Article 6: The Judas Cow: Why Tokenism is the Elite’s Favorite Weapon By Janet Kira Lessin with Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. January 25, 2026 MINNEAPOLIS — As the state tightens its grip through the “Metro Surge,” it employs a psychological smokescreen to keep the masses from revolting: Tokenism. To the “murderous, stealing state,” a token …
The Judas Cows and the Great Culling—Identifying the Architects of Lack
Article 5: The Judas Cows and the Great Culling—Identifying the Architects of Lack By Janet Kira Lessin with Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. January 25, 2026 MINNEAPOLIS — As the smoke clears from the latest “Metro Surge” operations, a chilling realization is settling over the conscious community: the “murderous, stealing state” cannot function without its primary …
The Corporate Coup and the Final Endgame of the Oligarchs
The Corporate Coup and the Final Endgame of the Oligarchs By Janet Kira Lessin with Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. January 25, 2026 MINNEAPOLIS — We have traced the bloodline of the “murderous, stealing state” from the betrayal of Daniel Shays to the execution of ICU nurse Alex Pretti. But to understand the full scope of …
The Debt-Engine: From the “Metro Surge” to the Global Slaughter
The Debt-Engine: From the “Metro Surge” to the Global Slaughter By Janet Kira Lessin with Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. January 25, 2026 MINNEAPOLIS — The execution of ICU nurse Alex Pretti was a “blood sacrifice” to a system that prizes capital over consciousness. When we look beneath the surface of the “Metro Surge,” we find …
The Greed Machine: Engineering Poverty as a Prelude to War
The Greed Machine: Engineering Poverty as a Prelude to War By Janet Kira Lessin with Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. MINNEAPOLIS — The state-sponsored execution of ICU nurse Alex Pretti was not merely a failure of policing; it was a scheduled maintenance task for the Greed Machine. To understand why federal agents would gun down a …
From Shays to Pretti: The Long History of the Murderous, Stealing State
From Shays to Pretti: The Long History of the Murderous, Stealing State By Janet Kira Lessin with Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. January 25, 2026 MINNEAPOLIS — The execution of ICU nurse Alex Pretti on our streets yesterday was not a “tragic anomaly” or a “tragic mistake.” When viewed through a professional, journalistic lens, it is …
From Shays to Pretti: The Long History of the Murderous, Stealing State
Article 3: From Shays to Pretti: The Long History of the Murderous, Stealing State By Janet Kira Lessin with Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. MINNEAPOLIS — The execution of ICU nurse Alex Pretti on our streets yesterday was not a “tragic anomaly.” When viewed through a professional, journalistic lens, it is revealed as the latest chapter …
The Judas Cow: Why Tokenism is the Elite’s Favorite Weapon
The Judas Cow: Why Tokenism is the Elite’s Favorite Weapon By Janet Kira Lessin with Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. January 25, 2026 MINNEAPOLIS — As federal agents from “Operation Metro Surge” patrol our streets, many Americans point to the diverse faces in the current administration as “proof” that we aren’t living in a dictatorship. They …
The Mask Falls in Minneapolis: A 20-Point Anatomy of a Dictatorship
The Mask Falls in Minneapolis: A 20-Point Anatomy of a Dictatorship By Janet Kira Lessin with Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. Originally published on January 25, 2026 MINNEAPOLIS — On the morning of January 24, 2026, the intersection of 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue became a crime scene that may well be remembered as a turning …
Militarized Enforcement and the Quiet Collapse of Sanctuary in America
THE SHATTERED THRESHOLD: 44 Episodes of Trump/ICE Violence in 24 Days of Ruin By Janet Kira Lessin with Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. Updated: January 24, 2026 I am writing this while I am still gasping for air. As a journalist, I am trained to maintain professional distance, but as an American, I am reeling. We …