Mayor Ben I hate that it is true that you are in danger from the nuts and the actual government. However I am so glad you said it out loud! Calling it what it is gives you power!
All this money he is stealing this goes in his pocket. I can never remember a president doing this. Anyone that says something he don't like about he sued. As long as people pay him he keeps going on and on class action law suits. He thinks he owns our country he wants to be putin can't fix war until he talks to putin. He is being played Europe Britain laughing at him,
You are insane .. What the fuck are you even talking about... You people are fucking posting on a social media site,...from the comfort of youre den, while meat for dinner is defrosting.. You assoles kill me,,, You are having a conversation with a computer screen, and you act as if you are on the porch with your best friend
You don't like what where they are talking about you know right now you have rights as crazy as this president is you might not have your rights tomorrow. You might read up whats going on
Making friends through sharing ideas. The raging doubter, Peter, is defining the very premise of a book club. The very idea strikes him as being insane.
Subject: Grave Concern Regarding Reports of Settlement with Donald Trump and Its Ethical Implications
Dear Paramount Executives,
I write to you as a deeply concerned global citizen and longtime observer of the critical role the press plays in preserving democratic society. Recent reports, including those outlined by Ben Meiselas of the MeidasTouch Network, regarding your company’s alleged willingness to settle a baseless lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump in exchange for regulatory favor related to the Skydance merger, are deeply troubling.
If these reports are accurate, they represent not just a strategic miscalculation, but a profound moral failing—one that undermines the foundational principles of journalistic independence, institutional integrity, and democratic accountability.
The notion that a media conglomerate of Paramount’s stature would capitulate to political intimidation and extortion—cloaked as litigation—raises urgent questions about the values driving your corporate leadership. The implication that a settlement in the range of $30–$50 million might be paid directly to Mr. Trump as a quid pro quo for government approval is not only alarming, it is potentially corrosive to public trust in the independence of media institutions. It is difficult to interpret this as anything other than a transactional compromise of truth for profit.
Shari Redstone, as controlling shareholder, may well seek to maximize returns through a Skydance merger, but this pursuit must not come at the expense of democratic values or ethical journalism. Paramount’s legacy—and that of CBS News in particular—was built on a tradition of fearless, fair, and independent reporting. To betray that heritage for expediency or capital gain would permanently damage your public credibility and internal morale.
The resignations of Wendy McMahon and Bill Owens, two professionals of high esteem, only underscore the gravity of the internal crisis your organization is facing. Their departures speak not of personnel changes, but of institutional conscience in revolt.
Let me be absolutely clear: Settling with a man who has openly undermined democracy, attacked the press, incited violence, and attempted to subvert the rule of law is a moral compromise that cannot be justified under any business rationale. The short-term gain in merger approval or shareholder profit pales in comparison to the long-term reputational and historical cost of enabling authoritarian manipulation of media.
As stewards of one of the world’s most visible and influential media platforms, you have a duty not only to your shareholders, but to your audience, your journalists, and to the democratic society you serve.
I urge you to reconsider any move that would allow such a settlement to go forward. The public is watching. History is watching. And it will not forget those who sold out truth for money.
Paramount Global. Democracy is fragile and clearly is under attack. Capitulation from yet another giant such as yourself will end the way in which you can broadcast and personal constitutional rights. Look at Russia. Use your power while you still have it to save America.
Why would you want to give in to a felon, grifter, con man, fascist, just out to destroy our country? You should be standing for freedom, for good not bad! How can you condone your actions?!???
Trump — a failed casino clown, a draft-dodging coward with a gold toilet and a black heart — never built anything real in his life. His empire was built on air, debt, branding, and bluster. No integrity. No strategy. Just noise, lawsuits, and other people’s money.
And now he’s back. Not just back in politics. Back in power.
Controlling the GOP like a cult leader. Turning the Supreme Court into a wrecking crew. Holding the nation hostage with threats of violence, lies, and mass delusion.
We are not in a post-Trump era. We are in the late-stage Trumpist regime. And it all began with Roy Cohn.
ACT I: Mentored by a Monster
Roy Cohn — McCarthy’s hitman. A closeted, vicious, scorched-earth operator. Trump's shadow tutor.
Cohn taught Trump the gospel of shamelessness:
Never apologize.
Never admit.
Attack harder when you’re guilty.
Turn truth into a weapon.
Trump took notes. Built his entire public life on this moral sewage. And it worked. Because America was primed for it. Primed by reality TV, by decades of consumer rot, by institutional cowardice, and by a broken press addicted to balance over truth.
What followed was a con job on a national scale.
ACT II: Captain Bone Spurs Rides Again
He dodged Vietnam with fake bone spurs — but paraded as a wartime president against immigrants, journalists, women, minorities, and anyone who told the truth.
He lost the 2020 election — and turned that loss into a fundraising goldmine and a slow coup. He cheered on the January 6th terrorists — then pretended he was the victim. He called soldiers “suckers and losers” — while wrapping himself in the flag like a defiled relic.
And now, like a horror sequel nobody asked for, he’s back on the ballot — but never really off the throne. The institutions that could have stopped him? They flinched. They hedged. They waited for “norms” to do the job.
But you don’t stop fascism with norms. You don’t reason with a man who has no concept of reason. You don’t appeal to shame when you’re facing a sociopath who views shame as weakness.
This isn’t political anymore. It’s pathological.
ACT III: The Traitor’s Court
Look at the rogues’ gallery he leads:
Giuliani: A greasy ghoul with teeth stained by lies and red wine.
Bannon: A fascist huckster powered by meth, hate, and podcast donations.
Flynn: A former general turned QAnon puppet, spouting theocratic garbage.
Roger Stone: Tattooed Nixon on his back, treason in his mouth.
Kari Lake, MTG, Boebert, Gaetz: A walking anti-intellectual meltdown.
And behind it all: Rupert Murdoch, poisoning the national bloodstream from a penthouse far away, as his media empire manufactures outrage, division, and fantasy 24/7.
Fox News isn’t news. It’s a weapon. A propaganda howitzer aimed straight at the brainstem of Middle America.
They’ve normalized the abnormal. Sanitized sedition. Gave treason a chyron and a commercial break.
ACT IV: A Mind War
This is psychological warfare. Not against an enemy abroad — but against the American people.
Years of disinformation, grievance politics, white resentment, and Christian nationalism have created a nation where millions now believe democracy is optional, violence is patriotic, and Trump is some kind of divine instrument.
This is not normal. This is not political disagreement. This is a cult of organized madness.
We have Americans saluting a man who tried to end democracy and will try again.
And we have institutions, billionaires, and media execs who are fine with it as long as the checks keep clearing.
ACT V: The End of Illusion
Captain Bone Spurs never served. Never sacrificed. Never cared.
He is a walking void — filled only with greed, vengeance, and the deep, lizard-brain need to never be wrong. And that makes him extremely dangerous. Because when he fails again — and he will — he’ll bring as much of the country down with him as he can.
We are past the warning signs. We are past satire. We are staring into the abyss, and half the country thinks it’s just a campaign ad.
This house is not divided. It’s on fire. And dreck like this man — and the propaganda system that birthed him — must be torn down, root and stem.
This is not politics. This is survival. The propaganda must end. The Murdoch empire must be broken. The criminal syndicate posing as a movement must be exposed for what it is: a rotting death cult wrapped in a flag, wielding a Bible, and aiming a gun at the Constitution.
Call it what it is: fascism, American-style. And stop waiting for someone else to stop it.
Title: Memorial Day Briefing: When the Generals Met the Grifters
Setting: A Secure Tactical Bunker – Location Classified, Time Eternal
The war room’s steel door hissed open. General George S. Patton was first through it, boots thudding like judgment. He wore his trademark helmet and twin pearl-handled Colts — more ceremonial now, but the gleam in his eye said he’d still use them if duty called.
Next came General Omar Bradley. Measured, calm, the “soldier’s general.” He had the look of a man ready to assess, weigh, and render judgment with surgical clarity.
Behind him, General Mark Clark — ever sharp, analytical, and diplomatic when needed — surveyed the scene with a seasoned general’s disdain for nonsense.
Bringing up the rear, chain-smoking and muttering, was Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith, Eisenhower’s wartime chief of staff. He looked like he’d already seen too much — and wasn't surprised this meeting was happening.
Laid out before them: dossiers, video evidence, testimonies, indictments — the whole unholy mess of the modern American clown show. A rogue’s gallery led by Donald Trump and propped up by Giuliani, Bannon, Stone, Flynn, Eastman, and a choir of stooges so loud it drowned out logic.
Act I: The Briefing
Beetle Smith squinted at the video monitor. “This one tried to say windmills cause cancer.”
Bradley flipped through a file. “Trump dodged the draft for bone spurs, then mocked POWs. This is who led the armed forces?”
“He didn’t lead,” Clark muttered. “He marketed. Different thing entirely.”
Patton growled, “If I’d caught him during the war claiming leadership, I’d have kicked his gold-plated ass across the Maginot Line. You don’t get to wave the flag with one hand while pocketing the treasury with the other.”
“Let’s talk about this ‘rally’,” Bradley said, pointing to January 6th footage. “He sent civilians to storm their own Capitol. Incited rebellion. Hid behind lawyers.”
Beetle coughed through his smoke. “This is fascism with spray tan. Hitler had uniforms. This guy had merch.”
Clark leaned forward. “And still, he claims patriotism. Claims to love the troops.”
Bradley locked eyes with the others. “We buried the real patriots. They never bragged. They bled. And this man would’ve left them to die if it helped his poll numbers.”
Act II: The Holding Pen
The door to the observation room opened. The generals stood behind one-way glass, looking into the containment area where the modern criminals sat.
Trump lounged like a bloated Caesar. Giuliani’s hair dye was dripping again. Bannon looked like he’d been soaking in bourbon and conspiracy theories. The rest yakked into cameras or practiced confused versions of the Constitution.
Bradley spoke first. “I fought alongside men who’d die for democracy. These people wouldn’t miss brunch for it.”
Patton paced. “He talks about greatness, but he’s never served, never sacrificed, never stood for anything but himself. If cowardice were a currency, this room could fund a moon mission.”
Beetle Smith chuckled bitterly. “The Nazis were evil. These clowns are evil and incompetent. It’s like Boris and Natasha joined forces with the Ku Klux Klan and hired the Three Stooges for strategy.”
Clark added, “It’s not just Trump. It’s the ecosystem. Grifters, liars, media stooges. They’ve turned democracy into a pay-per-view grudge match.”
Act III: The Verdict
Patton slammed his fist on the table. “This isn’t politics. It’s treason wrapped in reality TV. The only thing these men ever fought for was airtime.”
Bradley spoke calmly but firmly. “They mock everything we stood for. The Constitution. The truth. The lives lost in Europe, the Pacific, North Africa. This… what we’re seeing… is a betrayal.”
Beetle exhaled. “Let history record: we were called to fight monsters. These are parasites. Worse in some ways. At least monsters had the decency to be obvious.”
Clark stood. “Then let the record show: had these men lived in our time, they wouldn’t be generals. They wouldn’t be heroes. They’d be cellmates.”
Memorial Day – Then and Now
Today, we honor the soldiers who gave everything.
But we must also call out those who dishonor them — with lies, cowardice, and corruption cloaked in faux patriotism.
Patton would’ve slapped the smug off their faces. Bradley would’ve dismantled them with truth. Clark would’ve cornered them with facts. And Beetle Smith would’ve filed them under “Enemies, Domestic.”
They fought real evil. What we’re fighting now is dressed as a joke — and that’s how it gets away with it.
I’ve crafted it in the tone of a concerned and informed constituent with reference to the bill’s contents and constitutional implications. Since no official bill number is provided in public documents, I will refer to it as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)" for clarity—but you can insert the specific bill number (e.g., H.R. ####) once known.
[Your Full Name] [Your Address] [City, State, ZIP Code] [Email Address] [Date]
To: All Republican Members of the United States Senate Washington, D.C.
RE: Opposition to the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" – A Moral and Fiscal Betrayal
Dear Senators,
As an informed American citizen and constituent, I am writing to express my unequivocal opposition to the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), recently passed by the House of Representatives and now under consideration in the Senate.
Despite its name, there is nothing admirable about this legislation. We are well aware of the contents of this bill—thanks to public reporting and legislative analysis—and we reject it in full. If passed, this bill would constitute a historic betrayal of working-class Americans, seniors, low-income families, and the future stability of the United States.
Key Provisions We Oppose:
$3.8 trillion increase to the national deficit, primarily to fund tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
Deep and dangerous cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP, putting millions at risk of hunger and health crises.
The elimination of green energy incentives, worsening climate vulnerability and undermining U.S. innovation.
Massive tax exemptions for estates and pass-through entities, serving only the richest Americans while the rest struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare.
Expansions in defense and border enforcement spending with no accountability or long-term benefit to national security or public welfare.
This bill is not merely flawed—it is a deliberate assault on the most vulnerable Americans. It is a grotesque redistribution of wealth upward, achieved by sacrificing basic protections for the elderly, disabled, and working poor.
Your Role: A Test of Conscience and Constitutional Duty
The Senate was not designed to be a rubber stamp for ideological extremism or corporate greed. Your responsibility is not to any individual or party, but to the Constitution and the American people.
If you choose to support this bill, you are complicit in enacting legislation that intentionally increases suffering and consolidates power into the hands of the few. This bill is not policy—it is economic violence in legislative form.
Our Response
We, the American people, are watching. We are organizing. We will challenge this bill in the public square, in the courts, and at the ballot box. Your support for this legislation will not be forgotten or forgiven.
This is a legal, moral, and civic disgrace, and we call on you—urgently—to vote against this catastrophic legislation and restore some measure of sanity, humanity, and decency to your office.
Yes, I might sound unhinged — but how else should a sane person respond to this madness?
Those of us who believed in building a just country, those who fought and sacrificed and struggled for progress — we’re watching it all be burned down in real time. The dream we invested in is slipping into the hands of a cult, not a government. This has nothing to do with governance, law, or leadership. It's about blind devotion, manipulation, and rage.
The wealth of this country was built on slavery and centuries of institutionalized misery. We endured a Civil War. We suffered through the Great Depression, Vietnam, assassinations, injustice upon injustice. And through all that, we believed — however naively — that maybe, just maybe, we were getting somewhere. That we were evolving as a species. That truth, equality, reason, and democracy might finally triumph.
Instead, what did we do?
We handed the megaphone to the lowest, loudest voices. We coddled ignorance and called it "freedom." We allowed propaganda to parade as journalism. We surrendered facts to feelings. And now, here we are, teetering on the edge of fascism again — despite knowing where that road leads.
And yes, I have written volumes. I have essays, articles, and warnings ready to go — but what’s the point? Everything that needs to be said has been said. The people we most desperately need to reach won’t listen. Not because they disagree, but because they can’t. They’re in a cult. They’ve given up their critical thinking in exchange for identity, grievance, and a false sense of belonging.
Donald Trump couldn't run a public toilet without fouling it up. And yet he’s propped up by a cabal of criminals, grifters, and sociopaths who know exactly what they’re doing. These are not patriots. These are not Christians. These are not leaders. These are parasites who feed on chaos, fear, and ignorance.
And we let it happen.
Why?
Because we failed to protect the First Amendment from abuse. Because Obama — as brilliant and articulate as he was — lacked the political courage to confront the rising tide of disinformation. Because Democrats believed the system would hold. It didn’t.
We allowed lies to become law. We allowed Rupert Murdoch to poison the minds of millions. We allowed Facebook, YouTube, and Fox News to turn ignorance into a product and fear into a lifestyle.
And now, here we are — shouting into the abyss, knowing that truth doesn’t matter anymore to the ones who most need it.
So yes, I’m angry. Yes, I sound unhinged. But if you’re not angry right now, then you’re not paying attention.
I’ve crafted it in the tone of a concerned and informed constituent with reference to the bill’s contents and constitutional implications. Since no official bill number is provided in public documents, I will refer to it as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)" for clarity—but you can insert the specific bill number (e.g., H.R. ####) once known.
[Your Full Name] [Your Address] [City, State, ZIP Code] [Email Address] [Date]
To: All Republican Members of the United States Senate Washington, D.C.
RE: Opposition to the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" – A Moral and Fiscal Betrayal
Dear Senators,
As an informed American citizen and constituent, I am writing to express my unequivocal opposition to the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), recently passed by the House of Representatives and now under consideration in the Senate.
Despite its name, there is nothing admirable about this legislation. We are well aware of the contents of this bill—thanks to public reporting and legislative analysis—and we reject it in full. If passed, this bill would constitute a historic betrayal of working-class Americans, seniors, low-income families, and the future stability of the United States.
Key Provisions We Oppose:
$3.8 trillion increase to the national deficit, primarily to fund tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
Deep and dangerous cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP, putting millions at risk of hunger and health crises.
The elimination of green energy incentives, worsening climate vulnerability and undermining U.S. innovation.
Massive tax exemptions for estates and pass-through entities, serving only the richest Americans while the rest struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare.
Expansions in defense and border enforcement spending with no accountability or long-term benefit to national security or public welfare.
This bill is not merely flawed—it is a deliberate assault on the most vulnerable Americans. It is a grotesque redistribution of wealth upward, achieved by sacrificing basic protections for the elderly, disabled, and working poor.
Your Role: A Test of Conscience and Constitutional Duty
The Senate was not designed to be a rubber stamp for ideological extremism or corporate greed. Your responsibility is not to any individual or party, but to the Constitution and the American people.
If you choose to support this bill, you are complicit in enacting legislation that intentionally increases suffering and consolidates power into the hands of the few. This bill is not policy—it is economic violence in legislative form.
Our Response
We, the American people, are watching. We are organizing. We will challenge this bill in the public square, in the courts, and at the ballot box. Your support for this legislation will not be forgotten or forgiven.
This is a legal, moral, and civic disgrace, and we call on you—urgently—to vote against this catastrophic legislation and restore some measure of sanity, humanity, and decency to your office.
Confronting Evil Through the Lens of Genuine Spirituality
1. Evil Exists Within the Unity of All Things
In the deepest mystical traditions—from Advaita Vedanta to Kabbalah, from Sufism to Christian mysticism—there is a fundamental understanding: all is One.
This includes even what we call evil.
Evil, in this framework, is not a cosmic enemy warring against God, but rather a distortion or imbalance within the divine manifestation. It is the shadow cast by free will, by separation from truth, by forgetting our Source.
While Absolute Reality knows no division—there, all is God—Relative Reality, the realm in which we live and breathe, is filled with suffering, cruelty, and injustice. To deny this is spiritual naivety. To confront it consciously is the work of the awakened soul.
As Kabbalists would say, evil (the sitra achra, or “other side”) exists to challenge and refine the soul. It is not separate from God, but it hides God.
⚖️ 2. Our Role Is to Respond, Not to Become Numb
Authentic spirituality does not run from suffering, nor does it whitewash evil in syrupy affirmations. It calls us to presence, to action, and to compassionate clarity.
True mystics do not dissociate. They bear witness.
They ask:
“How can I stand before the fire of injustice and not become what I oppose?”
This is the mystery of non-reactive resistance.
As Meister Eckhart wrote:
“The eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me.” In confronting evil, God moves through the awakened human heart.
🕯️ 3. Evil as Catalyst for Awakening
Paradoxically, it is often the presence of evil that awakens the soul.
In Kabbalah, evil is permitted so that goodness may be chosen freely.
In Hinduism, even the battlefield of the Bhagavad Gita is sacred when action is rooted in dharma.
In Buddhism, suffering is the gateway to compassion.
In Sufism, even the devil is said to be God’s most loyal servant—by driving seekers back to the Beloved.
To awaken means not to bypass evil, but to understand its place in the architecture of divine learning.
💠 4. Love Is Not Weakness
Spiritual warriors—like Jesus, Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—understood that true love is not passive. It is a disciplined, courageous force that confronts injustice without becoming unjust.
To love one’s enemy does not mean to surrender to evil.
It means to act without hatred, to see the delusion and still respond from the deepest clarity and purpose.
“Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
🌀 5. Negotiating This in the Mind and the Heart
Different traditions offer rich lenses for holding the paradox of divine unity and the presence of evil:
Christian Mysticism: Evil exists within time, but grace exceeds it.
“Where sin abounds, grace abounds more.” (Romans 5:20)
Buddhism: Evil is a form of ignorance. To respond with wisdom and compassion is the only true remedy.
Sufism: Evil is a veil. It hides the Face of the Beloved. But even the veil is God.
“God breaks the heart again and again until it stays open.”
Advaita Vedanta: Evil is maya—the illusion of separation. Awake. Act wisely within the illusion. Perform your dharma with love.
🧭 Final Summary: What Does Genuine Spirituality Say?
Evil is real in the human world—but it is not separate from the Divine.
Your response matters. Your soul’s posture matters.
Hatred fuels more hatred. Wisdom seeds healing.
Do not deny evil. Do not be consumed by it. Stand in the fire—but do not become it.
Your presence, if anchored in clarity, love, and the Whole, becomes the very light that dissolves shadows.
🕊️ A UNIVERSAL MEDITATION
(For quiet reflection, morning or night — alone or with others.)
Let all that is broken be seen. Let all that is dark be acknowledged. Let all that is wounded be named.
I do not turn away. I do not numb. I do not hate.
I stand in the fire, but I do not become it. I see the shadow, but I serve the light.
I remember who I am. I remember who you are.
May justice rise. May truth awaken. May love endure.
In me. Through me. Around me. For all. Amen. Ameen. Om Shanti. So it is.
Yes, I might sound unhinged — but how else should a sane person respond to this madness?
Those of us who believed in building a just country, those who fought and sacrificed and struggled for progress — we’re watching it all be burned down in real time. The dream we invested in is slipping into the hands of a cult, not a government. This has nothing to do with governance, law, or leadership. It's about blind devotion, manipulation, and rage.
The wealth of this country was built on slavery and centuries of institutionalized misery. We endured a Civil War. We suffered through the Great Depression, Vietnam, assassinations, injustice upon injustice. And through all that, we believed — however naively — that maybe, just maybe, we were getting somewhere. That we were evolving as a species. That truth, equality, reason, and democracy might finally triumph.
Instead, what did we do?
We handed the megaphone to the lowest, loudest voices. We coddled ignorance and called it "freedom." We allowed propaganda to parade as journalism. We surrendered facts to feelings. And now, here we are, teetering on the edge of fascism again — despite knowing where that road leads.
And yes, I have written volumes. I have essays, articles, and warnings ready to go — but what’s the point? Everything that needs to be said has been said. The people we most desperately need to reach won’t listen. Not because they disagree, but because they can’t. They’re in a cult. They’ve given up their critical thinking in exchange for identity, grievance, and a false sense of belonging.
Donald Trump couldn't run a public toilet without fouling it up. And yet he’s propped up by a cabal of criminals, grifters, and sociopaths who know exactly what they’re doing. These are not patriots. These are not Christians. These are not leaders. These are parasites who feed on chaos, fear, and ignorance.
And we let it happen.
Why?
Because we failed to protect the First Amendment from abuse. Because Obama — as brilliant and articulate as he was — lacked the political courage to confront the rising tide of disinformation. Because Democrats believed the system would hold. It didn’t.
We allowed lies to become law. We allowed Rupert Murdoch to poison the minds of millions. We allowed Facebook, YouTube, and Fox News to turn ignorance into a product and fear into a lifestyle.
And now, here we are — shouting into the abyss, knowing that truth doesn’t matter anymore to the ones who most need it.
So yes, I’m angry. Yes, I sound unhinged. But if you’re not angry right now, then you’re not paying attention.
Trump — a failed casino clown, a draft-dodging coward with a gold toilet and a black heart — never built anything real in his life. His empire was built on air, debt, branding, and bluster. No integrity. No strategy. Just noise, lawsuits, and other people’s money.
And now he’s back. Not just back in politics. Back in power.
Controlling the GOP like a cult leader. Turning the Supreme Court into a wrecking crew. Holding the nation hostage with threats of violence, lies, and mass delusion.
We are not in a post-Trump era. We are in the late-stage Trumpist regime. And it all began with Roy Cohn.
ACT I: Mentored by a Monster
Roy Cohn — McCarthy’s hitman. A closeted, vicious, scorched-earth operator. Trump's shadow tutor.
Cohn taught Trump the gospel of shamelessness:
Never apologize.
Never admit.
Attack harder when you’re guilty.
Turn truth into a weapon.
Trump took notes. Built his entire public life on this moral sewage. And it worked. Because America was primed for it. Primed by reality TV, by decades of consumer rot, by institutional cowardice, and by a broken press addicted to balance over truth.
What followed was a con job on a national scale.
ACT II: Captain Bone Spurs Rides Again
He dodged Vietnam with fake bone spurs — but paraded as a wartime president against immigrants, journalists, women, minorities, and anyone who told the truth.
He lost the 2020 election — and turned that loss into a fundraising goldmine and a slow coup. He cheered on the January 6th terrorists — then pretended he was the victim. He called soldiers “suckers and losers” — while wrapping himself in the flag like a defiled relic.
And now, like a horror sequel nobody asked for, he’s back on the ballot — but never really off the throne. The institutions that could have stopped him? They flinched. They hedged. They waited for “norms” to do the job.
But you don’t stop fascism with norms. You don’t reason with a man who has no concept of reason. You don’t appeal to shame when you’re facing a sociopath who views shame as weakness.
This isn’t political anymore. It’s pathological.
ACT III: The Traitor’s Court
Look at the rogues’ gallery he leads:
Giuliani: A greasy ghoul with teeth stained by lies and red wine.
Bannon: A fascist huckster powered by meth, hate, and podcast donations.
Flynn: A former general turned QAnon puppet, spouting theocratic garbage.
Roger Stone: Tattooed Nixon on his back, treason in his mouth.
Kari Lake, MTG, Boebert, Gaetz: A walking anti-intellectual meltdown.
And behind it all: Rupert Murdoch, poisoning the national bloodstream from a penthouse far away, as his media empire manufactures outrage, division, and fantasy 24/7.
Fox News isn’t news. It’s a weapon. A propaganda howitzer aimed straight at the brainstem of Middle America.
They’ve normalized the abnormal. Sanitized sedition. Gave treason a chyron and a commercial break.
ACT IV: A Mind War
This is psychological warfare. Not against an enemy abroad — but against the American people.
Years of disinformation, grievance politics, white resentment, and Christian nationalism have created a nation where millions now believe democracy is optional, violence is patriotic, and Trump is some kind of divine instrument.
This is not normal. This is not political disagreement. This is a cult of organized madness.
We have Americans saluting a man who tried to end democracy and will try again.
And we have institutions, billionaires, and media execs who are fine with it as long as the checks keep clearing.
ACT V: The End of Illusion
Captain Bone Spurs never served. Never sacrificed. Never cared.
He is a walking void — filled only with greed, vengeance, and the deep, lizard-brain need to never be wrong. And that makes him extremely dangerous. Because when he fails again — and he will — he’ll bring as much of the country down with him as he can.
We are past the warning signs. We are past satire. We are staring into the abyss, and half the country thinks it’s just a campaign ad.
This house is not divided. It’s on fire. And dreck like this man — and the propaganda system that birthed him — must be torn down, root and stem.
This is not politics. This is survival. The propaganda must end. The Murdoch empire must be broken. The criminal syndicate posing as a movement must be exposed for what it is: a rotting death cult wrapped in a flag, wielding a Bible, and aiming a gun at the Constitution.
Call it what it is: fascism, American-style. And stop waiting for someone else to stop it.
Title: Memorial Day Briefing: When the Generals Met the Grifters
Setting: A Secure Tactical Bunker – Location Classified, Time Eternal
The war room’s steel door hissed open. General George S. Patton was first through it, boots thudding like judgment. He wore his trademark helmet and twin pearl-handled Colts — more ceremonial now, but the gleam in his eye said he’d still use them if duty called.
Next came General Omar Bradley. Measured, calm, the “soldier’s general.” He had the look of a man ready to assess, weigh, and render judgment with surgical clarity.
Behind him, General Mark Clark — ever sharp, analytical, and diplomatic when needed — surveyed the scene with a seasoned general’s disdain for nonsense.
Bringing up the rear, chain-smoking and muttering, was Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith, Eisenhower’s wartime chief of staff. He looked like he’d already seen too much — and wasn't surprised this meeting was happening.
Laid out before them: dossiers, video evidence, testimonies, indictments — the whole unholy mess of the modern American clown show. A rogue’s gallery led by Donald Trump and propped up by Giuliani, Bannon, Stone, Flynn, Eastman, and a choir of stooges so loud it drowned out logic.
Act I: The Briefing
Beetle Smith squinted at the video monitor. “This one tried to say windmills cause cancer.”
Bradley flipped through a file. “Trump dodged the draft for bone spurs, then mocked POWs. This is who led the armed forces?”
“He didn’t lead,” Clark muttered. “He marketed. Different thing entirely.”
Patton growled, “If I’d caught him during the war claiming leadership, I’d have kicked his gold-plated ass across the Maginot Line. You don’t get to wave the flag with one hand while pocketing the treasury with the other.”
“Let’s talk about this ‘rally’,” Bradley said, pointing to January 6th footage. “He sent civilians to storm their own Capitol. Incited rebellion. Hid behind lawyers.”
