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@indivisible.org In Memoriam: Renee and Alex A Wind Over Arlington At dusk, I stood, in 2026, before a sea of white crosses in the church of a gray wind countless voices resounding in a pledge of centuries. . Father, you stood strong at Lexington and Concord... medium.com/@upiwire/a-w...?

The killing of Renee Good is a pivotal event in American history that every American should understand and feel. A Wind Over Arlington medium.com/@acitizen500... May be republished in whole or in part under Creative Commons (CC BY) license, attribution J. Rousseau with link to source. Normandy

This link honors Renee Good. Please share. In memoriam: medium.com/@acitizen500... A Wind over Arlington Image: Remembering America from Normandy Beach

'Make America First’ – but for *which* Americans exactly? Services are being slashed for American citizens while benefits are handed out to a privileged few, now being positioned for an even greater share and control of the nation’s wealth."

In a world where the stakes are as high as nuclear security and apocalypse, a government without stable institutions is not just a risk; it's the very definition of insanity. Institutions built on structure and continuity are our safeguard against the unthinkable. #NuclearSecurity #Governance

Governments, like corporations, follow rules, policies, and procedures—not just to create stability against the unpredictable nature of human behavior, but to preserve institutional memory, intelligence, and the skills to keep systems functioning. #InstitutionalStability #NuclearSecurity

Harvard: Freedom This book explores how education can be used to either maintain or challenge power structures. It argues that traditional education can perpetuate oppression by treating students as passive recipients of knowledge and hindering their critical thinking www.amazon.com/Pedagogy-Opp...

Signal Gate: Chain of Command? Congress? Maybe the fate of our planet is too important to be left to politicians. thebulletin.org/doomsday-clo...

A Fitting Time One if by land, two if by sea. www.oldnorth.com/250th/

4th Circuit We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American ethos. This case presents their unique chance to vindicate that value and to summon the best that is within us while there is still time.

Make American American Again MAAA Why Attack Harvard? Independent thought. Accusation, innuendo, spin—truth drowned in noise. This isn’t governance; it’s propaganda posing as power, wielded not for justice, but for retribution. By those who wish to rule, not serve. To command, not lead.

Make America America Again MAAA Wilkinson wrote that the administration's position is shocking, "not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear." The people must hold with the courts. Congress? abcnews.go.com/US/slamming-...

Make America America Again MAAA "The government is asserting a right to stash away residents of this country in foreign prisons without the semblance of due process that is the foundation of our constitutional order." www.npr.org/2025/04/17/g...

Van Hollen Boasberg General Douglas MacArthur once said: “When I cross the river, my last conscious thoughts will be of the Corps, and the Corps, and the Corps.” So too must Americans stand—united for the rule of law: for the Republic, and the Republic, and the Republic. youtu.be/lafPwwmRvf0?...

Blood for profit-when health, aviation, clean water, food, and air are handed to unfettered capitalism, “efficiency” means gutting the rules that protect us. Because in this worldview, human life is expendable. A new golden age? Brake inspectors and inspection time cut: www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

MAGA worked because it left the “who” and the “what” of "America" and "great" blank. But defining the terms reveals the truth: this isn't an America we recognize—or chose. It's being shaped by power, not the people. Want answers? Follow the money.

An infomercial needs a script—audience, questions, outcomes. But dissenting justices, town halls, foreign leaders, and sovereign nations don’t follow scripts. Reality isn’t a brand. And the Constitution isn’t a prop.

Harvard: Fitting that the administration is launching a war against "Veritas"—Latin for “truth”—the very word emblazoned on Harvard’s seal.

Language Matters More Than Ever: A message to the media—referring to “our democracy” fuels the myths of populism and erodes both the function and understanding of our constitutional republic.

Five-Alarm Fire: The Supreme Court is poised to decide whether you—regardless of reason, claim, or error, justified or not—can be seized from your home or community without due process and taken to a place where your constitutional rights no longer apply. The consequences are too grave to ignore.

Chilling comment from the live Cabinet meeting: "The universities are not behaving." Freedom of thought in America? What do the universities say? Qui tacet consentire videtur. He who is silent seems to consent. It is not a time for silence. The rope of freedom is slipping through our hands.

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Extreme Danger: A justice department attorney acted ethically and professionally. He was put on administrative leave. Erz Rueveni acknowledged what he called an "absence of evidence" justifying Abrego Garcia's detention and deportation. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

To Those Defending the Inhumanity of Illegal Deportations without Due Process: Many native American tribes have spoken of the importance of personal growth and learning, as essential to becoming a fully realized human being. "You are not born human, you must become human."

