"And we're already there" is the best summation of what has, is and will be playing out as the days pass.
How many times in history has that which is being applauded and cheered as being necessary for the security of our country been implemented against its very citizens in the past?
Over these last many decades, using fear as the lever, Americans gladly capitulated, actually believing that by surrendering to the fear modality, they would actually be safe, secure and able to live happily ever after in peace.
Not one country on the face of this earth can ever achieve such a utopia. There is no action on the part of any one government entity that can possibly change the hearts of man. It might seem good now, but people won't be so quick to cheer when they are on the receiving end.
The checks and balances are dissipating so fast, it boggles the mind of those familiar with history, which, by the way, is constantly being rewritten to fit the narrative.
No time to comment extensively, but I share some of your concerns. To me, everything is just too weird, there are too many untrustworthy sources, and much is moving too fast. Glad you featured Kirn. He’s one worth pondering with in my opinion. If ever there was “no time for gurus” of any flavor, it’s now. Pondering with you too.
At this point, I’m assuming that by the year 2040 president Hawk Tua Girl will have sent me to a gulag in Alaska. All I’m saying is, can we please have NFL Sunday ticket in the gulag?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Steve. It seems like there's a push towards authoritarianism on both sides of the political spectrum and if I were living in the US neither of the two major parties would have my trust. Historically, dictatorships of both right or left have been vicious. I hope some degree of democracy can be preserved and that rule of law would once more be valued and demanded by both sides.
I hope you add to your reading an excellent article in the Liberty Beacon today entitled "How the Left Programmed Young People to Hate" by David Betz and Michael Rainsborough. Just google it, no paywall. (It was on Zero Hedge this morning, but I'm finding it hard to locate there now so I found it instead on Liberty Beacon, still free. Executive summary: we're in a similar situation to the Culturnal Revolution Mao set off in 1965-69 in Communist China in which extemely violent and intolerant young people were deliberately turned loose against the rest of society, especially teacher and parents, and attacked them freely (including murdering them). This caused total chaos and anarchy in China for 5 years, many dead, many lives destroyed. Every family, I've been told by Chinese friends, had a friend or relative affected during that time. There seems to have been advance knowledge of the Kirk assassination plan, with postings now deleted from X. Reference "X Account That Predicted Charlie Kirk's Assassination a Week in Advance Also Posted a Future Date for Trump Before Deleting Account", Gateway Pundit (free, story still up). Amazon seems to have posted a new book about Charlie Kirk in which he is murdered (immediately taken down) on 9/9/25, and Amazon says was all a dating error. Reference: still up: Breitbart 9/12/25 "Amazon Blames 'Technical Issue' for book about Assassination of Charlie Kirk showing it was published day before murder." Some of this my "references" may be "exxagerated" and "untrue"--that happens in the period of "discovery" after such a traumatic national event occurs and is reported--but not all of it is likely to be "untrue," so I try to stay on top of stories as they unfold and share with others. We have a militant, violent wing in the transgender ranks that believes it's commendable and justifiable to murder those that hold a different opinions, including Christian children at prayer. In other words, "Suffer the unwoke (unto death, they deserve it)." There have been quite a few mass slays involving these trans-crazed militant individuals in the past year or so. More are probably in the works if we don't disband groups planning the attacks withint the far extremist Left militant groups, especially militant transgender groups. There are also parts of the explanation of what occured in Charlie's case that do not add up. Like what? Read Donald Jeffries fascinating substack today (free) called "Charlie Kirk: what really happened". Executive summary: the explanation we've been given about Tyler Robinson just doesn't add up. When was the gun carried up and later out? When was it disassembled? Apparently, it can't be disassembled, so where was the gun in the Tyler Robinson videos (of his coming to and leaving from the building from which he presumably took the shot)? Nowhere. It was too big to fit in his pants (which were very tight) or his bookbag. Then there's a youtube analyst/prepper/gun enthusiast who has looked at the video the shot hitting Charlie, and he argues it seems to have come from ground level, bounced off of Charlie's bullet-proof undergarmet near his heart, and richoted off his bullet-proof undergarment and up into his left jugular (he shows no video, on purpose, which