The Gaslighting Is So Intense, It's Getting Hard to Keep Up
The
Gaslighting Is So Intense, It’s Hard to Keep Up
Junious Ricardo Stanton
Several
years ago, the term gaslighting became a fixture in our popular
vocabulary, it’s an older term which dates back to a 1938 stage play called Angel
Street and a 1944 motion picture based upon the play named Gaslight.
The play and film’s plot were a husband’s attempts to drive his wife crazy, to
make her doubt herself, to thoroughly confuse her so he could put her in an
insane asylum and steal her fortune.
Gaslight and gaslighting became popular terms
in the mid 2000’s. “Gaslighting is a form of
psychological abuse where a person causes someone to question their sanity,
memories, or perception of reality. People who experience gaslighting may feel
confused, anxious, or unable to trust themselves…Gaslighting is a method of
gaining control over someone else. It works by breaking down a person’s trust
in themselves while increasing how much they trust or depend on the abusive
person.” https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/gaslighting
We are being subjected to a massive
gaslighting campaign on a daily basis, non-stop every day 24/7/365 by the
media, the government, corporations and their flunkies; who lie to us,
manipulate our perceptions, attempt to construct an alternative reality and
constantly foist it upon us. It is a devious form of mind control. In mind
control the perpetrators attempt to manipulate the targets’ perceptions, they
want to influence our ideation so we think the ideas and images they bombard us
with are our own and they want to redirect our thinking and behaviors in ways
that benefit them to the detriment of the targets; which is us.
In 2026 the gaslighting campaign is
rapid fire, it comes at us so thick and intensive it is hard to keep up; it’s a
literal barrage a tsunami of BS all the time. We have not only been conditioned
to tolerate and accept it, unfortunately we are actively engaged in
facilitating our own craziness by consuming the BS, buying the gadgets and
gizmos and becoming addicted to the content and programming the powers who
shouldn’t be use to gaslight us!
For example, Israel is currently conducting
a campaign of genocide in Gaza which they tell the world is “defense,” that they
are responding to attacks upon them by Hamas on October 7, 2023. For decades prior
to October 7, Israel claimed Hamas was a terrorist organization but the fact of
the matter is Israel helped create and fund Hamas to serve as a counterweight
to the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)! https://www.analystnews.org/posts/how-israel-helped-prop-up-hamas-for-decades.
The other fact we are programmed
to ignore is Gaza is one of the most heavily surveilled, monitored and guarded
locations on the planet. It is a virtual open-air panopticon environment! The
Israeli spy apparatus can detect a rat pissing on cotton! Yet the Israelis
gaslight us to believe Hamas launched a “surprise attack” on them on October 7,
2023!? In a Freudian slip they even said it was their 9-11.
The Israelis claim any
criticism of their genocidal campaign against the Palestinians and Gaza is
Anti-Semitism. This is gaslighting pure and simple! The repetitive gaslighting
has many people questioning their interpretation of the images coming out of
Gaza showing the obvious destruction and murder of countless innocent men,
women and children who have nothing to do with Hamas. This is collective
punishment which is a war crime!
Meanwhile here at home the Trump Administration is constantly
gaslighting us. Trump tells us inflation is under control, that his tariffs and
trade wars are benefitting America when in fact, they are clearly backfiring
and causing major harm, stress and strain to American households. Plus, the US
Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional!
Trump tells us he is winning the war in Iran a war he and Israel
launched despite the irrefutable fact Iran posed no threat to either the US or
Israel and the attacks were launched during active negotiations between the US
and Iran designed to resolve long standing issues. Trump’s perfidy compounded
the fact he launched an unprovoked attack on a nation which posed no threat to
the US nor had not attacked America or its allies!
But that changed immediately after Israel and Trump attacked
Iran. Iran retaliated immediately by hitting Israel and the Gulf States who
hosted US military bases and installations hard with devastating accuracy,
severely damaging or destroying the radar, communications structures, air
fields and assorted infrastructural targets. Iran kept up the barrages even
after suffering serve damage and attacks on its own facilities. For Iran this
is an existential struggle, a fight to the death against The Great Satan and
its lackies.
Yet the US Congress quibbles over the fact Trump didn’t consult
them before he launched this unprovoked attack on Iran. There is no mention of
the wrongfulness of the attacks nor the immorality of the assaults especially during
active negotiations or the fact Trump is currently engaged in acts of piracy in
international waters against Venezuela and now Iran! Where is the Congressional
outrage, the moral indignation? Instead, we get more calls to resume the war,
to obliterate Iran.
