Hey, it’s TJB. You know the saying: If a tree falls in the forest and nobody’s there, does it make a sound?
🔥 If A Tree Falls — The Whole Forest Echo
Hey, it’s TJB. You know the saying: If a tree falls in the forest and nobody’s there, does it make a sound?
If a nuke hits the forest and the wave never hits your ear — does the pressure disappear?
If a Pope dangles over a swamp and the alligator smiles — do you trust him to keep your debt safe?
If a big Dodge 4×4 rolls coal with Robert E. Lee’s ghost in the passenger seat — is that “heritage” or just the same old theft dressed up as pride?
We’ve been trained not to feel the pressure.We’ve been told the echo doesn’t matter if we’re not listening.But the wave is real. It’s always been real.
I learned that in the guitar shop — when the tree fell for Taylor Guitars and we asked, “Who replants it?”Now it’s not just trees. It’s your money, your land, your vote, your future.Same forest. Bigger stakes.
They tell you AI will make you rich if you trick it right.They want you hustling prompt-engineered snake oil while they loop the real plan: Debt balloons. IOUs. Public lands flipped in no-look bids. Your voice switched off.
So here’s my echo:I don’t have the blueprint for the perfect world.I just have a match — the questions that make the wave hit your ear.
The Alligator Pope: Question the leadership before the swamp eats you.The Nuke in the Forest: Pressure doesn’t lie. Even if they do.Rolling Coal with Robert Lee: Look in the mirror — and choose not to burn backward.
Pass it on. Hold the braid.Pour your lemon-aid before they drain the well.Spread kindness where they plant hate.Talk to each other. Talk to me. While you still can.
Let’s wallpaper over Trump’s face — send him to an island of his choosing.Alcatraz is cruising — sharks or gators, take your pick.You got us divided — but on this, we stand united.
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