Beetle coughed through his smoke. “This is fascism with spray tan. Hitler had uniforms. This guy had merch.”
Clark leaned forward. “And still, he claims patriotism. Claims to love the troops.”
Bradley locked eyes with the others. “We buried the real patriots. They never bragged. They bled. And this man would’ve left them to die if it helped his poll numbers.”
Act II: The Holding Pen
The door to the observation room opened. The generals stood behind one-way glass, looking into the containment area where the modern criminals sat.
Trump lounged like a bloated Caesar. Giuliani’s hair dye was dripping again. Bannon looked like he’d been soaking in bourbon and conspiracy theories. The rest yakked into cameras or practiced confused versions of the Constitution.
Bradley spoke first. “I fought alongside men who’d die for democracy. These people wouldn’t miss brunch for it.”
Patton paced. “He talks about greatness, but he’s never served, never sacrificed, never stood for anything but himself. If cowardice were a currency, this room could fund a moon mission.”
Beetle Smith chuckled bitterly. “The Nazis were evil. These clowns are evil and incompetent. It’s like Boris and Natasha joined forces with the Ku Klux Klan and hired the Three Stooges for strategy.”
Clark added, “It’s not just Trump. It’s the ecosystem. Grifters, liars, media stooges. They’ve turned democracy into a pay-per-view grudge match.”
Act III: The Verdict
Patton slammed his fist on the table. “This isn’t politics. It’s treason wrapped in reality TV. The only thing these men ever fought for was airtime.”
Bradley spoke calmly but firmly. “They mock everything we stood for. The Constitution. The truth. The lives lost in Europe, the Pacific, North Africa. This… what we’re seeing… is a betrayal.”
Beetle exhaled. “Let history record: we were called to fight monsters. These are parasites. Worse in some ways. At least monsters had the decency to be obvious.”
Clark stood. “Then let the record show: had these men lived in our time, they wouldn’t be generals. They wouldn’t be heroes. They’d be cellmates.”
Memorial Day – Then and Now
Today, we honor the soldiers who gave everything.
But we must also call out those who dishonor them — with lies, cowardice, and corruption cloaked in faux patriotism.
Patton would’ve slapped the smug off their faces. Bradley would’ve dismantled them with truth. Clark would’ve cornered them with facts. And Beetle Smith would’ve filed them under “Enemies, Domestic.”
They fought real evil. What we’re fighting now is dressed as a joke — and that’s how it gets away with it.
Yes, I might sound unhinged — but how else should a sane person respond to this madness?
Those of us who believed in building a just country, those who fought and sacrificed and struggled for progress — we’re watching it all be burned down in real time. The dream we invested in is slipping into the hands of a cult, not a government. This has nothing to do with governance, law, or leadership. It's about blind devotion, manipulation, and rage.
The wealth of this country was built on slavery and centuries of institutionalized misery. We endured a Civil War. We suffered through the Great Depression, Vietnam, assassinations, injustice upon injustice. And through all that, we believed — however naively — that maybe, just maybe, we were getting somewhere. That we were evolving as a species. That truth, equality, reason, and democracy might finally triumph.
Instead, what did we do?
We handed the megaphone to the lowest, loudest voices. We coddled ignorance and called it "freedom." We allowed propaganda to parade as journalism. We surrendered facts to feelings. And now, here we are, teetering on the edge of fascism again — despite knowing where that road leads.
And yes, I have written volumes. I have essays, articles, and warnings ready to go — but what’s the point? Everything that needs to be said has been said. The people we most desperately need to reach won’t listen. Not because they disagree, but because they can’t. They’re in a cult. They’ve given up their critical thinking in exchange for identity, grievance, and a false sense of belonging.
Donald Trump couldn't run a public toilet without fouling it up. And yet he’s propped up by a cabal of criminals, grifters, and sociopaths who know exactly what they’re doing. These are not patriots. These are not Christians. These are not leaders. These are parasites who feed on chaos, fear, and ignorance.
And we let it happen.
Why?
Because we failed to protect the First Amendment from abuse. Because Obama — as brilliant and articulate as he was — lacked the political courage to confront the rising tide of disinformation. Because Democrats believed the system would hold. It didn’t.
We allowed lies to become law. We allowed Rupert Murdoch to poison the minds of millions. We allowed Facebook, YouTube, and Fox News to turn ignorance into a product and fear into a lifestyle.
And now, here we are — shouting into the abyss, knowing that truth doesn’t matter anymore to the ones who most need it.
So yes, I’m angry. Yes, I sound unhinged. But if you’re not angry right now, then you’re not paying attention.
Title: Memorial Day Briefing: When the Generals Met the Grifters
Setting: A Secure Tactical Bunker – Location Classified, Time Eternal
The war room’s steel door hissed open. General George S. Patton was first through it, boots thudding like judgment. He wore his trademark helmet and twin pearl-handled Colts — more ceremonial now, but the gleam in his eye said he’d still use them if duty called.
Next came General Omar Bradley. Measured, calm, the “soldier’s general.” He had the look of a man ready to assess, weigh, and render judgment with surgical clarity.
Behind him, General Mark Clark — ever sharp, analytical, and diplomatic when needed — surveyed the scene with a seasoned general’s disdain for nonsense.
Bringing up the rear, chain-smoking and muttering, was Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith, Eisenhower’s wartime chief of staff. He looked like he’d already seen too much — and wasn't surprised this meeting was happening.
Laid out before them: dossiers, video evidence, testimonies, indictments — the whole unholy mess of the modern American clown show. A rogue’s gallery led by Donald Trump and propped up by Giuliani, Bannon, Stone, Flynn, Eastman, and a choir of stooges so loud it drowned out logic.
Act I: The Briefing
Beetle Smith squinted at the video monitor. “This one tried to say windmills cause cancer.”
Bradley flipped through a file. “Trump dodged the draft for bone spurs, then mocked POWs. This is who led the armed forces?”
“He didn’t lead,” Clark muttered. “He marketed. Different thing entirely.”
Patton growled, “If I’d caught him during the war claiming leadership, I’d have kicked his gold-plated ass across the Maginot Line. You don’t get to wave the flag with one hand while pocketing the treasury with the other.”
“Let’s talk about this ‘rally’,” Bradley said, pointing to January 6th footage. “He sent civilians to storm their own Capitol. Incited rebellion. Hid behind lawyers.”
Beetle coughed through his smoke. “This is fascism with spray tan. Hitler had uniforms. This guy had merch.”
Clark leaned forward. “And still, he claims patriotism. Claims to love the troops.”
Bradley locked eyes with the others. “We buried the real patriots. They never bragged. They bled. And this man would’ve left them to die if it helped his poll numbers.”
Act II: The Holding Pen
The door to the observation room opened. The generals stood behind one-way glass, looking into the containment area where the modern criminals sat.
Trump lounged like a bloated Caesar. Giuliani’s hair dye was dripping again. Bannon looked like he’d been soaking in bourbon and conspiracy theories. The rest yakked into cameras or practiced confused versions of the Constitution.
Bradley spoke first. “I fought alongside men who’d die for democracy. These people wouldn’t miss brunch for it.”
Patton paced. “He talks about greatness, but he’s never served, never sacrificed, never stood for anything but himself. If cowardice were a currency, this room could fund a moon mission.”
Beetle Smith chuckled bitterly. “The Nazis were evil. These clowns are evil and incompetent. It’s like Boris and Natasha joined forces with the Ku Klux Klan and hired the Three Stooges for strategy.”
Clark added, “It’s not just Trump. It’s the ecosystem. Grifters, liars, media stooges. They’ve turned democracy into a pay-per-view grudge match.”
Act III: The Verdict
Patton slammed his fist on the table. “This isn’t politics. It’s treason wrapped in reality TV. The only thing these men ever fought for was airtime.”
Bradley spoke calmly but firmly. “They mock everything we stood for. The Constitution. The truth. The lives lost in Europe, the Pacific, North Africa. This… what we’re seeing… is a betrayal.”
Beetle exhaled. “Let history record: we were called to fight monsters. These are parasites. Worse in some ways. At least monsters had the decency to be obvious.”
Clark stood. “Then let the record show: had these men lived in our time, they wouldn’t be generals. They wouldn’t be heroes. They’d be cellmates.”
Memorial Day – Then and Now
Today, we honor the soldiers who gave everything.
But we must also call out those who dishonor them — with lies, cowardice, and corruption cloaked in faux patriotism.
Patton would’ve slapped the smug off their faces. Bradley would’ve dismantled them with truth. Clark would’ve cornered them with facts. And Beetle Smith would’ve filed them under “Enemies, Domestic.”
They fought real evil. What we’re fighting now is dressed as a joke — and that’s how it gets away with it.
I’ve crafted it in the tone of a concerned and informed constituent with reference to the bill’s contents and constitutional implications. Since no official bill number is provided in public documents, I will refer to it as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)" for clarity—but you can insert the specific bill number (e.g., H.R. ####) once known.
[Your Full Name] [Your Address] [City, State, ZIP Code] [Email Address] [Date]
To: All Republican Members of the United States Senate Washington, D.C.
RE: Opposition to the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" – A Moral and Fiscal Betrayal
Dear Senators,
As an informed American citizen and constituent, I am writing to express my unequivocal opposition to the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), recently passed by the House of Representatives and now under consideration in the Senate.
Despite its name, there is nothing admirable about this legislation. We are well aware of the contents of this bill—thanks to public reporting and legislative analysis—and we reject it in full. If passed, this bill would constitute a historic betrayal of working-class Americans, seniors, low-income families, and the future stability of the United States.
Key Provisions We Oppose:
$3.8 trillion increase to the national deficit, primarily to fund tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
Deep and dangerous cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP, putting millions at risk of hunger and health crises.
The elimination of green energy incentives, worsening climate vulnerability and undermining U.S. innovation.
Massive tax exemptions for estates and pass-through entities, serving only the richest Americans while the rest struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare.
Expansions in defense and border enforcement spending with no accountability or long-term benefit to national security or public welfare.
This bill is not merely flawed—it is a deliberate assault on the most vulnerable Americans. It is a grotesque redistribution of wealth upward, achieved by sacrificing basic protections for the elderly, disabled, and working poor.
Your Role: A Test of Conscience and Constitutional Duty
The Senate was not designed to be a rubber stamp for ideological extremism or corporate greed. Your responsibility is not to any individual or party, but to the Constitution and the American people.
If you choose to support this bill, you are complicit in enacting legislation that intentionally increases suffering and consolidates power into the hands of the few. This bill is not policy—it is economic violence in legislative form.
Our Response
We, the American people, are watching. We are organizing. We will challenge this bill in the public square, in the courts, and at the ballot box. Your support for this legislation will not be forgotten or forgiven.
This is a legal, moral, and civic disgrace, and we call on you—urgently—to vote against this catastrophic legislation and restore some measure of sanity, humanity, and decency to your office.
This is Sad that Paramount is only looking at the $$$ as most Corp Media does. Money is all they care about in the long run.
As they sell their reputation, allow there top professional Wendy McMahon and Bill Owens, two professionals of high esteem to resign is a step toward selling to a Regime who is destroying our Democracy, Americans lives as you sell to President that takes bribes all to allow Company merger how sad this woman is bribing it won’t be the firsT NOR HIS LAST TIME once you allow yourself to be to settle your his easy mark.
Hope she does donates to good causes or will all become a bribe he will want more as time goes by just like Putin. Their GREED never stops Putin/DJT are the same evil men that throw people in prison because they don’t like their color. Sad day
We must not STOP PROTESTING MUSK, DJT, ALL REPUBLICANS
Trump — a failed casino clown, a draft-dodging coward with a gold toilet and a black heart — never built anything real in his life. His empire was built on air, debt, branding, and bluster. No integrity. No strategy. Just noise, lawsuits, and other people’s money.
And now he’s back. Not just back in politics. Back in power.
Controlling the GOP like a cult leader. Turning the Supreme Court into a wrecking crew. Holding the nation hostage with threats of violence, lies, and mass delusion.
We are not in a post-Trump era. We are in the late-stage Trumpist regime. And it all began with Roy Cohn.
ACT I: Mentored by a Monster
Roy Cohn — McCarthy’s hitman. A closeted, vicious, scorched-earth operator. Trump's shadow tutor.
Cohn taught Trump the gospel of shamelessness:
Never apologize.
Never admit.
Attack harder when you’re guilty.
Turn truth into a weapon.
Trump took notes. Built his entire public life on this moral sewage. And it worked. Because America was primed for it. Primed by reality TV, by decades of consumer rot, by institutional cowardice, and by a broken press addicted to balance over truth.
What followed was a con job on a national scale.
ACT II: Captain Bone Spurs Rides Again
He dodged Vietnam with fake bone spurs — but paraded as a wartime president against immigrants, journalists, women, minorities, and anyone who told the truth.
He lost the 2020 election — and turned that loss into a fundraising goldmine and a slow coup. He cheered on the January 6th terrorists — then pretended he was the victim. He called soldiers “suckers and losers” — while wrapping himself in the flag like a defiled relic.
And now, like a horror sequel nobody asked for, he’s back on the ballot — but never really off the throne. The institutions that could have stopped him? They flinched. They hedged. They waited for “norms” to do the job.
But you don’t stop fascism with norms. You don’t reason with a man who has no concept of reason. You don’t appeal to shame when you’re facing a sociopath who views shame as weakness.
This isn’t political anymore. It’s pathological.
ACT III: The Traitor’s Court
Look at the rogues’ gallery he leads:
Giuliani: A greasy ghoul with teeth stained by lies and red wine.
Bannon: A fascist huckster powered by meth, hate, and podcast donations.
Flynn: A former general turned QAnon puppet, spouting theocratic garbage.
Roger Stone: Tattooed Nixon on his back, treason in his mouth.
Kari Lake, MTG, Boebert, Gaetz: A walking anti-intellectual meltdown.
And behind it all: Rupert Murdoch, poisoning the national bloodstream from a penthouse far away, as his media empire manufactures outrage, division, and fantasy 24/7.
Fox News isn’t news. It’s a weapon. A propaganda howitzer aimed straight at the brainstem of Middle America.
They’ve normalized the abnormal. Sanitized sedition. Gave treason a chyron and a commercial break.
ACT IV: A Mind War
This is psychological warfare. Not against an enemy abroad — but against the American people.
Years of disinformation, grievance politics, white resentment, and Christian nationalism have created a nation where millions now believe democracy is optional, violence is patriotic, and Trump is some kind of divine instrument.
This is not normal. This is not political disagreement. This is a cult of organized madness.
We have Americans saluting a man who tried to end democracy and will try again.
And we have institutions, billionaires, and media execs who are fine with it as long as the checks keep clearing.
ACT V: The End of Illusion
Captain Bone Spurs never served. Never sacrificed. Never cared.
He is a walking void — filled only with greed, vengeance, and the deep, lizard-brain need to never be wrong. And that makes him extremely dangerous. Because when he fails again — and he will — he’ll bring as much of the country down with him as he can.
We are past the warning signs. We are past satire. We are staring into the abyss, and half the country thinks it’s just a campaign ad.
This house is not divided. It’s on fire. And dreck like this man — and the propaganda system that birthed him — must be torn down, root and stem.
This is not politics. This is survival. The propaganda must end. The Murdoch empire must be broken. The criminal syndicate posing as a movement must be exposed for what it is: a rotting death cult wrapped in a flag, wielding a Bible, and aiming a gun at the Constitution.
Call it what it is: fascism, American-style. And stop waiting for someone else to stop it.
Title: Memorial Day Briefing: When the Generals Met the Grifters
Setting: A Secure Tactical Bunker – Location Classified, Time Eternal
The war room’s steel door hissed open. General George S. Patton was first through it, boots thudding like judgment. He wore his trademark helmet and twin pearl-handled Colts — more ceremonial now, but the gleam in his eye said he’d still use them if duty called.
Next came General Omar Bradley. Measured, calm, the “soldier’s general.” He had the look of a man ready to assess, weigh, and render judgment with surgical clarity.
Behind him, General Mark Clark — ever sharp, analytical, and diplomatic when needed — surveyed the scene with a seasoned general’s disdain for nonsense.
Bringing up the rear, chain-smoking and muttering, was Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith, Eisenhower’s wartime chief of staff. He looked like he’d already seen too much — and wasn't surprised this meeting was happening.
Laid out before them: dossiers, video evidence, testimonies, indictments — the whole unholy mess of the modern American clown show. A rogue’s gallery led by Donald Trump and propped up by Giuliani, Bannon, Stone, Flynn, Eastman, and a choir of stooges so loud it drowned out logic.
Act I: The Briefing
Beetle Smith squinted at the video monitor. “This one tried to say windmills cause cancer.”
Bradley flipped through a file. “Trump dodged the draft for bone spurs, then mocked POWs. This is who led the armed forces?”
“He didn’t lead,” Clark muttered. “He marketed. Different thing entirely.”
Patton growled, “If I’d caught him during the war claiming leadership, I’d have kicked his gold-plated ass across the Maginot Line. You don’t get to wave the flag with one hand while pocketing the treasury with the other.”
“Let’s talk about this ‘rally’,” Bradley said, pointing to January 6th footage. “He sent civilians to storm their own Capitol. Incited rebellion. Hid behind lawyers.”
Beetle coughed through his smoke. “This is fascism with spray tan. Hitler had uniforms. This guy had merch.”
Clark leaned forward. “And still, he claims patriotism. Claims to love the troops.”
Bradley locked eyes with the others. “We buried the real patriots. They never bragged. They bled. And this man would’ve left them to die if it helped his poll numbers.”
Act II: The Holding Pen
The door to the observation room opened. The generals stood behind one-way glass, looking into the containment area where the modern criminals sat.
Trump lounged like a bloated Caesar. Giuliani’s hair dye was dripping again. Bannon looked like he’d been soaking in bourbon and conspiracy theories. The rest yakked into cameras or practiced confused versions of the Constitution.
Bradley spoke first. “I fought alongside men who’d die for democracy. These people wouldn’t miss brunch for it.”
Patton paced. “He talks about greatness, but he’s never served, never sacrificed, never stood for anything but himself. If cowardice were a currency, this room could fund a moon mission.”
Beetle Smith chuckled bitterly. “The Nazis were evil. These clowns are evil and incompetent. It’s like Boris and Natasha joined forces with the Ku Klux Klan and hired the Three Stooges for strategy.”
Clark added, “It’s not just Trump. It’s the ecosystem. Grifters, liars, media stooges. They’ve turned democracy into a pay-per-view grudge match.”
Act III: The Verdict
Patton slammed his fist on the table. “This isn’t politics. It’s treason wrapped in reality TV. The only thing these men ever fought for was airtime.”
Bradley spoke calmly but firmly. “They mock everything we stood for. The Constitution. The truth. The lives lost in Europe, the Pacific, North Africa. This… what we’re seeing… is a betrayal.”
Beetle exhaled. “Let history record: we were called to fight monsters. These are parasites. Worse in some ways. At least monsters had the decency to be obvious.”
Clark stood. “Then let the record show: had these men lived in our time, they wouldn’t be generals. They wouldn’t be heroes. They’d be cellmates.”
Memorial Day – Then and Now
Today, we honor the soldiers who gave everything.
But we must also call out those who dishonor them — with lies, cowardice, and corruption cloaked in faux patriotism.
Patton would’ve slapped the smug off their faces. Bradley would’ve dismantled them with truth. Clark would’ve cornered them with facts. And Beetle Smith would’ve filed them under “Enemies, Domestic.”
They fought real evil. What we’re fighting now is dressed as a joke — and that’s how it gets away with it.
Yes, I might sound unhinged — but how else should a sane person respond to this madness?
Those of us who believed in building a just country, those who fought and sacrificed and struggled for progress — we’re watching it all be burned down in real time. The dream we invested in is slipping into the hands of a cult, not a government. This has nothing to do with governance, law, or leadership. It's about blind devotion, manipulation, and rage.
The wealth of this country was built on slavery and centuries of institutionalized misery. We endured a Civil War. We suffered through the Great Depression, Vietnam, assassinations, injustice upon injustice. And through all that, we believed — however naively — that maybe, just maybe, we were getting somewhere. That we were evolving as a species. That truth, equality, reason, and democracy might finally triumph.
Instead, what did we do?
We handed the megaphone to the lowest, loudest voices. We coddled ignorance and called it "freedom." We allowed propaganda to parade as journalism. We surrendered facts to feelings. And now, here we are, teetering on the edge of fascism again — despite knowing where that road leads.
And yes, I have written volumes. I have essays, articles, and warnings ready to go — but what’s the point? Everything that needs to be said has been said. The people we most desperately need to reach won’t listen. Not because they disagree, but because they can’t. They’re in a cult. They’ve given up their critical thinking in exchange for identity, grievance, and a false sense of belonging.
Donald Trump couldn't run a public toilet without fouling it up. And yet he’s propped up by a cabal of criminals, grifters, and sociopaths who know exactly what they’re doing. These are not patriots. These are not Christians. These are not leaders. These are parasites who feed on chaos, fear, and ignorance.
And we let it happen.
Why?
Because we failed to protect the First Amendment from abuse. Because Obama — as brilliant and articulate as he was — lacked the political courage to confront the rising tide of disinformation. Because Democrats believed the system would hold. It didn’t.
We allowed lies to become law. We allowed Rupert Murdoch to poison the minds of millions. We allowed Facebook, YouTube, and Fox News to turn ignorance into a product and fear into a lifestyle.
And now, here we are — shouting into the abyss, knowing that truth doesn’t matter anymore to the ones who most need it.
So yes, I’m angry. Yes, I sound unhinged. But if you’re not angry right now, then you’re not paying attention.
I’ve crafted it in the tone of a concerned and informed constituent with reference to the bill’s contents and constitutional implications. Since no official bill number is provided in public documents, I will refer to it as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)" for clarity—but you can insert the specific bill number (e.g., H.R. ####) once known.
[Your Full Name] [Your Address] [City, State, ZIP Code] [Email Address] [Date]
To: All Republican Members of the United States Senate Washington, D.C.
RE: Opposition to the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" – A Moral and Fiscal Betrayal
Dear Senators,
As an informed American citizen and constituent, I am writing to express my unequivocal opposition to the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), recently passed by the House of Representatives and now under consideration in the Senate.
Despite its name, there is nothing admirable about this legislation. We are well aware of the contents of this bill—thanks to public reporting and legislative analysis—and we reject it in full. If passed, this bill would constitute a historic betrayal of working-class Americans, seniors, low-income families, and the future stability of the United States.
Key Provisions We Oppose:
$3.8 trillion increase to the national deficit, primarily to fund tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
Deep and dangerous cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP, putting millions at risk of hunger and health crises.
The elimination of green energy incentives, worsening climate vulnerability and undermining U.S. innovation.
Massive tax exemptions for estates and pass-through entities, serving only the richest Americans while the rest struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare.
Expansions in defense and border enforcement spending with no accountability or long-term benefit to national security or public welfare.
This bill is not merely flawed—it is a deliberate assault on the most vulnerable Americans. It is a grotesque redistribution of wealth upward, achieved by sacrificing basic protections for the elderly, disabled, and working poor.
Your Role: A Test of Conscience and Constitutional Duty
The Senate was not designed to be a rubber stamp for ideological extremism or corporate greed. Your responsibility is not to any individual or party, but to the Constitution and the American people.
If you choose to support this bill, you are complicit in enacting legislation that intentionally increases suffering and consolidates power into the hands of the few. This bill is not policy—it is economic violence in legislative form.
Our Response
We, the American people, are watching. We are organizing. We will challenge this bill in the public square, in the courts, and at the ballot box. Your support for this legislation will not be forgotten or forgiven.
This is a legal, moral, and civic disgrace, and we call on you—urgently—to vote against this catastrophic legislation and restore some measure of sanity, humanity, and decency to your office.
Please add that the ruling on judges must not include a bond request, but thal all rulings by judges must be followed! Trump is trying to create wiggle room. We need to stop up all the loop holes!
The rise of figures like Donald Trump—someone with no prior political experience, no legal training, no foreign policy expertise, multiple bankruptcies, thousands of lawsuits, and a well-documented pattern of lying, bullying, and cruelty—is not just embarrassing. It is terrifying and a damning indictment of how broken the U.S. political system has become.
Let’s unpack this with brutal honesty, solid sources, and psychological insight.
🔥 WHY THE MOST DEVIANT, STUPID, OR UNQUALIFIED PEOPLE RISE TO POWER
1. No Real Qualifications Are Required
In the U.S., there are virtually no legal qualifications to run for high office:
OfficeRequirementsPresident35 years old, natural-born citizen, 14-year residencySenator30 years old, 9 years a citizenRepresentative25 years old, 7 years a citizen
There are no requirements for:
Education
Experience
Psychological fitness
Criminal record
Military or public service
That means a convicted felon with no college education can run for president — and Donald Trump is a convicted felon as of 2024.
Source: U.S. Constitution, Articles I and II
2. Psychological Research: Authoritarian Appeal
Psychiatrists and psychologists have studied why people follow deviant leaders. Here’s what they say:
People with authoritarian tendencies are drawn to leaders who seem “strong” and “decisive,” even if cruel or ignorant. (Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Personality)
Trump supporters score high in:
Social dominance orientation
Racial resentment
Fear of change
Narcissistic and sociopathic traits are often rewarded in politics because they allow a person to lie, manipulate, and dominate without shame.
“Trump shows symptoms of malignant narcissism, including antisocial behavior, paranoia, sadism, and grandiosity.” — Dr. Bandy Lee, psychiatrist, Yale School of Medicine
“We wouldn’t hire a school bus driver without a psych exam. Why would we elect a president without one?” — Dr. John Gartner, clinical psychologist
3. The American System Encourages Demagogues
The Electoral College allows a candidate to lose the popular vote and still win (e.g., Trump in 2016).
Gerrymandering lets politicians choose their voters, rather than the other way around.
Dark money from billionaires and corporations floods campaigns, overriding reasoned debate.
Sources:
Dark Money by Jane Mayer
How Democracies Die by Levitsky & Ziblatt
Pew Research Center, 2020: 77% of Americans believe money has too much influence in politics.
💣 WHY WE HAVEN’T FIXED IT
1. The System Is Designed to Protect Itself
Incumbents write the rules.
Congress has no incentive to demand stricter qualifications, because many current members would fail them.
Any real change would require Constitutional amendments, which are incredibly hard to pass.
2. Anti-intellectualism
Many Americans are suspicious of intelligence, education, and expertise. Trump famously said:
“I love the poorly educated.” — Donald Trump, 2016
This reflects a cult of ignorance that rejects nuance and critical thought. Smart, experienced leaders get branded as “elitist.”
🧠 WHAT PSYCHIATRISTS RECOMMEND
Psychiatrists like Dr. Bandy Lee, Dr. Justin Frank (Trump on the Couch), and Dr. Lance Dodes say:
All presidential candidates should undergo mandatory psychological evaluations.
Congress should pass legislation requiring fitness-for-duty assessments, just as military personnel or airline pilots must take.
The public needs better education in media literacy, civics, and critical thinking.
📚 BOOKS AND SOURCES
"The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump" – Bandy X. Lee, M.D., et al.
"Trump on the Couch" – Justin Frank, M.D.
"Dark Money" – Jane Mayer
"How Democracies Die" – Levitsky & Ziblatt
"Authoritarian Nightmare" – John W. Dean & Bob Altemeyer
Pew Research Center, various reports on political trust and misinformation
The Constitution of the United States, Articles I & II
❓SO WHY DID WE PICK TRUMP?
Because a toxic mix of:
Anti-intellectualism
Racism and xenophobia
Reality TV celebrity worship
Ignorance of civics
Fox News and right-wing propaganda
A broken system with no safeguards
…allowed the least qualified, most dangerous kind of man to ascend to the presidency.
🚨 WHY WE MUST CHANGE THE SYSTEM
If we don’t:
We risk permanent decline into authoritarianism.
We’ll continue to be ruled by sociopaths with no empathy or vision.
The most intelligent, experienced, and ethical Americans will stay far away from politics.
Socrates would not fight fascism with violence. He would expose it by questioning it—relentlessly, publicly, and logically. He would stand in the agora and ask:
“What is justice?”
“Is might the same as right?”
“Can a good soul be ruled by fear?”
He would challenge the sophists, the demagogues, and those who exploit public ignorance. He would refuse to flatter power and would die rather than betray his conscience—as he did when sentenced to death by Athens for “corrupting the youth” and “impiety.”
What would Socrates do?
Speak truth to power with calm irony.
Refuse to cooperate with unjust systems.
Accept death rather than compromise virtue.
📜 “The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates
📚 Plato: The Philosopher-King's Vision
Plato, Socrates’ student, warned in The Republic that democracy without education can devolve into mob rule, paving the way for a tyrant—a demagogue who exploits fear and base desires to seize power.
He would resist fascism by:
Calling for education that teaches the love of truth and the Good.
Warning against manipulation by propaganda (his “noble lie” critique).
Advocating for leaders of virtue, not popularity.
To Plato, the tyrant is a slave to his appetites, and the state becomes sick when ruled by such men.
What would Plato do?
Build systems that cultivate wisdom and justice.
Teach the young to spot falsehood and resist flattery.
