And just in time before the 2026 elections, which some believe will not occur. Or, if they do, will be so rigged by those now in power, Democrats won't have a chance. Ever again. We have got to have a revolt against this regime asap. They are extremely entrenched. Clever traitors. Laying the groundwork for the last 40 years. SC justices, state legislatures, Heritage Foundation, et al, funding anti-liberty initiatives for decades against the 98% of us non-millionaires. An entire network of billionaires and minions creating anti-social justice organizations which hate equal rights, civil rights, and human rights. They want a ruthless authoritarian regime with a dictator, to force us into an oligarchial, right-wing "christian" theocratic, White supremacist, despotism. We are in a serious crisis. That calls for serious resistance.
And Heather Cox Richardson just posted her letter about how DOGE has been amassing Americans’ data that is essentially stolen under the guise of ‘efficiency’. These things are connected. All methods of consolidating power. At lightning speed. So even though we don’t know exactly how and when things will develop, the point is democracy is at stake.
We are definitely running out of time. I knew we were in serious lifechanging trouble. I did not know there was a countdown clock attached to the deadline.
I have so many questions. I want to know who created this website. Who wrote the copy? It was not created by one of the bungling nincompoops in his cabinet. People are still thinking there will be another election next fall. Frankly, unless something drastic and earth-shattering happens, there won't be another election.
Because people simply do not want to recognize and accept horrible news. It's the reason why people don't evacuate during natural disasters. They think they are exempt. Nobody is exempt from this disaster. Thank you for replying, Al. Please share the post with everyone you know.
If I may give a book recommendation. It's about human behavior during disasters, but could be applied to the psychological phenomenon we're seeing today.
And, well, this all IS a disaster, so:
'The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why' by Amanda Ripley.
I believe July 4th will be a reckoning—etched not in fireworks, but in finalities. By then, I fear their vision for America will be complete. God help me, I want to be wrong. I want to look back and say we pulled ourselves from the brink. But if I’m right—and we’ve made no preparations, no contingency, no stand—then what remains for us but silence and surrender?
I agree with you—time isn’t just running out, it feels like the clock was quietly set ahead. What you’ve laid out here reads not as a warning, but as a map—and from where I’m watching, it’s clear they’re already further along than most realize.
I just read more about this Religious Liberty Commission, and while the language sounds polished, its intent is unmistakable: enforcing Christian nationalism under the cover of neutrality. From here, it also reads as deeply antisemitic—but I can’t speak to the U.S. Jewish community’s response, because I’m not there.
What I can say, painfully, is that here in Germany, Jewish life remains almost invisible—Hitler made sure of that. Memorials are many, but presence is sparse. And so when I see early patterns echoing through legislation in the U.S., the silence is even more chilling. Trans people, queer people, immigrants, women—yes. And Jewish people, too, clearly in the crosshairs again.
I’ve also seen what’s happening on X: not just denial, but instructional misinformation—deliberate efforts to teach people how to twist real headlines into political tools. “Call it fake news before they believe it”—a playbook for gaslighting at scale.
And then the dates. July 4, 2026, again and again. Not a celebration. A conclusion. Or worse—a curtain rising on something new, shaped behind closed doors.
Thank you for laying it out, Gloria. I’m watching from a distance, but the echoes are close. And terrifyingly familiar.
Jay, I read your note twice, maybe three times—it’s hard to count when every sentence you write punches my heart just a little harder. You’re absolutely right; the clock hasn’t merely been wound forward, it feels like it's spinning wildly out of control, hands racing, bells tolling louder than anyone seems ready to admit.
Your comparison to a map rather than a warning is exactly right. We've seen maps like these before—crisp, official, terrifyingly calm in their detail. And yes, this Religious Liberty Commission is a chilling misnomer: liberty for whom exactly? You’re not imagining it; it’s antisemitic at its core, and it frightens me how quickly such hateful clarity can hide behind smooth language and bland assurances.
What you've described in Germany, that quiet void left by unspeakable loss, is precisely why silence now is so dangerous. You remind us that remembrance alone isn’t enough—vigilance is necessary, action imperative. But how do you warn a nation that is busy covering its ears, humming loudly, hoping if they don't hear the echoes, maybe they won’t have to face them?
Your insight into what's happening on X—the calculated, systematic gaslighting—is painfully accurate. The X account for whitehouse.gov is hideous. Truth, it seems, has become pliable, distorted easily into whatever narrative suits the powerful. July 4, 2026, looms like a shadow not of fireworks and picnics, but of dark intentions dressed in patriotism.