It is obvious the gaslighting will continue nonstop; we have to
prepare ourselves for the onslaught. What can we do? Stop consuming media!
Assert yourself, think for yourself, use best judgement, discernment and
intuition to shape your opinions and worldview! We are not Zombies or mindless dolts,
we have agency, the power to control our own thoughts and minds; don’t
relinquish your power for the BS.
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Things Are Getting Wackier Every Day
Things Are Getting Wackier Every Day
Junious Ricardo Stanton
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It seems
things are getting crazier and wackier by the day. Every day Trump makes a more
bizarre statement than the day before, not just about Iran but everything. It’s
as if he is playing a game with people’s minds to see just how much more we can
take. Trump and Netanyahu launched and unprovoked war against Iran a nation
that has not initiated hostile actions against its neighbors since it’s war
with Iraq, a war that was fomented by the United States in 1980, yet the US
mind control apparatus continues to promote the dastard canard on behalf of the
US Empire, US the Military Industrial Complex and Israel Iran is a threat to
world peace!
Comparing a map of Israel from 1948
when it was first carved into existence to the present and reflecting on the
rogue nation’s hostility and territorial expansions via violence and hubris no
sane person believes the Israeli prompted attack on Iran is about security and
peace. It was part of a much larger overarching agenda to use the US as its
henchman to establish Zionist hegemony within the region. It was never about
security it was always about expansion.
Israel and the notion of peaceful coexistence
with its neighbors is an oxymoron, a cognitive incongruity which contradicts
reality and the regional history of the last seventy-eight years. Israel was the prime actor in creating
mischief and mayhem in the region and using Uncle Sam to back their aggression
by supplying funds, arms and military might to get what Israel wanted, and to
also pacify the region for the US Empire.
Iran knows
it is in an existential do or die stand tall or be conquered conflict and like
any rational self-respecting nation they have made the decision to do what is
in their best interests and execute whatever is necessary the ensure their
survival against psychopathic aggressors who want to dominate them, the region
and the world! As such they realized they could not fight and head on face-to-face
war with Israel and the United States. They prepared for decades and when the
US and Israel savagely and ruthlessly attacked them in June of 2025 Iran, even
though they were originally caught off guard due to US perfidy and deception,
they were ready able and determined to fight back, hard. So much so that when they penetrated Israel’s
vaunted Iron Doom and Israel took heavy losses and damage; to the point
Netanyahu pressed Trump to seek a ceasefire, which he did. Iran showed the
world they were no pushovers despite having their leaders, scientists and
military higher up murdered by the US and Israel.
Now Trump is in a pickle, as a narcissist he
has to try to convince the world he is winning even though it is obvious to
everyone he is not. Trump knows the economic damage Iran is causing is coming
back to haunt him politically, economically and image wise. He and his acolytes
are like city slickers visiting a farm who have stepped into a pile of cow dung
and they are trying to shake it off their shoes and get the stink off
themselves but to no avail.
The US
military is in a soft revolt; they know Trump doesn’t know what he is doing.
The US tried to bum rush the Iranian uranium stockpile in a Special Ops raid,
which failed, the US Navy and its vaunted aircraft carriers have been reduced
to bystander status and the Strait of Hormuz situation (and the potential Bab
al-Mandeb Strait choke) has Trump over the proverbial barrel. The global
economy is tittering on the brink of crisis; what is Trump to do? Trump ever
the showman initiated his own “blockade” of Hormuz and is desperately resorting
to piracy in international waters to make himself look tough. The US Navy recently
interdicted a Chinese ship in international waters, how is this going to turn
out?
Meanwhile
in Europe thirty countries are now meeting to try to come up with a military
solution to the Strait of Hormuz situation. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/uk-france-lead-30-nation-military-push-reopen-strait-hormuz.
What happens if Europe sends their militaries into the conflict? What will Iran
do? What will Russia and China do?
The other major
issue is the wars in Ukraine and Iran are revolutionizing warfare both Iran and
Ukraine have developed effective and efficient low-cost drone weaponry that is
making it easier for them to wage war against nations who spend way more on
weapons than they do! What will this mean for future wars? Iran has already
neutralized the US aircraft carriers, its Tomahawk and defensive missile
stockpiles, to the chagrin of Israel and the US GCC allies; this is a huge
development! Stay tuned things are getting wackier by the day.
