Author: Sage
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How AI Changed My Life at 53: My Journey from Rome’s Colosseum to Building RomaLume
A Life-Changing Trip to Italy I just returned from what might have been the greatest trip of my life. Standing before the magnificent Colosseum in Rome, I felt something profound shift within me. This ancient structure—built in just eight years without modern technology, capable of holding 80,000 people and evacuating them in five minutes, complete…
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What Happened When the Police Showed Up at the Nomadic Spirit
Yesterday, I had an interaction with the police that’s still sitting heavy in my chest. I didn’t film it—honestly, I didn’t think I’d need to. I was coming from a place of peace. I was showing up for our Sunday gathering with the Nomadic Spirit community—our version of church. We talk, eat, smoke, and if…
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When Intelligence Becomes Arrogance: How Elitism is Fueling America’s Authoritarian Turn
We didn’t lose the working class because they’re ignorant—we lost them because we stopped listening. For years, a quiet war has been raging under the surface of American politics—not between left and right, but between the credentialed and the dismissed. We don’t talk about it much. It makes educated people uncomfortable. It forces Democrats and…
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Habeas Corpus Is the Line—And They’re Getting Ready to Cross It
In one of the most alarming developments yet, Stephen Miller—senior adviser to Donald Trump—has openly said the administration is “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus. This isn’t just legal jargon. This is the right that prevents the government from locking you up indefinitely without a trial. It is the bedrock of civil liberty, the final…
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Is Trump Just A Paper Tiger Bully?
So now, out of the blue, this happened: US-China trade deal live: Tariffs to be lowered for 90 days, US stock futures rally It’s not really surprising. Trump has been doing this on-again, off-again tariff bullshit since day one. But why? I really don’t understand the point unless it’s just political theater—that Trump is a…
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This Isn’t a War—But It Might Be the Prelude
We’re not in a civil war. We’re not in a revolution. But we’re not in peacetime either. What we’re in, right now, is something like the silence before the storm. The part where the government lays the groundwork, tightens its grip, and tests how far it can go before someone pushes back. This week, the…
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Project 2025: The Plan to Break Democracy and Crown a President King
Click here for the full Project 2025 document. – Mandate for Leadership – The Conservative Promise. What if I told you there’s already a detailed plan in motion to dismantle the U.S. government as we know it—and it’s 900 pages long? That’s not hyperbole. That’s Project 2025. Backed by the Heritage Foundation and over 140…
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First They Cut the Generals: The Quiet March Toward Authoritarianism
It didn’t start with tanks in the streets. It started with a press release about “efficiency.” On May 5, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a sweeping 20% cut to the U.S. military’s four-star generals — a move framed as bureaucratic streamlining. But look closer and you’ll see something else: a dangerous pattern of consolidation,…
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Master List: Authoritarian and Anti-Constitutional Actions by Donald Trump (2025)
The last update to this was on May 24, 2025. Let me know if I forget to add to it. This post is a rolling chronicle of executive orders, proclamations, federal memoranda, and allied state-level initiatives that legal scholars, journalists, and watchdog groups have flagged as authoritarian, unconstitutional, or corrosive to democratic norms since President…
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I Hate My Mother-in-law
Man. It feels so good to just say it. I HATE my mother-in-law. Just last night, I came to home after an amazing day hanging out with my unhoused friends. I was feeling so great. She met me on the porch with a big smile on her face. She said, “I have something for you.”…
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Cyber Self-Defense: STOP Before You Use Tor or a VPN
This is the second video in my Cyber Self-Defense series. And I had to make it right away, because as soon as I posted the first one, I realized something important: People are going to jump into tools like Tor and VPNs without understanding how they actually work. And if you’re trying to stay off…
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Digital Self-Defense in the Age of Authoritarianism: Why I’m Launching This Series Now
I’m starting something new. It’s not a tech series, not exactly. It’s not just politics either. It’s survival. It’s resistance. I’m calling it Digital Self-Defense. If you’ve been paying attention—really paying attention—you know something’s happening. Our privacy is vanishing. Protesters are being criminalized. Journalists are being targeted. Judges are being intimidated. The government is gearing…
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The Hollow Center: Why We Keep Getting Leaders Like Trump
This can’t be said clearly enough: Donald Trump is not some brilliant tactician. He’s a moron. A buffoon. A guy who apparently thinks tariffs are a game of darts and numbers are just suggestions. 145%? 0%? Who knows! Even he doesn’t seem to know. The real problem isn’t just Trump, though. It’s what we’re doing…
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Lancaster’s Mayor Wants a Fentanyl Genocide – Here’s My Response
In this video, I react to California Mayor R. Rex Parris’s chilling comments about giving homeless people “all the fentanyl they want” to eliminate them. I draw disturbing historical parallels to Nazi-era dehumanization, question the logic and morality of his so-called “plan,” and call out the absurd cruelty and ignorance behind such rhetoric. This isn’t…
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The problem with DEI is that it did not go far enough
Maybe my biggest issue I have with Democrats is that they are too much in their heads. I don’t trust one single value a Democrat professes. The last time I remember, Democrats swore they loved immigrants, diversity equity and inclusion, and having a woman being president. That’s all out the window now. They will happily…
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Donald Trump Is Not A Fascist. STOP SAYING IT!
In the video below, I share why I believe it’s inaccurate to label Donald Trump as a fascist. I walk through the historical definition of fascism, outline its key traits, and compare them to Trump’s actions. While I acknowledge that some of his behavior may be authoritarian or harmful to democratic norms, I argue that…
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Come Get Me, Assholes!
Have you seen this shit: If you want your blood to boil and your spine to quiver, you can read more about it here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/sebastian-gorka-kilmar-abrego-garcia-activists-b2735153.html He said: “It’s not left and right, it’s not even Republican or Democrat. There’s one line that divides us: Do you love America, or do you hate America? It’s really…
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Bull-Fucking-Shit: “This kind of violence has no place in our society regardless of what motivates it.”
After Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro was nearly burned to death in his mansion, that was his statement: “This kind of violence has no place in our society, regardless of what motivates it,” Mr. Shapiro said in his first public comments since Sunday morning. That’s always such a convenient statement. It’s always made by the elite…
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Thank You Cards From The Homeless People You Are Helping
Misty has been organizing thank-you cards for supporters. Here’s a picture of her working on making some bead bracelets: She loves crafts, games and decorating. She is always involved with decorating for parties we have. She is always cleaning and organizing. She lives in a basement near Middlebury Chapel. She is really involved in the…