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"They're somewhat like the lowest forms of plant and animal life. Even at their highest point of vitality there is not much life in them; on the other hand, they don't die.”
Senator Eugene McCarty, on the nature of the republican party, 1968


Malcolm X had a system where he ranked people from one to one hundred, based on how much he could trust them. That has worked for me for decades, although in recent times I have added a zero to it. I find author Michael Wolff interesting, though a curious fellow. However, I trust him when he says that Steve Bannon told Jeffrey Epstein he was the only one he feared could sink the felon's 2016 election.

There is a social psychiatrist, who used to be a military intelligence analyst, who said that the reason the felon will not release the Epstein files is because they contain information on Epstein and his relationship with underage teen girls. What we are witnessing is a Shakespearean tragedy playing out on the global stage.

Back to Bannon, who ranks a zero. A repulsive scum. It is, in my opinion, important to recognize that while he looks like Otis Campbell, he had enough of a military background to rank as one of the most dangerous individuals associated with the felon-in-chief. Much like many billionaires and corporate heads, Bannon views the felon as a jackass he could ride to advance his goal of destroying democracy in our country. Keep in mind that Bannon thinks he is far more qualified to be president, and has actually told associates he may run in 2028.

Bannon and others – including foreign interests – have been engaged in what our community members with military backgrounds will recognize as “fourth generation warfare” or 4GW. Others will recognize it is similar to what the U.S. did in Central and South America and Iran for decades even before military analysts formalized it in 1989. Unlike traditional warfare between nations, it allows non-state interests to destabilize societies and overthrow governments without the use of foreign troops.

Now, this can include classic asymmetric warfare tactics, but it frequently focuses on psychological operations. Let's say, for example, that Russia had wanted to damage the US. They would focus on convincing a group in this country that there is a menace – for the heck of it, maybe brown-skinned human beings – that threatens their status in the country. This group already had uncertainty regarding why their quality of life was decreasing, including when job opportunities were limited. They knew that their children and grandchildren would not enjoy the things, such as owning a home, that they had. Their social status as white folk was being undermined.

There is an increase in anxiety about the not only the current state of affairs, but fear of the future. Years ago, this could be nurtured by use of the media, but the introduction of the internet added steroids to the mix. For example, something like Q-anon could convince hundreds of thousands to believe that the elite Democrats enjoyed a sex ring involving wee-little children ….. perhaps in the non-existent basement of a pizza parlor. I won't even mention what these fiends dined on in barbecue joints. But it was enough to damage social cohesion and increase the level of hatred into the political environment.

At this very moment, I am confident that anyone still reading this is thinking, “No shit, H2O Man. You took six paragraphs to say what we already knew.” Yet I have a bit more to say. The Universe is a powerful thing. We remember the befuddled masses of maga waiting outside a Dallas building, believing JFK, Jr. was going to appear and endorse the felon. Instead, in one of the most horrible of realities, the felon appointed RFK, Jr. to a position that he is as unqualified for as is the felon to be president.

At still other times, the Universe has a sense of justice tinged with irony. The felon and his campaign sought to exploit the fantasy about the democratic sex & barbecue pit, by promising to reveal the Epstein files. It is fair to say that this has back-fired on them. Surely, the most important thing is supporting the victims, and identifying what the Nixon crew might have called “creeps.” Democrats are saying we will play this hand, so lay the cards on the table.

But there is more. The Epstein scandal files include a lot of money- laundering and associated activities In my last essay, for example, I wrote about the christian nationalist televangelists. It goes beyond the disgraced Jim Baker preaching the gospel of Q-anon – which he did. It involves where billionaires invest their money, including in those programs that have destabilized our country over the past nine years. I will address this further in a future tedious essay.

The good news is that we have more powerful resources available to us. Of course, many of those such as Amendment 1 and voting rights are under attack. But by late Tuesday night, we saw that we can kick the stuffing out of maga. And that is a warm-up for what we will do in the 2026 mid-terms, which are now less than a year away.

Stay strong. Trust in the future.