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Yes. I saw it. I will be in Michael Moore's debt forever for bringing this extraordinary and crucially important film to me, my wife, my guitar teacher, and thousands (I wish it were millions) of others in the USA.

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Is there someway to bring the film online. So many of us would like to see it. Judith Y

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I look forward to seeing this movie as soon as possible. Thanks, Michael, and to all who brought this to the world's attention. This suffering is inexcusable. The whole world should be ashamed.

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Thank you AGAIN Michael. Your work is crucial to finding peace and justice in our time. I know there will be dozens more films about our role in Palestine. Thank you for your courage and your leadership. Thank you.

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My fellow Americans,

The first words that came out of my statistics professor’s mouth were, “Lies, damn lies, and statistics.” He was talking about how some unscrupulous actors would cherry-pick statistical data to manipulate their target audience. He could have just as well been talking about the American political system.

The truth of the matter is that both parties are corrupt. Heck, we don’t even have two political parties. There is just one gigantic ongoing criminal enterprise. Republican or Democrat, they’re always going to do exactly what their biggest “donors” want them to do and this will never change until we collectively demand an end to the system of legalized bribery that is the cause of all the problems in the world.

The Republicans and Democrats are using your tax dollars to fund, arm, and provide political cover for genocide—the worst crime known to man. To add insult to injury, these heinous war criminals say that they support Israel’s right to defend itself—like slaughtering thousands of innocent children could ever be considered self-defense. If this is not enough of a reason to withdraw your support from these two horrifically corrupt political parties—what the hell would be?

What if I told you that I could prove the leaders of the Republican and Democratic parties have been conspiring together to subvert the rule of law? You know, conspiring together to strip away everyone’s constitutional rights--including yours. Would proof of treason be enough of a reason to withdraw your support from these two bought and paid for political parties? Well, I have that proof. I put it in a book. All you have to do is read it. (There is a link for a free digital copy in this post.)

My name is Ted Martin. I have finished writing a book about my first hand encounters with a morbidly corrupt federal judicial system. The book is titled: The Illusion of Justice and contains documented, incontrovertible proof of widespread systemic corruption in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Supreme Court, the Administrative Office of United States Courts, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the U.S. Department of Justice.

The Supreme Court not only ignored two of the most egregious cases of judicial misconduct imaginable (my cases) but also an amicus brief by former Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner in which he blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Judge Posner’s amicus brief can be found on the Supreme Court’s website at www.supremecourt.gov (Go to CASE DOCUMENTS at the bottom of the web page and click Docket Search. Enter 17-8352 in the box and click SEARCH. When Docket for 17-8352 appears, click it to find Judge Posner’s amicus brief.)

It will be painfully obvious to anyone who reads my book (or Judges Posner’s amicus brief) that the Supreme Court denies certiorari without even bothering to read the petitions submitted by the citizens of the United States. This obscene betrayal of the public trust is a clear-cut violation of every Justice’s judicial oath and a crime under federal law that is commonly referred to as honest services fraud.

In short, my book proves that the leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties have been conspiring together to pack the courts with corrupt corporate judges who will never side with the American people. This was abundantly clear when Senator Chuck Schumer and the other Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee repeatedly refused to use irrefutable evidence of judicial misconduct by Amy Coney Barrett (a Republican nominee) at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing.

This bipartisan band of seditious conspirators also refused to address the underlying corruption in clear violation of their oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”

The only difference between the two major political parties is the rhetoric. The special interest groups running this country don’t give a damn which bribe taking stooge you vote for or even if you vote at all. They have already successfully rigged every election by controlling “our” choices.

The leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties have been caught red-handed conspiring to pack the courts with corrupt judges who will never side with you. If there was ever a reason to be a one issue voter, this is it. Besides, any politician caught lying about their fidelity to the Constitution and laws of the United States is obviously lying about everything—particularly their agenda.

Republicans push the corrupt corporate agenda. Democrats pretend to be opposed. Together, they sell their offices to the highest bidders. They foment war for the military industrial complex, promote racism for the prison industrial complex, refuse to restrict access to assault weapons for the gun manufactures, permit large quantities of toxic cancer causing chemicals to be dumped into our air, land, and water for the chemical manufactures, deny needed medical care to our country’s citizens for the health insurance and pharmaceutical industries, and turn a willful blind eye to the catastrophic effects of global warming for the fossil fuel industries. The list of their greed fueled crimes against humanity goes on and on.

Voting your current elected representatives out of office should be a no brainer. But, to make sure that they are not replaced with another batch of equally corrupt corporate stooges, we’re also going to have to take back both the Republican and Democratic parties and get the money out of politics.

While this may appear to be a daunting task, all we really need is a sound plan. After giving this matter some careful consideration, I have the following proposal: We agree to put aside all of our ideological differences and unite as Americans in support of the Constitution of the United States.

