Civis Libertatis
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US Citizen. 1 of many, who collectively, are The Forgotten. Product of a US public school education, observer of history, a proud & concerned American. Author of Liberty’s Long Twilight https://a.co/d/8sow0SK - The story is fiction. The warning is real.
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Liberty's Long Twilight: Once Assumed, Suddenly Lost to Darkness. When Institutions Crumbled, Facts Faded, and Liberty Vanished
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The story is fiction.
The warnings are real.
Liberty’s Long Twilight begins with a free nation…
and follows its slow descent into darkness.
Could it happen here?
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#DystopianFiction #Liberty
The warnings are real.
Liberty’s Long Twilight begins with a free nation…
and follows its slow descent into darkness.
Could it happen here?
a.co/d/4oCxl8l
#DystopianFiction #Liberty
🚨 In his “Department of War” speech, Trump told America’s generals:
“We’re under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy… At least when they’re wearing a uniform, you can take them out. These people don’t have uniforms.”
“We’re under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy… At least when they’re wearing a uniform, you can take them out. These people don’t have uniforms.”
October 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
🚨 In his “Department of War” speech, Trump told America’s generals:
“We’re under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy… At least when they’re wearing a uniform, you can take them out. These people don’t have uniforms.”
“We’re under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy… At least when they’re wearing a uniform, you can take them out. These people don’t have uniforms.”
Trump administration moves to defund inspector general watchdog group - The Washington Post
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Trump administration moves to defund inspector general watchdog group — The Washington Post
The decision marks the latest example of the administration’s push to limit government oversight activities.
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October 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Trump administration moves to defund inspector general watchdog group - The Washington Post
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“As long as we obey, everything will be okay.
This is freedom.
This is America.”
In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, these are the lies people tell themselves while democracy dies.
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This is freedom.
This is America.”
In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, these are the lies people tell themselves while democracy dies.
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A chilling reminder of how fragile democracy can be when fear and blind obedience replace freedom and truth. This is not the America generations fought to build, and it is not the future you owe your....
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September 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“As long as we obey, everything will be okay.
This is freedom.
This is America.”
In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, these are the lies people tell themselves while democracy dies.
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This is freedom.
This is America.”
In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, these are the lies people tell themselves while democracy dies.
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Media Power Grab
In Liberty’s Long Twilight, Langston centralizes control of media to shape truth.
Now, Trump allies like Larry Ellison could soon control TikTok, CBS, CNN, and more — creating a single network of influence over what millions see and hear.
🔗 NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/t...
In Liberty’s Long Twilight, Langston centralizes control of media to shape truth.
Now, Trump allies like Larry Ellison could soon control TikTok, CBS, CNN, and more — creating a single network of influence over what millions see and hear.
🔗 NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/t...
Larry Ellison, a Media Mogul Like No Other
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Media Power Grab
In Liberty’s Long Twilight, Langston centralizes control of media to shape truth.
Now, Trump allies like Larry Ellison could soon control TikTok, CBS, CNN, and more — creating a single network of influence over what millions see and hear.
🔗 NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/t...
In Liberty’s Long Twilight, Langston centralizes control of media to shape truth.
Now, Trump allies like Larry Ellison could soon control TikTok, CBS, CNN, and more — creating a single network of influence over what millions see and hear.
🔗 NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/t...
Weaponizing DOJ Redux
In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, those in power turn justice into vengeance.
Now: Trump has indicted James Comey, installing a new U.S. attorney after the prior one refused charges — fulfilling a promise of retaliation.
🔗 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, those in power turn justice into vengeance.
Now: Trump has indicted James Comey, installing a new U.S. attorney after the prior one refused charges — fulfilling a promise of retaliation.
🔗 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
With Comey prosecution, Trump fulfills promise of revenge
President Donald Trump’s predecessors sought to preserve the Justice Department’s independence in political prosecutions. Trump openly intervened in the Comey prosecution.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Weaponizing DOJ Redux
In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, those in power turn justice into vengeance.
Now: Trump has indicted James Comey, installing a new U.S. attorney after the prior one refused charges — fulfilling a promise of retaliation.
🔗 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, those in power turn justice into vengeance.
Now: Trump has indicted James Comey, installing a new U.S. attorney after the prior one refused charges — fulfilling a promise of retaliation.
🔗 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Weaponizing DOJ
In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, the regime prosecutes enemies to silence dissent.
