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Karen Scofield's avatar

This essay is absolutely brilliant, I haven't read a more Lazer focused piece on Putin's play book, until now. One only need look at the fall of Hungry,to see exactly how trump has been Groomed into the Dictator he wants to become, and is well on his way to achieve just that. I'm terrified at the fact that America may well be what Putin and trump have been planning all along??!😱 Thank You and will reStack ASAP 💯🙏🇺🇦💔

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Don Knight's avatar

Thank you so much, Karen! 🙏💙

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Patricia Fowler's avatar

I am a political neophyte- finally waking up. And it’s a nightmare. I don’t understand Substack at all😥but I’m trying!

I agree with you that this article is probably one of the most eye opening that I’ve read. It really connects the dots.

Save us all.

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Don Knight's avatar

Thank you for checking out the article, Patricia! It is a nightmare, but we have strengthen numbers, so we just have to keep pushing forward as united force. Hang in there, we’ve got this! 💪

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Patricia Fowler's avatar

Me too! And this, too! All part of the bullshit!!!!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DryAXhFFp/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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Don Knight's avatar

Same here! Thanks for checking out the article! 💙🙏

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Patricia Fowler's avatar

Oh. My. God.

It’s all so clear to me, now.

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Wanda's avatar

The problem is the orange felon thinks Americans are dumb there’s a few but NOT everyone believes Donnie because he’s a Liar and a Criminal who cares only about himself! Beware of KARMA!!!

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Don Knight's avatar

💯💯 karma is definitely coming for him and Elon and it can’t come soon enough 🤞

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Matthew Nelson's avatar

Wow. Great post and action plan.

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Don Knight's avatar

Thank you so much, Matthew!

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Cheryl Ramette's avatar

Thank you for laying it out so clearly. These are talking points, and points to remain focused on when taking action so as not to become distracted, overwhelmed, and disoriented. If you can regularly update what is happening with these points - particularly the Trump actions, but also anything that shifts or accelerated with Putin and Xi - that would be very helpful for remaining current.

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Don Knight's avatar

Thanks so much, Cheryl! I’ll definitely continue posting as frequently as possible. Thanks so much for checking out the article and leaving your thoughts! 🙏

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Cheryl Ramette's avatar

Welcome.

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Richard Bedingfield's avatar

There is one major difference between the almost feudal baron and serf relationship in Russia and China ( and to a lesser extent Hungary) and that is the level of education of the middle classes or professional classes. The USA would need to be considerably further dummed down to sink to the level of the poorest red state low earners.

Trump and Project 2025 have been trying hard to peddle huge lies but it only works for as long as their base supporters don't feel damaged or worse off by their policies. Even the fabrication porky staff of Fox News has started to question what is being done.

It would take a huge change to suppress the large population of the USA outside the Red States and the cooperation of all the armed forces. Trump doesn't have sufficient support for that and never will at his declining state of age driven health. Vance is too abrasive to take over and, whilst you might argue his tariff wars will strengthen the USA, experience elsewhere shows that it will have the opposite effect. The world population is growing fast enough for new markets to replace those shut out by his stupid trade war. So, in a nutshell, he doesn't have even a slither of a chance to impose a Putin governance.

True I am not American, but the British have centuries of experience to show what happens to would be monarchs. It may get worse until he falls and we will always be there for our friends, but, at this stage you are on your own to bring him under control. You have more than enough intelligent people of influence to enforce your existing constitution.

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Don Knight's avatar

Thanks for checking out the article and sharing your thoughts, Richard! We are pushing like crazy over here to stop this madness, and hopefully it all comes to an end relatively soon. 😑

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Mary's avatar

This is spot on… makes it all so clear

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Don Knight's avatar

Thank you so much, Mary!

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Mary Burris's avatar

Oh how I wish you would post these great articles you’ve written on X.

Post them on any and all media sources.

Your words share in great-understandable, the obvious reality that is happening, and will continue happening in America, if we don’t stop Trump & Musk quickly!

I tried to send your post to X, but it wouldn’t transfer.

I know that there are millions of people you could reach. I sincerely hope you can do this for America, they really need to read your words! The truth of what’s really happening and why!

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Don Knight's avatar

Thanks so much, Mary! Unfortunately, I have deleted all of my social media except for Substack. I recently started a Bluesky account, but I haven’t gotten any traction over there. People on Substack usually repost my articles on other platforms so hopefully it reaches many others readers and helps people understand whats going on. Thanks again! 🙏

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Mary Burris's avatar

Hi Don,

Thank you for your kind response.