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If I Were Iran I Would Be Leery of US Ceasefire Overtures
If I Were
Iran, I would Be Leery of US Ceasefire Overtures
Junious Ricardo Stanton
During a profanity laced rant on
Easter Sunday, Donald (Wyllie E Coyote) Trump threatened to bomb Iran into the
stone age, then he gave Iran an ultimatum, a deadline to open the Straits of
Hormuz. Trump reiterated his threats again Monday providing an Eight PM Eastern
Time deadline on Tuesday Aril 7th for Iran to open the Strait of
Hormuz and come to the negotiating table. The clock was ticking; there were
rumors of frantic back-channel negotiations but no proof. Then at almost the
last moment a two-week ceasefire was announced! Tuesday TACO which was a good
thing.
Up until then Trump, being a bully,
was into his usual bombast, bluster and bravado designed to keep up the illusion
the US was obliterating Iran and winning the war. Trump in his insanity openly
boasted the US was going to commit war crimes by attacking Iranian civilian
infrastructure, bridges, power generating and water treatment facilities and,
in his own words, “destroy Iranian civilization”.
But Trump’s swag and bluster are
fake, he has been thoroughly out-strategized by Iran who holds all the cards.
All the US has is the ability to commit mass murder and devastating destruction
at will; but given what happened before Easter when the US tried to launch a snatch
and grab raid into Iran under the guise of rescuing a downed fighter jet crew which
met severe disaster, the US has once again shown itself to be outclassed in
this conflict!
What the US mind control apparatus
failed to tell Americans is that during the illegal and unprovoked attacks
against Iran, Israel and the US both in June of 2025 and this current war, were
totally unprepared for Iran’s asymmetric military response. Yes, Iran suffered
massive damage to its military facilities and some of its civilian
infrastructure but the truth of the matter is, Iran has dealt devastating blows
against Israel and US allies in the Gulf!
Iran hit US bases, radar, defense, air fields and oil and natural gas
facilities hosted by US allies in: Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and
United Arab Emirates. These attacks have wreaked global havoc, causing major
consternation, distress, ill will against the US and by extension Israel! By
choaking the Strait of Hormuz Iran has totally disrupted supply lines and denied
access to oil, natural gas and other essential materials needed by global
markets! Trump is taking a massive PR hit for this!
Iran totally outplayed the US and Israel. The
US was forced to withdraw its vaunted aircraft carriers out of range of Iran
missiles and drones thus showing the world the US it a paper tiger who couldn’t
honor its promises to protect its Gulf Cooperation Council allies and the fact the
US prioritized Israel over them and its Asian allies like Japan and South
Korea. This was not a good look and
Trump and Co found themselves in a major pickle. Potential adversaries watched and saw how
vulnerable the US military really is.
Iran has tactfully won this war! By
restricting traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. with the Houthis their staunch
ally threatening to choke the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb which connects the Red
Sea and the Arbian Sea, Iran has dealt a powerful blow hitting America and the
world where it hurts the most, economically. Trump’s (Wyllie E. Coyote) folly of
attacking Iran has blown up in his face and left him with limited options;
either: more escalation which is a lose-lose scenario for him or press for a
cease-fire. He was forced to press for a ceasefire, Trump not Iran begged for the
ceasefire!
Meanwhile Israel is taking a tremendous
pounding because they have used up all of their defense missiles and their protective
defensive systems have been neutralized. Iran is targeting them at will. Tel
Aviv is starting to resemble a bombed-out Gaza. Israel has strict censorship;
they do not allow pictures of the massive damage to get into the public domain;
but the limited optics which are getting out show Israel is in tatters.
Keep in mind the same thing
happened during the June 2025 conflict, Iran shocked Israel with their
response, they were able to probe and discover Israel’s weaknesses then get
through the Israeli defense shields. It was so devasting, Irael urged Trump to
press for a ceasefire after twelve days! The same thing is happening now only
its worse for Israel. Israel is being pummeled.
The recent US raid failed and the
US lost several aircraft assets and suffered major personnel casualties; nevertheless,
Trump is spinning it as a heroic rescue. Based upon this, the US knows a full-scale
invasion or land assault will not work, further limiting Trump’s options. Like
a man who only has a hammer Trump (Wyllie E. Coyote) treats everything like
it’s a nail. All Trump could do was make threats, talk tough and bluster. There
is an anacronym, TACO which stands for Trump Always Chickens Out, this
is what he did again.
