Andra Watkins

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Project Esther: Where Dissent = Terrorism

1 week ago | andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins

For fifty years, they’ve worked diligently to make 21% of American adults illiterate and ensure that 54% of American adults read below a 6th grade level. (Source: National Literacy Institute)For examples of writing at a 6th grade level, GO HERE. I’ve included a one-paragraph sample below:In the freezing ocean waters of Antarctica, the planet’s largest seals make their home in a frozen world.
Who's the Real Enemy?

1 week ago | andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins

For the sake of this exercise, let’s say the named group is transgender people, those who provide them healthcare, those who advocate for them, and those who support them. Strategic Objective. The following concrete strategic objective directly supports realization of our strategic goal:Dismantle the (transgender) support network’s infrastructure across America, including but not limited to propaganda, organizations, funds, access, communications, platforms, and people. Desired End State (ES).
Who Will Call Religious Fanatics FANATICS?

1 week ago | andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins

Yesterday, we dropped another interview with , one of the only outlets willing to talk about Christian Nationalist religious fanaticism and extremism in the United States. This interview is a deep dive into Bible topics. It can sound weird, disconnected, and bizarre. See one of my most recent subscriber comments:According to a 2023 Pew Research Survey, 10% of American Christians are full-blown Christian Nationalist adherents. Adherent = fully radicalized.
More Online Privacy Resources

1 week ago | andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins

Several subscribers forwarded this article from last week’sThe Atlantic: Benjamin Wallace’s How to Disappear: Inside the world of extreme-privacy consultants, who, for the right fee, will make you and your personal information very hard to find. If you aren’t a subscriber to The Atlantic, I’m sharing a gift link that should be accessible for everyone. I recommend that you read it. GO HERE. I’ve already done several newsletters covering online privacy.
Project Esther and Suppression of Dissent

2 weeks ago | andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins

I’m not in a place with a great internet connection, so I re-recorded the LIVE video at better quality and shared it here. If you have questions that I didn’t answer in the original video, please share them in a comment. , and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get more from Andra Watkins in the Substack app Available for iOS and Android
What Gave You HOPE This Week?

2 weeks ago | andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins

One goal of fascists and dictators is HOPELESSNESS. They beat us down and keep us outraged until we give up and say, “What’s the point? It’s hopeless.”What gave me HOPE this week:I heard from a friend with whom I’d lost contact. We are on similar journeys. Catching up with her was a gift. Which underscores the importance of community. Reach out to someone you haven’t heard from in a while. Let them know they matter. You might make their whole week.
What's Really at the Heart of Project Esther?

2 weeks ago | andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins

Given the outcome of the election, parts of that newsletter haven’t aged well. But if the name Esther sounds familiar, it’s probably because Queen Esther’s name has been in the news this week. To read more, GO HERE for an opinion piece from Al-Jazeera. Earlier this week, a reader sent me a story about Project Esther and asked for my take. As usual, I’m not going to explain it the way corporate media and even most independent journalists will.
Protecting Yourself in a World That’s Melting Down with William A Finnegan

2 weeks ago | andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins |William Finnegan

Thank you , , , , and many others for tuning into my live video with ! We had a great turnout. Here are links to ’s Substacks: (which is predominately the one we referenced today)William hosts Discor…Listen to this episode with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to For Such a Time as This to listen to this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives. William A.
Do Not Miss Today's Substack LIVE

2 weeks ago | andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins

Today at noon eastern. Wednesday, 21 May 2025. A Substack LIVE for Paid Subscribers. I admit it. For at least a decade, I’ve felt like the whole planet is changing irrevocably. Trying to plan for where to live and how to cope and how to protect who and what I care about is A LOT. I don’t think I’m alone. If you feel the sand shifting under your feet. If you think you might want to leave the United States someday. Maybe not today, but someday.
This Is the Obscenity in Mike Lee's Anti-Porn Bill

2 weeks ago | andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins

This Wednesday, 21 May 2025 at Noon eastern, I’m hosting a Substack LIVE with William A. Finnegan of Borderless Living and The Long Memo (TLM). He will give us more tips to weather this global period of stochastic anarchy, specifically around protecting oneself, loved ones, and assets. PAID SUBSCRIBERS, Please make plans to attend. Last week, and I took to to talk about Utah Senator Mike Lee’s Internet Obscenity Definition Act.