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Three leaders stood shouting—Trump, Rubio, and Musk-y.
“Let’s leave NATO now! Send your dollars our way!”
To private-run buddies who profit each day.
They shrugged at our soldiers, our friends, and allies,
Ignored those who fought ‘neath democracy’s skies.
They scoffed at the treaties we promised to keep,
While sowing division both dangerous and deep.
They forgot WWII, Afghan vets, and our kin,
As they chased personal profits and let the greed win.
They sneered at the service of those who stood tall,
And shattered the promises made to us all.
They stirred up our neighbors with spiteful divides,
With words sharp as daggers, and hate on all sides.
They cheered when our fellow Americans fought,
And pushed the conspiracies grifters had taught.
They spoon-fed the nation a diet of lies,
To pull the thick wool over everyday eyes.
They want us distracted, they want us to fear,
So their corporate handouts can stay in the clear.
But we seniors remember what government meant—
A promise to help every life Heaven-sent.
A pact that we make to look out for our own,
So no one is left in the shadows alone.
Back in 1935, under Roosevelt’s hand,
Social Security lifted this beautiful land.
It offered a safety net woven with care,
To conquer the poverty, want, and despair.
It sheltered the elders, the children in need,
And helped everyday families survive, grow, and lead.
It proved that a nation is strongest and best,
When it cares for the ones who are put to the test.
So when they say “old rules,” return to the past,
They’re aiming to shatter protections that last.
They want to strip back the good progress we've made,
And leave the most vulnerable left in the shade.
Returning America to pre-1935 view,
Means “You’re on your own” for both me and for you.
No safety, no shelter, no help when we fall,
Just profits for billionaires taking it all.
But we—yes, we grandparents—step into the light,
With truth in our pockets and facts shining bright.
We gather the evidence, clear and precise,
To cut through their anger and fact-check their vice.
We’ll remind every household what fairness once meant,
What love for our neighbors and freedom once sent.
We’ll light up the comment boards, steady and calm,
And offer our facts like a comforting balm.
So gather your families, your children full-grown—
Keep courage, stay steady, don’t walk this alone.
For democracy thrives when our voices unite,
And we pass down the truth with our hearts burning bright.
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"Normalizing" the presence of ICE in public forums, such as airports, to inure the public to the presence of an armed militia pre-voting: “Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could remain at U.S. airports, where President Trump had sent them to respond to a shortage of security employees during a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, even after those employees are paid again, [Tom Homan,] Mr. Trump’s chief border official said on Sunday. ICE May Remain at Airports Even After T.S.A. Pay Resumes, Border Czar Says”; NYT; 29-Mar-26; https://tinyurl.com/ys2c6xfm
Renewed US aggression against Greenland and Panama should not be discounted with Houthi-controlled Yemen, which controls the Red Sea Bab el-Mandeb Strait 'Gate of Tears' chokepoint, joining Iran, which controls the Strait of Hormuz oil flow chokepoint.
About 20% of global petroleum liquids consumption, and one-quarter of total global maritime traded oil passes through The Strait of Hormuz. (First Half 2025 data) The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, between Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia (Africa) to West and Houthi-controlled Yemen to the East, connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea. Total oil shipments through The Suez Canal, the SUMED pipeline, and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait constitute about 6% of total seaborne-traded oil. (First Half 2025 data). Other estimates place the flow through the 'Gate of Tears' chokepoint as high as double that: "Before the Iran war, roughly 12 per cent of the world's oil shipments passed through Bab al-Mandeb, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). This is a combined total represents of 26%-32% of global maritime traded oil. About 6% of global maritime traded oil passes through the Danish Straits (First Half 2025 data) and about 3% of total global maritime traded oil passes through the Panama Canal (Full Year 2025 data), a total of 9% of global maritime traded oil, closer to 10% of global maritime traded oil when combined with Venezuelan assets seized, which constitute about 1% of total global maritime traded oil and about 17% of global reserves. While these supplies are far less than oil supplies that pass through the Arabian Peninsula maritime chokepoints, they may provide access to oil that replaces some of what has become unavailable to the US (on a first priority basis) due to existing US aggression.
