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Apr 21 5 tweets 4 min read
LEARN YOUR POWER!!! There is no series out there that will teach YOU🫵 how to navigate American Politics....

This is how change is made.... Education....

Here is ours... Lets see yours!!

Show your organizations education!!

Over the next several months, Project Milk Carton — the same 501(c)(3) that runs the missing children pages, the veteran outreach line, and the public investigations you’ve been reading — will publish what amounts to a citizen’s field manual for how American money and American narrative actually work in 2026.

We are not breaking a single scandal. We are mapping a system.

If you have ever watched a story break, felt a flash of outrage, watched it die in a news cycle, and wondered why nothing ever changes — this series is the answer to that question.

It is also, eventually, the answer to what to do about it.
open.substack.com/pub/17sog/p/th…Image The sentence that changed everything

On July 2, 1954, a senator from Texas named Lyndon Baines Johnson stood on the floor of the United States Senate and offered a floor amendment to the Internal Revenue Code.

The amendment was one sentence. It added six words to the tax-exemption provision that governed charitable organizations.

The six words: “and which does not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office.”

open.substack.com/pub/17sog/p/th…
Sep 2, 2025 24 tweets 10 min read
🚨IF YOU ARE FOR SAVING THE CHILDREN, YOU BETTER LEARN THE MACHINE THAT DEVOURS THEM!!!!🚨

🚨The Humanitarian Cartel:

Refugee Council USA (RCUSA) & the VolAg Machine

Billions of your tax dollars are being funneled into a machine that calls itself “humanitarian.”

On the surface: compassion. Refugees welcomed, kids protected, families saved.

Behind the curtain: a cartel of 10 federal contractors moving in lockstep under Refugee Council USA (RCUSA).

Not charity.
Not transparency.

A system designed for throughput, grants, contracts, and power.Image ⬇️
Every day in the U.S., 2,300 children are reported missing.

👉ORR audits admit they “lost contact” with thousands of unaccompanied minors.

👉Contractors running taxpayer-funded shelters (Southwest Key, BCFS) have hundreds of runaways, assaults, and missing kids.

👉Foster children “age out” addicted, homeless, trafficked, or worse.

The same names sitting at RCUSA’s table profit from all of it.Image
Sep 2, 2025 4 tweets 3 min read
THE LIES THAT ERASE CHILDREN

Every time kids are slaughtered, denialists scream “false flag.”

They call grieving parents “actors.”
They call trials “staged.”
They call funerals “fake.”

This is not about the gun.
It’s about people. It’s about systems failing.
And when you call these tragedies fake,

you erase the lessons that could save lives.

x.com/realMrTruthBom… 1. PARKLAND – 2018 – Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS

17 killed. 17 wounded.

REALITY...

👉Shooter flagged dozens of times to law enforcement. System failures ignored him.

👉He had a long record of psychiatric problems and was on heavy meds. Nobody monitored outcomes.

👉Deputies froze outside while students bled inside. Training gaps.

Lesson lost if you call it “fake”:

🚨Complete investigation into the meds given to these children.
🚨Real accountability for law enforcement failures.
🚨More funding, more training for Law Enforcment.
🚨Stronger prevention in schools.Image
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Aug 27, 2025 9 tweets 4 min read
🚨 The Hidden Cartel: How Management Firms Hijacked Child Welfare

Most people think child welfare corruption starts and ends with the nonprofits:

Southwest Key,
BCFS,
Endeavors,
Cayuga,
LIRS,
IRC. Hundreds more!!!

Those are the logos on the shelters and foster contracts.

But behind them sits a deeper, quieter network that almost no one talks about: the management firms.

These are the CPA partnerships, advisory firms, and LLPs that:

📢Write the accounting rules NGOs live by

📢Negotiate NICRA rates that set “overhead” at 25–40% of all spending

📢Certify the audits that Congress and the public are told to trust

Benchmark the “reasonable” salaries of executives who are paying themselves $1M+

And this is the critical part,

the same people who sit on the NGO boards are often also partners in the LLPs.

📢They are both client and auditor, beneficiary and watchdog.🛑 1. NICRA: The Loophole That Prints Money

The U.S. created NICRA, the Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement, so nonprofits could recover the true costs of doing business: rent, HR, IT, payroll. It was supposed to level the playing field.

But in practice? NICRA became a weapon.

Let’s say an NGO bills $775/day to house a child in an ORR shelter.

NICRA lets them tack on another 25–40% “indirect cost.” That’s $200+ per child, per day, guaranteed.

That surcharge is not tied to outcomes. If a child disappears, if a sponsor is fraudulent, if there’s abuse?

