When the escalator at the United Nations came to a sudden stop this past Tuesday as soon as Trump stepped on it, I would like to believe that future historians will record that as the pivotal, split-second moment which marked the beginning of the end of the Trump Reign of Terror.
Happy to see your post. It has been a long time. I hope you are well and spending your time in fulfilling ways.
I look forward to Humpty Dumpty and his dumpster cabinet having a great fall. May the shards that are left be strewn to oblivion save for being correctly recorded for history.
Michael, I'd love to know what you as a truth speaker believe about the possibility that Trump stole the election. I'm sure you've seen Election Truth, Alliance, and Smart Elections efforts in Rockland, NY (and also other places.)
Everyone, I know personally thinks this. Yet, no one's publicly talking about it and it's driving me crazy. (Are politicians concerned about us losing our confidence in the electoral process?)
For me, it is obvious as the nose on my face. Has Trump ever gotten anything without stealing it?
"Every accusation is a confession." The DNC has calcified into a risk averse pack of "followers." I understood, and ACCEPTED that Al Gore was forced to concede for the sake of national stability. The value of national stability is incalculable. For over 150 years our 2 party system provided much of the stability the US provided to its citizens and the world as a whole. US stability made the US dollar 💵 the "go to" currency across the globe. But right now - US STABILITY IS BEING DESTROYED BY TRUMP. (Forgive me the all-caps 🙄😅) In other words, we as a country must at least acknowledge the possibility of fowl play in the last election. There was more than enough MOTIVE for bad actors to do all in their power to carry out such a ploy. Literally TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS were at play with this election - tax breaks, government contracts, government regulation of industries & more. Seriously TRILLIONS (there I go again with those all-caps, but the $$ motive here can't be stressed enough) If Elon Musk had made his billions 💰 in coal mining, there might be far less cause for investigation - but he's a genius in computer and satellite technology. While almost all US voting machines provide paper back-up, it is not used to determine the winner. It's the computer tabulations that give us those near instantaneous results. (n.b far more "instantaneous" in 2024 than in years past.) The paper back-up is only used for audits. The credible work done by Election Truth Alliance begs us to do audits. If the DNC fears that to simply demand audits could rouse Trump's violent para-military, - who we all witnessed in action on Jan 6, 2021 -we must then stop to ask ourselves, "Have these violent paramilitary groups forced us abdicate our responsibilities to maintain our beloved democracy? If we cower to the threat they pose have we allowed our nation to become nothing more than a "Thugocracy"? Real courage is needed here. Many who merely mention their concern / doubts of the validity of the 2024 US presidential election are written off as "conspiracy nuts' by educated Americans. Is this denialism on their part? Is it an example of "a failure of the imagination", i.e. the "it can't happen here" - that had made so many wise, educated people refuse to accept that we are, yes we are, sliding into an authoritarian government? Courage is needed here.
remember, the people who attended his rallies were his base. He can't win with just them, it was swing voters and independents who put him back in office. Those people didn't attend his rallies, they don't go to rallies, but, they do vote. Every time.
Trump's 2020 election rigging was confirmed in dozens of ways; add 2 zeros (or more) for an idea on the number of amoral, illegal, inhumane acts - deeds he performed or committed throughout his life!
The special interests groups running this country have successfully rigged every election by controlling our choices. If you would like to see the proof, go to my Substack and read the two page introduction letter.
I’m with you! But I wish Biden had stuck to the script. He was supposed to be a placeholder and would step aside when it came time to pick another candidate. I wish Kamala won, but it’s too late now we have to live with the consequences.
Thank you, Michael, for the cheery thought; first I've felt in a long time. And I'll be marching on October 18th, but do wonder why the protests are so far apart. We should be building up to a general nationwide strike now, before he gets even more powerful.
It takes a lot to create a gigantic protest like Oct. 18. Once we get to 12 million protesters we can talk about a general strike. We're not there....yet.
I hear you but I am frustrated by the lack of leadership from all corners, Democrat, Republican, and even Independent. I can't fathom why someone with position and charisma hasn't tried to whip up a counter to this insanity. Why are hundreds of men being tortured in a hellhole in El Salvador when none have been indicted or tried for any crimes? And that is happening since March because our government wished it and paid for it with our tax money. And same with the not quite identified "terrorists" in boats being blown up by our military. Again, no indictment, no evidence, no attack on our ships; in fact, that first boat was turning around. I thought Project 2025 was a horrific return to some biblical pre-Civil War South where white men rule supreme over everyone but now I see that was only Act One. These crazies have two more acts and I fear they're going to turn US into a Roman Circus with horrors we can't imagine. Why? Because they already have more money and power than God and they need something to make them feel more, more power, more control - so they're causing organized institutional top-down pain.
