Maybe it's not the end of American democracy and rule of law yet

Last week was the first time since Trump was elected that it felt like America might actually survive Trump/Musk. Prior to that it seemed like they were able to steamroll over laws, norms, and institutions with almost no consequences or resistance.

Now we're finally seeing pushback from the institutions Trump and Musk are trying to burn down. Even pushback from people nominated by Trump (i.e. Tulsi Gabbard telling federal workers to ignore Musk's "what did you do last week" email).

If belief in rule of law is stronger than loyalty to Trump, there's still hope.