and initiatives to support anyone who's not white, male, and Christian are in the process of being erased from federal websites and prevented from carrying out mandates.

* Swathes of staff at all levels are being revenge fired from those arms of the federal government (DOJ, FBI) that could enforce legal mandates against Trump's efforts.

• In addition, the richest man in the world, billionaire Elon Musk - who holds no elected or congressionally approved office - has seized control of key federal systems and is using them to promote the "broligarch" agenda.

* He has taken control of the system that makes payments on behalf of the entire government and is now working on ways to half payments unilaterally (and, perhaps, selectively to, say, individual dissidents receiving social security).

* He also controls the Office of Personnel Management and its data systems which gives him access to all federal employees' information and has already allowed his to send individual messages to all requesting resignations.

• Project 2025's Blueprint for Trump II is well on its way to full implemention and there's more to come. A barrage of "Executive Orders," most of which violate the law, many of which are barely coherent, and some of which still aren't public, flooded the executive branch on Day One.