6 Things to Think About as We Enter 2026

As the Steve Miller Band Fly Like an Eagle song says, “time keeps on slippin,’ slippin’, slippin’ into the future.” I’m 67 years young now and 50 years ago it was like yesterday when I was a senior in High School trying to graduate. As I often say in my articles, things are not good in the good ole US of A. Trump seems to be doing things to better our country and try to get us out of the mess we were in before his return to the presidency. But it takes time, and not only are many voters ignorant, they also are impatient. As we get ready to enter the year 2026, please consider the following:

1) Pray for the federal mid-term elections this year, vote, and vote right. Have some Republicans been delaying acting on Trump’s agenda hoping they’ll lose the majority and then not be able to get it done? Are we being played? If not, just in case we’re not, or in spite of it, we better get on it. The Democrat Party have gone too far off the deep end, and a person voting for them knowing where they stand is just as treasonous as they are. There is no more wiggle room, no more room for compromise.

2) Pray for any local elections coming up and consider getting involved. Local officials have to also look outward to be the last stop on anything unconstitutional in the future if your state doesn’t do the right thing, especially Mayors and Sheriffs.

3) Communicate with local, county and state police officers including Chiefs and Sheriffs about upholding the constitution and that we support them but expect them to disobey unconstitutional orders that may come to them.

4) Contact your local, state and federally elected officials regularly and be blunter about the various issues facing us. Why are there Islamists holding elected office? Where are all of the arrests and convictions of the lawbreakers of the last few decades? They need to know we mean business. There is no more time for complacency. Yeah, Trump is President, but have you been paying attention to the lawfare and threats from the Left?

5) Communicate with friends, neighbors, coworkers, and even family members about the serious issues facing us. With God all things are possible, but from the human perspective it doesn’t seem like our country can survive another Democrat being POTUS and VPOTUS, especially if they are a so-called progressive democratic socialist. More people on the Left need to be reached, including and especially.

6) Don’t give up your guns and ammo. Get some if you don’t already have any. Criminals and terrorists that have crossed the borders are still in our country. Numerous Democrats have threatened another civil war over the illegal immigration and deportation issue, taxpayer benefits for illegals, biological males in women sports, and more. I have mentioned civil war too. But only as a last resort if it ever comes down to taking away our constitutionally protected rights forcing us into protection mode. Even the current DOJ is not fully doing right. In this case it’s with the National Firearms Act. They got rid of taxes they were charging but they seemingly don’t want to give up the possibility of declaring any firearms dangerous enough to require registration- and maybe but not sure about banning. Why? Following groups like the Firearms Policy Coalition, Second Amendment Foundation, Gun Owners of America, and NRA to keep up with that and more.

Let’s make 2026 the year that our elected officials take notice of how many more people are getting involved and speaking out.

Pester Brat is the Founder & Chief Administrator of the headline news and opinion page on Facebook only called The MAGA Patriot Disseminator and the satirical Kamel and Knat on Facebook, Substack, X, Truth Social, and Gab. Email him at pesterbratdotcom@aol.com.