I know it seems like a bad dream or a bad movie plot…. But my brain snapped to attention when I read the links to the gov website.
My mother was a refugee from Nazi Germany who didn’t talk much about the terror she lived through. But after her death I started to come to terms with what she had lived through. And realize it wasn’t a history lesson in a textbook but my family’s lived experience.
I am a grateful Canadian, born here. But as I watch what is unfolding at lightning speed in Amerika right now, I fear we are not being paranoid. We are being aware and awake. Trump throws out dozens of ridiculous fantasy fascism smokescreens daily to distract from the serious work that is going on to dismantle democracy. It is so far ahead of what happened in his first term. I have zero doubt that really bad stuff is coming. So I will continue to share your work. And if it is wrong and/or the worst doesn’t happen, great!
Great post and THX much! I've been hesitant to look at the WH website since Biden's exit but I'm surely going to focus on this now. According to the America250 link you posted, Task Force 250 is going to start the national festivities party this Memorial Day(2025). I knew when I watched the docuseries "The Family"(3x's since it aired) that those people were still dangerously involved somewhere.
They are the Trump puppet masters and have been all along. All interacting with Heritage Foundation, authors of Project 2025, big $$ donations, etc. Trump is fading cognitively but they've kept him propped up enough to fool his base and look like he's actually doing something.
Yes, time is of the essence. TY again Gloria for posting.
It’s looking like the folks in Washington thinks any of this makes any sense it’s just showing they have all gone nuts.
If they think people are going to accept a rouge Government they really lost their minds !
Where in the constitution do you see any of what you describe ?
How’s this sound.
What would happen if a 4 or 5 star general were to lose a huge battle on purpose with the help of enemy of the state ?
What do you think the results would be if a President had no intention of living up to oath of office.
Along with the entire political officials behind him they would all be impeached !
The president being commander and chief of armed forces only has that title because of the oath !
You remove the oath and you lose the title !
The armed forces took oath to protect the constitution and those that don’t live up to that oath lose the title and authority of their office .
What’s proposed is a direct attack upon the constitution and all those involved shall be considered enemies of the state and removed by impeachment !
Look at constitution and then look at this !
I call on armed forces to support removal of current administration and hand authority over to federal judges that embrace and enforce the constitution until a new administration is formed under their legal guidance !
The committee for celebrating July 4th would understandably terminate July 4th… also, they don’t actually have 28 states. 1/2 of them rescinded their petition since they were for various reasons over the past 100 years, like prohibition, etc and are totally unrelated to this particular call for a convention. A lawsuit has been shopped around to force one over the debt, but I don’t know if it has gone anywhere since the states who legally rescinded their petitions since they were like 75 years old would certainly not want them to be used for this.
Ok yes - the legal way is the route they are trying to go now, and it won’t work. If a petition for a convention has no expiry date, and a state can only rescind a petition by legislative action, then surely a signature by a state on an amendment operates the same way- and the ERA should pass. But either way, they’d never get that case argued before SCOTUS and decided upon by July 4
Except that EVERTHING we thought they couldn’t do they are doing. So to say, “then surely a signature by a state on an amendment operates the same way” sounds to me like one of those things they just blow up and do whatever the hell they want. Look at ALL they’ve ripped apart, the hourly daily trauma that the Evil ones come up with. I think Gloria’s right and we should all be DOING SOMETHING to disable the gears of their power.
Yes, def. They do what they want because the courts are too slow, and the US Marshalls, the enforcers of court orders are controlled by psychopath Bondi. There is zero enforcement so the courts are actually neutered. This is why we have already transitioned, officially, to a “competitive” autocracy.
Yikes Gloria!! It’s the realization and solidification of Project 2025! The signs are everywhere. You have put this together so well. I will pass this on and keep fighting.
Totally true or not, there is only one action to take - keep fighting & pushing and staying alert. We’ve been told too many times, in broad daylight, what the sobs want. (I have a Christian Nationalist brother who has been posting stuff like this for 4 years, & he’s anxious for it to happen!!!) I think we underestimate the will of our enemy & had better wake up! All our rallies, protests, & postings are building towards an unavoidable confrontation. They’re not gonna go away easy. We might as well accept & prepare for it!!
Sigh. Sometimes it is just so overwhelming…but there’s only one way forward (I keep telling self). As my late sweetie would say, ‘The alternative is not an option!’
