#the-under-kurrent

The art of video games is dying, as big money and mergers and acquisitions have lost their way.

I think for many gamers... they saw this coming with the rise of game passes. Although I wasn't a subscriber, I called it out myself, over five years ago - when the season passes were a single-tier. I told myself: they are going to get people hooked, then up the pricing - because the pricing didn't make sense - gamers were getting more value than Microsoft or Sony could provide, long-term. This was especially the case when the game pass included newly released games. Moreover, I didn't like the idea of game access being tied to a subscription.

I believe the initial manifestation of these problems that were arising, actually began with the various mergers, the quality of the AAA experience continually decreasing (along with a lot of broken promises), but additionally embroiled around the Blizzard sexual-harassment of women incident, as well as all the acquisitions. And certainly, I saw it when previously you could purchase a live game and not pay for a subscription or battle/gaming-pass - as was the case with Overwatch 1 - which Blizzard absolutely bastardized. It has lead to such a push that there are projects that have attempted to recreate Overwatch 1, using Overwatch 2 and Blizzard's now-since-abandoned Workshop implementation.

The bottom-line is when game developers not only fail to listen to what gamers want and their feedback and continue to make poor marketing decision after poor marketing decision - specifically more recently Sony's gaslighting to customers that they want digital-only releases - and especially independent game creators/small businesses are able to recreate the magic and gamer-feedback-welcomed environment, that clearly they have lost their way.

I suppose the other major indicator was associated with right to own - as it tangentially related to right to repair - as was the case with Apple and John Deer tractors. When companies intentionally create an environment that disrespects and ignores their fanbases and what they want - to take the valuable feedback and follow the previously and widely accepted industry mantra of "the customer is always right."

We've seen customer service constantly degraded, as the result of corporate greed and especially following COVID-19. We've also seen it with unannounced implementation of the surveillance state, dismantling of regulation, and as companies fully embrace AI (going against their initial promise it would only be used to make their employees more productive; instead just take a look at how Meta was macro-recording their employees administrative actions - to eventually replace their work with a model). As the phrase goes and under this current corrupt administration: "there is no honor among thieves" and "absolute power corrupts and absolute power corrupts, absolutely". Instead of ever-admitting overreach or fault with their actions, they double-down - as if they've got something to prove.

It's too bad the past two years, that corporate America hasn't taken it more to heart. And I'm confident the reason why they haven't taken it to heart is largely due to us living in a crony-capitalist state, where the competition is owned by the same people... essentially creating a monopoly - where stake holders invariably win. This also results in price-gouging and antitrust practices that allow these organizations to run roughshod around consumer rights, environmental protections, etc. When the only punishment is fines and those fines are often lesser than adhering to the law, unfortunately these large mega-corporate conglomerates will continually choose the cheaper of the two options and bypass what's in the best interest of employees and the law. Obviously not all companies act this way, but it has become an ever-increasingly common practice.

And quite honestly, I'm not sure what the end-game for corporate greed on this level looks like. Elon and other tech evangelists, seem to purport that once we achieve super intelligence with AI (a term that Trump has decided, unilaterally, to rename AI to super intelligence, to obfuscate the justifiably bad-rap and coverage received under these practices), that we'll all receive a universal basic income and that there will be no need to work. What's worse, is corporate America in its own greed, is literally bankrupting the country and since Trumpism began - has openly shown us who they are and acted in the worst ways possible.

I personally believe we're headed towards a dystopian future for citizens and consumers, in terms of our self-governance rights being stripped away and running roughshod around our societal norms and constitution. What I find confusing about this is with this overexuberant amount of wealth, what do they gain other than a few more zeros behind the amount in their account. This is a level of money that doesn't buy more happiness and even after they achieve their goal of owning everything, they will still remain unhappy. Personally, I actually see a strong parallel between the ultra-wealthy attempting to fill voids (or holes) in their lives, that money/fame/notoriety alone cannot satiate. Yet, they relentlessly engage in domination. What I can tell you is both Trump and Elon had some traumatic upbringings and were raised in sociopathic families, associated with establishing norms that are inherently inhumane and focus on either material wealth, or exploitation/subjugation/extorting others to either obtain wealth, or peddle their own ideologue fantasies. When such approaches prove to be unpopular with the people, they appear to engage in sadistic pleasure and it only encourages them to double-down in their actions.

There are power in numbers and voices and "we the People" should spend less time expecting someone to come save us, and begin saving ourselves and using our voices - when we still have a first-amendment and before the constitution is completely ignored/discarded/perverted beyond the point we retain access to these rights. Suffice to say, there's a lot of bad-faith actors within the corporate world, which now extends to the government world - as corporate America attempts to fashion government in its image, and for its own vices and various purposes.

I love how he used his words very carefully "he never admitted to anything." That's something that Trump is actually quite proud of in this "hall of famer."

Of course just like every Trump loyalist, cabinet nominee - that similarly refuse to say that "Biden won the 2020 election": you can tell when they either refuse to say it, or try to dance around the question.

This case is far more obvious though because it has Scott Bessent blinking a ton, delaying and trying to quickly think up a way to detract/distract from the question.

