(UPDATE: The original letter was written by Dr. Pru Lee on Facebook. It was later echoed by Liz Cheney (and sometimes misattributed to her). Presumably this is where John Leguizamo got it from. FULL TEXT HERE.)
This video by John Leguizamo (yes, the comedian) is an expression of such power and directness, it warrants careful consideration.
Transcript
Number one: Form an independent, civilian-powered investigative coalition. I'm talking experts, veterans, whistle blowers, journalists, watchdog orgs. Deputize the resistance. Build a real-time archive of corruption, overreach and executive abuse. Make it public. Make it unshakable. Let the people drag the rot into light.
If you can't hold formal hearings, hold public ones. If Congress won't act, let the country act. This isn't about optics, it's about receipts — because at some point, these people will be held accountable. And when that day comes, we'll need every name, every signature, every illegal order, every act of silence, documented. You're not just preserving truth, you're preparing evidence for prosecution. The more they vanish people and weaponize data, the more we need truth in the sunlight.
Join the International Criminal Court — that's Two. Yes, I said it. Call their bluff. You cannot control what the other side does, but you can control your own integrity. So prove it, prove that your party is still grounded in law, human rights and ethical leadership. Join. If you got nothing to hide. Join.
Show the world who's hiding bodies, bribes, and buried bank accounts. Force the GOP to explain why they'd rather protect a war criminal than sign a treaty. And while you're at it, publicly invite ICC observers into US borders. Make this administration explain on camera why they're terrified of international oversight.
Three: Fund state-level resistance infrastructure. Don't just send postcards, send resources. Channel DNC funds into rapid response teams, legal defense coalitions, sanctuary networks and digital security training.
If the federal government is hijacked, build power underneath it. If the laws become tools of oppression, help people resist them—legally, locally and boldly. This is not campaign season. This is an authoritarian purge. Stop campaigning. Act like this is the end of democracy, because it is.
We will remember the warriors come primaries. Fighting this regime should be your marketing strategy. And let's be clear, the reason the other side always seems three steps ahead is because they are. They're prepared for this. They infiltrated school boards, courts, local legislatures and police unions. They built the machine while you wrote press releases.
We're reacting. They've been executing a plan for years. It's time to shift from panic to blueprint. You should already be working with strategists and military minds on Project 2029, a coordinated long-term plan to rebuild this country.
When the smoke clears, you should be publicly laying out:
The laws and amendments you'll pass to ensure this never happens again
The systems you'll tear down and the safeguards you'll enshrine
The plan to hold perpetrators of human atrocities accountable
The urgent commitment to immediately bring home those sold into slavery in El Salvador
You say you're the party of the people—then show the people the plan.
It should really come as no surprise that Leguizamo understands the assignment.
He’s been doing the homework for years.
I look forward to seeing who else raises their hand and says, “send me.” Not because they want the assignment, but because they understand the obligation.
Billionaires are not only welcomed, but are required to join us as well. Or is being an oligarch requirement to being a billionaire? Harvard?
https://youtu.be/23Q2-1AYJCs?si=vRpo_cIU2j0nLEWW
I have read this a couple of times. John legitimizes the hash tag that our politicians are not leaders. They can’t think outside of a broken box because they are slaves to our political industrial complex. Outliers like Sanders and AOC aside.
My only recommended correction is to quit using the word party. It’s a trifle and trite word…a sad punchline…disingenuous if not dishonest…kin to using the word tariff when we all know the fucking word is pronounced T-A-X paid by proletariats. History tells us that our founding fathers always saw political parties as a major hazard for our democracy. They were more than 3/5ths right, were they not?
We also need to start being more opened about bloodshed…more proletariat’s than oligarch’s.
This is what comedian Jon Stewart meant when he said pack a lunch…
#eatingsoupwithaknife #politiciansarenotleaders #LDRSHIP #feelingfrench1789
https://open.substack.com/pub/darryllamarkwright/p/how-do-you-keep-your-sanity?r=wpdsx&utm_medium=ios