All people around the world need to take heed and spread this high and low even to the penguins with 10% tarrif not far from my home Australia .... I restack everything I can ... I don't buy American goods (sorry) and spead info as far as I can amongst my friends and they their friends .... I try to do a little bit. IF BILLIONS OF PEOPLE DO A LITTLE BIT .. IT BECOMES A BIG BIT God bless
This is COMPLETE LEFT WING HORSESHIT and I fault you for putting this up, Gloria.
1. Article V has been a known problem for 20 years. They can't get the last legislatures to call for an Article V Convention because they'd have to get blue legislatures. The group that has been organizing against this has ben very successful in getting the word out about what's at stake.
2. Go to whitehouse.gov and read the Executive Orders - there is no "end date" in either of them. "do your research."
I am not sure if this is the work of some left wing moron - since we have plenty of them - or the work of a MAGA type who wants to "own the libs." If I had to guess, I'd take the latter.
Ask yourself - who the fuck gets something from scaring the shit out of a nice person like you?
Please, take this crap down. I have been fielding anguished emails all afternoon from people who have read it and been scared by it. You are not doing a service to the community in falling for this TOTAL CRAP SHOW.
I want to speak to you with full respect—yes I value Gloria’s work and I understand that you’re her friend. She’s spoken of you with genuine affection and reverence for what you’ve contributed—not just as a writer and historian, but as someone who served. That matters. I believe your concern is real.
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And I also need to say: your comment read as more than disagreement. It came across as dismissing her entirely—as if a woman naming her fears, backed by patterns, documents, and history, was indulging in fantasy or hysteria. I truly don’t believe that was your intent. But I also don’t think it can go unspoken. Especially now.
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Gloria and her wife are facing the very real prospect of losing every federally recognized right they currently have as a married queer couple. This isn’t a hypothetical for them. And from what I can see, it’s not “left-wing crap.” It’s lived reality already under threat.
Framing July 4, 2026 as a “celebration” while dismantling the very civil and human rights that brought the U.S. closer to its ideals isn’t just ideological. It’s theatrical. It’s a ritual of rebirth performed in the name of patriotism—while hollowing out the Constitution underneath.
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You served this country. You know what oaths are for. Gloria’s writing may be urgent, even uncomfortable—but what she’s naming is a fight to preserve the very freedoms you once defended.
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On Article V:
I concur—it hasn’t been triggered. And the danger isn’t that it has. The danger is that we’re closer than ever before. As ProPublica and others have reported, groups like Convention of States are actively lobbying legislatures, and depending on the count, we may be just four to six states away.
Legal scholars across the political spectrum—David Super, Sanford Levinson, Laurence Tribe—have described the idea of an Article V Convention as “wild,” “completely illegitimate,” and “deeply flawed.” That’s not fringe worry. That’s structural alarm.
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On Project 2025:
This isn’t just a conservative blueprint—it’s a constitutional reimagining. Scholars and analysts are warning that it aims to strip away the amendments, laws, and rulings that expanded civil rights, voting protections, bodily autonomy, and equal access. This isn’t restoration. It’s reversal. Or as others have put it: restoration as disguise.
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On the Executive Orders:
DOGE and the Religious Liberty Commission may not have flashing timers, but they both include sunset dates of July 4, 2026. That’s not a fantasy—it’s in the federal language. A symbolic convergence? Absolutely. But symbols have power. You of all people, a student of wartime propaganda, know that well.
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Tom, I know how much you care about your country. I also understand how painful it is to watch something you love begin to come apart—and how badly you want to believe it can still be salvaged.
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Gloria wants that too. To me, you just disagree about where the fire is.
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And from where I sit, outside your borders, I see the smoke and I see the first fires burning, not just embers glowing. There is a pattern. And it will get much worse, which even Kamala Harris in her recent EMERGE speech conceded.
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And I don’t think anybody can afford to ignore it any longer.
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You don’t have to agree with every word she wrote. And I hope you’ll reconsider the ease with which you dismissed it.
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Gloria’s not just raising a flag. She’s sounding the bell and trying to create a counter-fire to burn bright against theirs.
Gloria, thank you. And truthfully, you already explained it better than anyone could—right there in our interview, we did in response to all the comments, mine included.
In it you didn’t just speak truth; you held the line while the sky cracked open. You clarified, you took responsibility, and you stood by the fire you started—not to watch it burn indiscriminately, yet to light the way through the fog.
If someone missed the precision in your warning, they weren’t listening with open ears. You didn’t flinch. You didn’t run.
You answered every challenge with the same clarity that’s been missing from so much of this moment. You said what needed to be said—plainly, urgently, and without apology. I’m proud to stand beside you. And I still believe that the storm you’re stirring is the one we need. Always forward.
