My Third Novel's Conclusion, My Heartbreak

My heart begins to break when I think about completing this particular book -- because this narrative has sustained me like no other story I've known. It's both more personal and more universal than my other works. But beyond memory and archetype, it's a cri-de-coeur about needing to become the person one is destined to be. And in the writing, I have met my own life's work, my own fated journey -- having the sense all the while that the pages are suffused with a resonance, an energy, an electrified field that defies explanation. Writers hope and pray to be overtaken by a work in this way -- to be conscripted into passionate service of a profound story. To experience it even once in a lifetime seems a great privilege. I still have several months before this novel is complete, and this constitutes my reprieve. Because I'm not ready for the beauty to end.




Saturday, February 1, 2025

In Support of Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy

 1.  You support the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard as head of ODNI.  Would you like to express your views on her role?

Answer:  She's telling the truth regarding some controversial subjects, including unconstitutional programs within the three-letter agencies.

2.  She is taking criticism for her comments about Edward Snowden's revelations of unconstitutional surveillance programs focused on the American people.

Answer:  She refused to cave in during confirmation hearings.  I think that is all to her credit.

3.  You feel that she is genuinely concerned with the freedoms of the American people.

Answer:  I do.  It takes courage to articulate some of these profound challenges we are facing with regard to individual sovereignty.  There are tremendous pressures on these nominees to tow the line.  She's not doing that, and I think her independence stands as a credit to her and to President Trump as well for nominating her.

4.  Again, you feel there must be divergence between short term and long term policy.

Answer:  I do, yes.  We need leaders who are focused on the long term civil liberties and human rights of Americans, because the short term encroachments are so severe.  There will need to be deep thinking about our nation's architecture in order to ensure that we emerge as a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.  In order to do that, we need appointed officials who know what the critical issues are, and we need elected leaders like President Trump who have the courage to nominate candidates with integrity for these key roles.

Importantly, we want people in key roles in national intelligence who are willing to speak out against unconstitutional programs of false reporting about the law-abiding American public.

I cannot emphasize how necessary this is.

5.  And you believe that Tulsi Gabbard has the capacity to hold the line against what will no doubt be tremendous pressure for her compliance.

Answer:  She is signaling that she has the mettle required, yes.  And I think her insistence is profoundly important for us as a nation.

6.  Why?

Answer:  Because, as I said, there will need to be a divergence between short term and long term policy regarding these issues.

In the short term, falsified law enforcement reporting is going to expand, and very dramatically, but in the long term, it is inimical to a worthy nation.

We need leaders who have this understanding and who are planning for a future in which Americans can reclaim their right to truthfulness in law-enforcement reporting and integrity in the intelligence agencies.

7.  Is the divergence of short term and long term policy pragmatically possible?

Answer:  It's not only possible.  It's necessary.

8.  Why?

Answer:  Because there are those who, deprived of falsified law enforcement reporting in the short term, would opt for more draconian methods of disrupting human society.  And that cannot be permitted.  So, these issues have to be divided into short term and long term considerations, and we need leaders who are determined to build consensus regarding long term constitutional fundamentals.  

Some of the programs within the intelligence agencies, including those which are rapidly expanding at this time, will need to be sunsetted.  And this understanding should be in place now, because later, those guarantees will be all but impossible to obtain.

7.  Is there a plan in place to dismantle programs of falsified law enforcement reporting in the long term future?

Answer:  No, there is not.  The architecture that is being put into place through AI-generation of false information, together with the massive data centers that aggregate and store the disinformation, will be permanent unless we begin to talk about this in meaningful and urgent ways.

8.  And you believe that Tulsi Gabbard may be able to address these issues, at least behind closed doors?

Answer:  I believe so, and I think it's all to President Trump's credit for nominating her.  I believe he has a clear comprehension of what is at stake for the nation as a whole, and I believe he's trying to do the best he possibly can in placing these advocates in critical roles.

9.  Are there other truth tellers whom President Trump has nominated to critical roles?

Answer:  Quite a few.  Robert F. Kennedy is a highly controversial pick for Health and Human Services Secretary, but he is endeavoring to help the public grasp certain shifting fundamentals with regard to their health.  And again, President Trump has demonstrated a sincere concern for the American public in nominating him for the post.  It takes courage, and the President is demonstrating this quality repeatedly.

10.  You believe that President Trump is willing to push back when the intelligence agencies encroach upon the powers of the Presidency.  Is that right?

Answer:  I do.  I think he's willing to reclaim the full powers of the Presidency, and I think he understands much more than others that the intelligence agencies need to be harnessed to the service of the nation -- and not that the nation should be harnessed to the service of intelligence personnel.

11.  If the intelligence agencies succeed in overrunning the government in its entirety, what will happen?

Answer:  Long term dystopia will happen.  No freedom of speech.  No freedom of assembly.  No privacy rights.  No right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.  These gifts will simply disappear, although they will remain a poignant memory for those who once enjoyed them.

12.  You believe an alternative is possible.

Answer:  An alternative is possible if we have the determination to make it possible.

But again, I think this requires two policy spheres, short term and long term.  We have a President who has a clear grasp of our greatest challenges, as well as a forceful leadership style, so I believe we have a chance.

And Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy are, I believe, going to strive for Americans' long term freedoms, even against fierce opposition.

So, again, great credit goes to President Trump for making the nominations.

13.  Will these nominees prevail?

Answer:  I believe they will prevail.  I believe Congress should stand behind them, recognizing their importance for the nation, and the President's confidence in the contributions they are capable of making.

14.  These are unconventional nominees.

Answer:  These are unconventional times.  Convention is not going to help us weather our upcoming challenges well.  We need leaders who are not conventional, but who are insightful and strong and determined and independent and wise.

Right now, they may appear to be iconoclasts.  But Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy will strive to serve us well and faithfully, and President Trump is highly aware of that fact in having nominated them to lead.

15.  Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us this afternoon.

Answer:  You are quite welcome.





Lane MacWilliams

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