From ICE on American streets to plans to invoke the Insurrection Act—discover how Trump’s quiet strategist, Russell Vought, is dismantling democracy piece by piece.
I will add we are getting bombard with information on a daily basis. It can be overwhelming. Each of us must take time to decompress from all the negative information being pumped out by the Trump administration. It’s on purpose, it is meant to overwhelm you. So make sure you recharge and rest.
There are other writers on Substack who have listed actions we can take. I don't have a good memory for who I was reading when I saw this. Perhaps Lev or one of his followers knows who has this list of actions?
If you find this valuable, why not subscribe??? These are the sources we need to support as the powerful media caves to intimidation....and there they go - one by one.....
I do find it valuable, and have sent funds to Lev directly. But it would help to know concrete resistance steps. Information is power and powerful, but what specifically do we do with this information? That is what I ask.
Candace, I think that sharing these sources with those we think are open to a "next level". is a huge contribution...that is how the "Wave" is building....As they say "Knowledge is Power". and then, we are seeing that the 3 big national Protest days in April, June and October have been building courage to resist. The next one will take us over the top to the 4% that they say is the level needed to reverse this movement... It is happening and we are witnessing it -ie: the elections on Nov. 4th. showed us.
Lev, why? What is the ultimate goal? Power? Over what? Robots? It’s sickening at every level. What happened to him to even think like this? I’m sick about it. Thank you Lev. I hope more people wake up before it’s too late. I believe we’re almost too late.
Thank you, Lev. You write so succinctly about this vile creature who the entire GOP embrace. The GOP absolutely support this destruction of government. Remember their great joy when the big ugly bill was signed?
As much as I would love to see DJT drop dead from too many cheeseburgers, I wonder what would happen if Vought and/or Miller predeceased him. Just a fantasy wish!!
My understanding, from statements by others, is that when he was young, he blamed the federal government for causing harm to his parents. I don’t know the details. Recently it was claimed that he’s wanted this opportunity to destroy the federal administration “since puberty”. It seems remarkably cruel that in destroying the livelihoods, contributions and security of hundreds of thousands of federal government workers (and indirectly, millions more by making the government fail), he is causing all of those people the same kind of harm that supposedly motivates his burning animus. It strikes me as insane.
Trump is senile all he does is golfing and sleeping. I understood months ago that's it's Vought the measterchief of everything. Trump is the bouffon again. I'm a pay subscriber from Quebec. We knew from the star. You're always right about everything.
Excellent, Lev! But what about the overall plan with Peter Thiel and Palantir (and his acolylyte insider and next in line, J.D. Vance? Thiel and Palantir are behind the AI overtake of information, defense, etc. That's even more frightening.
I heard about this a few years ago. Frontline had it in a documentary about what happened during Trumps first term and the loss in 2020. Then they followed the accusations of election fraud and who was involved. It was several documentaries over a few years but very good. More detailed than I found in any other coverage.
The New York Times has an interesting article on Russ Vought -- The Man Behind Trump’s Push for an All-Powerful Presidency: "Russell T. Vought spent years drawing up plans to expand presidential power and shrink federal bureaucracy. Now he is moving closer to making that vision a reality, threatening to erode checks and balances."
Until the deployment of military personnel and ICE goons on the streets of our cities, this GOP action was a "soft coup".
It was dependent on we Americans being too apathetic or lazy to bother voting. It was dependent on us being too ignorant to understand what was (and remains) at stake.
With the open militarization of the fascist dictatorship that Vought architected, the coup has transitioned from paper pushing to abductions, beatings, and rubber bullets.
It will take rivers of blood to rescue the American Idea from this post-modern monarchy. I'm mostly too old to give much of a fuck anymore. The democratic republic of the USA had a pretty good 250 year run.
I've served. I've voted every two years since 1976. I stay for my daughter, step-daughters and teenaged grand-daughters. They are all the reason I could want or need.
Honestly, I don’t think the orange conman is smart enough with or without Vought to pull off Project 2025. He and his friends may find themselves in prison after all. The con is way overdue for a visit to a comfy prison cell.
I also ask why? What is Voght’s why? I imagine the right wing billionaires funding the think tanks on board this agenda want deregulation of their industries so they can do whatever they want and make as much money as possible. I assume the fundamentalist Christian zealots want a theocracy. What camp if any does Vought fit into? Both? Is this making him rich?
They all get their sick ideas from Curtis Yarvin and I just read something that said Yarvin is scared and thinking about getting himself out of the country bc he believes the Regime is too stupid to completely pull this coup off! They are all wealthy greedy POS that don’t see others as human beings. They want half of the population wiped out!
Vought is just as treasonous as the rest of this bastardized administration and needs to be susceptible to the same consequences for his actions!
Other than a paying subscription to your newsletter, Lev, please provide specific actions we ordinary types can do to thwart the wannabe tyrant.
I will add we are getting bombard with information on a daily basis. It can be overwhelming. Each of us must take time to decompress from all the negative information being pumped out by the Trump administration. It’s on purpose, it is meant to overwhelm you. So make sure you recharge and rest.
