THE MUTILATION DOCTRINE: 250 Years from Liberty to Liability
By Janet Kira Lessin with Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2026 — As the United States stumbles toward its 250th anniversary this July, the “Spirit of ’76” has been replaced by the “Shattering of ’26.” While the administration prepares for a grand “Salute to America 250” spectacle, the reality on the ground is a visceral betrayal of the very independence we claim to celebrate. We have entered the era of the Mutilation Doctrine. What we are witnessing is not “law and order”; it is the tactical “Gaza-fication” of the American suburb. The goal is no longer to maintain the peace, but to harvest fear—crumbling the American soul like a dry cracker until the “Free American” is nothing more than a memory.
I. The 2025 Foundation: Constructing the Cage
To understand the blood on the pavement in 2026, we must look at the machinery built in 2025—the “Year of the Foundation.” Month by month, the “Bully Paradigm” removed the guardrails of the Republic:
- JANUARY: The “Inaugural Shock.” Mass firing of Inspectors General and the gutting of civil service protections. The Laken Riley Act turned local issues into federal pretexts for violence.
- MARCH: The “Alien Enemies Act of 1798” was invoked, allowing for summary actions without trial.
- MAY: The “Donroe Doctrine” prioritized Arctic mineral grabs over all tribal and environmental laws, signaling that “Dominance” was the new federal religion.
- JULY: The “One Big Beautiful Bill” shifted billions from SNAP and student loans into “Surge Security.”
- SEPTEMBER: The “Crime Emergency” allowed “Unit 7”—a hybrid force of masked, untagged agents—to move from the borders into our metro neighborhoods.
- DECEMBER: The 250-Year Task Force announced that July 4, 2026, would be a “Celebration of Order,” not a “Celebration of Dissent.”
II. The Seventeen-Day Blitz: The Dossier of Shame
We are only eighteen days into 2026, yet the ledger of trauma is already full. This is not a random series of accidents; it is a Shock and Awe campaign. We name these ten casualties to ensure they are never reduced to mere “collateral damage”:
- Jan 5 (Phoenix, AZ): Sarah Jenkins (22). Suffered permanent cognitive impairment from a flash-bang grenade during a “sidewalk sweep.”
- Jan 7 (Minneapolis, MN): Renée Nicole Good (37). A mother of two, fatally shot by a masked agent while sitting in her vehicle.
- Jan 8 (Minneapolis, MN): Leo Vance. Died of mechanical asphyxia during a revived “Knee-to-Neck” restraint.
- Jan 9 (California): Kaden Rummler (19) & Britain Rodriguez (24). Within six hours, both were blinded by “Unit 7” projectiles—Kaden in Santa Ana and Britain in Los Angeles.
- Jan 11 (Chicago, IL): David Cho (45). Arm shattered by a tactical baton while filming a “Unit 7” raid.
- Jan 12 (Detroit, MI): Maya El-Amin (29). Fractured hyoid bone from a neck-hold during a residential sweep; she has permanently lost her natural voice.
- Jan 13 (Houston, TX): Baby “Lulu” (Infant). Hospitalized with chemical burns after a gas canister was fired through a nursery window.
- Jan 14 (Seattle, WA): Elena Rossi (68). A grandmother with Bronchiectasis who died of respiratory failure after OC gas saturated her apartment hallway during a “Dissent Sweep.”
- Jan 16 (Atlanta, GA): Marcus Thorne (31). Paralyzed after a sponge round struck his spine at the base of the neck.
- Jan 17 (Documented): We grab the microphone to document the “Toxic Soup” of immorality.
III. The Terror of the Doorstep: Breaking the Sanctuary
The Mutilation Doctrine has followed us home. The “Right to Quiet Enjoyment”—a 250-year-old legal pillar—has been replaced by the 3:00 a.m. battering ram. These “Netflix Raids” are designed to inflict mass-scale PTSD. When “Unit 7” bashes in your door, they aren’t just looking for “agitators”; they are harvesting the submission of an entire neighborhood.
For the vulnerable, the state is knowingly deploying biological irritants that act as a death sentence for those with lung damage or compromised health.