Treasonous corporate criminals now control all three branches of the federal government, both major political parties, and a vast majority of the media outlets. Would you like to live in a country where the government actually acts in your best interests? Go to my Substack for a free digital copy of my book: The Illusion of Justice. It contains everything you need to take your country back—if you can get your fellow citizens to read it.
What I don't understand is, once the escalator stopped, why didn't Melania and Donald just use the adjacent escalator, which was functioning perfectly will. Melania stopped and then walked up, followed by Donald, why didn't they use the one next to it? But, of course neither of them are very bright.
I thought exactly the same thing! How incredibly stupid of the idiots behind pedo trump and her (I can't bring myself to name her) to not just back up so they could all go two feet over to the functioning escalator. And the storm he caused over this! All he had to do was laugh, ask everyone to back up and go to the functioning escalator. Sad that sane behavior is not possible with this subhuman.
You mean Melania, the porn star? The pedo Prez and his porn star wife. But, in Trump's child brain, it never occurred to him to do that, it may have occurred to Melania, but, maybe she thought if she walked up the stairs, his fat ass would follow. I'm surprised he didn't have a heart attack going up those stairs.
A couple of decades ago, I took the F train from Queens to 53rd & Lexington Aves. in NYC. The only access to the street was the escalator going from the bottom level, past the mid-level - to the street. The escalator was off, so I had to climb. By the time I got to next level (before street level) I was gasping for breath (blame my earlier surgery to remove a long tumor for that). There was nowhere for me to escape. The hundreds of people behind me had one goal, to get to the street level. I had to continue. By the time I got to the street level, I stumbled to the side and collapsed. I have not thought about that horrific time in decades.
No one thought to spare a couple of seconds to notice that there was a working escalator right there? It was as if the crowd behind Melania (and Donnie) had no independent thought & just blindly followed right behind, just as it's been since 2016.
Wouldn’t it have been funny if they took the next escalator and as soon as they stepped on it it stopped. Makes you think that maybe somebody’s pulling the strings.
They were at the UN where most of the countries see what an ignorant fraud he is. Some might see that he's a full blown sociopath (the DSM description paints his inner portrait). So I want to think it was a planned group sabotage of his buffoonery on their shared turf. It was amusing at the least. Awkward for such a brave strongman.
And how many of those countries have been abused by the USA over the centuries, but are still surprised by his completely uncivilized behavior, never before imagined by anyone who represents their country as someone who could have legitimately won a democratic election ? I secretly want to believe the majority of those UN nations are planning to oust the US and Israel from their veto power.
Possibly, but the working escalator was like 5 feet away, so I don't think that was it . The long shot of the building showed the 2 escalators and a regular staircase in the middle. They all came to the same level on the 2nd floor. But, yes, maybe they were told to take that escalator.
So glad to finally see you back Michael! Reading your post gives me hope that I am not alone in envisioning how an end to this lunatic reign can, and I believe, will play out. You eloquently summarized what so many of us have expressed (usually not so eloquently) as we curse out loud (at least I do) when hearing about Trump’s daily delusional, psychotic, narcissistic and just plain stupid behavior. We must protest, resist, dissent, and most of all hit his supporters where it makes the biggest impact - their pocketbooks!
Since July, I have been asking myself and anyone who would listen, "Where in the world is Michael Moore?" Now you've come back with a - BANG - talking about all the things going on in my mind, too. Welcome back and don't be a stranger! In fact, I am inviting you to our two state NO KINGS protest in Wheeling, WV, October 18th!
Good to hear from you Mike - I was thinking you were going to ask the question, "what kind of world do you really want to live in, once the Trump criminal enterprise implodes?" And it is imploding. I'm encouraged that neighbors in Chicago, from all walks of life, have organized an aggressive "in your face" ICE watch. No whimper here, we're making noise!
My father was in Silicon valley in the seventies and early 80's working on some of the first personal computers, but never thought computers were a good idea for mass daily use, I think he considered computers more like a tool among many tools, like a copy machine in an office or library. I really feel this technology is not sustainable. The cooling towers are taking more and more of our precious water for this garbage AI. It is time to shut it down or at least slow it way down! Bring back a few paper (made of hemp and other plant fibers) file cabinets (made of recycled metal or found at the second hand store) and get back to communicating in person! And revive the printing press and the newspaper kids on the street corner! Our teens and citizens need to go back to hanging out together at coffee shops and hip independent movie theaters and not sitting alone on their phones. The UN needs to stop more than the escalator!