I'm glad all of these criminals are on film perjuring themselves - like it all doesn't matter and they have it rigged and with pardons on the way. While that might be true, I believe once we have different leadership in a position of power - we the people must demand investigations and to follow the money: the flow of money tells the complete story here and it doesn't matter if they have been "pardoned" because: (1) you must pardon someone for a crime... you cannot pardon preemptively; and (2) by following the money we'll discover high level of corruption and crimes they wouldn't even dream of reaching the discovery process.

In terms of where the money should go: it should flow back to the American people, and to reinstate the programs which we pay for, but have been liquidated. Americans are hurting, and these criminals will one day need to be held to account. Scott Bessent just so happens to have the same surprised look: a popsicle has when it is having its stick inserted into it; which is one part pleasure, one part comedic - in his own sadistic twisted brain. The math doesn't math and he knows it; and he can cut the sophisticated, up tight and perpetual "retentive" look and smirk on his face.

The false-equivalency and blame-game coming from the Right, is truly staggering. Even when they have been in power for nearly two years, signed HUNDREDS of EOs, engaged in illegal wars, and played sycophant and enablers (especially eying MAGA Mike Johnson - with his questionable repeated shuttering of the House to avoid Epstein votes): let's just say, the goal has been full implementation of Project 2025 and the deconstruction/demolition of American democracy. They can argue up down and sideways - as much as they want that we live in a republic and not a democracy - but correction: we live in a democratic republic.

The bottom-line is just like JD Vance: "give us more time" and "Democrats/Biden economics are to blame - not the unchecked corruption, tariffs, illegal wars, or unilateral executive over-reach"? Give me a break... they know what they're doing. It's disastrous policy after disastrous policy. Illegal war after illegal war, illegal bill after illegal bill / EO, and yet they will not take any accountability for the fact they've destroyed our economy.

This is what unchecked / unregulated capitalism/greed looks like. Our economy was previously the envy of the world, following Trump v1.0's disastrous "let's ignore COVID", gaslight the American public, and let us not forget - Trump/Republicans J6 gambits. Ultimately, it was up to corporate America to censor Trump v1.0. Now, they want to rewrite the events of J6. I find it extremely unlikely and shocking that a 2024 win was clinched legitimately - from the abhorrent data, Elon Musk's interference and lobbying (including purchasing Twitter.com to leverage it; whereby he tripled his networth - making him briefly the first trillionaire in the world).

All of this transpired not within an echo-chamber, and same thing is true with tariffs, this illegal war, and if our economy is truly doing as well as it is (after Trump fired all job staticians - similar to how he handled COVID cases, and kicks out the media for truth telling, rather than capitulating with threats of FCC licenses being revoked): then why are there mass layoffs? Why is Trump pushing AI heavily, when people are losing their jobs, or importing beef while our farmers are suffering? The answer is simple: trickle-down economics never worked, and them passing the blame over to Democrats when they literally hold unilteral control over every arm of government (including what is supposed to be an independent USPS/DOJ/SCOTUS) - tells you absolutely everything you need to know. Moreover, Trump claimed to know nothing of Project 2025, and has kept the "election was stolen" and "our elections are rife with fraud" talking points going - even in light of overwhelming evidence on the contrary. Trump and Republicans never like discussing details, only vagueness and vulgarities and character launched at Democrats.

In my mind, while we truly need a people's party... Democrats are the lesser of the two evils. Sitting out this election, or forming a nihilistic view this election cycle, or "we the People" not using our voice or standing up for restoring truth, justice and upholding the law and constitution - could very well spell the final death knell in the coffin of western Democracy. Once more, I think it's rich that Trump never has anything bad to say about Putin, claims Ukraine started a war for defending itself, continually screws over our allies, engages in relentless and baseless lies, and now is trying to subvert the will of the people.

Make no doubt about it, they will "flood the zone with shit" (as Steve Bannon said), and literally leave no stone, unturned. I am confident there are still several "Trump cards" that haven't yet been played... including timing after they lose this election with baseless claims by our hijacked/corrupted-DOJ of the 2020 elections being stolen from Trump. Wrong. What we should all recall is J6, two blackmail phone calls, a false-slate of electors, 63/64 failed and separate lawsuits against states, a former president exfiltrating sensitive files of value to Russia and just this year and towards the end of last: attempting to force Moduro into admitting to election inteference, or blaming China... when Trump's report he released in on July 17th painted quite a different picture.

While I could go on and on, the point is the lies are not landing with voters and the American people. People recognize just how much more costly and disastrous of a position Americans and the American people are financially: all while bragging about the stock-market (and behind the scenes, bragging how the tariffs and oil are making Trump and the Epstein class - millions upon millions of dollars). Likewise, it should have been seen as extremely illegal with Trump-regime's attempts to invest in companies, pay for Trump support ads using tax payer dollars, or for him to launch his own pump+dump crypto scheme... and hollow out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. MAGA Mike Johnson and others have said the quiet part out loud: if God forbid they lose the midterms, Trump, his family, friends and half the people in this room will be investigated; to which I add: damn straight. FAFO - they know they have engaged in criminal acts and cover-up.

