I seriously question whether trump actually was elected by the people of this country. There were so many shenanigans going on at the time from the Russians to Palantier and Musk messing with the voting machines to ballots being thrown out.
I’m listening and I’m more than aware of the questions surrounding the election. However, you can only operate within the framework of the system that exists.
I agree but it helps to widen your sources. Question them but when you hear a multitude of different voices saying the same thing…there might be some truth there.
Your post seemed to generate more fear than information. I try to avoid terrifying myself. I want to know the facts and sit with them. Right now I’m sitting with trump’s dumping the East Wing debris on the public golf course which he plans to take over as his own. I am OUTRAGED. The everyday guy gets screwed again by his greed.
It’s always difficult to tell people what they need to hear rather than what they want to hear. It’s never my intent to instil fear, but rather to work on the principle the forewarned is forearmed.
If it’s any consolation, believe Dems will win big in November if there are free and fair elections, but right now that’s a big if.
Assuming they do win, the real thing that should concern you is that they will not win because voters are returning to the Democratic Party, but rather the will vote blue to register a protest vote against Trump.
Many Democrats are being hailed for their pro-truth/discovery stances.
I don’t see the ‘Dems in disarray’ (or disrepute) thing being substantiated.
- yes, independents & disaffected republicans may do a ‘protest vote’ against Trump, but in the substack pages I see even some of them appreciating Dem congress members.
As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There is little concern that loyal Democrats are onboard. That’s not the problem. This is about the voting public and with them Democrats are 23 points underwater.
It is a serious miscalculation to believe that without a vision for the future people will return to the Democratic fold. The leadership team is unfit for purpose and is simply attempting to wait Trump out in the hope he will set himself on fire, which he will by the way.
Trump's approval ratings have slipped despite some successes like reining in crime and illegal border crossings. A recent ♦️Marist Poll shows the Democrats have a 🔹double-digit lead among voters heading into the 2026 congressional midterm elections — the first time in more than three years that Democrats have had a lead like that.
It’s pretty clear at this point given the preponderance of evidence that the ejection was stolen with the help of fElon musk and the rigged electronic voting machine programs.
So right on! See Greg Palast's work for actual trackable numbers that tell the truth. It is not a pretty picture, as it was manipulated "legally," so to speak. Still this is how gov't works these days. It is not new. It is TRADITION! I am completely uncertain how "we the people" can rise up, tho' rise up we must. Best guess is be part of local action, forums, demonstrations and importantly any action committees you can manage being and acting in. I expect it is truly "grass roots" action. Start as small as you can and affect up step by step. Step by step is likely the ONLY ONE WAY. "Only" meaning as many WAYS as found along the way, and enacted are part of the ONE WAY. Bless us, one and all!
Im sorry for your dark cloud hovering over today. I empathize. I too get overwhelmed. Today I continue a vote with my wallet as I divorce myself further from the oligarchs of commerce. I fear we have to fully crash and burn before we can rebuild. But action and loud voices give me hope we can save our democracy before then. Thank you for your clear reporting -warning our sleepy country of the wolves at our door.
Razor sharp analysis, compassion and clear, achievable action steps. You are a source of strength and wisdom in these weary times. Thank you so very much.
I and many others share your umbrella. So happy you're holding it for everyone. We need you desperately because so many of us are emotionally and intellectually terrorized to the point of being speechless.
I hope we see Andrew imprisoned for the right reasons and not the preferred misconduct charges. I'm UK born and bred. I support the royals, but they must do the right and decent thing.
Not sure who you are referring to with ‘they’ doing the right thing. It’s not up to the royals — Charles has said he supports the *legal system taking its due course.
The financial stuff may simply be the easier thing to prove, and more quickly.
— it’s early days yet … ‘follow the money’ is a common theme in crime deduction.
I think you're being a little naive. Queen Elizabeth protected Andrew for years, and King Charles has historically been very quiet. Prince William can barely hide his distaste for Andrew, but his hands were tied by "The Firm." Hopefully, the misconduct investigation is just the beginning. Wonder if Randy Andy will feel depressed in prison, a la Epstein 🤔
Perhaps, but the Queen & everyone else except those directly involved - had much less info to go on *then. I’m sure she wasn’t knowingly ‘protecting him’.