Now, Trump’s DOJ has indicted former FBI Director James Comey, turning fiction into reality.
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In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, the regime prosecutes enemies to silence dissent.
Now, Trump’s DOJ has indicted former FBI Director James Comey, turning fiction into reality.
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What we know about the indictment filed against ex-FBI chief James Comey
Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged with crimes connected to his Senate testimony back in 2020 about an investigation.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Weaponizing DOJ
In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, the regime prosecutes enemies to silence dissent.
Now, Trump’s DOJ has indicted former FBI Director James Comey, turning fiction into reality.
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In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, the regime prosecutes enemies to silence dissent.
Now, Trump’s DOJ has indicted former FBI Director James Comey, turning fiction into reality.
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The Warning
“The twilight of liberty is not a natural phenomenon.
It is a human choice.” — Liberty’s Long Twilight
Our future depends on whether we act while there’s still light to see the path ahead.
🔗 List of sources & events that inspired the book:
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“The twilight of liberty is not a natural phenomenon.
It is a human choice.” — Liberty’s Long Twilight
Our future depends on whether we act while there’s still light to see the path ahead.
🔗 List of sources & events that inspired the book:
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September 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The Warning
“The twilight of liberty is not a natural phenomenon.
It is a human choice.” — Liberty’s Long Twilight
Our future depends on whether we act while there’s still light to see the path ahead.
🔗 List of sources & events that inspired the book:
www.facebook.com/615736161345...
“The twilight of liberty is not a natural phenomenon.
It is a human choice.” — Liberty’s Long Twilight
Our future depends on whether we act while there’s still light to see the path ahead.
🔗 List of sources & events that inspired the book:
www.facebook.com/615736161345...
Coercing Universities
In Liberty’s Long Twilight Langston’s government forces institutions to conform through fear of losing funding.
Trump’s administration is threatening universities and student groups to control speech and suppress dissent.
🔗 PBS NewsHour: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
In Liberty’s Long Twilight Langston’s government forces institutions to conform through fear of losing funding.
Trump’s administration is threatening universities and student groups to control speech and suppress dissent.
🔗 PBS NewsHour: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
How Trump's college crackdown is raising concerns about free speech and academic freedom
The Trump administration has embarked on a campaign aiming to remake how universities operate. The efforts to crack down on protests and diversity initiatives are part of what the White House says is ...
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September 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Coercing Universities
In Liberty’s Long Twilight Langston’s government forces institutions to conform through fear of losing funding.
Trump’s administration is threatening universities and student groups to control speech and suppress dissent.
🔗 PBS NewsHour: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
In Liberty’s Long Twilight Langston’s government forces institutions to conform through fear of losing funding.
Trump’s administration is threatening universities and student groups to control speech and suppress dissent.
🔗 PBS NewsHour: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, Langston manipulates information, turning media into a weapon.
Trump is stripping adversarial outlets from the White House press pool while promoting loyal propaganda networks.
🔗 Reuters: www.reuters.com/business/med...
Trump is stripping adversarial outlets from the White House press pool while promoting loyal propaganda networks.
🔗 Reuters: www.reuters.com/business/med...
In latest media crackdown, White House limits newswire access to Trump
Wire services including Reuters will no longer hold a permanent slot in the reporter pool.
www.reuters.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, Langston manipulates information, turning media into a weapon.
Trump is stripping adversarial outlets from the White House press pool while promoting loyal propaganda networks.
🔗 Reuters: www.reuters.com/business/med...
Trump is stripping adversarial outlets from the White House press pool while promoting loyal propaganda networks.
🔗 Reuters: www.reuters.com/business/med...
Retaliating Against Law Firms
Langston coerces institutions through fear — using power to punish dissent.
Trump issued exec orders targeting law firms. Some capitulated, others fought. Judges are striking them down as unconstitutional retaliation.
🔗 Reuters: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Langston coerces institutions through fear — using power to punish dissent.
Trump issued exec orders targeting law firms. Some capitulated, others fought. Judges are striking them down as unconstitutional retaliation.
🔗 Reuters: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Judge bars Trump order against law firm tied to Robert Mueller
A federal judge on Tuesday struck down an executive order targeting law firm WilmerHale, in the third ruling to overwhelmingly reject President Donald Trump's efforts to punish firms he perceives as enemies of his administration.
www.reuters.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Retaliating Against Law Firms
Langston coerces institutions through fear — using power to punish dissent.