Trump is a Democrat planted to make conservatives lock down who would not have under an admitted Democrat president. Read momanddadmatters.substack.com for the real deal on 2026
If Trump was a “Democratic plant,” he was the most effective one in political history—stacking the courts with Federalist Society judges, ending Roe, banning diversity programs, gutting environmental protections, and enabling the largest wealth transfer to the ultra-rich in modern U.S. history. That’s a strange résumé for someone supposedly working undercover for the left.
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It’s one thing to distrust political institutions. It’s another to invent a narrative so detached from evidence that it lets those most responsible for harm off the hook—while distracting from the very real strategies being laid out for 2026 and beyond.
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The truth doesn’t require a Substack subscription. It requires discernment, accountability, and a willingness to name what’s happening without scapegoats or shadow puppets.
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If we're serious about protecting rights and democracy, we can't afford magical thinking. We have to meet reality where it is—and act accordingly.
I can actually smell the horseshit any time a White man tells a grown woman that what she's thoughtfully, honestly, and courageously written or said is "complete left wing horseshit" and it doesn't emanate from her words but his, or in this case yours. I don't care whether you intend to be a privileged misogynist or not because you are what you are. How dare you. I also don't care if she considers you a friend or not. Your language is indicative of the same old arrogant patriarchal perspective that seeks to maintain the status quo. Too bad for those who are seeking you out for comfort and advice only to be gaslit and told there's nothing to be concerned about. Fuck off.
The only crap I see is yours TCinLA. Pitiful. Yeah, and before the Evil Empire came to be in the White House no one thought they could tear through and tear up or destroy and wipe out all that they’ve already done in only 100 days. Did you really think before he was in office that he could do all this damage to citizens, countries, allies children, mothers, and every living thing? Really? You just show your stupidity to speak to Gloria this way. Go somewhere else.
Whew 😅 this is a lot Gloria! I did not know about this but somehow it does not surprise me. The warnings were out there. Red flags about but the electorate blew through them. 36% of America did not vote. 31% voted for Trump 30% for Kamala Harris. Let those numbers sink in. On the CNN website Van Jones talks to three voters who voted for Trump their reasoning is he’s an asshole. One stated that people need to know the difference between Trump trolling and the truth. One also admitted to getting her information from tik tok 🤦♂️. This is where America is at. Once again Gloria great writing. What a read!
Peter, thank you for reading so closely—and yes, it is a lot. We’re in the kind of moment where the red flags aren’t just flying, they’re practically slapping us across the face. And yet… so many still don’t see them, or worse, choose not to.
Those numbers you laid out are chilling. A third of the country sat out the most consequential election of our lifetimes, and another third voted out of spite, trolling, or pure disinformation. When people are proudly citing TikTok as their news source and calling cruelty a virtue—we’ve slipped into something darker.
We have to keep sounding the alarm. Loudly, clearly, and without apology.
And just in time before the 2026 elections, which some believe will not occur. Or, if they do, will be so rigged by those now in power, Democrats won't have a chance. Ever again. We have got to have a revolt against this regime asap. They are extremely entrenched. Clever traitors. Laying the groundwork for the last 40 years. SC justices, state legislatures, Heritage Foundation, et al, funding anti-liberty initiatives for decades against the 98% of us non-millionaires. An entire network of billionaires and minions creating anti-social justice organizations which hate equal rights, civil rights, and human rights. They want a ruthless authoritarian regime with a dictator, to force us into an oligarchial, right-wing "christian" theocratic, White supremacist, despotism. We are in a serious crisis. That calls for serious resistance.
Yes. Now is the time, Rain. Thank you for your comment. It is truth telling at its finest. Please share the post with everyone you know.
And Heather Cox Richardson just posted her letter about how DOGE has been amassing Americans’ data that is essentially stolen under the guise of ‘efficiency’. These things are connected. All methods of consolidating power. At lightning speed. So even though we don’t know exactly how and when things will develop, the point is democracy is at stake.
That’s exactly what I’m talking about. Perfect example.
Time for a general strike.
You betcha.
Agreed. Action on the streets. Civil rights are at stake again.
It is time for people to get real about their plans. We are running out of time.
We are definitely running out of time. I knew we were in serious lifechanging trouble. I did not know there was a countdown clock attached to the deadline.
I was surprised it’s that far out. Maybe that will focus some minds. Once again, they’re hiding it in plain sight.
I have so many questions. I want to know who created this website. Who wrote the copy? It was not created by one of the bungling nincompoops in his cabinet. People are still thinking there will be another election next fall. Frankly, unless something drastic and earth-shattering happens, there won't be another election.
