oppositionreport

The Opposition Report #2

A summary of May 2025 in the second Trump term.

Adam Gurri

01 Jun 2025 — 11 min read

Resist, by Derek Simeone

Welcome to the second issue of The Opposition Report, a monthly offering for our patrons in which I attempt to summarize what has occurred since the previous month as completely yet concisely as possible.

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