Category: Citizenship
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KHARG IS NOT A TARGET — IT IS A TRAP
Kharg Island looks like a decisive oil target. It isn’t. It’s a trap. Modern energy systems don’t break where they’re struck—they adapt, redistribute stress, and expand the battlefield. The real fight isn’t over oil infrastructure. It’s over risk, flow, and control.
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After the Winter: Collapse, Spring, and a New First Turning
After the Winter: Collapse, Spring, and a New First Turning
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The Fourth Turning: America at the End of an Eighty-Year Cycle: Authority Grows, Legitimacy Shrinks, Collapse is Inevitable
The Donroe Corollary, Bad Bunny, and Secretary Rubio are signs that the system is falling apart and needs to be rebuilt. February 23, 2026 By Tom Raquer Summary for First Turning Strategists and a new American Cycle The United States is not experiencing normal turbulence; it is approaching the end of an 80-year civic cycle.…
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Navigating the Winter of the Fourth Turning: Embracing Collapse as a Strategic Imperative
The Fourth Turning is a very important time for the United States right now. It is marked by significant change and the impending collapse of the current order. People are starting to think this collapse is not just a possibility but will happen. Strategists need to figure out what this impending collapse means and develop…
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AFTER WINTER: BUILDING THE BLUEPRINT FOR SPRING
Winter is here! The great clock turns, and in the turning, winter’s chill settles deep into the bones of the land. The grand structures, once vibrant with noise and light, now stand in a stark silhouette against a pale sky, their foundations whispering of strain. This is not an anomaly, but a season within a…
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The Roosevelt Rule: Why the 2025 National Security Strategy Puts America Last
A country’s security strategy is more than just a piece of paper. It is its Soul! It is a promise that tells us who we are. It shows what we care about and what we will protect. This agreement has been broken by the way the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) was made. It prioritizes…
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THE ROOSEVELT RULE: WHY THE 2025 NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY PUTS AMERICA LAST
The very notion of an “America First” National Security Strategy developed without meaningful public engagement represents a fundamental contradiction—it prioritizes the judgment of a small political elite over the wisdom and will of the American people themselves. A strategy truly crafted for American citizens would emerge from transparent town halls, citizen advisory panels, and public…
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Indo-Pacific Nation Myth: How American Rhetoric Outpaces Reality
The U.S. is 7,000 miles from the Indo-Pacific. Yet policymakers insist we’re an “Indo-Pacific nation.” This isn’t just geographic fiction—it’s a strategic error that justifies overcommitment abroad while domestic challenges mount. Only 3% of U.S. travel goes to Southeast Asia; just 12% of trade involves the region. We claim cultural kinship where little exists. A…
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HONORING CHARLIE KIRK IN THE FIGHT TO SAVE OUR REPUBLIC
“A Call to Action for Civic Renewal and Engagement” DEAR ESSENTIAL AMERICAN CITIZEN, YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT ME — an American citizen watching our republic erode. Leftist Commentators and have smeared Charlie Kirk, even in death. By do so they have smeared Charlie’s supporters, millions of American Citizens as “fringe element” or “radical extremists.” That’s…
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BREAKING FREE: CHALLENGING MULTICULTURAL DECEIT AND THE DRIVE FOR GLOBAL PRIMACY
### Feb 14, 2025 — by Tom Raquer in Uncategorized Dear Essential American Citizen, President Trump’s recent actions give us an important opportunity. We can break free from the vise tightening around our nation. This vise is a suffocating blend of multiculturalism at home. It includes the relentless pursuit of liberal hegemony abroad. These factors have…