They’ve pretty much stated that. They’ve shown who they are, why do so many not believe them?
Because people simply do not want to recognize and accept horrible news. It's the reason why people don't evacuate during natural disasters. They think they are exempt. Nobody is exempt from this disaster. Thank you for replying, Al. Please share the post with everyone you know.
If I may give a book recommendation. It's about human behavior during disasters, but could be applied to the psychological phenomenon we're seeing today.
And, well, this all IS a disaster, so:
'The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why' by Amanda Ripley.
Does anyone have a link to the July 4th date for a constitutional convention? I can’t find anything about that…
Sounds like a Miller thing.
It sounds just like Miller.
The only link I have is the one for in the article. They can’t hold a convention until 4 maybe 6 more states sign on according to the link I read.
It makes sense though. It’s before the 2026 elections.
I believe July 4th will be a reckoning—etched not in fireworks, but in finalities. By then, I fear their vision for America will be complete. God help me, I want to be wrong. I want to look back and say we pulled ourselves from the brink. But if I’m right—and we’ve made no preparations, no contingency, no stand—then what remains for us but silence and surrender?
It certainly warrants further research. Thanks for info.
I’m still digging.
Can Democrats and the public please stop fantasizing that there will be an election in 2026?
The writing is on the wall folks. It's time to face the harsh reality and circle the wagons.
I agree, John. Thank you. Please share the post with everyone you know.
Good work Gloria. I will cross post your article.
Thank you, John. Please pass along to everyone.
I agree with you—time isn’t just running out, it feels like the clock was quietly set ahead. What you’ve laid out here reads not as a warning, but as a map—and from where I’m watching, it’s clear they’re already further along than most realize.
I just read more about this Religious Liberty Commission, and while the language sounds polished, its intent is unmistakable: enforcing Christian nationalism under the cover of neutrality. From here, it also reads as deeply antisemitic—but I can’t speak to the U.S. Jewish community’s response, because I’m not there.
What I can say, painfully, is that here in Germany, Jewish life remains almost invisible—Hitler made sure of that. Memorials are many, but presence is sparse. And so when I see early patterns echoing through legislation in the U.S., the silence is even more chilling. Trans people, queer people, immigrants, women—yes. And Jewish people, too, clearly in the crosshairs again.
I’ve also seen what’s happening on X: not just denial, but instructional misinformation—deliberate efforts to teach people how to twist real headlines into political tools. “Call it fake news before they believe it”—a playbook for gaslighting at scale.
And then the dates. July 4, 2026, again and again. Not a celebration. A conclusion. Or worse—a curtain rising on something new, shaped behind closed doors.
Thank you for laying it out, Gloria. I’m watching from a distance, but the echoes are close. And terrifyingly familiar.
Always forward,
Jay
Jay, I read your note twice, maybe three times—it’s hard to count when every sentence you write punches my heart just a little harder. You’re absolutely right; the clock hasn’t merely been wound forward, it feels like it's spinning wildly out of control, hands racing, bells tolling louder than anyone seems ready to admit.
Your comparison to a map rather than a warning is exactly right. We've seen maps like these before—crisp, official, terrifyingly calm in their detail. And yes, this Religious Liberty Commission is a chilling misnomer: liberty for whom exactly? You’re not imagining it; it’s antisemitic at its core, and it frightens me how quickly such hateful clarity can hide behind smooth language and bland assurances.
What you've described in Germany, that quiet void left by unspeakable loss, is precisely why silence now is so dangerous. You remind us that remembrance alone isn’t enough—vigilance is necessary, action imperative. But how do you warn a nation that is busy covering its ears, humming loudly, hoping if they don't hear the echoes, maybe they won’t have to face them?
Your insight into what's happening on X—the calculated, systematic gaslighting—is painfully accurate. The X account for whitehouse.gov is hideous. Truth, it seems, has become pliable, distorted easily into whatever narrative suits the powerful. July 4, 2026, looms like a shadow not of fireworks and picnics, but of dark intentions dressed in patriotism.
Thank you, Jay, for your words.
Gloria always. I have sent you a bit more chilling backgrounds to spread.
The emails, correct. I am reading through them. How gruesome and horrific.
I know it seems like a bad dream or a bad movie plot…. But my brain snapped to attention when I read the links to the gov website.
My mother was a refugee from Nazi Germany who didn’t talk much about the terror she lived through. But after her death I started to come to terms with what she had lived through. And realize it wasn’t a history lesson in a textbook but my family’s lived experience.