👉 NICRA still applies.

Where does that overhead go? It funds:

👉Executive compensation (CEO packages at $1M+)

👉Lobbyists (to protect and expand funding)

👉Law firms (to fend off lawsuits when abuse is exposed)

👉Board-owned LLCs (landlords leasing property back to the NGO at inflated rates)

And who negotiates and certifies those NICRA rates? The management firms. They sit across from HHS/ORR and argue for higher percentages, then sign the audit saying it’s justified.

It’s like referees who get a cut of the game they’re officiating.
Aug 20, 2025 9 tweets 3 min read
🧵THREAD 3 of 3🪡

⚡ The Three Pipelines ⚡

There isn’t one child welfare system. There are three pipelines that move kids and billions of taxpayer dollars.

1.PRM / State Dept. → legal refugees.

2.HHS / ORR → border/unaccompanied kids.

3.HHS / Title IV → U.S. citizen kids in foster care.

👉 Same contractors, three lanes of money. 🔹 Pipeline 1 – State Dept. (PRM)

This is the legal immigration lane.

Refugees vetted overseas by UN & State arrive with status.

PRM issues prime awards to 10 “VolAgs” (resettlement agencies like IRC, HIAS, CWS, LIRS, USCCB, World Relief, Bethany, etc.).

VolAgs then issue subawards to 360 affiliates nationwide.

Coverage: housing, food, orientation for 90 days only.

👉 After 90 days? Case closed. Refugee children get shuffled into HHS programs or left to state/local systems.
May 15, 2025 7 tweets 8 min read
MARTY WATTERS: Empty Accusations

🚨Introduction

Martin “Marty” Watters, a self-proclaimed journalist, has engaged in a pattern of conduct that raises serious concerns about his professional credibility and intent. Over a six-month period of direct observation and data analysis, a consistent and troubling behavioral pattern has emerged. Watters routinely publishes claims without sourcing verifiable evidence, often asserting insider access or exclusive knowledge concerning named individuals.

While freedom of speech is a cornerstone of democratic society, it does not shield individuals from the consequences of knowingly disseminating harmful, false, or misleading claims. The evidence compiled shows that many of Watters’ public allegations are either unsubstantiated or directly contradicted by public records. This report presents a clear distinction between factual documentation and speculative assertion, ensuring a grounded and objective analysis.

🚨Executive Summary

This report provides a fact-based assessment of Martin Watters’ conduct and communications. Through a rigorous process of documentation, content analysis, and linguistic pattern detection, the report surfaces key instances of misrepresentation, reputational harm, and manipulative narrative construction. It separates demonstrable facts from conjecture, with an emphasis on verifiable misconduct.

🚨Notable findings include:

⚡️Documented DUI Conviction:
Court records confirm Watters was arrested and convicted of driving under the influence in Sonoma County in 2009. His subsequent lawsuit against the arresting officers and the City of Cotati was dismissed, with summary judgment granted in favor of the defendants .

🚨Improper Use of Federal Comment System:

⚡️In 2015, Watters submitted an off-topic comment to OSHA docket OSHA-2015-0018 under the guise of public input. The comment referenced unrelated allegations about United Airlines and promoted his personal blog, reflecting self-promotional intent rather than substantive regulatory concern .

🚨Patterned Use of Smear Language:

Linguistic analysis of over 180 blog posts and tweets revealed a repetitive use of phrases like “controlled opposition,” “gatekeepers,” and “Deep State clowns.” These are employed in a consistent formula designed to delegitimize targeted individuals or groups through insinuation rather than evidence. The volume and structure of repetition suggest deliberate rhetorical engineering, not spontaneous opinion.

This report relies solely on confirmed data, public records, and structured textual analysis. No conclusions are drawn from hearsay or speculation. The documented behaviors raise credible questions about intent, ethical boundaries, and potential legal liability for defamation, misrepresentation, and abuse of public platforms. 🚨Pattern of Conspiracy Framing

Martin Watters frequently implies insider access or exposes purported hidden conspiracies involving specific individuals or groups—claims made consistently without credible evidence. Statistical analysis of his online activity reveals that these conspiracy-themed assertions spike in frequency during high-profile events or controversies. Notably, mass deletions often follow periods of scrutiny, suggesting a reactive effort to sanitize his record.

These observed and documented behaviors present a serious credibility issue with respect to Watters’s self-described journalistic role. This report draws a clear boundary between substantiated fact and personal speculation, and supports its findings with precise statistical correlations and referenced documentation, adhering strictly to standards of evidentiary accountability.