Unrestrained power and uncontrolled hubris are dangerous but long-standing partners. Neither Jefferson nor Madison, among the most skeptical of the Founding Fathers when it came to matters of a strong federal government, [1] could (nor did any other the others in any meaningful way) foresee in 1787 (Constitution) or 1791 (Bill of Rights) the unbridled supremacy of a unified federal structure in which separation of powers is an illusory notion and the powers reserved to the States and the People by the 10th Amendment would support so complete a collapse of democracy as we are witnessing.
We must act to call these people to account with votes and persistence. “Power led to perceived control over outcomes that were uncontrollable and/or unrelated to the participants’ power. The powerful often seem to exhibit hubristic overconfidence. By producing an illusion of personal control, power may cause people to lose touch with reality in ways that lead to overconfident decision-making. Thus, an illusion of personal control might be one of the ways that power often “leads to its own demise.”” [2]
[1] National Center for Constitutional Studies; Strong Warnings from the Founders; 11-Jan-2018; https://tinyurl.com/2tcapy5z
[2] Illusory Control: A Generative Force Behind Power’s Far-Reaching Effect; Research Paper No. 2009; Stanford University; December 2008; https://tinyurl.com/53p7c2p6
See, Notes on the Stories We Tell; Enduring Freedom to Epic Fury; What We Can Learn from how America Names Its Wars; Ben Rhodes; 28-Mar-26; https://tinyurl.com/2zsvk4e6
Three leaders stood shouting—Trump, Rubio, and Musk-y.
“Let’s leave NATO now! Send your dollars our way!”
To private-run buddies who profit each day.
They shrugged at our soldiers, our friends, and allies,
Ignored those who fought ‘neath democracy’s skies.
They scoffed at the treaties we promised to keep,
While sowing division both dangerous and deep.
They forgot WWII, Afghan vets, and our kin,
As they chased personal profits and let the greed win.
They sneered at the service of those who stood tall,
And shattered the promises made to us all.
They stirred up our neighbors with spiteful divides,
With words sharp as daggers, and hate on all sides.
They cheered when our fellow Americans fought,
And pushed the conspiracies grifters had taught.
They spoon-fed the nation a diet of lies,
To pull the thick wool over everyday eyes.
They want us distracted, they want us to fear,
So their corporate handouts can stay in the clear.
But we seniors remember what government meant—
A promise to help every life Heaven-sent.
A pact that we make to look out for our own,
So no one is left in the shadows alone.
Back in 1935, under Roosevelt’s hand,
Social Security lifted this beautiful land.
It offered a safety net woven with care,
To conquer the poverty, want, and despair.
It sheltered the elders, the children in need,
And helped everyday families survive, grow, and lead.
It proved that a nation is strongest and best,
When it cares for the ones who are put to the test.
So when they say “old rules,” return to the past,
They’re aiming to shatter protections that last.
They want to strip back the good progress we've made,
And leave the most vulnerable left in the shade.
Returning America to pre-1935 view,
Means “You’re on your own” for both me and for you.
No safety, no shelter, no help when we fall,
Just profits for billionaires taking it all.
But we—yes, we grandparents—step into the light,
With truth in our pockets and facts shining bright.
We gather the evidence, clear and precise,
To cut through their anger and fact-check their vice.
We’ll remind every household what fairness once meant,
What love for our neighbors and freedom once sent.
We’ll light up the comment boards, steady and calm,
And offer our facts like a comforting balm.
So gather your families, your children full-grown—
Keep courage, stay steady, don’t walk this alone.
For democracy thrives when our voices unite,
And we pass down the truth with our hearts burning bright.
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In a land we all know, though a bit topsy-turvy,
Three leaders stood shouting—Trump, Rubio, and Musk-y.
“Let’s leave NATO now! Send your dollars our way!”
To private-run buddies who profit each day.
They shrugged at our soldiers, our friends, and allies,
Ignored those who fought ‘neath democracy’s skies.
They scoffed at the treaties we promised to keep,
While sowing division both dangerous and deep.
They forgot WWII, Afghan vets, and our kin,
As they chased personal profits and let the greed win.
They sneered at the service of those who stood tall,
And shattered the promises made to us all.