I am a grateful Canadian, born here. But as I watch what is unfolding at lightning speed in Amerika right now, I fear we are not being paranoid. We are being aware and awake. Trump throws out dozens of ridiculous fantasy fascism smokescreens daily to distract from the serious work that is going on to dismantle democracy. It is so far ahead of what happened in his first term. I have zero doubt that really bad stuff is coming. So I will continue to share your work. And if it is wrong and/or the worst doesn’t happen, great!
I found the website to be extremely dystopian and a harrowing read. Maya, thank you for sharing your story.
Great post and THX much! I've been hesitant to look at the WH website since Biden's exit but I'm surely going to focus on this now. According to the America250 link you posted, Task Force 250 is going to start the national festivities party this Memorial Day(2025). I knew when I watched the docuseries "The Family"(3x's since it aired) that those people were still dangerously involved somewhere.
They are the Trump puppet masters and have been all along. All interacting with Heritage Foundation, authors of Project 2025, big $$ donations, etc. Trump is fading cognitively but they've kept him propped up enough to fool his base and look like he's actually doing something.
Yes, time is of the essence. TY again Gloria for posting.
Please pass along. It’s of vital importance that we are aware of what they are doing.
This is scary times we're living in, Gloria 😟 Thank you, for posting these important and dangerous goings on, and will reStack ASAP 💯👍 🇺🇸 !?
Thank you, Karen. Please share the post with everyone you know.
Anything you You 💯👍😃
Yes
It’s looking like the folks in Washington thinks any of this makes any sense it’s just showing they have all gone nuts.
If they think people are going to accept a rouge Government they really lost their minds !
Where in the constitution do you see any of what you describe ?
How’s this sound.
What would happen if a 4 or 5 star general were to lose a huge battle on purpose with the help of enemy of the state ?
What do you think the results would be if a President had no intention of living up to oath of office.
Along with the entire political officials behind him they would all be impeached !
The president being commander and chief of armed forces only has that title because of the oath !
You remove the oath and you lose the title !
The armed forces took oath to protect the constitution and those that don’t live up to that oath lose the title and authority of their office .
What’s proposed is a direct attack upon the constitution and all those involved shall be considered enemies of the state and removed by impeachment !
Look at constitution and then look at this !
I call on armed forces to support removal of current administration and hand authority over to federal judges that embrace and enforce the constitution until a new administration is formed under their legal guidance !
I wholeheartedly agree.
This isn’t a coincidence. It’s a coup with a countdown.
Everything ends on July 4, 2026—the watchdogs, the commissions, the guardrails.
They’re not planning a celebration.
They’re planning a regime.
Religious control. Constitutional collapse.
A manufactured crisis timed to the nation’s birthday—because they know symbolism is power.
This is not politics. This is a slow-motion seizure of the republic.
And if we wait until fireworks light up the sky, it’ll be too late.
Speak now. Organize now. Resist now.
Or wake up in a country you don’t recognize.
You are exactly right. We are careening towards a full on dictatorship.
The committee for celebrating July 4th would understandably terminate July 4th… also, they don’t actually have 28 states. 1/2 of them rescinded their petition since they were for various reasons over the past 100 years, like prohibition, etc and are totally unrelated to this particular call for a convention. A lawsuit has been shopped around to force one over the debt, but I don’t know if it has gone anywhere since the states who legally rescinded their petitions since they were like 75 years old would certainly not want them to be used for this.
They currently have many states signed out. Go to website in the article and check to see if your state is one of them.
Ok yes - the legal way is the route they are trying to go now, and it won’t work. If a petition for a convention has no expiry date, and a state can only rescind a petition by legislative action, then surely a signature by a state on an amendment operates the same way- and the ERA should pass. But either way, they’d never get that case argued before SCOTUS and decided upon by July 4
That’s good news and I sincerely hope you are correct.
Except that EVERTHING we thought they couldn’t do they are doing. So to say, “then surely a signature by a state on an amendment operates the same way” sounds to me like one of those things they just blow up and do whatever the hell they want. Look at ALL they’ve ripped apart, the hourly daily trauma that the Evil ones come up with. I think Gloria’s right and we should all be DOING SOMETHING to disable the gears of their power.
Yes, def. They do what they want because the courts are too slow, and the US Marshalls, the enforcers of court orders are controlled by psychopath Bondi. There is zero enforcement so the courts are actually neutered. This is why we have already transitioned, officially, to a “competitive” autocracy.
Yikes Gloria!! It’s the realization and solidification of Project 2025! The signs are everywhere. You have put this together so well. I will pass this on and keep fighting.
