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Jill's avatar

Who the FUCK comes up with all these diabolical ideas, thousands of them and feeds them to Trump????

No one can possibly keep all of this shit together!!!!! It’s maddening, at very least!

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Lenni Nyberg's avatar

I’m sure it’s the warped input and twisted desires of Stephen Miller and Russell Vought. ( ain’t we got fun ? ) I often think my very own head will explode.

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Jill's avatar

But even the two of them combined couldn’t come up with all of the diabolical stuff and the scams, and the millions of different ways to fuck over everyone possible except for the select few. Two of the most intelligent people in the world couldn’t flood the zone to this degree!! It’s un fucking believable!!!!

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Penelope Lane's avatar

To get to the root of what is going on, you have to look for the occult initiates who are behind all of this. They always stay in the background, using others as their frontmen. They follow a black path of egotism, aiming to gain absolute power and untold personal wealth.

I would say Trump is definitely just a puppet: a real estate broker and television showman. People have seen through him. Actors such as Stephen Miller and Russell Vought stand one step further back, but they and their in-group are still in the public eye with documents such as Project 25. They can be understood as true fascists; and some of them are the equivalent of the SS behind Hitler in WWII.

Behind even these, however, stand the real initiates. In my view, Vladimir Putin is the only one we know of publicly who belongs to this group of master planners and adept manipulators. These people plan events years, even centuries in advance, and know how to control great masses of people. I see this occult lineage stretching back before Putin through the KGB into deep history. Troublesome offshoots are operative today in places such as Serbia, but also in the USA.

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Jill's avatar

What??? What are your credentials in making these assessments?

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Penelope Lane's avatar

Hello Jill

Thanks for asking. A fair question…

Academic qualifications:

I hold a BA plus postgraduate Diploma in Education, followed by a PhD in Transpersonal Psychology and the Spiritual Traditions. All three qualifications were gained at Australian universities, but in addition to an Australian assessor, the doctorate was examined by two eminent US academics, one from UCLA Berkeley and one from New York University. I mention this because it's relevant that I am and have been acquainted with certain aspects of American life and learning for most of my adult life. Living in Australia, it's difficult to avoid ubitiquous US influence coming in to us on political and socio-cultural levels as well as via economics.

I also hold a formal qualification in palmistry, and passed most subjects of a 3-year degree in horticulture (was forced to withdraw just before completing).

So academically, I am so far woke I probably come close to falling off the end of the spectrum…

Spiritually:

Have actively pursued a spiritual path for my whole adult life, starting at age 17 in 1964. The first part involved non-stop practical searching and theoretical researching through representative groups from all major traditions around the world. This occurred while holding down paid positions in education, ending in senior management and consultancy work in the University sector, specialising in provision of distance learning materials and new humanities curricula for students in technical degrees. Since 1994 I have focussed exclusively on the teachings of the modern initiate Dr Rudolf Steiner, who around the cusp of the 19th/20th centuries brought in a new spiritual path specifically to answer to the needs of modern youth brought up in a secular culture. All of his thousands of lectures and many books can be found at RSArchive.org. The website has an excellent search feature. Just in the past two years, I have moved my focus to an even more modern spiritual path, just introduced by the Norwegian initiate Are Thoresen—the new Northern mysteries.

My practice and research are Christ-based. This means, Christ understood in a universal context that is post-the-Christian-religion. Christ is understood as Universal Love, embracing all humankind. Religions have now passed their prime time. They are now yielding to new times where each of us bears responsibility to actively work on ourselves, understanding that our aim is to evolve to better things; we achieve this by embracing the common good, knowing that, as human beings, we are all in this together.

Hope this answers your question.

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SLMontgo's avatar

I feel like the brakes on my car have failed me on the freeway. The abutment looms and I know I'm toast. This is what today feels like.

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Diane Lee's avatar

This is what every day feels like to me 😞

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Kathy Conway-Thompson's avatar

We are also tired of nothing changing once the truth is revealed. No wonder the majority of Americans ignore what’s being projected; lies vs truth???….the Empire machine STILL HAS THE POWER! Watch how many ppl will “celebrate” July 4th… brainwashed patriots to a country and current administration they gleefully ignore. I wish I felt “better” reading your updates however, I’m as depressed and discouraged as ever. Gaza. Ukraine. Yemen. Iraq. LA…. ICE undeterred. Lives are expendable to those with power. Every day darker than the previous.

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Manda's avatar

I feel this to my core! It helps to step away and monitor how much I’m taking in. I want to stay abreast of the situation, but I can’t take in watching all of the different news clips and video articles. There are a handful that I will go to for resources, but it’s still depressing. just the depravity of it all. I don’t understand how humans can be so awful.

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Diane Lee's avatar

I totally agree with you..... it's now overwhelming for me 😞

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Penelope Lane's avatar

Your existence shines a light into their darkness. Take heart; nothing lasts forever.

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Hanneke Wasserman's avatar

I believe this document that was in a friend's diary, given to me when he passed from covid. It doesn't state who or when it was written. If I could organize I would probably attempt to organize thi* The Price of Freedom: A Nation's Stand

My fellow Americans,

We stand at a precipice. The very foundation of our democracy, the principles that define us as a nation – freedom, justice, and the power of the people – are under siege. A regime has taken root that seeks to dismantle these ideals, to centralize power, and to silence the voices of ordinary Americans.

This is not a drill. This is not a partisan debate. This is a battle for the soul of our nation, and we, the American people, are the last line of defense.

