“Starve the beast by building a better, more human world in your own backyard.”
For starters, face the fact that we can’t love America while hating Americans.
Blaming the misinformed, the victims of gaslighting, overworked, underpaid and damaged by the system instead of the power abusers who created it, plays into the enemy’s hands. We trade our strength for hatred disguised as righteous indignation against its actual victims, not against the perpetrators.
If instead we acknowledge our common humanity and unite against INHUMANITY we can win.
Ethan, thanks for your time. I usually have to concede that my questions are hypothetical. I’ve never had so many questions answered and you’ve predicted the questions and answered them. It’s scary this multi dimensional shit storm were fighting! You’re really good. That gas station has no idea they have a lethal weapon disguised as a gas station attendant.
Hard to get my head wrapped around the fact that CEO's and other Execs can blatantly commit crimes but simply pay a massive fine (and where exactly does that $ go?) and walk away with millions in their own pockets. And btw, Dimon is negotiating for JPMC to be part of the $40B "bailout" to Argentina.... the bailout to help Bessent's hedge fund manager friend, so that will be $ simply lit on fire due to the moron (Trump Part Deux) running the country. More waste, fraud and abuse via our government and corporations. JPMC shareholders getting screwed again!
Malfeasance on a scale I had no idea of. I mean I knew the public has been taking it up the wazoo for years and that Jamie Dimon is bottom feeding worm, but the extent of it all makes me want to crawl back in bed and never come out from the covers. I know capitalism has helped build this country, both the bad and the good of it but this makes me ill.
It took no less than 10 lawyers to say jo Morgan is not guilty by payment of bazillion thousand dollars? Where is that money? It could shore up some American debt owed to countries like Nicaragua and Peru and fix the social security scam and pay huge debts to every living retiree social security has robbed. One of my biggest pet peeves is how - I knew it!!! Some circus leader is in charge of our money we sweated and bled to save for retirement and now 50 years of our tax dollars is gone? Poof! Gone. Nobody even know what they’ve saved and trusted the SSA or Social Security Administration to be honest stewards of our money? The boss of them is The United States Treasury - another fiendish cash collector. Biggest scam ever is the Treasury who collects private industry, private business sector REAL money our employers, in most cases, send off the employer-employee contributions and there has been no accountability? Haven’t math people ever asked the question? Where the fuck is my money?
I forgot to add the most important piece - the us govt disguised as stewards gives the American people the fake money they just printed this morning before we even had a cup of coffee. The SSA as you pointed out somewhere is headed by a giant mob boss who is a professional private tax collector! I can’t imagine the mental detioration of a once honest Stars and Stripes young person bought and paid for now is one of the rust blending in with the corrosion of humanity! How long did they really think they could dupe us? I want justice. More than anything I want to see heads chopped off- act like royalty and oligarchy - let’s troll! We are designing the guillitine and sharpening the blades.
Excellent find, Darren. Thank you for bringing this weapon to the forge.
For everyone watching, this link is a critical piece of evidence. This is the Business Roundtable's big, flashy 2019 press release where Jamie Dimon (their chairman at the time) and his fellow CEOs promised to stop serving only shareholders and start caring about employees, customers, and communities.
It is their primary narrative shield, and it is a calculated lie. As our article shows, they talk about serving customers while hitting them with billions in predatory overdraft fees. They talk about strengthening communities while their actions fuel the crises that burn those communities down.
You've given us a perfect, real-world example of their hypocrisy. A masterclass in saying one thing while doing the complete opposite.
Thank you for bringing this story to my attention. I didn’t know anything about this. I know he was part of the Cabal, but this puts a whole new light on his banking practices.
The link does not actually bring me to a list of corporate signers; however, a deeper dive got me to a wikipedia article that listed 4-5 of the signers, and the first one they mentioned was Amazon—and we know how Amazon treats its employees!
I expect when Schumer said yesterday that things had never been better for him that he was referring to campaign donations given to him and milquetoast Democrats by billionaires. First Democrats have to win in 2026. Next is to force Democrats to clean house of corporate puppets.
Please help me change the narrative right now before the next October 18th No Kings Protest.
Our messaging needs to be bringing all Americans together and more powerful!
“Save healthcare” and stuff is good, but it isn’t going to be effective to change this authoritarian take over.