— also remembering that ‘innocent until proven guilty’ why shouldn’t Charles be ‘quiet’? Hindsight is always 20-20 and I wdnt use *today’s knowledge to hang, dry & quarter the Q. Mother or Charles.
We should never lose sight of the power of the people. We may never get accountability from the trump-epstein files, for the victims, in this current corrupt government but our voices and wallets will always slow the bastards down! We The People… are holding the thin blue lines of our democracy! Give it ALL you can!
Your reiterating about –– "DISENGAGING ECONOMICALLY," (caps mine), as much as you/one/ (me!), can possibly manage, is likely the best, and dare I say only(!) key we have! It is the best answer/ Way, and yet it is probably the most difficult one!
We are inextricably linked, imbedded, woven into this cultural system of consumerism. Disengaging, is my "go-to" philosophy, yet I catch myself in the invisible net (trap) over and over. I pride myself on the don't-buy-it path, yet oh the exceptions... I follow along until I don't.
I commit in this moment to re-commit now and every day, and to do the best I can muster today. It gives me impetus and strength to imagine, create a picture in my mind/heart of what it could look like if... Oh the beauty of living on this Earth in a new, authentic Way... Great image!
And, still I value reading this post that exposes the horrid picture as well. It is hard to take, imagining where we are headed if we keep on this false way. So, thank you, genuinely for the valuable information and, I'll turn to the beautiful image(s) again of what it can look like if we imagine how beautiful it can be...
Please join me and together we can address the harm, make sources accountable, and simultaneously create another Way. See you along the trail... Blessings
Thank you for this important contribution Judith we are it seems kindred spirits in search of a better story to tell and I can tell you without fear of contradiction that I long for the day when I can sit down and write about our victory in this war on moral integrity and decency.
I want to write stories that speak of the audacity of hope and a vision for a better tomorrow. I believe we WILL get there, but there’s work yet to do.
I raise a glass to the hope we share for better times ahead - Martin
Thank you! We truly must rub our bellies, while we tap our skulls! I will eagerly await your visionary images with pebbles along the path, to assist us along the way. I hope you are better than I am at being a non-consumer. Since I manage on limited social security, it helps to not be able to spend much, yet it is still difficult and I falter too often. I promise to continue to pay attention to what is happening before our eyes while I stay away from buying things I do not need, grow much of my own food or buy locally, spread the word, most especially to the amazing young women and some "woke" men who are ready to tear down and build anew, and I will hang on for the ride. Thank you for your work!
"If you booted out everyone in this administration touched by corruption from public life, would there be anyone left?" The answer... NOPE! This I state while viewing my own self in the mirror. We have deeply personal and mutual work to do!
The repeat of the opening quote says it all, along with closing comments of the article.
The current expression of our so-called our government is and has been what occurs now, for a long, long time. The "have and have-not struggle" is part of what's evolved and called "civilization." Is it actually civil, or acknowledging of who we really are? We are one people, part of one life, on one planet of a closed system. Hello, hello,... is anyone out there, in there, over there? We are the life, and death, of this experiential life existence.
I deeply believe there is another way! Yet we must return to deep deep roots and turn the soil and compost the shit and carefully, gently and deeply listen to ourselves and each other, both internally and externally, as we create new Ways. In other words, it is both our physical, emotional work and our spiritual work. We've got a ways to go...
May we come to realize and feel our connection with all people and all life, and find our way... This is my hope and my prayer... We shall see. We could be on our way to full SELF REALIZAITON OR TO EXTINCTION. I sense it is that simple. Anyone care to chime in?
Your general idea is right … I am reminded of the lyrics ‘… and we’ve got to get ourselves back to the gar-den!’
As far as prayer goes, altho 62% of Americans identify as Christians I’m not sure how deep their faith goes, or how scripturally accurate … certainly we see the commandment to ‘love thy neighbor’ being abandoned with great relish by Trumpers.
