Tag Archives: United States history

Is Today Going to be Donald Trump’s Undoing?

Posted on November 3, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Judgement Day (November 3, 2026) Everybody’s on tender hooks today. We’ve been fed a constant diet of a Blue Wave scenario for almost a whole year. The last time that Donald Trump lost an election, he “allegedly” caused an insurrection. … Continue reading →

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Although Fictionalized, the Details Invite a Wee Peek

Posted on November 2, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Nineteenth Century Close Encounters You know I can’t resist historical events, especially when they involve close encounters of some kind. At 3:15 on the morning of 4 October 1871, an undertaker named William Robert Loosley awoke and took a walk … Continue reading →

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When They Both Show Up Together in a Dream…

Posted on October 20, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau Normally, I would have written these two off as yet another publicity gimmick. After all, Pierre Trudeau dated Barbra Streisand in the late 1960‘s. But this present pairing has a different vibe. Let’s see why. … Continue reading →

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As Seen in 1971, the American Dream was Changing

Posted on October 19, 2026 by cdsmiller17

American Pie (1971) As usual, I was contemplating what I was going to write today and this song came on my iPod. Timing, eh? It is THE seminal song of America’s disintegration, for sure. Many people have tried, mostly unsuccessfully, … Continue reading →

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“Don’t Be Afraid of What You Don’t Know”

Posted on October 16, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Disclosure Day (2026) Waiting only three months for a mainstream movie to show on a streaming service seems very short. I’m grateful, though. I knew it would be an echo of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and yet carry … Continue reading →

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The Presumption is that Trump will Cheat to Win

Posted on October 13, 2026 by cdsmiller17

He Flip-Flopped on Mail-In Ballots Before, and He’s Doing It Again Do Americans really have faulty memories? I’m sure that some will remember that he advised Republicans to both mail in ballots before, and vote personally on, election day. Who … Continue reading →

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With a Month to Go, Don’t Let Down Your Guard

Posted on October 1, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Trump as Trickster American Democrats think they’ve got it made in the shade. There has been so much for them to be pleased about. According to the polls, Trump is at his lowest popularity, but he has a surprising MAGA … Continue reading →

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Last Night’s Dream Solved the Mystery of Mom’s Visit

Posted on September 30, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Standing Up to Trump The dream sequence, which ended at 5:15 am, answered the reason for my Mom’s visit the previous night. The message was one of facing the bully (our boss in a large department store) and telling him … Continue reading →

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The Film that Followed Whitley Strieber’s Book

Posted on September 20, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Communion (1989) In case you’ve never seen it, here’s the whole film: Along with this, I want to quote Strieber’s 7-year-old boy, Andrew, after his own ‘encounter’ with the ‘visitors’. My boy made a sound like a train whistle, a … Continue reading →

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Looking at the Phenomenon of “The Visitors”

Posted on September 19, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Transformation 2026 I’ve been following Whitley Strieber’s story since “Communion”. I read the following two books (“Breakthrough” and “Transformation”) that he published that carried on from that initial experience. Now he’s revisiting the events of the next couple of years … Continue reading →

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