The Enemy Within
How corporate media, right wing propaganda, and the regime collude to hide the reality of what is happening before us.
Good morning, Vietnam America! Sorry, couldn’t resist.
I think it is clear to anyone paying attention (so, anyone who is not MAGA) that the buffoon is out to establish a police state and hopes to make the No Kings Day protests another manufactured crisis. Everyone attending a No Kings Day protest needs to be mindful of paid agitators from the right. The “ICE” agents are composed of people who are quite capable of dressing up in civilian clothes and then starting up some shit, which will then be used as bait by ICE to create situations that will appear to be violent protests. This will likely be supported by the mainstream media as well as the normal propaganda machines of the right.
If you see someone starting something, bring attention to them, but stay away. If police or ICE arrive, sit down right where you are to demonstrate that you are a peaceful protestor doing what you legally can by marching peacefully in protest of the regime. Check out the Coffman Chronicle for additional insights to stay safe during protests.
If you attend a No Kings Day march, be sure to wear a mask - just to piss off trump. Who the hell does he think he is trying to tell people what they can wear? We’ll take off our masks when his brownshirts take off theirs.
In other news….
You may have missed this news. I bring it up here because it unfortunately highlights one of the problems we seem to have today. The focus of everything is on trump and the regime. While elon and trump were having their public squabble, other nefarious things were going unnoticed and nearly unreported on.
In this case, it involved two veterans (i.e. criminals) who went on Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Seattle on June 1. They were planning to steal about $14,000 worth of military equipment. They were confronted by a soldier who the two criminals then attacked. The soldier was struck with a hammer that one of the criminals had. The soldier continued fighting, eventually taking the hammer from the criminal, but then was threatened with a knife. At this point, the criminals ran off, leaving their stolen items behind. They also left a cap behind that had the name of one of the criminals in it, “Fields.”1
They were tracked down and arrested on June 2. Police found a number of items associating them with Nazis including a red Nazi flag, a black SS (Schutzstaffel) flag, and about $24,000 worth of military equipment. So, they had been doing this for a while.
You likely didn’t hear about Charles Ethan Fields and Levi Austin Frakes, the two veterans at the heart of this robbery because they are White, Anglo-European veterans who had easy access to the base because of their status as veterans.
Instead we heard about trump and elon. And this weekend, we have been flooded with the illegal activities of ICE instigating violence while rounding up anyone who happens to be brown or black and has a Latino/a last name.
Why is this important? Much of corporate news media has become complicit with the trump regime. They only report what the regime wants them to report. Why would the news that two individuals attacked a soldier while attempting to steal $14,000 worth of body armor, ballistic helmets and communications equipment not be relevant to hear about on major news sites? I don’t want to jump ahead and label these two men as domestic terrorists, but a compelling case can be made for that assertion.
According to business records in Washington state, they own a company called “Sovereign Solutions” which has the logo of SS separated by a lightning bolt. This is a reference to the German SS or Schutzstaffel that was charged with detaining and murdering millions of Jews during WWII.2
The website for Sovereign Solutions states their mission is, “Quality Training and Equipment for the Modern Warfighter.” Hmmm…warfighter…where else have we heard that recently? Oh yea, DUI hire Hegseth.
They also marketed T-shirts with the words, “Professional War Crime Committer” on them.
Police found 35 firearms in the home of Frakes and Fields. They also found rifles staged at the upstairs windows. Wonder what they were planning? Stay tuned.
Let’s imagine for a moment that these two men are just one cell in perhaps hundreds or thousands of cells around the country quietly building an arsenal. To what end? Well, honestly, you don’t build an arsenal stealing Army equipment just to have fun. So, using our imaginations again, why are they doing this? Perhaps they plan to join other “ICE” activities when called upon.
Right now, trump is having the military bring tanks to Washington, DC supposedly for his birthday bash…oh yea and to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the US Army. A number of people have noted that this could be a prelude to something worse. But, maybe after the parade, the tanks will go back to their original bases and everything will return to normal.
Sure it will.
I hate to sound alarmist. I really do. I am not a conspiracy nut. However, I do think it’s important to look under the rocks and connect dots. The sad truth is that there are a lot of veterans who support trump and the regime. The J6 mob was composed of many veterans who had become disillusioned and poisoned by right wing propaganda. Ashli Babbitt, who was killed while involved in the insurrection that trump fomented, was a 14 year veteran of the Air Force. No one wants to point fingers at veterans. I have family members who are veterans who served honorably and I have family members who are active duty members of the services, also serving honorably. I would suggest that the vast majority of veterans are honorable and decent and are disgusted with the direction our country is going right now.
Unfortunately, there are bad actors everywhere, including among veterans. Frakes and Fields remind us of this sadly. Trump pardoned ALL of the J6 criminals who had been convicted and ended the trials of others. We can never forget this. We also need to be locating these people. Where are they today? How many of them are “ICE” agents? Is this why they wear masks?
What else is happening right under our noses while the regime continues to distract and corporate media points to every shiny object? Tanks brought in to DC. Cells scattered around the country stealing Army equipment? Agent provocateurs preparing to create violent events at the No Kings Day protests?
While the FBI should be looking out for these domestic terrorists, instead Director Patel has fired senior FBI officers and has brought in people who are loyal to trump to replace them. Because, of course. Under Patel, the FBI is focused on fighting violent crime and immigration - apparently linking the two together in spite of the fact that they do not necessarily go hand in hand. By focusing on these issues, they FBI is missing much that they should be looking at, like domestic terrorists. White men who want to take down our democracy.
The AP is reporting that of the 150 Executive Orders trump has signed, 30 of them involve some “emergency” power or action. Folks, the only emergency in this country, is our head of state.
But according to press secretary Karoline Leavitt, “President Trump is rightfully enlisting his emergency powers to quickly rectify four years of failure and fix the many catastrophes he inherited from Joe Biden — wide open borders, wars in Ukraine and Gaza, radical climate regulations, historic inflation, and economic and national security threats posed by trade deficits.”3
(How does she say shit like this with a straight face? And how do people actually believe her? Look around for God’s sakes! Under Biden, we had a calm, competent, administration who actually worked for the American people!)
Now, we are in an actual emergency. One created and perpetuated by this regime. The emergency is not immigrants entering the country illegally, or even gangs from Venezuela. Nor is it the LGBTQ+ community. They are not the enemy.
Sadly, it needs to be said that the enemy is within.
Thanks for reading.
Knowledge is power.
Greg
South, T. (June 5, 2025). 2 veterans arrested in brazen robbery, assault at Washington base. Army Times. https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2025/06/05/2-veterans-arrested-in-brazen-robbery-assault-at-washington-base/
US Army vets arrested with Nazi paraphernalia, arsenal of guns and bombs | . The Times of Israel. (2025, June 5). https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-army-vets-arrested-with-nazi-paraphernalia-arsenal-of-guns-and-bombs/
Tau, B., Kim, S. M., & Megerian, C. (2025, June 7). The 911 presidency: Trump flexes emergency powers in his second term. AP News. https://apnews.com/article/trump-emergency-powers-tariffs-immigration-5cbe386d8f2cc4a374a5d005e618d76a?user_email=b961b05cd863326baebe8ac270a8d0b79d7cc190d54ac69cae05b133e0f7fb07&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Mon_MorningWire_June9_2025&utm_term=Morning+Wire+Subscribers
Thanks for the tips about the No Kings rally. We'll be at one in Arvada and I hope we don't have any problems, but it's good to be prepared!