I agree that most AI is garbage. The moniker 'artificial intelligence' is a misnomer, since their is no intelligence generated in or by these automated systems. It should be called IR: information regurgitation. The AI that I like are analytical tools used to diagnose disease earlier and other useful applications. Sadly, the most widely used 'AI' is IR. We should stop wasting precious, life sustaining resources, such as water, on trivial applications of 'AI'.
I have been watching the whole Trump situation unfold from my home country. I couldn't believe he was made president a second time. All I can say is, Rise up, Americans! Rise! Those of us who value true democracy are ready to give to your cause and support you in your fight for truth and freedom from oppression in whatever way we can!
My heart skipped a beat and a big smile came across my face when I saw Michael Moore posted on Subtack . You are a leader Mr. Moore and your voice is missed. What a beautiful tale you just told ,it was one of hope and possibility and I am on your bus. I do have hope and though there have been many dark days since 11/15 I have never given up that good will prevail. We must stick together and become one voice so loud and clear that there is no mistake that we will not let them take our country our freedom is ur democracy. A country for one and all We the People!
I like the metaphor and I’ve been thinking the same thing! (and he was so paranoid that he thought that someone had done it on purpose just to him).
We need the hope, we need inspiration, motivation, and ambition to aspire to reach a constitutionally representative government by the people that works for the people. And as you said there’s more work to be done to include more Americans in the story!
Ha ha, you know a thought just occurred to me, maybe it WAS done to him on purpose by someone at the UN, it could have been a way to send a message to him
Happy to see your post. It has been a long time. I hope you are well and spending your time in fulfilling ways.
I look forward to Humpty Dumpty and his dumpster cabinet having a great fall. May the shards that are left be strewn to oblivion save for being correctly recorded for history.
Ohh, the Trumposity!! May his dumpster burn forever bright to remind future generations to avoid electing nether-pigs.
You're back! 💓
Michael, I'd love to know what you as a truth speaker believe about the possibility that Trump stole the election. I'm sure you've seen Election Truth, Alliance, and Smart Elections efforts in Rockland, NY (and also other places.)
Everyone, I know personally thinks this. Yet, no one's publicly talking about it and it's driving me crazy. (Are politicians concerned about us losing our confidence in the electoral process?)
For me, it is obvious as the nose on my face. Has Trump ever gotten anything without stealing it?
"Every accusation is a confession." The DNC has calcified into a risk averse pack of "followers." I understood, and ACCEPTED that Al Gore was forced to concede for the sake of national stability. The value of national stability is incalculable. For over 150 years our 2 party system provided much of the stability the US provided to its citizens and the world as a whole. US stability made the US dollar 💵 the "go to" currency across the globe. But right now - US STABILITY IS BEING DESTROYED BY TRUMP. (Forgive me the all-caps 🙄😅) In other words, we as a country must at least acknowledge the possibility of fowl play in the last election. There was more than enough MOTIVE for bad actors to do all in their power to carry out such a ploy. Literally TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS were at play with this election - tax breaks, government contracts, government regulation of industries & more. Seriously TRILLIONS (there I go again with those all-caps, but the $$ motive here can't be stressed enough) If Elon Musk had made his billions 💰 in coal mining, there might be far less cause for investigation - but he's a genius in computer and satellite technology. While almost all US voting machines provide paper back-up, it is not used to determine the winner. It's the computer tabulations that give us those near instantaneous results. (n.b far more "instantaneous" in 2024 than in years past.) The paper back-up is only used for audits. The credible work done by Election Truth Alliance begs us to do audits. If the DNC fears that to simply demand audits could rouse Trump's violent para-military, - who we all witnessed in action on Jan 6, 2021 -we must then stop to ask ourselves, "Have these violent paramilitary groups forced us abdicate our responsibilities to maintain our beloved democracy? If we cower to the threat they pose have we allowed our nation to become nothing more than a "Thugocracy"? Real courage is needed here. Many who merely mention their concern / doubts of the validity of the 2024 US presidential election are written off as "conspiracy nuts' by educated Americans. Is this denialism on their part? Is it an example of "a failure of the imagination", i.e. the "it can't happen here" - that had made so many wise, educated people refuse to accept that we are, yes we are, sliding into an authoritarian government? Courage is needed here.