Since all three branches of government have been taken over and we know the courts are just not as intimidating as the military…
And the military takeover was recent enough where the soldiers are still upset about it.
NOW is the time to try and change their mind before this behavior becomes normal.
All our messaging needs to be about appealing to the military and about the constitution. We need to entirely drop other messaging and focus on this.
The military is the only thing that has the power to change what is happening.
We need to convince the military that he is a DOMESTIC TE**0R1ST THREAT!
we need signs that are like:
“AND DOMESTIC”
“CONSTITUTION OVER KINGS”
“REMEMBER YOUR OATH”
“ORDERS DONT MAKE YOU EXEMPT FROM THE LAW”
"PEACEFUL PROTESTING IS NOT CAUSE FOR AN INSSURECTION ACT"
“TAX THE RICH”
On the one hand we need to be the most well-behaved protesters on the planet but on the other we also must meet the moment with the urgency it requires.
Then also I made an image that I think would be effective too.
It’s an army camouflage heart with white lettering saying,
“SAVE US” -this I believe to be powerful, and simple.
I know that it doesn’t seem like they are on our side anymore
But WE HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR MIND!!!!
Also, I think it is good advice since we know they are going to provoke us to be prepared as a people...because I believe this could be a dangerous protest to attend.
If someone starts acting a fool, people in the vicinity of the agitator, should all collectively back up from the person with their hands up and proclaim, "we don't claim him!"
I have also come up with many other precautions and would be willing to make a list if interested.
Please help me do this! 🙏🏽!
In addition, I realize burning the American flag is a constitutional protected right under free speech, however I also believe fire in general could be viewed as hostile and I don't want to give them ANY excuse that we were being violent. I think it would be WAYYY smarter of us to avoid this all together.
We need people to have good live coverage of ALL protest sites, so they can't flip the script.
I have a "No kings" FB group going for people in MI, and I can't get the word out like you can.
I need your help with this please-the future of the country and the world depend on it!
Besides using the vertical framework for the conflict instead of the horizontal Left vs Right being more accurate in diagnosing the problem, it also makes space for a Progressive-Liberal-Moderate coalltion to form.
They are also part of the Gears, and their concerns are the same as the rest of us: food, shelter, security, a reasonable future.
They just got sold a crappy bill of goods from one of the world's best Hucksters. When they have a Dr. Phil moment, and realize that their solution is not working out for them they will look for a better one. Sorry, it's messy slow and imperfect, but it has shown to work, and keep working. When they are willing to give up their "Miracle Bed" and start thinking about healthcare for everybody, we should be waiting with open arms.
Good point. I don't forget MAGA, I just don't know what to do with them. The Lhttps://leavingmaga.substack.com substack is a good site to think about those challenges and how to appeal to those people. I think people leaving MAGA are in a tough spot because their natural option would be the Republican party, but it is mostly MAGA now. I think the Progressive-Liberal-Moderate coalition, if it were to exist, would be a stretch for them also. It's sad that both of the major parties are inadequate for the needs of a lot of people...
Thanks for the suggestion. Yes, it bothers me that so many essentially good people can adopt that strange (to us, at least) mindset. Maybe I can find some answers on that substack.
I’ve been keeping my eyes open for years for somebody who can make me into an anime. She would be cute, fearless and ferocious! ;) Maybe we can collaborate on that some day. Your graphic design is worth real money in the real world. Instead of “gun for hire” you could be “graphic for hire.”
“Starve the beast by building a better, more human world in your own backyard.”
For starters, face the fact that we can’t love America while hating Americans.
Blaming the misinformed, the victims of gaslighting, overworked, underpaid and damaged by the system instead of the power abusers who created it, plays into the enemy’s hands. We trade our strength for hatred disguised as righteous indignation against its actual victims, not against the perpetrators.
If instead we acknowledge our common humanity and unite against INHUMANITY we can win.
Brilliant Claire, thank you very much for writing this. Posting it on my medicine cabinet as a daily reminder.
Best to you and again many thanks‼️🙏🙏🙏
Ethan, thanks for your time. I usually have to concede that my questions are hypothetical. I’ve never had so many questions answered and you’ve predicted the questions and answered them. It’s scary this multi dimensional shit storm were fighting! You’re really good. That gas station has no idea they have a lethal weapon disguised as a gas station attendant.
