The U.S. is on a path to collapse under the weight of its own violence and oppression. This country funds worldwide violence–from police militarization here, to apartheid in Palestine–all while claiming to uphold democracy. The present moment reflects the malignant corruption of a two-party system that traps us in a cycle of harm, leaving us with leaders who uphold the very forces we aim to abolish. And this illusion of “choice” prevents us from addressing the deeper issue: the two-party system is what’s killing us. 
The system encourages us to direct blame toward those who voted third party, but the real issue is that we are forced to choose between two horrifying candidates. One party veering hard right, embracing white supremacy and patriarchy as its political foundation, while the other has completely abandoned the marginalized left, doubling down on a losing strategy that neglects the most impacted people. It’s these very communities–left behind by both parties–who will bear the brunt of a Trump presidency. Trump’s election exposes the Democrats’ failure as a party so out of touch that they believed they could force a neocon cop like Kamala Harris on the people as a “solution.” 

The Democratic establishment has long abandoned the needs and safety of Black, Indigenous, and oppressed communities. They’ve consistently upheld systems that kill us–from endorsing increased police budgets to supporting punitive policies that target marginalized people. For abolitionists, this abandonment is nothing new; it is a reminder that neither party is invested in our freedom and our liberation won’t come from within these institutions. 

For Black people, Project 2025 isn’t new, this has been our reality for centuries. White supremacy and its two-party system are to blame for this crisis. Project 2025 may sound like fresh terminology, but it’s actually just a rebranded, repackaged white supremacist initiative, as old as the country itself, designed to continuously adapt in order to sustain itself. From Jim Crow to mass surveillance, policing, and mass incarceration, Project 2025–or whatever name it goes by today–is a longstanding strategy, to control, oppress, and criminalize those who dare to resist. 

To endure what lies ahead under a Trump presidency, our movements must heal the fractures that weakened our solidarity. In crucial moments, unity splintered—some chose short-term gains over Gaza, a cop over Black lives, and silence over principled resistance. Even in abolitionist spaces, some compromised their values, breaking the trust vital for building collective power. Excusing genocide was never a strategy for liberation—it was an empty tactic that failed miserably. Until we acknowledge this misstep and rebuild trust, genuine solidarity will remain out of reach.

This empire is on borrowed time and we refuse to wait for change from a system designed to prevent our survival. Our response, in this critical moment, is to build Black Abolitionist futures rooted in self-determination, mutual aid, and community defense. We remain in steadfast solidarity with Palestinian people in their demand for freedom and self-determination. We will continue to prioritize our liberation, safety, and self-determination over political expediency and allegiance to a two-party system that never cared about us to begin with. We will continue to forge new paths, creating communities that uplift and protect each other until liberation is ours.