Agree! How could Kamala have those enormous crowds and he had paltry crowds and he won?
remember, the people who attended his rallies were his base. He can't win with just them, it was swing voters and independents who put him back in office. Those people didn't attend his rallies, they don't go to rallies, but, they do vote. Every time.
Trump's 2020 election rigging was confirmed in dozens of ways; add 2 zeros (or more) for an idea on the number of amoral, illegal, inhumane acts - deeds he performed or committed throughout his life!
The special interests groups running this country have successfully rigged every election by controlling our choices. If you would like to see the proof, go to my Substack and read the two page introduction letter.
I’m with you! But I wish Biden had stuck to the script. He was supposed to be a placeholder and would step aside when it came time to pick another candidate. I wish Kamala won, but it’s too late now we have to live with the consequences.
Thank you, Michael, for the cheery thought; first I've felt in a long time. And I'll be marching on October 18th, but do wonder why the protests are so far apart. We should be building up to a general nationwide strike now, before he gets even more powerful.
It takes a lot to create a gigantic protest like Oct. 18. Once we get to 12 million protesters we can talk about a general strike. We're not there....yet.
I hear you but I am frustrated by the lack of leadership from all corners, Democrat, Republican, and even Independent. I can't fathom why someone with position and charisma hasn't tried to whip up a counter to this insanity. Why are hundreds of men being tortured in a hellhole in El Salvador when none have been indicted or tried for any crimes? And that is happening since March because our government wished it and paid for it with our tax money. And same with the not quite identified "terrorists" in boats being blown up by our military. Again, no indictment, no evidence, no attack on our ships; in fact, that first boat was turning around. I thought Project 2025 was a horrific return to some biblical pre-Civil War South where white men rule supreme over everyone but now I see that was only Act One. These crazies have two more acts and I fear they're going to turn US into a Roman Circus with horrors we can't imagine. Why? Because they already have more money and power than God and they need something to make them feel more, more power, more control - so they're causing organized institutional top-down pain.
Treasonous corporate criminals now control all three branches of the federal government, both major political parties, and a vast majority of the media outlets. Would you like to live in a country where the government actually acts in your best interests? Go to my Substack for a free digital copy of my book: The Illusion of Justice. It contains everything you need to take your country back—if you can get your fellow citizens to read it.
Death cult.
Let's keep going!
Welcome back! How greatly we have missed you. But your escalator down to escalator up sad saga of The Donald was worth the wait.
What I don't understand is, once the escalator stopped, why didn't Melania and Donald just use the adjacent escalator, which was functioning perfectly will. Melania stopped and then walked up, followed by Donald, why didn't they use the one next to it? But, of course neither of them are very bright.
I thought exactly the same thing! How incredibly stupid of the idiots behind pedo trump and her (I can't bring myself to name her) to not just back up so they could all go two feet over to the functioning escalator. And the storm he caused over this! All he had to do was laugh, ask everyone to back up and go to the functioning escalator. Sad that sane behavior is not possible with this subhuman.
You mean Melania, the porn star? The pedo Prez and his porn star wife. But, in Trump's child brain, it never occurred to him to do that, it may have occurred to Melania, but, maybe she thought if she walked up the stairs, his fat ass would follow. I'm surprised he didn't have a heart attack going up those stairs.
A couple of decades ago, I took the F train from Queens to 53rd & Lexington Aves. in NYC. The only access to the street was the escalator going from the bottom level, past the mid-level - to the street. The escalator was off, so I had to climb. By the time I got to next level (before street level) I was gasping for breath (blame my earlier surgery to remove a long tumor for that). There was nowhere for me to escape. The hundreds of people behind me had one goal, to get to the street level. I had to continue. By the time I got to the street level, I stumbled to the side and collapsed. I have not thought about that horrific time in decades.
No one thought to spare a couple of seconds to notice that there was a working escalator right there? It was as if the crowd behind Melania (and Donnie) had no independent thought & just blindly followed right behind, just as it's been since 2016.
Excellent point.
Wouldn’t it have been funny if they took the next escalator and as soon as they stepped on it it stopped. Makes you think that maybe somebody’s pulling the strings.
They were at the UN where most of the countries see what an ignorant fraud he is. Some might see that he's a full blown sociopath (the DSM description paints his inner portrait). So I want to think it was a planned group sabotage of his buffoonery on their shared turf. It was amusing at the least. Awkward for such a brave strongman.
