Tesla Reichstag? Don’t Put It Past Him.
Lessons from Joplin. We have the ideal conditions. Do not fall for it.
I watched a harrowing documentary about the 2011 Joplin tornado last night. I’m reminded of the first half, which to me was the most important part. Every civilian who survived said they felt something “in the air” before the storm, while the meteorologists and chasers all described “the ideal conditions” before the disaster. A 13-year old boy who wanted to be a weatherman out-forecast every adult in the room because he had a phone and a deep understanding of thermal dynamics. There are always signs.
I feel that moment is upon us in America. April, it seems to me, is the month the regime tests our resolve and we find out what’s beneath our weak and cracking exterior. The ideal conditions exist, in my view, for a 21st century Reichstag and Enabling Act, which would functionally end the Rule of Law and officially turn us into an authoritarian dictatorship.
On April 2nd, Trump has announced a “Liberation Day” when, according to reporting, trillions more dollars in tariffs will be unilaterally unleashed upon our neighbors — another act of pure financial warfare.
Trump is doing everything in his power to create a break in Canadian-US relations. As I wrote yesterday, there are already calls for Canadians to cease travel in America, a piece of advice I concur with, sadly. America is already lawless, abusive and dangerous. And it’s going to get worse.
A new round of tariffs will force the Canadians to react, again, which Trump will use as a sign that they were the ones who started it after all. At the same time, we have sent two destroyers to Mexico and plan to set up a performative militarized “buffer zone” on the border. It’s just classic bullying, abuse, and extortion on an international scale.
To ratchet up the schedule of events, as I recently wrote, there is another day already in the books, April 20th, when Pete Hegseth and Kristi Noem are directed by Executive Order to determine “whether to invoke the Insurrection Act” based on the “crisis at the Southern Border.” It’s also Elon Musk’s favorite day and Hitler’s birthday, which is not a coincidence.
Martial Law on 4/20?
In this deeply alarming opinion piece in the SF Chronicle, Brett Wagner, who served as a professor of national security decision making for the U.S. Naval War College, raises the specter of Trump invoking the Insurrection Act, and martial law.
With all of this in mind, note there is a well-coordinated, deliberate propaganda operation to make a new “BLM/Antifa” out of vandalism at Tesla dealerships that has been promoted relentlessly by Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Pam Bondi, Kash Patel and their proxies as a “domestic terrorism” worthy of jail time, or even the death penalty.
With this information warfare operation in progress, for unknown and shifting reasons, Elon Musk was given a personal audience with the Secretary of Defense in a SCIF at the Pentagon this morning.
In the case of an emergency declaration of the Insurrection Act and martial law, the military could be used inside the United States against its own citizens.
Why is this unelected billionaire at the Pentagon now? Drunk rapist Pete Hegseth says they were talking about “innovation” and DOGE budget cuts because Elon Musk is a “patriotic American.” Sure, Jan.
So, as the people in Joplin said, I feel the ideal ingredients are in place for another severe and maybe fatal storm to blow over America. Do not fall for it.
It is critical that we show up in the streets, at Tesla dealerships, and anywhere these fascists are speaking—to use our first amendment rights to free speech and to petition the government. However, it is just as critical that we not become the violence that they want.
The enemy is not stupid. It knows that we are organizing, networking and getting ready for a long fight. What it wants is the oldest trick in the book, to divide and conquer us, to get people to do their work for them. If anyone is suggesting activities that might expose you to legal consequences, at all, you should politely, and quickly, back away, no matter what else you agree on.
The more energetic and open you are about your activism, the more you may become the target of inauthentic actors who paint themselves with many colors of ideological, temporary paint. Be careful and do basic security in your own life. Check people’s backgrounds and do your homework on organizations before investing too much time in someone else’s cause. Again, I am not discouraging anyone to be an activist if they choose to do so, quite the opposite. Just have situational awareness and be smart about it.
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This is all great information, Jim. Let's just keep in mind that many situations and conditions might occur between now and 4/20. Your caution is definitely warranted, and we are watching and listening.
Jim, you are so right. We must be vigilant, AND peaceful! NO setting 'Tesler's' on fire. After all, their defective electrical systems are doing that on their own!
Instead, as a sign I saw in a picture of a protest said: "Piss off Elon, pee on a Tesla'. Easier for guys, though!
I am also concerned about the third week of April. Many of the bloodiest and most bizarre events have occurred in that window of time; Columbine, the Boston Marathon,bombing, a few other school shootings, etc. I always get nervous approaching April. Let's hope the new Reich doesn't get their namesake fire around April 20.