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Feb 4Liked by Apollo's Lyre

Greatest power grab of all time! And remarkably there is a portion of the population who remain unaware of the scam.

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Yup. It is so enormous it beggars belief. And from Patrisse Cullors at BLM to Jeffy Bezos at Amazon, from Santa Klaus and dem WEF boyz to Fauci and the Big Pharma goons... the benefactors of one of the largest scams, psyops, genocides, and transfers of wealth in human history all seem to be riding off into the sunset with power, praise, and cash.

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Feb 4Liked by Apollo's Lyre

Very disappointed in Rand Paul, I really thought he was going to nail Fauci, at the very least, for lying under oath to Congress.

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Can't lie, I still like the Mad Lad Rand and think he may be the best in the biz (low bar in that biz, I know ha). I'm honestly just not sure what to think about his jousts with Fauci. On one hand, I too would have loved to see something substantive come of it, and am disappointed he wasn't willing/able to do more. But on the other hand, with a few exceptions it seemed like Rand was the ONLY person even going after that smug, lying, piece of shit Fauci, and I'm not sure if there was only so much he could do with little congressional support and clearly immense incompetence or collusion on the part of the admins (Of course the fascist Dems and Oatmeal Brains Biden, but I'm pointing at Donnie here too on this one as he kept Fauci around and Warp Speeded the clotshot), the corrupt DOJ, etc... to protect the modern-day Mengele. So, yeah, I totally hear you that it is horrible that Fauci is still not in prison, but I just don't have enough info, personally, to say how much I can lay that on the Mad Lad.

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Feb 4Liked by Apollo's Lyre

It’s not that I don’t like him but perhaps Dr Paul is just a pragmatist and didn’t want a losing fight. As for Donnie, the Taskforce, as far as I know, was Pence’s territory. He and Fauci were pals going back to when Pence was the Gov. of Indiana. He got Fauci involved. Dr. Birx recently admitted that both of them lied to Trump on any number of occasions. And now I’ll get off my soapbox.

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Feb 4·edited Feb 4Author

Good point about Birx and Fauci lying to Donnie. I had forgotten she basically bragged about manipulating policy that way. I wasn't aware of Fauci and Pence being pals, but they both suck so that makes sense haha. I do think there is a good chance that, due to that, Trump (who was dealing with, what, 8 MILLION CATASTROPHES at the time thanks to constant Uniparty and MSM malfeasance and witch hunts and Woke Mob mayhem on top of normal presidential duties) did not realize what he was signing off on there. Then Trump pride makes it nigh-impossible for him to admit what the clotshots really were, but at least he got the memo and is staunchly anti-mandate, lockdown, etc... so a vast improvement over much of the field... but yeah, now I'm getting going on a soap box too hahaha

I appreciate the reply and the thoughtful points as always, Angela! There is always a soap box set aside for you here whenever you want it :)

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Feb 4Liked by Apollo's Lyre

😊

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That is why I left Minneapolis. Was not going to wait around for another lockdown, guaranteed to be much worse because they got away with the first.

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I think that was the smart move; these loons learned all the wrong lessons from the first time. I was in Cali at the time, and I will not be returning to that state for similar reasons. Things must have been nuts in Minneapolis!

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Feb 5Liked by Apollo's Lyre

Gold buddy! Stands up incredibly well. Nice Brown vs Board joke too. 😁🔥

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Thank you! Yeah, I was legitimately both pleased... and deeply saddened by how accurate this ended up being in retrospect. I remember writing this basically as a response to online interactions with Woke, then-coworkers and supposed friends who were basically living (and posting) this exact "letter," except unironically and with zero self awareness. I decided not to post it then (back when I used things like Facebook), instead it became one of the early "venting session" diatribes that inspired this Substack!

It is crazy looking back now. Before 2020 things seem so comparatively simple, happy, innocent, almost Edenic haha. Remember the time before George Floyd, mask mandates, deadly vaccine passports, mass censorship? I do (and I realize there was plenty of terrible stuff before then too.). I think that is partly why I wanted to publish this article, because I don't want this to be the "new normal." I think we need to remember how truly, literally insane 2020 was, and that things can be better. Have been better.

I remember having coworkers and supposed friends turn on me the instant I asked a few anodyne questions about the Covid response at first. Then about the pragmatism of large-scale, prolonged rioting and "autonomous" zones. Then about the Cancel Mobs and censorship crusades. Then about dudes magically becoming ladies. Once I said I wasn't getting the jab, and I thought Biden was a buffoon and the media was clearly on a crusade against Trump, that was it: persona non grata haha. Thankfully, turns out I am blessed to have real friends as well, so I'm very grateful for them still being in my life.

The fascinating thing was that for the Wokesters, it didn't matter that I was the one arguing for universal healthcare the week earlier. Nope, now I was a far-right extremist apparently. Didn't matter that I was the one who had defended female employees from harassment or helped create workplace programs to voice concerns about culturally sensitive issues. Nope, evil bad guy haha. One of the most fascinating things I had to learn he hard way about the Woke Mind Virus was that it would override EVERTYHING. It did not matter at all who you were or what you had done: once you broke from the Orthodoxy in any way, you were the enemy. That's why I wrote about this phenomenon in that Cornel West article.

2020 was a truly horrific year. Perhaps so horrific people just want to forget, which I understand. But the problem is virtually no one involved in creating that horror show has acknowledged as much, let alone apologized, let alone been held accountable for the untold suffering and hysteria they sowed. Somehow the obvious reckoning just never came, and we still see people wearing triple masks in line at Walgreens to get their daughter her 9th poison booster, Flintstone's chewable testosterone pills, and mega king size Reese's Peanut Butter Cups while squawking about the "InsEreCshun!" as Minitrue Media continues to run Two-Minutes Hate on loop. It's just so surreal at times, but I digress... as always haha

Thank you for getting the Brown v. Board joke! I am also truly blessed to have people like you reading my work, as I always try to sneak in little references or Easter eggs, but I have no idea if anyone will actually get them haha. I kid you not, I had considered adding a link or footnote to kind of "explain" or hint at the origin of the "separate but equal" phrasing, but in the end, I figured I have the smartest readers in the world, and sure enough, I was right ;)

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Feb 5·edited Feb 5Liked by Apollo's Lyre

I totally get it. Every single part. Trust me. Thank you for saying that. I'm lucky to have found voices that I wholeheartedly agree with. I am unsure how old you are but in retrospect the last twenty years has been like a series of dominoes falling off a cliff. A train chugging towards the chaos like Snowpiercer. There's hope yet. Your friends are lucky to have you. Please keep up the amazing work. 🙂 Snowden tried to tell us. I keep wondering what Fredrick Douglas would say about our modern world.

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All Cats Are Beautiful

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Feb 4·edited Feb 4Author

haha now THAT is a hashtag I can finally get behind! Meeeeow! 😸

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