Janet Kira Lessin

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 …

Authoritarianism, Donald Trump, Oligarchs

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 …

Donald Trump, Janet Kira Lessin, Trade War

The Truth About Trade Deficits: Why They’re Not Always a Bad Thing

🇺🇸 The Truth About Trade Deficits: Why They’re Not Always a Bad Thing By Janet Kira Lessin with Minerva | May 6, 2025 Donald Trump likes to frame trade as a war. A scoreboard. A zero-sum game where one country wins and another loses. When he talks about trade deficits, it’s often with a snarl—as …

Donald Trump, Janet Kira Lessin, Roy Cohn, Roy Cohn, Stephen Miller

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 …

Donald Trump

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 …

Authoritarianism, Donald Trump, Janet Kira Lessin

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 …

Donald Trump, Immigrants, Immigration, Janet Kira Lessin, Project 2025, Trade War, Trumpism

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 …

Donald Trump Jr, Janet Kira Lessin, Robert Reich

Opinion From Hope to Fear: Coping with the New American Monstrosity

From Hope to Fear: Coping with the New American Monstrosity by Janet Kira Lessin and Minerva As Trump’s second term grinds through its first hundred days, the damage is more than policy. It’s psychic. Emotional. Spiritual. Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor, recently described how Americans are coping in three emotional zones: despair, anger, and hope. But there’s …

Bill Maher, Donald Trump, Janet Kira Lessin, Larry David

Bill Maher Doesn’t Get the Joke: A Review of Anthony L. Fisher’s Critique

📝 Bill Maher Doesn’t Get the Joke: A Review of Anthony L. Fisher’s Critique By Janet Kira Lessin with Minerva 🌿 A Familiar Smear There’s something deeply familiar about the manufactured panic over “wokeness.” I’ve lived long enough to watch the same people who once spat on civil rights marchers and burned Beatles records now …