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Sasha Stone's avatar

For people who can't see the video on Substack, here is a YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYK4kNnSB7M&t=1s

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Wendy | Beyond Boundaries's avatar

Sasha you have become one of my favorite authors. Your writings the past year gave me hope, saved my sanity and enabled me not to feel so alone. Thank you for sharing so much of yourself with all of us. And for turning me onto the whole “Fourth Turning” concept…boy that changed my perspectives on so much and allowed me to see the vibe shift as something much bigger.

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Tao Of Freedom's avatar

Wow, this will be a forever article, the reference narrative of this decade long war against Trump The Hero ... Brilliant!

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Texyz's avatar

Yes, good read.

Hey, Trump has done his part (with a little help from us). But now, NOW he needs a LOT of help from us. I've heard from two opposite sources this week that weak-kneed Republicans BEND to the PEOPLE when they HEAR from the PEOPLE. Negatives turn to positives. The fear of being PRIMARIED is real to Establishments and RINOS. They KNOW you are watching when they HEAR FROM YOU. Stay focused and KEEP UP THE PRESSURE. We must overcome thin numbers in House and Senate.

WE THE PEOPLE are the Senate Majority Leader. WE THE PEOPLE are the true Speaker of the House. Get LOUD, stay LOUD, and DONT LET UP.

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Cat C.'s avatar

Amen. It's atrocious that Republicans are thinking of passing the CR (continued resolution) that has mask and vaccine mandates, a blocking of any indictments/investigation into the phony Democrat Jan. 6 hearings, money to rebuild the bridge in the northeast that probably a terrorists knocked down, etc.

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David White's avatar

When Trump got Chip Roy, his main (in-party) enemy at this point, primaried in some recent cycle, Roy won with 83% of the vote. Maybe a higher degree of focus would create a different result in 2026. But my guess is that Roy is not shaking in his boots.

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Tao Of Freedom's avatar

Whilst Chip Roy may still be in place, the elections resulted in the POTUS being Trump.

The Senate is GOP.

The House is GOP, albeit by a slim margin.

The popular vote went to Trump.

Those who voted for Chip Roy are democratically entitled to do so.

However it does not change the above election outcome and Chip Roy, albeit democratically elected by the constituency he stood for, leans against the overall direction of the Republican vote.

The Republican Senators who will only face the voter in 2026 will of course have to take similar heed of how they go about their next two years.

There are still Never Trumpers in place, in the Senate and House, and there are still Never Trumpers voters, maybe one in five at a stretch.

Within the rules of American democracy that is democratically valid.

Whether or not Chip Roy remains in place however depends purely on the will of the American people in the constituencies that will vote either for or against him.

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Boss's avatar

Well said!!!!

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Anne Hallock's avatar

Thank you so very much Sasha. Your video was so touching. I went through a slew of emotions while watching it. I don't think the video was too long. It was just the right amount of time. I know I will go back and watch it many times. It's a wonderful Christmas gift to me. As always, I appreciate your truth, wisdom and honesty. I pray you have a warm and wonderful holiday season. I love you dearly and I wish you were here in front of me so we could look at one another and say, "Trump won!" Then we'd give each other a big hug and repeat, "Trump won!" 🇺🇸

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Dagney Taggart's avatar

I agree 100% not too long....maybe not long enoug! 😁

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Paul Scofield's avatar

God bless your tribute, Ms. Sasha, the man himself, and citizens -- powerful and ordinary -- who stood by President Trump these many years. It is something those who fought for and alongside him will long remember.

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Ryan's avatar

I have only read the transcript so far, but this is really great! There will be movies made about this and given you penchant for cinema and story telling, I hope you get involved. There is a vacuum that needs to be filled and it is easier to make "movies" than ever before. Plus, I couldn't imagine a better narrator.

Thanks for this!

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Libertarian's avatar

I think it needs to be watched to be most enjoyed

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gsharper's avatar

Thank you, thank you Sasha. That was a brilliant summary of Trump's and our journey. The events of the past few years would be impossible to believe if we did not actually witness them ourselves. You can now sense that even among many of his critics in the press, a grudging admiration for the man who took everything they could throw at him and would not back down. People can't help but respect that and you see it in his favorability ratings which are now at all time highs.

Sharing this journey with you has been a pleasure.

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Nancy Merrill Justice's avatar

This Substack piece is absolutely amazing, Sasha. You and your team deserve the Pulitzer for this composition.

Thank you for your creative and insightful work throughout the years …. I hope you feel deserving and proud of your accomplishments. It takes courage, self awareness, dedication and commitment to earn this praise.

Looking forward for more to come…. Thank you 🙏

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KAM's avatar

I LOVE this. Remarkable. Sasha, this is so insightful and fun and engaging. Your encyclopedic knowledge of film history is your secret weapon.

It’s not a story until someone tells it. Well done. Two bourbons in, so I’ll quit.

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Boss's avatar

Yes indeed, good assessment of her talents!

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Tom Armstrong's avatar

Great job Sasha! It felt great reliving the journey we all went on this past year. And thank you for your openness and vulnerability on the journey you've been on these last 4 or so years, truly inspiring! I so look forward to your posts.

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Julie Reeser's avatar

This is amazing. You have nailed it perfectly. Thank you.

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Kurt's avatar

Sasha, few more minutes and you could call it a feature. Phenomonal job. Truly some of your finest work. Your talents know no bounds. Thank you.

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Suzie's avatar

“The Price of Victory is Eternal Vigilance”

We may have won the election, but not the war.

The enemy may appear to be in its death throes, but we cannot let down our guard for even a minute..

We must remain alert and awake, and fight, fight, fight against the schemes and devices of the enemy who want this nation to fail.

“A Republic…if you can keep it.”

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AncientViking's avatar

Absolutely right. After they (the globalist elites who own the dem-comm party) have their fingers pried off the levers of power--they will do ANYTHING to get their hands back on them. Nothing is off-the-table. I truly fear for what may come our way these next weeks--and the months that follow. And why an article about courage is so timely...

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234's avatar

You're right, but they're going to come at us with nothing, and no one. Even their strongest asset, their rank & file soldiers who call themselves the media, is evaporating before our very eyes.....and they're too foolish to see it.

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Barbara Anderson's avatar

Sasha you are the best. I just finished watching and I have tears in my eyes. Tears of joy and tears of relief. Trump won!!!

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Mark Griswold's avatar

Really phenomenal documentary, Sasha! Thanks for what was clearly a lot of work that you put into it. I'm a novelist so I've studied the Hero's Journey quite a bit myself and this was a great connection you made. For those of us who believe that the Almighty Hand of God guides this world, I don't think it's a coincidence either. It's truly an epic journey and I feel honored that I get to be alive at such a time as this to be a small part of it.

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Petey Kay's avatar

Loved it Sasha. Very well done. Epic piece. Your knowledge of the hero's arc as told in film bore delicious fruit.

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