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Auto-Pilot: The Proxy Presidency

Auto-Pilot: The Proxy Presidency (2021–2024)

The Biden presidency felt unusually quiet long before the debate stage made the reason why obvious. This piece explores why governance continued smoothly despite limited visibility and what that reveals about how power actually functions in modern America. It’s less about who sat in the Oval Office than about the system that ran comfortably without friction.

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Obstructed: The Resistance Presidency (2017–2020)

Obstructed: The Resistance Presidency (2017–2020)

From the very first hour of the new administration, Washington activated a machinery not designed for governance but for containment. This was the Resistance Presidency: an extended four-year episode in which the elected executive became the interloper, and the previous executive’s networks—inside government, media, intelligence, and NGOs—functioned as the de facto continuity administration.

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The Data Priesthood

THE DATA PRIESTHOOD

Across federal, private, and NGO channels, a new system of informational gatekeeping has consolidated into a de facto censorship regime. Platforms, agencies, and “disinfo” networks now act in parallel to regulate which narratives can circulate and which get quietly suppressed. It’s a workflow built to manage political outcomes through distribution rather than debate.

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The Lawfare State

The Lawfare State

Across federal and state levels, legal institutions now treat political conflicts as prosecutable offenses. The same targets appear in multiple venues, each amplifying the others’ timelines and narratives. It’s a workflow designed to immobilize, not adjudicate.

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