All hands on deck
April 7, 2026.
This morning, the President of the United States posted on Truth Social that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” He has given Iran until 8 p.m. ET tonight to agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or he says he will order the destruction of every power plant and bridge in the country. On Easter Sunday, he posted “Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell.” That same night he posted anti-Somali immigrant content set to “Mad World,” ranted about the Supreme Court at 1 a.m., and endorsed a California gubernatorial candidate at 2 a.m. Today, at least 18 Iranian civilians including two young children have already been killed in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes. Civilians are forming human chains around power plants. The conflict is spilling into the UAE.
Even Marjorie Taylor Greene — one of Trump’s most loyal allies — posted “25TH AMENDMENT!!! We cannot kill an entire civilization. This is evil and madness.” Congress has not voted to authorize this war.
Meanwhile, in this same country, a parent can be fired for leaving work to pick up a sick child. No deliberation. No 25th Amendment. No extended deadlines. Just gone. The person with the most power in the world has the least accountability. The person with the least power faces immediate consequences for being human. Accountability in America flows downward. It always has.
To government leaders: You have hours. The 25th Amendment exists. The War Powers Act exists. Use them. Every hour of silence is a vote for what happens next. History will not record your discomfort. It will record your action or your absence.
To corporate America: You wanted Citizens United. You argued that corporations are people with political speech rights. You spent billions exercising those rights when it benefited your balance sheets. This is the other side of that bargain. You don’t get to be a person when it’s profitable and a bystander when it’s hard. Gas is at $4.11 and climbing. The Strait of Hormuz closure is threatening global supply chains. Your employees are scared. Your customers are scared. If you have the political speech rights of a person, you have the moral obligations of one. Use your lobbying infrastructure, your access, and your influence to demand Congress act today. And if you don’t want that obligation — if the cost of political personhood is too high when the stakes are real — then give it back. Support overturning Citizens United. You can’t have it both ways.
To every elected official at every level: Your constituents are watching. Not next week. Right now.
Call Congress: (202) 224-3121. Before 8 p.m.