Remove corrupted leaders and replace them with wise ones.
📜 “The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” – Plato
✝️ Christ: The Lion and the Lamb
Jesus of Nazareth never aligned with earthly empires. He spoke of a Kingdom not of this world—a reign of truth, love, and justice.
He:
Challenged oppressive religious and political elites.
Turned over the tables of exploitative merchants in the temple.
Said, “Blessed are the peacemakers,” but also, “I did not come to bring peace but a sword”—the sword of truth.
Christ did not incite violent revolution. He absorbed evil without mirroring it, offering radical love, but never submission to injustice. His crucifixion was not weakness—it was resistance in its most divine form.
What would Christ do?
Expose lies with clarity and parables.
Defy fascist cruelty with active, courageous love.
Be willing to suffer rather than betray truth or harm others.
📜 “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” – Jesus (John 8:32)
🔥 What Would They All Do Together?
Together, these three—the philosopher, the logician, the messiah—would not stay silent. They would:
Confront fascism with clarity and courage.
Educate the masses against manipulation and fear.
Refuse to serve power that crushes the soul.
Offer hope grounded not in blind optimism, but in eternal truths.
They would not run. They would not appease. They would speak. They would stand. And, if necessary, they would sacrifice everything for truth.
O Light that burns beyond the veil, When hope is dim and voices fail, When shadows stretch across the land, Strengthen our hearts, steady our hand.
Let not the tyrant’s tongue deceive, Nor fear compel the soul to leave The path of truth, however steep— Guard us when justice falls asleep.
Though power cloaks itself in might, Let us be candles in the night. Though lies may thunder, cold and loud, Help us to stand, not join the crowd.
When friends grow faint and truth is banned, Let courage rise where we still stand. Let kindness blaze and wisdom speak For all the strong, and all the weak.
May mercy temper righteous fire, But never let the flame expire. Let evil tremble at the song Of those who rise to right the wrong.
O Heart of hearts, O Silent Flame, Though worlds collapse, You stay the same. We walk with You, through storm and flame— For Good must rise, and Love reclaim.
Confronting Evil Through the Lens of Genuine Spirituality
1. Evil Exists Within the Unity of All Things
In the deepest mystical traditions—from Advaita Vedanta to Kabbalah, from Sufism to Christian mysticism—there is a fundamental understanding: all is One.
This includes even what we call evil.
Evil, in this framework, is not a cosmic enemy warring against God, but rather a distortion or imbalance within the divine manifestation. It is the shadow cast by free will, by separation from truth, by forgetting our Source.
While Absolute Reality knows no division—there, all is God—Relative Reality, the realm in which we live and breathe, is filled with suffering, cruelty, and injustice. To deny this is spiritual naivety. To confront it consciously is the work of the awakened soul.
As Kabbalists would say, evil (the sitra achra, or “other side”) exists to challenge and refine the soul. It is not separate from God, but it hides God.
⚖️ 2. Our Role Is to Respond, Not to Become Numb
Authentic spirituality does not run from suffering, nor does it whitewash evil in syrupy affirmations. It calls us to presence, to action, and to compassionate clarity.
True mystics do not dissociate. They bear witness.
They ask:
“How can I stand before the fire of injustice and not become what I oppose?”
This is the mystery of non-reactive resistance.
As Meister Eckhart wrote:
“The eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me.” In confronting evil, God moves through the awakened human heart.
🕯️ 3. Evil as Catalyst for Awakening
Paradoxically, it is often the presence of evil that awakens the soul.
In Kabbalah, evil is permitted so that goodness may be chosen freely.
In Hinduism, even the battlefield of the Bhagavad Gita is sacred when action is rooted in dharma.
In Buddhism, suffering is the gateway to compassion.
In Sufism, even the devil is said to be God’s most loyal servant—by driving seekers back to the Beloved.
To awaken means not to bypass evil, but to understand its place in the architecture of divine learning.
💠 4. Love Is Not Weakness
Spiritual warriors—like Jesus, Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—understood that true love is not passive. It is a disciplined, courageous force that confronts injustice without becoming unjust.
To love one’s enemy does not mean to surrender to evil.
It means to act without hatred, to see the delusion and still respond from the deepest clarity and purpose.
“Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
🌀 5. Negotiating This in the Mind and the Heart
Different traditions offer rich lenses for holding the paradox of divine unity and the presence of evil:
Christian Mysticism: Evil exists within time, but grace exceeds it.
“Where sin abounds, grace abounds more.” (Romans 5:20)
Buddhism: Evil is a form of ignorance. To respond with wisdom and compassion is the only true remedy.
Sufism: Evil is a veil. It hides the Face of the Beloved. But even the veil is God.
“God breaks the heart again and again until it stays open.”
Advaita Vedanta: Evil is maya—the illusion of separation. Awake. Act wisely within the illusion. Perform your dharma with love.
🧭 Final Summary: What Does Genuine Spirituality Say?
Evil is real in the human world—but it is not separate from the Divine.
Your response matters. Your soul’s posture matters.
Hatred fuels more hatred. Wisdom seeds healing.
Do not deny evil. Do not be consumed by it. Stand in the fire—but do not become it.
Your presence, if anchored in clarity, love, and the Whole, becomes the very light that dissolves shadows.
🕊️ A UNIVERSAL MEDITATION
(For quiet reflection, morning or night — alone or with others.)
Let all that is broken be seen. Let all that is dark be acknowledged. Let all that is wounded be named.
I do not turn away. I do not numb. I do not hate.
I stand in the fire, but I do not become it. I see the shadow, but I serve the light.
I remember who I am. I remember who you are.
May justice rise. May truth awaken. May love endure.
In me. Through me. Around me. For all. Amen. Ameen. Om Shanti. So it is.
Confronting Evil Through the Lens of Genuine Spirituality
1. Evil Exists Within the Unity of All Things
In the deepest mystical traditions—from Advaita Vedanta to Kabbalah, from Sufism to Christian mysticism—there is a fundamental understanding: all is One.
This includes even what we call evil.
Evil, in this framework, is not a cosmic enemy warring against God, but rather a distortion or imbalance within the divine manifestation. It is the shadow cast by free will, by separation from truth, by forgetting our Source.
While Absolute Reality knows no division—there, all is God—Relative Reality, the realm in which we live and breathe, is filled with suffering, cruelty, and injustice. To deny this is spiritual naivety. To confront it consciously is the work of the awakened soul.
As Kabbalists would say, evil (the sitra achra, or “other side”) exists to challenge and refine the soul. It is not separate from God, but it hides God.
⚖️ 2. Our Role Is to Respond, Not to Become Numb
Authentic spirituality does not run from suffering, nor does it whitewash evil in syrupy affirmations. It calls us to presence, to action, and to compassionate clarity.
True mystics do not dissociate. They bear witness.
They ask:
“How can I stand before the fire of injustice and not become what I oppose?”
This is the mystery of non-reactive resistance.
As Meister Eckhart wrote:
“The eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me.” In confronting evil, God moves through the awakened human heart.
🕯️ 3. Evil as Catalyst for Awakening
Paradoxically, it is often the presence of evil that awakens the soul.
In Kabbalah, evil is permitted so that goodness may be chosen freely.
In Hinduism, even the battlefield of the Bhagavad Gita is sacred when action is rooted in dharma.
In Buddhism, suffering is the gateway to compassion.
In Sufism, even the devil is said to be God’s most loyal servant—by driving seekers back to the Beloved.
To awaken means not to bypass evil, but to understand its place in the architecture of divine learning.
💠 4. Love Is Not Weakness
Spiritual warriors—like Jesus, Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—understood that true love is not passive. It is a disciplined, courageous force that confronts injustice without becoming unjust.
To love one’s enemy does not mean to surrender to evil.
It means to act without hatred, to see the delusion and still respond from the deepest clarity and purpose.
“Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
🌀 5. Negotiating This in the Mind and the Heart
Different traditions offer rich lenses for holding the paradox of divine unity and the presence of evil:
Christian Mysticism: Evil exists within time, but grace exceeds it.
“Where sin abounds, grace abounds more.” (Romans 5:20)
Buddhism: Evil is a form of ignorance. To respond with wisdom and compassion is the only true remedy.
Sufism: Evil is a veil. It hides the Face of the Beloved. But even the veil is God.
“God breaks the heart again and again until it stays open.”
Advaita Vedanta: Evil is maya—the illusion of separation. Awake. Act wisely within the illusion. Perform your dharma with love.
🧭 Final Summary: What Does Genuine Spirituality Say?
Evil is real in the human world—but it is not separate from the Divine.
Your response matters. Your soul’s posture matters.
Hatred fuels more hatred. Wisdom seeds healing.
Do not deny evil. Do not be consumed by it. Stand in the fire—but do not become it.
Your presence, if anchored in clarity, love, and the Whole, becomes the very light that dissolves shadows.
🕊️ A UNIVERSAL MEDITATION
(For quiet reflection, morning or night — alone or with others.)
Let all that is broken be seen. Let all that is dark be acknowledged. Let all that is wounded be named.
I do not turn away. I do not numb. I do not hate.
I stand in the fire, but I do not become it. I see the shadow, but I serve the light.
I remember who I am. I remember who you are.
May justice rise. May truth awaken. May love endure.
In me. Through me. Around me. For all. Amen. Ameen. Om Shanti. So it is.
Reich compares the “palantir” from The Lord of the Rings—a tool of distortion under Sauron—to how Palantir Technologies seeks to aggregate and surveil massive personal data, turning truth into propaganda .
📡 2. How Palantir Powers Trump’s Surveillance
Under Trump’s directive to break down federal agency silos, Palantir was selected to build a centralized “super database” containing personal info from DHS, HHS, IRS, Social Security, DoD, and more—linking it with military and ICE surveillance .
This has alarmed both Democrats (e.g., Rep. Trahan) and MAGA supporters, who see it tipping the U.S. toward “Deep State” or authoritarian surveillance—buried within a veneer of national security .
🌐 3. The Thiel–Musk Tech-Cult Revolution
Reich argues Thiel and Musk, along with figures like David Sacks and Alex Karp, are neo-reactionaries or proto-fascists from the “Dark Enlightenment.” They spurn democracy in favor of a Silicon Valley–led libertarian dictatorship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment?utm_source=chatgpt.com.
Their anti-democratic agenda includes dismantling democratic norms—civil rights, welfare, even women’s suffrage—while arming authoritarian regimes and fueling authoritarianism globally, not just domestically .
💣 4. Why This Is a Threat to Freedom
Centralized data power—combining military, medical, tax, and personal data—for surveillance or political targeting.
With the rise of right-wing authoritarianism globally—from Hungary to India—there’s a clear pattern of democratic backsliding via symmetric digital surveillance .
🚨 Bottom Line: Democracy on the Line
Robert Reich’s essay isn’t just commentary—it’s a warning cry. The Palantir-Trump-Musk-Thiel nexus is building a surveillance state with oligarchic control, powered by data and protected by co-opted institutions. It threatens not only American democratic norms, but echoes in emerging authoritarian regimes worldwide.
We now face a choice: resist before it’s too late, or become complicit in systems that will strip us of our freedoms—one data point at a time.
Confronting Evil Through the Lens of Genuine Spirituality
1. Evil Exists Within the Unity of All Things
In the deepest mystical traditions—from Advaita Vedanta to Kabbalah, from Sufism to Christian mysticism—there is a fundamental understanding: all is One.
This includes even what we call evil.
Evil, in this framework, is not a cosmic enemy warring against God, but rather a distortion or imbalance within the divine manifestation. It is the shadow cast by free will, by separation from truth, by forgetting our Source.
While Absolute Reality knows no division—there, all is God—Relative Reality, the realm in which we live and breathe, is filled with suffering, cruelty, and injustice. To deny this is spiritual naivety. To confront it consciously is the work of the awakened soul.
As Kabbalists would say, evil (the sitra achra, or “other side”) exists to challenge and refine the soul. It is not separate from God, but it hides God.
⚖️ 2. Our Role Is to Respond, Not to Become Numb
Authentic spirituality does not run from suffering, nor does it whitewash evil in syrupy affirmations. It calls us to presence, to action, and to compassionate clarity.
True mystics do not dissociate. They bear witness.
They ask:
“How can I stand before the fire of injustice and not become what I oppose?”
This is the mystery of non-reactive resistance.
As Meister Eckhart wrote:
“The eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me.” In confronting evil, God moves through the awakened human heart.
🕯️ 3. Evil as Catalyst for Awakening
Paradoxically, it is often the presence of evil that awakens the soul.
In Kabbalah, evil is permitted so that goodness may be chosen freely.
In Hinduism, even the battlefield of the Bhagavad Gita is sacred when action is rooted in dharma.
In Buddhism, suffering is the gateway to compassion.
In Sufism, even the devil is said to be God’s most loyal servant—by driving seekers back to the Beloved.
To awaken means not to bypass evil, but to understand its place in the architecture of divine learning.
💠 4. Love Is Not Weakness
Spiritual warriors—like Jesus, Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—understood that true love is not passive. It is a disciplined, courageous force that confronts injustice without becoming unjust.
To love one’s enemy does not mean to surrender to evil.
It means to act without hatred, to see the delusion and still respond from the deepest clarity and purpose.
“Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
🌀 5. Negotiating This in the Mind and the Heart
Different traditions offer rich lenses for holding the paradox of divine unity and the presence of evil:
Christian Mysticism: Evil exists within time, but grace exceeds it.
“Where sin abounds, grace abounds more.” (Romans 5:20)
Buddhism: Evil is a form of ignorance. To respond with wisdom and compassion is the only true remedy.
Sufism: Evil is a veil. It hides the Face of the Beloved. But even the veil is God.
“God breaks the heart again and again until it stays open.”
Advaita Vedanta: Evil is maya—the illusion of separation. Awake. Act wisely within the illusion. Perform your dharma with love.
🧭 Final Summary: What Does Genuine Spirituality Say?
Evil is real in the human world—but it is not separate from the Divine.
Your response matters. Your soul’s posture matters.
Hatred fuels more hatred. Wisdom seeds healing.
Do not deny evil. Do not be consumed by it. Stand in the fire—but do not become it.
Your presence, if anchored in clarity, love, and the Whole, becomes the very light that dissolves shadows.
🕊️ A UNIVERSAL MEDITATION
(For quiet reflection, morning or night — alone or with others.)
Let all that is broken be seen. Let all that is dark be acknowledged. Let all that is wounded be named.
I do not turn away. I do not numb. I do not hate.
I stand in the fire, but I do not become it. I see the shadow, but I serve the light.
I remember who I am. I remember who you are.
May justice rise. May truth awaken. May love endure.
In me. Through me. Around me. For all. Amen. Ameen. Om Shanti. So it is.
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I'm pretty sure that no one here takes you seriously. Scream and blather as much as you want. The rest of us are doing what we can to come together and save our republic. Have fun with your misery.
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Subject: Grave Concern Regarding Reports of Settlement with Donald Trump and Its Ethical Implications
Dear Paramount Executives,
I write to you as a deeply concerned global citizen and longtime observer of the critical role the press plays in preserving democratic society. Recent reports, including those outlined by Ben Meiselas of the MeidasTouch Network, regarding your company’s alleged willingness to settle a baseless lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump in exchange for regulatory favor related to the Skydance merger, are deeply troubling.
If these reports are accurate, they represent not just a strategic miscalculation, but a profound moral failing—one that undermines the foundational principles of journalistic independence, institutional integrity, and democratic accountability.
The notion that a media conglomerate of Paramount’s stature would capitulate to political intimidation and extortion—cloaked as litigation—raises urgent questions about the values driving your corporate leadership. The implication that a settlement in the range of $30–$50 million might be paid directly to Mr. Trump as a quid pro quo for government approval is not only alarming, it is potentially corrosive to public trust in the independence of media institutions. It is difficult to interpret this as anything other than a transactional compromise of truth for profit.
Shari Redstone, as controlling shareholder, may well seek to maximize returns through a Skydance merger, but this pursuit must not come at the expense of democratic values or ethical journalism. Paramount’s legacy—and that of CBS News in particular—was built on a tradition of fearless, fair, and independent reporting. To betray that heritage for expediency or capital gain would permanently damage your public credibility and internal morale.
The resignations of Wendy McMahon and Bill Owens, two professionals of high esteem, only underscore the gravity of the internal crisis your organization is facing. Their departures speak not of personnel changes, but of institutional conscience in revolt.
Let me be absolutely clear: Settling with a man who has openly undermined democracy, attacked the press, incited violence, and attempted to subvert the rule of law is a moral compromise that cannot be justified under any business rationale. The short-term gain in merger approval or shareholder profit pales in comparison to the long-term reputational and historical cost of enabling authoritarian manipulation of media.
As stewards of one of the world’s most visible and influential media platforms, you have a duty not only to your shareholders, but to your audience, your journalists, and to the democratic society you serve.
I urge you to reconsider any move that would allow such a settlement to go forward. The public is watching. History is watching. And it will not forget those who sold out truth for money.
Yes, I might sound unhinged — but how else should a sane person respond to this madness?
Those of us who believed in building a just country, those who fought and sacrificed and struggled for progress — we’re watching it all be burned down in real time. The dream we invested in is slipping into the hands of a cult, not a government. This has nothing to do with governance, law, or leadership. It's about blind devotion, manipulation, and rage.
The wealth of this country was built on slavery and centuries of institutionalized misery. We endured a Civil War. We suffered through the Great Depression, Vietnam, assassinations, injustice upon injustice. And through all that, we believed — however naively — that maybe, just maybe, we were getting somewhere. That we were evolving as a species. That truth, equality, reason, and democracy might finally triumph.
Instead, what did we do?
We handed the megaphone to the lowest, loudest voices. We coddled ignorance and called it "freedom." We allowed propaganda to parade as journalism. We surrendered facts to feelings. And now, here we are, teetering on the edge of fascism again — despite knowing where that road leads.
And yes, I have written volumes. I have essays, articles, and warnings ready to go — but what’s the point? Everything that needs to be said has been said. The people we most desperately need to reach won’t listen. Not because they disagree, but because they can’t. They’re in a cult. They’ve given up their critical thinking in exchange for identity, grievance, and a false sense of belonging.
Donald Trump couldn't run a public toilet without fouling it up. And yet he’s propped up by a cabal of criminals, grifters, and sociopaths who know exactly what they’re doing. These are not patriots. These are not Christians. These are not leaders. These are parasites who feed on chaos, fear, and ignorance.
And we let it happen.
Why?
Because we failed to protect the First Amendment from abuse. Because Obama — as brilliant and articulate as he was — lacked the political courage to confront the rising tide of disinformation. Because Democrats believed the system would hold. It didn’t.
We allowed lies to become law. We allowed Rupert Murdoch to poison the minds of millions. We allowed Facebook, YouTube, and Fox News to turn ignorance into a product and fear into a lifestyle.
And now, here we are — shouting into the abyss, knowing that truth doesn’t matter anymore to the ones who most need it.
So yes, I’m angry. Yes, I sound unhinged. But if you’re not angry right now, then you’re not paying attention.
Trump — a failed casino clown, a draft-dodging coward with a gold toilet and a black heart — never built anything real in his life. His empire was built on air, debt, branding, and bluster. No integrity. No strategy. Just noise, lawsuits, and other people’s money.
And now he’s back. Not just back in politics. Back in power.
Controlling the GOP like a cult leader. Turning the Supreme Court into a wrecking crew. Holding the nation hostage with threats of violence, lies, and mass delusion.
We are not in a post-Trump era. We are in the late-stage Trumpist regime. And it all began with Roy Cohn.
ACT I: Mentored by a Monster
Roy Cohn — McCarthy’s hitman. A closeted, vicious, scorched-earth operator. Trump's shadow tutor.
Cohn taught Trump the gospel of shamelessness:
Never apologize.
Never admit.
Attack harder when you’re guilty.
Turn truth into a weapon.
Trump took notes. Built his entire public life on this moral sewage. And it worked. Because America was primed for it. Primed by reality TV, by decades of consumer rot, by institutional cowardice, and by a broken press addicted to balance over truth.
What followed was a con job on a national scale.
ACT II: Captain Bone Spurs Rides Again
He dodged Vietnam with fake bone spurs — but paraded as a wartime president against immigrants, journalists, women, minorities, and anyone who told the truth.
He lost the 2020 election — and turned that loss into a fundraising goldmine and a slow coup. He cheered on the January 6th terrorists — then pretended he was the victim. He called soldiers “suckers and losers” — while wrapping himself in the flag like a defiled relic.
And now, like a horror sequel nobody asked for, he’s back on the ballot — but never really off the throne. The institutions that could have stopped him? They flinched. They hedged. They waited for “norms” to do the job.
But you don’t stop fascism with norms. You don’t reason with a man who has no concept of reason. You don’t appeal to shame when you’re facing a sociopath who views shame as weakness.
This isn’t political anymore. It’s pathological.
ACT III: The Traitor’s Court
Look at the rogues’ gallery he leads:
Giuliani: A greasy ghoul with teeth stained by lies and red wine.
Bannon: A fascist huckster powered by meth, hate, and podcast donations.
Flynn: A former general turned QAnon puppet, spouting theocratic garbage.
Roger Stone: Tattooed Nixon on his back, treason in his mouth.
Kari Lake, MTG, Boebert, Gaetz: A walking anti-intellectual meltdown.
And behind it all: Rupert Murdoch, poisoning the national bloodstream from a penthouse far away, as his media empire manufactures outrage, division, and fantasy 24/7.
Fox News isn’t news. It’s a weapon. A propaganda howitzer aimed straight at the brainstem of Middle America.
They’ve normalized the abnormal. Sanitized sedition. Gave treason a chyron and a commercial break.
ACT IV: A Mind War
This is psychological warfare. Not against an enemy abroad — but against the American people.
Years of disinformation, grievance politics, white resentment, and Christian nationalism have created a nation where millions now believe democracy is optional, violence is patriotic, and Trump is some kind of divine instrument.
This is not normal. This is not political disagreement. This is a cult of organized madness.
We have Americans saluting a man who tried to end democracy and will try again.
And we have institutions, billionaires, and media execs who are fine with it as long as the checks keep clearing.
ACT V: The End of Illusion
Captain Bone Spurs never served. Never sacrificed. Never cared.
He is a walking void — filled only with greed, vengeance, and the deep, lizard-brain need to never be wrong. And that makes him extremely dangerous. Because when he fails again — and he will — he’ll bring as much of the country down with him as he can.
We are past the warning signs. We are past satire. We are staring into the abyss, and half the country thinks it’s just a campaign ad.
This house is not divided. It’s on fire. And dreck like this man — and the propaganda system that birthed him — must be torn down, root and stem.
This is not politics. This is survival. The propaganda must end. The Murdoch empire must be broken. The criminal syndicate posing as a movement must be exposed for what it is: a rotting death cult wrapped in a flag, wielding a Bible, and aiming a gun at the Constitution.
Call it what it is: fascism, American-style. And stop waiting for someone else to stop it.
Title: Memorial Day Briefing: When the Generals Met the Grifters
Setting: A Secure Tactical Bunker – Location Classified, Time Eternal
The war room’s steel door hissed open. General George S. Patton was first through it, boots thudding like judgment. He wore his trademark helmet and twin pearl-handled Colts — more ceremonial now, but the gleam in his eye said he’d still use them if duty called.
Next came General Omar Bradley. Measured, calm, the “soldier’s general.” He had the look of a man ready to assess, weigh, and render judgment with surgical clarity.
Behind him, General Mark Clark — ever sharp, analytical, and diplomatic when needed — surveyed the scene with a seasoned general’s disdain for nonsense.
Bringing up the rear, chain-smoking and muttering, was Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith, Eisenhower’s wartime chief of staff. He looked like he’d already seen too much — and wasn't surprised this meeting was happening.
Laid out before them: dossiers, video evidence, testimonies, indictments — the whole unholy mess of the modern American clown show. A rogue’s gallery led by Donald Trump and propped up by Giuliani, Bannon, Stone, Flynn, Eastman, and a choir of stooges so loud it drowned out logic.
Act I: The Briefing
Beetle Smith squinted at the video monitor. “This one tried to say windmills cause cancer.”
Bradley flipped through a file. “Trump dodged the draft for bone spurs, then mocked POWs. This is who led the armed forces?”
“He didn’t lead,” Clark muttered. “He marketed. Different thing entirely.”
Patton growled, “If I’d caught him during the war claiming leadership, I’d have kicked his gold-plated ass across the Maginot Line. You don’t get to wave the flag with one hand while pocketing the treasury with the other.”
“Let’s talk about this ‘rally’,” Bradley said, pointing to January 6th footage. “He sent civilians to storm their own Capitol. Incited rebellion. Hid behind lawyers.”
Beetle coughed through his smoke. “This is fascism with spray tan. Hitler had uniforms. This guy had merch.”
Clark leaned forward. “And still, he claims patriotism. Claims to love the troops.”
Bradley locked eyes with the others. “We buried the real patriots. They never bragged. They bled. And this man would’ve left them to die if it helped his poll numbers.”
Act II: The Holding Pen
The door to the observation room opened. The generals stood behind one-way glass, looking into the containment area where the modern criminals sat.
Trump lounged like a bloated Caesar. Giuliani’s hair dye was dripping again. Bannon looked like he’d been soaking in bourbon and conspiracy theories. The rest yakked into cameras or practiced confused versions of the Constitution.
Bradley spoke first. “I fought alongside men who’d die for democracy. These people wouldn’t miss brunch for it.”
Patton paced. “He talks about greatness, but he’s never served, never sacrificed, never stood for anything but himself. If cowardice were a currency, this room could fund a moon mission.”
Beetle Smith chuckled bitterly. “The Nazis were evil. These clowns are evil and incompetent. It’s like Boris and Natasha joined forces with the Ku Klux Klan and hired the Three Stooges for strategy.”
Clark added, “It’s not just Trump. It’s the ecosystem. Grifters, liars, media stooges. They’ve turned democracy into a pay-per-view grudge match.”
Act III: The Verdict
Patton slammed his fist on the table. “This isn’t politics. It’s treason wrapped in reality TV. The only thing these men ever fought for was airtime.”
Bradley spoke calmly but firmly. “They mock everything we stood for. The Constitution. The truth. The lives lost in Europe, the Pacific, North Africa. This… what we’re seeing… is a betrayal.”
Beetle exhaled. “Let history record: we were called to fight monsters. These are parasites. Worse in some ways. At least monsters had the decency to be obvious.”
Clark stood. “Then let the record show: had these men lived in our time, they wouldn’t be generals. They wouldn’t be heroes. They’d be cellmates.”
Memorial Day – Then and Now
Today, we honor the soldiers who gave everything.
But we must also call out those who dishonor them — with lies, cowardice, and corruption cloaked in faux patriotism.
Patton would’ve slapped the smug off their faces. Bradley would’ve dismantled them with truth. Clark would’ve cornered them with facts. And Beetle Smith would’ve filed them under “Enemies, Domestic.”
They fought real evil. What we’re fighting now is dressed as a joke — and that’s how it gets away with it.
I’ve crafted it in the tone of a concerned and informed constituent with reference to the bill’s contents and constitutional implications. Since no official bill number is provided in public documents, I will refer to it as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)" for clarity—but you can insert the specific bill number (e.g., H.R. ####) once known.
[Your Full Name] [Your Address] [City, State, ZIP Code] [Email Address] [Date]
To: All Republican Members of the United States Senate Washington, D.C.
RE: Opposition to the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" – A Moral and Fiscal Betrayal
Dear Senators,
As an informed American citizen and constituent, I am writing to express my unequivocal opposition to the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), recently passed by the House of Representatives and now under consideration in the Senate.
Despite its name, there is nothing admirable about this legislation. We are well aware of the contents of this bill—thanks to public reporting and legislative analysis—and we reject it in full. If passed, this bill would constitute a historic betrayal of working-class Americans, seniors, low-income families, and the future stability of the United States.
Key Provisions We Oppose:
$3.8 trillion increase to the national deficit, primarily to fund tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
Deep and dangerous cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP, putting millions at risk of hunger and health crises.
The elimination of green energy incentives, worsening climate vulnerability and undermining U.S. innovation.
Massive tax exemptions for estates and pass-through entities, serving only the richest Americans while the rest struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare.
Expansions in defense and border enforcement spending with no accountability or long-term benefit to national security or public welfare.
This bill is not merely flawed—it is a deliberate assault on the most vulnerable Americans. It is a grotesque redistribution of wealth upward, achieved by sacrificing basic protections for the elderly, disabled, and working poor.
Your Role: A Test of Conscience and Constitutional Duty
The Senate was not designed to be a rubber stamp for ideological extremism or corporate greed. Your responsibility is not to any individual or party, but to the Constitution and the American people.
If you choose to support this bill, you are complicit in enacting legislation that intentionally increases suffering and consolidates power into the hands of the few. This bill is not policy—it is economic violence in legislative form.
Our Response
We, the American people, are watching. We are organizing. We will challenge this bill in the public square, in the courts, and at the ballot box. Your support for this legislation will not be forgotten or forgiven.
This is a legal, moral, and civic disgrace, and we call on you—urgently—to vote against this catastrophic legislation and restore some measure of sanity, humanity, and decency to your office.
