Surviving the Felon: Week of 8/22/2026
I’m back with another installment of Surviving the Felon. August is rushing towards its end and I’m eager to be done with it. This has been a rough month for me, filled with lots of changes. I have been depressed and or anxious constantly the last few weeks. Not even due to The Felon. I am doing a fairly good job ignoring him at least. But given what’s going on in the world, I might not be able to do that for too much longer. I’ll talk about that in a moment. But as usual, I’ll be minimizing the amount of politics. Especially the negative parts of it.
The upcoming elections in the United States might define what happens after. And if certain bad players try to change the outcome of those elections, it is my hope that this will be the catalyst needed for us to unify and fight for a much needed change to the status quo. Nature does not wait for elections though. If we don’t deal with the consequences, then we need to reign in Capitalism before its too late.
What I outlined is a pretty daunting task. Especially considering that the powers that be don’t care about the future. And so I want to remind anyone reading this that there is nothing wrong with simply breathing. Sometimes simply choosing to exist is enough. Not every moment needs to be about the hustle and making money. That’s a trick Capitalism plays to turn us into objects instead of people. Focus on leisure time and how to maximize it. The more calm you feel, the harder it is for the ruling class to push you to the brink. Your time belongs to you. They are not allowed to take it from you. I’ll be making use of my free time while searching for a job.
The Bad
While the news tries to control what we are worried about, don’t forget to learn more about the Heritage Foundation, Peter Thiel, and Curtis Yarvin. These are our real enemies, alongside The Window Shover of course. I’m putting this at the start of The Bad Section because I feel like this is by far the most important thing to get out of the negative.
An ordered list seems to be the best way to get through this section and so I’ll continue doing so. Negativity is the news’s specialty. And I want to focus on resisting and the positivity. But those bad things cannot be ignored. Giving it the least thought and fewest words is a proper compromise.
Everything ICE is doing in a City near, Cover up of ICE’s Terrorism by the FBI, Bombings in Iran and around the Middle East, A world run by pedophiles, Hate Crimes against several cultures, Election Interference, The Redacted Epstein Files, People Gambling over what War Crimes will be committed next, A Global Economy Threatened due to the Iran War, Anti Immigration Riots
The Good
Well the bad hasn’t changed. That has to be good right. And I don’t mean that sarcastically. There is so much horrible in the world that the fact that nothing new has been piled on is something worth celebrating. As is the leftist takeover of the Democratic party. The fact that party leaders are freaking out about this is a good thing. If Democrats will do nothing, then they can be voted out and do nothing elsewhere. They refuse to fight The Felon and so we will continue removing them and replacing them with people who will. These votes will matter, even if the votes themselves might seem pointless. I know that seems like a weird combination of words, but as we get closer to November it should make more sense.
Data Centers continue to be fought against around the United States and around the world. These strains on our world bring no benefit and an endless amount of harm to the environment and our daily lives. And its clear based on how fast they can be built that we could focus the same effort to infrastructure and build another world. Maybe even with the same materials that we can gather from those data centers and the dangerous flock cameras. Remember that these places and items contain valuable metals. Oh and the same applies to those flock cameras.
And because it needs to be repeated each week and in this same section, more and more politicians that are not beholden to big money are scoring victories. The oligarchs are starting to lose power and trust me they will do something insane to try and take it back. We will not let them. This is our world. Our future that is at stake and its time we took it back. Meter by meter if need be. But each day we outlast them is another victory. The Felon is a corpse rotting away. We can survive him. And once he is gone, it will be time to mend our world and ensure that others like him cannot take power again.
Transition
I have been essentially running on fumes financially while I wait for a paycheck. This week, I fell back into depression. At least the intrusive thoughts are gone. Regardless, this emotional state continues stealing most of my energy and preventing me from doing many things that keep me healthy. And if all that wasn’t bad enough, I keep thinking about how much more I could do in my life if I was not chained to a job. It makes me anxious for my future. More than sometimes, it feels like everything I want is slipping away.
This blog has been a check in for my friends as well as one for myself. August is here and I’m still not where I want to be. But I have found some motivation to try and reach new heights. Activities that bring me joy are so important because they keep the despair away. How much writing can I accomplish with a better head? I’m making some big changes in my life over the coming months. I’ll have more to tell when I am ready.
Anyway, its time for this blog to turn inwards and reflect. I had to battle depression and anxiety this week. Its always a threat and so it is vital that I found plenty that brought me joy. I refuse to let the mainstream media define my emotions. I’ll fight towards a better me even if I face adversity in my personal life and the world around me. The Felon will not drag me down. If you are feeling down and are searching for something to make you feel better, I’ll be providing links to those things that make me happy.
Workouts
Depression dragged me down again. Those workouts are supposed to be done three times a week. This time I was only able to do what I intend once. I’m hoping I can shake this shadow trying to pull me into the abyss so that I can focus more on my physical health. And doing these core workouts has been a boon. But that is the toxic nature of Depression. It stops you from doing the things you want. Even when you know better like I do.