says is very upsetting, but he describes what he sees)--go to youtube and enter "Proof the FBI is Lying About Charlie Kirk Shooting" by Survival Living. He's not the only one who thinks we're not getting the story (as well as Donald Jeffries, who says the shot may have come from a parking garage). In sum, I don't think you're taking in the moment full here, Steve, not entirelyj. No one can. Things are moving too fast and there's limits to what we can uncover when the rats are running for cover (I'm sure the tech bros at Discord "reviewing" their online records. So, in sum, IMO we seem to be on the brink, and things are speeding up. Of what? Losing the country and having a lot of people murdered or assasinated, especially conservative influencers like Kirk. I'm not going to name names because I don't want to give bad actors ideas, but just use your imagination of who might be targeted, including conservative influencers and government officials and leaders. So, I think we have to respond to root out militant groups planning on Discord or other places. We can't have tran militants acting at will to correct our thinking by removing influecers, Christians, politicians who don't agree with them and Christian children at prayer or in school. In sum, I think the situation is more serious than you do. I think the situation is murderous. I am shocked that Luigi is only bieng charged with second degree murder. If that wasn't a case of first degree murder, I don't know what is. He's very popular, which is likely to lead to imitators and copy cats. Should people who celebrate murder be fired? Yes, if they are in the education and health field or are pilots or air traffic controllers. I don't want surgeon to think it's okay to kill conservatives (a surgeon had to resign after cheering Kirk's murder). Reference: NY Post on MSN.com "NJ Surgeon who 'cheered' CK's murder resigns"). I don't want pilots who think murder is justified for people with wrong beliefs or opinoins allowed to fly planes full of innocent people. Reference: too many examples, think of the pilots who deliberately ditched planes (probably MH370, but we're still looking for that plane). A new excellent article was just added 9/13/25 on realclearpolics (free article, still up) by Robert W. Malone, MD, MS entitled "The Enemy within: Tyler Robinson is Trantifa" which makes similar points to those being made by JD Vance, Stephen Miller, FBI Director Patel, DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard.
HA. I just spit out a response and hit the cancel button. I'll try spitting again. I am concerned that my 21 yo nephew was imprisoned for 2 years for being in the Capitol on Jan 6. I am concerned about all the money we have poured down the toilet with border UNcontrol. I am a leetle po'd that you, Steve, have identified some major problems we have. We have what we deserve in this swampy gov't, and if we expect our great president to be our savior, well, you know that ain't right. AND if we are going to joke about the gulag, maybe finally I will lose some weight.
Bravo, Steve.
"And we're already there" is the best summation of what has, is and will be playing out as the days pass.
How many times in history has that which is being applauded and cheered as being necessary for the security of our country been implemented against its very citizens in the past?
Over these last many decades, using fear as the lever, Americans gladly capitulated, actually believing that by surrendering to the fear modality, they would actually be safe, secure and able to live happily ever after in peace.
Not one country on the face of this earth can ever achieve such a utopia. There is no action on the part of any one government entity that can possibly change the hearts of man. It might seem good now, but people won't be so quick to cheer when they are on the receiving end.
The checks and balances are dissipating so fast, it boggles the mind of those familiar with history, which, by the way, is constantly being rewritten to fit the narrative.
Thanks, Debby.
Steve this is such a great analysis, thank you for sharing
Thank you!
No time to comment extensively, but I share some of your concerns. To me, everything is just too weird, there are too many untrustworthy sources, and much is moving too fast. Glad you featured Kirn. He’s one worth pondering with in my opinion. If ever there was “no time for gurus” of any flavor, it’s now. Pondering with you too.
At this point, I’m assuming that by the year 2040 president Hawk Tua Girl will have sent me to a gulag in Alaska. All I’m saying is, can we please have NFL Sunday ticket in the gulag?
By the way, happy Constitution Day! (Sept. 17). I have my flag out.
Hear, hear!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Steve. It seems like there's a push towards authoritarianism on both sides of the political spectrum and if I were living in the US neither of the two major parties would have my trust. Historically, dictatorships of both right or left have been vicious. I hope some degree of democracy can be preserved and that rule of law would once more be valued and demanded by both sides.