They stirred up our neighbors with spiteful divides,
With words sharp as daggers, and hate on all sides.
They cheered when our fellow Americans fought,
And pushed the conspiracies grifters had taught.
They spoon-fed the nation a diet of lies,
To pull the thick wool over everyday eyes.
They want us distracted, they want us to fear,
So their corporate handouts can stay in the clear.
But we seniors remember what government meant—
A promise to help every life Heaven-sent.
A pact that we make to look out for our own,
So no one is left in the shadows alone.
Back in 1935, under Roosevelt’s hand,
Social Security lifted this beautiful land.
It offered a safety net woven with care,
To conquer the poverty, want, and despair.
It sheltered the elders, the children in need,
And helped everyday families survive, grow, and lead.
It proved that a nation is strongest and best,
When it cares for the ones who are put to the test.
So when they say “old rules,” return to the past,
They’re aiming to shatter protections that last.
They want to strip back the good progress we've made,
And leave the most vulnerable left in the shade.
Returning America to pre-1935 view,
Means “You’re on your own” for both me and for you.
No safety, no shelter, no help when we fall,
Just profits for billionaires taking it all.
But we—yes, we grandparents—step into the light,
With truth in our pockets and facts shining bright.
We gather the evidence, clear and precise,
To cut through their anger and fact-check their vice.
We’ll remind every household what fairness once meant,
What love for our neighbors and freedom once sent.
We’ll light up the comment boards, steady and calm,
And offer our facts like a comforting balm.
So gather your families, your children full-grown—
Keep courage, stay steady, don’t walk this alone.
For democracy thrives when our voices unite,
And we pass down the truth with our hearts burning bright.
📣🇺🇸🕯️ Tune in each night to the audio of our daily compilation of Democracy Lantern PSAs.
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"Normalizing" the presence of ICE in public forums, such as airports, to inure the public to the presence of an armed militia pre-voting: “Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could remain at U.S. airports, where President Trump had sent them to respond to a shortage of security employees during a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, even after those employees are paid again, [Tom Homan,] Mr. Trump’s chief border official said on Sunday. ICE May Remain at Airports Even After T.S.A. Pay Resumes, Border Czar Says”; NYT; 29-Mar-26; https://tinyurl.com/ys2c6xfm
Renewed US aggression against Greenland and Panama should not be discounted with Houthi-controlled Yemen, which controls the Red Sea Bab el-Mandeb Strait 'Gate of Tears' chokepoint, joining Iran, which controls the Strait of Hormuz oil flow chokepoint.
About 20% of global petroleum liquids consumption, and one-quarter of total global maritime traded oil passes through The Strait of Hormuz. (First Half 2025 data) The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, between Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia (Africa) to West and Houthi-controlled Yemen to the East, connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea. Total oil shipments through The Suez Canal, the SUMED pipeline, and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait constitute about 6% of total seaborne-traded oil. (First Half 2025 data). Other estimates place the flow through the 'Gate of Tears' chokepoint as high as double that: "Before the Iran war, roughly 12 per cent of the world's oil shipments passed through Bab al-Mandeb, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). This is a combined total represents of 26%-32% of global maritime traded oil. About 6% of global maritime traded oil passes through the Danish Straits (First Half 2025 data) and about 3% of total global maritime traded oil passes through the Panama Canal (Full Year 2025 data), a total of 9% of global maritime traded oil, closer to 10% of global maritime traded oil when combined with Venezuelan assets seized, which constitute about 1% of total global maritime traded oil and about 17% of global reserves. While these supplies are far less than oil supplies that pass through the Arabian Peninsula maritime chokepoints, they may provide access to oil that replaces some of what has become unavailable to the US (on a first priority basis) due to existing US aggression.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration; World Oil Transit Chokepoints; 3-Mar-26; https://tinyurl.com/ym2nsrh3; Australia Broadcasting Corporation; 29-Mar-26; https://tinyurl.com/3d6dyj93; Council on Foreign Relations; 8-Jan-26; https://tinyurl.com/tns4a2rv; The U.S. Energy Information Administration; Country Analysis Brief: Venezuela; February 2024; https://tinyurl.com/mwpt9hxa
Unrestrained power and uncontrolled hubris are dangerous but long-standing partners. Neither Jefferson nor Madison, among the most skeptical of the Founding Fathers when it came to matters of a strong federal government, [1] could (nor did any other the others in any meaningful way) foresee in 1787 (Constitution) or 1791 (Bill of Rights) the unbridled supremacy of a unified federal structure in which separation of powers is an illusory notion and the powers reserved to the States and the People by the 10th Amendment would support so complete a collapse of democracy as we are witnessing.