My last suggestion for you, is go watch "Our Nixon" on Netflix and don't tell me that you don't see how it starkly matches our current reality with the Trump scandals, cheating, blackmail/bribery of votes, etc. Right now Trump and Republicans are floudering - especially after they hit up the beginning of this year with an illegal war and not even attempting to hide the corruption any longer. These are likewise the consequences of conservative justices literally teeing up Trump this second term, by not explicitly claiming he has immunity... but offering him enough of a grey area to operate with. As Trump stated "if I don't have absolute immunity, I can't do my job as president". Wrong. Also, their accusations against Jack Smith (independent investigator) they attempt to scapegoat as a violation of checks and balances... well, I would tell them to look in the mirror these past two years. They are reaping what they sew and I'm all for 25-50 years of Nuremberg trials to come, and for the liquidation of these corrupt entities assets - if they engaged in illegal behaviors, or were accessories and enablers to these crimes.

and yes... the Republicans are attempting to perpetrate the "big lie" (the one that Trump and his sycophants project.... but they perpretrate and own).

And yes.... they are wanting to rewrite history.... anything to provide a modicum explanation, that the people suffering isn't Trump derangement syndrome... nor was Jack Smith acting partisan in his pursuits of criminal activity.

We are in the hell we are in now, exactly because Trump was NOT held accountable... and guess who enabled this - that's right - yet again, it was Mitch McConnel and Republicans that chose not to impeach Trump.

The only punishment was literally from the tech bros, back then - back when they were capitulating out of fear.

Very telling...

The game is "We win", or "they cheated"; and JD has a smirk or grin, in response when Maher says "That's gotta stop"

We are all too focused on ignoring the problem: our leaders, the media, and even - "we the People". How can we ever hope to solve this problem, unless we recognize that things are too far gone - not to act, use our voice, raise awareness and demonstrate unity.

We demonstrated this unity, apart, during COVID... and yet, we are seemingly incapable here.

Ever since Trump apparently won the 2016 Presidential Elections (mind you with Russian interference that has been documented by our previously independent DOJ): progressively to now, we've seen Democracy continually assailed.

Elon helped Trump win the 2024 elections, and in my own opinion - the results of that election are deeply suspicious.

So where does this land us? Well... it's everything I feared it would be back in 2015 (presuming Trump would win; but, did not come to fruition - due to Democratic guard-rails). Now, we're living in a dystopian version of "real life hell" - where the way life we knew it to be, 11-12 years ago is now gone. We have never been more over-worked, over-stressed, under-appreciated, and "the will of the People" overtly subverted - in the history of this country.

We currently sit at the precipice of this potentially spelling the end of the Democratic process (as we know it): and in its place, ushering in a super-majority of Republic MAGA politica - solidified and codified into our law; with a clear two-tier justice system to boot!

"You will own nothing and be happy". This is complete the full-circle 80-year cycle of where we were with the great depression, and tees-up potentially the equally (but possibly even more existential threat) of WWIII and global conflict.

The results of the 2024 election were beyond suspicious - considering all variety of factors. I recognize we are deeply in trouble and must as a people come together, express and unify our voice, and re-establish truth. However, I cannot do this alone. I have spent the past 3-4 months - to prepare us for this moment. So please join the movement and cause - instead of giving into silence, indifferrence, or offering your consent (by default) - with intimidation and silence. Our demographic is larger; our voice is louder... our movement is louder. We must us our constitutional rights, uphold the law and restore justice and the social contract - before it's too late.

You know the times where truth is stranger than fiction? How about the case: if it wasn't so painfully obvious and dangerous, this would actually be funny.

In my view: America is running blind, less safe than it was 2-3 years ago, and the programming and indoctrination present in a subset of the voting populace, demonstrates a real concern and worry - that a whole demographic exists, that just repeats a term - with no deeper level of self-reflection.

Finally, the way he pronounces "tyrany" (tee-ruhn-knei) as (tie-ruhn-ni), reminds me a lot of his supporters pronouncing "cabal" (cah-bahl) as cable (cay-bull).

Trump has stated he loves the poorly educated. For some inexplicable reason, they trust him and hang onto every living word he says. They never actually take the time to look up the definition of fascism, or stop for a moment for long enough and self-reflect that their dear leader fits these definitions, better than any Democrat, Independent. or Socialist - ever could.

Lastly, they hate on distributive justice, or social identity, beyond capitalism: which primarily focuses on the disproportionate extraction of wealth of the working-class, and doesn't necessarily offer the same loyalties, nor living-wages required to survive - and yet, these workers are the reason our society functions. They are at the "ground level", living to work (not working to live), their value is always disproportionately extracted and considered "lesser". When it comes his supporters and judging the general population off the metric of how his supporters think and operate, I can better understand why they somehow think the general public is so blind to the ongoing corruption and abuses - and why he's able to run roughshod.

Given the Trump-administration's ban on CNN, MSNOW, and Politico - on White House grounds, in response CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox have stated their press corps will refuse to attend White House press briefing events.

This is the correct move, considering this is a direct attack on the 1st Amendment: freedom of speech and freedom of press. Just because Trump doesn't like the truth, can't handle the truth, or doesn't like transparency and unfavorable coverage - doesn't mean that we abandon the constitution.

