The end of the experiment
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Happy now?
The nation formerly known as the United States now has a dictator-in-ascendance who is above the law, military occupation of cities, a vast and growing secret police/gestapo, blatant bribery of government officials, and concentration camps. To add to this, the new book The Fort Bragg Cartel documents the now long-standing operation of death squads. They… Continue reading
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The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions
“If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.” – Abraham Lincoln Lincoln’s words come from the Lyceum Address, more formally titledThe Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions:Address Before the Young Men’s Lyceum of Springfield, IllinoisJanuary 27,… Continue reading
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Keeping tally
It’s July 7, 2025, and the US has concentration camps, masked secret police/gestapo, an executive above the law, military occupation, book banning, arrest and detention for expressing opinions, and abandonment of due process. Any questions? Continue reading
About Me
I’m Pete Harbeson, a writer (among other things) located near Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to writing my own content, I’ve learned to translate for my loquacious and opinionated pup Chocolate Bossypaws. No surprise, she mostly speaks in doggerel. You can find her contributions tagged with Chocolatiana.
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