Tag Archives: United States history

As a Former “Moonie”, He has Insight into Trump

Posted on May 8, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Steven Hassan, a former member of Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church who escaped from mind control and built a career as a cult deprogrammer, argues in his new book that Trump is a cult leader whose followers are captive to … Continue reading →

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They have Tapes AND Account Statements?!

Posted on May 7, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Election Interference Trial (The People vs Donald J Trump) I worked in Accounts for 40 years, I know how accounting departments work. If someone tells you to cut cheques for something, you don’t ask for the boss’ approval, you … Continue reading →

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A “Perry Mason Moment” in the Trump Trial

Posted on May 4, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Hope Hicks (October 21, 1988) Testifying in a court of law can be very stressful. Now imagine what it would be like to be the prosecution’s witness against your ‘boss’ of 8 years. Yes, like Hope Hicks, you would be … Continue reading →

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Hindsight Allows an Alignment of Spiritual Knowledge

Posted on May 2, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Building the Roads to World War Three Hal Lindsey, in his book The Late Great Planet Earth, describes the events that will play out before the second coming of Christ. I read the original book in the middle-to-late 1970’s, and … Continue reading →

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There Really is Nothing New Happening Here

Posted on April 30, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Pro-Palestinian Protests on American and Canadian University Campuses That’s the thing about student protests: they have the best of intentions and they garner a lot of media coverage, but they really don’t provide tangible results. There is a genocide happening … Continue reading →

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I Knew I had These Two Books in My Library

Posted on April 29, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Greatest Works of Hal Lindsey (1994) This post, and the one from earlier today, have a connecting link: Lindsey Graham. That’s all I want to say, for the moment. (It’s funny how my mind works.)

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He Would Find It Ironic that I’ve Raised His Chart

Posted on April 29, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Billy Graham (November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) It’s hard to believe that Billy Graham was born just 4 days before the Armistice that ended the Great War. And he lived for almost 100 years, which, as we all … Continue reading →

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He Knows Where All the Bodies are Buried (and Stories)

Posted on April 25, 2024 by cdsmiller17

David Pecker (September 24, 1951) Being the first witness for the prosecution (under subpoena) in the ‘election interference’ trial of Donald J Trump must be a very difficult place to be for this man. He and Trump were ‘friends’ for … Continue reading →

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She’s Had the Measure of the Man for Decades

Posted on April 19, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Confidence Man (2022) The subtitle says it all: the making of Donald Trump and the breaking of America. Honestly, how has it come to this? I’ve only just started to read this book, and already there are a couple of … Continue reading →

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He was the Genius Behind the Beach Boys’ Music

Posted on April 17, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Brian Wilson (June 20, 1942) Rosanna and I were discussing people with mental health issues, and she wanted to know if there were any consistent astrological patterns that would help us to understand what was going on. We shared a … Continue reading →

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