Confronting Evil Through the Lens of Genuine Spirituality
1. Evil Exists Within the Unity of All Things
In the deepest mystical traditions—from Advaita Vedanta to Kabbalah, from Sufism to Christian mysticism—there is a fundamental understanding: all is One.
This includes even what we call evil.
Evil, in this framework, is not a cosmic enemy warring against God, but rather a distortion or imbalance within the divine manifestation. It is the shadow cast by free will, by separation from truth, by forgetting our Source.
While Absolute Reality knows no division—there, all is God—Relative Reality, the realm in which we live and breathe, is filled with suffering, cruelty, and injustice. To deny this is spiritual naivety. To confront it consciously is the work of the awakened soul.
As Kabbalists would say, evil (the sitra achra, or “other side”) exists to challenge and refine the soul. It is not separate from God, but it hides God.
⚖️ 2. Our Role Is to Respond, Not to Become Numb
Authentic spirituality does not run from suffering, nor does it whitewash evil in syrupy affirmations. It calls us to presence, to action, and to compassionate clarity.
True mystics do not dissociate. They bear witness.
They ask:
“How can I stand before the fire of injustice and not become what I oppose?”
This is the mystery of non-reactive resistance.
As Meister Eckhart wrote:
“The eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me.” In confronting evil, God moves through the awakened human heart.
🕯️ 3. Evil as Catalyst for Awakening
Paradoxically, it is often the presence of evil that awakens the soul.
In Kabbalah, evil is permitted so that goodness may be chosen freely.
In Hinduism, even the battlefield of the Bhagavad Gita is sacred when action is rooted in dharma.
In Buddhism, suffering is the gateway to compassion.
In Sufism, even the devil is said to be God’s most loyal servant—by driving seekers back to the Beloved.
To awaken means not to bypass evil, but to understand its place in the architecture of divine learning.
💠 4. Love Is Not Weakness
Spiritual warriors—like Jesus, Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—understood that true love is not passive. It is a disciplined, courageous force that confronts injustice without becoming unjust.
To love one’s enemy does not mean to surrender to evil.
It means to act without hatred, to see the delusion and still respond from the deepest clarity and purpose.
“Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
🌀 5. Negotiating This in the Mind and the Heart
Different traditions offer rich lenses for holding the paradox of divine unity and the presence of evil:
Christian Mysticism: Evil exists within time, but grace exceeds it.
“Where sin abounds, grace abounds more.” (Romans 5:20)
Buddhism: Evil is a form of ignorance. To respond with wisdom and compassion is the only true remedy.
Sufism: Evil is a veil. It hides the Face of the Beloved. But even the veil is God.
“God breaks the heart again and again until it stays open.”
Advaita Vedanta: Evil is maya—the illusion of separation. Awake. Act wisely within the illusion. Perform your dharma with love.
🧭 Final Summary: What Does Genuine Spirituality Say?
Evil is real in the human world—but it is not separate from the Divine.
Your response matters. Your soul’s posture matters.
Hatred fuels more hatred. Wisdom seeds healing.
Do not deny evil. Do not be consumed by it. Stand in the fire—but do not become it.
Your presence, if anchored in clarity, love, and the Whole, becomes the very light that dissolves shadows.
🕊️ A UNIVERSAL MEDITATION
(For quiet reflection, morning or night — alone or with others.)
Let all that is broken be seen. Let all that is dark be acknowledged. Let all that is wounded be named.
I do not turn away. I do not numb. I do not hate.
I stand in the fire, but I do not become it. I see the shadow, but I serve the light.
I remember who I am. I remember who you are.
May justice rise. May truth awaken. May love endure.
In me. Through me. Around me. For all. Amen. Ameen. Om Shanti. So it is.
Yes, I might sound unhinged — but how else should a sane person respond to this madness?
Those of us who believed in building a just country, those who fought and sacrificed and struggled for progress — we’re watching it all be burned down in real time. The dream we invested in is slipping into the hands of a cult, not a government. This has nothing to do with governance, law, or leadership. It's about blind devotion, manipulation, and rage.
The wealth of this country was built on slavery and centuries of institutionalized misery. We endured a Civil War. We suffered through the Great Depression, Vietnam, assassinations, injustice upon injustice. And through all that, we believed — however naively — that maybe, just maybe, we were getting somewhere. That we were evolving as a species. That truth, equality, reason, and democracy might finally triumph.
Instead, what did we do?
We handed the megaphone to the lowest, loudest voices. We coddled ignorance and called it "freedom." We allowed propaganda to parade as journalism. We surrendered facts to feelings. And now, here we are, teetering on the edge of fascism again — despite knowing where that road leads.
And yes, I have written volumes. I have essays, articles, and warnings ready to go — but what’s the point? Everything that needs to be said has been said. The people we most desperately need to reach won’t listen. Not because they disagree, but because they can’t. They’re in a cult. They’ve given up their critical thinking in exchange for identity, grievance, and a false sense of belonging.
Donald Trump couldn't run a public toilet without fouling it up. And yet he’s propped up by a cabal of criminals, grifters, and sociopaths who know exactly what they’re doing. These are not patriots. These are not Christians. These are not leaders. These are parasites who feed on chaos, fear, and ignorance.
And we let it happen.
Why?
Because we failed to protect the First Amendment from abuse. Because Obama — as brilliant and articulate as he was — lacked the political courage to confront the rising tide of disinformation. Because Democrats believed the system would hold. It didn’t.
We allowed lies to become law. We allowed Rupert Murdoch to poison the minds of millions. We allowed Facebook, YouTube, and Fox News to turn ignorance into a product and fear into a lifestyle.
And now, here we are — shouting into the abyss, knowing that truth doesn’t matter anymore to the ones who most need it.
So yes, I’m angry. Yes, I sound unhinged. But if you’re not angry right now, then you’re not paying attention.
Trump — a failed casino clown, a draft-dodging coward with a gold toilet and a black heart — never built anything real in his life. His empire was built on air, debt, branding, and bluster. No integrity. No strategy. Just noise, lawsuits, and other people’s money.
And now he’s back. Not just back in politics. Back in power.
Controlling the GOP like a cult leader. Turning the Supreme Court into a wrecking crew. Holding the nation hostage with threats of violence, lies, and mass delusion.
We are not in a post-Trump era. We are in the late-stage Trumpist regime. And it all began with Roy Cohn.
ACT I: Mentored by a Monster
Roy Cohn — McCarthy’s hitman. A closeted, vicious, scorched-earth operator. Trump's shadow tutor.
Cohn taught Trump the gospel of shamelessness:
Never apologize.
Never admit.
Attack harder when you’re guilty.
Turn truth into a weapon.
Trump took notes. Built his entire public life on this moral sewage. And it worked. Because America was primed for it. Primed by reality TV, by decades of consumer rot, by institutional cowardice, and by a broken press addicted to balance over truth.
What followed was a con job on a national scale.
ACT II: Captain Bone Spurs Rides Again
He dodged Vietnam with fake bone spurs — but paraded as a wartime president against immigrants, journalists, women, minorities, and anyone who told the truth.
He lost the 2020 election — and turned that loss into a fundraising goldmine and a slow coup. He cheered on the January 6th terrorists — then pretended he was the victim. He called soldiers “suckers and losers” — while wrapping himself in the flag like a defiled relic.
And now, like a horror sequel nobody asked for, he’s back on the ballot — but never really off the throne. The institutions that could have stopped him? They flinched. They hedged. They waited for “norms” to do the job.
But you don’t stop fascism with norms. You don’t reason with a man who has no concept of reason. You don’t appeal to shame when you’re facing a sociopath who views shame as weakness.
This isn’t political anymore. It’s pathological.
ACT III: The Traitor’s Court
Look at the rogues’ gallery he leads:
Giuliani: A greasy ghoul with teeth stained by lies and red wine.
Bannon: A fascist huckster powered by meth, hate, and podcast donations.
Flynn: A former general turned QAnon puppet, spouting theocratic garbage.
Roger Stone: Tattooed Nixon on his back, treason in his mouth.
Kari Lake, MTG, Boebert, Gaetz: A walking anti-intellectual meltdown.
And behind it all: Rupert Murdoch, poisoning the national bloodstream from a penthouse far away, as his media empire manufactures outrage, division, and fantasy 24/7.
Fox News isn’t news. It’s a weapon. A propaganda howitzer aimed straight at the brainstem of Middle America.
They’ve normalized the abnormal. Sanitized sedition. Gave treason a chyron and a commercial break.
ACT IV: A Mind War
This is psychological warfare. Not against an enemy abroad — but against the American people.
Years of disinformation, grievance politics, white resentment, and Christian nationalism have created a nation where millions now believe democracy is optional, violence is patriotic, and Trump is some kind of divine instrument.
This is not normal. This is not political disagreement. This is a cult of organized madness.
We have Americans saluting a man who tried to end democracy and will try again.
And we have institutions, billionaires, and media execs who are fine with it as long as the checks keep clearing.
ACT V: The End of Illusion
Captain Bone Spurs never served. Never sacrificed. Never cared.
He is a walking void — filled only with greed, vengeance, and the deep, lizard-brain need to never be wrong. And that makes him extremely dangerous. Because when he fails again — and he will — he’ll bring as much of the country down with him as he can.
We are past the warning signs. We are past satire. We are staring into the abyss, and half the country thinks it’s just a campaign ad.
This house is not divided. It’s on fire. And dreck like this man — and the propaganda system that birthed him — must be torn down, root and stem.
This is not politics. This is survival. The propaganda must end. The Murdoch empire must be broken. The criminal syndicate posing as a movement must be exposed for what it is: a rotting death cult wrapped in a flag, wielding a Bible, and aiming a gun at the Constitution.
Call it what it is: fascism, American-style. And stop waiting for someone else to stop it.
Title: Memorial Day Briefing: When the Generals Met the Grifters
Setting: A Secure Tactical Bunker – Location Classified, Time Eternal
The war room’s steel door hissed open. General George S. Patton was first through it, boots thudding like judgment. He wore his trademark helmet and twin pearl-handled Colts — more ceremonial now, but the gleam in his eye said he’d still use them if duty called.
Next came General Omar Bradley. Measured, calm, the “soldier’s general.” He had the look of a man ready to assess, weigh, and render judgment with surgical clarity.
Behind him, General Mark Clark — ever sharp, analytical, and diplomatic when needed — surveyed the scene with a seasoned general’s disdain for nonsense.
Bringing up the rear, chain-smoking and muttering, was Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith, Eisenhower’s wartime chief of staff. He looked like he’d already seen too much — and wasn't surprised this meeting was happening.
Laid out before them: dossiers, video evidence, testimonies, indictments — the whole unholy mess of the modern American clown show. A rogue’s gallery led by Donald Trump and propped up by Giuliani, Bannon, Stone, Flynn, Eastman, and a choir of stooges so loud it drowned out logic.
Act I: The Briefing
Beetle Smith squinted at the video monitor. “This one tried to say windmills cause cancer.”
Bradley flipped through a file. “Trump dodged the draft for bone spurs, then mocked POWs. This is who led the armed forces?”
“He didn’t lead,” Clark muttered. “He marketed. Different thing entirely.”
Patton growled, “If I’d caught him during the war claiming leadership, I’d have kicked his gold-plated ass across the Maginot Line. You don’t get to wave the flag with one hand while pocketing the treasury with the other.”
“Let’s talk about this ‘rally’,” Bradley said, pointing to January 6th footage. “He sent civilians to storm their own Capitol. Incited rebellion. Hid behind lawyers.”
Beetle coughed through his smoke. “This is fascism with spray tan. Hitler had uniforms. This guy had merch.”
Clark leaned forward. “And still, he claims patriotism. Claims to love the troops.”
Bradley locked eyes with the others. “We buried the real patriots. They never bragged. They bled. And this man would’ve left them to die if it helped his poll numbers.”
Act II: The Holding Pen
The door to the observation room opened. The generals stood behind one-way glass, looking into the containment area where the modern criminals sat.
Trump lounged like a bloated Caesar. Giuliani’s hair dye was dripping again. Bannon looked like he’d been soaking in bourbon and conspiracy theories. The rest yakked into cameras or practiced confused versions of the Constitution.
Bradley spoke first. “I fought alongside men who’d die for democracy. These people wouldn’t miss brunch for it.”
Patton paced. “He talks about greatness, but he’s never served, never sacrificed, never stood for anything but himself. If cowardice were a currency, this room could fund a moon mission.”
Beetle Smith chuckled bitterly. “The Nazis were evil. These clowns are evil and incompetent. It’s like Boris and Natasha joined forces with the Ku Klux Klan and hired the Three Stooges for strategy.”
Clark added, “It’s not just Trump. It’s the ecosystem. Grifters, liars, media stooges. They’ve turned democracy into a pay-per-view grudge match.”
Act III: The Verdict
Patton slammed his fist on the table. “This isn’t politics. It’s treason wrapped in reality TV. The only thing these men ever fought for was airtime.”
Bradley spoke calmly but firmly. “They mock everything we stood for. The Constitution. The truth. The lives lost in Europe, the Pacific, North Africa. This… what we’re seeing… is a betrayal.”
Beetle exhaled. “Let history record: we were called to fight monsters. These are parasites. Worse in some ways. At least monsters had the decency to be obvious.”
Clark stood. “Then let the record show: had these men lived in our time, they wouldn’t be generals. They wouldn’t be heroes. They’d be cellmates.”
Memorial Day – Then and Now
Today, we honor the soldiers who gave everything.
But we must also call out those who dishonor them — with lies, cowardice, and corruption cloaked in faux patriotism.
Patton would’ve slapped the smug off their faces. Bradley would’ve dismantled them with truth. Clark would’ve cornered them with facts. And Beetle Smith would’ve filed them under “Enemies, Domestic.”
They fought real evil. What we’re fighting now is dressed as a joke — and that’s how it gets away with it.
I’ve crafted it in the tone of a concerned and informed constituent with reference to the bill’s contents and constitutional implications. Since no official bill number is provided in public documents, I will refer to it as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)" for clarity—but you can insert the specific bill number (e.g., H.R. ####) once known.
[Your Full Name] [Your Address] [City, State, ZIP Code] [Email Address] [Date]
To: All Republican Members of the United States Senate Washington, D.C.
RE: Opposition to the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" – A Moral and Fiscal Betrayal
Dear Senators,
As an informed American citizen and constituent, I am writing to express my unequivocal opposition to the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), recently passed by the House of Representatives and now under consideration in the Senate.
Despite its name, there is nothing admirable about this legislation. We are well aware of the contents of this bill—thanks to public reporting and legislative analysis—and we reject it in full. If passed, this bill would constitute a historic betrayal of working-class Americans, seniors, low-income families, and the future stability of the United States.
Key Provisions We Oppose:
$3.8 trillion increase to the national deficit, primarily to fund tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
Deep and dangerous cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP, putting millions at risk of hunger and health crises.
The elimination of green energy incentives, worsening climate vulnerability and undermining U.S. innovation.
Massive tax exemptions for estates and pass-through entities, serving only the richest Americans while the rest struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare.
Expansions in defense and border enforcement spending with no accountability or long-term benefit to national security or public welfare.
This bill is not merely flawed—it is a deliberate assault on the most vulnerable Americans. It is a grotesque redistribution of wealth upward, achieved by sacrificing basic protections for the elderly, disabled, and working poor.
Your Role: A Test of Conscience and Constitutional Duty
The Senate was not designed to be a rubber stamp for ideological extremism or corporate greed. Your responsibility is not to any individual or party, but to the Constitution and the American people.
If you choose to support this bill, you are complicit in enacting legislation that intentionally increases suffering and consolidates power into the hands of the few. This bill is not policy—it is economic violence in legislative form.
Our Response
We, the American people, are watching. We are organizing. We will challenge this bill in the public square, in the courts, and at the ballot box. Your support for this legislation will not be forgotten or forgiven.
This is a legal, moral, and civic disgrace, and we call on you—urgently—to vote against this catastrophic legislation and restore some measure of sanity, humanity, and decency to your office.
Confronting Evil Through the Lens of Genuine Spirituality
1. Evil Exists Within the Unity of All Things
In the deepest mystical traditions—from Advaita Vedanta to Kabbalah, from Sufism to Christian mysticism—there is a fundamental understanding: all is One.
This includes even what we call evil.
Evil, in this framework, is not a cosmic enemy warring against God, but rather a distortion or imbalance within the divine manifestation. It is the shadow cast by free will, by separation from truth, by forgetting our Source.
While Absolute Reality knows no division—there, all is God—Relative Reality, the realm in which we live and breathe, is filled with suffering, cruelty, and injustice. To deny this is spiritual naivety. To confront it consciously is the work of the awakened soul.
As Kabbalists would say, evil (the sitra achra, or “other side”) exists to challenge and refine the soul. It is not separate from God, but it hides God.
⚖️ 2. Our Role Is to Respond, Not to Become Numb
Authentic spirituality does not run from suffering, nor does it whitewash evil in syrupy affirmations. It calls us to presence, to action, and to compassionate clarity.
True mystics do not dissociate. They bear witness.
They ask:
“How can I stand before the fire of injustice and not become what I oppose?”
This is the mystery of non-reactive resistance.
As Meister Eckhart wrote:
“The eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me.” In confronting evil, God moves through the awakened human heart.
🕯️ 3. Evil as Catalyst for Awakening
Paradoxically, it is often the presence of evil that awakens the soul.
In Kabbalah, evil is permitted so that goodness may be chosen freely.
In Hinduism, even the battlefield of the Bhagavad Gita is sacred when action is rooted in dharma.
In Buddhism, suffering is the gateway to compassion.
In Sufism, even the devil is said to be God’s most loyal servant—by driving seekers back to the Beloved.
To awaken means not to bypass evil, but to understand its place in the architecture of divine learning.
💠 4. Love Is Not Weakness
Spiritual warriors—like Jesus, Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—understood that true love is not passive. It is a disciplined, courageous force that confronts injustice without becoming unjust.
To love one’s enemy does not mean to surrender to evil.
It means to act without hatred, to see the delusion and still respond from the deepest clarity and purpose.
“Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
🌀 5. Negotiating This in the Mind and the Heart
Different traditions offer rich lenses for holding the paradox of divine unity and the presence of evil:
Christian Mysticism: Evil exists within time, but grace exceeds it.
“Where sin abounds, grace abounds more.” (Romans 5:20)
Buddhism: Evil is a form of ignorance. To respond with wisdom and compassion is the only true remedy.
Sufism: Evil is a veil. It hides the Face of the Beloved. But even the veil is God.
“God breaks the heart again and again until it stays open.”
Advaita Vedanta: Evil is maya—the illusion of separation. Awake. Act wisely within the illusion. Perform your dharma with love.
🧭 Final Summary: What Does Genuine Spirituality Say?
Evil is real in the human world—but it is not separate from the Divine.
Your response matters. Your soul’s posture matters.
Hatred fuels more hatred. Wisdom seeds healing.
Do not deny evil. Do not be consumed by it. Stand in the fire—but do not become it.
Your presence, if anchored in clarity, love, and the Whole, becomes the very light that dissolves shadows.
🕊️ A UNIVERSAL MEDITATION
(For quiet reflection, morning or night — alone or with others.)
Let all that is broken be seen. Let all that is dark be acknowledged. Let all that is wounded be named.
I do not turn away. I do not numb. I do not hate.
I stand in the fire, but I do not become it. I see the shadow, but I serve the light.
I remember who I am. I remember who you are.
May justice rise. May truth awaken. May love endure.
In me. Through me. Around me. For all. Amen. Ameen. Om Shanti. So it is.
I was a child when 60 Minutes came on the air. To see this is incredibly heartbreaking.
I quit corporate media in 2015 not long after 45 announced his first campaign. They don’t deserve constitutional protection because they only check they do is their next quarterly financial report. The nation be damned.
It’s independent news all the way. We’re way better informed thanks to MediasTouch and many others.
Each and every news organization has abdicated their primary responsibility. Where are the days of great journalism that would take down an administration for doing far less than Trump. At least there are some good journalists left.
I am so sick of these agencies caving to the big orange bully! This is so maddening. Every time this happens he gets bolder and crazier. When and how will it finally stop? When will companies give him the middle finger?
I think we need to put pressure on SCOTUS to amend or revoke Trump's Immunity. They are the ones responsible for creating this monster who in his Malevolent Narcissistic & Dementia filled brain actually thinks he's in charge of the world now & answers to no one. He wasn't kidding when he said he should be Pope.
Actually, I'm beginning to think the immunity ruling being reversed won't make a difference. Some have tried to hold him accountable but he really does get away with everything he does. And congress won't do a thing to impeach him.
I'm thinking that it might make a difference because the people who are feeding him all this nonsense to buoy up his nonsense might figure out that he will have to increase the attribution of the blame to his cabinet.
He is well known for throwing people under the bus. Now, for example, instead of firing the guy who added the newscaster to the Signal group, he just promoted him. He can get away with this because "it is official". Some military have said that should have resulted in immediate dismissal at the minimum and possibly even charges.
I don't know enough to say if the act wasn't considered official if anything could be done. I do think though that his cabinet might at least make an effort to curb him.
But everyone is familiar with his pattern, his lies. Look what he does to Presidents Obama and Biden? He's a felon, a liar, a thief, a con man! He will not always win, and when he falls, it will be catastrophic!
SCOTUS is part of the larger Project 2025 Christian Nationalist plan. They are immune to partisan "pressure," as they should be. But they are distinctly Republican Christo-fascist partisan in their overall makeup.
I don't think SCOTUS would listen to any one of us. They created this monster for a reason and, I believe, that reason was to make him what he is. They don't seem to care about everyday people. They don't seem to care about our Country and they don't seem to care about the World. I wonder if they are getting richer, off of the corruption that is going on? I sure hope not, but, I do wonder what is in it for them to let this go on. Why they would give immunity to him while he is in office? Doesn't make sense to me.
Welcome to our old age.(83) I bet you didn't expect to see our us fighting for our Country when we reached this age. I know I didn't, but will fight like hell to get our country back and punish those that have turned it into shambles. God Bless
You are so right! The only choice we don't have is to do nothing. I hope the older we are the safer we can be causing "good trouble". It would not look good for the GOP to be hauling off old grannies in handcuffs and shipping them to foreign detention centers. Sadly, they may try it if they get desperate enough.
They will resort to that. Always carry your birth certificate, your passport, driver's license, etc. Everything that says you're an American Citizen. I'M VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THAT!
Not only valuable to us, but to your family and the world. We are with you all the way. Truth seekers. Lies don't benefit anyone, except the one who is lying. Truth benefits everyone.
So why does Skydance still want CBS when they could be sued easily or have their license revoked at any time??
Also you need to watch John Oliver’s show from Sunday. He played a speech of Shari Redstone’s about fighting for journalism and free speech. You should make it go viral and remind her of her own words!!
As I have always said, the Meidas Mighty has your back and we all agree about the scum CBS/Paramount. We are all so grateful for you guys and Substack! You should discuss how the Retrumplicans now seem to have BIDEN DARRANGEMENT SYNDROME
We watched "60 minutes" as young children and up until CBS decided that kowtowing to the bully trump, was more important than honesty to their viewership. That was for 60 years. Now though? MSM is the reason we don't watch MSM for news, anymore. They just don't learn. How many have "hitched their wagon" so to speak, to Trump... and LOST? Trump won't be there forever, he is merely mortal. WHEN Trump is out of office or when nature takes it's course, the DC magats, corporate media, et al will be begging for mercy and forgiveness for this horrific chapter in our timeline. NO! America has been betrayed by all of them, except those with the courage to stand for their convictions and leave the volatility they couldn't abide. The Republican Party is LONG GONE, as is MSM in our eyes. There is no turning back and only moving forward so MTN and other TRUSTWORTHY Independent Media is where we spend our time and attention. Thank you MTN for your courage and convictions and for never kowtowing to bully tactics. Kudos!
Ohio is going down the tubes, or to be more accurate, Ohio has gone down the tubes. It resembles Texas more and more everyday. Lawmakers ignore Supreme Court orders to end gerrymandering then propose a ballot measure worded to deceive voters into voting for the opposite of what they want while running ads that are blatant lies. They ignore votes to make abortion legal by failing to remove laws outlawing abortion from the books. They ignore votes to legalize recreational marijuana by imposing more and more limits to its use. Buckeyes are still paying a surcharge on electric bills for out of state nuclear power plants even though the sponsors of the original bill were found guilty of bribery in a court of law. State legislators run unopposed because the state is run by the GOP machine. The governor is afraid of his own legislators because they overrule him if he shows any signs of making a fair decision. DJT makes the decisions about who runs for state office and who wins. Ohio is a Republican cesspool.
He’s afraid of his legislators because they override his vetoes. He handled the pandemic well at first but let his team convince him to go the way of the rest of the Republican states. I’m not impressed.
Check out Anthony Davis on MTN. He explains everything slowly like 60 Minutes. His 5 Minute News is closer to an hour. On one interview, Davis defused a rabid right winger just by leading the conversation slowly, then concluding by saying, You know that what you’ve been saying is untrue. There was no comeback.
Great idea, except I have no money. Social Security, subscribed housing, they keep raising the rent. I'll end up homeless without my oxygen to survive.
Mayor Ben I hate that it is true that you are in danger from the nuts and the actual government. However I am so glad you said it out loud! Calling it what it is gives you power!
Yes. Saying it OUT LOUD in a well-informed and balanced manner is more
effective in getting "normalcy" back into the main conversation. Good stuff!
All this money he is stealing this goes in his pocket. I can never remember a president doing this. Anyone that says something he don't like about he sued. As long as people pay him he keeps going on and on class action law suits. He thinks he owns our country he wants to be putin can't fix war until he talks to putin. He is being played Europe Britain laughing at him,
You are insane .. What the fuck are you even talking about... You people are fucking posting on a social media site,...from the comfort of youre den, while meat for dinner is defrosting.. You assoles kill me,,, You are having a conversation with a computer screen, and you act as if you are on the porch with your best friend
No one takes Peter seriously
I hope not. Wow
Yeah, me too, wow
He doesn't belong here. Mind your own business and go back to the anarchists.
Pot, meet kettle.
… says Peter from the comfort of his couch.
Yet here we are ..
You don't like what where they are talking about you know right now you have rights as crazy as this president is you might not have your rights tomorrow. You might read up whats going on
What?
Is this lunatic back. Bugger off!!
What and who are you talking about?
Making friends through sharing ideas. The raging doubter, Peter, is defining the very premise of a book club. The very idea strikes him as being insane.
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Make some friends clicking on a computer keyboard...??? Wow... You make friends ny posting on these sites? Scary what a vacant life
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Subject: Grave Concern Regarding Reports of Settlement with Donald Trump and Its Ethical Implications
Dear Paramount Executives,
I write to you as a deeply concerned global citizen and longtime observer of the critical role the press plays in preserving democratic society. Recent reports, including those outlined by Ben Meiselas of the MeidasTouch Network, regarding your company’s alleged willingness to settle a baseless lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump in exchange for regulatory favor related to the Skydance merger, are deeply troubling.
If these reports are accurate, they represent not just a strategic miscalculation, but a profound moral failing—one that undermines the foundational principles of journalistic independence, institutional integrity, and democratic accountability.
The notion that a media conglomerate of Paramount’s stature would capitulate to political intimidation and extortion—cloaked as litigation—raises urgent questions about the values driving your corporate leadership. The implication that a settlement in the range of $30–$50 million might be paid directly to Mr. Trump as a quid pro quo for government approval is not only alarming, it is potentially corrosive to public trust in the independence of media institutions. It is difficult to interpret this as anything other than a transactional compromise of truth for profit.
Shari Redstone, as controlling shareholder, may well seek to maximize returns through a Skydance merger, but this pursuit must not come at the expense of democratic values or ethical journalism. Paramount’s legacy—and that of CBS News in particular—was built on a tradition of fearless, fair, and independent reporting. To betray that heritage for expediency or capital gain would permanently damage your public credibility and internal morale.
The resignations of Wendy McMahon and Bill Owens, two professionals of high esteem, only underscore the gravity of the internal crisis your organization is facing. Their departures speak not of personnel changes, but of institutional conscience in revolt.
Let me be absolutely clear: Settling with a man who has openly undermined democracy, attacked the press, incited violence, and attempted to subvert the rule of law is a moral compromise that cannot be justified under any business rationale. The short-term gain in merger approval or shareholder profit pales in comparison to the long-term reputational and historical cost of enabling authoritarian manipulation of media.
As stewards of one of the world’s most visible and influential media platforms, you have a duty not only to your shareholders, but to your audience, your journalists, and to the democratic society you serve.
I urge you to reconsider any move that would allow such a settlement to go forward. The public is watching. History is watching. And it will not forget those who sold out truth for money.
Respectfully,
Paramount Global. Democracy is fragile and clearly is under attack. Capitulation from yet another giant such as yourself will end the way in which you can broadcast and personal constitutional rights. Look at Russia. Use your power while you still have it to save America.
Why would you want to give in to a felon, grifter, con man, fascist, just out to destroy our country? You should be standing for freedom, for good not bad! How can you condone your actions?!???
The Ride of Captain Bone Spurs
A Brutal History of a Nation Hijacked
He never earned it. He just took it.
