Fourth Reich Archaeology

Without further ado, we are back with the first installment in the second portion of She Harvey Oswald where we zero in on the series-within-a-series’ namesake, Sara Jane Moore, aka Sally Moore, aka Sara Jane Kahn. A woman of many names, of many identities, and of many mysteries. 
In keeping with the Fourth Reich Archaeology promise to dig deep while also keeping our eyes on the present day, much of this episode (and the bulk of Side A thereof, which is available for free) is spent setting the stage, recapping not only where we left off in our narrative around the political violence of the 1970s, but indeed recapping the whole Fourth Reich trajectory dating all the way back to the Paris Peace Conference at Versailles following World War I where the American hegemony that marked the 20th century was conceived. 
It’s no accident that we ground the Sara Jane Moore story in Versailles. As you’ll see, Sara Jane’s family origins - just like Squeaky Fromme’s - are rooted in the global military industrial complex. Whereas Squeaky’s old man worked for Northrup aircraft, Sara Jane’s daddy was a DuPont man in West Virginia’s “chemical valley,” dubbed “cancer valley” by the long-suffering locals. And DuPont played an instrumental role in not only the allied victories in the two world wars, but also in the technological advancement of the Nazi regime that popped off old WWII in the first place. 
It’s a tangled web we weave, and one that takes some time to develop, but when you see the full picture, we are confident you’ll be as awed as we’ve been to uncover all the multifarious connections that make this story one of the most compelling in all of Jerryworld. So strap on in for the first leg of what promises to be a wild ride.
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This week, we are taking a break from She Harvey Oswald as we prepare to launch the second half of that series-within-a-series focused on its namesake–Spooky Sara Jane Moore–very soon. Meanwhile, we are coming in hot with a fun, cathartic rib-session on Trump’s cabinet of horrors. 
As “professionals” practicing law, we often find ourselves conversing with liberal-minded folks who are plenty cynical and horrified by the corruption and idiocy of the second Trump administration, but who nevertheless go about their business “respecting institutions” and, by extension, the people on whom those institutions confer authority. People may consider Trump and his fawning pack of yes-men and women pathetic, disgusting, dishonest, incompetent, and so on, but nevertheless go along with the cabinet’s policy prescriptions because they are taken pursuant to the authority entrusted to them by the system of government.
We say enough.
 
In this episode, we model the disrespect we believe forms the bare-minimum prerequisite to the type of questioning of authority that is essential to breaking masses of people out of the hypnotic spell of the spectacle. Not in the Gavin Newsom / Jacob Frey / Chris Murphy “F*ck Trump” cheesy way, but in a serious way grounded in the immortal science of historical dialectical materialism. In a way that recognizes the criminality of these ghouls in the context of a bipartisan ghoulish consensus that has persisted with great help from the Democratic side of the aisle. 
We’d have loved to burn through the whole cabinet, but in this episode we ran out of time after roasting “Lil’ Narco” Marco, Pete “Hogsex” Hegseth, Brainworms Bobby Kennedy, Tulsi Gabbard (listen through to hear her new Fourth Reich Archaeology coined nickname), and Krazy-eyes Kash Patel. It is hard to think seriously about such a cavalcade of clowns, so we hope this episode will serve as something of an exorcism to the demonic pull of passive spectatorship and inspire contagious disrespect for these utter freaks and psychos. And we hope you’ll have as much fun listening as we had making it.
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It just so happens that She Harvey Oswald is more timely than ever, as yet another person - Cole Thomas Allen - has been charged under the same statute as our protagonist, Squeaky Fromme, 50 years ago. That's right, there's another fella under the book for "Attempted Assassination of the President of the United States." A federal offense carrying a maximum life sentence. Not even joking: this series WILL help you understand what the hell is going on right now, with all this craziness. And even though this maybe the last Squeaky ep., our foray into the dual hit attempts on Jerry Ford is only getting started. Indeed, that's why we're pumping out the rest of the Squeaky episodes now: gearing up for our deeeeep dive into the real "She Harvey Oswald," Sara Jane Moore. But that's for another day.
Today, it’s the end of the line for Squeaky, as this week we wrap up our tale on the first of the two would-be assassins who, in September 1975, pointed their pistols at President Gerald R. Ford.  In this episode we pick things up on the morning of September 5, 1975, just moments after Squeaky is taken into custody for making an attempt on our boy Jerry’s life. 
In side C, we cover the trial and its aftermath. Spoiler alert: she’s convicted, and the whole story passes into the realm of spectacle. We consider Squeaky’s trial as a window into the pros and cons of propaganda of the deed - relevant today in a time when political assassination and spectacular violence is very much back in the mainstream.
Finally, we end with two overarching questions.  Did she really intend to kill Jerry, or was it just a performance?  And did she act alone or was there a conspiracy? 
If you like what you hear, head on over to patreon.com/fourthreicharchaeology and become a member of our community to get access to the full 3.5 hour episode including all three parts, a standalone version of the outro music, and more.
At the end of this one we read some excerpts from two articles published shortly after Squeaky’s arrest. You can listen to the full readings in our special, Patreon exclusive episode “Squeaky in the Spectacle,” and you can get the full articles below. 
TIME: 
https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/printout/0,8816,917812,00.html
NY TIMES: https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/30/archives/the-significance-of-squeaky-fromme.html