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NC Retroactive Disenfranchisement of Voters: A dangerous precedent. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

On the judicary committee hearing on judges opposed to Trump: An attack on the US Constitution. Will your congressperson participate in this shameful show, or stand up for the rule of law? "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent."

It is technically impossible to add yourself to a chat unless you are invited. Leaders who deceive us about gravity will eventually drag us all over a cliff. The people must choose science and fact or media and mythology. Which do your congresspersons and senators choose?

Signalgate: Circle the Wagons In the nuclear age, where the balance of terror hangs over us, the politicization of national security is more unsettling than any breach by our officials. Leaders who deceive us about gravity will eventually drag us all over a cliff. Learning on the job? Not an option.

In just 60 days, the real result of building an administration based on loyalty, not merit, becomes visible. Even national security—the truth behind the leak of war plans—is being falsified for political gain. Politicizing the truth is a direct violation of the Oath of Office and the Constitution.

Attacking judges is attacking the rule of law; attacking the rule of law is attacking the Constitution; attacking the Constitution is... Protect the judges. Protect the law. Protect the Constitution to protect your life and your family. March for the rule of law.

Machiavelli is much understood. He did not advocate manipulation, misdirection, and exploitation. He taught how those of good ethics, will, and heart might navigate in a world controlled by those who operate in that manner. A study some of our leaders might undertake.

"In a Republic, talent is always suspect. A man attains an elevated position only when his mediocrity prevents him from being a threat to others...for this reason a democracy is never governed by the most competent, but by those whose insignificance will not jeopardize anyone else’s self-esteem."

It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to enslave a people that wants to remain free. Niccolo Machiavelli

Follow the money. Overhead, services and jobs are being cut, with vague promises of future funding. Control of appropriated funds is being consolidated, appointees chosen for their TV presence. A reality TV show with a unified face to the public, a story replacing reality. Children's lunches? DOE?

March for the Rule of Law. March for the Constitution.

Sir Thomas Moore: “Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws, and if you cut them down, do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then?

Safe in your home? Know what your children are texting? Argentina's "Dirty War" 1976-1983, the military junta, targeting perceived subversives, abducted and killed an estimated 22,000 to 30,000 people, captured by unknown men or security forces, including students, trade unionists, and journalists.

When we cut off their social security checks..." A fraudster always makes the loudest noise, screaming, yelling and complaining." Presumably, because seniors do not need to heat their homes or eat, or pay their rent, and can wait until next month and won't "call and complain?"

Food for children, summer reading, and internet for libraries funding have been stopped. Rationale? Agenda?

The capitulation of any law firm is a betrayal of the Republic and the rule of law. Complete solidarity or total collapse.

As our Republic is being dismantled, the present silence of our great law universities is shameful. Will they redeem themselves by speaking? The Closing of the American Mind: How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the Souls of Today's Students www.amazon.com/Closing-Amer...

The disappearances have begun. Now, the first thought of every American citizen upon waking must be: 'What can I do today to save the American Republic?' (Please repost) youtu.be/L8l11q_MNRY?...

To oppress a population, first divide them, then impoverish them, destroy their education, take their services, attack the media and the judges, create fear by entering their homes without warrants, sow doubt about institutions, eliminate every safeguard that protects them. Communicate and unite.

If Ukrainian children are expendable, so are all children around the world. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

404 Page Not Found-As offensive and egregious as the misrepresentation of DEI may be—that it serves minorities rather than fostering a broader meritocracy—consider this: those who are incompetently erasing history, deleting and reposting webpages, are now in charge of your healthcare and air travel.

Are you and your family safe? First, they came for the gangs. Then, the protestors. Next, the immigrants.Then, the dissenters.Then, the minorities. Finally, those without privilege. Deportation without due process. US Marshals at USADF, FBI at the Institute of Peace.A nation of laws for all or none.

In a corporation, efficiency drives profits and rewards shareholders (1%). Unlike consumer-driven models, in government, dividends to owners can be unlimited since the corporation controls the treasury. Consumer benefits? Just overhead. Consumers are always forced to buy through taxes. America?

Today it was said: "Tariffs are a tax cut for Americans." AI answers: "No, tariffs are not a tax cut for Americans. In fact, tariffs are taxes imposed by a government on imported goods, which typically make those goods more expensive for consumers in the country imposing the tariff." Truth matters.

Language matters. When media or politicians refer to "our democracy," they weaken the foundation of our Constitutional Republic, paving the way for minority rule and false claims of a "mandate." Read James Madison, Alexander Hamilton. #ConstitutionalRepublic #LanguageMatters #ProtectOurRepublic