Trump issued exec orders targeting law firms. Some capitulated, others fought. Judges are striking them down as unconstitutional retaliation.
🔗 Reuters: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Langston coerces institutions through fear — using power to punish dissent.
Trump issued exec orders targeting law firms. Some capitulated, others fought. Judges are striking them down as unconstitutional retaliation.
🔗 Reuters: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Purging DOJ & FBI
In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, Langston’s regime purges investigators who dared to seek the truth.
In real life, Trump’s allies are firing career officials — replacing them with loyalists.
🔗 NBC News: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, Langston’s regime purges investigators who dared to seek the truth.
In real life, Trump’s allies are firing career officials — replacing them with loyalists.
🔗 NBC News: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Former top FBI officials sue, say Kash Patel fired them to stay in Trump's good graces
The suit, which names Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, was filed by former acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll as well as Steven Jensen and Spencer Evans.
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September 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Purging DOJ & FBI
In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, Langston’s regime purges investigators who dared to seek the truth.
In real life, Trump’s allies are firing career officials — replacing them with loyalists.
🔗 NBC News: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
In the book Liberty’s Long Twilight, Langston’s regime purges investigators who dared to seek the truth.
In real life, Trump’s allies are firing career officials — replacing them with loyalists.
🔗 NBC News: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Threatening Judicial Independence
“When courts are undermined… the very foundation of democracy is shaken.” — Liberty’s Long Twilight, p. 121
Trump’s allies push to impeach judges for rulings he dislikes as threats against judges surge.
🔗 The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“When courts are undermined… the very foundation of democracy is shaken.” — Liberty’s Long Twilight, p. 121
Trump’s allies push to impeach judges for rulings he dislikes as threats against judges surge.
🔗 The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US judges alarmed over rise in violent threats as Trump and Musk lambast them
Reuters interviews with 11 federal judges in multiple districts reveal mounting concern over their security
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September 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Threatening Judicial Independence
“When courts are undermined… the very foundation of democracy is shaken.” — Liberty’s Long Twilight, p. 121
Trump’s allies push to impeach judges for rulings he dislikes as threats against judges surge.
🔗 The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“When courts are undermined… the very foundation of democracy is shaken.” — Liberty’s Long Twilight, p. 121
Trump’s allies push to impeach judges for rulings he dislikes as threats against judges surge.
🔗 The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Targeting the Judiciary
“A captured or intimidated judiciary cannot defend the rule of law.” — Liberty’s Long Twilight, p. 121
Trump’s DOJ is retaliating against judges who block his actions — filing misconduct complaints to intimidate them.
🔗 Reuters: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“A captured or intimidated judiciary cannot defend the rule of law.” — Liberty’s Long Twilight, p. 121
Trump’s DOJ is retaliating against judges who block his actions — filing misconduct complaints to intimidate them.
🔗 Reuters: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Trump administration files misconduct complaint against prominent judge Boasberg
The U.S. Justice Department on Monday said it filed a misconduct complaint against Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, a prominent judge in Washington, D.C., who has drawn President Donald Trump's ire.
www.reuters.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Targeting the Judiciary
“A captured or intimidated judiciary cannot defend the rule of law.” — Liberty’s Long Twilight, p. 121
Trump’s DOJ is retaliating against judges who block his actions — filing misconduct complaints to intimidate them.
🔗 Reuters: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“A captured or intimidated judiciary cannot defend the rule of law.” — Liberty’s Long Twilight, p. 121
Trump’s DOJ is retaliating against judges who block his actions — filing misconduct complaints to intimidate them.
🔗 Reuters: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Weaponizing DOJ Against Opponents
In Liberty’s Long Twilight, the Langston regime turns justice into a weapon.
Trump is now demanding the DOJ prosecute his political enemies, including James Comey and NY AG Letitia James.
🔗 NPR: www.npr.org/2025/09/22/n...
In Liberty’s Long Twilight, the Langston regime turns justice into a weapon.
Trump is now demanding the DOJ prosecute his political enemies, including James Comey and NY AG Letitia James.
🔗 NPR: www.npr.org/2025/09/22/n...