So now Wyllie E Coyote has proposed
a cease-fire for two weeks. However, if I were in Iran’s position, I would
never trust anything Trump, Netanyahu or America says, ever. We have seen how
Trump fulfills the Native American saying, “The white man speaks with forked
tongue”.
Iran holds the major leverage and
has shown its reliance, valor and unity as a nation. Most of the Europeans aren’t willing to side
with Trump on this folly because they see what Iran is capable of and they are
feeling the pain this war is causing them. This war is a lose-lose proposition
for Europe and Asia so they are cheering the ceasefire. But for my money, I would never give the
US/Israel the chance to regroup again, ever. But time will tell.
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Trump's Nothing Burger
Trump’s
Nothing Burger
Junious Ricardo Stanton
On Wednesday evening April 1, 2026
Donald (Wyllie E Coyote) Trump gave a nationally televised “speech” where he
reiterated that his war with Iran was almost complete, he stated the US
military had obliterated Iran’s navy, its air force, its military production
capacity and soon if he wanted to, the US could totally destroy Iran’s
electrical infrastructure. He boasted the US had accomplished all of its goals
and objectives.
He claimed America didn’t need Gulf
region oil because America had more than enough; that America was the greatest
oil producing nation in the world. He said we don’t need the Strait of Hormuz
to supply our needs. He claimed, America had enough oil and natural gas and in
fact the world should be buying from the US. He took a jab at Europe and Asia
claiming they should take the Strait of Hormuz by force, open it and assume
some responsibility for their own resource security. He said the murder of
Iranian religious military and political leaders had decapitated Iran, that
more moderate leaders were in place and they were seeking to negotiate an end to
the conflict.
From my
perspective Trump’s speech was a giant nothing burger, totally devoid of real substance,
another sign he his mentally unstable. Yes, the US and Israel took out most of
Iran’s conventional military assets. But keep in mind, Iran didn’t have a
conventional military in the Western sense. Its air force was small, old and
second hand as was much of its navy. Instead, Iran invested in inexpensive
unmanned boats and submarines (which they have not yet deployed) drone
technology and highly advanced missile weaponry which neither Israel nor the US
has totally eliminated or destroyed.
The fact is, Iran is still causing
horrific damage to US military bases in the regions, Israeli and US allies’
assets and infrastructure. Iran is keeping the vaunted US aircraft carriers the
primary extension of US military power at a safe distance to avoid being hit by
Iranian missiles and drones! By the way
one of the carriers, the USS Gerald Ford a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, had
to leave the area to go to Crete for major sewage system repairs which has been
an ongoing problem on the multi-billion-dollar carriers. In effect that carrier
is not in the mix.
Trump is
delusional. He says Iran is in negotiations, Iran says they are not because the
US is untrustworthy. For Iran this is an existential war for their literal
survival! Meanwhile even if there were ceasefire negotiations taking place
between the US and Iran, Israel is not a part of them! The religious fanatics
in Israel’s misleadership would reject and deliberately sabotage any deal or
agreement Trump and Iran reached!
Israel is fully committed to its expansionist
land grab the so-called Greater Israel Project to take the territory from the
Nile River in Egypt to Mesopotamia and parts of Saudi Arabia! https://mepei.com/greater-israel-an-ongoing-expansion-plan-for-the-middle-east-and-north-africa/
Iran knows its Arab neighbors particularly the Gulf State monarchies whose
families were put in place/power by the Europeans are bought and paid for by
the West and are not resisting Israel’s
plans for the region. This is why Iran is bombing their facilities and the US
military bases they host.
What Trump
did not mention was whether or not he was going to send in ground troops to
launch a raid on Iran’s nuclear facilities or to force the Strait of Hormuz
open. Either mission is fraught with peril with a high possibility of failure.
Trump failed to elaborate what his next moves are, because he has painted
himself into a corner and he can’t get out. NATO and the EU are not supporting
him militarily, meanwhile Israel is taking a pounding. He and Netanyahu’s
misadventure have put the global economy and supply chains at major risk. No
amount of obfuscation and gaslighting will alter this reality. If you doubt
what I’m saying just watch how expensive everything becomes in the coming
months!
Nothing
good is going to come out of Trump’s nothing burger.
