Keep it simple, liberalism is based on inherent rights, equality under the law, equal opportunity and consent to and participation in governance. Anarchists are the most extreme liberals, libertarians are just to their right, more conservative and progressives ever further right, more conservative because they think that government should play a larger role in acting to promote those liberal axioms while libertarians not so much and anarchists not at all.
I suppose that the woke people can be classified as nearer the most "conservative" extreme end of the liberal spectrum, due to their call to "cancel" people for their statements and views, if they still believe in the four liberal axioms. Conservatives oppose those liberal axioms by definition and are authoritarian.
South Park should skewer Trump and his supporters because they are traitors, violating our constitution in the Republican effort to destroy our liberal society to place it under control of Evangelicals, a theocracy, and their wealthy donors, our oligarchs. This situation is existential. If you don't believe me, just look at what happened in other countries in which conservatives took over, from Germany to Chile. It doesn't work out well.
🕰️ To My Fellow Beloved Grandparents, the Time We Warned About Has Arrived
It has been a while since I’ve written here. My grief has kept me quiet — grief that has only deepened in recent months. Since my last post, my family has endured the loss of four precious loved ones 💔, including my father. The timing of these deaths in the summer of 2025, a message from my ancestors, is that LOVE, Compassion, Faith, and Hope are most important in this life on earth.
In times like these, the heart wants to retreat. But history calls us forward. 📜
⸻
🪶 The Elders’ Role in Times of Crisis
When nations have fallen, elders have been the steady hands ✋ guiding their people through the storm. The American Indian Nations endured devastating loss, yet elders became the backbone of survival, teaching their families how to adapt and survive.
Now, that responsibility falls to us. But our challenge is compounded — ⚡ AI technology has sped up the pace of political, economic, and cultural collapse.
⸻
🚨 What We Warned About — and What Is Happening Now
Many of us warned about Project 2025 ⚠️ and what would happen if Donald Trump returned to the White House. Those warnings are no longer predictions — they are reality:
🛑 The Trump Administration has taken control of policing in our nation’s capital and called in the National Guard.
💰 ICE funding has reached the highest level in U.S. history, making “policing” the fastest-growing job sector in America.
✂️ Every DOJ official involved in the January 6 prosecutions has been fired this week, along with the 100s of thousands of other federal workers and community programs.
⸻
📉 The Human Cost
Half of my community is now unemployed 😔. These aren’t just numbers — these are friends, neighbors, and family members who once worked in:
🏛️ Government service
❤️ Community programs
🛎️ Customer service
🚍 Transportation
🌱 New energy industries
🤖 AI and kiosks are replacing workers in rental car companies, hotels, and countless other sectors. People aren’t spending because they can’t. The fear is real:
🏠 Losing a home.
🚗 Losing a car.
🍽️ Not putting food on the table.
⸻
📦 Preparing and Planning for the Recession
As elders, we must lead our families and communities through the storm that’s already here. That means preparing now:
💵 Budget ruthlessly — cut non-essential spending and focus on securing the essentials.
💳 Preserve cash — keep a small emergency fund outside risky banks or investments.
🤝 Share resources — combine household needs with family, neighbors, or community groups to reduce costs.
🛠️ Learn barter and skills — practical abilities like gardening, home repair, and basic healthcare will be more valuable than ever.
📡 Stay connected. Isolation breeds fear, and strong networks help us survive and resist together.
⸻
🚔 The Rise of the Police State
Just as in the histories of Mussolini, Hitler, and Putin, the largest growth sector in Trump’s America is his new police state department — ICE.
📖 As Timothy Snyder reminds us in On Tyranny, such forces exist to detain neighbors, friends, and community members whose opinions differ from the ruling regime, including pro-democracy voices ✊🇺🇸.
And this is funded by us — the taxpayers 💵.
⸻
🌟 Why We Must Stand Now
Truth, fairness, mutual respect, kindness, and education should be the foundation of our society 📚❤️. However, those controlling AI and media technologies are actively eroding these values. The Trump Administration’s “facts” are lies, yet fear and economic insecurity are keeping too many people silent.
Change is not coming — it is here ⚡. And it will take every one of us, especially elders and grandparents 👵👴, to steady our families, to speak truth, and to act while we still have time.
I loved the convo about South Park and Sonny’s insight that they are interested in going after the side in power is so good. That’s their power. Frankly, that’s what we should all aspire to do. Be skeptical of the side in power because people will fall into group think.
Also, and arguably more important, be funny! Be funny and not preachy!
way to spoil Weapons, Sonny.
The liberation of Mr. Stephen Colbert is going to be the best 10 months of my life. That is not hyperbole.
Re the ‘economic’ reason to cancel Late Night with Stephen Colbert, is straight up deception/moronic.
Mr. Jeff Bezos understands, you sell books that don’t sell, because you do that… because it’s called a loss leader.