Trump — a failed casino clown, a draft-dodging coward with a gold toilet and a black heart — never built anything real in his life. His empire was built on air, debt, branding, and bluster. No integrity. No strategy. Just noise, lawsuits, and other people’s money.
And now he’s back. Not just back in politics. Back in power.
Controlling the GOP like a cult leader. Turning the Supreme Court into a wrecking crew. Holding the nation hostage with threats of violence, lies, and mass delusion.
We are not in a post-Trump era. We are in the late-stage Trumpist regime. And it all began with Roy Cohn.
ACT I: Mentored by a Monster
Roy Cohn — McCarthy’s hitman. A closeted, vicious, scorched-earth operator. Trump's shadow tutor.
Cohn taught Trump the gospel of shamelessness:
Never apologize.
Never admit.
Attack harder when you’re guilty.
Turn truth into a weapon.
Trump took notes. Built his entire public life on this moral sewage. And it worked. Because America was primed for it. Primed by reality TV, by decades of consumer rot, by institutional cowardice, and by a broken press addicted to balance over truth.
What followed was a con job on a national scale.
ACT II: Captain Bone Spurs Rides Again
He dodged Vietnam with fake bone spurs — but paraded as a wartime president against immigrants, journalists, women, minorities, and anyone who told the truth.
He lost the 2020 election — and turned that loss into a fundraising goldmine and a slow coup. He cheered on the January 6th terrorists — then pretended he was the victim. He called soldiers “suckers and losers” — while wrapping himself in the flag like a defiled relic.
And now, like a horror sequel nobody asked for, he’s back on the ballot — but never really off the throne. The institutions that could have stopped him? They flinched. They hedged. They waited for “norms” to do the job.
But you don’t stop fascism with norms. You don’t reason with a man who has no concept of reason. You don’t appeal to shame when you’re facing a sociopath who views shame as weakness.
This isn’t political anymore. It’s pathological.
ACT III: The Traitor’s Court
Look at the rogues’ gallery he leads:
Giuliani: A greasy ghoul with teeth stained by lies and red wine.
Bannon: A fascist huckster powered by meth, hate, and podcast donations.
Flynn: A former general turned QAnon puppet, spouting theocratic garbage.
Roger Stone: Tattooed Nixon on his back, treason in his mouth.
Kari Lake, MTG, Boebert, Gaetz: A walking anti-intellectual meltdown.
And behind it all: Rupert Murdoch, poisoning the national bloodstream from a penthouse far away, as his media empire manufactures outrage, division, and fantasy 24/7.
Fox News isn’t news. It’s a weapon. A propaganda howitzer aimed straight at the brainstem of Middle America.
They’ve normalized the abnormal. Sanitized sedition. Gave treason a chyron and a commercial break.
ACT IV: A Mind War
This is psychological warfare. Not against an enemy abroad — but against the American people.
Years of disinformation, grievance politics, white resentment, and Christian nationalism have created a nation where millions now believe democracy is optional, violence is patriotic, and Trump is some kind of divine instrument.
This is not normal. This is not political disagreement. This is a cult of organized madness.
We have Americans saluting a man who tried to end democracy and will try again.
And we have institutions, billionaires, and media execs who are fine with it as long as the checks keep clearing.
ACT V: The End of Illusion
Captain Bone Spurs never served. Never sacrificed. Never cared.
He is a walking void — filled only with greed, vengeance, and the deep, lizard-brain need to never be wrong. And that makes him extremely dangerous. Because when he fails again — and he will — he’ll bring as much of the country down with him as he can.
We are past the warning signs. We are past satire. We are staring into the abyss, and half the country thinks it’s just a campaign ad.
This house is not divided. It’s on fire. And dreck like this man — and the propaganda system that birthed him — must be torn down, root and stem.
This is not politics. This is survival. The propaganda must end. The Murdoch empire must be broken. The criminal syndicate posing as a movement must be exposed for what it is: a rotting death cult wrapped in a flag, wielding a Bible, and aiming a gun at the Constitution.
Call it what it is: fascism, American-style. And stop waiting for someone else to stop it.
Title: Memorial Day Briefing: When the Generals Met the Grifters
Setting: A Secure Tactical Bunker – Location Classified, Time Eternal
The war room’s steel door hissed open. General George S. Patton was first through it, boots thudding like judgment. He wore his trademark helmet and twin pearl-handled Colts — more ceremonial now, but the gleam in his eye said he’d still use them if duty called.
Next came General Omar Bradley. Measured, calm, the “soldier’s general.” He had the look of a man ready to assess, weigh, and render judgment with surgical clarity.
Behind him, General Mark Clark — ever sharp, analytical, and diplomatic when needed — surveyed the scene with a seasoned general’s disdain for nonsense.
Bringing up the rear, chain-smoking and muttering, was Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith, Eisenhower’s wartime chief of staff. He looked like he’d already seen too much — and wasn't surprised this meeting was happening.
Laid out before them: dossiers, video evidence, testimonies, indictments — the whole unholy mess of the modern American clown show. A rogue’s gallery led by Donald Trump and propped up by Giuliani, Bannon, Stone, Flynn, Eastman, and a choir of stooges so loud it drowned out logic.
Act I: The Briefing
Beetle Smith squinted at the video monitor. “This one tried to say windmills cause cancer.”
Bradley flipped through a file. “Trump dodged the draft for bone spurs, then mocked POWs. This is who led the armed forces?”
“He didn’t lead,” Clark muttered. “He marketed. Different thing entirely.”
Patton growled, “If I’d caught him during the war claiming leadership, I’d have kicked his gold-plated ass across the Maginot Line. You don’t get to wave the flag with one hand while pocketing the treasury with the other.”
“Let’s talk about this ‘rally’,” Bradley said, pointing to January 6th footage. “He sent civilians to storm their own Capitol. Incited rebellion. Hid behind lawyers.”
Beetle coughed through his smoke. “This is fascism with spray tan. Hitler had uniforms. This guy had merch.”
Clark leaned forward. “And still, he claims patriotism. Claims to love the troops.”
Bradley locked eyes with the others. “We buried the real patriots. They never bragged. They bled. And this man would’ve left them to die if it helped his poll numbers.”
Act II: The Holding Pen
The door to the observation room opened. The generals stood behind one-way glass, looking into the containment area where the modern criminals sat.
Trump lounged like a bloated Caesar. Giuliani’s hair dye was dripping again. Bannon looked like he’d been soaking in bourbon and conspiracy theories. The rest yakked into cameras or practiced confused versions of the Constitution.
Bradley spoke first. “I fought alongside men who’d die for democracy. These people wouldn’t miss brunch for it.”
Patton paced. “He talks about greatness, but he’s never served, never sacrificed, never stood for anything but himself. If cowardice were a currency, this room could fund a moon mission.”
Beetle Smith chuckled bitterly. “The Nazis were evil. These clowns are evil and incompetent. It’s like Boris and Natasha joined forces with the Ku Klux Klan and hired the Three Stooges for strategy.”
Clark added, “It’s not just Trump. It’s the ecosystem. Grifters, liars, media stooges. They’ve turned democracy into a pay-per-view grudge match.”
Act III: The Verdict
Patton slammed his fist on the table. “This isn’t politics. It’s treason wrapped in reality TV. The only thing these men ever fought for was airtime.”
Bradley spoke calmly but firmly. “They mock everything we stood for. The Constitution. The truth. The lives lost in Europe, the Pacific, North Africa. This… what we’re seeing… is a betrayal.”
Beetle exhaled. “Let history record: we were called to fight monsters. These are parasites. Worse in some ways. At least monsters had the decency to be obvious.”
Clark stood. “Then let the record show: had these men lived in our time, they wouldn’t be generals. They wouldn’t be heroes. They’d be cellmates.”
Memorial Day – Then and Now
Today, we honor the soldiers who gave everything.
But we must also call out those who dishonor them — with lies, cowardice, and corruption cloaked in faux patriotism.
Patton would’ve slapped the smug off their faces. Bradley would’ve dismantled them with truth. Clark would’ve cornered them with facts. And Beetle Smith would’ve filed them under “Enemies, Domestic.”
They fought real evil. What we’re fighting now is dressed as a joke — and that’s how it gets away with it.
I’ve crafted it in the tone of a concerned and informed constituent with reference to the bill’s contents and constitutional implications. Since no official bill number is provided in public documents, I will refer to it as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)" for clarity—but you can insert the specific bill number (e.g., H.R. ####) once known.
[Your Full Name] [Your Address] [City, State, ZIP Code] [Email Address] [Date]
To: All Republican Members of the United States Senate Washington, D.C.
RE: Opposition to the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" – A Moral and Fiscal Betrayal
Dear Senators,
As an informed American citizen and constituent, I am writing to express my unequivocal opposition to the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), recently passed by the House of Representatives and now under consideration in the Senate.
Despite its name, there is nothing admirable about this legislation. We are well aware of the contents of this bill—thanks to public reporting and legislative analysis—and we reject it in full. If passed, this bill would constitute a historic betrayal of working-class Americans, seniors, low-income families, and the future stability of the United States.
Key Provisions We Oppose:
$3.8 trillion increase to the national deficit, primarily to fund tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
Deep and dangerous cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP, putting millions at risk of hunger and health crises.
The elimination of green energy incentives, worsening climate vulnerability and undermining U.S. innovation.
Massive tax exemptions for estates and pass-through entities, serving only the richest Americans while the rest struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare.
Expansions in defense and border enforcement spending with no accountability or long-term benefit to national security or public welfare.
This bill is not merely flawed—it is a deliberate assault on the most vulnerable Americans. It is a grotesque redistribution of wealth upward, achieved by sacrificing basic protections for the elderly, disabled, and working poor.
Your Role: A Test of Conscience and Constitutional Duty
The Senate was not designed to be a rubber stamp for ideological extremism or corporate greed. Your responsibility is not to any individual or party, but to the Constitution and the American people.
If you choose to support this bill, you are complicit in enacting legislation that intentionally increases suffering and consolidates power into the hands of the few. This bill is not policy—it is economic violence in legislative form.
Our Response
We, the American people, are watching. We are organizing. We will challenge this bill in the public square, in the courts, and at the ballot box. Your support for this legislation will not be forgotten or forgiven.
This is a legal, moral, and civic disgrace, and we call on you—urgently—to vote against this catastrophic legislation and restore some measure of sanity, humanity, and decency to your office.
Sincerely,
Yes, I might sound unhinged — but how else should a sane person respond to this madness?
Those of us who believed in building a just country, those who fought and sacrificed and struggled for progress — we’re watching it all be burned down in real time. The dream we invested in is slipping into the hands of a cult, not a government. This has nothing to do with governance, law, or leadership. It's about blind devotion, manipulation, and rage.
The wealth of this country was built on slavery and centuries of institutionalized misery. We endured a Civil War. We suffered through the Great Depression, Vietnam, assassinations, injustice upon injustice. And through all that, we believed — however naively — that maybe, just maybe, we were getting somewhere. That we were evolving as a species. That truth, equality, reason, and democracy might finally triumph.
Instead, what did we do?
We handed the megaphone to the lowest, loudest voices. We coddled ignorance and called it "freedom." We allowed propaganda to parade as journalism. We surrendered facts to feelings. And now, here we are, teetering on the edge of fascism again — despite knowing where that road leads.
And yes, I have written volumes. I have essays, articles, and warnings ready to go — but what’s the point? Everything that needs to be said has been said. The people we most desperately need to reach won’t listen. Not because they disagree, but because they can’t. They’re in a cult. They’ve given up their critical thinking in exchange for identity, grievance, and a false sense of belonging.
Donald Trump couldn't run a public toilet without fouling it up. And yet he’s propped up by a cabal of criminals, grifters, and sociopaths who know exactly what they’re doing. These are not patriots. These are not Christians. These are not leaders. These are parasites who feed on chaos, fear, and ignorance.
And we let it happen.
Why?
Because we failed to protect the First Amendment from abuse. Because Obama — as brilliant and articulate as he was — lacked the political courage to confront the rising tide of disinformation. Because Democrats believed the system would hold. It didn’t.
We allowed lies to become law. We allowed Rupert Murdoch to poison the minds of millions. We allowed Facebook, YouTube, and Fox News to turn ignorance into a product and fear into a lifestyle.
And now, here we are — shouting into the abyss, knowing that truth doesn’t matter anymore to the ones who most need it.
So yes, I’m angry. Yes, I sound unhinged. But if you’re not angry right now, then you’re not paying attention.
eloquently stated, and impeccably supported..
I thoroughly 💯 agree!
I’ve crafted it in the tone of a concerned and informed constituent with reference to the bill’s contents and constitutional implications. Since no official bill number is provided in public documents, I will refer to it as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)" for clarity—but you can insert the specific bill number (e.g., H.R. ####) once known.
[Your Full Name] [Your Address] [City, State, ZIP Code] [Email Address] [Date]
To: All Republican Members of the United States Senate Washington, D.C.
RE: Opposition to the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" – A Moral and Fiscal Betrayal
Dear Senators,
As an informed American citizen and constituent, I am writing to express my unequivocal opposition to the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), recently passed by the House of Representatives and now under consideration in the Senate.
Despite its name, there is nothing admirable about this legislation. We are well aware of the contents of this bill—thanks to public reporting and legislative analysis—and we reject it in full. If passed, this bill would constitute a historic betrayal of working-class Americans, seniors, low-income families, and the future stability of the United States.
Key Provisions We Oppose:
$3.8 trillion increase to the national deficit, primarily to fund tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
Deep and dangerous cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP, putting millions at risk of hunger and health crises.
The elimination of green energy incentives, worsening climate vulnerability and undermining U.S. innovation.
Massive tax exemptions for estates and pass-through entities, serving only the richest Americans while the rest struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare.
Expansions in defense and border enforcement spending with no accountability or long-term benefit to national security or public welfare.
This bill is not merely flawed—it is a deliberate assault on the most vulnerable Americans. It is a grotesque redistribution of wealth upward, achieved by sacrificing basic protections for the elderly, disabled, and working poor.
Your Role: A Test of Conscience and Constitutional Duty
The Senate was not designed to be a rubber stamp for ideological extremism or corporate greed. Your responsibility is not to any individual or party, but to the Constitution and the American people.
If you choose to support this bill, you are complicit in enacting legislation that intentionally increases suffering and consolidates power into the hands of the few. This bill is not policy—it is economic violence in legislative form.
Our Response
We, the American people, are watching. We are organizing. We will challenge this bill in the public square, in the courts, and at the ballot box. Your support for this legislation will not be forgotten or forgiven.
This is a legal, moral, and civic disgrace, and we call on you—urgently—to vote against this catastrophic legislation and restore some measure of sanity, humanity, and decency to your office.
Sincerely,
Confronting Evil Through the Lens of Genuine Spirituality
1. Evil Exists Within the Unity of All Things
In the deepest mystical traditions—from Advaita Vedanta to Kabbalah, from Sufism to Christian mysticism—there is a fundamental understanding: all is One.
This includes even what we call evil.
Evil, in this framework, is not a cosmic enemy warring against God, but rather a distortion or imbalance within the divine manifestation. It is the shadow cast by free will, by separation from truth, by forgetting our Source.
While Absolute Reality knows no division—there, all is God—Relative Reality, the realm in which we live and breathe, is filled with suffering, cruelty, and injustice. To deny this is spiritual naivety. To confront it consciously is the work of the awakened soul.
As Kabbalists would say, evil (the sitra achra, or “other side”) exists to challenge and refine the soul. It is not separate from God, but it hides God.
⚖️ 2. Our Role Is to Respond, Not to Become Numb
Authentic spirituality does not run from suffering, nor does it whitewash evil in syrupy affirmations. It calls us to presence, to action, and to compassionate clarity.
True mystics do not dissociate. They bear witness.
They ask:
“How can I stand before the fire of injustice and not become what I oppose?”
This is the mystery of non-reactive resistance.
As Meister Eckhart wrote:
“The eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me.” In confronting evil, God moves through the awakened human heart.
🕯️ 3. Evil as Catalyst for Awakening
Paradoxically, it is often the presence of evil that awakens the soul.
In Kabbalah, evil is permitted so that goodness may be chosen freely.
In Hinduism, even the battlefield of the Bhagavad Gita is sacred when action is rooted in dharma.
In Buddhism, suffering is the gateway to compassion.
In Sufism, even the devil is said to be God’s most loyal servant—by driving seekers back to the Beloved.
To awaken means not to bypass evil, but to understand its place in the architecture of divine learning.
💠 4. Love Is Not Weakness
Spiritual warriors—like Jesus, Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—understood that true love is not passive. It is a disciplined, courageous force that confronts injustice without becoming unjust.
To love one’s enemy does not mean to surrender to evil.
It means to act without hatred, to see the delusion and still respond from the deepest clarity and purpose.
“Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
🌀 5. Negotiating This in the Mind and the Heart
Different traditions offer rich lenses for holding the paradox of divine unity and the presence of evil:
Christian Mysticism: Evil exists within time, but grace exceeds it.
“Where sin abounds, grace abounds more.” (Romans 5:20)
Buddhism: Evil is a form of ignorance. To respond with wisdom and compassion is the only true remedy.
Sufism: Evil is a veil. It hides the Face of the Beloved. But even the veil is God.
“God breaks the heart again and again until it stays open.”
Advaita Vedanta: Evil is maya—the illusion of separation. Awake. Act wisely within the illusion. Perform your dharma with love.
🧭 Final Summary: What Does Genuine Spirituality Say?
Evil is real in the human world—but it is not separate from the Divine.
Your response matters. Your soul’s posture matters.
Hatred fuels more hatred. Wisdom seeds healing.
Do not deny evil. Do not be consumed by it. Stand in the fire—but do not become it.
Your presence, if anchored in clarity, love, and the Whole, becomes the very light that dissolves shadows.
🕊️ A UNIVERSAL MEDITATION
(For quiet reflection, morning or night — alone or with others.)
Let all that is broken be seen. Let all that is dark be acknowledged. Let all that is wounded be named.
I do not turn away. I do not numb. I do not hate.
I stand in the fire, but I do not become it. I see the shadow, but I serve the light.
I remember who I am. I remember who you are.
May justice rise. May truth awaken. May love endure.
In me. Through me. Around me. For all. Amen. Ameen. Om Shanti. So it is.
Yes, I might sound unhinged — but how else should a sane person respond to this madness?
Those of us who believed in building a just country, those who fought and sacrificed and struggled for progress — we’re watching it all be burned down in real time. The dream we invested in is slipping into the hands of a cult, not a government. This has nothing to do with governance, law, or leadership. It's about blind devotion, manipulation, and rage.
The wealth of this country was built on slavery and centuries of institutionalized misery. We endured a Civil War. We suffered through the Great Depression, Vietnam, assassinations, injustice upon injustice. And through all that, we believed — however naively — that maybe, just maybe, we were getting somewhere. That we were evolving as a species. That truth, equality, reason, and democracy might finally triumph.
Instead, what did we do?
We handed the megaphone to the lowest, loudest voices. We coddled ignorance and called it "freedom." We allowed propaganda to parade as journalism. We surrendered facts to feelings. And now, here we are, teetering on the edge of fascism again — despite knowing where that road leads.
And yes, I have written volumes. I have essays, articles, and warnings ready to go — but what’s the point? Everything that needs to be said has been said. The people we most desperately need to reach won’t listen. Not because they disagree, but because they can’t. They’re in a cult. They’ve given up their critical thinking in exchange for identity, grievance, and a false sense of belonging.
Donald Trump couldn't run a public toilet without fouling it up. And yet he’s propped up by a cabal of criminals, grifters, and sociopaths who know exactly what they’re doing. These are not patriots. These are not Christians. These are not leaders. These are parasites who feed on chaos, fear, and ignorance.
And we let it happen.
Why?
Because we failed to protect the First Amendment from abuse. Because Obama — as brilliant and articulate as he was — lacked the political courage to confront the rising tide of disinformation. Because Democrats believed the system would hold. It didn’t.
We allowed lies to become law. We allowed Rupert Murdoch to poison the minds of millions. We allowed Facebook, YouTube, and Fox News to turn ignorance into a product and fear into a lifestyle.
And now, here we are — shouting into the abyss, knowing that truth doesn’t matter anymore to the ones who most need it.
So yes, I’m angry. Yes, I sound unhinged. But if you’re not angry right now, then you’re not paying attention.
The Ride of Captain Bone Spurs
A Brutal History of a Nation Hijacked
He never earned it. He just took it.
Trump — a failed casino clown, a draft-dodging coward with a gold toilet and a black heart — never built anything real in his life. His empire was built on air, debt, branding, and bluster. No integrity. No strategy. Just noise, lawsuits, and other people’s money.
And now he’s back. Not just back in politics. Back in power.
Controlling the GOP like a cult leader. Turning the Supreme Court into a wrecking crew. Holding the nation hostage with threats of violence, lies, and mass delusion.
We are not in a post-Trump era. We are in the late-stage Trumpist regime. And it all began with Roy Cohn.
ACT I: Mentored by a Monster
Roy Cohn — McCarthy’s hitman. A closeted, vicious, scorched-earth operator. Trump's shadow tutor.
Cohn taught Trump the gospel of shamelessness:
Never apologize.
Never admit.
Attack harder when you’re guilty.
Turn truth into a weapon.
Trump took notes. Built his entire public life on this moral sewage. And it worked. Because America was primed for it. Primed by reality TV, by decades of consumer rot, by institutional cowardice, and by a broken press addicted to balance over truth.
What followed was a con job on a national scale.
ACT II: Captain Bone Spurs Rides Again
He dodged Vietnam with fake bone spurs — but paraded as a wartime president against immigrants, journalists, women, minorities, and anyone who told the truth.
He lost the 2020 election — and turned that loss into a fundraising goldmine and a slow coup. He cheered on the January 6th terrorists — then pretended he was the victim. He called soldiers “suckers and losers” — while wrapping himself in the flag like a defiled relic.
And now, like a horror sequel nobody asked for, he’s back on the ballot — but never really off the throne. The institutions that could have stopped him? They flinched. They hedged. They waited for “norms” to do the job.
But you don’t stop fascism with norms. You don’t reason with a man who has no concept of reason. You don’t appeal to shame when you’re facing a sociopath who views shame as weakness.
This isn’t political anymore. It’s pathological.
ACT III: The Traitor’s Court
Look at the rogues’ gallery he leads:
Giuliani: A greasy ghoul with teeth stained by lies and red wine.
Bannon: A fascist huckster powered by meth, hate, and podcast donations.
Flynn: A former general turned QAnon puppet, spouting theocratic garbage.
Roger Stone: Tattooed Nixon on his back, treason in his mouth.
Kari Lake, MTG, Boebert, Gaetz: A walking anti-intellectual meltdown.
And behind it all: Rupert Murdoch, poisoning the national bloodstream from a penthouse far away, as his media empire manufactures outrage, division, and fantasy 24/7.
Fox News isn’t news. It’s a weapon. A propaganda howitzer aimed straight at the brainstem of Middle America.
They’ve normalized the abnormal. Sanitized sedition. Gave treason a chyron and a commercial break.
ACT IV: A Mind War
This is psychological warfare. Not against an enemy abroad — but against the American people.
Years of disinformation, grievance politics, white resentment, and Christian nationalism have created a nation where millions now believe democracy is optional, violence is patriotic, and Trump is some kind of divine instrument.
This is not normal. This is not political disagreement. This is a cult of organized madness.
We have Americans saluting a man who tried to end democracy and will try again.
And we have institutions, billionaires, and media execs who are fine with it as long as the checks keep clearing.
ACT V: The End of Illusion
Captain Bone Spurs never served. Never sacrificed. Never cared.
He is a walking void — filled only with greed, vengeance, and the deep, lizard-brain need to never be wrong. And that makes him extremely dangerous. Because when he fails again — and he will — he’ll bring as much of the country down with him as he can.
We are past the warning signs. We are past satire. We are staring into the abyss, and half the country thinks it’s just a campaign ad.
This house is not divided. It’s on fire. And dreck like this man — and the propaganda system that birthed him — must be torn down, root and stem.
This is not politics. This is survival. The propaganda must end. The Murdoch empire must be broken. The criminal syndicate posing as a movement must be exposed for what it is: a rotting death cult wrapped in a flag, wielding a Bible, and aiming a gun at the Constitution.
Call it what it is: fascism, American-style. And stop waiting for someone else to stop it.
Title: Memorial Day Briefing: When the Generals Met the Grifters
Setting: A Secure Tactical Bunker – Location Classified, Time Eternal
The war room’s steel door hissed open. General George S. Patton was first through it, boots thudding like judgment. He wore his trademark helmet and twin pearl-handled Colts — more ceremonial now, but the gleam in his eye said he’d still use them if duty called.
Next came General Omar Bradley. Measured, calm, the “soldier’s general.” He had the look of a man ready to assess, weigh, and render judgment with surgical clarity.
Behind him, General Mark Clark — ever sharp, analytical, and diplomatic when needed — surveyed the scene with a seasoned general’s disdain for nonsense.
Bringing up the rear, chain-smoking and muttering, was Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith, Eisenhower’s wartime chief of staff. He looked like he’d already seen too much — and wasn't surprised this meeting was happening.
Laid out before them: dossiers, video evidence, testimonies, indictments — the whole unholy mess of the modern American clown show. A rogue’s gallery led by Donald Trump and propped up by Giuliani, Bannon, Stone, Flynn, Eastman, and a choir of stooges so loud it drowned out logic.
Act I: The Briefing
Beetle Smith squinted at the video monitor. “This one tried to say windmills cause cancer.”
Bradley flipped through a file. “Trump dodged the draft for bone spurs, then mocked POWs. This is who led the armed forces?”
“He didn’t lead,” Clark muttered. “He marketed. Different thing entirely.”
Patton growled, “If I’d caught him during the war claiming leadership, I’d have kicked his gold-plated ass across the Maginot Line. You don’t get to wave the flag with one hand while pocketing the treasury with the other.”
“Let’s talk about this ‘rally’,” Bradley said, pointing to January 6th footage. “He sent civilians to storm their own Capitol. Incited rebellion. Hid behind lawyers.”
Beetle coughed through his smoke. “This is fascism with spray tan. Hitler had uniforms. This guy had merch.”
Clark leaned forward. “And still, he claims patriotism. Claims to love the troops.”
Bradley locked eyes with the others. “We buried the real patriots. They never bragged. They bled. And this man would’ve left them to die if it helped his poll numbers.”
Act II: The Holding Pen
The door to the observation room opened. The generals stood behind one-way glass, looking into the containment area where the modern criminals sat.
Trump lounged like a bloated Caesar. Giuliani’s hair dye was dripping again. Bannon looked like he’d been soaking in bourbon and conspiracy theories. The rest yakked into cameras or practiced confused versions of the Constitution.
Bradley spoke first. “I fought alongside men who’d die for democracy. These people wouldn’t miss brunch for it.”
Patton paced. “He talks about greatness, but he’s never served, never sacrificed, never stood for anything but himself. If cowardice were a currency, this room could fund a moon mission.”
Beetle Smith chuckled bitterly. “The Nazis were evil. These clowns are evil and incompetent. It’s like Boris and Natasha joined forces with the Ku Klux Klan and hired the Three Stooges for strategy.”
Clark added, “It’s not just Trump. It’s the ecosystem. Grifters, liars, media stooges. They’ve turned democracy into a pay-per-view grudge match.”
Act III: The Verdict
Patton slammed his fist on the table. “This isn’t politics. It’s treason wrapped in reality TV. The only thing these men ever fought for was airtime.”
Bradley spoke calmly but firmly. “They mock everything we stood for. The Constitution. The truth. The lives lost in Europe, the Pacific, North Africa. This… what we’re seeing… is a betrayal.”
Beetle exhaled. “Let history record: we were called to fight monsters. These are parasites. Worse in some ways. At least monsters had the decency to be obvious.”
Clark stood. “Then let the record show: had these men lived in our time, they wouldn’t be generals. They wouldn’t be heroes. They’d be cellmates.”
Memorial Day – Then and Now
Today, we honor the soldiers who gave everything.
But we must also call out those who dishonor them — with lies, cowardice, and corruption cloaked in faux patriotism.
Patton would’ve slapped the smug off their faces. Bradley would’ve dismantled them with truth. Clark would’ve cornered them with facts. And Beetle Smith would’ve filed them under “Enemies, Domestic.”
They fought real evil. What we’re fighting now is dressed as a joke — and that’s how it gets away with it.
If you can, add me as agreeing with you!
Yes, I might sound unhinged — but how else should a sane person respond to this madness?
Those of us who believed in building a just country, those who fought and sacrificed and struggled for progress — we’re watching it all be burned down in real time. The dream we invested in is slipping into the hands of a cult, not a government. This has nothing to do with governance, law, or leadership. It's about blind devotion, manipulation, and rage.
The wealth of this country was built on slavery and centuries of institutionalized misery. We endured a Civil War. We suffered through the Great Depression, Vietnam, assassinations, injustice upon injustice. And through all that, we believed — however naively — that maybe, just maybe, we were getting somewhere. That we were evolving as a species. That truth, equality, reason, and democracy might finally triumph.
Instead, what did we do?
We handed the megaphone to the lowest, loudest voices. We coddled ignorance and called it "freedom." We allowed propaganda to parade as journalism. We surrendered facts to feelings. And now, here we are, teetering on the edge of fascism again — despite knowing where that road leads.