Video Games
Still no paycheck yet despite working, so its back to video games to fill my week. Things will be different next week. But only because I’ll have a different job and less free time due to a commute. Anyway, its not that week yet. And so I’m playing Elden Ring while writing this blog post. I feared that I was burned out of this game. But I just needed a little break before going back to it.
Genshin Impact, Civilization 7, and Resident Evil 4 were the other games I played this week. I’m enjoying my time exploring in Genshin, using Civilization 7 to interact with other humans from the comfort of my home, and Resident Evil 4 so that I can play something new.
I did play Zelda Ocarina of Time Randomizer as well. In fact I ran a stream this week. I won’t have time to play again till next week. But I’ll post a link to my Twitch Channel here in case you want to see the rest of it.
Pokémon Go
I fought my despair long enough to go on a hike. But I have not written that blog post yet. Expect to read about it next week. It was one of the best parts of my week and I’m looking forward to using this game to help take my mind off all the horrible things that take up space otherwise.
I have worked two different jobs now in the span of a month, but I’m still taking a little break from my grassroots league. Things should start up in again in September. My hope is that the game will be more stable and playable by that time. Then again I might be naive.
I did however continue playing PvP in the open Go Battle League again. In fact I made it back to Ace just like I expected to. If I have enough energy, I might try to climb to Veteran before the season ends. But that is a hard ask. Especially for this upcoming week.
Anime and Shows
Re:Zero, Skeleton Knight in Another World, Daemons of the Shadow Realm, and Clevatess are the shows I watched this week. And one show stood tall amongst the others.
Its Re:Zero of course. This week featured one of the best episodes of that show in a while. And I can’t wait for what happens next. Shout out to Daemons of the Shadow Realm and Clevatess which are also getting really good right now. Skeleton Knight is a more comical show which I watch cause its funny. There are serious moments, but it doesn’t compare to the other shows.
I’m slowly working my way into The Land of Wano in One Piece. This is the longest arc in the whole show so expect me to be on it a while. But after the last couple arcs, I’m extremely excited for what I’ll find.
Dungeons & Dragons
This week I ran another combat heavy Centrum Glacies Campaign session. These are easy to write blog posts for, but the players find them fun since they all have a clear role to play in combat. Sometimes they clash with one another as the story builds upon itself. This week the battle almost brought the group to their knees. But they fought their way out of this. Perhaps I need to throw even more tough battles their way.
You can read what happened here. Next week will leave the story much more tense.
Writing and Editing
I wrote a little more towards Search for Eden 6. I really should get back to editing and soon. There is work to be done and I have the potential to move my life forward in a tangible way. Depression of course is a hindrance to moving forward.
Reading and Podcasts
I have continued listening to Behind the Bastards led by Robert Evans and learning about some truly horrible people. This week I learned about how horrible and hypocritical Thomas Jefferson was. Ever since starting this podcast I have learned about parts of history glossed over in history as well as new ways to understand those I was taught about. More and more I am suspicious of leaders. Especially historical ones that are venerated.
Once more I didn’t get to read The Rose Field. Depression takes away my willingness to do lots of things. Reading books is included in that. I really did try though.
Wrap Up
As we move to the end of August, don’t forget to take a deep breath and let all that stress out. Its been a terrifying year so far. But the tide is turning. What we are all seeing should serve as a warning and preview of what might happen next. Things are escalating fast, and so we need to be ready to stand firm against The Felon. But when things escalate that gives off a sense of urgency. We might be rushing towards the edge of a cliff, or with some hope, perhaps the end of this nightmare instead. But we must not rush into things ourselves, even as things change quickly.
The Felon is fading, faster than ever in fact. And his allies are falling over as well. Less and less people are cool with him being a pedophile. So he and his handlers push fear on us because that is all they know. Even trying to cancel elections will not stop us from trying to hold them accountable. And once they are gone, may their legacy be tainted by their wicked deeds. Assuming they don’t do something incredibly suicidal and brainless like launching nuclear missiles first. I still have hope things won’t reach that point.
And outside of The Felon, Capitalism, The One World Order that American Libertarians claim we need to fear while they worship it tries to reduce our lives to monetary value. It is up to us to build lives that stand in defiance of this. Art cannot be quantified by capital and that is why those in power continue to demonize it alongside Liberal Arts. Anything demonized by Fascists is something that we should all care about. Because anything they oppose is what will help bring them down.
Anyway, you know who also doesn’t understand art and sentimental stuff at all? The Felon. Let’s outlast him in 2026. As humans, let’s show love and light to those we care about. Those things are what make us better people. In fact its what makes us human. Our heartbeats are greater than anything he stands for. While he destroys, we rebuild. Our hearts craft beauty and wonder despite his parasitic presence. And we will only become stronger once he is no longer in our way. We will Survive The Felon together and unstoppable. ICE will melt and we will endure.
As a reward for making it to the end, here is a sleeping kitty.