It seems that everywhere a serious wrong needs to be righted, there is a corresponding lock on that door, making it impossible to move forward with the truth.
Didn't Trump accused Hillary of using bleach in order to delete her "treasonous" emails?
There isn't enough bleach, a big enough shredder or room at the bottom of the Potomac for get rid of the evidence of this "hugely biggest corruption since the beginning of corruption".
It's typical for these scoundrels to signal the crimes they want to commit by removing the regulation, or regulator, pertinent to that crime. Is capitalism so decrepit a philosophy that it no longer succeeds for its practitioners unless it is entirely a scam? Concerning the expected orgy of money-laundering, I'm reminded of the line from Macbeth, "Out, damned spot!", which is soon followed by the line, "What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account?"
What is happening now should concern every American. When a government decides that one group can be denied basic rights and due process, the danger does not stop with that group. History has shown this again and again.
Today it may be immigrants. Tomorrow, the definition of “them” can change.
That is why we must defend human rights, due process, transparent elections, and accountable government—not only for people we agree with, but for everyone.
The Warning Signs
We need more Cassandras—not voices of doom, but people willing to recognize the warning signs, seek the truth, stand up for one another, and spread hope while there is still time to change what happens next.
Democracy Must Be Verifiable
Voting is secret. Counting is public.
Government power must always be accountable—and wherever possible, independently verifiable.
A Call to Act
See the signs. Keep our humanity. Defend our democratic republic.
If you would like to understand why I believe a warning can be an act of hope and love, rather than despair, I invite you to read The Cassandra Series, beginning with Part 1 of 15. It is a journey through history, elections, truth, verification, and what each of us can still do to help protect our democratic republic: https://johnrbrakey.substack.com/p/the-cassandra-syndrome-will-our-constitutional
For the last 22 years, I have served as executive director of AUDIT USA, an election integrity organization focused on public, verifiable election
If there’s a company that gets a no bid contract to, say, paint a reflecting pool and the result is not so good so the job has to be repeated but you get paid for that as well, that’s just doing business. Right?
So the government who gave the no bid contract is not on the hook. The contractor is not on the hook. Who is left footing the bill? Taxpayers. That’s you and me. WE the People. Corporations get big tax breaks. Pardons for CEO's.
The fiscally conservative fascist Republicans who have taken over government have decided that accountability is not important and that awarding contracts, taking care of big $$$ donors, and FEMA relief to red states over blue states is just a way that the government for WE the People should operate. Now Cheeto is looking to push for another tax break for his wealthy donors. You know, it’s going to trickle down $$.
There’s another name for this. It’s called corruption. To what end?
Buying votes. Unfortunately for the corrupt fascists contractors, owners of companies that get pardons and tax breaks, and some red states don’t make up the electorate. Hugary's Orban found that out. WE the People are watching and there will be accountability at the ballot box. The day of reckoning is coming. French revolution 2.0 American style is coming and the political beheadings will begin.
Al Capone was sent to prison for tax evasion rather than for the many deaths he was responsible for by gun violence. But Trump and the Republicans have also eliminated the mechanisms for that kind of justice to happen through the federal system. Maybe there can be more state prosecutions of the corrupt Republicans who are benefitting, as well as of the Trump crime family. Or maybe the only option is some version of taking the law into our own hands, mass rebellion, and waiting for unpredictable but inevitable stochastic actions to result from their exposure. The people who are hurting may be figuring out who has robbed them blind and put the hurt on them. Or not.
It’s beginning to look like we should at least consider the notion of prosecuting and punishing the powerful. Just sayin’.
It seems that everywhere a serious wrong needs to be righted, there is a corresponding lock on that door, making it impossible to move forward with the truth.
Didn't Trump accused Hillary of using bleach in order to delete her "treasonous" emails?
There isn't enough bleach, a big enough shredder or room at the bottom of the Potomac for get rid of the evidence of this "hugely biggest corruption since the beginning of corruption".
Rules made under one administration can and should be reversed under succeeding administrations. . That they don't is suspicious, suspicious indeed.
It's typical for these scoundrels to signal the crimes they want to commit by removing the regulation, or regulator, pertinent to that crime. Is capitalism so decrepit a philosophy that it no longer succeeds for its practitioners unless it is entirely a scam? Concerning the expected orgy of money-laundering, I'm reminded of the line from Macbeth, "Out, damned spot!", which is soon followed by the line, "What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account?"
Why This Moment Matters
What is happening now should concern every American. When a government decides that one group can be denied basic rights and due process, the danger does not stop with that group. History has shown this again and again.
Today it may be immigrants. Tomorrow, the definition of “them” can change.
That is why we must defend human rights, due process, transparent elections, and accountable government—not only for people we agree with, but for everyone.
The Warning Signs
We need more Cassandras—not voices of doom, but people willing to recognize the warning signs, seek the truth, stand up for one another, and spread hope while there is still time to change what happens next.
Democracy Must Be Verifiable
Voting is secret. Counting is public.
Government power must always be accountable—and wherever possible, independently verifiable.
A Call to Act
See the signs. Keep our humanity. Defend our democratic republic.
If you would like to understand why I believe a warning can be an act of hope and love, rather than despair, I invite you to read The Cassandra Series, beginning with Part 1 of 15. It is a journey through history, elections, truth, verification, and what each of us can still do to help protect our democratic republic: https://johnrbrakey.substack.com/p/the-cassandra-syndrome-will-our-constitutional
For the last 22 years, I have served as executive director of AUDIT USA, an election integrity organization focused on public, verifiable election
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Fascist Republicans Bribery: A Way To Get Votes
Corruption. To what end?
If there’s a company that gets a no bid contract to, say, paint a reflecting pool and the result is not so good so the job has to be repeated but you get paid for that as well, that’s just doing business. Right?
So the government who gave the no bid contract is not on the hook. The contractor is not on the hook. Who is left footing the bill? Taxpayers. That’s you and me. WE the People. Corporations get big tax breaks. Pardons for CEO's.
The fiscally conservative fascist Republicans who have taken over government have decided that accountability is not important and that awarding contracts, taking care of big $$$ donors, and FEMA relief to red states over blue states is just a way that the government for WE the People should operate. Now Cheeto is looking to push for another tax break for his wealthy donors. You know, it’s going to trickle down $$.
There’s another name for this. It’s called corruption. To what end?
Buying votes. Unfortunately for the corrupt fascists contractors, owners of companies that get pardons and tax breaks, and some red states don’t make up the electorate. Hugary's Orban found that out. WE the People are watching and there will be accountability at the ballot box. The day of reckoning is coming. French revolution 2.0 American style is coming and the political beheadings will begin.
Russia, Russia, Russia is real, real, real.
Al Capone was sent to prison for tax evasion rather than for the many deaths he was responsible for by gun violence. But Trump and the Republicans have also eliminated the mechanisms for that kind of justice to happen through the federal system. Maybe there can be more state prosecutions of the corrupt Republicans who are benefitting, as well as of the Trump crime family. Or maybe the only option is some version of taking the law into our own hands, mass rebellion, and waiting for unpredictable but inevitable stochastic actions to result from their exposure. The people who are hurting may be figuring out who has robbed them blind and put the hurt on them. Or not.
The rebuilding that will be required is going to cost a lot of blood, sweat, and tears and will take a decade or more. Where is today’s FDR?