But if I looked to one prayer in this instance it wd be Rev. 12:12, where the Devil gets kicked out of heaven to the earth, and ‘woe to the earth, for he knows he has but a short time left.’ - so his tail is twisting in anger & he will take as many out with him as he can.
Rev. 21:4 however, promises that ‘… every tear will be wiped from every eye’ and death and mourning will be no more, the former things will have passed away.’ So, hope. 🕊️🌿
That’s quite the visual you paint with the black wall of puzzle pieces. There are not adequate words, imo, to convey how much I appreciate the digging, puzzle-working, and explaining you are doing to inform us. You must take care of your mental health though. Put your oxygen mask on first. What are you doing to take care of that?
Thank you for your kind words. It can be hard at times to wade through the quicksand. I find I can’t write as I usually do every day on this particular mission, because I don’t have the mental bandwidth to cope, so spreading things out a little helps. - Martin
AGREE! Yet, where is that dang mask? I saw it a moment ago... Yet it seems to have fallen or been taken or disappeared somehow. Who is responsible for making them available? Can I make one of local materials? Where's the dang mask???? Who took my mask? Am I just not looking in the right place for my mask? Oh dear... what now?
I believe that our midterms will be an opportunity to remove as many MAGAts & pedos as possible. It must be done, but the DOJ actions & AI LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY MAY HAVE THE ABILITY TO FALSIFY ELECTION RESULTS!
I seriously question whether trump actually was elected by the people of this country. There were so many shenanigans going on at the time from the Russians to Palantier and Musk messing with the voting machines to ballots being thrown out.
I’m listening and I’m more than aware of the questions surrounding the election. However, you can only operate within the framework of the system that exists.
I agree but it helps to widen your sources. Question them but when you hear a multitude of different voices saying the same thing…there might be some truth there.
Your post seemed to generate more fear than information. I try to avoid terrifying myself. I want to know the facts and sit with them. Right now I’m sitting with trump’s dumping the East Wing debris on the public golf course which he plans to take over as his own. I am OUTRAGED. The everyday guy gets screwed again by his greed.
It’s always difficult to tell people what they need to hear rather than what they want to hear. It’s never my intent to instil fear, but rather to work on the principle the forewarned is forearmed.
If it’s any consolation, believe Dems will win big in November if there are free and fair elections, but right now that’s a big if.
Assuming they do win, the real thing that should concern you is that they will not win because voters are returning to the Democratic Party, but rather the will vote blue to register a protest vote against Trump.
Many Democrats are being hailed for their pro-truth/discovery stances.
I don’t see the ‘Dems in disarray’ (or disrepute) thing being substantiated.
- yes, independents & disaffected republicans may do a ‘protest vote’ against Trump, but in the substack pages I see even some of them appreciating Dem congress members.
As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There is little concern that loyal Democrats are onboard. That’s not the problem. This is about the voting public and with them Democrats are 23 points underwater.
It is a serious miscalculation to believe that without a vision for the future people will return to the Democratic fold. The leadership team is unfit for purpose and is simply attempting to wait Trump out in the hope he will set himself on fire, which he will by the way.
Checking dated info (2025) yes, that’s what I see too, at a glance. But let’s not forget all the recent Dem WINS and what they suggest:
https://maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/a-look-to-the-2026-midterms-november-2025/
Trump's approval ratings have slipped despite some successes like reining in crime and illegal border crossings. A recent ♦️Marist Poll shows the Democrats have a 🔹double-digit lead among voters heading into the 2026 congressional midterm elections — the first time in more than three years that Democrats have had a lead like that.
It’s pretty clear at this point given the preponderance of evidence that the ejection was stolen with the help of fElon musk and the rigged electronic voting machine programs.
So right on! See Greg Palast's work for actual trackable numbers that tell the truth. It is not a pretty picture, as it was manipulated "legally," so to speak. Still this is how gov't works these days. It is not new. It is TRADITION! I am completely uncertain how "we the people" can rise up, tho' rise up we must. Best guess is be part of local action, forums, demonstrations and importantly any action committees you can manage being and acting in. I expect it is truly "grass roots" action. Start as small as you can and affect up step by step. Step by step is likely the ONLY ONE WAY. "Only" meaning as many WAYS as found along the way, and enacted are part of the ONE WAY. Bless us, one and all!