Right now, all that is preserving the last bastions of democracy, include: the constitution, lower courts upholding of the constitution, SCOTUS's upholding of the consitution (which thus far, appears to uphold it - at least for state's rights and voting), states' autonomy, elections officials in each state recognizing the rights enshrined in the constitution, and of course "we the People" - holding strong behind the constitution and calling out any flagrant violations by this administration (or when our rights enshrined in the constitution are violated).

The sheer corruption we've witnessed, both last year - but, especially this year - demonstrates that it's not hyperbolic to state that this administration has been running roughshod over the constitutional rights, and upholding the rule of law. Just because a very evident two-tiered justice system pervades and permeates our current zeitgeist, doesn't equate to a full abandonment of it.

As a matter of fact, three independent statements (from Trump and his sycophants), actually point to the counter-reality provided by truth - even if absent additional clarification, the underlying reasoning of overt corruption, can be deeply felt and sensed:

• MAGA Mike Johnson's comments on if Democrats win the House, in the upcoming midterms:

  
  "They will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body, and they’ll go after the president’s family, the Cabinet, his donors, and friends. Half of you in this room will be targeted. I run the protection program, I'll take care of you, OK? We're going to win, we're going to win the midterm."
  (source: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4627106/mike-johnson-trump-allies-target-democrats-win-november/)
  

• Steve Bannon's comments on future jail time, and for jail time for a majority of attendees of his speech:

  
  "And I will tell you right now, as God is my witness, if we lose the midterms, if we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison – myself included."
  (source: https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/bannon-warns-conservatives-of-jail-time-if-republicans-lose-key-elections-steve-bannon-democrats)
  

• Trump's own words, when it comes to getting into heaven:

  
  "I mean, you know, I'm being a little cute. I don't think there's anything going to get me in heaven. Okay, I really. I think I'm not maybe heaven-bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One, I'm not sure I'm going to be able to make heaven [...] I made life a lot better for a lot of people"
  (source: https://www.foxla.com/news/trump-admits-hes-not-heaven-bound)
  

First off... if Trump is truly performing "God's work", then why are everyday Americans suffering, and instead met with insufferable gaslighting; and perhaps more importantly: why does Trump make it a point (in a rare instance of self-reflection) that he doubts he'll make it into heaven. Does it have anything to do with the fact that he's acted in a self-serving manner, has not met the needs of everyday Americans, or recognizes himself - that he is not a symbol for good in this world. Whatever the case may be, one thing's for certain: "The One Big Beautiful Bill" stripped healthcare away from millions of Americans, has slated additional Medicaid cuts following the midterms, and even MAGA Mike Johnson has gleefully said, that they will further target Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security - come next year.

Amid all of this, we're living in one of the most challenging economic times, between the ballooning costs, lack of healthcare, lack of jobs, tariffs, and worsening geopolitical fights and Trump's attempts to isolate America - from the rest of the world.

Then, as far as Steve Bannon and MAGA Mike Johnson's comments on investigatory bodies, jail time, and inferred "weaponization of government": they themselves, fail to clarify. That's because, they themselves, know what acts this regime has engaged in, and how their acts would be considered illegal, by any modicum of applicability of the constitution and law. As a matter of fact, they have even ignored SCOTUS's demands to return Kilmar Armando Ábrego García to the US, following a late-night, shadow-deportation, and directly into the custody of Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) - in El Salvador; and likewise - more recently - deported migrants (and those holding Green Cards, in some instances - even US Citzens) to Africa - even though they weren't originally from Africa).

Every American, should find these actions and illegal acts, deeply troubling. Fascism doesn't announce itself, all at once, and besides - Trump's railing on the media (and their eventual capitulation and capture, into becoming "the fake news" he decried about), after nearly a decade - he's becoming ever-increasingly close to rendering the legacy media "the fake news" media he seeks.

Of course, adding insult to injury, has been the flagrant disregard for the law, mass-layoffs of federal workers, the hollowing out of our entitlement and social safety nets and programs, and fortunately - while the media could have simply capitulated - it looks like they refuse to do so. More over, if Trump wants the kind of media attention he seeks, it's best that he backs down from his authoritarian leanings. Right now, this administration is testing the limits of the public, SCOTUS, and even our very infrastructure and pocket-books, to see what we as as a public and society, are willing to endure and put up with.

And while the battle for reclaiming the autonomy of the USPS - at the current moment - appears all, but won: I do expect a Jan 3rd, 2027 gambit... with the ultimate test that follows in early Jan of 2029 - with a vice president that is more than happy to capitulate; whereas before, in early 2021, some guard-rails still existed.

All of this is to say, has created a dangerous precedent and will take years to address and fix. But, hopefully truth and justice will prevail. One thing's for certain, as much leverage as AI can buy them - as far as undermining of truth and destruction - the American public remembers. There is no amount of distraction and gaslighting, that prevents the public from recalling the abuses, when they transpired and occurred. That said, all of the efforts to dominate the headlines and hijack the narrative, to a variable degree - have been successful. We must remain steadfast and call out the clear unilateral reaches of power and efforts to distract/detract - when we see them: if we ever hope for a return to normal semblance, under the law, in the United States. Of course, it will be helpful, if Democrats take a super-majority and end this debacle and fiasco much faster - even in light of all the efforts to subvert, cheat, steal, and overtly announce the corruption - which came especially into vogue, earlier this year,

In a first of its kind, this regime has banned the WH from access to their WH news briefing room and WH grounds, on the basis of "unfair questions" being asked of this administration.