The procedural dramas make money, but who wants to live without a voice like Mr. Stephen Colbert.
Keep it simple, liberalism is based on inherent rights, equality under the law, equal opportunity and consent to and participation in governance. Anarchists are the most extreme liberals, libertarians are just to their right, more conservative and progressives ever further right, more conservative because they think that government should play a larger role in acting to promote those liberal axioms while libertarians not so much and anarchists not at all.
I suppose that the woke people can be classified as nearer the most "conservative" extreme end of the liberal spectrum, due to their call to "cancel" people for their statements and views, if they still believe in the four liberal axioms. Conservatives oppose those liberal axioms by definition and are authoritarian.
South Park should skewer Trump and his supporters because they are traitors, violating our constitution in the Republican effort to destroy our liberal society to place it under control of Evangelicals, a theocracy, and their wealthy donors, our oligarchs. This situation is existential. If you don't believe me, just look at what happened in other countries in which conservatives took over, from Germany to Chile. It doesn't work out well.
I am going to the movie theater more
🕰️ To My Fellow Beloved Grandparents, the Time We Warned About Has Arrived
It has been a while since I’ve written here. My grief has kept me quiet — grief that has only deepened in recent months. Since my last post, my family has endured the loss of four precious loved ones 💔, including my father. The timing of these deaths in the summer of 2025, a message from my ancestors, is that LOVE, Compassion, Faith, and Hope are most important in this life on earth.
In times like these, the heart wants to retreat. But history calls us forward. 📜
⸻
🪶 The Elders’ Role in Times of Crisis
When nations have fallen, elders have been the steady hands ✋ guiding their people through the storm. The American Indian Nations endured devastating loss, yet elders became the backbone of survival, teaching their families how to adapt and survive.
Now, that responsibility falls to us. But our challenge is compounded — ⚡ AI technology has sped up the pace of political, economic, and cultural collapse.
⸻
🚨 What We Warned About — and What Is Happening Now
Many of us warned about Project 2025 ⚠️ and what would happen if Donald Trump returned to the White House. Those warnings are no longer predictions — they are reality:
🛑 The Trump Administration has taken control of policing in our nation’s capital and called in the National Guard.
💰 ICE funding has reached the highest level in U.S. history, making “policing” the fastest-growing job sector in America.
✂️ Every DOJ official involved in the January 6 prosecutions has been fired this week, along with the 100s of thousands of other federal workers and community programs.
⸻
📉 The Human Cost
Half of my community is now unemployed 😔. These aren’t just numbers — these are friends, neighbors, and family members who once worked in:
🏛️ Government service
❤️ Community programs
🛎️ Customer service
🚍 Transportation
🌱 New energy industries
🤖 AI and kiosks are replacing workers in rental car companies, hotels, and countless other sectors. People aren’t spending because they can’t. The fear is real:
🏠 Losing a home.
🚗 Losing a car.
🍽️ Not putting food on the table.
⸻
📦 Preparing and Planning for the Recession
As elders, we must lead our families and communities through the storm that’s already here. That means preparing now:
💵 Budget ruthlessly — cut non-essential spending and focus on securing the essentials.
🛒 Stock essentials — food staples, household basics, and necessary medications.
💳 Preserve cash — keep a small emergency fund outside risky banks or investments.
🤝 Share resources — combine household needs with family, neighbors, or community groups to reduce costs.
🛠️ Learn barter and skills — practical abilities like gardening, home repair, and basic healthcare will be more valuable than ever.
📡 Stay connected. Isolation breeds fear, and strong networks help us survive and resist together.
⸻
🚔 The Rise of the Police State
Just as in the histories of Mussolini, Hitler, and Putin, the largest growth sector in Trump’s America is his new police state department — ICE.
📖 As Timothy Snyder reminds us in On Tyranny, such forces exist to detain neighbors, friends, and community members whose opinions differ from the ruling regime, including pro-democracy voices ✊🇺🇸.
And this is funded by us — the taxpayers 💵.
⸻
🌟 Why We Must Stand Now
Truth, fairness, mutual respect, kindness, and education should be the foundation of our society 📚❤️. However, those controlling AI and media technologies are actively eroding these values. The Trump Administration’s “facts” are lies, yet fear and economic insecurity are keeping too many people silent.
Change is not coming — it is here ⚡. And it will take every one of us, especially elders and grandparents 👵👴, to steady our families, to speak truth, and to act while we still have time.
⸻
✊ Stand. Speak. Prepare. Resist.
#NoKings #ProDemocracy #TruthMatters #StandUpNow
Weapons is great.
I loved the convo about South Park and Sonny’s insight that they are interested in going after the side in power is so good. That’s their power. Frankly, that’s what we should all aspire to do. Be skeptical of the side in power because people will fall into group think.
Also, and arguably more important, be funny! Be funny and not preachy!