Thank you for your perspective and the compassion that has come at great cost to you personally. Your work is very much appreciated.
Im sorry for your dark cloud hovering over today. I empathize. I too get overwhelmed. Today I continue a vote with my wallet as I divorce myself further from the oligarchs of commerce. I fear we have to fully crash and burn before we can rebuild. But action and loud voices give me hope we can save our democracy before then. Thank you for your clear reporting -warning our sleepy country of the wolves at our door.
It comes with the turf I’m afraid Linda. It’s just the tsunami of chaos that overpowers me at times.
Razor sharp analysis, compassion and clear, achievable action steps. You are a source of strength and wisdom in these weary times. Thank you so very much.
As ever you are very welcome. We’ve got this
Thank you for your wise words and advice! It doesn’t go unnoticed!
I and many others share your umbrella. So happy you're holding it for everyone. We need you desperately because so many of us are emotionally and intellectually terrorized to the point of being speechless.
I’ve got you, never worry about that. I hate to always be the one delivering bad news, but information is power. Take care - Martin
I hope we see Andrew imprisoned for the right reasons and not the preferred misconduct charges. I'm UK born and bred. I support the royals, but they must do the right and decent thing.
I concur
Not sure who you are referring to with ‘they’ doing the right thing. It’s not up to the royals — Charles has said he supports the *legal system taking its due course.
The financial stuff may simply be the easier thing to prove, and more quickly.
— it’s early days yet … ‘follow the money’ is a common theme in crime deduction.
I think the hope is that the royals will cooperate as Charles has stated he will.
I think you're being a little naive. Queen Elizabeth protected Andrew for years, and King Charles has historically been very quiet. Prince William can barely hide his distaste for Andrew, but his hands were tied by "The Firm." Hopefully, the misconduct investigation is just the beginning. Wonder if Randy Andy will feel depressed in prison, a la Epstein 🤔
Perhaps, but the Queen & everyone else except those directly involved - had much less info to go on *then. I’m sure she wasn’t knowingly ‘protecting him’.
— also remembering that ‘innocent until proven guilty’ why shouldn’t Charles be ‘quiet’? Hindsight is always 20-20 and I wdnt use *today’s knowledge to hang, dry & quarter the Q. Mother or Charles.
Thank you for the reminder about our collective economic power
Also - give up Facebook Instagram Amazon Google and other subscriptions. Scott Galloway has info too
https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/
We should never lose sight of the power of the people. We may never get accountability from the trump-epstein files, for the victims, in this current corrupt government but our voices and wallets will always slow the bastards down! We The People… are holding the thin blue lines of our democracy! Give it ALL you can!
I never lose sight of it, be assured of that.
Your reiterating about –– "DISENGAGING ECONOMICALLY," (caps mine), as much as you/one/ (me!), can possibly manage, is likely the best, and dare I say only(!) key we have! It is the best answer/ Way, and yet it is probably the most difficult one!
We are inextricably linked, imbedded, woven into this cultural system of consumerism. Disengaging, is my "go-to" philosophy, yet I catch myself in the invisible net (trap) over and over. I pride myself on the don't-buy-it path, yet oh the exceptions... I follow along until I don't.
I commit in this moment to re-commit now and every day, and to do the best I can muster today. It gives me impetus and strength to imagine, create a picture in my mind/heart of what it could look like if... Oh the beauty of living on this Earth in a new, authentic Way... Great image!
And, still I value reading this post that exposes the horrid picture as well. It is hard to take, imagining where we are headed if we keep on this false way. So, thank you, genuinely for the valuable information and, I'll turn to the beautiful image(s) again of what it can look like if we imagine how beautiful it can be...
Please join me and together we can address the harm, make sources accountable, and simultaneously create another Way. See you along the trail... Blessings
Thank you for this important contribution Judith we are it seems kindred spirits in search of a better story to tell and I can tell you without fear of contradiction that I long for the day when I can sit down and write about our victory in this war on moral integrity and decency.