🚨Litigation and Regulatory Record: Character and Behavioral Red Flags

The federal case Watters v. City of Cotati provides a revealing view into Watters’s approach to legal procedure and evidentiary standards. On April 6, 2011, his own attorney formally withdrew from representation, citing untenable conditions. The court granted the motion and explicitly warned Watters that, even as a pro se litigant, he was obligated to follow all procedural rules .

Watters refused to retain new counsel and proceeded alone—asserting constitutional claims that were ultimately dismissed in full. In its October 13, 2011 summary judgment order, the court found “no triable issue of material fact,” ruling against Watters on every count, both federal and municipal . His decision to continue litigating a factually unsupported case following the loss of legal representation demonstrates a pattern of pursuing ungrounded accusations and an inflated sense of personal legal expertise—traits mirrored in his subsequent public behavior.

This same disregard for substance is evident in Watters’s regulatory conduct. On August 4, 2015, he submitted a public comment to OSHA docket 2015-0018, which addressed proposed updates to federal respirator protection standards. Rather than engaging with the rulemaking topic, Watters used the comment to accuse United Airlines of asbestos-related misconduct and to claim that an OSHA director “commits perjury”—offering no relevant data, no reference to exposure thresholds, and no input on the actual regulatory issue.

The submission reflects an impulse to exploit official comment channels for personal amplification rather than contribute informed, policy-relevant insight.

Across all platforms, Watters exhibits a consistent tendency to overstate wrongdoing without offering corroboration. In his civil rights lawsuit, he accused multiple officers of constitutional violations the court found unsubstantiated.

Online, he recycles incendiary rhetoric—terms like “controlled-opposition,” “perjury,” “Deep-State clowns,” and “gatekeepers”—repeating this language pattern at least 182 times to target new individuals as events unfold.

His difficulty maintaining professional relationships—first evident in his legal counsel’s mid-case withdrawal—echoes in his digital footprint. Critics are frequently blocked, and tweet deletions are common: 48 of 127 archived tweets (38%) vanished after episodes of public criticism.

Both the court filings and the OSHA comment reveal a grandiose self-narrative: Watters casts himself as a persecuted whistleblower battling systemic corruption, framing nearly every opponent as part of a shadowy network of conspirators.
May 12, 2025 4 tweets 5 min read
1. Belief Loop (Fear → Relief Pairing)

This is where it all begins—with a jolt. JP 3-13.2 § IV-6 drills PSYOP personnel to initiate arousal, then deliver calm. That rhythm gets hardwired in the brain. Q128 kicks the door in:

“[C]oordinated effort to misdirect.”

That’s your threat, unnamed, vast, and already in motion. You’re off balance.

Next, it tells you what’s at stake:

“Disinformation is real. Disinformation is necessary.”

Not only is deception happening, it’s intentional and part of the strategy. Your trust in any institution and your ability to enforce accountability towards it just eroded.

Then comes the cryptic case study:

“Ex: US ML NG (1) False SA True.”

A false flag? A planted story? It teaches you this: even when something is denied, it might still be true—or backwards. You start questioning everything.

By the time you hit:

“Why was this necessary?”and
“There is an active war on your mind,”

your cortisol spikes. But then?

“Be [p]repared.”

A soft command. Relief. There’s something you can do. And they’re going to guide you through it.

The result? Your nervous system has been hijacked. You’re alert, paranoid, but loyal to the only source that made sense of it.

DOCTRINAL CALL-OUT — Belief Loop Tactic:Threat-Reassurance Sequence (JP 3-13.2 § IV-6)
Example in Q128:

“There is an active war on your mind.” → “Be [p]repared.”

Target Effect: Triggers anxiety, then links safety to the message source

Methods Used: Ambiguity, fear keywords, emotional framing, coded reassurancesImage 2. Identity Loop (Tribal Fusion)

AJP-3.10.1 (§1.5) notes that a sophisticated influence campaign doesn’t just shift opinions—it rewires who you think you are.

Q 128 starts by clearing the field:

“This is not about Republicans vs. Democrats.”

That line wipes the old team jerseys clean.
Next, it offers a brand-new banner: Patriot. Not a voter, not Left or Right, something higher, chosen,

“in the know.”
“Guide to reading the crumbs necessary to cont[I]nue.”

You’re now a code-breaker with insider skills.

“Learn to distinguish between relevant / non-relevant news.”

The world splits into two camps: those who “get it” and those still asleep.

“Think mirror… Think direction… Think full picture.”

Simple phrases become initiation rites—proof that you’re sharp enough to stay in the circle.

“Who controls the narrative?”
“Who is asleep?”

These aren’t open questions; they’re loyalty checkpoints. Accept the frame, and you’re inside. Question it, and you’re out.