And yes, I have written volumes. I have essays, articles, and warnings ready to go — but what’s the point? Everything that needs to be said has been said. The people we most desperately need to reach won’t listen. Not because they disagree, but because they can’t. They’re in a cult. They’ve given up their critical thinking in exchange for identity, grievance, and a false sense of belonging.
Donald Trump couldn't run a public toilet without fouling it up. And yet he’s propped up by a cabal of criminals, grifters, and sociopaths who know exactly what they’re doing. These are not patriots. These are not Christians. These are not leaders. These are parasites who feed on chaos, fear, and ignorance.
And we let it happen.
Why?
Because we failed to protect the First Amendment from abuse. Because Obama — as brilliant and articulate as he was — lacked the political courage to confront the rising tide of disinformation. Because Democrats believed the system would hold. It didn’t.
We allowed lies to become law. We allowed Rupert Murdoch to poison the minds of millions. We allowed Facebook, YouTube, and Fox News to turn ignorance into a product and fear into a lifestyle.
And now, here we are — shouting into the abyss, knowing that truth doesn’t matter anymore to the ones who most need it.
So yes, I’m angry. Yes, I sound unhinged. But if you’re not angry right now, then you’re not paying attention.
Title: Memorial Day Briefing: When the Generals Met the Grifters
Setting: A Secure Tactical Bunker – Location Classified, Time Eternal
The war room’s steel door hissed open. General George S. Patton was first through it, boots thudding like judgment. He wore his trademark helmet and twin pearl-handled Colts — more ceremonial now, but the gleam in his eye said he’d still use them if duty called.
Next came General Omar Bradley. Measured, calm, the “soldier’s general.” He had the look of a man ready to assess, weigh, and render judgment with surgical clarity.
Behind him, General Mark Clark — ever sharp, analytical, and diplomatic when needed — surveyed the scene with a seasoned general’s disdain for nonsense.
Bringing up the rear, chain-smoking and muttering, was Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith, Eisenhower’s wartime chief of staff. He looked like he’d already seen too much — and wasn't surprised this meeting was happening.
Laid out before them: dossiers, video evidence, testimonies, indictments — the whole unholy mess of the modern American clown show. A rogue’s gallery led by Donald Trump and propped up by Giuliani, Bannon, Stone, Flynn, Eastman, and a choir of stooges so loud it drowned out logic.
Act I: The Briefing
Beetle Smith squinted at the video monitor. “This one tried to say windmills cause cancer.”
Bradley flipped through a file. “Trump dodged the draft for bone spurs, then mocked POWs. This is who led the armed forces?”
“He didn’t lead,” Clark muttered. “He marketed. Different thing entirely.”
Patton growled, “If I’d caught him during the war claiming leadership, I’d have kicked his gold-plated ass across the Maginot Line. You don’t get to wave the flag with one hand while pocketing the treasury with the other.”
“Let’s talk about this ‘rally’,” Bradley said, pointing to January 6th footage. “He sent civilians to storm their own Capitol. Incited rebellion. Hid behind lawyers.”
Beetle coughed through his smoke. “This is fascism with spray tan. Hitler had uniforms. This guy had merch.”
Clark leaned forward. “And still, he claims patriotism. Claims to love the troops.”
Bradley locked eyes with the others. “We buried the real patriots. They never bragged. They bled. And this man would’ve left them to die if it helped his poll numbers.”
Act II: The Holding Pen
The door to the observation room opened. The generals stood behind one-way glass, looking into the containment area where the modern criminals sat.
Trump lounged like a bloated Caesar. Giuliani’s hair dye was dripping again. Bannon looked like he’d been soaking in bourbon and conspiracy theories. The rest yakked into cameras or practiced confused versions of the Constitution.
Bradley spoke first. “I fought alongside men who’d die for democracy. These people wouldn’t miss brunch for it.”
Patton paced. “He talks about greatness, but he’s never served, never sacrificed, never stood for anything but himself. If cowardice were a currency, this room could fund a moon mission.”
Beetle Smith chuckled bitterly. “The Nazis were evil. These clowns are evil and incompetent. It’s like Boris and Natasha joined forces with the Ku Klux Klan and hired the Three Stooges for strategy.”
Clark added, “It’s not just Trump. It’s the ecosystem. Grifters, liars, media stooges. They’ve turned democracy into a pay-per-view grudge match.”
Act III: The Verdict
Patton slammed his fist on the table. “This isn’t politics. It’s treason wrapped in reality TV. The only thing these men ever fought for was airtime.”
Bradley spoke calmly but firmly. “They mock everything we stood for. The Constitution. The truth. The lives lost in Europe, the Pacific, North Africa. This… what we’re seeing… is a betrayal.”
Beetle exhaled. “Let history record: we were called to fight monsters. These are parasites. Worse in some ways. At least monsters had the decency to be obvious.”
Clark stood. “Then let the record show: had these men lived in our time, they wouldn’t be generals. They wouldn’t be heroes. They’d be cellmates.”
Memorial Day – Then and Now
Today, we honor the soldiers who gave everything.
But we must also call out those who dishonor them — with lies, cowardice, and corruption cloaked in faux patriotism.
Patton would’ve slapped the smug off their faces. Bradley would’ve dismantled them with truth. Clark would’ve cornered them with facts. And Beetle Smith would’ve filed them under “Enemies, Domestic.”
They fought real evil. What we’re fighting now is dressed as a joke — and that’s how it gets away with it.
I’ve crafted it in the tone of a concerned and informed constituent with reference to the bill’s contents and constitutional implications. Since no official bill number is provided in public documents, I will refer to it as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)" for clarity—but you can insert the specific bill number (e.g., H.R. ####) once known.
[Your Full Name] [Your Address] [City, State, ZIP Code] [Email Address] [Date]
To: All Republican Members of the United States Senate Washington, D.C.
RE: Opposition to the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" – A Moral and Fiscal Betrayal
Dear Senators,
As an informed American citizen and constituent, I am writing to express my unequivocal opposition to the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), recently passed by the House of Representatives and now under consideration in the Senate.
Despite its name, there is nothing admirable about this legislation. We are well aware of the contents of this bill—thanks to public reporting and legislative analysis—and we reject it in full. If passed, this bill would constitute a historic betrayal of working-class Americans, seniors, low-income families, and the future stability of the United States.
Key Provisions We Oppose:
$3.8 trillion increase to the national deficit, primarily to fund tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
Deep and dangerous cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP, putting millions at risk of hunger and health crises.
The elimination of green energy incentives, worsening climate vulnerability and undermining U.S. innovation.
Massive tax exemptions for estates and pass-through entities, serving only the richest Americans while the rest struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare.
Expansions in defense and border enforcement spending with no accountability or long-term benefit to national security or public welfare.
This bill is not merely flawed—it is a deliberate assault on the most vulnerable Americans. It is a grotesque redistribution of wealth upward, achieved by sacrificing basic protections for the elderly, disabled, and working poor.
Your Role: A Test of Conscience and Constitutional Duty
The Senate was not designed to be a rubber stamp for ideological extremism or corporate greed. Your responsibility is not to any individual or party, but to the Constitution and the American people.
If you choose to support this bill, you are complicit in enacting legislation that intentionally increases suffering and consolidates power into the hands of the few. This bill is not policy—it is economic violence in legislative form.
Our Response
We, the American people, are watching. We are organizing. We will challenge this bill in the public square, in the courts, and at the ballot box. Your support for this legislation will not be forgotten or forgiven.
This is a legal, moral, and civic disgrace, and we call on you—urgently—to vote against this catastrophic legislation and restore some measure of sanity, humanity, and decency to your office.
Sincerely,
This is Sad that Paramount is only looking at the $$$ as most Corp Media does. Money is all they care about in the long run.
As they sell their reputation, allow there top professional Wendy McMahon and Bill Owens, two professionals of high esteem to resign is a step toward selling to a Regime who is destroying our Democracy, Americans lives as you sell to President that takes bribes all to allow Company merger how sad this woman is bribing it won’t be the firsT NOR HIS LAST TIME once you allow yourself to be to settle your his easy mark.
Hope she does donates to good causes or will all become a bribe he will want more as time goes by just like Putin. Their GREED never stops Putin/DJT are the same evil men that throw people in prison because they don’t like their color. Sad day
We must not STOP PROTESTING MUSK, DJT, ALL REPUBLICANS
DONT STOP
CALLING CONGRESS
PROTESTING
PROTESTING TESLA THE BOARD LISTENS
TRUMP GETS EMBARRASSED
CONTINUE
DONT STOP
The Ride of Captain Bone Spurs
A Brutal History of a Nation Hijacked
He never earned it. He just took it.
Trump — a failed casino clown, a draft-dodging coward with a gold toilet and a black heart — never built anything real in his life. His empire was built on air, debt, branding, and bluster. No integrity. No strategy. Just noise, lawsuits, and other people’s money.
And now he’s back. Not just back in politics. Back in power.
Controlling the GOP like a cult leader. Turning the Supreme Court into a wrecking crew. Holding the nation hostage with threats of violence, lies, and mass delusion.
We are not in a post-Trump era. We are in the late-stage Trumpist regime. And it all began with Roy Cohn.
ACT I: Mentored by a Monster
Roy Cohn — McCarthy’s hitman. A closeted, vicious, scorched-earth operator. Trump's shadow tutor.
Cohn taught Trump the gospel of shamelessness:
Never apologize.
Never admit.
Attack harder when you’re guilty.
Turn truth into a weapon.
Trump took notes. Built his entire public life on this moral sewage. And it worked. Because America was primed for it. Primed by reality TV, by decades of consumer rot, by institutional cowardice, and by a broken press addicted to balance over truth.
What followed was a con job on a national scale.
ACT II: Captain Bone Spurs Rides Again
He dodged Vietnam with fake bone spurs — but paraded as a wartime president against immigrants, journalists, women, minorities, and anyone who told the truth.
He lost the 2020 election — and turned that loss into a fundraising goldmine and a slow coup. He cheered on the January 6th terrorists — then pretended he was the victim. He called soldiers “suckers and losers” — while wrapping himself in the flag like a defiled relic.
And now, like a horror sequel nobody asked for, he’s back on the ballot — but never really off the throne. The institutions that could have stopped him? They flinched. They hedged. They waited for “norms” to do the job.
But you don’t stop fascism with norms. You don’t reason with a man who has no concept of reason. You don’t appeal to shame when you’re facing a sociopath who views shame as weakness.
This isn’t political anymore. It’s pathological.
ACT III: The Traitor’s Court
Look at the rogues’ gallery he leads:
Giuliani: A greasy ghoul with teeth stained by lies and red wine.
Bannon: A fascist huckster powered by meth, hate, and podcast donations.
Flynn: A former general turned QAnon puppet, spouting theocratic garbage.
Roger Stone: Tattooed Nixon on his back, treason in his mouth.
Kari Lake, MTG, Boebert, Gaetz: A walking anti-intellectual meltdown.
And behind it all: Rupert Murdoch, poisoning the national bloodstream from a penthouse far away, as his media empire manufactures outrage, division, and fantasy 24/7.
Fox News isn’t news. It’s a weapon. A propaganda howitzer aimed straight at the brainstem of Middle America.
They’ve normalized the abnormal. Sanitized sedition. Gave treason a chyron and a commercial break.
ACT IV: A Mind War
This is psychological warfare. Not against an enemy abroad — but against the American people.
Years of disinformation, grievance politics, white resentment, and Christian nationalism have created a nation where millions now believe democracy is optional, violence is patriotic, and Trump is some kind of divine instrument.
This is not normal. This is not political disagreement. This is a cult of organized madness.
We have Americans saluting a man who tried to end democracy and will try again.
And we have institutions, billionaires, and media execs who are fine with it as long as the checks keep clearing.
ACT V: The End of Illusion
Captain Bone Spurs never served. Never sacrificed. Never cared.
He is a walking void — filled only with greed, vengeance, and the deep, lizard-brain need to never be wrong. And that makes him extremely dangerous. Because when he fails again — and he will — he’ll bring as much of the country down with him as he can.
We are past the warning signs. We are past satire. We are staring into the abyss, and half the country thinks it’s just a campaign ad.
This house is not divided. It’s on fire. And dreck like this man — and the propaganda system that birthed him — must be torn down, root and stem.
This is not politics. This is survival. The propaganda must end. The Murdoch empire must be broken. The criminal syndicate posing as a movement must be exposed for what it is: a rotting death cult wrapped in a flag, wielding a Bible, and aiming a gun at the Constitution.
Call it what it is: fascism, American-style. And stop waiting for someone else to stop it.
Title: Memorial Day Briefing: When the Generals Met the Grifters
Setting: A Secure Tactical Bunker – Location Classified, Time Eternal
The war room’s steel door hissed open. General George S. Patton was first through it, boots thudding like judgment. He wore his trademark helmet and twin pearl-handled Colts — more ceremonial now, but the gleam in his eye said he’d still use them if duty called.
Next came General Omar Bradley. Measured, calm, the “soldier’s general.” He had the look of a man ready to assess, weigh, and render judgment with surgical clarity.
Behind him, General Mark Clark — ever sharp, analytical, and diplomatic when needed — surveyed the scene with a seasoned general’s disdain for nonsense.
Bringing up the rear, chain-smoking and muttering, was Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith, Eisenhower’s wartime chief of staff. He looked like he’d already seen too much — and wasn't surprised this meeting was happening.
Laid out before them: dossiers, video evidence, testimonies, indictments — the whole unholy mess of the modern American clown show. A rogue’s gallery led by Donald Trump and propped up by Giuliani, Bannon, Stone, Flynn, Eastman, and a choir of stooges so loud it drowned out logic.
Act I: The Briefing
Beetle Smith squinted at the video monitor. “This one tried to say windmills cause cancer.”
Bradley flipped through a file. “Trump dodged the draft for bone spurs, then mocked POWs. This is who led the armed forces?”
“He didn’t lead,” Clark muttered. “He marketed. Different thing entirely.”
Patton growled, “If I’d caught him during the war claiming leadership, I’d have kicked his gold-plated ass across the Maginot Line. You don’t get to wave the flag with one hand while pocketing the treasury with the other.”
“Let’s talk about this ‘rally’,” Bradley said, pointing to January 6th footage. “He sent civilians to storm their own Capitol. Incited rebellion. Hid behind lawyers.”
Beetle coughed through his smoke. “This is fascism with spray tan. Hitler had uniforms. This guy had merch.”
Clark leaned forward. “And still, he claims patriotism. Claims to love the troops.”
Bradley locked eyes with the others. “We buried the real patriots. They never bragged. They bled. And this man would’ve left them to die if it helped his poll numbers.”
Act II: The Holding Pen
The door to the observation room opened. The generals stood behind one-way glass, looking into the containment area where the modern criminals sat.
Trump lounged like a bloated Caesar. Giuliani’s hair dye was dripping again. Bannon looked like he’d been soaking in bourbon and conspiracy theories. The rest yakked into cameras or practiced confused versions of the Constitution.
Bradley spoke first. “I fought alongside men who’d die for democracy. These people wouldn’t miss brunch for it.”
Patton paced. “He talks about greatness, but he’s never served, never sacrificed, never stood for anything but himself. If cowardice were a currency, this room could fund a moon mission.”
Beetle Smith chuckled bitterly. “The Nazis were evil. These clowns are evil and incompetent. It’s like Boris and Natasha joined forces with the Ku Klux Klan and hired the Three Stooges for strategy.”
Clark added, “It’s not just Trump. It’s the ecosystem. Grifters, liars, media stooges. They’ve turned democracy into a pay-per-view grudge match.”
Act III: The Verdict
Patton slammed his fist on the table. “This isn’t politics. It’s treason wrapped in reality TV. The only thing these men ever fought for was airtime.”
Bradley spoke calmly but firmly. “They mock everything we stood for. The Constitution. The truth. The lives lost in Europe, the Pacific, North Africa. This… what we’re seeing… is a betrayal.”
Beetle exhaled. “Let history record: we were called to fight monsters. These are parasites. Worse in some ways. At least monsters had the decency to be obvious.”
Clark stood. “Then let the record show: had these men lived in our time, they wouldn’t be generals. They wouldn’t be heroes. They’d be cellmates.”
Memorial Day – Then and Now
Today, we honor the soldiers who gave everything.
But we must also call out those who dishonor them — with lies, cowardice, and corruption cloaked in faux patriotism.
Patton would’ve slapped the smug off their faces. Bradley would’ve dismantled them with truth. Clark would’ve cornered them with facts. And Beetle Smith would’ve filed them under “Enemies, Domestic.”
They fought real evil. What we’re fighting now is dressed as a joke — and that’s how it gets away with it.
Yes, I might sound unhinged — but how else should a sane person respond to this madness?
Those of us who believed in building a just country, those who fought and sacrificed and struggled for progress — we’re watching it all be burned down in real time. The dream we invested in is slipping into the hands of a cult, not a government. This has nothing to do with governance, law, or leadership. It's about blind devotion, manipulation, and rage.
The wealth of this country was built on slavery and centuries of institutionalized misery. We endured a Civil War. We suffered through the Great Depression, Vietnam, assassinations, injustice upon injustice. And through all that, we believed — however naively — that maybe, just maybe, we were getting somewhere. That we were evolving as a species. That truth, equality, reason, and democracy might finally triumph.
Instead, what did we do?
We handed the megaphone to the lowest, loudest voices. We coddled ignorance and called it "freedom." We allowed propaganda to parade as journalism. We surrendered facts to feelings. And now, here we are, teetering on the edge of fascism again — despite knowing where that road leads.
And yes, I have written volumes. I have essays, articles, and warnings ready to go — but what’s the point? Everything that needs to be said has been said. The people we most desperately need to reach won’t listen. Not because they disagree, but because they can’t. They’re in a cult. They’ve given up their critical thinking in exchange for identity, grievance, and a false sense of belonging.
Donald Trump couldn't run a public toilet without fouling it up. And yet he’s propped up by a cabal of criminals, grifters, and sociopaths who know exactly what they’re doing. These are not patriots. These are not Christians. These are not leaders. These are parasites who feed on chaos, fear, and ignorance.
And we let it happen.
Why?
Because we failed to protect the First Amendment from abuse. Because Obama — as brilliant and articulate as he was — lacked the political courage to confront the rising tide of disinformation. Because Democrats believed the system would hold. It didn’t.
We allowed lies to become law. We allowed Rupert Murdoch to poison the minds of millions. We allowed Facebook, YouTube, and Fox News to turn ignorance into a product and fear into a lifestyle.
And now, here we are — shouting into the abyss, knowing that truth doesn’t matter anymore to the ones who most need it.
So yes, I’m angry. Yes, I sound unhinged. But if you’re not angry right now, then you’re not paying attention.
I’ve crafted it in the tone of a concerned and informed constituent with reference to the bill’s contents and constitutional implications. Since no official bill number is provided in public documents, I will refer to it as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)" for clarity—but you can insert the specific bill number (e.g., H.R. ####) once known.
[Your Full Name] [Your Address] [City, State, ZIP Code] [Email Address] [Date]
To: All Republican Members of the United States Senate Washington, D.C.
RE: Opposition to the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" – A Moral and Fiscal Betrayal
Dear Senators,
As an informed American citizen and constituent, I am writing to express my unequivocal opposition to the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), recently passed by the House of Representatives and now under consideration in the Senate.
Despite its name, there is nothing admirable about this legislation. We are well aware of the contents of this bill—thanks to public reporting and legislative analysis—and we reject it in full. If passed, this bill would constitute a historic betrayal of working-class Americans, seniors, low-income families, and the future stability of the United States.
Key Provisions We Oppose:
$3.8 trillion increase to the national deficit, primarily to fund tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
Deep and dangerous cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP, putting millions at risk of hunger and health crises.
The elimination of green energy incentives, worsening climate vulnerability and undermining U.S. innovation.
Massive tax exemptions for estates and pass-through entities, serving only the richest Americans while the rest struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare.
Expansions in defense and border enforcement spending with no accountability or long-term benefit to national security or public welfare.
This bill is not merely flawed—it is a deliberate assault on the most vulnerable Americans. It is a grotesque redistribution of wealth upward, achieved by sacrificing basic protections for the elderly, disabled, and working poor.
Your Role: A Test of Conscience and Constitutional Duty
The Senate was not designed to be a rubber stamp for ideological extremism or corporate greed. Your responsibility is not to any individual or party, but to the Constitution and the American people.
If you choose to support this bill, you are complicit in enacting legislation that intentionally increases suffering and consolidates power into the hands of the few. This bill is not policy—it is economic violence in legislative form.
Our Response
We, the American people, are watching. We are organizing. We will challenge this bill in the public square, in the courts, and at the ballot box. Your support for this legislation will not be forgotten or forgiven.
This is a legal, moral, and civic disgrace, and we call on you—urgently—to vote against this catastrophic legislation and restore some measure of sanity, humanity, and decency to your office.
Sincerely,
Please add that the ruling on judges must not include a bond request, but thal all rulings by judges must be followed! Trump is trying to create wiggle room. We need to stop up all the loop holes!
The rise of figures like Donald Trump—someone with no prior political experience, no legal training, no foreign policy expertise, multiple bankruptcies, thousands of lawsuits, and a well-documented pattern of lying, bullying, and cruelty—is not just embarrassing. It is terrifying and a damning indictment of how broken the U.S. political system has become.
Let’s unpack this with brutal honesty, solid sources, and psychological insight.
🔥 WHY THE MOST DEVIANT, STUPID, OR UNQUALIFIED PEOPLE RISE TO POWER
1. No Real Qualifications Are Required
In the U.S., there are virtually no legal qualifications to run for high office:
OfficeRequirementsPresident35 years old, natural-born citizen, 14-year residencySenator30 years old, 9 years a citizenRepresentative25 years old, 7 years a citizen
There are no requirements for:
Education
Experience
Psychological fitness
Criminal record
Military or public service
That means a convicted felon with no college education can run for president — and Donald Trump is a convicted felon as of 2024.
Source: U.S. Constitution, Articles I and II
2. Psychological Research: Authoritarian Appeal
Psychiatrists and psychologists have studied why people follow deviant leaders. Here’s what they say:
People with authoritarian tendencies are drawn to leaders who seem “strong” and “decisive,” even if cruel or ignorant. (Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Personality)
Trump supporters score high in:
Social dominance orientation
Racial resentment
Fear of change
Narcissistic and sociopathic traits are often rewarded in politics because they allow a person to lie, manipulate, and dominate without shame.
“Trump shows symptoms of malignant narcissism, including antisocial behavior, paranoia, sadism, and grandiosity.” — Dr. Bandy Lee, psychiatrist, Yale School of Medicine
“We wouldn’t hire a school bus driver without a psych exam. Why would we elect a president without one?” — Dr. John Gartner, clinical psychologist
3. The American System Encourages Demagogues
The Electoral College allows a candidate to lose the popular vote and still win (e.g., Trump in 2016).
Gerrymandering lets politicians choose their voters, rather than the other way around.
Dark money from billionaires and corporations floods campaigns, overriding reasoned debate.
Sources:
Dark Money by Jane Mayer
How Democracies Die by Levitsky & Ziblatt
Pew Research Center, 2020: 77% of Americans believe money has too much influence in politics.
💣 WHY WE HAVEN’T FIXED IT
1. The System Is Designed to Protect Itself
Incumbents write the rules.
Congress has no incentive to demand stricter qualifications, because many current members would fail them.
Any real change would require Constitutional amendments, which are incredibly hard to pass.
2. Anti-intellectualism
Many Americans are suspicious of intelligence, education, and expertise. Trump famously said:
“I love the poorly educated.” — Donald Trump, 2016
This reflects a cult of ignorance that rejects nuance and critical thought. Smart, experienced leaders get branded as “elitist.”
🧠 WHAT PSYCHIATRISTS RECOMMEND
Psychiatrists like Dr. Bandy Lee, Dr. Justin Frank (Trump on the Couch), and Dr. Lance Dodes say:
All presidential candidates should undergo mandatory psychological evaluations.
Congress should pass legislation requiring fitness-for-duty assessments, just as military personnel or airline pilots must take.
The public needs better education in media literacy, civics, and critical thinking.
📚 BOOKS AND SOURCES
"The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump" – Bandy X. Lee, M.D., et al.
"Trump on the Couch" – Justin Frank, M.D.
"Dark Money" – Jane Mayer
"How Democracies Die" – Levitsky & Ziblatt
"Authoritarian Nightmare" – John W. Dean & Bob Altemeyer
Pew Research Center, various reports on political trust and misinformation
The Constitution of the United States, Articles I & II
❓SO WHY DID WE PICK TRUMP?
Because a toxic mix of:
Anti-intellectualism
Racism and xenophobia
Reality TV celebrity worship
Ignorance of civics
Fox News and right-wing propaganda
A broken system with no safeguards
…allowed the least qualified, most dangerous kind of man to ascend to the presidency.
🚨 WHY WE MUST CHANGE THE SYSTEM
If we don’t:
We risk permanent decline into authoritarianism.
We’ll continue to be ruled by sociopaths with no empathy or vision.
The most intelligent, experienced, and ethical Americans will stay far away from politics.
We need:
Psychological screening for all candidates
Mandatory education requirements
Election reform
Media regulation and accountability
Civic education in schools
Socrates: The Unyielding Questioner
Socrates would not fight fascism with violence. He would expose it by questioning it—relentlessly, publicly, and logically. He would stand in the agora and ask:
“What is justice?”
“Is might the same as right?”
“Can a good soul be ruled by fear?”
He would challenge the sophists, the demagogues, and those who exploit public ignorance. He would refuse to flatter power and would die rather than betray his conscience—as he did when sentenced to death by Athens for “corrupting the youth” and “impiety.”
What would Socrates do?
Speak truth to power with calm irony.
Refuse to cooperate with unjust systems.
Accept death rather than compromise virtue.
📜 “The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates
📚 Plato: The Philosopher-King's Vision
Plato, Socrates’ student, warned in The Republic that democracy without education can devolve into mob rule, paving the way for a tyrant—a demagogue who exploits fear and base desires to seize power.
He would resist fascism by:
Calling for education that teaches the love of truth and the Good.
Warning against manipulation by propaganda (his “noble lie” critique).
Advocating for leaders of virtue, not popularity.
To Plato, the tyrant is a slave to his appetites, and the state becomes sick when ruled by such men.
What would Plato do?
Build systems that cultivate wisdom and justice.
Teach the young to spot falsehood and resist flattery.
Remove corrupted leaders and replace them with wise ones.
📜 “The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” – Plato
✝️ Christ: The Lion and the Lamb
Jesus of Nazareth never aligned with earthly empires. He spoke of a Kingdom not of this world—a reign of truth, love, and justice.
He:
Challenged oppressive religious and political elites.
Turned over the tables of exploitative merchants in the temple.
Said, “Blessed are the peacemakers,” but also, “I did not come to bring peace but a sword”—the sword of truth.
Christ did not incite violent revolution. He absorbed evil without mirroring it, offering radical love, but never submission to injustice. His crucifixion was not weakness—it was resistance in its most divine form.
What would Christ do?
Expose lies with clarity and parables.
Defy fascist cruelty with active, courageous love.
Be willing to suffer rather than betray truth or harm others.
📜 “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” – Jesus (John 8:32)
🔥 What Would They All Do Together?
Together, these three—the philosopher, the logician, the messiah—would not stay silent. They would:
Confront fascism with clarity and courage.
Educate the masses against manipulation and fear.
Refuse to serve power that crushes the soul.
Offer hope grounded not in blind optimism, but in eternal truths.
They would not run. They would not appease. They would speak. They would stand. And, if necessary, they would sacrifice everything for truth.
Prayer for Courage in Dark and Confusing Times
O Light that burns beyond the veil, When hope is dim and voices fail, When shadows stretch across the land, Strengthen our hearts, steady our hand.
Let not the tyrant’s tongue deceive, Nor fear compel the soul to leave The path of truth, however steep— Guard us when justice falls asleep.
Though power cloaks itself in might, Let us be candles in the night. Though lies may thunder, cold and loud, Help us to stand, not join the crowd.
When friends grow faint and truth is banned, Let courage rise where we still stand. Let kindness blaze and wisdom speak For all the strong, and all the weak.
May mercy temper righteous fire, But never let the flame expire. Let evil tremble at the song Of those who rise to right the wrong.
O Heart of hearts, O Silent Flame, Though worlds collapse, You stay the same. We walk with You, through storm and flame— For Good must rise, and Love reclaim.
Amen.
Confronting Evil Through the Lens of Genuine Spirituality
1. Evil Exists Within the Unity of All Things
In the deepest mystical traditions—from Advaita Vedanta to Kabbalah, from Sufism to Christian mysticism—there is a fundamental understanding: all is One.
This includes even what we call evil.
Evil, in this framework, is not a cosmic enemy warring against God, but rather a distortion or imbalance within the divine manifestation. It is the shadow cast by free will, by separation from truth, by forgetting our Source.
While Absolute Reality knows no division—there, all is God—Relative Reality, the realm in which we live and breathe, is filled with suffering, cruelty, and injustice. To deny this is spiritual naivety. To confront it consciously is the work of the awakened soul.