Hard to get my head wrapped around the fact that CEO's and other Execs can blatantly commit crimes but simply pay a massive fine (and where exactly does that $ go?) and walk away with millions in their own pockets. And btw, Dimon is negotiating for JPMC to be part of the $40B "bailout" to Argentina.... the bailout to help Bessent's hedge fund manager friend, so that will be $ simply lit on fire due to the moron (Trump Part Deux) running the country. More waste, fraud and abuse via our government and corporations. JPMC shareholders getting screwed again!
The world is owned by these people. The same people who make billions out of locking up people for misdemeanours
Ethan, no idea how you do all this, but it is always brilliant. Thank you, thank you for your commentary, expose & analysis. Incredible!! 🙏
I appreciate your kind words <3
Malfeasance on a scale I had no idea of. I mean I knew the public has been taking it up the wazoo for years and that Jamie Dimon is bottom feeding worm, but the extent of it all makes me want to crawl back in bed and never come out from the covers. I know capitalism has helped build this country, both the bad and the good of it but this makes me ill.
It took no less than 10 lawyers to say jo Morgan is not guilty by payment of bazillion thousand dollars? Where is that money? It could shore up some American debt owed to countries like Nicaragua and Peru and fix the social security scam and pay huge debts to every living retiree social security has robbed. One of my biggest pet peeves is how - I knew it!!! Some circus leader is in charge of our money we sweated and bled to save for retirement and now 50 years of our tax dollars is gone? Poof! Gone. Nobody even know what they’ve saved and trusted the SSA or Social Security Administration to be honest stewards of our money? The boss of them is The United States Treasury - another fiendish cash collector. Biggest scam ever is the Treasury who collects private industry, private business sector REAL money our employers, in most cases, send off the employer-employee contributions and there has been no accountability? Haven’t math people ever asked the question? Where the fuck is my money?
I forgot to add the most important piece - the us govt disguised as stewards gives the American people the fake money they just printed this morning before we even had a cup of coffee. The SSA as you pointed out somewhere is headed by a giant mob boss who is a professional private tax collector! I can’t imagine the mental detioration of a once honest Stars and Stripes young person bought and paid for now is one of the rust blending in with the corrosion of humanity! How long did they really think they could dupe us? I want justice. More than anything I want to see heads chopped off- act like royalty and oligarchy - let’s troll! We are designing the guillitine and sharpening the blades.
https://www.businessroundtable.org/business-roundtable-redefines-the-purpose-of-a-corporation-to-promote-an-economy-that-serves-all-americans
Excellent find, Darren. Thank you for bringing this weapon to the forge.
For everyone watching, this link is a critical piece of evidence. This is the Business Roundtable's big, flashy 2019 press release where Jamie Dimon (their chairman at the time) and his fellow CEOs promised to stop serving only shareholders and start caring about employees, customers, and communities.
It is their primary narrative shield, and it is a calculated lie. As our article shows, they talk about serving customers while hitting them with billions in predatory overdraft fees. They talk about strengthening communities while their actions fuel the crises that burn those communities down.
You've given us a perfect, real-world example of their hypocrisy. A masterclass in saying one thing while doing the complete opposite.
But it was all a lie!!!
💥
It’s always all way a lie!
Clutching their pearls over here, banking bazillions over there.
That's the best part
Thank you for bringing this story to my attention. I didn’t know anything about this. I know he was part of the Cabal, but this puts a whole new light on his banking practices.
Exactly 🔝 100% the very worst U. S. Bank!
Oooh, we gotta put this on the ‘26 calender of bills to encourage the new congress to write.
Reading this Orwellian nonsense made me nauseas...
The link does not actually bring me to a list of corporate signers; however, a deeper dive got me to a wikipedia article that listed 4-5 of the signers, and the first one they mentioned was Amazon—and we know how Amazon treats its employees!
The emails that were leaked already been published in a sub stack. You can find them if you want. I seen a bunch of names.
Ferrari Owner all kinds of prominent people even Trump’s daughter was prostituted out. It’s all in those emails that were leak.
