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It certainly would be a hair-on-fire moment! Let's hope the country doesn't get to that crossroads.

And I'm glad you got something from the piece, Jim. I write for two reasons: to make sense of things for myself and to share whatever that may be with others. And despite this article's many exhaustion-induced typos from writing most of yesterday, your comment tells me that I managed to do so––and that means a lot. Thank you!

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I've heard it said that history doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes. This piece certainly seems to support that. As is usually the case with your work, I've learned something. It's impressive, compelling, and a little terrifying. Gavin Newsom as VP, and eventually POTUS? That's a hair-on-fire moment!

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Feb 1, 2023·edited Feb 2, 2023Author

Yes, I was noticing patterns of the last few years and how they were lining up with the economic and political disaster of the 70s and worked from there. Starting with this year (end of 2022/beginning of 2023) and working backwards and forwards in time. If the pairs actually hold up as accurate, then 1998 should be the inflection year. Also, what I sensed would happen in 2025 also made sense with what happened/started in 1971 and the Lima Declaration has been on my radar for quite some time. These really kicked it off for me.

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Sorry ahead of time for being thick, but can you explain further how you arrived at these pairings? Beginning with: why did you go back 50 years, and not, say, 60? Or 100? I know you expect Biden to get chucked, so was it as simple as going back in time to when the last president got chucked (Nixon), and establishing the pattern from there?

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