We must act to call these people to account with votes and persistence. “Power led to perceived control over outcomes that were uncontrollable and/or unrelated to the participants’ power. The powerful often seem to exhibit hubristic overconfidence. By producing an illusion of personal control, power may cause people to lose touch with reality in ways that lead to overconfident decision-making. Thus, an illusion of personal control might be one of the ways that power often “leads to its own demise.”” [2]
[1] National Center for Constitutional Studies; Strong Warnings from the Founders; 11-Jan-2018; https://tinyurl.com/2tcapy5z
[2] Illusory Control: A Generative Force Behind Power’s Far-Reaching Effect; Research Paper No. 2009; Stanford University; December 2008; https://tinyurl.com/53p7c2p6
See, Notes on the Stories We Tell; Enduring Freedom to Epic Fury; What We Can Learn from how America Names Its Wars; Ben Rhodes; 28-Mar-26; https://tinyurl.com/2zsvk4e6
For some perspective: Year in History: 1968 https://tinyurl.com/y28shtv8 (7-Feb-25)
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✨🇺🇸 Democracy Thrives When Communities Unite
In a land we all know, though a bit topsy-turvy,
Three leaders stood shouting—Trump, Rubio, and Musk-y.
“Let’s leave NATO now! Send your dollars our way!”
To private-run buddies who profit each day.
They shrugged at our soldiers, our friends, and allies,
Ignored those who fought ‘neath democracy’s skies.
They scoffed at the treaties we promised to keep,
While sowing division both dangerous and deep.
They forgot WWII, Afghan vets, and our kin,
As they chased personal profits and let the greed win.
They sneered at the service of those who stood tall,
And shattered the promises made to us all.
They stirred up our neighbors with spiteful divides,
With words sharp as daggers, and hate on all sides.
They cheered when our fellow Americans fought,
And pushed the conspiracies grifters had taught.
They spoon-fed the nation a diet of lies,
To pull the thick wool over everyday eyes.
They want us distracted, they want us to fear,
So their corporate handouts can stay in the clear.
But we seniors remember what government meant—
A promise to help every life Heaven-sent.
A pact that we make to look out for our own,
So no one is left in the shadows alone.
Back in 1935, under Roosevelt’s hand,
Social Security lifted this beautiful land.
It offered a safety net woven with care,
To conquer the poverty, want, and despair.
It sheltered the elders, the children in need,
And helped everyday families survive, grow, and lead.
It proved that a nation is strongest and best,
When it cares for the ones who are put to the test.
So when they say “old rules,” return to the past,
They’re aiming to shatter protections that last.
They want to strip back the good progress we've made,
And leave the most vulnerable left in the shade.
Returning America to pre-1935 view,
Means “You’re on your own” for both me and for you.
No safety, no shelter, no help when we fall,
Just profits for billionaires taking it all.
But we—yes, we grandparents—step into the light,
With truth in our pockets and facts shining bright.
We gather the evidence, clear and precise,
To cut through their anger and fact-check their vice.
We’ll remind every household what fairness once meant,
What love for our neighbors and freedom once sent.
We’ll light up the comment boards, steady and calm,
And offer our facts like a comforting balm.
So gather your families, your children full-grown—
Keep courage, stay steady, don’t walk this alone.
For democracy thrives when our voices unite,
And we pass down the truth with our hearts burning bright.
📣🇺🇸🕯️ Tune in each night to the audio of our daily compilation of Democracy Lantern PSAs.
Subscribe for Free Democracy Lantern PSAs. We boost indie media + pro-democracy candidate posts by replying with real time truth-tuned educational PSAs.
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