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"We are Amidst a Coup" - Marianne Williamson and Tavis Smiley

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Marianne Williamson joined Tavis Smiley on January 27, 2025, to talk about the current dictatorial takeover in the US.

She is, as always, clear, consise and pointed.

"This is an existential crisis for a free society."

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What can be done?

Attend People Power United's online "Rapid Response for Our Freedoms: Stop Project 2025" on Wednesday Feb 5, 8-9pm EST. People Power United is a grassroots group of over 200,000+ members in all 50 states who champion progress and power to the people.

Call your Congressperson, the phone number is at the top of the OEN front page.

Follow Alt National Park Service Facebook page for updates, they are a heroic voice at the forefront of these developments (they have said if their Facebook page disappears , they can be found on BlueSky)

Marianne Williamson offers words of hope here.

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Blair Gelbond

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Thanks for this, MA.

I used to love watching T.S. Glad he's still all-in.

And M.W. is no slouch either!

Submitted on Monday, Feb 3, 2025 at 6:36:13 PM

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Meryl Ann Butler

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Reply to Blair Gelbond:

YW! Seems like an oasis in a sea of darkness!!!

Submitted on Monday, Feb 3, 2025 at 7:59:31 PM

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Blair Gelbond

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Reply to Meryl Ann Butler:

MAB,

I'm big on what Jung called the "shadow" elements of the human psyche ( if you haven't noticed :-) )

Amerikkka's got a big one - e.g., genocide of Native Americans/enslavement of black men, women and children. And all of this leading to death, maiming, loss, great pain and suffering, etc.

Now the chickens are coming home to roast.

But I believe that - as bad as what we're seeing is - we are in short order looking at the destruction of world society and likely - the decimation of our species.

Jung said that, unless we can own our inner shadow aspects - they will attack us in the external world, showing up as "fate."

And of course, in this parched desert, we need all the cool, fresh water we can find.

Great program. Thank you.

Submitted on Monday, Feb 3, 2025 at 8:10:47 PM

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John Henry Egan

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How does this work? An elected president managing the government is a coup?

Submitted on Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025 at 2:29:47 PM

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Meryl Ann Butler

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Reply to John Henry Egan:

Shutting down Congressionally appointed organizations without due process would be a coup.

Submitted on Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025 at 2:39:52 PM

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John Henry Egan

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Reply to Meryl Ann Butler:

Well that's the whole question isn't it?

Submitted on Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025 at 3:05:09 PM

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John Henry Egan

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Reply to Meryl Ann Butler:

You called it Meryl Ann. Bill Gates just said on "The View" that if Elon and Orange Man don't stop messin' with USAID there's gonna be another Pandemic. A big one. Bill sez it's not gonna be "predictable" like the last one either. It's gonna be bad. Real bad. Bill sez Millions are gonna die. Now don't think for a minute that Bill Gates' "foundations" that got 30 million dollars from USAID last year is gonna have anything to do with the new pandemic. Nope. Don't even think about that. It sure is a good thing that we have real doctors like Bill Gates in charge of medicine in this country and not dilatants like RFK Jr. Better mask up.

Submitted on Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025 at 6:13:35 PM

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Blair Gelbond

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And then you have an unaccountable cabal saying things like, "I'm sorry, Mr. President. You don't have a need to know."

Oh whelp...

Submitted on Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025 at 8:10:59 PM

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Mark Sashine

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There will be always an idiot who will approve anything Trump and his thugs do. People here don't understand that they approve their own demise.

Submitted on Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025 at 6:30:28 PM

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Michael Dewey

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"When shall it be said in any country of the world, my poor are happy; neither ignorance nor distress is to be found among them; my jails are empty of prisoners, my streets of beggars; the aged are not in want, the taxes are not oppressive...when these things can be said, then may that country boast of its constitution and government."~ Thomas Paine"
-- Tom Paine

Also, believe it or not. It took until 2024 to see it clearly. We are staring in the face of the Whore in Revelation 17, and the Beast with 10 horns that carry here. May the 10 Kings to arise, find some mercy, if still possible (I have my doubts on that.) for the Whore.

In the mean time:

DC is not going to be where to fix what both war parties broke.Shut it all down. IBEW Wirenuts will keep the essential lights on. Delivery Turkeys to Churches every day of the week. It is that time! Nobody could hold back them Wirenuts for much longer. Not after they hear latest Knighmare. But we found "them."

One way out that I see, would be an Article V Convention Pow Wow with the Lakota Sioux at Pine Ridge South Dakota (poorest County in the USA.), to come up with some system or such, that will help us live closer as Brothers and to live one with Mother Earth.

Article V Convention Pow Wow with the Lakota Sioux out at poorest County in USA, Pine Ridge SD. a long hual call, or short haul would be better, call for all States to Register all over 18, to elect Delegates for that Convention Pow Wow.

"- Dorothy Lemus: -~" May i suggest for the new year avoiding all tittles such as liberals, rep, demo, progressives, races, color, educational idiots,etc. and come to a realistic confederation of humanistic individuals understanding and taking over this country and changing it to a better, healthier, educated, spiritual, hard working, united place to breath in. love and light."

Submitted on Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025 at 7:54:21 PM

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Blair Gelbond

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IMHO it would behoove us to learn about whether there is a de-population strategy gradually being rolled out.

This obviously expands the context of what we need to understand and deal with.

Submitted on Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025 at 8:08:00 PM

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