Under The Hoodie

I’m a marketer by trade, a history nerd by passion, and someone who’s been watching this country slide toward something dangerous for a while now. When you have my marketing experience, you start to see the patterns—especially when fear and hate are being sold like products. Propaganda isn’t just history to me—it’s happening right now, and I’ve seen it up close.

Back in 2016, when Trump started using language around “good genes,” “infestations,” and “protecting our bloodlines,” I recognized it. That’s eugenics talk. That’s Nazi rhetoric. As someone who’s studied the rise of fascism and how Hitler manipulated mass media and fear, I knew exactly where this could lead. And I’ve been watching the playbook unfold ever since: scapegoating entire groups, discrediting the press, inciting violence, undermining elections, and weaponizing nationalism.

One of the things that pushed me to speak out was seeing people I love fall for the lies. Friends and family, folks who mean the world to me, getting sucked into the propaganda machine. Talking to them now feels like trying to reach someone in a cult. And that’s when it really hit me: This can happen again. History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes—and everything I feared, everything I saw coming, is happening.

After Nazi Germany was defeated, the Allies initiated a process called denazification. German citizens had been so deeply manipulated by propaganda that they couldn’t tell fact from fiction. The goal was to show them the truth—what Hitler had done, the lies he told, and how they got there in the first place. I don’t want us to have to go through what they did. I don’t want to wait until the damage is done to start telling the truth. My goal is to begin that process now—a kind of demagafication—before it’s too late.

And as someone who understands how people consume information in this digital age, I know we don’t have time for long-winded fluff. My goal isn’t SEO. I’m not writing for algorithms—I’m speaking directly to people. Sometimes, that means short, punchy truths. Sometimes, it means going deep. But always: straight shot, no chaser. I want people to get the truth in a way they can actually use, without having to dig for it.

Citizens 4 America is where I connect the dots and call out the game for what it is. This isn’t about left or right—it’s about truth vs. manipulation. It’s about protecting democracy, calling BS on fascist tactics, and fighting for everyday Americans who are being used and lied to.

If you’re feeling angry, confused, or like something’s off and nobody’s saying it out loud—welcome. You’re not alone.