I came back and tried to send 2 of your articles to X, and was able to.

I sent the links with encouraging words to the readers that these are MUST READS, to understand what Trump and DOGE’s objections are, their ultimate goals!

Sadly, I’ve only received one response so far.

I so wish what you are obviously aware of-could be brought to our entire country.

The big elephant walking through our living rooms, destroying everything it can in its path, but nobody sees the elephant.

I’m so frustrated with what’s happening, it’s so obvious Trump & Musk are setting the US, along with taking over Canada, possibly Mexico, Panama and Greenland to be a country ruled by a dictatorship.

Don’t we do what was done in South Korea?

Or, do we start another Civil War?

We need Trump & his cabinet, Musk, etc….REMOVED!

Trump should be in prison!

He isn’t even a legally elected president!

He didn’t qualify according to the 14th Amendment, Section 3.

Also, there are now several people proving the election was manipulated, and that’s how Trump won.

Tomorrow, on 3/14, there is going to be a huge protest taking place for Veterans, for the people who want Trump removed, impeached. I can’t wait!

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Rick Herbst's avatar

I don’t put this out here to get the crap beat out of me. I have a slightly different take on the China / Xi element born out of a direct experience with the Chinese people, and the Chinese government, which must be thoroughly comprehended as two different entities. Putin and Xi are motivated by truly different strategies with completely different outcomes in mind. I’m not writing an article in the comments today, but I’ll put this on my topic list for my daily article soon.

The short response is: China’s government considers its domestic responsibility its highest determinant in its long term growth. It embarked decades ago reforming education, changing its international trading models, promoting international studies to increase competitive innovation, massive changes to agricultural systems, and development (among more things) of incremental 5 year plans in a larger multi-decade plan. In the central government, they don’t wipe their ass without doing a probability calculation on it. They are systematic, methodical, and recognize their weaknesses, e.g., corruption in the military, and deal with that without causing the house to burn down.

There is a rationality to all of this that adds up. They know their import/export issues. They view the goal as balance, not victory - and see Putin as just one means to an end in a sea of possibilities. All of which are rigorously debated, with participants who’ve been educated at the highest levels in the very best schools in the US, UK, and EU. So they know their strengths and weaknesses and have no illusions about what they can and can not be successful with.

If I sound defensive of them, I am, in fact, not. I’m observational. Whereas here we operate dominated by political election cycles and economic reactionary thinking, there they operate on constant measurement and calibration. It is not better or worse. It is different. It requires a mindset shift to grasp. But do not think they have the slightest interest in becoming part of a global cabal to rule the earth. They do not. They actively, positively do not. Managing a country with an aging and enormous population while birth rates drop globally is a systemic problem they know expansion doesn’t fix. Internal prosperity does, with as little dependency on extraordinary factors as possible.

I think that view needs baked in a bit more to the analysis (an otherwise EXCELLENT, BRILLIANT ONE) to help balance the Chinese part of the equation. I hope that’s helpful. Willing to answer questions, but am not saying this is a full dissertation covering every angle of a very complex culture and government and economy within China.

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Carol's avatar

I think this is very important for all to read. I have shared it around. I have been suspicious for Trumps secret meetings for years with Putin and Orban. Why have our electeds not taken it more seriously.

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Susan Meeker's avatar

What would a government shutdown here in the U.S. do to these plans?

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Thomas in PA's avatar

This is excellent, Don. Thank you for making the blueprint so apparent.

Please add to this the importance of sham elections as triumphal vindication for dictators, a concrete manifestation of their citizens' powerlessness to make change.

Vote recording and tabulating systems have been compromised in the U.S., making recounts of obviously corrupted results impossible/quixotic. Only a HAND-MARKED paper ballot for every vote can ensure meaningful recounts and audits. Anything other than that is based on wishful thinking.

For recent analysis of the statistical impossibility of Trump's wins in swing states - and the telltale fraud markers (hauntingly called "Russian tails" since a Putin election years ago) - see for instance this recent informative news story:

https://lynxotic.com/the-russian-tail-sheds-light-on-24-election-interference/

Google is nightshading searches on the topic, so good luck swimming up that stream. Might want to follow/help these folks on the front line:

https://electiontruthalliance.org/ who are exposing this issue.

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Pam Sibley's avatar

You know tRump can’t think this up on his own. He’s more of a “Go to the cupboard, get the box” kinda guy

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Don Knight's avatar

Thank you, Kimberly 🙏

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