Subj : Log Important Reading To : All From : k9zw Date : Wed Jul 10 2024 13:56:31 A long read that explains how the US Gov functions have changed https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2024/07/09/big-picture-question-big-p icture-answer/ Read this in chunks given its length. As background consider additionally reading: https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2024/07/07/big-picture/ and more importantly https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2024/06/16/the-guy-who-organizes-ball Big takeaways: - The "Civics Class Model" of US Government is not an accurate representation. - When certain parts of the government become self-policing and even self-creating, there are less checks & balances in operation. - Constitution, Laws, Votes and other traditional constraints have been circumvented. - The use of Information Silos, over-classification, public/private revolving doors, and Control of Clearances are weapons in play. - We are being lied to, either explicitly or by suppression of facts, extensively. - There are multiple forces at play, with Chinese, Russian, EU, and Saudis, among others, each in this struggle. - Presently at the Federal Level there is little opportunity to "fix the system" leaving a rebuild from the local & state levels as the main opportunities. - At a personal level, avoiding/surviving the wrath of the system remains a high priority. --- Steve K9ZW via SPOT BBS --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/07/15 (Linux/64) * Origin: SPOT BBS / k9zw (700:100/69) .