If you read my book, it really won’t be that difficult. You will know who the real enemy is and it certainly isn’t your fellow citizens. We just need to become one issue voters. Ignore their contrived wedge issues, bullshit talking points, and cringe worthy campaign ads. If they are not fighting tooth and nail to get the money out of politics—don’t legitimize them with your vote.

Seriously, if in doubt—throw them out. Besides, any government official who is not forcefully calling for the resignations of the corrupt leaders of their own political party is, by definition, violating their oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”

Whether Republican or Democrat, a treasonous corporate criminal is a treasonous corporate criminal, they serve the same master and nothing is going to change until we get the money out of politics.

*You get the money out of politics by publicly funding elections, banning all campaign contributions, and, in exchange for their broadcasting/operating licenses, requiring news organizations to give every candidate for public office an equal amount of free advertising space.

In the future, I may write a book titled: The Illusion of Journalism. But for now, I’m just going to say that the media is not going to help anyone blow the whistle on their partners in crime. In the past four years, I couldn’t find a single news organization that hadn’t sold us out.

All an honest journalist would have to do is read Judge Posner’s amicus brief to know that the courts are irretrievably corrupt. Reading my book will conclusively show that the courts are corrupt by design.

If you want a government that actually acts in your best interests, I urge you and everyone you know to read my book as soon as possible. You can get a digital copy of my book free of charge at the link below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_vaMH1riLodzOfQn0kI7ow0RDrPM0NqE/view?usp=sharing

P.S. I blame the Federalist Society for the corruption in the federal judicial system. The six so-called conservative justices on the Supreme Court, Mitch McConnell, William Barr, and all the Republican Senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee are members of the Federalist Society. Donald Trump picked “his” judicial nominees from lists provided by the Federalist Society.

I didn’t know that the Democrats were in on it until I tried to give them proof of judicial misconduct by Amy Coney Barrett at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. If you would like to read about their reprehensible conduct, you can skip ahead to the Postscript on page 221 of my book. But, by all means, read the rest of the book. The courts are more corrupt than you can possibly imagine!

The judges in both of my cases incorporated the defendant’s fraudulent defenses into their opinions even after I pointed out the fraud in every brief that I filed. These “judges” are clearly taking dictation from corporate defense counsel without even reading the plaintiff’s briefs. These black robed grifters obviously fixed both of my cases. But, by far, the worst part of the whole ordeal was knowing that they were systematically violating everyone’s constitutional rights—they just got caught violating mine.

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Right on! Be sure to see the comment above also:

I intend to see this important insight into war and resilience. I'd like to also recommend another documentary where my wife and i are some of the activists being recorded over 12 years in our struggle for safer handling of nuclear waste. 3.6 million pounds of the most deadly substance known to man sits in containers only meant for temporary storage, right on the beach in SoCal. Please watch and promote this award winning film at SanOnofreSyndrome.com

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Congratulations and I sure hope it will be something we can stream at some point soon for all of us who cannot go to the theater to see it. ☮️

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How can I see this if it isn't showing in a movie theater near me?

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On the site for the film, you can put in your zip code and find the closest theater. For me, there was one an hour away. Not bad and very much worth it.

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Jan 13Edited

Yes, it's a nice feature, but for many of us it's not even in the same state where we live. I'm going to contact theaters this week within 100 miles of where I live asking them if they plan on showing it. I live in a very progressive area with a lot of independent theaters, so I'm really disappointed in the silence so far. They need to know that people want to see it and that we expect them to do their part.

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I saw tonight in Colorado...only one theater in the state now featuring it. It was powerful, and totally focused on the people. Brilliant how the producers and editors banished the politics completely and kept it focused deeply and completely on the people.

Thank you, Michael. I would not have seen this without your heads-up. Getting to read the fine review here on the same night I saw the movie was simply jaw-dropping.

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Bless you, Michael. I caught a bit of 60 Minutes focusing on all the staff who have resigned from the government over this horrific genocide and the large number of messages sent to Blinken from staff deploring it. It's something.

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The local group, Shine A Light On Palestine, wants this film to come to The Minor Theater in Arcata. Built in 1914, it is one of the oldest, if not the oldest movie theater in the US. Cal Poly Humboldt here in Arcata was one of the college campus with a Free Palestine encampment and an empty water jug as a shield against police aggression. Please tell us how we can get this film here, please.

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Good luck. I love that area.

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Great!

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Glad to see Bisan Owda,

@wizard_bisan1 to those of us on TikTok,

mentioned in this article. Her page has no updates since November 2024.

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How can I view this important documentary?

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When will From Ground Zero come to Traverse City?

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Hoping to see this film in Europe soon.

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How wonderful. Maybe use the spotlight to get attention on Where to Invade Next, your great film with things like the segment on Norway's justice system that could wake the world up to how a working society beats the satisfaction of getting pounds of flesh. How timely that is now!

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