I want to write stories that speak of the audacity of hope and a vision for a better tomorrow. I believe we WILL get there, but there’s work yet to do.
I raise a glass to the hope we share for better times ahead - Martin
Thank you! We truly must rub our bellies, while we tap our skulls! I will eagerly await your visionary images with pebbles along the path, to assist us along the way. I hope you are better than I am at being a non-consumer. Since I manage on limited social security, it helps to not be able to spend much, yet it is still difficult and I falter too often. I promise to continue to pay attention to what is happening before our eyes while I stay away from buying things I do not need, grow much of my own food or buy locally, spread the word, most especially to the amazing young women and some "woke" men who are ready to tear down and build anew, and I will hang on for the ride. Thank you for your work!
https://open.substack.com/pub/theplanet/p/how-argentina-proved-a-democracy?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
“How Argentina Proved a Democracy Can Try Its Own Dictators” — may provide some hope & direction here.
Wishing all those feeling oppressed & without hope the strength to carry on.
We must do this!!! we must cripple the corporate overlords. only Shop local, in cash.
"If you booted out everyone in this administration touched by corruption from public life, would there be anyone left?" The answer... NOPE! This I state while viewing my own self in the mirror. We have deeply personal and mutual work to do!
The repeat of the opening quote says it all, along with closing comments of the article.
The current expression of our so-called our government is and has been what occurs now, for a long, long time. The "have and have-not struggle" is part of what's evolved and called "civilization." Is it actually civil, or acknowledging of who we really are? We are one people, part of one life, on one planet of a closed system. Hello, hello,... is anyone out there, in there, over there? We are the life, and death, of this experiential life existence.
I deeply believe there is another way! Yet we must return to deep deep roots and turn the soil and compost the shit and carefully, gently and deeply listen to ourselves and each other, both internally and externally, as we create new Ways. In other words, it is both our physical, emotional work and our spiritual work. We've got a ways to go...
May we come to realize and feel our connection with all people and all life, and find our way... This is my hope and my prayer... We shall see. We could be on our way to full SELF REALIZAITON OR TO EXTINCTION. I sense it is that simple. Anyone care to chime in?
Your general idea is right … I am reminded of the lyrics ‘… and we’ve got to get ourselves back to the gar-den!’
As far as prayer goes, altho 62% of Americans identify as Christians I’m not sure how deep their faith goes, or how scripturally accurate … certainly we see the commandment to ‘love thy neighbor’ being abandoned with great relish by Trumpers.
But if I looked to one prayer in this instance it wd be Rev. 12:12, where the Devil gets kicked out of heaven to the earth, and ‘woe to the earth, for he knows he has but a short time left.’ - so his tail is twisting in anger & he will take as many out with him as he can.
Rev. 21:4 however, promises that ‘… every tear will be wiped from every eye’ and death and mourning will be no more, the former things will have passed away.’ So, hope. 🕊️🌿
That’s quite the visual you paint with the black wall of puzzle pieces. There are not adequate words, imo, to convey how much I appreciate the digging, puzzle-working, and explaining you are doing to inform us. You must take care of your mental health though. Put your oxygen mask on first. What are you doing to take care of that?
Thank you for your kind words. It can be hard at times to wade through the quicksand. I find I can’t write as I usually do every day on this particular mission, because I don’t have the mental bandwidth to cope, so spreading things out a little helps. - Martin
AGREE! Yet, where is that dang mask? I saw it a moment ago... Yet it seems to have fallen or been taken or disappeared somehow. Who is responsible for making them available? Can I make one of local materials? Where's the dang mask???? Who took my mask? Am I just not looking in the right place for my mask? Oh dear... what now?
Trump is organizing USA resources, military, & etc AS AN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE!
I believe that our midterms will be an opportunity to remove as many MAGAts & pedos as possible. It must be done, but the DOJ actions & AI LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY MAY HAVE THE ABILITY TO FALSIFY ELECTION RESULTS!