Unease grows at the Justice Department as Trump's threats get even more blunt
President Trump is directing the Justice Department to prosecute his perceived political enemies, upending the career ranks and raising questions about selective prosecution.
www.npr.org
September 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Weaponizing DOJ Against Opponents
In Liberty’s Long Twilight, the Langston regime turns justice into a weapon.
Trump is now demanding the DOJ prosecute his political enemies, including James Comey and NY AG Letitia James.
🔗 NPR: www.npr.org/2025/09/22/n...
In Liberty’s Long Twilight, the Langston regime turns justice into a weapon.
Trump is now demanding the DOJ prosecute his political enemies, including James Comey and NY AG Letitia James.
🔗 NPR: www.npr.org/2025/09/22/n...
The story is fiction.
The warnings are real.
Liberty’s Long Twilight begins with a free nation…
and follows its slow descent into darkness.
Could it happen here?
a.co/d/4oCxl8l
#DystopianFiction #Liberty
The warnings are real.
Liberty’s Long Twilight begins with a free nation…
and follows its slow descent into darkness.
Could it happen here?
a.co/d/4oCxl8l
#DystopianFiction #Liberty
Liberty's Long Twilight: Once Assumed, Suddenly Lost to Darkness. When Institutions Crumbled, Facts Faded, and Liberty Vanished
Liberty's Long Twilight: Once Assumed, Suddenly Lost to Darkness. When Institutions Crumbled, Facts Faded, and Liberty Vanished [Libertatis, Civis] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Liberty's Long Twilight: Once Assumed, Suddenly Lost to Darkness. When Institutions Crumbled, Facts Faded, and Liberty Vanished
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September 23, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The story is fiction.
The warnings are real.
Liberty’s Long Twilight begins with a free nation…
and follows its slow descent into darkness.
Could it happen here?
a.co/d/4oCxl8l
#DystopianFiction #Liberty
The warnings are real.
Liberty’s Long Twilight begins with a free nation…
and follows its slow descent into darkness.
Could it happen here?
a.co/d/4oCxl8l
#DystopianFiction #Liberty
The story is fiction. The warnings are real.
Liberty’s Long Twilight is a gripping novel about a free nation’s descent into darkness — inspired by today’s headlines.
Now available on Amazon: a.co/d/4oCxl8l
#DystopianFiction #Liberty
Liberty’s Long Twilight is a gripping novel about a free nation’s descent into darkness — inspired by today’s headlines.
Now available on Amazon: a.co/d/4oCxl8l
#DystopianFiction #Liberty
Liberty's Long Twilight: Once Assumed, Suddenly Lost to Darkness. When Institutions Crumbled, Facts Faded, and Liberty Vanished
Liberty's Long Twilight: Once Assumed, Suddenly Lost to Darkness. When Institutions Crumbled, Facts Faded, and Liberty Vanished [Libertatis, Civis] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Liberty's Long Twilight: Once Assumed, Suddenly Lost to Darkness. When Institutions Crumbled, Facts Faded, and Liberty Vanished
a.co
September 23, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The story is fiction. The warnings are real.
Liberty’s Long Twilight is a gripping novel about a free nation’s descent into darkness — inspired by today’s headlines.
Now available on Amazon: a.co/d/4oCxl8l
#DystopianFiction #Liberty
Liberty’s Long Twilight is a gripping novel about a free nation’s descent into darkness — inspired by today’s headlines.
Now available on Amazon: a.co/d/4oCxl8l
#DystopianFiction #Liberty
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Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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March 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
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Opinion | Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived.
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Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
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JD Vance on Donald Trump: “I’m a Never Trump guy. I never liked him. I don’t think he’s the person. I don’t think he cares about folks. I think that he’s noxious and is leading the white working class to a very dark place.”
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August 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
JD Vance on Donald Trump: “I’m a Never Trump guy. I never liked him. I don’t think he’s the person. I don’t think he cares about folks. I think that he’s noxious and is leading the white working class to a very dark place.”
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Here’s a 🔥🔥exchange between me and Mick Mulvaney during @mehdirhasan.bsky.social's brilliant interview of Mulvaney on Al Jazeera's Head to Head. The whole episode is worth a watch, and you can find it on @aljazeera.com's YouTube channel.
August 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Here’s a 🔥🔥exchange between me and Mick Mulvaney during @mehdirhasan.bsky.social's brilliant interview of Mulvaney on Al Jazeera's Head to Head. The whole episode is worth a watch, and you can find it on @aljazeera.com's YouTube channel.