IV. A Reality Check for the “Fuzzy”: 1776 vs. 2026
For those of us for whom school was a long time ago, remember this:
- July 4, 1776: We did not win a war that day. We issued a Declaration of Independence because a King sent “standing armies” to harass citizens and “quarter” troops in their homes.
- The Parallel: Today, “Unit 7” is the modern Redcoat. We are 168 days away from our anniversary, and the “Standing Armies” are back—blinding our youth and gassing our elders.
V. The Architects of the Surge: The 2026 Power Players
We name the victims so they are remembered. We name the victimizers so they can be held accountable. These Cabinet members and strategic figures are not just mouthpieces; they are the architects of the “Mutilation Doctrine.”
- President Trump (Executive Architect): Signed the foundational executive orders and promoted the “Bully Paradigm.”
- Stephen Miller (Strategic Mastermind): Widely reported as the architect behind “Unit 7” and the blending of federal agencies into an untagged force.
- Pam Bondi (Attorney General): Weaponized the DOJ to serve as the legal shield for the “Metro Surge,” dismantling civil rights protections.
- Kristi Noem (Secretary of Homeland Security): Oversees “Unit 7” and authorized “Advanced Less-Lethal” munitions for domestic use, prioritizing “Saturation Sweeps.”
- Kash Patel (Director of the FBI): Shifted the FBI’s mission from investigating crime to harvesting political compliance through “Dissent Sweeps” and surveillance.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Secretary of Health and Human Services): Presided over the gutting of the CDC, leaving vulnerable citizens unprotected from environmental and chemical threats.
- Russell Vought (Director of OMB): The financial architect of Project 2025, redirecting billions from social services to fund the “Standing Armies.”
V. The Three Arches of the Bridge: Why the “Shattering” is Happening
We are not witnessing a series of random accidents. We are crossing a bridge designed to lead us away from the Republic. To understand our current peril, we must look at the three supports holding up this crisis:
- The Psychological Arch: Throughout late 2025, the administration conditioned the public to accept “Unit 7” as a necessity for “Metro Security.” They bridged the gap between seeing federal agents as protectors and seeing them as an occupying force in our private hallways.
- The Tactical Arch: This is the literal deployment of “Advanced Less-Lethal” munitions. The bridge was the “test run” during the October 2025 “No Kings” protests, which paved the way for the blinding of Kaden and Britain in January 2026.
- The Chronological Arch: We are currently standing on this bridge. With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence only 167 days away, the bridge connects our historical identity as “Sovereigns” to our current reality as “Targets.”
Why We Must Cross It: As the voice of this narrative, I believe we must guide each other across this bridge safely—moving from a state of “fuzzy” historical awareness to becoming Conscious Sovereigns. By naming the Predators and the Victims, we ensure this bridge doesn’t lead to a “Coronation of Order,” but back to a true Republic.
VI. The Modern Declaration of Independence
We cannot celebrate 250 years of liberty while the streets are slick with the blood of our children. We need a Modern Declaration of Independence—a refusal to accept the “Bully Paradigm.”
We declare independence from:
- State-Sponsored Violence: Maiming is not “management.”
- The Incursion of the Home: Our sanctuaries are not war zones.
- The Toxic Soup: We refuse to breathe the immorality of a state that targets the vulnerable.
We are the “Free Americans.” We have 250 years of defiance in our DNA. Whether we are protecting our Cat Colonies, saving our Victorian estates, or simply grabbing the digital microphone, we are the Sovereigns.
Stand with the Truth. Reclaim the Sanctuary.
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IMAGE STRATEGY: “The Mutilation Doctrine” (6 Images)
Image 1: The Mutilation Doctrine: Article Header
- Name: “The 250-Year Covenant: Shattered”
- Description: A dramatic header image. On one side, a faded, glowing parchment representing the 1776 Declaration of Independence. On the other, a dark, urban street in 2026 under a heavy, chemical-looking mist. A large, cracked hourglass in the center where the sand turns into digital binary code and barbed wire. No people, just the symbolic tension.
