On the Eve of Doom

On the eve of a very, very dark day in American history, the second inauguration of Donald f—king Trump, I find it necessary to make this post about things I’ve gradually come to realize over the last 5+ years. Trump is the front man for the extreme right, led by a handful of the One Percent. (Not all of them. It only takes a small number of people with that kind of wealth and influence. After all, a single CIA agent brought about the overthrow of the Shah of Iran and the Iranian Revolution in the late 70’s. He wasn’t wealthy but had the security clearance and resources of a CIA agent. Think what a group of mega billionaires could do with a network of corrupt officials on their payroll.)

The FBI warned us about  increasing right wing extremism after Jan. 6, 2021. The warning was a bit late, I’d say, but that’s not surprising since Trump had control of the Justice Department for four years at that point.  The far right are the perpetrators of many harmful and twisted schemes.  Their victims are called targeted individuals and the methodology they use is called gang stalking.  I know because I’m  one of the targets.  I’ve been aware of it for at least four  years now.  It started about ten years ago.  Actually, it may have started more than 30 years ago!

The perps are very cowardly and covert.  They do harm to people just because they’re told slander about them by their organizers.  In their warped and feeble minds, they may actually believe that they’re the good guys!  Many of them are Q-anon Theory-adhering  fools.  The far right Q-anon conspiracy theory says that liberals are running human trafficking, sex trafficking, and drug trafficking networks and producing child pornography, and it even goes so far as to claim that they drink the blood of children! Tens of millions of people are accepting such nonsense.

When I first read about the Q-anon theoy, I assumed it was just complete fiction made up by far right nut jobs, but the more I learn about them, I can only assume that those claiming that this is happening are actively engaged in such activities themselves. Indeed, there have already been incidents of law enforcement busting human trafficking rings, like a large one in Ohio last year.  (The incoming VP’s state.)  Trump and the far right always accuse others of the very things they themselves are doing.  It’s known as projection.  Putin and other despots do it as well as Trump.

Trump was buddies with Epstein who died in prison during Trump’s first term.  Virtually no one believed that it was suicide.  There are many conspiracy theories surrounding his death,  but the only one that makes sense to me is that he was silenced so that he couldn’t give away Trump’s connection to the human trafficking and sexual exploitation of minors which was Epstein’s trademark.

Then you have Matt Gaetz who was Trump’s first choice out of anyone in the country, to be Attorney General, head of the Justice Department and top law enforcement official in the nation!  Gaetz was under investigation for sex trafficking and, hooking up with prostitutes and illicit drug use when he resigned from the Senate.  Q-anon nonsense says there’s going to be a large roundup of these alleged liberal networks.  I believe the far right will use the exposure of these networks (their own)  to frame their political enemies  and  hand-picked targets  as an excuse to institute martial law, or at least to expand the government’s power to surveil, search and “inivestigate’ U. S. citizens without cause, much like the Patriot Act did, but much more aggressively.

 Gaetz has probably been involved with the Q-anon activities for years. Who better to frame innocent people for the extreme right’s activities than one of the organizers? Gaetz knows who they have been setting up as scapegoats.  Now he’ll have to do it indirectly by telling Pam Bondi, another Trump loyalist, who to go after.

After that, Trump may even try to suspend the Constitution and eventually rewrite the Constitution, a long time dream of the far right,  with a Constitutional Convention.  That will be the end of the U. S. as we know it. This isn’t just waiting out four years.  Trump and the far right and a few one percenters are playing for keeps.

Trump’s army (TRASH –  Trump’s Radicalized Army of Sadistic Haters) have been carrying out many criminal activities for years to pay for their agenda, and to bribe officials, pay their operatives and acquire properties and equipment for their electronic harassment  and much more.  They all use Trump’s methodology , trained as con artists.  Trump is a third generation con man and he invented gang stalking, inspired by his family business and the mobsters he rubbed elbows with :  American, Russian and everything in between.

Next time:  Gang stalking against me goes back at least 30 years, but TRASH’s schemes go back at least 50 years.

Working toward something

I’ve been on a self-improvement kick for the last several months. Really, it’s a renewal of a lifelong effort. I’ve been working on being more punctual to work.  I’d been on time every day for a long time but started to backslide into old habits. I’m not on time every day yet, but I’m getting better. I’m on time some days and when I’m late it’s at least not as late as before.  When I’m late, I stay the extra minutes at the end of the day, which my workplace tolerates, but it’s not ideal, obviously. I’m doing daily devotionals which is important to me as a Christian. (I’m a progressive Christian, not at all a Christian Right adherent.) I read my bible and then read a daily excerpt in a non religious book called Journey to the Heart which is basically about being more spiritual and in tune with your emotions.

I started working out with the weight set and weight bench I have in my basement but hadn’t used in about 12 years. It’s now routine to do it three times a week. I started in late October.  I’ve increased the weight I used on various exercises twice already.  It feels good. I’m thankful  I’m healthy enough to do it.

I’ve been writing in my journal more to keep track of life events and my mood and reflections on them. It’s a great tool to process things  and helps to jog your memory when you look back on things as well as focusing on things you can improve on going forward.

I’m also trying to be more communicative with friends and family. When you let things bottle up and don’t talk about them with anyone, it can sour your mood and frame of mind.  I’m also doing counseling to that end.

I’ve been trying to catch up on projects on my living space. I put up a shelf in my bedroom that I’d had for years and never put in place. I got a new plant stand and better organized my many house plants. Making your environment more appealing is a great way to boost your mood.

I titled this post working toward something because I’ve done all these things for the purpose of general self-improvement without having a specific end goal in mind. As I work on general self- development, I begin to seek more focus for the future.  I know that I want to use the gift God gave me in writing more fully, but I need to zero in on the how and when to do each step of the way. That’s why I’m trying to get back to blogging more.  I hope people find it worthwhile. I certainly do. I know we’re all just trying to muddle through this world with some kind of positive outcome. It seems like some people only focus on interfering with others’ efforts to do that, but we can’t let that discourage us.

So, my title of “working toward something” may seem vague but it’s just being honest that I am still trying to focus on specifics, still trying to determine my purpose, my place in this world. Aren’t we all?

Let’s work on it together. Be an encourager and make your critiques specific and constructive. Don’t tear down, but build up. Make suggestions of things the other person can do, rather than criticize what they have done.

We’re all in this together. We’re all on the same team – humanity. Keep trying. Help others. Look for the good in life!