On the battlefield, you learn to keep your options open until the moment you need to act.

In the meantime, there’s work to do, and every one of us has a role to play.

Start where you live.

LOCAL ACTION = NATIONAL IMPACT

I’m tired of being told to “move on.”

As Americans, we have every right to demand answers about what the government has lied about and I’m not going to stop asking because it makes people uncomfortable.

An American ought to be able to answer an FBI agent’s questions and trust that their report says exactly what was discussed. Anyone who deliberately falsifies that record puts a person’s freedom at risk, betrays the American people, and disgraces the agents who do their jobs honestly.

Enough talk about accountability!

If someone broke the law, hold them responsible. I don’t care how high they climbed, who their friends are, or whether they’ve retired. They still have to answer for what they did.

And NO, I won’t let this go. Americans deserve a government they can trust.

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Perpetual wars have no net benefits for anyone who fights, funds, or lives through them. Yet, our politicians and corporate titans seem to love them.

War destroys lives, capital, and institutions while transferring resources to a narrow set of elite interests.

Most claims made (usually by those who don’t have to fight) of any benefits usually describe positive side effects that accrue to states, contractors, or elites, or historical processes that occurred despite war rather than because endless conflict is desirable.

Never forget, war is all about power and control (don’t kid yourselves).

Some geniuses claim that continuous low-level or proxy conflicts can stabilize ruling coalitions. An external enemy (the U.S., Russia, China, Iran, North Korea) focuses public attention, then justifies emergency powers, and further reduces elite challenges (all while the ruling elites of those nations become wealthier).

Yes, there is some data that prolonged interstate wars lower risk of a coup in the dominant powers.

Orwell’s...