Since Trump was first elected and this organization was started in 2016, we’ve been telling you that Trump is a fossil fueled fascist. For ten years we’ve been right over and over again about Trump, how his regime is powered and enabled by fossil fuels, and how he uses power and violence stop climate action, and wage war on nonviolent action to build a better, more sustainable planet for all. In fact, just before Christmas we were telling you about a dangerous expansion of Trump’s funding for war and militarization – which threatened all out war for oil with Venezuela.
Which is why it gives me absolutely no pleasure to tell you what you already know: Over the weekend, Trump DID start an illegal war with Venezuela, which he freely admits is aimed at controlling their oil reserves (possibly the largest in the world). He has since talked about expanding the war to other countries and expanded on his plans to have a puppet government operate at the behest of major US oil companies like Chevron.
As dispiriting it is to be right again, we are not powerless. Congress, in particular, can take specific action to stop Trump’s illegal war – and it’s essential they begin to do so tomorrow, their firt day back at work since the holidays. Click here to demand Congress stop Trump’s illegal war for oil —Now.
We’re joining a huge coalition of elected Democrats, peace groups, climate groups and more because it’s going to take all of us working together to stop Trump’s illegal war.
Congress must act. World leaders must stand up – and they already are. Earlier today the UN Security council denounced Trump’s fossil fueled fascist war for oil. American corporations must not provide support. And those of us who have been warning for years that this is exactly what Trump is likely to do, and exactly how he is likely to do it, must speak up immediately, loudly, and with the clear and united message that links opposition to war and opposition to fossil fuels. In short, an anti-fascist climate movement. As Bill McKibben said this weekend, the long term fix is to end our dependence on fossil fuels. Every investment in climate action and renewable energy is an investment in a safer, more peaceful world.
But our old friend Bill is wrong that Americans can do nothing until we vote in the midterm elections. We can, and we must, grind the gears of society to a halt every day between now and then. We can strike. We can disrupt. We can shut down ICE raids – like the ones surging this week in Wisconsin. We can boycott complicit corporations and use mutual aid and direct trade to support allies and comrades. We can bird dog members of the regime, and their enablers at the local level. And we can demand that elected officials who oppose fossil fueled fascism act like it by defying unlawful orders, refusing to collaborate and share data with this regime, and using all the substantial power and money at their disposal to fight (nonviolently) this regime.
Starting with Congress, Senators and Representative must take four critical steps immediately:
- Condemn the attacks;
- Demand the return of Venezuela’s President and First Lady to their country;
- Block federal funds for military operations not directly dedicated to immediate withdrawal of forces;
- Outlaw American companies from assisting or profiting from Trump’s illegal war.
Let’s be clear: Legislation alone won’t end this. Most important we must be visible, vocal, and speak and act out of courage in the face of fear and violence
Trump will attempt to control the narrative. Every person must stand up and speak out against this fossil fueled fascist war for oil or climate deniers and warmongers will fill the void. Trump has already said that action could be expanded to Mexico and Columbia. During a White House press conference, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said people who live in Cuba should be “concerned.”