I hope you add to your reading an excellent article in the Liberty Beacon today entitled "How the Left Programmed Young People to Hate" by David Betz and Michael Rainsborough. Just google it, no paywall. (It was on Zero Hedge this morning, but I'm finding it hard to locate there now so I found it instead on Liberty Beacon, still free. Executive summary: we're in a similar situation to the Culturnal Revolution Mao set off in 1965-69 in Communist China in which extemely violent and intolerant young people were deliberately turned loose against the rest of society, especially teacher and parents, and attacked them freely (including murdering them). This caused total chaos and anarchy in China for 5 years, many dead, many lives destroyed. Every family, I've been told by Chinese friends, had a friend or relative affected during that time. There seems to have been advance knowledge of the Kirk assassination plan, with postings now deleted from X. Reference "X Account That Predicted Charlie Kirk's Assassination a Week in Advance Also Posted a Future Date for Trump Before Deleting Account", Gateway Pundit (free, story still up). Amazon seems to have posted a new book about Charlie Kirk in which he is murdered (immediately taken down) on 9/9/25, and Amazon says was all a dating error. Reference: still up: Breitbart 9/12/25 "Amazon Blames 'Technical Issue' for book about Assassination of Charlie Kirk showing it was published day before murder." Some of this my "references" may be "exxagerated" and "untrue"--that happens in the period of "discovery" after such a traumatic national event occurs and is reported--but not all of it is likely to be "untrue," so I try to stay on top of stories as they unfold and share with others. We have a militant, violent wing in the transgender ranks that believes it's commendable and justifiable to murder those that hold a different opinions, including Christian children at prayer. In other words, "Suffer the unwoke (unto death, they deserve it)." There have been quite a few mass slays involving these trans-crazed militant individuals in the past year or so. More are probably in the works if we don't disband groups planning the attacks withint the far extremist Left militant groups, especially militant transgender groups. There are also parts of the explanation of what occured in Charlie's case that do not add up. Like what? Read Donald Jeffries fascinating substack today (free) called "Charlie Kirk: what really happened". Executive summary: the explanation we've been given about Tyler Robinson just doesn't add up. When was the gun carried up and later out? When was it disassembled? Apparently, it can't be disassembled, so where was the gun in the Tyler Robinson videos (of his coming to and leaving from the building from which he presumably took the shot)? Nowhere. It was too big to fit in his pants (which were very tight) or his bookbag. Then there's a youtube analyst/prepper/gun enthusiast who has looked at the video the shot hitting Charlie, and he argues it seems to have come from ground level, bounced off of Charlie's bullet-proof undergarmet near his heart, and richoted off his bullet-proof undergarment and up into his left jugular (he shows no video, on purpose, which says is very upsetting, but he describes what he sees)--go to youtube and enter "Proof the FBI is Lying About Charlie Kirk Shooting" by Survival Living. He's not the only one who thinks we're not getting the story (as well as Donald Jeffries, who says the shot may have come from a parking garage). In sum, I don't think you're taking in the moment full here, Steve, not entirelyj. No one can. Things are moving too fast and there's limits to what we can uncover when the rats are running for cover (I'm sure the tech bros at Discord "reviewing" their online records. So, in sum, IMO we seem to be on the brink, and things are speeding up. Of what? Losing the country and having a lot of people murdered or assasinated, especially conservative influencers like Kirk. I'm not going to name names because I don't want to give bad actors ideas, but just use your imagination of who might be targeted, including conservative influencers and government officials and leaders. So, I think we have to respond to root out militant groups planning on Discord or other places. We can't have tran militants acting at will to correct our thinking by removing influecers, Christians, politicians who don't agree with them and Christian children at prayer or in school. In sum, I think the situation is more serious than you do. I think the situation is murderous. I am shocked that Luigi is only bieng charged with second degree murder. If that wasn't a case of first degree murder, I don't know what is. He's very popular, which is likely to lead to imitators and copy cats. Should people who celebrate murder be fired? Yes, if they are in the education and health field or are pilots or air traffic controllers. I don't want surgeon to think it's okay to kill conservatives (a surgeon had to resign after cheering Kirk's murder). Reference: NY Post on MSN.com "NJ Surgeon who 'cheered' CK's murder resigns"). I don't want pilots who think murder is justified for people with wrong beliefs or opinoins allowed to fly planes full of innocent people. Reference: too many examples, think of the pilots who deliberately ditched planes (probably MH370, but we're still looking for that plane). A new excellent article was just added 9/13/25 on realclearpolics (free article, still up) by Robert W. Malone, MD, MS entitled "The Enemy within: Tyler Robinson is Trantifa" which makes similar points to those being made by JD Vance, Stephen Miller, FBI Director Patel, DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard.
HA. I just spit out a response and hit the cancel button. I'll try spitting again. I am concerned that my 21 yo nephew was imprisoned for 2 years for being in the Capitol on Jan 6. I am concerned about all the money we have poured down the toilet with border UNcontrol. I am a leetle po'd that you, Steve, have identified some major problems we have. We have what we deserve in this swampy gov't, and if we expect our great president to be our savior, well, you know that ain't right. AND if we are going to joke about the gulag, maybe finally I will lose some weight.