Rod McMillan

Freelance Journalist and Writer - Politics, Philosophy, Propaganda, Publications and Puppies. Bibliophile, Long Covid Carer, More Wretch Than Sage: open.substack.com/pub/morewret

People struggle to counter Trump's strategic mastery because they give him too much credit; when in reality he's playing one dimensional chess, and he's always thinking five moves behind.

📚👴🏼"Inside you there are two books battling each day for control"

👦🏼 "Which book wins?"

👴🏼 "Whichever one you read..."

#Book #Writer #Reading

two books are shown,  one 'the butlers guide to table manners' the other "When violence is the answer"

Does Trump Actually Think He Is God?

Analysing the ramoedbup Messiah rhetoric, does he now literally believe he's on a mission from God?

politico.com/news/magazine/202

Two key late Stoa figures were an absolute Monarch, and a billionaire politician - so how can the ideal Stoic 'State' be an anarchy? 🤔

"How Can Stoicism be Reconciled With Anarchy?" .pdf £0.74p / $1

#Anarchy #Stoic #Stoicism #Philosophy #Anarchist

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I have a theory: Trump's doctor told him he needed Lithium, and now that's why he's obsessed with annexing Greenland and invading Iran.

📚 Why do I read? - Well, I'd say it's escapism mostly; a distraction from the problems of the modern world 😬

a picture of the book 'corruption and the decline of Rome', with blurb on the back saying that a key factor in the empires military and administrative failure was a steady loss of control over government as it's aims and focus were thwarted fkrbprivate gain by officials and military men at all ranks.
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🚨WARNING🚨

America is facing an epidemic of unsolved kidnappings, killings and assaults by terrorists claiming to be federal agents or police officers.

Here is how to spot an imposter.

#Police #ICE #Kidnapping #MAGA #Trump

a diagram shows someone dressed up in combat gear with a generic federal label, and tips on how to spot imposters.

🚨WARNING🚨

America is facing an epidemic of unsolved kidnappings, killings and assaults by terrorists claiming to be federal agents or police officers.

Here is how to spot an imposter.

#Police #ICE #Kidnapping #MAGA #Trump

a diagram shows someone dressed up in combat gear with a generic federal label, and tips on how to spot imposters.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨

TRUMP: "Iran will face American might ‘at levels never seen before’

🪖🚗. #Iran #Isreal #Trump

🤯 This makes so much sense now.

🌊⛵🦭🚣🏼‍♂️🦦 thank you @ancestry ! #Heritage #Ancestors #Sea #Sealife #OldManAndTheSea #23andme

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@iuculano when you look at how sure and strong an ally Denmark has been, it really rubs salt in the wound federated.press/@MoreWretchTha

@globalthreads

Denmark has been just about the surest ally the US has had.
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@GuyNamedBrian it's a shocking betrayal. I've written about just how good an ally Denmark has been -
federated.press/@MoreWretchTha

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A Guy Named Brian (he/him)GuyNamedBrian
2025-06-13

“Hegseth’s position should only come as a surprise to those who still wish to believe that Trump is kidding about his fantasies of annexing the massive mineral-rich Arctic island, which the president has claimed the U.S. absolutely needs to wrest from Denmark’s control in order to establish ‘international peace.’” 😳🤢🤬

newrepublic.com/post/196738/he

@BakerRL75 When you consider that context of exactly how sure an ally Denmark has been to the US, it's an utter betrayal
federated.press/@MoreWretchTha

@Mab_813 @serfdeweb @ai6yr and when you look at what a good ally Denmark has been, it's a stark betrayal
federated.press/@MoreWretchTha

@USAJusticeWatch

I've written about the context - 200 years of Denmark being a loyal US ally. This is disgraceful.
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