As Kabbalists would say, evil (the sitra achra, or “other side”) exists to challenge and refine the soul. It is not separate from God, but it hides God.
⚖️ 2. Our Role Is to Respond, Not to Become Numb
Authentic spirituality does not run from suffering, nor does it whitewash evil in syrupy affirmations. It calls us to presence, to action, and to compassionate clarity.
True mystics do not dissociate. They bear witness.
They ask:
“How can I stand before the fire of injustice and not become what I oppose?”
This is the mystery of non-reactive resistance.
As Meister Eckhart wrote:
“The eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me.” In confronting evil, God moves through the awakened human heart.
🕯️ 3. Evil as Catalyst for Awakening
Paradoxically, it is often the presence of evil that awakens the soul.
In Kabbalah, evil is permitted so that goodness may be chosen freely.
In Hinduism, even the battlefield of the Bhagavad Gita is sacred when action is rooted in dharma.
In Buddhism, suffering is the gateway to compassion.
In Sufism, even the devil is said to be God’s most loyal servant—by driving seekers back to the Beloved.
To awaken means not to bypass evil, but to understand its place in the architecture of divine learning.
💠 4. Love Is Not Weakness
Spiritual warriors—like Jesus, Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—understood that true love is not passive. It is a disciplined, courageous force that confronts injustice without becoming unjust.
To love one’s enemy does not mean to surrender to evil.
It means to act without hatred, to see the delusion and still respond from the deepest clarity and purpose.
“Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
🌀 5. Negotiating This in the Mind and the Heart
Different traditions offer rich lenses for holding the paradox of divine unity and the presence of evil:
Christian Mysticism: Evil exists within time, but grace exceeds it.
“Where sin abounds, grace abounds more.” (Romans 5:20)
Buddhism: Evil is a form of ignorance. To respond with wisdom and compassion is the only true remedy.
Sufism: Evil is a veil. It hides the Face of the Beloved. But even the veil is God.
“God breaks the heart again and again until it stays open.”
Advaita Vedanta: Evil is maya—the illusion of separation. Awake. Act wisely within the illusion. Perform your dharma with love.
🧭 Final Summary: What Does Genuine Spirituality Say?
Evil is real in the human world—but it is not separate from the Divine.
Your response matters. Your soul’s posture matters.
Hatred fuels more hatred. Wisdom seeds healing.
Do not deny evil. Do not be consumed by it. Stand in the fire—but do not become it.
Your presence, if anchored in clarity, love, and the Whole, becomes the very light that dissolves shadows.
🕊️ A UNIVERSAL MEDITATION
(For quiet reflection, morning or night — alone or with others.)
Let all that is broken be seen. Let all that is dark be acknowledged. Let all that is wounded be named.
I do not turn away. I do not numb. I do not hate.
I stand in the fire, but I do not become it. I see the shadow, but I serve the light.
I remember who I am. I remember who you are.
May justice rise. May truth awaken. May love endure.
In me. Through me. Around me. For all. Amen. Ameen. Om Shanti. So it is.
Confronting Evil Through the Lens of Genuine Spirituality
1. Evil Exists Within the Unity of All Things
In the deepest mystical traditions—from Advaita Vedanta to Kabbalah, from Sufism to Christian mysticism—there is a fundamental understanding: all is One.
This includes even what we call evil.
Evil, in this framework, is not a cosmic enemy warring against God, but rather a distortion or imbalance within the divine manifestation. It is the shadow cast by free will, by separation from truth, by forgetting our Source.
While Absolute Reality knows no division—there, all is God—Relative Reality, the realm in which we live and breathe, is filled with suffering, cruelty, and injustice. To deny this is spiritual naivety. To confront it consciously is the work of the awakened soul.
As Kabbalists would say, evil (the sitra achra, or “other side”) exists to challenge and refine the soul. It is not separate from God, but it hides God.
⚖️ 2. Our Role Is to Respond, Not to Become Numb
Authentic spirituality does not run from suffering, nor does it whitewash evil in syrupy affirmations. It calls us to presence, to action, and to compassionate clarity.
True mystics do not dissociate. They bear witness.
They ask:
“How can I stand before the fire of injustice and not become what I oppose?”
This is the mystery of non-reactive resistance.
As Meister Eckhart wrote:
“The eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me.” In confronting evil, God moves through the awakened human heart.
🕯️ 3. Evil as Catalyst for Awakening
Paradoxically, it is often the presence of evil that awakens the soul.
In Kabbalah, evil is permitted so that goodness may be chosen freely.
In Hinduism, even the battlefield of the Bhagavad Gita is sacred when action is rooted in dharma.
In Buddhism, suffering is the gateway to compassion.
In Sufism, even the devil is said to be God’s most loyal servant—by driving seekers back to the Beloved.
To awaken means not to bypass evil, but to understand its place in the architecture of divine learning.
💠 4. Love Is Not Weakness
Spiritual warriors—like Jesus, Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—understood that true love is not passive. It is a disciplined, courageous force that confronts injustice without becoming unjust.
To love one’s enemy does not mean to surrender to evil.
It means to act without hatred, to see the delusion and still respond from the deepest clarity and purpose.
“Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
🌀 5. Negotiating This in the Mind and the Heart
Different traditions offer rich lenses for holding the paradox of divine unity and the presence of evil:
Christian Mysticism: Evil exists within time, but grace exceeds it.
“Where sin abounds, grace abounds more.” (Romans 5:20)
Buddhism: Evil is a form of ignorance. To respond with wisdom and compassion is the only true remedy.
Sufism: Evil is a veil. It hides the Face of the Beloved. But even the veil is God.
“God breaks the heart again and again until it stays open.”
Advaita Vedanta: Evil is maya—the illusion of separation. Awake. Act wisely within the illusion. Perform your dharma with love.
🧭 Final Summary: What Does Genuine Spirituality Say?
Evil is real in the human world—but it is not separate from the Divine.
Your response matters. Your soul’s posture matters.
Hatred fuels more hatred. Wisdom seeds healing.
Do not deny evil. Do not be consumed by it. Stand in the fire—but do not become it.
Your presence, if anchored in clarity, love, and the Whole, becomes the very light that dissolves shadows.
🕊️ A UNIVERSAL MEDITATION
(For quiet reflection, morning or night — alone or with others.)
Let all that is broken be seen. Let all that is dark be acknowledged. Let all that is wounded be named.
I do not turn away. I do not numb. I do not hate.
I stand in the fire, but I do not become it. I see the shadow, but I serve the light.
I remember who I am. I remember who you are.
May justice rise. May truth awaken. May love endure.
In me. Through me. Around me. For all. Amen. Ameen. Om Shanti. So it is.
What Reich Warns Us About
Palantir, co-founded by Peter Thiel, is viewed by Reich as a convergence point for military AI, surveillance, Trump’s authoritarian data apparatus, and Silicon Valley libertarianism—a form of tech-enabled corruption and control https://substack.com/home/post/p-165677472?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=chatgpt.com.
Reich compares the “palantir” from The Lord of the Rings—a tool of distortion under Sauron—to how Palantir Technologies seeks to aggregate and surveil massive personal data, turning truth into propaganda .
📡 2. How Palantir Powers Trump’s Surveillance
Under Trump’s directive to break down federal agency silos, Palantir was selected to build a centralized “super database” containing personal info from DHS, HHS, IRS, Social Security, DoD, and more—linking it with military and ICE surveillance .
This has alarmed both Democrats (e.g., Rep. Trahan) and MAGA supporters, who see it tipping the U.S. toward “Deep State” or authoritarian surveillance—buried within a veneer of national security .
🌐 3. The Thiel–Musk Tech-Cult Revolution
Reich argues Thiel and Musk, along with figures like David Sacks and Alex Karp, are neo-reactionaries or proto-fascists from the “Dark Enlightenment.” They spurn democracy in favor of a Silicon Valley–led libertarian dictatorship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment?utm_source=chatgpt.com.
Their anti-democratic agenda includes dismantling democratic norms—civil rights, welfare, even women’s suffrage—while arming authoritarian regimes and fueling authoritarianism globally, not just domestically .
💣 4. Why This Is a Threat to Freedom
Centralized data power—combining military, medical, tax, and personal data—for surveillance or political targeting.
Unchecked authority, thanks to revolving doors between Palantir and U.S. agencies like DoD, DHS, ICE, FBI, NGOs, and global militaries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir_Technologies?utm_source=chatgpt.com.
Media monopoly and propaganda—Palantir-backed events promote a pro-authoritarian worldview (e.g., Trump’s birthday parade sponsorship) https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/bay-area-tech-sponsored-parade-20380041.php?utm_source=chatgpt.com.
Corporate-funded strongmen—the fusion of Thielian ideology, Palantir tech, and political ambition (e.g., JD Vance’s rise) creates a new authoritarian ruling class https://substack.com/home/post/p-165677472?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=chatgpt.com.
Erosion of trust in democratic institutions—from both left and right, as conservatives (MAGA) and liberals see this as abusable power https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-melts-down-over-trump-deep-state-deportation-deal/?utm_source=chatgpt.com.
🔍 5. What Evidence Supports This?
Two weeks ago, MAGA-aligned factions protested the federal $30 M contract to use Palantir’s “ImmigrationOS”—the outrage was over mass-surveillance, even among Trump’s own base https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-melts-down-over-trump-deep-state-deportation-deal/?utm_source=chatgpt.com.
More recently, Hill Republicans and Dems formally complained, citing the threat of a digital ID database capable of targeting political opponents https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/maga-base-erupts-as-trump-admins-palantir-powered-national-citizen-database-sparks-outrage-and-distrust-us-news-donald-trump-news/articleshow/121597494.cms?utm_source=chatgpt.com.
Palantir’s own defense: at DC’s AI+ Expo, they threatened journalists over coverage and cited privacy defenses. Critics say that’s a sinister sign of corporate overreach https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-defense-conference-journalists?utm_source=chatgpt.com.
Continuous contracts: Since 2009, Palantir has inked $2.7 B+ in U.S. government contracts—including ICE, Pentagon, FBI, and NHS in the UK .
⚠️ 6. Why This Should Terrify Us
We're seeing the infrastructure of authoritarianism:
Massive data aggregation under one private entity.
Tech billionaires shaping regulatory and political outcomes.
Erosion of democratic checks and balances, accelerated by emergency powers and national-security rhetoric.
This isn’t theoretical — it's a real operational system, already partially in place. Palantir’s tech is live—even if its full reach hasn’t been publicly tested, the potential is alarming https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/what-is-palantir-secretive-data-firm-with-deep-government-ties-now-central-to-trumps-federal-data-sharing-plan/articleshow/121704100.cms?utm_source=chatgpt.com.
With the rise of right-wing authoritarianism globally—from Hungary to India—there’s a clear pattern of democratic backsliding via symmetric digital surveillance .
🚨 Bottom Line: Democracy on the Line
Robert Reich’s essay isn’t just commentary—it’s a warning cry. The Palantir-Trump-Musk-Thiel nexus is building a surveillance state with oligarchic control, powered by data and protected by co-opted institutions. It threatens not only American democratic norms, but echoes in emerging authoritarian regimes worldwide.
We now face a choice: resist before it’s too late, or become complicit in systems that will strip us of our freedoms—one data point at a time.
Confronting Evil Through the Lens of Genuine Spirituality
1. Evil Exists Within the Unity of All Things
In the deepest mystical traditions—from Advaita Vedanta to Kabbalah, from Sufism to Christian mysticism—there is a fundamental understanding: all is One.
This includes even what we call evil.
Evil, in this framework, is not a cosmic enemy warring against God, but rather a distortion or imbalance within the divine manifestation. It is the shadow cast by free will, by separation from truth, by forgetting our Source.
While Absolute Reality knows no division—there, all is God—Relative Reality, the realm in which we live and breathe, is filled with suffering, cruelty, and injustice. To deny this is spiritual naivety. To confront it consciously is the work of the awakened soul.
As Kabbalists would say, evil (the sitra achra, or “other side”) exists to challenge and refine the soul. It is not separate from God, but it hides God.
⚖️ 2. Our Role Is to Respond, Not to Become Numb
Authentic spirituality does not run from suffering, nor does it whitewash evil in syrupy affirmations. It calls us to presence, to action, and to compassionate clarity.
True mystics do not dissociate. They bear witness.
They ask:
“How can I stand before the fire of injustice and not become what I oppose?”
This is the mystery of non-reactive resistance.
As Meister Eckhart wrote:
“The eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me.” In confronting evil, God moves through the awakened human heart.
🕯️ 3. Evil as Catalyst for Awakening
Paradoxically, it is often the presence of evil that awakens the soul.
In Kabbalah, evil is permitted so that goodness may be chosen freely.
In Hinduism, even the battlefield of the Bhagavad Gita is sacred when action is rooted in dharma.
In Buddhism, suffering is the gateway to compassion.
In Sufism, even the devil is said to be God’s most loyal servant—by driving seekers back to the Beloved.
To awaken means not to bypass evil, but to understand its place in the architecture of divine learning.
💠 4. Love Is Not Weakness
Spiritual warriors—like Jesus, Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—understood that true love is not passive. It is a disciplined, courageous force that confronts injustice without becoming unjust.
To love one’s enemy does not mean to surrender to evil.
It means to act without hatred, to see the delusion and still respond from the deepest clarity and purpose.
“Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
🌀 5. Negotiating This in the Mind and the Heart
Different traditions offer rich lenses for holding the paradox of divine unity and the presence of evil:
Christian Mysticism: Evil exists within time, but grace exceeds it.
“Where sin abounds, grace abounds more.” (Romans 5:20)
Buddhism: Evil is a form of ignorance. To respond with wisdom and compassion is the only true remedy.
Sufism: Evil is a veil. It hides the Face of the Beloved. But even the veil is God.
“God breaks the heart again and again until it stays open.”
Advaita Vedanta: Evil is maya—the illusion of separation. Awake. Act wisely within the illusion. Perform your dharma with love.
🧭 Final Summary: What Does Genuine Spirituality Say?
Evil is real in the human world—but it is not separate from the Divine.
Your response matters. Your soul’s posture matters.
Hatred fuels more hatred. Wisdom seeds healing.
Do not deny evil. Do not be consumed by it. Stand in the fire—but do not become it.
Your presence, if anchored in clarity, love, and the Whole, becomes the very light that dissolves shadows.
🕊️ A UNIVERSAL MEDITATION
(For quiet reflection, morning or night — alone or with others.)
Let all that is broken be seen. Let all that is dark be acknowledged. Let all that is wounded be named.
I do not turn away. I do not numb. I do not hate.
I stand in the fire, but I do not become it. I see the shadow, but I serve the light.
I remember who I am. I remember who you are.
May justice rise. May truth awaken. May love endure.
In me. Through me. Around me. For all. Amen. Ameen. Om Shanti. So it is.
In danger??? Give me a fucking break the most danger Benny the Con Man faces is who is going to fix his Mercedes flat tire. You people are beyong pathetic
I'm pretty sure that no one here takes you seriously. Scream and blather as much as you want. The rest of us are doing what we can to come together and save our republic. Have fun with your misery.
Does rage commenting make you feel better?
Apparently Peter thinks so, but all it does is alienate him more from those of us in touch with reality and truth!
Go away!
Well, I have already left other mainstream news media, so I wont miss CBS. What none of them get is that there is a treasure trove of choices on social media for us to choose from, like Medias. And, we won’t be going back. So, here is a small birthday gift to you, me, and others following. I am subscribing today to your network. Happy belated birthday.🎂
I left ALL of them about 5 years ago. I used to wake up to go to work at 3:30 am turn on the news. Come home at 6:30 - turn on the news. NOT anymore.
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100% here too
Subject: Grave Concern Regarding Reports of Settlement with Donald Trump and Its Ethical Implications
Dear Paramount Executives,
I write to you as a deeply concerned global citizen and longtime observer of the critical role the press plays in preserving democratic society. Recent reports, including those outlined by Ben Meiselas of the MeidasTouch Network, regarding your company’s alleged willingness to settle a baseless lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump in exchange for regulatory favor related to the Skydance merger, are deeply troubling.
If these reports are accurate, they represent not just a strategic miscalculation, but a profound moral failing—one that undermines the foundational principles of journalistic independence, institutional integrity, and democratic accountability.
The notion that a media conglomerate of Paramount’s stature would capitulate to political intimidation and extortion—cloaked as litigation—raises urgent questions about the values driving your corporate leadership. The implication that a settlement in the range of $30–$50 million might be paid directly to Mr. Trump as a quid pro quo for government approval is not only alarming, it is potentially corrosive to public trust in the independence of media institutions. It is difficult to interpret this as anything other than a transactional compromise of truth for profit.
Shari Redstone, as controlling shareholder, may well seek to maximize returns through a Skydance merger, but this pursuit must not come at the expense of democratic values or ethical journalism. Paramount’s legacy—and that of CBS News in particular—was built on a tradition of fearless, fair, and independent reporting. To betray that heritage for expediency or capital gain would permanently damage your public credibility and internal morale.
The resignations of Wendy McMahon and Bill Owens, two professionals of high esteem, only underscore the gravity of the internal crisis your organization is facing. Their departures speak not of personnel changes, but of institutional conscience in revolt.
Let me be absolutely clear: Settling with a man who has openly undermined democracy, attacked the press, incited violence, and attempted to subvert the rule of law is a moral compromise that cannot be justified under any business rationale. The short-term gain in merger approval or shareholder profit pales in comparison to the long-term reputational and historical cost of enabling authoritarian manipulation of media.
As stewards of one of the world’s most visible and influential media platforms, you have a duty not only to your shareholders, but to your audience, your journalists, and to the democratic society you serve.
I urge you to reconsider any move that would allow such a settlement to go forward. The public is watching. History is watching. And it will not forget those who sold out truth for money.
Respectfully,
All for the almighty dollar
Yes, I might sound unhinged — but how else should a sane person respond to this madness?
Those of us who believed in building a just country, those who fought and sacrificed and struggled for progress — we’re watching it all be burned down in real time. The dream we invested in is slipping into the hands of a cult, not a government. This has nothing to do with governance, law, or leadership. It's about blind devotion, manipulation, and rage.
The wealth of this country was built on slavery and centuries of institutionalized misery. We endured a Civil War. We suffered through the Great Depression, Vietnam, assassinations, injustice upon injustice. And through all that, we believed — however naively — that maybe, just maybe, we were getting somewhere. That we were evolving as a species. That truth, equality, reason, and democracy might finally triumph.
Instead, what did we do?
We handed the megaphone to the lowest, loudest voices. We coddled ignorance and called it "freedom." We allowed propaganda to parade as journalism. We surrendered facts to feelings. And now, here we are, teetering on the edge of fascism again — despite knowing where that road leads.
And yes, I have written volumes. I have essays, articles, and warnings ready to go — but what’s the point? Everything that needs to be said has been said. The people we most desperately need to reach won’t listen. Not because they disagree, but because they can’t. They’re in a cult. They’ve given up their critical thinking in exchange for identity, grievance, and a false sense of belonging.
Donald Trump couldn't run a public toilet without fouling it up. And yet he’s propped up by a cabal of criminals, grifters, and sociopaths who know exactly what they’re doing. These are not patriots. These are not Christians. These are not leaders. These are parasites who feed on chaos, fear, and ignorance.
And we let it happen.
Why?
Because we failed to protect the First Amendment from abuse. Because Obama — as brilliant and articulate as he was — lacked the political courage to confront the rising tide of disinformation. Because Democrats believed the system would hold. It didn’t.
We allowed lies to become law. We allowed Rupert Murdoch to poison the minds of millions. We allowed Facebook, YouTube, and Fox News to turn ignorance into a product and fear into a lifestyle.
And now, here we are — shouting into the abyss, knowing that truth doesn’t matter anymore to the ones who most need it.
So yes, I’m angry. Yes, I sound unhinged. But if you’re not angry right now, then you’re not paying attention.
The Ride of Captain Bone Spurs
A Brutal History of a Nation Hijacked
He never earned it. He just took it.
Trump — a failed casino clown, a draft-dodging coward with a gold toilet and a black heart — never built anything real in his life. His empire was built on air, debt, branding, and bluster. No integrity. No strategy. Just noise, lawsuits, and other people’s money.
And now he’s back. Not just back in politics. Back in power.
Controlling the GOP like a cult leader. Turning the Supreme Court into a wrecking crew. Holding the nation hostage with threats of violence, lies, and mass delusion.
We are not in a post-Trump era. We are in the late-stage Trumpist regime. And it all began with Roy Cohn.
ACT I: Mentored by a Monster
Roy Cohn — McCarthy’s hitman. A closeted, vicious, scorched-earth operator. Trump's shadow tutor.
Cohn taught Trump the gospel of shamelessness:
Never apologize.
Never admit.
Attack harder when you’re guilty.
Turn truth into a weapon.
Trump took notes. Built his entire public life on this moral sewage. And it worked. Because America was primed for it. Primed by reality TV, by decades of consumer rot, by institutional cowardice, and by a broken press addicted to balance over truth.
What followed was a con job on a national scale.
ACT II: Captain Bone Spurs Rides Again
He dodged Vietnam with fake bone spurs — but paraded as a wartime president against immigrants, journalists, women, minorities, and anyone who told the truth.
He lost the 2020 election — and turned that loss into a fundraising goldmine and a slow coup. He cheered on the January 6th terrorists — then pretended he was the victim. He called soldiers “suckers and losers” — while wrapping himself in the flag like a defiled relic.
And now, like a horror sequel nobody asked for, he’s back on the ballot — but never really off the throne. The institutions that could have stopped him? They flinched. They hedged. They waited for “norms” to do the job.
But you don’t stop fascism with norms. You don’t reason with a man who has no concept of reason. You don’t appeal to shame when you’re facing a sociopath who views shame as weakness.
This isn’t political anymore. It’s pathological.
ACT III: The Traitor’s Court
Look at the rogues’ gallery he leads:
Giuliani: A greasy ghoul with teeth stained by lies and red wine.
Bannon: A fascist huckster powered by meth, hate, and podcast donations.
Flynn: A former general turned QAnon puppet, spouting theocratic garbage.
Roger Stone: Tattooed Nixon on his back, treason in his mouth.
Kari Lake, MTG, Boebert, Gaetz: A walking anti-intellectual meltdown.
And behind it all: Rupert Murdoch, poisoning the national bloodstream from a penthouse far away, as his media empire manufactures outrage, division, and fantasy 24/7.
Fox News isn’t news. It’s a weapon. A propaganda howitzer aimed straight at the brainstem of Middle America.
They’ve normalized the abnormal. Sanitized sedition. Gave treason a chyron and a commercial break.
ACT IV: A Mind War
This is psychological warfare. Not against an enemy abroad — but against the American people.
Years of disinformation, grievance politics, white resentment, and Christian nationalism have created a nation where millions now believe democracy is optional, violence is patriotic, and Trump is some kind of divine instrument.
This is not normal. This is not political disagreement. This is a cult of organized madness.
We have Americans saluting a man who tried to end democracy and will try again.
And we have institutions, billionaires, and media execs who are fine with it as long as the checks keep clearing.
ACT V: The End of Illusion
Captain Bone Spurs never served. Never sacrificed. Never cared.
He is a walking void — filled only with greed, vengeance, and the deep, lizard-brain need to never be wrong. And that makes him extremely dangerous. Because when he fails again — and he will — he’ll bring as much of the country down with him as he can.
We are past the warning signs. We are past satire. We are staring into the abyss, and half the country thinks it’s just a campaign ad.
This house is not divided. It’s on fire. And dreck like this man — and the propaganda system that birthed him — must be torn down, root and stem.
This is not politics. This is survival. The propaganda must end. The Murdoch empire must be broken. The criminal syndicate posing as a movement must be exposed for what it is: a rotting death cult wrapped in a flag, wielding a Bible, and aiming a gun at the Constitution.
Call it what it is: fascism, American-style. And stop waiting for someone else to stop it.
Title: Memorial Day Briefing: When the Generals Met the Grifters
Setting: A Secure Tactical Bunker – Location Classified, Time Eternal
The war room’s steel door hissed open. General George S. Patton was first through it, boots thudding like judgment. He wore his trademark helmet and twin pearl-handled Colts — more ceremonial now, but the gleam in his eye said he’d still use them if duty called.
Next came General Omar Bradley. Measured, calm, the “soldier’s general.” He had the look of a man ready to assess, weigh, and render judgment with surgical clarity.
Behind him, General Mark Clark — ever sharp, analytical, and diplomatic when needed — surveyed the scene with a seasoned general’s disdain for nonsense.
Bringing up the rear, chain-smoking and muttering, was Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith, Eisenhower’s wartime chief of staff. He looked like he’d already seen too much — and wasn't surprised this meeting was happening.
Laid out before them: dossiers, video evidence, testimonies, indictments — the whole unholy mess of the modern American clown show. A rogue’s gallery led by Donald Trump and propped up by Giuliani, Bannon, Stone, Flynn, Eastman, and a choir of stooges so loud it drowned out logic.
Act I: The Briefing
Beetle Smith squinted at the video monitor. “This one tried to say windmills cause cancer.”
Bradley flipped through a file. “Trump dodged the draft for bone spurs, then mocked POWs. This is who led the armed forces?”
“He didn’t lead,” Clark muttered. “He marketed. Different thing entirely.”
Patton growled, “If I’d caught him during the war claiming leadership, I’d have kicked his gold-plated ass across the Maginot Line. You don’t get to wave the flag with one hand while pocketing the treasury with the other.”
“Let’s talk about this ‘rally’,” Bradley said, pointing to January 6th footage. “He sent civilians to storm their own Capitol. Incited rebellion. Hid behind lawyers.”
Beetle coughed through his smoke. “This is fascism with spray tan. Hitler had uniforms. This guy had merch.”
Clark leaned forward. “And still, he claims patriotism. Claims to love the troops.”
Bradley locked eyes with the others. “We buried the real patriots. They never bragged. They bled. And this man would’ve left them to die if it helped his poll numbers.”
Act II: The Holding Pen
The door to the observation room opened. The generals stood behind one-way glass, looking into the containment area where the modern criminals sat.
Trump lounged like a bloated Caesar. Giuliani’s hair dye was dripping again. Bannon looked like he’d been soaking in bourbon and conspiracy theories. The rest yakked into cameras or practiced confused versions of the Constitution.
Bradley spoke first. “I fought alongside men who’d die for democracy. These people wouldn’t miss brunch for it.”
Patton paced. “He talks about greatness, but he’s never served, never sacrificed, never stood for anything but himself. If cowardice were a currency, this room could fund a moon mission.”
Beetle Smith chuckled bitterly. “The Nazis were evil. These clowns are evil and incompetent. It’s like Boris and Natasha joined forces with the Ku Klux Klan and hired the Three Stooges for strategy.”
Clark added, “It’s not just Trump. It’s the ecosystem. Grifters, liars, media stooges. They’ve turned democracy into a pay-per-view grudge match.”
Act III: The Verdict
Patton slammed his fist on the table. “This isn’t politics. It’s treason wrapped in reality TV. The only thing these men ever fought for was airtime.”
Bradley spoke calmly but firmly. “They mock everything we stood for. The Constitution. The truth. The lives lost in Europe, the Pacific, North Africa. This… what we’re seeing… is a betrayal.”
Beetle exhaled. “Let history record: we were called to fight monsters. These are parasites. Worse in some ways. At least monsters had the decency to be obvious.”
Clark stood. “Then let the record show: had these men lived in our time, they wouldn’t be generals. They wouldn’t be heroes. They’d be cellmates.”
Memorial Day – Then and Now
Today, we honor the soldiers who gave everything.
But we must also call out those who dishonor them — with lies, cowardice, and corruption cloaked in faux patriotism.
Patton would’ve slapped the smug off their faces. Bradley would’ve dismantled them with truth. Clark would’ve cornered them with facts. And Beetle Smith would’ve filed them under “Enemies, Domestic.”
They fought real evil. What we’re fighting now is dressed as a joke — and that’s how it gets away with it.
I’ve crafted it in the tone of a concerned and informed constituent with reference to the bill’s contents and constitutional implications. Since no official bill number is provided in public documents, I will refer to it as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)" for clarity—but you can insert the specific bill number (e.g., H.R. ####) once known.
[Your Full Name] [Your Address] [City, State, ZIP Code] [Email Address] [Date]
To: All Republican Members of the United States Senate Washington, D.C.
RE: Opposition to the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" – A Moral and Fiscal Betrayal
Dear Senators,
As an informed American citizen and constituent, I am writing to express my unequivocal opposition to the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), recently passed by the House of Representatives and now under consideration in the Senate.
Despite its name, there is nothing admirable about this legislation. We are well aware of the contents of this bill—thanks to public reporting and legislative analysis—and we reject it in full. If passed, this bill would constitute a historic betrayal of working-class Americans, seniors, low-income families, and the future stability of the United States.
Key Provisions We Oppose:
$3.8 trillion increase to the national deficit, primarily to fund tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
Deep and dangerous cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP, putting millions at risk of hunger and health crises.
The elimination of green energy incentives, worsening climate vulnerability and undermining U.S. innovation.
Massive tax exemptions for estates and pass-through entities, serving only the richest Americans while the rest struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare.
Expansions in defense and border enforcement spending with no accountability or long-term benefit to national security or public welfare.
