In Oklahoma, a domestic militia calling itself “Veterans on Patrol” is systematically targeting weather radars. Their leader, Michael Lewis Arthur Meyer, claims the military is controlling the weather through Doppler radar systems and that these machines are part of a divine affront — a “weather weapon” — that is “mocking God Himself.”

He’s encouraging his followers to sabotage these radars under an operation he calls “Leaning Tower.” This isn’t just fringe paranoia: it’s part of a growing anti-reality insurgency that threatens our democracy itself.

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    I don’t even think it’s Russia anymore. It feels like it’s worse… like the CIA or 5 eyes. It feels American made.

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      It’s propagated by the current corporate climate in America, where essentially both the media, and the means to transmit the message are now controlled in large part by less than 20 individuals, which makes it very easy for them to all be on the same page… Even if it’s not in the interest of Americans.

      Failure to regulate social media as broadcast media is a major contributor, along with overall failure to crack down on mergers and monopolies, as well as many other things, got us where we are

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        And they control search results and what your social media shows to you. We are already led down a certain path to be controlled easier. For some it might look chaotic but it’s controlled chaos. And when casualties happen in that controlled chaos it’s just like a product was written off at a retail store. We are hearded, we are used, and are taught to be stupid enough to think it’s “freedom”.