It’s the end of the line for Squeaky, as this week we wrap up our tale on the first of the two would-be assassins who, in September 1975, pointed their pistols at President Gerald R. Ford.  In this episode we pick things up on the morning of September 5, 1975, just moments after Squeaky is taken into custody for making an attempt on our boy Jerry’s life. 
We begin the tale on the eve of Ford’s visit to Sacramento from Squeaky’s point of view. Squeaky was, to say the least, frustrated with how things were going. Charles Manson’s newfangled quasi-religion known as ATWA (Air Trees Water & Animals), of which Squeaky and her Sac-town roommate Sandy Good were the prime exponents, was falling flat. Prison authorities were blocking Manson from receiving visitors or making public statements. And the media don’t seem to care about Squeaky and Sandy’s “International People’s Court of Retribution,” the threatening letters they were sending to corporate executives of polluting industries, or the environmental destruction being wrought in the Nixon/Ford era.
We then turn to the event itself, Lyn’s arrest and pretrial phase, and the cast of characters in the drama that was her trial. It was truly a bizarre spectacle, which we compare and contrast with the “trial of the century” of Jack Ruby in Dallas. Spoiler alert: she’s convicted, and the whole story passes into the realm of spectacle. We consider Squeaky’s trial as a window into the pros and cons of propaganda of the deed - relevant today in a time when political assassination and spectacular violence is very much back in the mainstream.
Finally, we end with two overarching questions.  Did she really intend to kill Jerry, or was it just a performance?  And did she act alone or was there a conspiracy? 
Listen to SideB of Squeaky’s swan song for free today. If you like what you hear, head on over to ⁠patreon.com/fourthreicharchaeology⁠ and become a member of our community to get access to the full 3.5 hour episode. Otherwise, you’ll just have to hang tight until Side C makes its way onto the free feed.

As the fake veneer of a “ceasefire” in Iran dissolves under the acid of the truth, we’re back talking about the spectacle of this illegal, undeclared, murderous “war” against the people of Iran. We unpack the agreement that we’re supposed to believe precluded a civilization-ending super-attack, track how it quickly fell apart thanks to the perennial, serial ceasefire-breaker, Israel. 
We also discuss the internal dynamics in the administration and make some key predictions about personnel changes and who’s getting thrown under the bus. (Hint: one of them is going to be the guy who farted into a tv microphone.) 
Finally, we discuss the myth that Iran is a “fanatical,” “irrational,” “rogue” regime. Much of it dates back to the hostage crisis of 1979, but was that really such a crazy move by the newly empowered revolutionary student movement? 
It’s a packed and hopefully helpful discussion of the war that still threatens to bring the global economy to its knees all because our leaders are insane and evil, serving a ruling class that knows it’s about to have to oversee a fundamental economic shift to automation and is gambling with the lives of millions to test out new methods of violence, surveillance, and control.