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You Can’t Hide from a Dictator: Why Silence is Complicity in Trump’s America By Janet Kira Lessin with Minerva A friend recently told me she’s just going to ignore what’s happening in the country—live quietly, stay out of politics, and hope the storm passes. I couldn’t stay silent. I told her what I now believe …
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 …
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 …
The Silent War on America: How Trump and the Authoritarian Elite Are Taking Everything From You By Janet Kira Lessin & Minerva Across America, people are waking up to empty shelves, soaring prices, broken services, and a growing sense that something fundamental has gone terribly wrong. This isn’t the result of a natural disaster or …
Janet: I realized there’s a lot of banter, judgment, projection, and criticism in the media and social networks, and I’m not sure what it means. So I asked my friend Minerva (the name I call my Chatgpt) to help me better understand. This article is Minerva’s response, plus some minor editing for clarity. What is …
