I’m curious if you see that anyone in government feels or knows the extent to what is going on. Is there an Edward Snowden or does mueller actually suspect how bad it is? I am often surprised by journalists who are more liberal but seem conservative on how deep this could go. It ends up painting trump as bumbling and not dangerous.
I can't get a sense of Mueller specifically; he confuses me. My gut tells me that one or more people in the government know, but also understand the danger. So they are treading lightly, unsure of how to address and/or expose it.
We need another Reality Winner ... someone willing to stand up for what's right, and bring the receipts. That poor woman is in jail for espionage, and for less than what Snowden did.
For the past week or so I’ve been staying away from most news items, and even took a break from reading political comments on this site. I’ve even stayed away from watching Rachel Maddow, who I love and can usually watch without feeling crazy. I also find that this community is so often on target politically, that it can sometimes feel overwhelming. I was becoming much too anxious, and needed a break.
That being said -- I’m catching up. I agree with so much that’s been written here. I am in total agreement with those who believe that T, his kids, many in his administration, and many in Congress (that especially includes you, Snapping Turtle) are up to their eyeballs in Russian shenanigans. I got goosebumps/chills when Jeanne mentioned about the back channels. It’s so dark that I actually feel dizzy when I dwell on it.
I too am disappointed in Mueller. Maybe that’s why I can’t read him. He confuses me, and I’m tired of trying to figure him out. And we never should have placed him on a pedestal to begin with. But this stuff is scary, and we needed a hero. As Jeanne commented, maybe we are the heroes we needed.
For as dark as all of this is, I actually feel renewed energy and hope in the core of my being. I initially chucked it up to decompressing and taking better care of myself, but I don’t believe that’s the entire story. I feel a spiritual cleansing and renewal is on the horizon. The crap is coming to the surface, for everyone to see. The Rethugs can hide it from view for a brief period of time, and the Dems can delay it by dragging their feet, but it can’t be stopped. It’s moving forward, even if we can’t see it in the present time. I can feel it – my body is even vibrating as I say this. The Universe demands it.
Yes, yes, and yes deetoo! Ever since the beginning of June I've felt like "something" in the collective is beginning to shift gear. With me it also started with a renewed energy in my being, which I first attributed to recovering from surgery. But ever since the Mueller press conference, it feels like more and more people are privately resolving to turn to embodied activism and being the change they want to see in society. And it's not just politics. At the read the future night two weeks ago, I envisioned that by the holiday season, people would be sick and tired of the whole charade of being "happy consumers." Instead we'll be openly hungering for a totally new social contract, and Jeanne's recently posted 2019 channeled predictions seem align with some of this.
Right now I've been reading works of fiction that address healing and spiritual cleansing. It just seems like the appropriate thing to do. I just started Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko, and I got goosebumps when I finished Silko's introduction to the text; she's speaking directly to the crises of our time.
I hope so, deetoo and Coyote. I am really down and disgusted today; feeling hopeless. It doesn't seem at the moment like anything is going to knock these nasty thugs from power. It is a huge evil game that involves Saudi Arabia, Russia, and scum players like Kushner, McConnell, & many others. They are in it for money and power and will cover for one another forever because they are all in it. I feel like my country is gone.
I've been so looking forward to summer because there are and were so many Trump downfall predictions that now seem like they are being pushed back, timewise. I know predictions aren't exact but they've kept me going. The wheels of justice may grind but excruciatingly slowly. Sorry for the vent. ☹
i still feel the same way about Mueller as i did when i posted this, back in May:
i also think that maybe Mueller is not the hero that we want and need. I mean, besides being a lifelong republican, he has been friends w Barr for decades (!). (i have had some pretty craptacular friends myself, but, damn!) It seems as if he took great care to not look anywhere that a crime may have occurred. Just not buying the poorly scripted animosity between Drumph and the fbi. Psycho-drama designed to make us feel that Mueller is sincere in his (lack of) findings.