This bill is not merely flawed—it is a deliberate assault on the most vulnerable Americans. It is a grotesque redistribution of wealth upward, achieved by sacrificing basic protections for the elderly, disabled, and working poor.
Your Role: A Test of Conscience and Constitutional Duty
The Senate was not designed to be a rubber stamp for ideological extremism or corporate greed. Your responsibility is not to any individual or party, but to the Constitution and the American people.
If you choose to support this bill, you are complicit in enacting legislation that intentionally increases suffering and consolidates power into the hands of the few. This bill is not policy—it is economic violence in legislative form.
Our Response
We, the American people, are watching. We are organizing. We will challenge this bill in the public square, in the courts, and at the ballot box. Your support for this legislation will not be forgotten or forgiven.
This is a legal, moral, and civic disgrace, and we call on you—urgently—to vote against this catastrophic legislation and restore some measure of sanity, humanity, and decency to your office.
Sincerely,
Confronting Evil Through the Lens of Genuine Spirituality
1. Evil Exists Within the Unity of All Things
In the deepest mystical traditions—from Advaita Vedanta to Kabbalah, from Sufism to Christian mysticism—there is a fundamental understanding: all is One.
This includes even what we call evil.
Evil, in this framework, is not a cosmic enemy warring against God, but rather a distortion or imbalance within the divine manifestation. It is the shadow cast by free will, by separation from truth, by forgetting our Source.
While Absolute Reality knows no division—there, all is God—Relative Reality, the realm in which we live and breathe, is filled with suffering, cruelty, and injustice. To deny this is spiritual naivety. To confront it consciously is the work of the awakened soul.
As Kabbalists would say, evil (the sitra achra, or “other side”) exists to challenge and refine the soul. It is not separate from God, but it hides God.
⚖️ 2. Our Role Is to Respond, Not to Become Numb
Authentic spirituality does not run from suffering, nor does it whitewash evil in syrupy affirmations. It calls us to presence, to action, and to compassionate clarity.
True mystics do not dissociate. They bear witness.
They ask:
“How can I stand before the fire of injustice and not become what I oppose?”
This is the mystery of non-reactive resistance.
As Meister Eckhart wrote:
“The eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me.” In confronting evil, God moves through the awakened human heart.
🕯️ 3. Evil as Catalyst for Awakening
Paradoxically, it is often the presence of evil that awakens the soul.
In Kabbalah, evil is permitted so that goodness may be chosen freely.
In Hinduism, even the battlefield of the Bhagavad Gita is sacred when action is rooted in dharma.
In Buddhism, suffering is the gateway to compassion.
In Sufism, even the devil is said to be God’s most loyal servant—by driving seekers back to the Beloved.
To awaken means not to bypass evil, but to understand its place in the architecture of divine learning.
💠 4. Love Is Not Weakness
Spiritual warriors—like Jesus, Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—understood that true love is not passive. It is a disciplined, courageous force that confronts injustice without becoming unjust.
To love one’s enemy does not mean to surrender to evil.
It means to act without hatred, to see the delusion and still respond from the deepest clarity and purpose.
“Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
🌀 5. Negotiating This in the Mind and the Heart
Different traditions offer rich lenses for holding the paradox of divine unity and the presence of evil:
Christian Mysticism: Evil exists within time, but grace exceeds it.
“Where sin abounds, grace abounds more.” (Romans 5:20)
Buddhism: Evil is a form of ignorance. To respond with wisdom and compassion is the only true remedy.
Sufism: Evil is a veil. It hides the Face of the Beloved. But even the veil is God.
“God breaks the heart again and again until it stays open.”
Advaita Vedanta: Evil is maya—the illusion of separation. Awake. Act wisely within the illusion. Perform your dharma with love.
🧭 Final Summary: What Does Genuine Spirituality Say?
Evil is real in the human world—but it is not separate from the Divine.
Your response matters. Your soul’s posture matters.
Hatred fuels more hatred. Wisdom seeds healing.
Do not deny evil. Do not be consumed by it. Stand in the fire—but do not become it.
Your presence, if anchored in clarity, love, and the Whole, becomes the very light that dissolves shadows.
🕊️ A UNIVERSAL MEDITATION
(For quiet reflection, morning or night — alone or with others.)
Let all that is broken be seen. Let all that is dark be acknowledged. Let all that is wounded be named.
I do not turn away. I do not numb. I do not hate.
I stand in the fire, but I do not become it. I see the shadow, but I serve the light.
I remember who I am. I remember who you are.
May justice rise. May truth awaken. May love endure.
In me. Through me. Around me. For all. Amen. Ameen. Om Shanti. So it is.
Agree with this 💯 percent! You're showing us where you place your real values as an American! Shame on you!
Yes, I might sound unhinged — but how else should a sane person respond to this madness?
Those of us who believed in building a just country, those who fought and sacrificed and struggled for progress — we’re watching it all be burned down in real time. The dream we invested in is slipping into the hands of a cult, not a government. This has nothing to do with governance, law, or leadership. It's about blind devotion, manipulation, and rage.
The wealth of this country was built on slavery and centuries of institutionalized misery. We endured a Civil War. We suffered through the Great Depression, Vietnam, assassinations, injustice upon injustice. And through all that, we believed — however naively — that maybe, just maybe, we were getting somewhere. That we were evolving as a species. That truth, equality, reason, and democracy might finally triumph.
Instead, what did we do?
We handed the megaphone to the lowest, loudest voices. We coddled ignorance and called it "freedom." We allowed propaganda to parade as journalism. We surrendered facts to feelings. And now, here we are, teetering on the edge of fascism again — despite knowing where that road leads.
And yes, I have written volumes. I have essays, articles, and warnings ready to go — but what’s the point? Everything that needs to be said has been said. The people we most desperately need to reach won’t listen. Not because they disagree, but because they can’t. They’re in a cult. They’ve given up their critical thinking in exchange for identity, grievance, and a false sense of belonging.
Donald Trump couldn't run a public toilet without fouling it up. And yet he’s propped up by a cabal of criminals, grifters, and sociopaths who know exactly what they’re doing. These are not patriots. These are not Christians. These are not leaders. These are parasites who feed on chaos, fear, and ignorance.
And we let it happen.
Why?
Because we failed to protect the First Amendment from abuse. Because Obama — as brilliant and articulate as he was — lacked the political courage to confront the rising tide of disinformation. Because Democrats believed the system would hold. It didn’t.
We allowed lies to become law. We allowed Rupert Murdoch to poison the minds of millions. We allowed Facebook, YouTube, and Fox News to turn ignorance into a product and fear into a lifestyle.
And now, here we are — shouting into the abyss, knowing that truth doesn’t matter anymore to the ones who most need it.
So yes, I’m angry. Yes, I sound unhinged. But if you’re not angry right now, then you’re not paying attention.
The Ride of Captain Bone Spurs
A Brutal History of a Nation Hijacked
He never earned it. He just took it.
Trump — a failed casino clown, a draft-dodging coward with a gold toilet and a black heart — never built anything real in his life. His empire was built on air, debt, branding, and bluster. No integrity. No strategy. Just noise, lawsuits, and other people’s money.
And now he’s back. Not just back in politics. Back in power.
Controlling the GOP like a cult leader. Turning the Supreme Court into a wrecking crew. Holding the nation hostage with threats of violence, lies, and mass delusion.
We are not in a post-Trump era. We are in the late-stage Trumpist regime. And it all began with Roy Cohn.
ACT I: Mentored by a Monster
Roy Cohn — McCarthy’s hitman. A closeted, vicious, scorched-earth operator. Trump's shadow tutor.
Cohn taught Trump the gospel of shamelessness:
Never apologize.
Never admit.
Attack harder when you’re guilty.
Turn truth into a weapon.
Trump took notes. Built his entire public life on this moral sewage. And it worked. Because America was primed for it. Primed by reality TV, by decades of consumer rot, by institutional cowardice, and by a broken press addicted to balance over truth.
What followed was a con job on a national scale.
ACT II: Captain Bone Spurs Rides Again
He dodged Vietnam with fake bone spurs — but paraded as a wartime president against immigrants, journalists, women, minorities, and anyone who told the truth.
He lost the 2020 election — and turned that loss into a fundraising goldmine and a slow coup. He cheered on the January 6th terrorists — then pretended he was the victim. He called soldiers “suckers and losers” — while wrapping himself in the flag like a defiled relic.
And now, like a horror sequel nobody asked for, he’s back on the ballot — but never really off the throne. The institutions that could have stopped him? They flinched. They hedged. They waited for “norms” to do the job.
But you don’t stop fascism with norms. You don’t reason with a man who has no concept of reason. You don’t appeal to shame when you’re facing a sociopath who views shame as weakness.
This isn’t political anymore. It’s pathological.
ACT III: The Traitor’s Court
Look at the rogues’ gallery he leads:
Giuliani: A greasy ghoul with teeth stained by lies and red wine.
Bannon: A fascist huckster powered by meth, hate, and podcast donations.
Flynn: A former general turned QAnon puppet, spouting theocratic garbage.
Roger Stone: Tattooed Nixon on his back, treason in his mouth.
Kari Lake, MTG, Boebert, Gaetz: A walking anti-intellectual meltdown.
And behind it all: Rupert Murdoch, poisoning the national bloodstream from a penthouse far away, as his media empire manufactures outrage, division, and fantasy 24/7.
Fox News isn’t news. It’s a weapon. A propaganda howitzer aimed straight at the brainstem of Middle America.
They’ve normalized the abnormal. Sanitized sedition. Gave treason a chyron and a commercial break.
ACT IV: A Mind War
This is psychological warfare. Not against an enemy abroad — but against the American people.
Years of disinformation, grievance politics, white resentment, and Christian nationalism have created a nation where millions now believe democracy is optional, violence is patriotic, and Trump is some kind of divine instrument.
This is not normal. This is not political disagreement. This is a cult of organized madness.
We have Americans saluting a man who tried to end democracy and will try again.
And we have institutions, billionaires, and media execs who are fine with it as long as the checks keep clearing.
ACT V: The End of Illusion
Captain Bone Spurs never served. Never sacrificed. Never cared.
He is a walking void — filled only with greed, vengeance, and the deep, lizard-brain need to never be wrong. And that makes him extremely dangerous. Because when he fails again — and he will — he’ll bring as much of the country down with him as he can.
We are past the warning signs. We are past satire. We are staring into the abyss, and half the country thinks it’s just a campaign ad.
This house is not divided. It’s on fire. And dreck like this man — and the propaganda system that birthed him — must be torn down, root and stem.
This is not politics. This is survival. The propaganda must end. The Murdoch empire must be broken. The criminal syndicate posing as a movement must be exposed for what it is: a rotting death cult wrapped in a flag, wielding a Bible, and aiming a gun at the Constitution.
Call it what it is: fascism, American-style. And stop waiting for someone else to stop it.
Title: Memorial Day Briefing: When the Generals Met the Grifters
Setting: A Secure Tactical Bunker – Location Classified, Time Eternal
The war room’s steel door hissed open. General George S. Patton was first through it, boots thudding like judgment. He wore his trademark helmet and twin pearl-handled Colts — more ceremonial now, but the gleam in his eye said he’d still use them if duty called.
Next came General Omar Bradley. Measured, calm, the “soldier’s general.” He had the look of a man ready to assess, weigh, and render judgment with surgical clarity.
Behind him, General Mark Clark — ever sharp, analytical, and diplomatic when needed — surveyed the scene with a seasoned general’s disdain for nonsense.
Bringing up the rear, chain-smoking and muttering, was Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith, Eisenhower’s wartime chief of staff. He looked like he’d already seen too much — and wasn't surprised this meeting was happening.
Laid out before them: dossiers, video evidence, testimonies, indictments — the whole unholy mess of the modern American clown show. A rogue’s gallery led by Donald Trump and propped up by Giuliani, Bannon, Stone, Flynn, Eastman, and a choir of stooges so loud it drowned out logic.
Act I: The Briefing
Beetle Smith squinted at the video monitor. “This one tried to say windmills cause cancer.”
Bradley flipped through a file. “Trump dodged the draft for bone spurs, then mocked POWs. This is who led the armed forces?”
“He didn’t lead,” Clark muttered. “He marketed. Different thing entirely.”
Patton growled, “If I’d caught him during the war claiming leadership, I’d have kicked his gold-plated ass across the Maginot Line. You don’t get to wave the flag with one hand while pocketing the treasury with the other.”
“Let’s talk about this ‘rally’,” Bradley said, pointing to January 6th footage. “He sent civilians to storm their own Capitol. Incited rebellion. Hid behind lawyers.”
Beetle coughed through his smoke. “This is fascism with spray tan. Hitler had uniforms. This guy had merch.”
Clark leaned forward. “And still, he claims patriotism. Claims to love the troops.”
Bradley locked eyes with the others. “We buried the real patriots. They never bragged. They bled. And this man would’ve left them to die if it helped his poll numbers.”
Act II: The Holding Pen
The door to the observation room opened. The generals stood behind one-way glass, looking into the containment area where the modern criminals sat.
Trump lounged like a bloated Caesar. Giuliani’s hair dye was dripping again. Bannon looked like he’d been soaking in bourbon and conspiracy theories. The rest yakked into cameras or practiced confused versions of the Constitution.
Bradley spoke first. “I fought alongside men who’d die for democracy. These people wouldn’t miss brunch for it.”
Patton paced. “He talks about greatness, but he’s never served, never sacrificed, never stood for anything but himself. If cowardice were a currency, this room could fund a moon mission.”
Beetle Smith chuckled bitterly. “The Nazis were evil. These clowns are evil and incompetent. It’s like Boris and Natasha joined forces with the Ku Klux Klan and hired the Three Stooges for strategy.”
Clark added, “It’s not just Trump. It’s the ecosystem. Grifters, liars, media stooges. They’ve turned democracy into a pay-per-view grudge match.”
Act III: The Verdict
Patton slammed his fist on the table. “This isn’t politics. It’s treason wrapped in reality TV. The only thing these men ever fought for was airtime.”
Bradley spoke calmly but firmly. “They mock everything we stood for. The Constitution. The truth. The lives lost in Europe, the Pacific, North Africa. This… what we’re seeing… is a betrayal.”
Beetle exhaled. “Let history record: we were called to fight monsters. These are parasites. Worse in some ways. At least monsters had the decency to be obvious.”
Clark stood. “Then let the record show: had these men lived in our time, they wouldn’t be generals. They wouldn’t be heroes. They’d be cellmates.”
Memorial Day – Then and Now
Today, we honor the soldiers who gave everything.
But we must also call out those who dishonor them — with lies, cowardice, and corruption cloaked in faux patriotism.
Patton would’ve slapped the smug off their faces. Bradley would’ve dismantled them with truth. Clark would’ve cornered them with facts. And Beetle Smith would’ve filed them under “Enemies, Domestic.”
They fought real evil. What we’re fighting now is dressed as a joke — and that’s how it gets away with it.
I’ve crafted it in the tone of a concerned and informed constituent with reference to the bill’s contents and constitutional implications. Since no official bill number is provided in public documents, I will refer to it as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)" for clarity—but you can insert the specific bill number (e.g., H.R. ####) once known.
[Your Full Name] [Your Address] [City, State, ZIP Code] [Email Address] [Date]
To: All Republican Members of the United States Senate Washington, D.C.
RE: Opposition to the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" – A Moral and Fiscal Betrayal
Dear Senators,
As an informed American citizen and constituent, I am writing to express my unequivocal opposition to the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), recently passed by the House of Representatives and now under consideration in the Senate.
Despite its name, there is nothing admirable about this legislation. We are well aware of the contents of this bill—thanks to public reporting and legislative analysis—and we reject it in full. If passed, this bill would constitute a historic betrayal of working-class Americans, seniors, low-income families, and the future stability of the United States.
Key Provisions We Oppose:
$3.8 trillion increase to the national deficit, primarily to fund tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
Deep and dangerous cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP, putting millions at risk of hunger and health crises.
The elimination of green energy incentives, worsening climate vulnerability and undermining U.S. innovation.
Massive tax exemptions for estates and pass-through entities, serving only the richest Americans while the rest struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare.
Expansions in defense and border enforcement spending with no accountability or long-term benefit to national security or public welfare.
This bill is not merely flawed—it is a deliberate assault on the most vulnerable Americans. It is a grotesque redistribution of wealth upward, achieved by sacrificing basic protections for the elderly, disabled, and working poor.
Your Role: A Test of Conscience and Constitutional Duty
The Senate was not designed to be a rubber stamp for ideological extremism or corporate greed. Your responsibility is not to any individual or party, but to the Constitution and the American people.
If you choose to support this bill, you are complicit in enacting legislation that intentionally increases suffering and consolidates power into the hands of the few. This bill is not policy—it is economic violence in legislative form.
Our Response
We, the American people, are watching. We are organizing. We will challenge this bill in the public square, in the courts, and at the ballot box. Your support for this legislation will not be forgotten or forgiven.
This is a legal, moral, and civic disgrace, and we call on you—urgently—to vote against this catastrophic legislation and restore some measure of sanity, humanity, and decency to your office.
Sincerely,
Confronting Evil Through the Lens of Genuine Spirituality
1. Evil Exists Within the Unity of All Things
In the deepest mystical traditions—from Advaita Vedanta to Kabbalah, from Sufism to Christian mysticism—there is a fundamental understanding: all is One.
This includes even what we call evil.
Evil, in this framework, is not a cosmic enemy warring against God, but rather a distortion or imbalance within the divine manifestation. It is the shadow cast by free will, by separation from truth, by forgetting our Source.
While Absolute Reality knows no division—there, all is God—Relative Reality, the realm in which we live and breathe, is filled with suffering, cruelty, and injustice. To deny this is spiritual naivety. To confront it consciously is the work of the awakened soul.
As Kabbalists would say, evil (the sitra achra, or “other side”) exists to challenge and refine the soul. It is not separate from God, but it hides God.
⚖️ 2. Our Role Is to Respond, Not to Become Numb
Authentic spirituality does not run from suffering, nor does it whitewash evil in syrupy affirmations. It calls us to presence, to action, and to compassionate clarity.
True mystics do not dissociate. They bear witness.
They ask:
“How can I stand before the fire of injustice and not become what I oppose?”
This is the mystery of non-reactive resistance.
As Meister Eckhart wrote:
“The eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me.” In confronting evil, God moves through the awakened human heart.
🕯️ 3. Evil as Catalyst for Awakening
Paradoxically, it is often the presence of evil that awakens the soul.
In Kabbalah, evil is permitted so that goodness may be chosen freely.
In Hinduism, even the battlefield of the Bhagavad Gita is sacred when action is rooted in dharma.
In Buddhism, suffering is the gateway to compassion.
In Sufism, even the devil is said to be God’s most loyal servant—by driving seekers back to the Beloved.
To awaken means not to bypass evil, but to understand its place in the architecture of divine learning.
💠 4. Love Is Not Weakness
Spiritual warriors—like Jesus, Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—understood that true love is not passive. It is a disciplined, courageous force that confronts injustice without becoming unjust.
To love one’s enemy does not mean to surrender to evil.
It means to act without hatred, to see the delusion and still respond from the deepest clarity and purpose.
“Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
🌀 5. Negotiating This in the Mind and the Heart
Different traditions offer rich lenses for holding the paradox of divine unity and the presence of evil:
Christian Mysticism: Evil exists within time, but grace exceeds it.
“Where sin abounds, grace abounds more.” (Romans 5:20)
Buddhism: Evil is a form of ignorance. To respond with wisdom and compassion is the only true remedy.
Sufism: Evil is a veil. It hides the Face of the Beloved. But even the veil is God.
“God breaks the heart again and again until it stays open.”
Advaita Vedanta: Evil is maya—the illusion of separation. Awake. Act wisely within the illusion. Perform your dharma with love.
🧭 Final Summary: What Does Genuine Spirituality Say?
Evil is real in the human world—but it is not separate from the Divine.
Your response matters. Your soul’s posture matters.
Hatred fuels more hatred. Wisdom seeds healing.
Do not deny evil. Do not be consumed by it. Stand in the fire—but do not become it.
Your presence, if anchored in clarity, love, and the Whole, becomes the very light that dissolves shadows.
🕊️ A UNIVERSAL MEDITATION
(For quiet reflection, morning or night — alone or with others.)
Let all that is broken be seen. Let all that is dark be acknowledged. Let all that is wounded be named.
I do not turn away. I do not numb. I do not hate.
I stand in the fire, but I do not become it. I see the shadow, but I serve the light.
I remember who I am. I remember who you are.
May justice rise. May truth awaken. May love endure.
In me. Through me. Around me. For all. Amen. Ameen. Om Shanti. So it is.
Congratulations for joining! Welcome! 🤗
I was a child when 60 Minutes came on the air. To see this is incredibly heartbreaking.
I quit corporate media in 2015 not long after 45 announced his first campaign. They don’t deserve constitutional protection because they only check they do is their next quarterly financial report. The nation be damned.
It’s independent news all the way. We’re way better informed thanks to MediasTouch and many others.
A very sad day for CBS and Paramount. You'll need to sign up for MeidasTouch to get real news and always the truth!
I would rather watch the Meidas Touch!!
Excellent reporting🌟
Good grief. What a sh*tshow. Double Ditto!!! 👊🏼
Where we always get ALL the truth!
Each and every news organization has abdicated their primary responsibility. Where are the days of great journalism that would take down an administration for doing far less than Trump. At least there are some good journalists left.
Where indeed. The Orange Wizard of Oz is Looney Tunes.
Complete demented looney Tunes!
Why capitulation to a felon, a con man, someone who always lies about everything? Obviously, you never had any morals or ethics!
I am so sick of these agencies caving to the big orange bully! This is so maddening. Every time this happens he gets bolder and crazier. When and how will it finally stop? When will companies give him the middle finger?
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I think we need to put pressure on SCOTUS to amend or revoke Trump's Immunity. They are the ones responsible for creating this monster who in his Malevolent Narcissistic & Dementia filled brain actually thinks he's in charge of the world now & answers to no one. He wasn't kidding when he said he should be Pope.
Actually, I'm beginning to think the immunity ruling being reversed won't make a difference. Some have tried to hold him accountable but he really does get away with everything he does. And congress won't do a thing to impeach him.
Only if the Dems win in the mid-terms would impeachment occur again, but we can’t count on that.
He won't forever. His comeuppance is on it's way!
I'm thinking that it might make a difference because the people who are feeding him all this nonsense to buoy up his nonsense might figure out that he will have to increase the attribution of the blame to his cabinet.
He is well known for throwing people under the bus. Now, for example, instead of firing the guy who added the newscaster to the Signal group, he just promoted him. He can get away with this because "it is official". Some military have said that should have resulted in immediate dismissal at the minimum and possibly even charges.
I don't know enough to say if the act wasn't considered official if anything could be done. I do think though that his cabinet might at least make an effort to curb him.
But everyone is familiar with his pattern, his lies. Look what he does to Presidents Obama and Biden? He's a felon, a liar, a thief, a con man! He will not always win, and when he falls, it will be catastrophic!
The worst of his "falling" will, I think, result in him taking down with him as many as possible. Good or Bad will make no difference to him.
SCOTUS is part of the larger Project 2025 Christian Nationalist plan. They are immune to partisan "pressure," as they should be. But they are distinctly Republican Christo-fascist partisan in their overall makeup.
I don't think SCOTUS would listen to any one of us. They created this monster for a reason and, I believe, that reason was to make him what he is. They don't seem to care about everyday people. They don't seem to care about our Country and they don't seem to care about the World. I wonder if they are getting richer, off of the corruption that is going on? I sure hope not, but, I do wonder what is in it for them to let this go on. Why they would give immunity to him while he is in office? Doesn't make sense to me.
Absolutely, this needs to happen.
Is there a way to get SCOTUS to revoke it?
The Supreme Court has failed to hold their Oath of Offices. They are not to be trusted anymore!
BINGO! Right here with you!
But don’t get killed Ben… you’re too valuable to all of us. ❤️
My current ambition (at age 67) is to live to see Ben Meiselas outlive Fatso Trump.
I'm 83 and share that ambition with you.
74 here. We need more Ben's
Ben, want you to live and prosper.
I'm right here with you!
At one month shy of 84, I want to live to see Karma open several cans of Whoop Ass on the current administration!
Welcome to our old age.(83) I bet you didn't expect to see our us fighting for our Country when we reached this age. I know I didn't, but will fight like hell to get our country back and punish those that have turned it into shambles. God Bless
You are so right! The only choice we don't have is to do nothing. I hope the older we are the safer we can be causing "good trouble". It would not look good for the GOP to be hauling off old grannies in handcuffs and shipping them to foreign detention centers. Sadly, they may try it if they get desperate enough.
They will resort to that. Always carry your birth certificate, your passport, driver's license, etc. Everything that says you're an American Citizen. I'M VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THAT!
Good one!
I'm 73, but have cancer. I'm with both of you!
Good luck with your health. I am putting you on my prayer list. Thank you for being with us. God Bless
Not only valuable to us, but to your family and the world. We are with you all the way. Truth seekers. Lies don't benefit anyone, except the one who is lying. Truth benefits everyone.
So why does Skydance still want CBS when they could be sued easily or have their license revoked at any time??
Also you need to watch John Oliver’s show from Sunday. He played a speech of Shari Redstone’s about fighting for journalism and free speech. You should make it go viral and remind her of her own words!!
Great idea! See? Us old wise ones have worth!
As I have always said, the Meidas Mighty has your back and we all agree about the scum CBS/Paramount. We are all so grateful for you guys and Substack! You should discuss how the Retrumplicans now seem to have BIDEN DARRANGEMENT SYNDROME
To go along with their Obama Derangement Syndrome they've had for years.
⬆️Absolutely!
I’m team MEIDAS all the way!!! I’m gifting a subscription today! I hope many people leave CBS! It’s disgusting how they are caving!
PREACH!
We watched "60 minutes" as young children and up until CBS decided that kowtowing to the bully trump, was more important than honesty to their viewership. That was for 60 years. Now though? MSM is the reason we don't watch MSM for news, anymore. They just don't learn. How many have "hitched their wagon" so to speak, to Trump... and LOST? Trump won't be there forever, he is merely mortal. WHEN Trump is out of office or when nature takes it's course, the DC magats, corporate media, et al will be begging for mercy and forgiveness for this horrific chapter in our timeline. NO! America has been betrayed by all of them, except those with the courage to stand for their convictions and leave the volatility they couldn't abide. The Republican Party is LONG GONE, as is MSM in our eyes. There is no turning back and only moving forward so MTN and other TRUSTWORTHY Independent Media is where we spend our time and attention. Thank you MTN for your courage and convictions and for never kowtowing to bully tactics. Kudos!
Perfect!
Hi Ohioans
Please search Ohio lawmakers are quietly building police state. They hope you don’t mind. Article by Leila Attassi from Cleveland journalist.
Ohio is going down the tubes, or to be more accurate, Ohio has gone down the tubes. It resembles Texas more and more everyday. Lawmakers ignore Supreme Court orders to end gerrymandering then propose a ballot measure worded to deceive voters into voting for the opposite of what they want while running ads that are blatant lies. They ignore votes to make abortion legal by failing to remove laws outlawing abortion from the books. They ignore votes to legalize recreational marijuana by imposing more and more limits to its use. Buckeyes are still paying a surcharge on electric bills for out of state nuclear power plants even though the sponsors of the original bill were found guilty of bribery in a court of law. State legislators run unopposed because the state is run by the GOP machine. The governor is afraid of his own legislators because they overrule him if he shows any signs of making a fair decision. DJT makes the decisions about who runs for state office and who wins. Ohio is a Republican cesspool.
Paramount needs to be added to the list of bye-bye billionaires who have enabled Trump by selling out America.
I don't watch or read legacy news any more although I will click a Raw Story article every now and then.
I will be avoiding Paranount Films from now on as I see them as sell outs to democracy.
Luckily I have never watched much TV nor do I frequent movies.
Agreed
But they have a great governor don't they? Or I thought they did
He’s afraid of his legislators because they override his vetoes. He handled the pandemic well at first but let his team convince him to go the way of the rest of the Republican states. I’m not impressed.
Spot on. Rome 2.0 is burning and Frumpty is playing golf.
Link us!
How sad!
Stay strong. We have been needing a podcast and network like you for too long, while the Right built their multimedia propodanda platforms.
Ben, you are beyond admirable. Meidas keeps us focused on what resist and why we (the people) resist. I hope Meidas can host a '60 Minutes'.
Thank you, Ben. Thank you Meidas!
Check out Anthony Davis on MTN. He explains everything slowly like 60 Minutes. His 5 Minute News is closer to an hour. On one interview, Davis defused a rabid right winger just by leading the conversation slowly, then concluding by saying, You know that what you’ve been saying is untrue. There was no comeback.
I will check Anthony Davis, thank you.
Thank you Ben! Happy Birthday! Thank you Midas mighty!
$$GREED$$ & CENSORSHIP!!!!
Don’t watch MSM anymore, subscribe to your wonderful work and also bought some Meidas merch to wear at protests so folks ask me what it is about!
Great idea, except I have no money. Social Security, subscribed housing, they keep raising the rent. I'll end up homeless without my oxygen to survive.