<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hi Folks,</div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Masha Gessen article on the dangers of "anticipatory obedience". . .</div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Ellie <img title="Emoji" alt="Emoji" class="yahoo-emoji-wrapper" height="16" src="https://s.yimg.com/nq/yemoji_assets/latest/yemoji_assets/1f642.png" width="16" style="padding: 0px 2px; vertical-align: middle;" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true"><img title="Emoji" alt="Emoji" class="yahoo-emoji-wrapper" height="16" src="https://s.yimg.com/nq/yemoji_assets/latest/yemoji_assets/1f30e.png" width="16" style="padding: 0px 2px; vertical-align: middle;" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true"></div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">elliestock@aol.com </div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;">This op-ed in The NY Times calls on us not to obey in advance: </div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/opinion/trump-power-surrender.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vU4.GN6W.UhwJBG0c4Bv_&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); text-decoration-line: underline;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/opinion/trump-power-surrender.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vU4.GN6W.UhwJBG0c4Bv_&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</a></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>