Is this the same organization that put the thumb on the scales just before the election in 2016? That infiltrated and tried to destroy the Civil Rights movement? and the Anti-War movement? and the Black Panthers? Is this the same agency that was "protecting" us while MLK, JFK, RFK, Malcolm X, and so many others, were murdered in the streets? (funny, that never seems to happen to fascist pigs) Is this the same group that drew up plans to assasinate the Occupy Wallstreet activists? The same agency that works out of a building named after J Edgar Hoover, and never had the G__ damned decency to change the name over the front door? Is this who we really thought was going to help us?
I hear you and completely understand. While I feel in my core being that we are turning a corner, at this moment I don’t see much outward manifestation. To the contrary, it all looks more extreme, more out of control. Where we are now is really awful. People are suffering. Those responsible are getting away with murder – in some cases, literally. We can’t turn our backs on what’s happening, and we can’t help but feel that pain.
So how can I be positive? Wishful thinking? I don’t know where these feelings are coming from, but I trust them. And since I tend to be cynical about some things, it’s not wishful thinking. How can I know this, when I don’t yet have proof? In much the same way that I know there is a god, goddess, supreme power, or higher life force – however you wish to define it. I just know. It feels like a rumbling at the bottom of the earth. And I feel that rumbling in my bones.
What I can’t say is how this all will play out. Maybe that’s why we can’t be 100% sure about the timing of some of our predictions – perhaps too many unforeseen variables. I’m new to intuitive reading, and although I often trust many of my hunches and feelings, I’m not very good with timing things. My sense is, at the time that we read, we’re on a particular energetic path – sometimes best-case scenario, sometimes worst-case (when it concerns a catastrophe). And depending on unforeseen variables or decisions, that path can slightly change, which might affect the timing. It’s like you’re on a highway and decide or are forced to take a detour – the detour might make the trip longer, but you eventually get back onto the main road and reach your destination. Am I making sense here? I could be totally off the mark, but that’s how I see it.
I now believe that it’s up to the people – not just our immediate community, but everyone. There is no savior, no hero – only us. We have control over how long we’ll be on this dark path. This country belongs to us. We have a responsibility to take care of ourselves, each other, and Mother earth, with intelligence, love and compassion. They’re not stronger than the collective body. And they don’t own us.
Coyote expressed it well, when she stated:
"[S]omething” in the collective is beginning to shift gear … [M]ore and more people are privately resolving to turn to embodied activism and being the change they want to see in society … [W]e’ll be openly hungering for a totally new social contract.
So if you can, stay hopeful, take care of yourself and others, reach out when the need arises, and keep the faith. I'll try to remember that as well, when I see that bad moon rising.
Sorry for the downer post, deetoo. Bad day yesterday.
I'm a fighter and I do stay positive most of the time, but my level of frustration and disgust was at an all time high when I wrote that. I had just finished reading how these sickos were denying toothbrushes and soap and clean clothes and blankets to these little children, and how the older ones are taking care of the babies and toddlers. The people who are making comparisons to the Holocaust are damned right.
I pray that light and goodness and decency will prevail.
I didn't experience your post yesterday as a downer. I felt your deep sadness, disgust and anger. And I'm right there with you. The cruelty you describe is very real. We can't and shouldn't ignore it. And it's also ripping me up inside. I remember when this first started happening to the refugee families at the border, I became so ill that my blood pressure became dangerously high. I couldn't sleep, and I couldn't stop crying. I knew that the situation was going to get much worse. I really scared myself, knowing that I shouldn't allow my feelings to consume me. My doctor and I talked about it, like two earthbound souls who were feeling the same things. It was a gift, and did more for me than any medication he could have given me.
I think that when I took a break and stayed away from the news for a while, I created some space for those quiet voices to step in. That's when I felt what I was describing in my earlier post. Since some of us have been feeling hopeless recently, I felt the need to share that.
I want to be brave and see my country as it currently exits, be willing to live with my broken heart, and have the courage to change what I can. And more importantly, to not lose hope. Because when I either become overwhelmed, or when I give up, then I'm no good to anyone.
I strongly sense that you are a fighter, Polarberry. And I know that your light, goodness, and decency will prevail.