politics

January 26, 2026

1984 – The Playbook

I was in the United States Navy for over twelve years.February 2008 to July 2020. In that time, I traveled to 39 countries across multiple deployments. I’ve seen other ways of life. I’ve seen what real instability looks like. I’ve seen atrocities no human being should ever have to endure. But I saw them over…
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January 23, 2026

Reality Disenfranchisement

I don’t vote. I’ve been eligible since 2006, and I never have. This usually gets met with something like, “Then you don’t get to complain.” As if refusing to participate in a system I don’t agree with somehow disqualifies me from speaking about the government that still governs my life. I’m not presenting my choice…
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January 19, 2026

Priority Access

These are uncertain times in the United States of America. We’ve got geopolitical fires burning all over the world, and at home we can’t agree on the color of shit. A growing number of people are starting to wonder whether what we’re dealing with is even something we can vote our way out of anymore.…
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January 17, 2026

A Brief Statement from the Principality of Liechtenstein Regarding the End of the World

We would like to clarify a few things. Liechtenstein has never invaded anyone.Our international body count is zero.We do not possess nuclear weapons.We do not possess weapons. This is not a recent lifestyle choice.This is not a rebrand.This is not the result of a painful reckoning after having done terrible things. This is simply how…
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January 16, 2026

Absolute Immunity

There are some phrases that should make a country pause. Not because they’re dramatic.Not because they’re offensive.But because they don’t belong in a place that claims to be governed by law. “Absolute immunity” is one of them. When leaders say it casually, about people with guns, badges, and the authority to use forc, something has…
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January 12, 2026

Authorized Rage

Power isn’t scared of anger anymore. That’s the part most people miss. We’re told the system is fragilethat outrage is dangerousthat protest rattles those at the top. But look around. Anger is everywhereconstant, loud, unavoidable and nothing fundamental seems to change.Unless it’s for the worse. People are furious all the timeand the machine just keeps…
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January 10, 2026

Sovereignty, Optional

Z. T. Royalty1/10/2026 How the System Gave Him Permission To understand how this happened, you have to stop thinking in terms of intentions and start thinking in terms of institutional drift.(Translation: power slowly moved without anyone formally agreeing to it.) Over decades, the American presidency accumulated what scholars call unitary executive authority—the idea that the…
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