To me, it sounds like a violation of the 1st amendment. And a desire to filter out only "favorable" questions to an administration that has repeatedly demonstrated itself to be one of the most opaque in our nations history. While this administration can disagree, otherwise - this administration has been rife with near-continual controversy, cover-ups, and failure to fulfill its campaign promises... while gaslighting the media and American public.

Prior to this: Trump was handing out exclusive premium access to his "Truth Social" API for $200K per year, and $10-30K+ seats, to sit before the president and obtain special access (pay-to-play advantages).

One must ask themselves - when is this insanity going to end? The constitution, freedom of speech, freedom of press, rights and freedoms to vote, and overall - general lack of representation - has resulted in an insufferable age of many Americans, who are hurting financially and unable to make ends meet. In contrast, we have an administration that keeps stating that things in America have never been better.

If the latter is true, then why are Trump and his administration's approval ratings so low? Why hasn't there been a second release of the Epstein files and why with releases are Trump's photos being removed, Epstein co-conspirator's names been redacted, and yet the victims of Epstein's various abuses and exploits - have their names laid bare to the public? And if we're not amid a financial crisis, then why dangle "a carrot reward" of $5000 in front of Americans (likewise, we've seen Trump's position continually oscillate on this topic, claiming: "It's the Democrats fault", "the affordability crisis is a hoax", and onto "America has never been doing better... and 'The Great Big Beautiful Bill' provided tax relief for all Americans"). To be literally this divorced from reality, is proving to be a problem for Trump and his allies, this time around... because while they've been successful at lying and gaslighting (on a multitude of topics), when it comes to pricing, consumers take note of just how much more expensive everything is - and it continues to get - while you have an administration that simultaneously ignores American's financial relief needs, whilst simultaneously gutting the programs all Americans have paid into, such as: ACA Tax Credits, Social Security, and Medicaid (to name a few). Likewise, this administration has hap-hazardously mass-purging of governmental workers and justifying it as being fiscal-hawks that were targeting "waste, fraud, and abuse." Conversely, from my experience/perspective, I see it as merely a means to reduce the government's obligations - as a means to lower taxes for the ultra-wealthy. This has added insult to injury for many Americans, and Americans have been responding in kind - during these run-up and run-off elections, as indicated by a strong preference/sentiment for/towards Democrats.

The overarching concern, of course, is if we want to live in a free and fair democracy and not subsequently lose our democracy - or a complete and total breakdown of the world economy or social order - let alone the breakdown within - this insanity has got to stop. Since leadership has thus far proven itself incapable upholding the constitution and the last bastions reside with the lower courts, individual states, and the voice and actions of American citizens - what is it going to take to bring sanity back to public, social, societal, and political discourse?!

Truly, my main concern here is... we know from personal experience and public sentiment and discourse, that this is quite possibly the most unpopular administration in our country's history. However, given this trend, will the American public reject, call sus, or call into mass-rejection, if we witness Republicans maintain their super-majority? Clearly the results of the 2024 election, don't add up (not to contribute towards their lies of mass fraud in our elections; but more precisely to say: when they do anything/everything to cling onto power, obtain the financial help from the richest man in the world - and that man has gone on to triple his net worth -- that after Trump incensed his mob on Jan 6 2021, sewed mistrust in our elections - not because they are insecure, but because he has a long and sordid history of winning at all costs (up and including cheating) -- could better explain the results of the 2024 presidential elections, given he purportedly won all seven swing states, after literally engaging in a coup and instructing his mob to descend upon Mike Pence? It's a similar phenomenon with how Trump and his allies intentionally conflated/projected Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS): to not mean Trump's Derangement Syndrome, but those that unhealthfully obsess over Trump - forming their own derangement syndrome, with him as the focus.

While those nuances are important to outline, the debacle and shenanigans are always leveraged to their benefit, even though every accusation from them is a form of self-admission and every consequence was self-inflicted - as much as Trump and his allies attempt to convince the public, otherwise. The best analogy I have for this, is when the perpetrator of a crime - let's say an arsonist - lights a building on fire; proceeds to then dial 9/11 and report the incident... then obtains credit for putting out a fire, they themselves, started. This is basically the Trump playbook to a T. And with that, I'll end by saying: there's a reason why Trump doesn't want this Iran war to end, beyond his ego's unwillingness to bend (and admit fault). While I have no direct evidence to back this up, I feel it's because tariffs and this oil crisis is something he's benefiting from. That is why, it's all the more critical, that the first-amendment (freedom of speech, freedom of press), is all the more paramount - at the moment. Because - cutting off access to "the people's house" (Trump almost, in a freudian slip of tongue - referring to it as "my... the people's house": by denying access and violating the constitution and the rules of law - the aim+goal+outcome is near identical - which undermines our laws and state of self-governance; and second, by filtering and only permitting in voices that align with him - forces capitulation - by denying access. It's strange to say this, but this level of capitulation we've witnessed, in real-time, over this past decade. Trump would assail and rail against the media as being "fake news" (only because they challenged him by asking questions he didn't want to answer). However, back then... the media held strong and didn't capitulate. Now, a decade later, so many arms of the legacy media are openly capitulating to his demands, which places us one step closer to the end of democracy as we know it, and attempts to usher-in and promote, the rise of authoritarian fascism. Likewise, that is why Trump rules by fear: he doesn't want the public taking the time to connect, to begin movement, voice, and resistance - and demand he follow the law. Likewise, it's unfortunate that SCOTUS' decision and timing on the ruling of absolute immunity - came at the absolute wrong time for Americans, but the perfect timing for Trump, and the flagrant and open corruption and out of control administration we've witnessed, over the course of these past ~20 or so, odd months. The truth still matters, the voice of the public still matters. I truly hope that media figures will band together and expose this act of gatekeeping, exactly for what it is, a unilateral over-reach from the executive branch, a self-serving abuse of power (one of silencing/intimidation/capitulation), and lastly - clearly violates the constitution (not that it's been the first time this administration has completely disregarded our rules of governance).