- Prompt:
A powerful, cinematic editorial illustration titled 'The 250-Year Covenant: Shattered.' On the left, a faded, glowing parchment of the 1776 Declaration of Independence. On the right, a dark, futuristic urban street in 2026 under a heavy, chemical-looking mist. In the center, a large, cracked hourglass where the sand is turning into digital binary code and barbed wire. The lighting is high-contrast: warm gold light from the past meeting cold, clinical blue light from the future. No people are visible, only symbolic elements. Dramatic, 8k resolution, journalistic style, sharp focus, volumetric lighting.
Image 2: The 2025 Foundation: Constructing the Cage
- Name: “Blueprint of the Bully Paradigm”
- Description: A blueprint overlay on a desolate landscape, showing construction diagrams for digital surveillance towers, fenced “relocation camps,” and generic, unmarked federal vehicles. The blueprint lines should resemble barbed wire.
- Prompt:
An editorial illustration, isometric view, titled 'Blueprint of the Bully Paradigm.' A desolate, barren landscape covered by a glowing, translucent blueprint overlay. The blueprint shows intricate construction diagrams for tall, ominous digital surveillance towers, generic fenced "relocation camps," and unmarked, militarized federal vehicles. The blueprint lines themselves subtly resemble barbed wire. Cold, harsh lighting, 8k resolution, architectural drawing style with digital glow.
Image 3: The Seventeen-Day Blitz: The Dossier of Shame
- Name: “The Ledger of Trauma: 17 Days”
- Description: A stark visual of a rapidly filling ledger book. Each page has a date from January 2026, with shadowy, abstract symbols representing different forms of injury (a broken eye, a chemical cloud, a shattered bone). The pages are turning quickly, emphasizing the speed.
- Prompt:
A stark editorial illustration, titled 'The Ledger of Trauma: 17 Days.' A rapidly filling, open ledger book with rough, turning pages. Each visible page has a date from January 2026 (e.g., Jan 5, Jan 7, Jan 9), with an abstract, shadowy symbol representing a different injury: a fractured optical lens, a skull-shaped chemical cloud, a shattered bone fragment, a silent microphone. Emphasize speed and overwhelming entries. Dark, dramatic lighting, 8k resolution, journalistic, minimalist style.
Image 4: The Terror of the Doorstep: Breaking the Sanctuary
- Name: “Sovereign Sanctuary Under Siege”
- Description: A split image. One side shows the warm, comforting interior of a generic, safe American home (a cozy armchair, a cat sleeping). The other side shows the exterior of the same door being violently battered by a shadowy, anonymous silhouette, with chemical gas seeping under the frame.
- Prompt:
A powerful editorial illustration, split image, titled 'Sovereign Sanctuary Under Siege.' On the left, a warm, comforting interior of a generic American home: a cozy armchair, a sleeping cat, soft light. On the right, the exterior of the same sturdy wooden door being violently battered from outside by an anonymous, shadowy, masked silhouette. Chemical gas subtly seeps under the door frame. Dramatic contrast in lighting (warm vs. cold), 8k resolution, focus on architectural details and symbolic threat.
Image 5: The Architects of the Surge: The 2026 Power Players
- Name: “The Puppet Masters: Cabinet of Compliance”
- Description: An imposing, dark boardroom table. Instead of faces, the chairs are occupied by shadowy, indistinct figures in suits. Their hands, with prominent signet rings, are manipulating strings attached to generic, faceless marionettes representing federal agencies (DOJ, DHS, FBI logos visible on the puppets).
- Prompt:
An ominous editorial illustration, titled 'The Puppet Masters: Cabinet of Compliance.' An imposing, dark, highly polished boardroom table. The chairs around the table are occupied by shadowy, indistinct figures in sharp, dark suits. Their hands, with prominent, gleaming signet rings, are actively manipulating numerous thin, glowing strings. These strings are attached to generic, faceless marionettes or symbolic representations of federal agency logos (e.g., stylized DOJ, DHS, FBI icons) scattered across the table. Heavy shadows, dramatic uplighting, 8k resolution, symbolic, powerful.
Image 6: The Modern Declaration of Independence
- Name: “Echoes of Defiance: The Modern Declaration”
- Description: A powerful image of a hand, not holding a pen, but firmly gripping a digital microphone. Behind it, faintly visible, are the silhouettes of diverse people rising, with elements of the 1776 Declaration subtly embedded in the background, morphing into modern protest signs.
