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Author Archives: John Whitehead

Judge, jury, executioner: When the government decides who lives or dies

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What does it say about a political movement that demands absolute reverence for life in the womb yet shrugs when the government kills, cages, or brutalizes the living?

Posted byJohn WhiteheadJanuary 28, 2026Posted inPolitics, U.S. & WorldTags: Donald Trump, ICE

This is what tyranny looks like now: No crowns. No coups. Just unchecked power.

donald trump

In January 1776, Thomas Paine published Common Sense, a pamphlet that gave voice to the discontent of a nation struggling to free itself from a tyrannical ruler who believed power flowed from his own will rather than the consent of the governed.

Posted byJohn WhiteheadJanuary 13, 2026January 25, 2026Posted inPolitics, U.S. & WorldTags: Donald Trump, Minnesota

Stop the Steal: Projection, retaliation, and the theft of our republic

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There’s an old saying that when you point a finger at someone, there are three fingers pointing back at you.

Posted byJohn WhiteheadJanuary 9, 2026Posted inPolitics, U.S. & WorldTags: Donald Trump, Jan. 6

2025: The year the government stopped pretending it cared about freedom

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Some years chip away at freedom. Others tear the mask off. 2025 was the year the government stopped pretending it was constrained by the Constitution.

Posted byJohn WhiteheadDecember 31, 2025Posted inPolitics, U.S. & WorldTags: Donald Trump

If Jesus were born today, would he survive the American Police State?

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Every Christmas, Christians celebrate the birth of a child born into oppression – an occupied land, a climate of political fear, and a government quick to crush anything that threatened its authority.

Posted byJohn WhiteheadDecember 24, 2025Posted inPolitics, U.S. & WorldTags: Donald Trump

The Surveillance State is making a naughty list, and guess what, you’re on it

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For generations, “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” has been treated as a playful reminder to children to be good because someone, somewhere, is watching.

Posted byJohn WhiteheadDecember 20, 2025December 20, 2025Posted inPolitics, U.S. & World

Government unchained: The year the Constitution lost its guardrails

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We now live in a nation where constitutional rights exist in theory, not in practice.

Posted byJohn WhiteheadDecember 9, 2025Posted inPolitics, U.S. & World

Giving thanks for our blessings means saying ‘No Thanks’ to police state tyranny

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We find ourselves approaching that time of year when, as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln proclaimed, we’re supposed to give thanks as a nation and as individuals for our safety and our freedoms.

Posted byJohn WhiteheadNovember 25, 2025December 7, 2025Posted inPolitics, U.S. & WorldTags: Thanksgiving

America’s crime syndicate government: Profiteering, protection rackets, pay-to-play

donald trump jail

Pay-to-play schemes. Protection rackets. Extortion. Corruption. Self-enrichment. Graft. Grift. Brutality. Roaming bands of thugs smashing car windows and terrorizing communities.

Posted byJohn WhiteheadNovember 23, 2025November 23, 2025Posted inPoliticsTags: Donald Trump

Who really owns America? The banks, the billionaires, and the Deep State

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As President Trump floats the idea of 50-year mortgages, Americans are being sold a new version of the American Dream – one that can never truly be owned.

Posted byJohn WhiteheadNovember 13, 2025December 7, 2025Posted inPolitics, U.S. & World

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