I’m curious.

I’ve always been curious. This morning I heard a new birdsong, a seasonal migrator of some sort, and I was immediately curious about what new bird this was. Was it one that I would recognize from last year? If so, I might be able to firmly pair the song with the bird, and brand it in into my mind. But then again, it was a new song, and I felt fairly certain I hadn’t heard it before. What could it be?

All of that went flying through my mind in an instant, but rather than grabbing the binoculars and setting out on the hunt to scratch that curious itch, I decided to plant my butt down and do some reading. There’s a lot happening in the world.

Here are some of the things that I will not be talking about today:

* EPSTEIN FILES TODAY: AG Pam Bondi Announces Thursday Release As 250 Victim Names Redacted

* GENE HACKMAN, WIFE, DOG FOUND DEAD IN HOME

* Zelensky To Visit White House But Minerals Deal Still Up In The Air

* The Liberal Meltdown Continues and Is Glorious (but Also Dangerous)

* President Trump Signs New Executive Order on DOGE — here’s the direct link to IMPLEMENTING THE PRESIDENT’S “DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY” COST EFFICIENCY INITIATIVE

* Federal Officials Identify ‘HUD Employee’ Who Broadcast AI Video of Trump Kissing Musk’s Feet in HUD Cafeteria – Escort Individual from the Building

* Floyd Mayweather Jr. Shocks the Left: Boxing Legend Defends Trump, Declares ‘Best President We Ever Had’

* BREAKING: IRS to shutter 120 offices nationwide

* Military Contractors Pitch Trump on Plan to Enlist a ‘Private Citizen Army’ to Help Carry Out Mass Deportations

* Neo-Nazis targeted majority-Black town. Locals launched armed watch.

It’s not all good, it’s not all bad, and it’s all a little crazy. One would be forgiven for not being able to keep up with it all, or not even trying. To keep so many moving parts held in the mind at the same time would be exhausting, if not impossible.

Of course, there’s even more going on than just the above headlines, and that’s always the case. Generally speaking, it’s what’s not being talked about in the headlines that poses the greatest risk to everything we hold dear. The steadily, stealthily advance global cabal is always on the march. Remember, they have “a world to win.”

The ends justify the means.

In light of the current upheaval, given DOGE is gutting the federal bureaucracy and Trump is moving faster than the media can keep up, it only makes sense that the entrenched ruling class would be getting increasingly desperate to cover their collective asses and do whatever it takes to cling to whatever power they still have.

Death threats are becoming mainstream. Many pundits are claiming that the Deep State is in full-blown panic mode, as the respectable Darren Beattie points out:

Deep State’s boldest move yet to protect their own—the panic is real, and it’s getting scary…

“[T]he FBI is actively destroying files—wiping servers clean—to ensure damning evidence can’t be recovered… suggesting that this cover-up could include information tied to Epstein and even attempts at subversion against the American people.…

Everyone knew this was coming.

The Deep State was never going to slink off quietly into the night. But as this dangerous chaos unfolds, it’s also a defining moment for President Trump’s America First A-Team to prove they’re more than just talk. Words aren’t enough—it’s time for action, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.”

(Emphasis added)

I’d like to point out two things here:

* Not everyone knew this was coming. In fact, millions upon millions of people have been completely blindsided by the corruption that’s been revealed, and millions more still remain completely ignorant to all that’s happening. It’s important to keep in mind how little the average citizen pays attention to politics.

* It’s true that those who’ve been keeping track saw this coming, and it’s true that Trump’s team has to prove they’re more than just talk (as if they haven’t already). Words are not enough to right this ship, we need drastic and sustained action—the only way out is through—and it’s true that the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Our Republic hangs in the balance.

Which brings me back to the ongoing analysis of the new narrative that somehow MAGA has been hoodwinked and co-opted into supporting the “authoritarian transformation” of America. This narrative positions Trump, Musk, and DOGE as acting on behalf of the “tech elite,” in an end-game strategy for total control.

For those who may not have been following along, you can get up to speed here:

* TR 675 - Beware of the Snare (Part 1): The Next Massive Psyop has Now Been Deployed

* TR 676 - Beware of the Snare (Part 2): Peering into the Ultimate Deception

* TR 677 - Beware of the Snare (Part 3): Is there a Baby in the Bath Water?

To continue dismantling this sophisticated narrative, let’s return to Erik Wikstrom’s masterful piece of propaganda, The Triumph of Technocracy | Part 2: The Ultimate Deception. As I’ve made clear, there is a great deal of truth in his writing—and a great deal of “ultimate deception” that’s aimed squarely at curious, skeptical peasants.

Ironically, jumping to the end of his essay, Wikstrom agrees with Beattie:

“The time for gradual awakening is over. The window for action is closing fast. This is the Endgame. The choices we make right now, the actions we take, the strength we show – it all matters more than we can imagine.

We can do this. We must do this. The alternative isn't acceptable.

The question is: Are you ready to level up? To stand firm regardless of the cost?”

Again, there is a lot of truth there. This is good stuff. Like my friend was saying, we’d be wise not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

However, let’s not lose sight of the premise, and instead, take a closer look at what this call to action is aiming to do. To grasp the intent, we need to step back and consider the emotional priming sprinkled throughout the essay.

This screenshot should give you the gist:

“The time to f**k around and find out is OVER… Let me be crystal f*****g clear: There is NO ROOM for "maybe Trump's a good guy" or "maybe if person X comes into office..." That kind of thinking isn't just naive anymore – it's dangerous.”

I’m just as quick to call out the false hope as anyone—as I like to say, hopium abounds. That said, look at the language. Look at the passion. Look at the rage on that monkey’s face, and realize the author is attempting to tap this primitive instinct.

He speaks of the “terrifying brilliance” of the tech elite’s supposed plan to first co-opt, then systematically eliminate the resistance with a new, much more lethal bioweapon. He pushes the idea that this new bioweapon will specifically target the people who resisted the covid vaccines, but only after this resistance is used to facilitate the destruction of democracy via full-throated support of Trump, Musk, and DOGE.

The thought of it is truly terrifying.

Could that ever happen? Sure.

But don’t let it ruffle your feathers, because that’s exactly what the storyline is meant to do. It’s a fresh iteration of fearmongering, a new invisible enemy, something that’s terrifyingly possible, that most people have never considered.

In short, it’s meant to prime survival mode, elevate cortiso...

TR 678 - Beware of the Snare (Part 4): In the End Game, Timing is Everything