Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
David T. Cloft 
when it comes to President Trump’s recent move to create a quick reaction force of National Guard soldiers—a standing unit that could deploy anywhere in the U.S. at a moment’s notice to quell riots—I have real concerns.
First, there was Sodom and Gomorrah, where God rained down fire and brimstone. Fast forward a few millennia, and apparently, the Almighty has updated His judgment toolkit: mud bogs, flash floods, dust storms, and 50-mph winds.
Helicopter moms? Bulldozer moms? Please. Douglas MacArthur had the original stealth bomber mom. While most West Point cadets sweated through inspections and hazing with nothing but their wits, MacArthur had his mother, Mary “Pinky” Hardy, living full-time at the Thayer Hotel, overlooking the Academy grounds.
The Holy Grail has long been shrouded in mystery, often depicted as the sacred cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper or the vessel that caught his blood at the Crucifixion. However, alternative interpretations suggest the Grail is not a physical object but a symbol of esoteric knowledge—perhaps a guide to saving humanity or the Earth from catastrophe.
It’s 2025, and somehow the U.S. Army is still doing it: jamming steel rods down the muzzles of rifles and pistols in the name of “safety.”
Once upon a time, the Army understood two things every Soldier needed in the field: nicotine and fire. Cigarettes were standard in rations for decades—until 1975, when someone in a suit decided “health concerns” mattered more than morale.
The National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ), a sprawling 13,000-square-mile territory carved out over parts of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland, was born in the Cold War era.
History teaches us that republics do not last forever. They follow a cycle as old as Babylon and as familiar as Rome: born in virtue, expanded in strength, corrupted by power, and eventually replaced by empire.
The speaker was a grizzled, no-nonsense cavalry colonel—Vietnam combat vet, politically incorrect, and unapologetically old school. The briefing came with a bit of a disclaimer: attend at your own risk.
Welcome to Virginia’s I-66 Express Lanes—America’s first state-sanctioned, algorithm-driven wallet vacuum. You thought price gouging was illegal? Ha! Not if you slap a “traffic congestion management” label on it and let a computer do the dirty work.
Warped Speed: A Novella, Chapter 12: The Remnant Months passed. Surveillance faltered. The regime’s voice cracked. Caleb stood before a new generation at the Sanctuary. “You are not soldiers of vengeance,” he said. “You are truth-bearers. You are the resistance not of power—but of light.” Rue limped up beside him. “And don’t forget your trigger …
Warped Speed: A Novella, Chapter 11: Martyrs and Memory They barely escaped. Andrew stayed behind to make sure the system didn’t reboot. His last words over comms: “Truth sets us free. Sometimes through fire.” The blast took the tower down. Caleb and Rue carried his memory back to the Sanctuary. People wept. Others trained harder. …
Warped Speed: A Novella, Chapter 10: The Reckoning They infiltrated Chicago in three teams: Caleb and Rue on the ground, Andrew in the network core with a data worm coded to erase command chains. “You remember how fast they rolled out the mRNA vaccine?” Dwyer asked. Caleb nodded. “Emergency use. Warp Speed.” “It wasn’t just …
In, “Warped Speed,” retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Dave Cloft brings us a 12 part novella about how he sees one possible future of modern warfare. Today, Chapter 9: Siege Mentality
In, “Warped Speed,” retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Dave Cloft brings us a 12 part novella about how he sees one possible future of modern warfare. Today, Chapter 8: The Sanctuary
In, “Warped Speed,” retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Dave Cloft brings us a 12 part novella about how he sees one possible future of modern warfare. Today, Chapter: 7: The Signal Breaks
In, “Warped Speed,” retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Dave Cloft brings us a 12 part novella about how he sees one possible future of modern warfare. Today, Chapter 6: The Breach
In, “Warped Speed,” retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Dave Cloft brings us a 12 part novella about how he sees one possible future of modern warfare. Today, Chapter 5: Patterns in the Noise
In, “Warped Speed,” retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Dave Cloft brings us a 12 part novella about how he sees one possible future of modern warfare. Today, Chapter 4: “The Campfire”
You don’t expect to feel history crunching under your boots when you’re dragging a tree stand into the woods. But at places like Fort Knox and Fort A.P. Hill, that’s exactly what you get—world-class hunting grounds layered over old farmsteads, lost churches, and more than a few hard truths about eminent domain.