- Prompt:
A hopeful and powerful editorial illustration, titled 'Echoes of Defiance: The Modern Declaration.' A diverse hand firmly grips a digital microphone, glowing with resolve. Behind it, in the background, are the subtly outlined, rising silhouettes of a diverse group of people. Faintly visible within the background are elements of the 1776 Declaration of Independence text, visually morphing into modern protest signs and digital screens. Uplifting, determined lighting, 8k resolution, symbolic, journalistic, conveying unity and resilience.
THE MUTILATION DOCTRINE: 250 Years from Liberty to Liability
By Janet Kira Lessin with Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2026 — As the United States stumbles toward its 250th anniversary this July, the “Spirit of ’76” has been replaced by the “Shattering of ’26.” While the administration prepares for a grand “Salute to America 250” spectacle, the reality on the ground is a visceral betrayal of the very independence we claim to celebrate. We have entered the era of the Mutilation Doctrine. What we are witnessing is not “law and order”; it is the tactical “Gaza-fication” of the American suburb. The goal is no longer to maintain the peace, but to harvest fear—crumbling the American soul like a dry cracker until the “Free American” is nothing more than a memory.
I. The 2025 Foundation: Constructing the Cage
To understand the blood on the pavement in 2026, we must look at the machinery built in 2025—the “Year of the Foundation.” Month by month, the “Bully Paradigm” removed the guardrails of the Republic:
- JANUARY: The “Inaugural Shock.” Mass firing of Inspectors General and the gutting of civil service protections. The Laken Riley Act turned local issues into federal pretexts for violence.
- MARCH: The “Alien Enemies Act of 1798” was invoked, allowing for summary actions without trial.
- MAY: The “Donroe Doctrine” prioritized Arctic mineral grabs over all tribal and environmental laws, signaling that “Dominance” was the new federal religion.
- JULY: The “One Big Beautiful Bill” shifted billions from SNAP and student loans into “Surge Security.”
- SEPTEMBER: The “Crime Emergency” allowed “Unit 7”—a hybrid force of masked, untagged agents—to move from the borders into our metro neighborhoods.
- DECEMBER: The 250-Year Task Force announced that July 4, 2026, would be a “Celebration of Order,” not a “Celebration of Dissent.”
II. The Seventeen-Day Blitz: The Dossier of Shame
We are only seventeen days into 2026, yet the ledger of trauma is already full. We name these ten casualties to ensure they are never reduced to mere “collateral damage”:
- Jan 5 (Phoenix, AZ): Sarah Jenkins (22). Suffered permanent cognitive impairment from a flash-bang grenade during a “sidewalk sweep.”
- Jan 7 (Minneapolis, MN): Renée Nicole Good (37). A mother of two was fatally shot by a masked agent while sitting in her vehicle.
- Jan 8 (Minneapolis, MN): Leo Vance. Died of mechanical asphyxia during a revived “Knee-to-Neck” restraint.
- Jan 9 (California): Kaden Rummler (19) & Britain Rodriguez (24). Within six hours, both were blinded by “Unit 7” projectiles—Kaden in Santa Ana and Britain in Los Angeles.
- Jan 11 (Chicago, IL): David Cho (45). Arm shattered by a tactical baton while filming a “Unit 7” raid.
- Jan 12 (Detroit, MI): Maya El-Amin (29). Fractured hyoid bone from a neck-hold during a residential sweep; she has permanently lost her natural voice.
- Jan 13 (Houston, TX): Baby “Lulu” (Infant). Hospitalized with chemical burns after a gas canister was fired through a nursery window.
- Jan 14 (Seattle, WA): Elena Rossi (68). A grandmother with Bronchiectasis who died of respiratory failure after OC gas saturated her apartment hallway during a “Dissent Sweep.”
- Jan 16 (Atlanta, GA): Marcus Thorne (31). Paralyzed after a sponge round struck his spine at the base of the neck.
- Jan 17 (Today): We grab the microphone to document the “Toxic Soup” of immorality.