devolving all future

Unfortunately, while the efforts to suppress the vote, via the dismantling of Mail-in-Voting rights have backfired.

Now, according to reports, Trump is having Republicans to swear an oath to cheat in the upcoming my midterms.

The gambit here, is for MAGA Mike Johnson, and the Sargent in Arms for the court and the Court Clerk themselves, to refuse to swear Democrats in - especially if Democrats with a super-majority - which appears very much possible, based on polling.

Then, beyond that - unless Democrats pursue and are successful in pursuing article IV section II remedy prior to the 2028 presidential elections and following it (also presuming this Trump-regime doesn’t thrust us unnecessarily into WWIII): then I very much expect another attempt at a false slate of electors. However, the difference is - where Pence refused to capitulate to the president’s demands, assuredly Vance - in my opinion - would be very willing to go through with such a scheme.

Democrats were so on point with this. Trump ran on the opposite message to the actions he's taking today: he promised affordability and hasn't delivered, and he promises no new forever wars - and now we have a new forever war.

If only the majority, we the people - who hold all the cards and all the infinite power - truly stood together, and held strong. Recognize that as civilians and the everyday American consumer that:

• We pay the most in taxes. We pay for everything - the infrastructure - that businesses take advantage of.
• We make the least amount of money, than any other level of corporate America: which is to say, our labor is exploited. We made $10-$30 (or if we're lucky, $40 / hr.) and our employer makes hundreds an hour, off our work - often selling it back to the very same consumer that cannot afford the ever-increasing costs. All the profits go to the slave-driving stakeholders - that never earned it, nor deserve it. No billionaire worked as hard as they did to deserve what they receive... it rests on the laurels of everyone below that runs it. Even these megalomaniacs seem to think they don't need "we the People" and society anymore; wrong - but they would love to have us believe that and to remain divided.

In this post-truth world: it's ever-so-increasingly necessary that we the people begin to form coalition, use our collective resonating voices, and let the underkurrent - in each of us - rise to the surface.

Recognize since basically Jan of 2026 (but technically since the start of Trump's 2nd term and where SCOTUS provided him absolute blanket immunity (in theory) and where he can pardon any parties that enable him or play accessory to his crimes. You ask, what has happened? The answer: absolute, undeniable, and unapologetic corruption. And moreover, priming/choreographing/manipulation/gaslighting and control over all Americans and a pro-nazi movement that has taken root in every country. All of these events are not disparate - they were planned. Ever since the end of WWII and following the events of the Great Depression and FDR's policies, the ultra-wealthy have been moving behind the scenes to setup an all on monopoly and an outright class war with anyone that is not them. Because of this, they want us desperate on the same system they are seizing control over, while they work quickly and diligently to seize all power, resources, and crash democracies around the world into the ground. They recognized that the same qualities that create strength for democracies around the world, are inherently the same weakness or achilles heel for all of them. Democracies require trust, the honor system, and virtuous people, policy, and self-governance were never intended to operate covertly, off to the side, in backrooms, or shadow-docket courts. Moreover, Democracies were never intended to withstand the systematic dismantling when our own government cannot honor its commitments of separation of powers, or when - even - we the people will not honor our oaths to the constitution.

Right now, they rely on us remaining divided, controlled, corralled by the algorithm and intimidation - and for us to offer our inferred consent/silence and capitulation. As soon as we expose the lies, corruption and keep our eyes on the prize and don't play into their distraction, alternative narratives, and recognize that we the People created our society and in turn control its future - that's the day that the corruption ends and the people take back the control that we never freely offered.

What are the chances? Could it be they were there hoping to gain access to these machines to perform a firmware dump, or install custom software? Seems probable, considering this corrupt administration will stop at nothing to subrt the will of the people.

"Truth Social" - has got to be one of the biggest misnomer, oxymoronically named platforms in existence. Trump developed the platform, following his censorship - following him incensing violence and subverting the will of the People on January 6th.

Likewise, it's no accident that Trump wants to rewrite what happened that day, by claiming "patriots peacefully protested" and were "treated unfairly" and somehow we "hostages", when they perpetrated violence and acted out an insurrection to intefere with the certification of the results of the 2020 election.