And how many of those countries have been abused by the USA over the centuries, but are still surprised by his completely uncivilized behavior, never before imagined by anyone who represents their country as someone who could have legitimately won a democratic election ? I secretly want to believe the majority of those UN nations are planning to oust the US and Israel from their veto power.
I had the same thought. My guess is that they had to go up the center because it's the center?
Possibly, but the working escalator was like 5 feet away, so I don't think that was it . The long shot of the building showed the 2 escalators and a regular staircase in the middle. They all came to the same level on the 2nd floor. But, yes, maybe they were told to take that escalator.
If they were told to strip in the middle of Times Square, would the bufoons obey?
Lol, they probably would.
So glad to finally see you back Michael! Reading your post gives me hope that I am not alone in envisioning how an end to this lunatic reign can, and I believe, will play out. You eloquently summarized what so many of us have expressed (usually not so eloquently) as we curse out loud (at least I do) when hearing about Trump’s daily delusional, psychotic, narcissistic and just plain stupid behavior. We must protest, resist, dissent, and most of all hit his supporters where it makes the biggest impact - their pocketbooks!
I'm doubting the Trump nightmare will ever come to an end
Since July, I have been asking myself and anyone who would listen, "Where in the world is Michael Moore?" Now you've come back with a - BANG - talking about all the things going on in my mind, too. Welcome back and don't be a stranger! In fact, I am inviting you to our two state NO KINGS protest in Wheeling, WV, October 18th!
Good to hear from you Mike - I was thinking you were going to ask the question, "what kind of world do you really want to live in, once the Trump criminal enterprise implodes?" And it is imploding. I'm encouraged that neighbors in Chicago, from all walks of life, have organized an aggressive "in your face" ICE watch. No whimper here, we're making noise!
My father was in Silicon valley in the seventies and early 80's working on some of the first personal computers, but never thought computers were a good idea for mass daily use, I think he considered computers more like a tool among many tools, like a copy machine in an office or library. I really feel this technology is not sustainable. The cooling towers are taking more and more of our precious water for this garbage AI. It is time to shut it down or at least slow it way down! Bring back a few paper (made of hemp and other plant fibers) file cabinets (made of recycled metal or found at the second hand store) and get back to communicating in person! And revive the printing press and the newspaper kids on the street corner! Our teens and citizens need to go back to hanging out together at coffee shops and hip independent movie theaters and not sitting alone on their phones. The UN needs to stop more than the escalator!
I agree that most AI is garbage. The moniker 'artificial intelligence' is a misnomer, since their is no intelligence generated in or by these automated systems. It should be called IR: information regurgitation. The AI that I like are analytical tools used to diagnose disease earlier and other useful applications. Sadly, the most widely used 'AI' is IR. We should stop wasting precious, life sustaining resources, such as water, on trivial applications of 'AI'.
I have been watching the whole Trump situation unfold from my home country. I couldn't believe he was made president a second time. All I can say is, Rise up, Americans! Rise! Those of us who value true democracy are ready to give to your cause and support you in your fight for truth and freedom from oppression in whatever way we can!
My heart skipped a beat and a big smile came across my face when I saw Michael Moore posted on Subtack . You are a leader Mr. Moore and your voice is missed. What a beautiful tale you just told ,it was one of hope and possibility and I am on your bus. I do have hope and though there have been many dark days since 11/15 I have never given up that good will prevail. We must stick together and become one voice so loud and clear that there is no mistake that we will not let them take our country our freedom is ur democracy. A country for one and all We the People!
Missed you Michael!
I like the metaphor and I’ve been thinking the same thing! (and he was so paranoid that he thought that someone had done it on purpose just to him).
We need the hope, we need inspiration, motivation, and ambition to aspire to reach a constitutionally representative government by the people that works for the people. And as you said there’s more work to be done to include more Americans in the story!
Ha ha, you know a thought just occurred to me, maybe it WAS done to him on purpose by someone at the UN, it could have been a way to send a message to him
There is that fairy plus the one that someone on his staff sabotagedthe Teleprompter too!
Theory not fairy!
Lol, well his non teleprompter speech was certainly unhinged. So, whatever the reason, it certainly showed that the emperor has no clothes.
Paranoid. Yes.
I am THRILLED to hear from you...we are nearing an even uglier time ..my faith in our people keeps me going... OCTOBER 18th!
I trust the prognostications of Michael. I think I just sniffed a little hope. I don't know, but I'll try to grab hold of some.
So happy you are back. You have been missed.