Please pass it along. This is their plan spelled out.
This will lead to war.
Most likely. And, one no side will win.
Totally true or not, there is only one action to take - keep fighting & pushing and staying alert. We’ve been told too many times, in broad daylight, what the sobs want. (I have a Christian Nationalist brother who has been posting stuff like this for 4 years, & he’s anxious for it to happen!!!) I think we underestimate the will of our enemy & had better wake up! All our rallies, protests, & postings are building towards an unavoidable confrontation. They’re not gonna go away easy. We might as well accept & prepare for it!!
I think there is truth to it. We’ll see.
I’m sure there is truth to it! They would not have created P2025 if they didn’t have an end goal!
Well. Yes. There is that. And, they are mobilizing at the speed of light.
Sigh. Sometimes it is just so overwhelming…but there’s only one way forward (I keep telling self). As my late sweetie would say, ‘The alternative is not an option!’
I agree!
All people around the world need to take heed and spread this high and low even to the penguins with 10% tarrif not far from my home Australia .... I restack everything I can ... I don't buy American goods (sorry) and spead info as far as I can amongst my friends and they their friends .... I try to do a little bit. IF BILLIONS OF PEOPLE DO A LITTLE BIT .. IT BECOMES A BIG BIT God bless
For his birthday June 14 he wants a military parade as in Russia and North Korea… Wake Up People! Rise Up! It’s We The People!!!!
We must find a way to stop this runaway train. We is going to take all of us, Lynn. I can't even imagine how god awful that parade will be.
This is COMPLETE LEFT WING HORSESHIT and I fault you for putting this up, Gloria.
1. Article V has been a known problem for 20 years. They can't get the last legislatures to call for an Article V Convention because they'd have to get blue legislatures. The group that has been organizing against this has ben very successful in getting the word out about what's at stake.
2. Go to whitehouse.gov and read the Executive Orders - there is no "end date" in either of them. "do your research."
I am not sure if this is the work of some left wing moron - since we have plenty of them - or the work of a MAGA type who wants to "own the libs." If I had to guess, I'd take the latter.
Ask yourself - who the fuck gets something from scaring the shit out of a nice person like you?
Please, take this crap down. I have been fielding anguished emails all afternoon from people who have read it and been scared by it. You are not doing a service to the community in falling for this TOTAL CRAP SHOW.
Respectfully, I think it’s real and I’m not taking it down. If people are scared — good. They should be. This is their plan Tom.
Tom,
I want to speak to you with full respect—yes I value Gloria’s work and I understand that you’re her friend. She’s spoken of you with genuine affection and reverence for what you’ve contributed—not just as a writer and historian, but as someone who served. That matters. I believe your concern is real.
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And I also need to say: your comment read as more than disagreement. It came across as dismissing her entirely—as if a woman naming her fears, backed by patterns, documents, and history, was indulging in fantasy or hysteria. I truly don’t believe that was your intent. But I also don’t think it can go unspoken. Especially now.
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Gloria and her wife are facing the very real prospect of losing every federally recognized right they currently have as a married queer couple. This isn’t a hypothetical for them. And from what I can see, it’s not “left-wing crap.” It’s lived reality already under threat.
Framing July 4, 2026 as a “celebration” while dismantling the very civil and human rights that brought the U.S. closer to its ideals isn’t just ideological. It’s theatrical. It’s a ritual of rebirth performed in the name of patriotism—while hollowing out the Constitution underneath.
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You served this country. You know what oaths are for. Gloria’s writing may be urgent, even uncomfortable—but what she’s naming is a fight to preserve the very freedoms you once defended.
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On Article V:
I concur—it hasn’t been triggered. And the danger isn’t that it has. The danger is that we’re closer than ever before. As ProPublica and others have reported, groups like Convention of States are actively lobbying legislatures, and depending on the count, we may be just four to six states away.
Legal scholars across the political spectrum—David Super, Sanford Levinson, Laurence Tribe—have described the idea of an Article V Convention as “wild,” “completely illegitimate,” and “deeply flawed.” That’s not fringe worry. That’s structural alarm.
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On Project 2025:
This isn’t just a conservative blueprint—it’s a constitutional reimagining. Scholars and analysts are warning that it aims to strip away the amendments, laws, and rulings that expanded civil rights, voting protections, bodily autonomy, and equal access. This isn’t restoration. It’s reversal. Or as others have put it: restoration as disguise.