Likewise, it's no accident that every single one of Trump's cabinet members, when going before congress to be confirmed, refuse to answer the basic - and ubiquitously understood fact - that Biden won the 2020 presidential campaign.

Why, you ask? Simple. Keep the lie going, so it can be used for later. Much like it's been absolutely crickets regarding the 3/4 states that had the 2020 ballots illegally seized by a captured and corrupt DOJ. Why no revelations yet? Simple. They are waiting to strategically claim wide-spread voter fraud - even though the chain of custody of the evidence has now been compromised, in a manner that we cannot trust whatever "revealatory findings" they subsequently will pontification upon, either before, or following the Nov 5th 2026 mid-terms.

What's worse, is the abuses don't stop there. Trump is assailing states, for conducting their own elections, or states' individual rights to self-govern. Why? Is it because there's truly some grand conspiracy against him? Wrong. No it's because he and his crony enablers in congress and SCOTUS, are enacting the Project 2025 playbook, and they recognize they have been overt about this corruption not only since Trump was inaugurated for a second-time on Jan 20th 2025, but especially starting in early 2026 - where he has engaged in unprovoked and illegal aggression against Iran, launched us into an illegal and costly war, not to mention that that the rich and powerful have been saying the quiet parts out loud and being overt with their corruption.

This sits in stark contrast to what we've actually been witnessing these past 18 months. A massive blue wave has been building, during this runoff elections, whereby disproportionately - Democrats have been winning historically red districts. And yet, they would lead us to believe all of this is happening not due to the self-inflicted damage caused by abuse of power, but because somehow Trump was wronged in 2020, and now is about to be wronged in 2026. They will accuse Democrats of being extremists, when it has been Republicans that are the ones who are engaging in illegal mid-decade redistricting. This is not only for the purposes of seizing and clinging onto power, but - perhaps more importantly - because they know that justice, accountability and investigations are going to be launched into their illegal behaviors and activities. They know it, and we know it.

I couldn't express this any better myself.

Everything is propaganda - morning to night. Also, any statement by Donald Trump, contradicts itself - before the end of the sentence. He's impossible to understand - on his own terms, much less on geopolitical terms.

He's dragging down America with him. While Trump is getting up there in age and the fronto-temporal dementia is is hitting on all cylinders, unfortunately his propaganda, abuses of power, degradation to self-governance, befriending and providing comfort to enemies of the United States - while making enemies of our allies, and attacks on elections and baking corruption into our system through his cabinet members: will have ever-lasting impacts on our country, society and way of life, for without a doubt - likely centuries to come.

I agree, the time has come, he needs to be forcefully removed - ala. article IV, section II; no other method comes nearly close enough, to addressing the cancer and brain-worms that have spread over America. The deep and unhealed afflictions of the ultra-impoverished and ultra-wealthy, and the goal being to subjugate everyone else in between through gaslighting, projection and subverting the will of the people and law - truly tells us something.

It's not without a sense of irony that Trump promised that he would "drain the swamp", while bringing us the same problems he assured his constituents he would protect them from. What's worse is that he accused his opponents: first Hillary Clinton and later Kamala Harris - that they would spell the death to America - when the reality is, he was speaking more about himself.

In the wake of this propaganda, and now current attempts to rail and assail against state's right to self-govern and conduction their elections autonomously, was never about genuine concern. It was there, so he can claim wide-spread fraud (and now has seized the 2020 ballots, and seeks to manufacture it); after all Trump claimed widespread fraud in our elections before he even won the electoral college in 2016. He called fraud before even a single vote was cast. That should tell you absolutely everything you need to know.

And, right at this moment, we're approaching the countdown to the end of democracy, as Republicans/MAGA/GOP engage in illegal acts of attacking state's rights, continued efforts to rip apart the constitution and disenfranchise voters/rig the election, and engage in endless lies and propaganda - and for what? Has Trump honored his promises to his constituents on lowering prices, getting us out of endless wars? No. Instead, he continue to emotionally terrorize and antagonize, balloon the national deficit, do absolutely nothing to address the affordability crisis, focus on decadence and lavish items for himself - including an unnecessary ballroom, ripping up of the grass and Rose Garden, and anytime one of his gambits backfires in his face - in the case of Iran - blame anyone/everyone, but himself, for his own buffoonery.

May God have mercy on our souls. We as a people have gotten to indifferent, apathetic, and overwhelmed to understand the majority of society is responsible for both running society and creating the disproportionate wealth that the ultra-wealthy benefit from. They rip up the social contract and spit in the face of Americans... and my question is: if the social contract is null and void, we live in a two-tier justice system, and soon add the complete disenfranchisement of voting that opposes his will to this - and I ask myself: why as Americans are we not using our voice and lack of consent to shut this down?

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Republicans/MAGA/GOP are absolutely freaking out, at the prospects (in the lead-up to the 2026 mid-terms) that them and their enablers: will absolutely be held to account for their overt and open corruption. Sadly, we live in a time and day - where the abuses are so overt - arising out of the top 1% of the top 1%.

MAGA Mike "The Grindr" Johnson, put it up - on full display (no framing/filtering) - of how Democrats will likely prosecute them, claiming they are in-charge and a radical Left arm that is usurping the political power in this country.

