Modern-Day Plantation: Prisons, Profits, and the New Slavery Article Series: The Deadly Cost of MAGA Rule Headline: From Chains to Cells: How MAGA’s Policies Turn Incarceration into Exploitation Subheadings: Slavery Never Ended—It Evolved When the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in 1865, it came with a fatal loophole: “except as a punishment for crime.” That single …
MAGA’s War on Women: From Rights to Reproductive Chains
Article Three in the Series: The Deadly Cost of MAGA Rule MAGA’s War on Women: From Rights to Reproductive Chains How Authoritarianism Targets Half the Population to Cement Power For decades, the struggle for women’s rights in the United States has been a long, winding road toward autonomy, equality, and justice. But in the era …
The Billionaire Class vs. the Working World: A New Age of Servitude
The Billionaire Class vs. the Working World: A New Age of Servitude By Janet Kira Lessin with Minerva As the 21st century marches forward, we are not progressing—we are regressing. The MAGA movement, propped up by authoritarian billionaires and an angry working class betrayed by broken promises, is not a revolution for the people. It …
We the People Have Returned: Ending the Reign of America’s New Kings
Article 1: We the People vs. the New Kings – Standing Up to Modern Tyranny Series: The Deadly Cost of MAGA Rule The Feudalism of MAGA: From Presidents to Tyrants Throughout history, power has been hoarded at the top by kings and queens, lords and ladies, emperors and popes, gods and tyrants. These self-appointed rulers …
Weekend at Donnie’s: The Undead Spectacle of Trump’s Shadow Presidency
Weekend at Donnie’s: The Undead Spectacle of Trump’s Shadow Presidency By Janet Kira Lessin & Minerva AIwww.elephantsinourrooms.com When Liz Cheney described Donald Trump as someone who “slurs through speeches like he’s gargling grave dirt,” it wasn’t just deliciously acerbic — it was heartbreakingly accurate. And it taps into a broader, deeper sense of dread spreading …
Trump Pope Troll: Desecration, Crypto Grift, and the Collapse of Irony in the Age of Autocracy
By Kira and Minerva | May 4, 2025 | www.elephantsinourrooms.com When Donald J. Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as Pope to his Truth Social account, it was more than a meme—it was a declaration. This self-anointed act of digital canonization, published shortly after the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, wasn’t just grotesque …
The Hitler: Why Every Generation Gets One — And How to Stop Ours
The Hitler: Why Every Generation Gets One — And How to Stop Ours By Janet Kira Lessin & Minerva 1. Under Siege: When Judges, Mayors, and Truth Itself Are Targets They started with Judge Boasberg’s daughter. Before that, Governor Gretchen Whitmer. And now, they’re coming for sanctuary city mayors, for journalists, for prosecutors. This isn’t …
From Trade War to Human Collapse: How Trump’s Second Term Is Gutting the Soul of America
From Trade War to Human Collapse: How Trump’s Second Term Is Gutting the Soul of America By Janet Kira Lessin & Minerva In the early months of Donald Trump’s second term, interconnected crises cascaded through the American economy and society. What started as an aggressive trade war strategy rapidly became a humanitarian disaster. As tariffs …