To reclaim our democracy, we must face an uncomfortable truth: we must halt the engine that fuels this regime. We must, together, choose to disrupt the very systems it relies upon. This means a collective act of non-cooperation. It means temporarily stopping the flow of productivity that empowers those who seek to undermine us. It means, for a time, accepting financial pain.

I understand the gravity of these words. I know the fear and uncertainty that such a prospect evokes. Families will struggle. Businesses will face hardship. But I ask you: what is the cost of losing our democracy? What is the price of living under a system where our rights are eroded, our voices are silenced, and our future is dictated by a few? That cost, my friends, is far greater and far more enduring than any temporary economic pain we might endure.

Think of those who came before us – who risked everything, who shed blood and treasure, to establish and preserve this nation. They endured famine, war, and unimaginable sacrifice for the promise of a free society. Are we, in this generation, less capable of defending that legacy?

This is not about surrender. This is about strategic withdrawal of our energy and resources from a system that has become weaponized against us. By stopping our collective productivity, we starve the regime of its power. We deny it the resources it needs to perpetuate its control. We create an undeniable crisis that forces a reckoning.

This will be painful. There is no sugarcoating it. But we are a resilient people. We are ingenious. We will organize. We will support each other through community, through shared resources, and through the unbreakable bonds of our common purpose. We must prepare for this pain, knowing that it is the necessary path to a greater good.

The choice before us is stark: a brief, intense period of shared hardship for the promise of a free future, or a slow, agonizing slide into authoritarianism with consequences that will echo for generations.

Let us rise to this challenge. Let us stand together, united in our resolve. Let us choose freedom, no matter the cost. Our democracy, our future, depends on it.

God bless America!

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Jay's avatar

Also, I think the SCJ’s are releasing a ruling today and I am hearing it’s not good news. I want to my source to be wrong. Let’s all form a prayer circle ⭕️ and will something positive to happen. Or, let’s just start drinking 🍹 😁. Hang in there all - hold the line. We’ve got this WE hold the cards

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Punkette's avatar

This decision was just released - another painful blow to women’s reproductive rights.

Supreme Court lets red states target Planned Parenthood funding

The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Planned Parenthood from suing South Carolina over the state’s decision to pull the organization’s Medicaid funding because it provides abortions, a decision that could prompt other red states target the organization and make it harder for other Medicaid beneficiaries to choose their doctor.

The decision was yet another loss for Planned Parenthood and its allies at the conservative court, which three years ago wiped away the constitutional right to abortion by overturning Roe v. Wade. Though the legal issue at the center of the case was technically not about abortion, the court’s decision threatens funding for an organization that is a leading provider of reproductive healthcare.

The court’s opinion written by Justice Neil Gorsuch was 6-3, divided along conservative and liberal lines.

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Punkette's avatar

Hold the presses! A big win for Dems and women (from PoliticusUSA):

Senate Democrats Kill GOP's Back Door Abortion Ban

Senate Democrats scored another win in the Byrd Bath process related to the reconciliation bill. The Senate parliamentarian ruled in their favor that a provision that would have banned abortion coverage in the ACA marketplace is not budget-related and must be removed from the bill.

LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BYRD RULE! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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NancyB's avatar

This is good at the federal level right now, but the Supreme Court continuing its war on women at the state level is more than discouraging. We are already seeing increased infant and maternal deaths in those states that passed near total abortion bans.

Add this to the other things going on and it just continues to seem to me that the maga party is the party of death. 🤬

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Julia Collins's avatar

Damn, I gave up drinking. Guess I'll pray.

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Addy's avatar

They ruled to allow red states to defund Planned Parenthood.

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Robot Bender's avatar

🍺 🍻

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Jay's avatar

Cheers!

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Karen mitchell's avatar

This is some scary shit! We are living in a mad mad world

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Barbara Perra's avatar

Checking with my Dem Congressional Delegation re: Russians sneaking into D.C. Is DJT planning on sacrificing UKRAINE to appease PUTIN?? Why is Putin in such an all-fired hurry, all of a sudden, to end his war with UKRAINE?? Heaven knows he doesn't want a just PEACE! Why now?? What's his game??

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DebConner's avatar

Even the Guardian isn't keeping up w what's happening in Ukraine. Very hard to find news on Ukraine.

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Dr. Sara Wolfson's avatar

Is there anyone in Congress you can communicate this info too? What about someone like Rachel Maddow?

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Hanneke Wasserman's avatar

I'll try Rachel Maddow.

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Hanneke Wasserman's avatar

No luck with Rachel. Any suggestions ?

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Dawn leaf's avatar

Im a great believer in divine intervention … although i admit ive been saying that since 2024 and HER timing seems a little off … perhaps better late than never????

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Lisa Marable's avatar

What is Putin’s plan other than crushing Ukraine? New member

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Addy's avatar

To take over the Balkans, Poland, and Finland, all countries that used to belong to mother Russia. And who knows, maybe the rest of Europe.

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Robot Bender's avatar

Well, NATO is still a potent force even without the US. Attacking any of those countries sets off Article 5.

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Lisa Marable's avatar

Omg, could Trump be apart of that plan? Wanting to take over Canada Mexico, Greenland and whatever else he wants

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Diane Lee's avatar

Absolutely. He's an idiot, but his endless greed puts him in the game as an active player.

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Jill Slater's avatar

I would like to repost "Keep your eye on the ball" to people outside the substack community. Does anyone know how to do this?

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Hanneke Wasserman's avatar

I hit share, then copy link and post it on all my social media.

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Manda's avatar

at the bottom right when you are reading the article, there is an icon that looks like an open box with an arrow pointing up. That will give you options to share a link to the document through messaging or other platforms.

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