I got a news-flash for you Mike... umm.. hello? You guys have a super-majority in the government, including a SCOTUS that offers carte-blance freedom to act as freely corrupt as you choose to be; any negative outright consequences - in terms of justice, accountability and adherence (or lack thereof) to the constitution - responsibility-wise, land directly at your feet and the feet of thep president, his enablers, and allies. Furthermore, he is claiming that they - collectively - are in a massive predictiment unless they win the mid-terms. Some, including Kentucky gonressmember has gone on the record - essentially ofering up a near-identical record: we cannot/must not let Democrats ever take control over government again... otherwise, power would be held to account; they can't allow that; and moreover, Steven Bannon has already gone on record to state: "Trump is entitled to a third-term. No question. He'll get a third term and we'll see to that. We're currently in the works on working out a plan."

I have been warning for some time now, the myriad (or rather countless/relentless) abuses and strategies being employed/deployed by the GOP/MAGA parties, to ensure unequivocal win for the president and his allies - going evne so far to be open to a complete subversion of the will of the People.

With time dwindling down and the mid-terms nearing, that is why the first section I will be building out on the Kronology section of the site, relies heavily Election policy, alternating claims/narrative framing, overreaches and abuses of power, the rewriting of policy so the ultra-wealthy are entitled to a megaphone that is proportional to their pocket size, the various abuses during the 2020 elections (including, but not limited to - an active coup and seizure of power), to the various strategems currently being employed by the GOP/MAGA/Trump, and lastly in a post-COVID/post-truth/post-AI world - they attempt to pursue every facet and fashion possible to achieve their desired outcome.

With the buildout of the Kronology section on the topic of Elections, soon after will accompany a long-form video - along with short-form promotional videos - that outline the abuses of the past, and the ones of today and tomorrow.

That said: since this is a people-powered media platform - I ask any/all that stumble upon this platform and sense its value, to please signup for an account and engage. If align yourself on the right side of history, are committed and dedicated to truth, and exposing corruption (and "alternative"-realities/facts as they are presented in a post-AI/post-truth world) and believe elucidation of truth through research is still possible - then please consider contributing regularly to theunderKurent as a platform. Trusted sources are considered "Kurators" of this platform; where you will build - democratically - karma/trust and followers. We will work together to Kollaborate and form a Koalition - for a better tomorrow!Republicans/MAGA/GOP are absolutely freaking out, at the prospects (in the lead-up to the 2026 mid-terms) that them and their enablers: will absolutely be held to account for their overt and open corruption. Sadly, we live in a time and day - where the abuses are so overt - arising out of the top 1% of the top 1%.

MAGA Mike "The Grindr" Johnson, put it up - on full display (no framing/filtering) - of how Democrats will likely prosecute them, claiming they are in-charge and a radical Left arm that is usurping the political power in this country.

I got a news-flash for you Mike... umm.. hello? You guys have a super-majority in the government, including a SCOTUS that offers carte-blance freedom to act as freely corrupt as you choose to be; any negative outright consequences - in terms of justice, accountability and adherence (or lack thereof) to the constitution - responsibility-wise, land directly at your feet and the feet of thep president, his enablers, and allies. Furthermore, he is claiming that they - collectively - are in a massive predictiment unless they win the mid-terms. Some, including Kentucky gonressmember has gone on the record - essentially ofering up a near-identical record: we cannot/must not let Democrats ever take control over government again... otherwise, power would be held to account; they can't allow that; and moreover, Steven Bannon has already gone on record to state: "Trump is entitled to a third-term. No question. He'll get a third term and we'll see to that. We're currently in the works on working out a plan."

I have been warning for some time now, the myriad (or rather countless/relentless) abuses and strategies being employed/deployed by the GOP/MAGA parties, to ensure unequivocal win for the president and his allies - going evne so far to be open to a complete subversion of the will of the People.

With time dwindling down and the mid-terms nearing, that is why the first section I will be building out on the Kronology section of the site, relies heavily Election policy, alternating claims/narrative framing, overreaches and abuses of power, the rewriting of policy so the ultra-wealthy are entitled to a megaphone that is proportional to their pocket size, the various abuses during the 2020 elections (including, but not limited to - an active coup and seizure of power), to the various strategems currently being employed by the GOP/MAGA/Trump, and lastly in a post-COVID/post-truth/post-AI world - they attempt to pursue every facet and fashion possible to achieve their desired outcome.

With the buildout of the Kronology section on the topic of Elections, soon after will accompany a long-form video - along with short-form promotional videos - that outline the abuses of the past, and the ones of today and tomorrow.

That said: since this is a people-powered media platform - I ask any/all that stumble upon this platform and sense its value, to please signup for an account and engage. If align yourself on the right side of history, are committed and dedicated to truth, and exposing corruption (and "alternative"-realities/facts as they are presented in a post-AI/post-truth world) and believe elucidation of truth through research is still possible - then please consider contributing regularly to theunderKurent as a platform. Trusted sources are considered "Kurators" of this platform; where you will build - democratically - karma/trust and followers. We will work together to Kollaborate and form a Koalition - for a better tomorrow!