I expect when Schumer said yesterday that things had never been better for him that he was referring to campaign donations given to him and milquetoast Democrats by billionaires. First Democrats have to win in 2026. Next is to force Democrats to clean house of corporate puppets.
Great Article.
Please help me change the narrative right now before the next October 18th No Kings Protest.
Our messaging needs to be bringing all Americans together and more powerful!
“Save healthcare” and stuff is good, but it isn’t going to be effective to change this authoritarian take over.
Since all three branches of government have been taken over and we know the courts are just not as intimidating as the military…
And the military takeover was recent enough where the soldiers are still upset about it.
NOW is the time to try and change their mind before this behavior becomes normal.
All our messaging needs to be about appealing to the military and about the constitution. We need to entirely drop other messaging and focus on this.
The military is the only thing that has the power to change what is happening.
We need to convince the military that he is a DOMESTIC TE**0R1ST THREAT!
we need signs that are like:
“AND DOMESTIC”
“CONSTITUTION OVER KINGS”
“REMEMBER YOUR OATH”
“ORDERS DONT MAKE YOU EXEMPT FROM THE LAW”
"PEACEFUL PROTESTING IS NOT CAUSE FOR AN INSSURECTION ACT"
“TAX THE RICH”
On the one hand we need to be the most well-behaved protesters on the planet but on the other we also must meet the moment with the urgency it requires.
Then also I made an image that I think would be effective too.
It’s an army camouflage heart with white lettering saying,
“SAVE US” -this I believe to be powerful, and simple.
I know that it doesn’t seem like they are on our side anymore
But WE HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR MIND!!!!
Also, I think it is good advice since we know they are going to provoke us to be prepared as a people...because I believe this could be a dangerous protest to attend.
If someone starts acting a fool, people in the vicinity of the agitator, should all collectively back up from the person with their hands up and proclaim, "we don't claim him!"
I have also come up with many other precautions and would be willing to make a list if interested.
Please help me do this! 🙏🏽!
In addition, I realize burning the American flag is a constitutional protected right under free speech, however I also believe fire in general could be viewed as hostile and I don't want to give them ANY excuse that we were being violent. I think it would be WAYYY smarter of us to avoid this all together.
We need people to have good live coverage of ALL protest sites, so they can't flip the script.
I have a "No kings" FB group going for people in MI, and I can't get the word out like you can.
I need your help with this please-the future of the country and the world depend on it!
thank you Ethan for this must read. shared.
This coming No Kings day let’s not forget the Kings of Silicone Valley.
I come to a similar conclusion about Us vs Them, using the 99% and 1% them in this post: https://glimpsint.substack.com/p/watch-our-language
Besides using the vertical framework for the conflict instead of the horizontal Left vs Right being more accurate in diagnosing the problem, it also makes space for a Progressive-Liberal-Moderate coalltion to form.
Don't forget MAGA.
They are also part of the Gears, and their concerns are the same as the rest of us: food, shelter, security, a reasonable future.
They just got sold a crappy bill of goods from one of the world's best Hucksters. When they have a Dr. Phil moment, and realize that their solution is not working out for them they will look for a better one. Sorry, it's messy slow and imperfect, but it has shown to work, and keep working. When they are willing to give up their "Miracle Bed" and start thinking about healthcare for everybody, we should be waiting with open arms.
Good point. I don't forget MAGA, I just don't know what to do with them. The Lhttps://leavingmaga.substack.com substack is a good site to think about those challenges and how to appeal to those people. I think people leaving MAGA are in a tough spot because their natural option would be the Republican party, but it is mostly MAGA now. I think the Progressive-Liberal-Moderate coalition, if it were to exist, would be a stretch for them also. It's sad that both of the major parties are inadequate for the needs of a lot of people...
Thanks for the suggestion. Yes, it bothers me that so many essentially good people can adopt that strange (to us, at least) mindset. Maybe I can find some answers on that substack.
the mafia could learn from this. their omerta and keeping the bosses seperated from crime sounds basic in comparison
Money sure can but a lot, but it can’t make you a good and happy person.
I’ve been keeping my eyes open for years for somebody who can make me into an anime. She would be cute, fearless and ferocious! ;) Maybe we can collaborate on that some day. Your graphic design is worth real money in the real world. Instead of “gun for hire” you could be “graphic for hire.”