Even the film codenames, Snow White, Godfather III, Iron Eagle, serve as secret handshakes.

To outsiders they’re gibberish; to insiders they’re sacred markers.

Result: personal identity fuses with devotion to the drops themselves. Criticize a drop and it feels like an attack on you.

That’s the power of tribal fusion and why a decentralized movement with real momentum before Q could be steered without visible leadership.Image
Nov 8, 2024 8 tweets 7 min read
In my article, which I’ll post at the end of this, I explore the structure and history of non-governmental organizations, coined and institutionalized by the UN Charter in Chapter 71 in 1945.

When Jeremiah first told me about this, I didn’t fully understand the scope of what he was describing. He said,

“Bro, the term NGO was coined by the UN in 1945.”

I hadn’t realized that, beyond coining the term, the UN essentially legitimized and embedded NGOs into international operations that would bleed excessive influence on American politics. It’s time we change that. But we can’t change, but we don’t know.

The influence NGOs wield today is astonishing, especially given their pivotal role in shaping policies and public opinion. But now, we need to confront the darker side. Trillions of dollars have flowed to thousands of humanitarian NGOs, yet their track records are, quite frankly, dismal and demand the deepest scrutiny.

Let’s examine in detail how they serve various interests. This will be a long but essential and thorough exploration. To give some perspective, when I teach new bomb technicians about search techniques, I always tell them that when they spot an IED threat, they need to stop focusing on it and start looking for the next one. There’s never just one. Two is one, one is none..

NGOs operate in much the same way—you can’t think of them as a single entity. Instead, they’re more like an interconnected ecosystem of alliances, foundations, and advocacy groups that reinforce and benefit each other in a highly structured and intentional way.

You can find a good example of this in my article detailing the relationships NGOs have with each other. However, one thing people often overlook, even though we know it happens, is just how crucial NGOs are to various powerful entities. Let’s start with corporations—if NGOs didn’t exist, how much harder would it be for corporations to influence American politics?
Nov 25, 2023 9 tweets 8 min read
The truth about “COG”

The goal here first is to provide accurate information and clarify the role of continuity of government (COG), which is the core concept in both Derek Johnson’s and Patel Patriots theories.

Derek Johnson argues that COG was initiated, Trump took the role of CIC separate of the president and that we are in martial law utilizing the Law of War manual.

Patel Patriot has similar arguments, however both theories rest on the idea that COG was initiated and that is what triggers both misguided theory’s.

My focus will be on continuity of operations, continuity of government, and enduring constitutional government. Those three concepts work together as detailed in the national continuity policy. The aim is to define their purpose, identify who these programs depend upon, and clarify the concept of National Essential Functions, NEFs.

These three concepts are specifically designed to address national emergencies and crises, ensuring the preservation of essential functions within the framework of continuity of operations. It’s important to understand that Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Continuity of Government COG plans exist within every department of the federal, state, tribal, and local governments as part of the National Continuity Policy.

These concepts are not intended for "secret" missions or processes, as described in both Derek and Jon's theories. Although the plans within each department are classified depending on the nature of that department, the concepts of programs themselves are open source for the public to see.Image What does the national continuity policy consist of?

As stated in the Continuity Guidance Circular:

"Continuity of operations, continuity of government and Enduring constitutional government are dependent upon the foundation of preparedness built by each and every individual and community. No level of government can perform essential functions and provide critical services without the support of the rest of the Nation. Private sector entities, critical infrastructure, non-governmental organizations, communities, individuals, families, and households play a vital role."

What is continuity of operations (COOP)?

As defined in the Continuity Guidance Circular:

"Continuity of operations (COOP) ensures an individual organization can continue to perform its essential functions, provide essential services, and deliver core capabilities during a disruption to normal operations. Effective continuity of operations activities provide a baseline capability and represent the minimum standard required by a comprehensive, integrated national continuity program."

What is Continuity of Government (COG)?

As defined in the Continuity Guidance Circular:

"Continuity of government (COG) is a coordinated effort within each of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches to ensure that essential functions continue to be performed before, during, and after an emergency or threat. COG is an outcome of a viable continuity capability, not a program. Continuity of government is intended to preserve the statutory and constitutional authority of elected officials at all levels of government across the United States."

And what is Enduring Constitutional Government?

As defined in the Continuity Guidance Circular:

"Enduring Constitutional Government (ECG) – A cooperative effort among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches to preserve the constitutional framework under which people are governed. Enduring constitutional government focuses on the ability of all three branches of government to execute constitutional responsibilities, provide for orderly succession and appropriate transition of leadership, and provide for interoperability and support of essential functions during a catastrophic emergency."Image