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On the Executive Orders:
DOGE and the Religious Liberty Commission may not have flashing timers, but they both include sunset dates of July 4, 2026. That’s not a fantasy—it’s in the federal language. A symbolic convergence? Absolutely. But symbols have power. You of all people, a student of wartime propaganda, know that well.
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Tom, I know how much you care about your country. I also understand how painful it is to watch something you love begin to come apart—and how badly you want to believe it can still be salvaged.
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Gloria wants that too. To me, you just disagree about where the fire is.
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And from where I sit, outside your borders, I see the smoke and I see the first fires burning, not just embers glowing. There is a pattern. And it will get much worse, which even Kamala Harris in her recent EMERGE speech conceded.
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And I don’t think anybody can afford to ignore it any longer.
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You don’t have to agree with every word she wrote. And I hope you’ll reconsider the ease with which you dismissed it.
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Gloria’s not just raising a flag. She’s sounding the bell and trying to create a counter-fire to burn bright against theirs.
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With care,
Jay
Einbeck, Germany
Thank you 🙏 Jay. You succinctly explained how I feel so much better than I could.
Gloria, thank you. And truthfully, you already explained it better than anyone could—right there in our interview, we did in response to all the comments, mine included.
In it you didn’t just speak truth; you held the line while the sky cracked open. You clarified, you took responsibility, and you stood by the fire you started—not to watch it burn indiscriminately, yet to light the way through the fog.
If someone missed the precision in your warning, they weren’t listening with open ears. You didn’t flinch. You didn’t run.
You answered every challenge with the same clarity that’s been missing from so much of this moment. You said what needed to be said—plainly, urgently, and without apology. I’m proud to stand beside you. And I still believe that the storm you’re stirring is the one we need. Always forward.
Thank you 🙏 Jay. The article came from my heart.
Trump is a Democrat planted to make conservatives lock down who would not have under an admitted Democrat president. Read momanddadmatters.substack.com for the real deal on 2026
If Trump was a “Democratic plant,” he was the most effective one in political history—stacking the courts with Federalist Society judges, ending Roe, banning diversity programs, gutting environmental protections, and enabling the largest wealth transfer to the ultra-rich in modern U.S. history. That’s a strange résumé for someone supposedly working undercover for the left.
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It’s one thing to distrust political institutions. It’s another to invent a narrative so detached from evidence that it lets those most responsible for harm off the hook—while distracting from the very real strategies being laid out for 2026 and beyond.
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The truth doesn’t require a Substack subscription. It requires discernment, accountability, and a willingness to name what’s happening without scapegoats or shadow puppets.
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If we're serious about protecting rights and democracy, we can't afford magical thinking. We have to meet reality where it is—and act accordingly.
I can actually smell the horseshit any time a White man tells a grown woman that what she's thoughtfully, honestly, and courageously written or said is "complete left wing horseshit" and it doesn't emanate from her words but his, or in this case yours. I don't care whether you intend to be a privileged misogynist or not because you are what you are. How dare you. I also don't care if she considers you a friend or not. Your language is indicative of the same old arrogant patriarchal perspective that seeks to maintain the status quo. Too bad for those who are seeking you out for comfort and advice only to be gaslit and told there's nothing to be concerned about. Fuck off.
The only crap I see is yours TCinLA. Pitiful. Yeah, and before the Evil Empire came to be in the White House no one thought they could tear through and tear up or destroy and wipe out all that they’ve already done in only 100 days. Did you really think before he was in office that he could do all this damage to citizens, countries, allies children, mothers, and every living thing? Really? You just show your stupidity to speak to Gloria this way. Go somewhere else.
Whew 😅 this is a lot Gloria! I did not know about this but somehow it does not surprise me. The warnings were out there. Red flags about but the electorate blew through them. 36% of America did not vote. 31% voted for Trump 30% for Kamala Harris. Let those numbers sink in. On the CNN website Van Jones talks to three voters who voted for Trump their reasoning is he’s an asshole. One stated that people need to know the difference between Trump trolling and the truth. One also admitted to getting her information from tik tok 🤦♂️. This is where America is at. Once again Gloria great writing. What a read!
Peter, thank you for reading so closely—and yes, it is a lot. We’re in the kind of moment where the red flags aren’t just flying, they’re practically slapping us across the face. And yet… so many still don’t see them, or worse, choose not to.
Those numbers you laid out are chilling. A third of the country sat out the most consequential election of our lifetimes, and another third voted out of spite, trolling, or pure disinformation. When people are proudly citing TikTok as their news source and calling cruelty a virtue—we’ve slipped into something darker.
We have to keep sounding the alarm. Loudly, clearly, and without apology.
Thank you for being part of that signal.