There are other writers on Substack who have listed actions we can take. I don't have a good memory for who I was reading when I saw this. Perhaps Lev or one of his followers knows who has this list of actions?
Agreed, where’s the play book. Attend NO KINGS locally. Write to your congress and senate Representatives.
If you find this valuable, why not subscribe??? These are the sources we need to support as the powerful media caves to intimidation....and there they go - one by one.....
I do find it valuable, and have sent funds to Lev directly. But it would help to know concrete resistance steps. Information is power and powerful, but what specifically do we do with this information? That is what I ask.
Candace, I think that sharing these sources with those we think are open to a "next level". is a huge contribution...that is how the "Wave" is building....As they say "Knowledge is Power". and then, we are seeing that the 3 big national Protest days in April, June and October have been building courage to resist. The next one will take us over the top to the 4% that they say is the level needed to reverse this movement... It is happening and we are witnessing it -ie: the elections on Nov. 4th. showed us.
We need THE EPSTEIN FILES RELEASED.
We can't forget them.
October 18th, nationwide peaceful protest are happening. We must stay banded together.
Thank you Lev for your insight and courage to speak the truth.
You and all on substack are heros.
Lev, why? What is the ultimate goal? Power? Over what? Robots? It’s sickening at every level. What happened to him to even think like this? I’m sick about it. Thank you Lev. I hope more people wake up before it’s too late. I believe we’re almost too late.
Power over everyone and everything to do whatever they wish. See Russia, North Korea, China, etc. No shortage of examples.
I guess but it’s so sad. I wonder if any of them feel happiness.
Thank you, Lev. You write so succinctly about this vile creature who the entire GOP embrace. The GOP absolutely support this destruction of government. Remember their great joy when the big ugly bill was signed?
As much as I would love to see DJT drop dead from too many cheeseburgers, I wonder what would happen if Vought and/or Miller predeceased him. Just a fantasy wish!!
Why is he doing this and what's in it for him?
My understanding, from statements by others, is that when he was young, he blamed the federal government for causing harm to his parents. I don’t know the details. Recently it was claimed that he’s wanted this opportunity to destroy the federal administration “since puberty”. It seems remarkably cruel that in destroying the livelihoods, contributions and security of hundreds of thousands of federal government workers (and indirectly, millions more by making the government fail), he is causing all of those people the same kind of harm that supposedly motivates his burning animus. It strikes me as insane.
Trump is senile all he does is golfing and sleeping. I understood months ago that's it's Vought the measterchief of everything. Trump is the bouffon again. I'm a pay subscriber from Quebec. We knew from the star. You're always right about everything.
As always, thanks for all you do Lev! I hope you take the time this weekend to enjoy your family & get some rest!
Excellent, Lev! But what about the overall plan with Peter Thiel and Palantir (and his acolylyte insider and next in line, J.D. Vance? Thiel and Palantir are behind the AI overtake of information, defense, etc. That's even more frightening.
I heard about this a few years ago. Frontline had it in a documentary about what happened during Trumps first term and the loss in 2020. Then they followed the accusations of election fraud and who was involved. It was several documentaries over a few years but very good. More detailed than I found in any other coverage.
The New York Times has an interesting article on Russ Vought -- The Man Behind Trump’s Push for an All-Powerful Presidency: "Russell T. Vought spent years drawing up plans to expand presidential power and shrink federal bureaucracy. Now he is moving closer to making that vision a reality, threatening to erode checks and balances."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/us/politics/russell-vought-trump-budget.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250929&instance_id=163459&nl=the-morning®i_id=288007245&segment_id=206807&user_id=10f5ce712dd5ffaa9a1b50f896b42bee
Until the deployment of military personnel and ICE goons on the streets of our cities, this GOP action was a "soft coup".
It was dependent on we Americans being too apathetic or lazy to bother voting. It was dependent on us being too ignorant to understand what was (and remains) at stake.
With the open militarization of the fascist dictatorship that Vought architected, the coup has transitioned from paper pushing to abductions, beatings, and rubber bullets.
It will take rivers of blood to rescue the American Idea from this post-modern monarchy. I'm mostly too old to give much of a fuck anymore. The democratic republic of the USA had a pretty good 250 year run.
I've served. I've voted every two years since 1976. I stay for my daughter, step-daughters and teenaged grand-daughters. They are all the reason I could want or need.
Honestly, I don’t think the orange conman is smart enough with or without Vought to pull off Project 2025. He and his friends may find themselves in prison after all. The con is way overdue for a visit to a comfy prison cell.
I also ask why? What is Voght’s why? I imagine the right wing billionaires funding the think tanks on board this agenda want deregulation of their industries so they can do whatever they want and make as much money as possible. I assume the fundamentalist Christian zealots want a theocracy. What camp if any does Vought fit into? Both? Is this making him rich?
Vought, Miller, Theil, Vance
They all get their sick ideas from Curtis Yarvin and I just read something that said Yarvin is scared and thinking about getting himself out of the country bc he believes the Regime is too stupid to completely pull this coup off! They are all wealthy greedy POS that don’t see others as human beings. They want half of the population wiped out!