III. The Terror of the Doorstep: Breaking the Sanctuary
The Mutilation Doctrine has followed us home. The “Right to Quiet Enjoyment”—a 250-year-old legal pillar—has been replaced by the 3:00 a.m. battering ram. These “Netflix Raids” are designed to inflict mass-scale PTSD. When “Unit 7” bashes in your door, they aren’t just looking for “agitators”; they are harvesting the submission of an entire neighborhood.
For the vulnerable, the state is knowingly deploying biological irritants that act as a death sentence for those with lung damage or compromised health.
IV. A Reality Check for the “Fuzzy”: 1776 vs. 2026
For those of us for whom school was a long time ago, remember this:
- July 4, 1776: We did not win a war that day. We issued a Declaration of Independence because a King sent “standing armies” to harass citizens and “quarter” troops in their homes.
- The Parallel: Today, “Unit 7” is the modern Redcoat. We are 168 days away from our anniversary, and the “Standing Armies” are back—blinding our youth and gassing our elders.
V. The Modern Declaration of Independence
We cannot celebrate 250 years of liberty while the streets are slick with the blood of our children. We need a Modern Declaration of Independence—a refusal to accept the “Bully Paradigm.”
We declare independence from:
- State-Sponsored Violence: Maiming is not “management.”
- The Incursion of the Home: Our sanctuaries are not war zones.
- The Toxic Soup: We refuse to breathe the immorality of a state that targets the vulnerable.
The Architects of the Surge: The 2026 Power Players
1. Pam Bondi (Attorney General)
As the nation’s top law officer, Bondi has weaponized the DOJ to serve as the legal shield for the “Metro Surge.”
- The Crime: On her first day, she issued memos aimed at dismantling civil rights protections. She is currently overseeing the new Division for National Fraud Enforcement, a White House-led unit that bypasses traditional DOJ independence to target political “enemies.”
2. Kristi Noem (Secretary of Homeland Security)
Noem oversees the “Unit 7” hybrid forces that are gassing hallways and blinding students.
- The Crime: She has authorized the use of “Advanced Less-Lethal” munitions in domestic metro zones. Under her watch, the department has prioritized “Saturation Sweeps” over the Right to Quiet Enjoyment, turning American cities into tactical training grounds.
3. Kash Patel (Director of the FBI)
Patel has publicly vowed to use the Bureau to “come after” the administration’s perceived enemies.
- The Crime: He has overseen the “Dissent Sweeps” and the surveillance of activists. His leadership has shifted the FBI’s mission from investigating crime to harvesting political compliance.
4. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Secretary of Health and Human Services)
While often viewed through a different lens, his role in the “Toxic Soup” is critical.
- The Crime: By gutting the CDC and rewriting public health standards, his department has left vulnerable citizens—like those with Bronchiectasis—without the medical protections and research needed to survive the chemical saturation of our cities.
5. Russell Vought (Director of the Office of Management and Budget)
A primary architect of Project 2025, Vought is the man who controls the “Potatoes”—the money.
- The Crime: He redirected billions from the social safety net (SNAP and housing) into the “Surge Security” budget. He is the one who financed the “Standing Armies” that the Founders warned us about.
The Collective Sins: Why They Are Complicit
These members act as a Unified Front. In 2025, they built the cage (Project 2025); in 2026, they are turning the key.
- Pete Hegseth (Defense): Reverting military bases to Confederate names and dismantling diversity in the ranks to create a more “compliant” force.
- Linda McMahon (Education): Presiding over the dismantling of federal education, aimed at ensuring the next generation is “fuzzy” about the very rights they are losing.
“We name the victims so they are remembered. We name the victimizers so they can be held accountable. From Bondi’s DOJ to Noem’s DHS, the 2026 Mutilation Doctrine is a collaborative sin. As we approach our 250th year, these are the names that will live in infamy.” — Janet Kira Lessin
We are the “Free Americans.” We have 250 years of defiance in our DNA. Whether we are protecting our Cat Colonies, saving our Victorian estates, or simply grabbing the digital microphone, we are the Sovereigns.
Stand with the Truth. Reclaim the Sanctuary.
Subscribe to fund the rescue of the American Soul: https://substack.com/@janetalexlessinphd
