— February 3, 2025 —
Sometimes when you’re falling, it feels like you’re flying. For a bit, the sensation is freedom, apart from the hard thing coming at you very quickly.
The ethics and oversight structure of the U.S. Government, a once-imperfect but comprehensive working system, shattered in the last week and now no one is overseeing those charged with protecting our economy, our Social Security, pensions, air travel, public health, flow of goods, and so much more.
A fervor grips those cheering on the destruction of our nation.
On the ground, violent felons with access to weapons of mass destruction are pardoned by the administration, signaling the start of a potentially bloody era, a lawless era where attacking and killing a law enforcement officer is championed as a heroic act.
In the past week, 74 Americans, including children, have died in aviation disasters amid ongoing changes to the FAA. The administration has called certain air safety regulations obsolete.
New tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China threaten food security, healthcare, energy, and Montana's agricultural economy.
Montana’s farmers and ranchers now face more impossible choices. Keeping replacement heifers may mean an expensive feed crisis. Investing in equipment or land could become a financial disaster. The Milk River Irrigation Project siphon failure already strained them. Now, tariffs add a crushing blow. These are the hard truths on the ground.
Senators and Representatives must answer for their silence.
Planes are crashing. Private citizens, unvetted billionaires, can now sell our personal data to the highest bidder or use this to exploit citizens. Global threats loom. Tariffs destabilize the economy. Little ethical structure remains in the federal government and citizens are being told this is all for their own good.
Throughout history, when governments abandoned responsibility, citizens have independently stepped up to the task of preserving society and humanity.
The burden falls to us.
Strengthen your local networks. Support independent news sources that expose corruption. Demand accountability from leaders at every level, refusing to accept silence as an answer. Invest in community-driven solutions like cooperative markets, shared resources, and mutual aid groups to weather the coming storms.
Most of all, vote for those who believe in governance as a responsibility, not a tool for destruction.
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